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BEERS & CO" TORONTO CONT AINING BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF PROMI ENT AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS AND MAN'!. OF THE EARLY SETTLED FAMILIES ILLUSTH.A TED THE HILL BIr-.DlNG CO 1\106 \ J31 ^ 0- 01 METROPOUTA TORO{ TO CENTR,\L I tBRARY Ccnc 6m JDSTOB Y Acton, Thoma 82-1- Adams, Joshua 38 :\iken, Robert ............., 72-1- o\lexander, Andrew ........ 3 60 o\lexander, William J.,.. 0.. 737 \nderson. A. D............. I SO Anderson. Andrew S...., o. 602 .o\nderson Familv ........ o. q8 Anderson, Fran'k S.,....... 766 o\nderson, John E,.... o. .. q8 Annett. James .............. 78.t .o\rcher, Edward. .......0. 3 2 4 <\rmstrong, James .....,... 195 Armstrong, James J,....... 197 .o\rmstrong, John (Enniskil- len) ....,.,. . . 0 . . . . . . . , .. 412 Armstrong, John (Moore) o. 5-1-5 Armstrong, John B.,....,.. 19B Armstrong. Orson ...... 7.1 Armstrong. \Villiam 197 Atkinson, George ..,.. 0 '0.. 554 Auld. Robert ............... 748 Rain. Mrs. Mary 7 R8 Bain. Robert A............. 788 Baker Family ..,........... 661 Rannister. James E,.... 712 Barclay, Patrick .,..... ".. 50-1- Rarnes, Samuel D.."...,... 599 Barrett, Joseph 660 Barron, John .,..... 779 Rarwise, John ....... 755 Baskerville, Thomas M7 Battice, John ..... 607 Baxter, Robert H... 3-1-5 Reaton, John Boo....... 365 Reatty. William J .......0.0 5 2 5 Redard, Alexander A.."... 229 Redard. Charles 23 0 Bedard Family '" 229 Bedard. Wi\1iam . _ .,. 23 1 Rell, George (Brooke),..... 75 6 Rell, Geürge (Enniskillen).. 795 Bell, John W.... 126 Renner, 11ary A."......... 16 Renner, Capt. \Villiam,... 15 Bennett, John H. ..... 71 Bennett, :\Irs. Mary J...... 71 Bentley, Da\ id B.. 1. D., C. :\1. ................... 30-1- Bentley. William J.. D. D. S... 623 Bindner, John C ........... 107 INDEX PAGE Black, Archie .109 Black, John ................ 8 2 3 Blackstock, :\1. Frederick.. 0, 165 Blunden, Simon ......... , 700 Boothman. Thomas R...,.... 656 Boswell, Nathaniel .......00 768 Bourne, William J.,.... 7-1-5 Bowlby, Nathaniel D...... 00 50-1- Brake, Henry \V...... 382 Brandon, Mrs. Alison 36-1- Brandon, Thomas.. 0........ 762 Brandon, Wi\1iam 363 Brannan, C. E.,....,...,..., 216 Bra} brook, William A....... 4I-J. Brennan, Rev. John ..,...,.. 675 Brison Family ..,... 00' . . ... 5 2 5 Britney, Henry ......00..... 716 Britney. Oscar L... 0... .. ... 79 1 Brock, Charles . 4 1 7 Brock, Robert , , , . .. .. 4 16 Brooks, :\Irs. James N....... 6-J.8 Brooks, William.".... 0... . 289 Bro\\n Family 3-1- Brown, Henry ",.... 128 Brown, James C....... 00 0.. 226 Brown, John (Dawn). 621 Brown, John (Plympton)... -1- 11 Brown, Peter 11cG., 11. B... 616 Brown, Robert. J. P,.... 3+ Bro\\ n, Thomas ..........., -149 Brown, Thomas 'V..., 765 Brown. \Villiam .......,. 279 Brownlee, Christopher...". -147 Brownlee, Robert,....,..... 7..J.U Brownlee, Robert H... 318 Burr, Joseph ..,.... R25 Butler, Frederick, . 637 Cable. William. ... 5 11 Cairns. James K...... 55 2 Cairns, Joseph...... 3I-J. Callum, Duncan. -J.41 Calvert. David. .... 32Ó Cameron. Donald... 61 Cameron Families...,... .62, .J08 Cameron, :\Ialcolm D.",.... 303 Camphell. <\rchie......... 2-1-3 Campbell, Colin McK ...... IO-J. Campbell. Dougald 789 Campbell, Duncan .......... 83 Campbell, Duncan (deceased) 103 Campbell, Edward".,.,.".. 733 PALE PACE Camphell Famil}...... RI Campbell, James 53-1- Camphell, John..".. 5 2 7 Campbell, Malcolm..,.....,. 10-1- Camphell. :\1 rs. :\Iargaret. .. 2-14 Campbell, Robert.......... 83 Campbell, Col. Rohert. . . . . . , 4 R 3 Camphell. :\lrs Suoanna. -1- 8 -1 Cann, John. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . 208 Cann. John 'V.... 2b3 Capes, Henry ....."..... 390 Capes, James (deceased)." 3 9 Capes. James,.....,... 390 Capes. John.....,.... 390 Carr, George......... 55 6 Carrothers, \Villiam. . 3 2 3 Carruthers, Robert .....,.... 782 Carscaden, Mrs. Barbara... IJI Carscaden. Rev. David,..., [3 1 Carter Familv.... 4 1 7 Carter, John: 4 1 7 Casselman, Hiram 11. 283 Chalmers, Alexander 65 Chalmers Family....... 65 Chamberlin, O. W..., &) Claris Familv..., 35 8 Claris, John 'A.. 35 8 Clark, Daniel....,........... 5 8 7 Clark Families.....,... ,303. 55 8 Clark, :\1 rs. Janet .. .. .... 5& Clark, James C.,.,.... 559 Clark, Orlando S.". 303 Clark, Rohert. . . . . . 6&i Clark. William B..,..., 55 R Clarke, Samuel L..... I-J.7 Clemens. Emerv ..... &)1 Clements, \Vill am ..... 8,W Clysdale, Jame- 83-1- Clysdale. John J 83 ó Code, Richard.... 4 2 -1- Cole, :\1 rs. Emily. -1- 6 5 Cole Family....,.... 4 6 -1- Cole, George.. 4 6ó Cole, Samuel. -1-66 Colter. Charles F.. D. D. S .. 580 Colter, \1 rs. Elizabeth... 211 Colter Family..... 137 Colter. William........... 211 Coltu, Dr. William F. B.... 137 Conhoy. David. 577 Conhoy, Thomas............ 578 Cook, .'\Ibert A.. . . . , . . . . . . .. 397 IV PAGE Cook, H. A...,. 6. 8 Cooley. Hiram..,... 3-t9 Cooleý. Mrs. Louise.. 349 Core, Thomas.,...,. 7 1 5' Corey, Harrison...........,. R8 Cornell Families. _. . . 109, 610 Cornell, Jonas...........--. 109 Cornell, M.rs. Sarah. ...,..... 6n Cornell, Stephen,.....,...,. 60g Coulbeck. \Villiam.,..,.,., 439 Coultis, George 4 88 Coultis. John.,.,..... -' 33 2 Courtright, James 1\1. . . . . . 20-t Cowan Family..,.......... 3 2 Cowan, John....,....,. 3 2 Cowan. William...."... 677 Cox, Oliver M...., 73 2 Craig, Andrew \V...... 45 2 Craise, Mrs. Clara H........ 68 3 Craise. Robert L. . . . . . , . . . . . 683 Crawford Family,.....,.. 57 Crawford, John A....,..,.., 6 1 3 Crawford, Thomas...... 57 Crockard, James H.. - - 495 Crone, Frilncis. ". .. .., .., ... 3 02 Crosbie Family..,...,.,. 51 Crosbie, Gilhert S.",..., 51 Crossley. George., 49 2 Cruickshank. James 817 Currie Family ..,.... 2-t5 Currie, Rev. Hector, 24-t Curry, Robert....., 605 Cushen, James, .. ...,. 5 1 9 Cuthbertson Family....... 143 Cuthbertson, William. . -. ... .. 143 Dale. William H........ 49 1 Dallas. John.,.,......,.. 628 Dallas, John S.......... 6 2 9 Dallas, Rohert G....,. 629 Dalton, Patrick M. _ _.. 786 Dalziel, John .,....... 170 Dandy. John .......... 809 Davidson, John .....,.. Sob Da idson, Mrs. Matilda 805 Dawson, Archie A. " ., ,. ., ., 455. Dawson, William R. _.... 7 2 7 Delmage, Adam,.... _. 676 Denham, George,..,..."... 565 Dennis, George",.....,...,. 6<)6 Dennis, Henry.......... 698 Dennis, John S..........,.. 6 2 9 Dewar, Archihald. .., ,., ... , 398 Dewar. James R26 Dier, Henry R. ... . 736 Dohhin, J o'hn.. .. .. . .. .. . .... 634 Dohhin, William S,.......... 634 Dobbyn. Thomas. ..... 268 Dodd", Peter "" 4 0 -t Dodds, Peter J. . . . . 405 Dolbear, William. _ .. ...,... 359 Donald, George (Bosanquet) 69-t Donald, George (Plympton). 3 06 Donald. John F...... 369 Douglas, Anthony. . . . . . . ., 27 1 DouglasFamily.........,....5 I S INDEX PAGE Douglas, George............. 5 1 5 Douglas, John N. ., .. . , . . . . .. 60 4 Douglas, Robert........,.... 598 Downing, Mrs. Angeline...., 47 1 Downing, l\larshall1\l. . - . - . .. 47 0 Dradcr, Ernest.."..... .. . 664 Draper, 1\1 rs. Mary.,...".. 839 Draper, Tronson ... 839 Dressey, George ..,......... 760 Droupe. William............ 657 Duffy, Francis...... 55 0 Duggan, Dennis.,..,. 3 16 Duggan, 1\lrs. Frances... 3 1 7 Duggan. M.ichael."...... 667 Duggan, Thomas F.,...,.." 668 Duncan, Albert... 35 2 Duncan, John R....._.. ---.797 Dundas, l\lrs l\lary........ 278 Dundas. William..,.....,.,. 278 Dunfield. John, M. D..,...,. 59 Dunham, Daniel.......... 543 Dunham, David. -.. -.. 559 Dunlop, Alfred.. 580 Eady, William.,...,...... 705 Eccles. 1\1 rs. Isabella........, 573 Eccles, John n. J. P........ 57 2 Edgar, Mrs. Annie E... ..... 53 2 Edgar, Thomas E, . . . . . . . . - 53 1 Edwards, James .,.......... 81 9 Edwards, Samuc\ W...., . 603 Elliot, Elliot G........... ... 17 1 Elliott, Edward............. 271 Elliott. J. F..,.., 3 6 3 Ellis, Arthur W.,...,....... 590 Ellis, William (Brooke)....,' 620 Ellis, William (Samia)..... J60 Ellis. Mrs. William"........ 620 English. Adam..,......"... 563 English Familv.............. 563 English. Willi m (Brooke).. 228 English, William (Petrolia), 30 English. Mrs. William...,. .II, 30 Ewart Familv , " .. . . . , . , . '" 133 Ewart, Thomas ..".... 133 Ewing, Alexander 582 Fairhairn. Henry K....".... 290 Fairhank. Charles 0., M. D,. 123 Fairhank. J. 11.............. M Farr, Charles A.,......,.. 726 Farr, \Villiam 156 Farrell Family .............. 432 Farrell, John ,..............432 Fawcett. John ,.........,... 639 Ferguson, Archibald B..,.. 556 Ferguson, Mrs. Catharine". R6 Ferguson Famil)' .. 556 Ferguson, John ........"... 681 Ferguson. John 1.. M. D.... 2-t6 Ferguson. \Villiam (Point Edward) ..... .. .. .... . '" 365 Ferguson, \Villiam (Samia). 86 Finch Family ....... - - . - -. 501 F!nch, Judson G......... .501 Fisher. James A.."........ 420 PAGE Fitzgihhon, David .....,..., 509 Fitzsimons, George. 3 8 7 Fitzsimons. Thomas 389 Fleck, Alfred R ............. 242 Fleck, Charles McN.,."... 2-t3 Fleck. Robert .........,..,.. 2-t O Fleming, Mrs. Annie,., 31 Fleming. Michael .. , . . 30 Flintoft Families......... ,2-t, 6-t o Flintoft, James ....,......., 64 0 Forbes. Henry 393 Foster, John .......... ,...5-t-t Fowler, John A... -. .. .. .. ,. 799 Fraser, Dr. A. S ........ _ _ __ 125 Freer, Albert \V..........., 6q Fuller, George ..,.....,.,., 5 0 3 Fuller, William .,. ,......... 509 Gammon, l\Irs. Elizabeth -... -t 8 -t Gammon. \Villiam ."....... 573 Gammon, William (retired). 4ð-t Gardiner. Robert ........... 3 6 7 Gardiner, Stewart .,.....,.. 3 66 Gascoigne. Nicholas J.....,. 7 8 3 German, George -, - - . . . 709 German. l\lrs. George ....... 708 Gihb, John ................. 5 66 Gibb. ,Robert ...."...,...,. 790 Gihson. John P............, 357 Gillatly, John, Jr __' .... .. ... 210 Gillatly, John, Sr...... _ _ _.,. 2o.. Glover, James.,.,.......,.. 627 Gnam. Rev. Philip J.."'." J9 2 Goold, 1\lrs. James W...,.., 52-t Gordon Family ....,....,... 642 Goring, Lloyd' , .... _ . _ . .. . 800 Gorman. Henry...,.... R-t Gould. Charles ..,........,. 7.15 Govenlock. Thomas, ,. .. .. . 68-t Graham, George ."......." 497 Graham. Peter . . . . . , . , . . , . ... 4QR Graham. Peter (deceased)... - -tç6 Graham. William A. , , . . . . . .. 3 1 Growder, John ............. 7 1 3 Guhhins. Mrs. Robert ..,.... 655 Gurd, Alfred T............. 22-t Gurd. Norman ...,...,.,.... 4 R S Gurd. Rohert S,.. J6R Gustin, Charles ...'...,..... 2-t7 Gustin Family 2-t7 Hackney, \Villiam ... . . . . . . . ó5-t Hacknev. William A...... 65-t Hales, Edward 6-t5 Hall, Charles "..... 79 Hall Families ".,..,.... .79, 260 Hall, Joseph (Enniskillen).. J9. Hall, Joseph (Warwick)"... 260 Hammond. \V. H........... 520 Hand, John .........,. 3 82 Harding. William H. 560 Hare. Alhert ..." 379 H are Family ................ 379 Hargin, John, J r.. .. .. .. .. .. 82R Harkness. James _ _. .. ., .. .., Il Harley, James ... _ __. .. .. ... 190 Harrison. John ........"... 605 Harrison, Mrs. 11argaret c.. 605 Hartley. George G 355 Hastings, Thomas 357 Hay, Rev. Robert .. .... 41-17 Hav\\ard. Charles 322 Haÿward, Joseph 3.11 Heal. Robert............... -t1O Hendra, John. .... .. ..... ... 499 Hescott. George,. 361 Hich, George. D. D. S..... , 115 Hicks, William H........... 829 Hilborn Family .........,... 632 Hilhorn. Nelson ...... 6.p Hill. !'Ilrs. Ellen .. 0 , 0 0 . 5-t Hitchcock Family ....... ,18-t Hitchcock, F. B..,...,...... 787 Hitchcock, 1farcus A ....... 184 Hitchcock, Samuel ......,.. 627 Holbrook. John ......,.. ,,0329 Holmes, Andrew 578 Holmes Brothers ..,.... 579 Holwell, George W ......... 672 Holwell, Mrs. Martha ...... 654 Hosie. James ............. 774 Hossie, David .. 0 438 Hossie Family ............., 379 Houston. 1frs. Eliza ........ 770 Houston, James ............ 723 Houston, John .... ......... 724 Houston. King ...,..., 604 Houston, Thomas 769 Houston. \Villiam 724 Howard. George. '. . 591 Hume, Arthur.., .........350 Hume. John ..,'.... 233 H ume. ]. H....... 579 Humphries, Edward,.... J-t2 Hunt. L. I ,............ 409 Hunter Family 24 8 Hunter. John... .. .. ,..... 248 Hutton. James. 11, D......, J& H}att, frs. Mary 78J Hyatt, Solomon ... 781 Hyde. Frank 'V............. 266 Ingram, Henry . 815 T ngram. \Villiam . 0 . . 0 0 312 Tronside. Adam R,..........341 Ivinson, Edward ............ 795 Jaap, George...., ,..... 42 Jackson. Rohert ........... 602 Jackson. William (Sarnia).. 689 Jackson, William (Sarnia Township) ...... ......., 532 Jackson. Zachariah ..".. 524 Jacobs. :\frs. Frances 115 Jacobs. Rev. John o.o. 114 Jamieson, Alexander J.14 Janes Familv .... 49 Janes. VoTilliam 49 Tarmaine Familv ..... 642 Tarmaine. Tohn' P. 642 Jarvis. Gilhert .0. 744 Jarvis, Joseph J... .. .. .. . .... 743 INDEX rAGE J ohn on, Ale,-ander .... 274 Johnson, David . 183 John-on, Ed\\in 287 Johnson Family 179 Johnson, Hugh 180 Johnson, Jame, ....... 181 Johnson, l\lalcolm 315 Johllson, !'Ilary ,........, 183 Johnson, Thomas ... 662 Johnston, Alexander 99 Johnston. Da\.id M,.....,... Ro3 Johnston Families. ,8, 99. ztíQ, Ro3 Johnston, James 0....'....., 703 Johnston, Sutherland .... 547 Johnston, Dr. Thomas G., 11. P. ........."..... S Johnston, Thomas I. ..... 463 Karr, Richard ...... 294 Kaupp, Joseph 555 Keating Family . . . .. .. 643 Keck. Peter \ V ........... 532 Kedwell, William ........ 429 Kells, William .....,.... ., 533 Kelly, Alexander J.. 813 Kelly . James ..... .. .. .. .. ... 6&J Kennedv, Alexander ........ 483 Kennedy, Caleb .......,..,.. 25 Kcnnedy. Edward ........, 780 Kennedy Family ....... 25 Kenny, Randal.... 630 Kenny, Thomas . ... 761 Kerr. John ..... 383 Kesson Brothers............ 799 Ketch. Albert E ........" 648 Kewley Family ...,.... 0 584 Ke\\ley. Frederick C 584 Kidd. Alexander ,........ 4.11 Kimball. Norman " .... 81 Kingston, Paul ......,...... 54 Kirkpatrick, !'Ifrs. Mary . . __ 422 Kirkpatrick. Michael 0 0 . . . . ,. 422 Kittermaster. Anthony R..... 469 Kittermaster. Frederick \V... 470 Kittermaster. Tames H.,..,. 470 Knauff. John I. ... ..... 5ifJ Lamh. Alexander ,. Lamb. Peter ,............... Lampman. Thomas A. . . . . . . Lancey. Henry \V"...... Lang. John .. .. .. .. .. .. Langan, John La Pier. Peter ............ Lawrence, Henry P ..",.... Lawrence. \Villiam F, Leach. Geort;:'e LeBel, E. A. Leckie, Gilhert Leckie, John ... Leckie. eil .. Leckie. Neil W..... Lee, Thaddeus D.,.... Leitch. Donald 11:. 0 0 0 Lemon. \Villiam Lett, John ..........,........ v PAGE PAGE Leu, Robert ,..., 766 Le\ itt Family 227 Levitt, Robert ..... 227 Lewis, Frederick E....... 622 Leys, Alexander 37!-\ Liddon, Henry .. 259 Lind"ay Family ..... 252 Lindsa}', Lachlan ..... 0 0 0 0 252 LiUleproud. Alfred W. 223 Lloyd. Ellis ..... .. 651) Lockie, John . ,. . . , . . . . . . .. 570 Logie, William. M. D , 4R9 Loughead, Fred J..... 15.1 Loughead, James S. 152 Love1\, <\. Leslie 51 Lovell, Henry ..... 50 Lovell, Thomas H ..... 371 Lucas, Da\id \\'. H. 55' Lucas, George ........ .. 337 Lucas, George (deceased).... 336 Lucas. James .....,......... 514 Lucas. Wellington R. J...... 5tíQ Lnke, John ...., 8.H Lnnham, Andrew . 0 587 Lunham, James ..0...'. . .. 5&5 Luscombe, William . . .. 400 310 310 66- :> 10 4()1) 266 707 144 15 8 450 J74 590 .125 477 4 6 7 205 J66 42 5 18 Mc <\Ipine Family , . . . . , . .. 646 fcBean Family .... 262 McBean, John A.. _ 0 262 McBrvan Familv 430 McBr an. Henr . 4.10 :\IcCaÎlun1 Fam;l} !)O leCa1\um. John .."... 90 McCa1\um, I rs. N.. 54.1 :\fcCallum, Peter 538 McCart, Daniel ....... 575 McCleister, \Villiam 300 \lcClemens. Richard 554 fcCo1\. Neil ........ 6 8 fcConnell Family 6 \fcConnell. John ........,. 6Qo lcConnell. William D..... 691 \fcCordic. Nathaniel 26 \leCorkindale. John R 2 \fcCormick Family 100 \lcCormick. Tohn ... 74 \fcCormick. Rohert J. 100 fcCrie. Matthew .... 124 :\lcCutcheon. James \\..... 139 :\lcDonald. <\Iexander T.... 4Q3 :\fcDonald Families .75. to,' fcDonald, Tames 42., :\fcDonald. John ... 23 2 \JcDona1d. \Jurdoch 74 :\fcDonald. Rohert GoO M. D.. 482 fcDonald, \\Tilliam (B()san- quet) 76 :\n. Alhert 174 \lc"ahan, Tame- 17J \lc\Ia"an. John ,.........., 705 \lc'\1 ahan. Tohn (deem-cd). 17. \lc\lahan, \Vil1iam H.. 72 \lc\Iahen, Frederic\.. J... 75 1 \lcì\lahen. Thoma A. -- 175 \lc\fillan. \rchihald S.. _ 26<) \lc:\li11an. l\Tr_. I abel1a 2Ó<) \Tc li11an. Jnhn 17i 'IcMillan, 'John P., 17 8 \lc\Til1an. 1-1 n. 1\' 'a1. ., 47 ó 'IcMnrphy, \ rchie _.. :nR \Ic\Inrphy, n..tgaM 617 l\Ic lurphv, DI'ncan 618 i\fcNah. Capt. John .,. 606 1\TcNahh, A,ngu 721 McNabb, Cb.-i t na ..' , 7 22 INDEX PAGE 1leNabh. John 335 1\Ic'IJcil.' Hugh 3 1 9 \ Ie N eil, John ......... 3 18 I\IcPherson, Jost'ph ........ 4 2 7 McPherson. \Vil1iam 4 2 5 McTagert, Donald.. 773 :\lcVicar, I\lrs. Catherine... 6-1- 6 :\Iacalpin Family ...,..,.... 54 8 \Iacalpin. William J......... 54 8 :\IacKe1l7i.c, Charles (de- cca_cd) ,.... 112 :\Iac Ke1l7ie, Charles ...., 114 l\lackmzie. :\Irs. Charlotte... 3 21 \Iackenz.Îe. Christopher...,.. -1-94 :\IacKel17ie, Daniel..."... 2. :\TacKe1l7ie. :\Iajor Duncan., 3 \IacKel17!e. Hector 7 28 1\1 acke1l7ie. John ,..... 3 20 :\IacKe1l7ie, John A...... .... 7 2 9 MacKenzie. Judge Jolm A., U. _\. ... ... ,...,.., .., ,. 3 :\IacKEl17ie. \lalcolm ,..... 805 MacKe1l7ie. :\Irs. Marllaret.. 2. \IacKe1l7ie, Stuart D., 1\1. D. 59 1 \IacKe1l7ie. William L.,.,.. 729 Mackesy, \Villiam ....,.. 37 0 \IacLe;n, A,rchihald 24 :\lacLean Family 24 :\Iad(lock. Samuel 250 Maidment. James 43-1- Mannen, Da\.id .",.., .... 5Q5 I\Iannen. Tohn ...".,. 59Ó \Iarsh, John 3 11 \Iartin. -Richard 29 1 :\Iartyn. John ........ 4 68 :\Iatheson Family ,.."...... 60 \1 atheson. George N...". 60 I atthews, Charles 299 :\ T atthf\\ s Family .. 299 \Tercier Family 191 Tercif'T. I-aac-........ IQI :\lerrick Family 65. Metcalf Family ............ 6-1-8 \Ie\ers. Alexander A..... 6<) \Ieyer_ Family _.....,.. 69 l\Iile_ Family 612 1\Iiles, John 612 1\Iil1er. Tohn .,..., . " ... 4 b illil1er. 'Joseph 33 1 Mill r. :\T r_. 11ary 57. :\Iillcr. \Valter .......,..... 3<)2 :\lil1er. Wil1iam (Point Ed- wanl) ............. 573 \Iil1er. William (Sarnia)." 4 Rn \Iil1ikin. Rcnjamin J,...".. 3-1- 8 \lillikin. Rnhert 437 \lilk Da\.irl B. 22 Milk Rolwrt 4 81 :\Iitchell. John ... 73 6 I\Ionro('. Reuhpn J .,... 7 2 7 \10ntgomery Family qo illontgomery, Hngh qo Montgomerv. Tame- A....,. 257 Montgomery, Rohert 25 6 ]\[ oore, Alhert H. ,. _ . . . 804 1Ioore, James H. B.,......., 218 PAGE i\Ioore. \Villiam ....... 3 1 3 l\loorhouse Family 253 :\loorhouse, Rohert 253 I\lorgan, George 5 8 3 Morris, Charles J. F 13 Iorris Family ,.,....,. 13 Morris, Mrs. -Lydia q Morris, 1Irs. 1Iary A,.... 195 :\Iorris, Thomas ,..,.,. 194 Morrison, Alfred T. 443 Morrison, Andrew 78 Morrison, Daniel ..,.. 764 Mvrrison Family 5 Morrison, John .,.....,..... 35-1- Morrison. John (deceased). 5 Morwood, John A,.... - 3@ 1Iowhrav. \Villiam ......... 505 111n1l1s. \Villiam A., 11. D... q M UllToe, Neil .............. 65 0 :\Iurphy, Michael 354 1Iurray, Robert 239 Nash, Hutchinson J.. 1\1. D.. 5 1i .\. Neal. Capt. Alvin c.,....,.. 15 8 Neal. Capt. William D,..". 17 Neil. William 176 Nelson, John...".... - 6 H 3 Nelson, ilIrs. John .,....... 682 Neshitt, Alexanrler D...., .. 287 Neshitt, John ........., 285 Ne_hitt, Nathan K.".. 34 0 Newell, Ena .. - -. ., 7-1-9 Nichol_on, \Villiam .....,.. 4 1 3 Nishet Family .."....."... 280 Nisbet. William 280 Noble, John D.. Esq,..., 16 Oake_, Thomas J...., 47 O'Brien, Cornelius 702 O'Brien, Tames ....,...,.... 73 2 O'Rrien. James (deceased).. 7.n Orlell, George ....."....... 567 Oliyer, Erlward, \1. D....... 512 Oliver. I\lrs. John H... H.l" Oli\'er. Robert S...,...., -1-.5 6 O'Neil. I\Irs. Eli7abeth ...,. 18S O'N eil Families ..,..,..136, 187 O'N eil, John ....,.,........ 693 O'Neil. Maj. John F...., 136 O'Neil. Thomas 187 Orrange. Edward 23 6 O_horne. T oseph <)2 Oshorne. Peter ,.... 701 0\ ans, John ó R 7 O\-ans, \Villiam 695 Pa'le. John 2()5 Palmer Family ....,.,... 344 Palmer, Renhen c.......... J.+-1. Pardee. Frerlerick F.,11. P. P. 47 1 Park Families .......... .68. 3.13 Park. Hugh ,.. 3.ll Park, James 43 6 Park, 'Rohert J......... 5 21 Parks. William H.... 45 8 Patterson, William .',.,,'.. 8 1 4 Pattinson, Joseph 60g Paul Family ....... 597 Paul, John ....,. 597 Payne, Joseph 57 1 Pearce, George -14 8 Peat, James. . 396 Perkins, J. Eli 5 1 8 Pesha, Lev. is .,.,....."... &>5 Peters, Edward J,.,...... -too Pett)piece, Henry J. 376 Pickering, baac ..........,. -t7-t Pickering, Mrs. Iargarct.... -tï5 Piggott, James 3 0 5 Pitkin, G. S ........ q8 Porte, William J............ 17 6 Postil, Charles l...... ., ,Z58 Potter, James ,............. 6.. Poussette, Dr. Arthur C.. ,Z9 Poussette Family 29 Powell, Henry ..... 75 2 Powell, John ......... 75,Z Powell, William 'zJI Pray, :\Irs. Ada . 5-t3 Pray, WesleyC. .."..,.. 5-t3 Proctor, Edward I....... '" &> Proctor Families ......, .80, 2,38 Proctor, George A"........ 238 Proctor, Manfred B......... 81 Proctor, Reuben . ... 76 Purvis, David L.,......,.... 792 Radford, John ......., 810 Rae, Robert ..."...,.. 3Ó Rawlings, Albin ,...... 200 Rawlings Family ",.. 200 Reid, C. F................... 510 Richardson, John B......... 45 Richardson, John J.......... 293 Richmond, Albert ..,....... 222 Richmond. William M..... 221 Roane, Elizabeth .. . . . . . . ... 42 Roane Family ...., -tl Roane, Thomas ... 41 Robairts, Benjamin 151 Robbins, John ...."... -145 Robertson, Joseph L.... 652 Robertson, Mrs. Phoebe 65. Roche, David .......,...... 107 Roche, John ........ 105 Ros , David ........ -t91 Ross Family ,'.. 2-t9 Ross, John ..... 4 1 5 Ross, Thomas ......... 6U Russel, William 708 Sanders. Iarshall A,.... 198 Scott, Alexander, !II. D...... 473 Scott Familie . .. .5-t, 402 Scott, George -t03 Scott, Gilbert ."..." 351 Scott, Henry M....... .... 402 Scott, Reginald F...., -t7-t Scott. Thomas R. K. 53 Sharpe, Robert 570 Shields. George 2-14 Shield-. John S.... ........ -tIS INDEX PAGE PAGE Simpson, John .......,..... 65 1 Simp on, William, Sr...... 753 Sinclair, John ,Z94 Si \.., Dallas P.......... 177 Sitter Family 5 2 3 Sitter, George ......,.,...,. 5 2 3 Smith, Donald F......... 7 18 Smith, Duncan 53 1 Smith Families . .103, 3-+3 Smith, Finlay 53 0 Smith, George ...,.. 774 Smith, Henry M ......... . uo Smith, J amI', ,....... . . . . ., 57 6 Smith, John, Esq..,.... .... 74 6 Smith, John H............ . 8u Smith, John R.............. 77 1 Smith, ]. W................ 457 Smith, Robert ..,.,........ 7 1 7 Smith, Robert S...... ..... 6 2 -t Smith, 1 homas .. . . . . , . , 63 0 Smith, Thomas W.......... 5 08 Smith, William B........, . 774 Snider, :\Ir,. Elizabeth...... 42 Spalding, Alexander .... . .. 63 0 Spalding. Isabella 63 0 Sparling, Thomas ......,.', 373 Sparling, William ......',.. 207 Spearman Family ....,. ," 710 Spearman, Harns A........ 710 Sproule Family 94 Sproule, \Valter ......., 95 Sproule, William J....... 94 Squire, Thomas ..... 27 8 Steadman, Thomas .".....', 442 Stephenson Family 9 1 Stephenson, G. B...., 9 1 Ste\ ens, Robert ....., 225 Stevenson, John .,.., 812 Stevenson, Mrs. John .,..... 812 Stewart, George, Lt.-Co!.... 128 Stewart, James ............. 611 Stev.art, :\Iaj. Robert G.... 130 Stewart, \Villiam ........... 37 2 Stewart, William R......... 777 Stinson, William .'......... 666 Stockdale, George C 5 2 9 Stockdale, John 53 0 Stockdale, Robert F 528 Stockdale, Thomas 3 1 9 Stokes Families ......... .21, 574 Stokes, Samuel C .......... 21 Stokes, William ..... 574 Stonehouse, Amos .,...... 838 Stonehouse, Robert "....... 837 Stonehouse. \Villiam S....... 83-t Stoner Family ... 459 Stoner, George 459 Stoop, Samuel . 696 Storey, \Villiam -t05 Strangways Family 6ïo Strangwa)s, \Valter \V...... 670 Streets. William 395 Stntt. Richard . , . . . ,. . . 3R5 Sutherland. Donald -t6 Sutherland. George 307 Sutton. \\ïlliam D.......... Ó20 VII PAGE Symes, William ....,.", 'z82 S)mington, Edward G",. 122 Symington Family 116 Symington, l\I r . Helen -t8 Symington, Hugh ,_..,... 122 Symington, James S.. 48 S}mington, James W,....., 98 Symington. Robert I,ZO S} nlington, Thoma' (Enni,- killen) .............. _ ... &>... Symington, Thoma<; (Plymp- ton) ...,....... . . . . . . . . .. 116 S) mington, Thomas J _, :\1. D loll Symington, \Villiam 121 Symington, Thoma, ]., 1. D. loll S}mington, \\ïlliam (de- ceased) 98 Tait, Joseph 827 Tanner, Edw1l1 ... 739 Taylor, Mrs. Jane .......... 5ï 1 aylor, John (Bo<;anquet).. W Taylor, John (Enniskillen),. +t-t Taylor, Peter .....,......... 56 Taylor, Thomas B..... 178 Temple, John H............ 831 Temple, Mrs. Mary A. 830 Tew, Henry E....,.... 5-t8 Thom. John S....... 29 1 Thom, William S ..... 39-t Thomas, Enoch \V -.. 759 Thomas Family ..... 758 Thomas, Francis T 93 Thomas, George \V. .. , . 9,Z Thomas, John-"....... lq Thomp,on, Harrison -t22 Tracy, Capt. John -t78 Tripp, Newton ....... III Trott, Walter 1'... 793 Trotter, Da\ id 586 Trusler Family 154 Trusler, S. Wallace 154: Turnbull Family ......... 255 Turnbull, Joseph 255 furner. Robert ,.... 85 Van Tuyl, B Blossom II Van Tuyl, Maj. Benjamin S.. II Vidal. Hon. Alexander I Vidal, Emeric A.., 79-t Vidal Family ,.... I Walden, Jame 186 Walker, Colin '" -t53 Walker. Hugh 685 Walker. John .., 55 Wall, John ..... R.p \\ allen, Alex C , 70 Wallen, Capt. John 13X \Vanless, Rohert. 95 \VanI. Dnncan 820 Ward. George 122 \Varner. Eli ....., 66<) \Vatson. \gne \\. . 273 \\' at-on, Charles C...,.. 21-t \\'at"on, Fhene7er ...... - ... 273 Vlll Watson Family 27 2 \Vatson, James 212 Watson, John C ,..... 2 1 5 Watson, Robert S...., 274 Watson, WiIliam 3 01 Watt, WiIliam J..,.. 7 1 9 \Vatts, George .............. 235 \Vebster, George... 7:13 Webster, Jonah 1\1.... ..... 216 Weir, Archibald, LL. D..... 6-l Weir Family...,. 6 \Vellington, Henry 588 \V eIlington, Mark Ó99 WeIlington, WilIiam 298 Wells Families ...... . .600, 608 Wells, John N,............ 600 WeIls, Samuel ............. 608 Werden, Spencer 161 \Vest, Herbert....."....... 634 WestelI, Dr. Edward P. 5 1 4 \Vestgate, George ....... 4 08 Wheatley, Mrs. Elvira ..",. ISg Wheatley, John .".......... ISg Wheeler, Edward D,........ 662 Wheeler, l\lrs. Sarah ,......, 661 INDEX PAGE White Family ............., 6 2 4 \Vhitehead. James .......... 220 Whitsitt Family ....,....... 264 Whitsitt, James T........... 264 Whittaker, David .,........ 644 Wilcocks Family .......... 34 6 Wilcocks, Joseph ......,... 34 8 Wilcocks, Samuel J......... 34 6 Wilkinson, Robert .......... II WiIliams Family ........... 7 20 Williams, Joseph .........,. 13 1 Williams, Walter B. J... .... 536 WiIliams, William .......... 720 \Viniamson, Henry .,...... 3 2 7 Williamson, William (Bosan- Quet) ........,.........., 3 28 Williamson, William (Wat- ford) ........... .... ... 63 1 Willoughby, WiIliam ........ 25 1 Willoughby, William G...... 9Ó Wilson, Mrs. Annie ......... 7 Wilson, David ....,.........64 1 Wilson, George ........".. 20Ó Wilson, Gustavus ........ _ . 7 12 Wilson. John ,.............. 64 1 PAGE PAGE Wilson, Thomas .,.....,.... Ó41 Wolsey, Daniel ......... 675 Wood, Elgin ... 7 1 4 Wood Family..."..,. 7q Woodley, John ............. 744 Woodward, Martin J.."'... 6-l7 Woodwark, John ...."..... 5 02 Wooley Family,.... ,..... 87 Wooley, John N.... __ . 87 Wray Family, ,....." 5 62 Wray, WilIiam J,..... 562 Wright, David .... ........836 Wright, John D...,........ 339 Wright, Mrs. Lizzie 836 Wyant Family... .. .. .. ..... 7 0 4 Wyant, George V........... 7 0 4 Yates, Mrs. Ann J.....,.... 127 Yates, George C........... 127 Young, George 6ç2 Young. WiIliam ............ 6ç1 Y ounghusband Family ....,. 7 Zavitz, Benjamin .....".,.. 63 6 Zavitz Family ..',.,........ 636 BIOGRAPHICAL ID.\L. HOX. .\LEX.\XDER, a distinguished re ident of Sarnia, to whom his fel- low-citizens refer \\ ith pride and admiration, is not only a conspicuous statesman and public official but also fulfills every ideal of the Christian gentleman. Xow eighty-six )ears of age. he is, with but one exception, t::e oldest resident of Sarnia, ha\'ing settled here in 1835. and he is the oldest senator from the Province of Ontario, and. with the e),.ception of Senator Cowan, the senior sena- tor in the whole Dominion of Canada. His public life began in 1863, when he was elected to the legislative council of Canada, which was then composed of Ontario and Quebec, and was called to the Senate in Jan- uary, 1873. Although his eighty-sixth mile- stone has been passed, in both physical and mental acti\'ity he looks like a man who entered life's race some twenty years later. The Vidal family is of Huguenot origin, and manv members of it have been notable in various fields of endeavor. Emeric Vidal, the grandfather of .\lexander Vidal, was born in 1749. and died in England in 1818. In that country he married Jane Essex, who was of English parentage. and they had three sons and one daughter born to them, namely: Richard Emeric, the father of our subject: Emeric Essex, who died at the age of se\'- enty years: Alexander Thomas Emeric, who livéd - in Ontario a few years. later returned to England, was distinguished in the Royal Xa\'al sen'ice, and died an admiral (he married and had two sons: the older. Owen, died unmarried, the younger, Beaufort 1 . V . , I , : t". I Henry, occupies a prominent position in the Canadian l\lilitia, as Deputy Adjutant Gen- eral) : the daughter, Emma, died at the age of sixty, unmarried. For many years Em- eric Vidal was secretary to an English ad- miral. Richard Emeric \ïdal (the father of Alexander Vidal), being a commander in the Royal Ka\'y, was always called Capt. Vidal. He was born in I 78..t-. in England, and en- tered the Royal Navy in 1799. In 1816 he married Charlotte Penrose Mitton, daughter of William Mitton, a prominent lawyer of the city of London, England. After active sen'ice on sea for thirty years, during which he was engaged in the capture or destruction of thirty war vessels, and sixty-eight mer- chant ships. he made in 1832 his first visit to Canada. stopping at Quebec, his object being to place his eldest son, Aymerick, in a promising field. to learn the art of ship- building. After satisfactorily apprenticing his son, Capt. Vidal started westward to look O\'er the country. and \\as so pleased with the aspects of the County of Lambton and river St. Clair that he located 200 acres of land, the same now being within the corpo- rate limits of the town of Sarnia. Proceed- ing still farther, he became impressed with the land about Rondeau. on Lake Erie. This was during the hitter winter of 1832-33, and Capt. Vidal was not prepared for such rigor- ous weather, and while exploring got badly frozen, the fingers of his right hand being so seriously affected that a portion of each had to be amputated. after which he returned to England. In 1834, accompanied by his son Alexander. he returned to Ontario, de- 2 C01n1E.MORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD termined to settle here permanently, and bring his wife and other children. Howe\"er, he \\ as hastened in his determination by re- ceiving a letter from her at Toronto, telling him she had sold their land property in Eng- land \\ hich was valuable and intended to join 'him in the new land, 'She arrind safe- ly in New York, with her aged mother, l\Irs. Mitton, and three children, and their house- hold effects, and in July, 183-1-, they located in Sarnia. Capt. Vidal was the first collec- tor of customs in Sarnia, and remained both a valued public official and estimable private citizen until his death, in 185-1-. After this e\'ent his widow made her home with her married daughter, 11rs. 11aria Charlotte Sal- ter, until I8ï 3, dying in her eighty-fourth year. She \\ as a woman of strong character, and nobly bore the exacting conditions of pioneer life in a strange land. The children born to Richard Emeric Vidal and his wife were seven in number, namely: (I) A ymerick l\1itton. (2) Alex- ander (the subject proper of this sketch), (3) Raimond died in England in 18 31. (4) \Villiam Penrose, now deceased, was a law- yer in Sarnia, where he married Eliza Ann Baby, and had senn children. (5) Town- send George engaged in the foundry busi- ness for some time, at Sarnia, and then be- came a farmer on the lake shore; later he migrated to the Northwest, where he died in 1899. He married Agnes \Vilson, a sis- ter of the celebrated Judge John \Vilson, of London, Ont., and had three daughters, un- married. (6) Maria Charlotte (deceased) was the wife of Rev. G. J. R. Salter, and hacÏ a family of eleven children. (7) Emma Harriet (deceased), born in Sa mia, Ont., was the wife of the late Samuel Farrell, and left no family. Senator Alexander Vidal was born in Bracknell, Berkshire, England, Aug. 4, 1819, and \\as educated in the Royall\Iathe- matical School, Christ's Hospital, London, England, On leaving it, in 1834, he re- ceived from the governors of the school a fine chronometer watch as a reward for dili- gence in study and perfect deportment. This watch Senator Vidal stiI1 possesses, in per- fect working order, also a handsome Bible, presented at the same time; these are count- ed among his cherished belongings. His education had been conducted in a thorough manner, a specialty being made of mathe- matics, and this kno\dedge proved of the greatest value to him in after life in the pio- neer regions to which he accompanied his father soon after. From June, 1834, until April, 1835, he remained in Toronto, living with Co1. CoBin, Adjutant General of Mili- tia, and writing in his office, after which he joined his parents in Sarnia. The same year his services were sought and secured by the Hon. Thomas Clark, of Niagara Falls, Ont., and in the capacity of private secretary he went to that place and remained there until the death of his employer, in Nonmber, the same year. ::\1r. Vidal then returned to Sarnia, and in 1837 settled on a farm of 100 acres in Sarnia township, located some senn miles from the present town. Here, with another young man, he established a bache- lor home, remaining there for five years. This locality was so much of a wilderness at that time that wolns were numerous and very unwelcome neighbors, and the Senator relates that upon one occasion, on his return to his cabin carrying a round of beef which his mother had prepared for him, the wolves howling around quite near caused alarm, as he had no weapon with him but a pocket- knife. During his residence on his land the young man studied land surveying, his former mathematical education serving him very well here, and he adopted it as a voca- tion. The government, noticing his profi- ciency and skill in this work, employed him to survey parts of two townships near Owen Sound; to layout the township of Saugeen, and the town of Sault Ste. Marie, and some eighteen mining- locations along the north shore of ri\'er Ste. l\Iarie and Lake Huron, from the Sault to Georgian Bay. In this work four years \\'ere fully occupied. On Dec. 8. I 8.n. in the township of roore, near Corunna, County of Lambton, Senator Vidal was united in marriage with CO:\DIE:\IOR.\TI\-E BIOGR.\PHIC\L RECORD Iiss Catherine Louisa \Yright, daughter of Capt. Wright, of the Royal Xa\'y. She died in 1882, leaving children as follo\\ s : ( I) Emeric Alexander married Jane \ Vilson, and died in 189-1-, ha\ ing had five children: Em- eric Alexander, \\ ho is married and has a son Emeric .\lexander ; a daugh- ter, Elizabeth J., married to T. G. Fletcher, who has two children: \\ïll- iam \V. (deceased); Herbert Y., re- centh married; and Frederick \'. (2) Char- 10tte 'Jane (the second chi d of Senator .\Iex- ander) married T. \V. Xisbet, of Sarnia, and their children are Edith c., Kate Isobel and Henry Alexander. (3) Elizabeth :\lary married D. B. Gardner, of Ottawa, and has had children-Harry (deceased at the age of four years), Keith V., Catherine Isabella, :\larjory E., Gwendoline, and Douglas B. (-1-) Alexander Keith died at the age of eighteen years. ( 5) \ Villiam l\1.Licolm (deceased) married Isabella Sinclair, and had two children, who died in infancy. (6) James Henry, living in British Columbia, is unmarried. (7) Herbert Penrose married Louisa Jones and has the following children -Dorothy Kate, Charlotte Elizabeth, and Ale,,-ander Emeric E. In 1853 Senator Vidal opened the Agen- cy for the Bank of Upper Canada, at Sarnia, of which he was the agent until its failure, in 1866, by which both he and the family lost large smTIs. The Bank of Montreal then established a branch at Sarnia, and Senator Vidal was selected as manager and filled the position until 187-1-, when he resigned it, as his appointment to the Dominion Senate en- gaged both his time and attention, and pre- cluded other interests in many lines of activ- ity, for hè has been and still is an actÏ\-e member of that honorable body, and regards his high position as entailing conscientious labor. He is kno\\ n as a supporter of the Consen-ative party. and his course as a statesman, covering so many years, has seen many triumphs of the principles he favors. His record has been one of unimpeachable integrity. He was the first county treasurer of Lambton, and held the positiun for thirty- 3 eight years (being succeeded by his son Em- eric .\Iexander, \\ ho died in 1894). In 18-1-3 he became a member of the Pres- byterian Church, in \\ hich he is an elder, and has been a regular attendant, and for over fi fty years he was connected with the Sun- day-school \\ Grk. He has frequently occu- pied the pulpit for an absent minister in other churches. For onr sixty-four years he has been prominently kno\\ n as an auvo- cate of total abstinence from intoxicating liquors and a consistent leader, both in Par- liament and in public meetings, in the cause of temperance, and he \\ as president of the Dominion .\lliance for the suppression of the liquí)r traffic from its foundation, in I8ï6, for t\\ enty-three successi \ e ) ears. He is in- terested in aU moral reforms and reputable commercial mí)\'ements. Senator Vidal is of most pleasing person- ality and genial attractiveness of manner, of gentlemanly bearing and dignified carriage, yet so thoroughly kind that not a humble citi- zen of his to\\ n feels anv uoubt about the friendly salutation he wilÍ receive from this distinguished indi\'idual, \\ ho counts among his companions and friends some of the most eminent men in the Dominion of Canada. JCDGE JOHX A. :\1 -\cKE)lZIE, B. A., of Sarnia, who entered into rest Kov. 16, 190-1-, \\ as a gentleman of culture and schol- arly attainments, For forty years he was prominent in the county as a lawyer and poli- tician, while for fully t\\ enty years he sen'ed as judge of the County of Lambton, where his good common sense, decision of character and fund of legal lore won him a high repu- tation in judicial circles. extending far be- yond his immediate jurisdiction. Judge lacKenzie was of Scotch ances- try. His grandfather, Alexander :\IacI en- zie, \\ as a Scotchman of note. He married and had four sons: John; Donald, who died in India; Alexander, who died in London township, County of :\Iiddlesex; and Dun- can, who is mentioned below. laj()f Duncan lacKenzie, father of Judge John .\.. achieved distinction in mili- 4 CO DIE:\10R:\ TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD tary affairs both in Canada and in England. Born in Scotland Aug. 12, 1787, he there passed the early years of his life. As a youth he could not but have been impressed with the turbulent state of all Europe, and in 1808 he felt impelled to join the English army and to share in the great contest. For about a year he remained in the volunteer service. and then joined the artillery, in 1815, with that branch of the sen'ice participating in the battle of \Vaterloo. In 1817, the year of his marriage, Major MacKenzie, impressed with favorable reports of Canada. came to the New \Vorld and located at Cornwall. where he remained one year. Finding a large tract of desirable land in Hyde Park, near Lon- don, Ont., he there settled and began making imprm'ements. By careful management he in time transformed the land into a highly productive farm, and thereon he maùe his home the rest of his life. He died Aug. 2. 18 75. Major MacKenzie was one of the most prominent men of his localitv in both civil and military life. In 1823 I;e became cap- tain of the local militia, and when the Re- bellion of 1837 broke out he went to the front as commander of an artillery company, and during that struggle distinguished himself by assisting in driving the rebels from Navy Island. In 1841 he organized a company known as the Independent Volunteer Artil- lery Company, and so keen was his interest in this organization that he defrayed its ex- penses for fifteen vears, when he retired from military service \ ith the rank of major. As a civil officer he was equally efficient and faithful, and in 1827 was made justice of the peace, In 1817 1\1ajor :MacKenzie was mar- ried in Scotland to Margaret Barclay. who was born in that country in 1793. and who died in 1877. By this marriage there were se\'en children: Ann married William !\'Ic- Millan, a successful surveyor, who laid out the Huron District for the Canadian Com- pany. and is now deceased: Ì\lary married Alexander McDonald. a contractor; Mar- garet married \Villiam Ì\loore, who was for many years proprietor of the London Gore ::\1 ills. and was later connected with the In- land Re\'enue service. and she is now de- ceased; Isabella is the widow of Alexander Paterson, of Dela\\'are, Ont.; George was clerk of the County of Middlesex for many years, and died March 21, 1892; Sarah mar- ried Dr. \V. W. Hoare, of Strathroy; and John A. is mentioned below, Judge John A. MacKenzie early gave evidence of high intellectuality. Born in Hyde Park, Jan. 12, 1839, he there passed the first years of his life. At an early age he was sent to school. where his keen interest in his studies, his readiness at grasping in- formation, and his remarkable faculty for re- taining it. enabled him to make rapid pro- gress, and to enter Queen's Co11ege, Kings- ton, Ont., at an early age. In 1856, when but seventeen years old. he was graduated from that institution with the degree of B. A. He then set about the study of law, taking up the work with 1\1r. James Daniels, of London, Ont., afterward county judge of Leeds, Grenville, and there he applied himself to a thorough investigation of every detail. For five years he remained in that office as a stu- dent. and in 1861 he was admitted to the Bar. Eminently fitted to take up the active prac- tice of his profession. he opened a law office in Sarnia, proving his worth from the start. In 1862 he entered into partnership with 1\1r. Gunl, forming the law firm of 1acKenzie & Gurd. Their clientele increased from year to year, and the firm remained unchanged for twenty-five years, during which long period Mr. MacKenzie became well known for his ability and integrity. He was untiring in his investigation of cases entrusted to his care, and was always fair with his opponents. Skillful. keen and quick-witted, as well as most erudite, he was a foeman to be feared. In 1886 he was appointed Junior 'Judge of the County of Lambton. In that position his efficiency became even more pronounced, His alertness at discerning vice and treachery, and his equally keen appreciation of truth and virtue. coupled with his strength of char- acter and high personal integrity, enabled him to render unbiased decisions. So gen- eral was the satisfaction he gave that he was retained in office from the time of his elec- tion until the end of his useful life, Some CO DIEl\10R:\ TI\TE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD four or five years ago he suffered from par- alysis, and was partially incapacitated from discharging his duties as judge. Failing eye- sight followed. and for a year or two he was unable to attend to his official duties. Dur- ing his long illness he ever maintained a hope- ful. cheerful disposition, and never despaired of recovering sufficiently to resume his ju- dicial duties. In 1865 Judg-e l\1acKenzie married Miss Helen Crawford, daughter of the late John Crawford. a nati,'e of Scotland, who settled in Sarnia in 1856, and who died in Scotland while on a visit to his native land. 1\1rs. :\1ac- Kenzie was born at St. Thomas, in the \\' est Indies, but has passed the greater part of her life in Sarnia. Judge and :\1rs. MacKenzie had five children: Norman is a barrister at Regina. Korthwest Territory; Helen St, Clair. who died Aug. 9, 1904, was the wife of Prof. H. R. Sidley, of Sidley, B. c.: Harold, also a resident of Regina. North- west Territory, who sernd in the artillery in the South African war, is connected with a large implement manufacturing agency; George and Edith both died in childhood. Judge l\1acKenzie long figured promi- nently in local affairs aside from those con- nected with his profession. Interested in the advancement of education. he served on the school board for many years, putting aside some very busy moments to attend to the du- ties connected with his office. Twice he ran on the Conservatin ticket as a candidate for Parliament. first in I8ï8 against the Hon. Ale-xander l\Iac Kenzie. and again in 1882. for the East Riding of the County of Lamb- ton, against John H. Fairbank, a wealthy oil producer of Petrolia. In both cases. the Lib- eral party being in the ascendancy. he was defeated by a small majority. Judge :\1acKenzie was a man of marked integrity, and of deep religious convictions. Fraternally he was affiliated with the R. A. and the A. F. & A. 1\1. As a man of true philanthropy he took an active part in the building of the Sarnia Hospital. and was one of its efficient trustees. His death closed a 5 well-spent life, devoted to the best influ- ences for higher intelligence and strict mo- rality. JOHN MORRISON (deceased) was, during a long and useful life, one of the most respected citizens of Plympton town- ship, Lambton County, one of the pioneers who for over sixty years had been identified with the growth and prosperity of that local- ity. He was born in a little log cabin in Dal- housie township, County of Lanark, Ont., Feb. 17, 1827, a son of John Morrison. John I\1orrison, the father, was born at Paisley, near Glasgow, Scotland, and there \\ as brought up to the weaving trade. There he married Hannah Dallas and in 1820. with their four children, forming part of a com- pany of emigrants on the vessel "Promp," they emigrated to the New \Vorld, after a voyage of eight weeks ar- riving at Quebec. The British Govern- ment at that time was encouraging the settlement of lands in Upper Can- ada, and thither they came, locating in Dal- housie township, County of Lanark, where they built their log shanties, roofed with bark and hemlock boughs. and entered on their life of pioneer hardship in the wilderness, continuing there, without satisfactory re- sults, for fifteen years. Then they sold their property and pushed farther west, where civ- ilization had made greater strides and pros- pects seemed brighter for the future of the growing family. They drove from Hamil- ton with a yoke of oxen and wagon. contain- ing all their worldly goods, and 1rs. l\Iorri- son, with Scotch thrift and prudence, filled every pot and pan with small potatoes for seed. which proved a great blessing to them in their new home. Mr. 'l\Iorrison settled with his wife and children in the County of Lambton, on Lot 3. Concession 5, on what is now the London road, in Plympton to\\ nship. ha,'ing a tract of 100 acres on the north side. This was all bush at that time and presented many difficult problems as to its clearing and culti,'ation. A small log shanty had been erected by the son David. who preceded 6 COl\1I\IEI\IORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD them, but it had neither doors nor windows. 2\Ir. Morrison was a man of energy and great industry, and was not dismayed at the fact that there were no roads yet cut through the forests, no ditching through the swampy lands, and no neighbors to call on in times of trouble or to visit for social .intercourse. There were no flour mills nearer than Lon- don, and they used to grind wheat in a small coffee mill screwed to the \\ all, and made porridge from it. Prepared somewhat by his earlier experiences, Mr. Morrison soon had a comfortable log house and a log stable and started in to clear and cultivate, and in the course of time bought stock, eventually be- coming one of the large stock raisers of the country. Here he lived a busy, useful life, and died in his eightieth year, his wife living to the age of eighty-six. Both were laid to rest in the Oban cemetery. They ,,-ere faith- ful members of the Presbyterian Church, but their house was always open to the pio- neer preacher of any evangelical denomina- tion, among others the "saddle-bag brigade" of Methodism. In politics Mr. Morrison was a stanch Reformer and always supported liberal principles. The children of John and Hannah (Dallas) Morrison were as follows: Robert died in \\Tisconsin; Da,"id (deceased) ,,'as a resident of Plympton; Nellie ( deceased) married John Hamilton, of Aherarder; James died in young manhood and was bur- ied in the cemetery at Oban, he being the first one interred in that cemetery, and he had given one-half acre from his farm for the purpose; ISJ.bella married John \Yaddle, and both are deceased; :Margaret is the widow of Dugall Ferguson, of Sarnia township: John is the subject of this sketch; \Vi1Iiam died at San Sah'ador, Central America. John Iorrison was but nine years old when he came with his parents to the County of Lambton. At that early day schools ,,-ere fe,," in the township and a long distance apart, and Ir. Morrison can recall how he \valked a long distance through the lonely woods to the 2d Line of Plympton in order to reach the schoolhouse. Mathematics, in which he was an expert. he mastered after a few private lessons, in the chimney corner, by the lurid light from the fire place. TInts he was necessarily self-educated, became a man of observing mind and quick intelli- gence, and, although his boyhood was passed on the farm where few events occurred to quicken his understanding, he knew, in ad- dition to the practical rules of agriculture, many things pertaining to the \\ oods and the soil, the beasts and birds and trees, which no books would have taught. He was espe- cially well versed in history, being a lifelong student of the best authors, both ancient and modern, in that field. 'When he reached his majority John Mor- rison settled on a tract of fifty acres of land, a part of the old homestead, and later bought fifty acres across the road, on the south side of the London road, which he cleared and im- proved. In 1875 he disposed of the south fifty acres, settling on the homestead to oper- ate the home farm and care for his parents in their old age. In addition to fanning he served as an auctioneer, holding a license for over thirty years and crying sales all O\"er the county. He was very popular in this voca- tion, and there was much and constant de- mand for his services. His honest and up- right character made him universally es- teemed. He took the first census of Plymp- ton, and the work was done to the satisfac- tion of every one. After his years of agricultural and public life Mr. Morrison sought enjoyment and recreation in travel, and, with his daughter, Mrs. \Vilson, visited the \Vorld's Fair at Chicago, and later in the same year, with his wife, took a trip to the British Isles, she vis- iting" the scenes of her childhood after an abs nce of O\"er fifty years, he visiting Eng- land, Scotland and Ireland. He was a wide- awake traveler and took a deep interest in natural scenery and in industrial develop- ments, amI in his own locality knew not only the points of interest, but the people, Prior to the days of their railroads, he had visited ::\Ianitob and the great Xorthwest. in 1875, tranling for two weeks in company with the newly organized mounterl police, having as his companion at that time a son of the great CO:\ßIE:\lOR-\TI\'E BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD novelist. Charles Dickens. He entered the country by the Red Ri,.er of the Korth, and found Fort Garry a mere hamlet of about three hundred souls. Returning he trav- eled over the Dawson route, and was thir- teen da s going from Fort Garry to Fort \\ïlliam. :\Ir. l\1orrison, like his father, was a stanch Liberal, and" as honored in his y.oung manhood in being selected as the right-hand helper to George Brown, with whom he cam- paigned the north half of the new consti- tuency of Lambton-Kent in 1851. Through his lifetime he took great pleasure in the kno" ledge that his efforts helped to "in the first seat in Parliament for one who became a gre.tt statesman and one of the fathers of confederation. 1Ir. :Morrison was a justice of the peace for a number of years, but it was often remarked that he ,,'as more of a peace- maker than a magistrate. He had the gift of bringing about peace and friendship without contention, and many difficulties ,,-ere placed in his hands for arbitration. Temperate in his own life, he asked the same in others, yet was nen r harsh or illogical, and e,-en in his younger days, "hen he kept a store on the London road. had no difficulty in bartering ,vith the Indians. They recognized his hon- esty and placed trust in him. \Vhile broad and liberal in his theological ,-iews he was a loyal adherent of the Presbyterian Church -the church of his fathers. In Port Huron, :l\Iichigan, the late John :\Iorrison married Jane Y ounghusband, born at Richmond, England, daughter of John and Anna (Brass) Y ounghusband. Their chil- dren ,,-ere: Annie. the widow of \\ïIliam \ Vilson, residing in Plympton township; Hannah. deceased, who was the ,vife of George Paul; Rev. John, a minister in the :Methodist Church; and \Villiam T, John :\Iorrison ,vas educated in Plympton town- ship in the old Oban public school. and later attended Wesleyan College and :McGill Cni- versity at :\lontreal. where he studied theol- ogy and took a special course in science. He was ordained to the ministry in 1892, at St. Thomas. and has spent the years of his min- istry within the bounds of the London Con- 7 ference in the }'Iethodist Church. He married Rose :\Iav Bloom of Florence. \Villiam T. was educ ted in tl;e district schools ofPlymp- ton township and at Strathroy Collegiate In- stitute, after which he entered Bellenle Hos- pital at N ew York and remained there as a trained nurse for several years. He then studied medicine at the Detroit :l\1edical Col- lege, where he was graduated in 1896. He is now engaged in practice at Midland, Mich- igan. Dr. Morrison married Frances Bar- bara Duttswilder, of Xew York City, who died at :\Iidland. Michigan, in 1902, lea, ing one child, Lephe J., ,vho resides with :\lrs. \Vilson. The death of l\lr. John l\Iorrison took place l\1arch 18, Ig96, in Sarnia, and his wife resided with her daughter, l\Irs. \\ïlson, until her death, on Oct. 3, 1903. Both ,vere laid to rest in the cemetery at Oban, on the London road. She was brought up 111 the Church of England, but ,vas for many years a member of the :\lethodist Church. For many years she had been a patient invalid, and "as the center of the family's loving care and devotion. The Y ounghusband family is one of the old and distinguished families of England, and additional luster has lately been added by the successful entrance of the British army into Thibet under command of the gal- lant soldier who belongs to one branch of this family. For more than fourteen hundred years this family has been one of note in Britain. From family records and from the standard, "Burke's Royal Families," it is learned that this family can be traced back to 616, to Oswald, King of Northumberland. The prefix "young" was assumed at an early period by descendants of the Saxon Oswald, who gradually corrupted the original name to Osny and to Osborn, and finally, in early history, to Y oungoswin. then Y oungosbin, "Younghusban." Ida, King of Northum- berland, father of King Oswald, built a castle at Bamborough, and early writers speak thus of it: "King Ida's castle, huge and square." In the same line, but many years later, King Ida built the famous abbey at Glastonbury. King _\lfred the Great belonged to the same 8 CO:Ml\IEl\10RATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD line as did Edward the Confessor, of royal fame. By consulting "Burke's Royal Famil- ies," V ols. I and II, we find that the descend- ants of this family were blended by mar- riage into the lines of Charlemagne, Em- peror of the \ Vest; of Robert, King of of France; and King \Villiam the Conqueror. The same line comes down from \Villiam through Edwards 1. II and III. In the veins of the Y ounghusband family also mingles the best French blood. King Edward of England married Isabella, daughter of Philip. VI of France, who was married to Joanna, Queen of Navarre. Also the best blood of Spain, for King Edward I was mar- ried to Elenora of Castile, whose father was King Ferdinand III of Spain, better known as Saint Ferdinand. The Y ounghusbands also have royal Italian blood, from King Repin of Italy, who was the son of Charle- magne. From the Italian sprinkling comes the name of Lancelot, which in Italian was Lancelotto. The family has been noted for military and naval prowess and to the present day has a long line of warriors. In 1854 Sir Charles Napier, K. C. B., whose mother be- fore marriage was :Miss Elizabeth Y oung- husband, was noted as a brave naval officer of courage and valor, and, including CoI. Y ounghusband, the English commissioner who has penetrated to Lhassa, there are others of the name prominent in the order of Knighthood. The Claverings are also connected with this line. Robert Clavering (sixteenth cen- tury) married Mary, daughter and co-heiress of Sir Thomas Grey, of Horton, in North- umberland. Anna Clavering, wife of Sir John Clavering, ,vas a daughter of Sir Thomas Riddell; also Anne, daughter of 'William Lord Widdington (1659), married John Cl:wering. There are many descendants of the fam- ily in the rnited States. and in Canada and other British possessions. John Y oung-hus- band, the gramlfather of :Mrs, \Vilson: was born at Richmond, England. where he learned the trade of millwright. After com- ing to Canada he followed his trade in differ- ent parts of Ontario, and later in life he went to 11ichigan, where he folio" ed his trade, giving it up only for the quiet retirelllent of a rural and agricultural life he loved so well. He married Anna Brass, who died some months after coming to Canada, and they became the parents of several children, one of whom was the well-known Dr. Y oung- husband of Detroit, and another, Jane, who married J olm Morrison and became the mother of Mrs. \\'ilson. DR. THOMAS G. JOHNSTON, M. P. .\mong the prominent citizens of Sarnia no one stood higher in the public esteem than Dr. Thomas G. Johnston, M. P., both as a physician and as a statesman. A native of the city, his home and interests were centered there throughout his life, and for a number of years he was identified with its best devel- opment and prosperity. His death. which occurred at Ottawa July 4, 1905, brought universal grief to the community ,,'here he had spent his life, and which he was at the time representing in the Dominion Parliament. Dr. Johnston was born Aug. 4, 1848, in Sarnia, son of Dr. Thomas \Villiam John- ston, who for many years was a well-known medical practitioner of Sarnia, and who was a son of Hugh and Mary (Bell) Johnston, natives of Omagh, County Tyrone, Ireland. In his native land Hugh Johnston was a merchant. In 1832 he came to Ontario, and located for a short time at London, but in 1833 he settled in Moore township, Lambton County, and there died. The children of this pioneer were as follows: Thomas \Villiam; George, a farmer in !\loore township; Ann Jane, the wife of Dr. Hyde; Marie, the wife of John l'.lcGlashan; Eliza, the wife of Froome Talfourd; Sarah. the wife of Archi- bald Geikie; Stewart. a farmer in Moore township; Hugh. ,vho sen'ed as clerk of the court of Huron County; l\lary Ann; Isa- bella; William; and John. Thomas \\ïlliam Johnston, the eldest of the familv, ,vas born in Omagh, County Ty- rone. Ireiand. IIe received his medical edu- cation at Louisiana :\ledical College, gradu- .. . .. I .. CO:\DIE:\IOR.-\ TIYE BIOGkAPHICAL RECORD ating after a four years' course in that insti- tution, and entered upon practice prior to coming to Canada, continuing \yith Dr. Stone, at Xew Orleans. Settling in Sarnia, he there enjoyed a large practice until, in 1866, he accepted the office of registrar of Lambton County, which position he credita- bly filled until his death, ;n 1876. Dr. John- ston most acceptably held other public offices, was the first mayor of Sarnia elected by the people, and managed municipal affairs for three years with marked ability. Politically he was a Reformer, and fraternally was prominent in the Masonic bodies. In 18-1-7 Dr. Thomas \\ïlliam Johnston ,,-as united in marnage with 1\liss Grace Sutherland, daughter of Thomas Sutherland, of Edinburgh, Scotland. Thomas Suther- land came from Scotland to Ontario in 1832 and died in Sarnia in 1861. He was a Scotch Episcopalian, and he built the first Episcopal Church in Moore. Nine children were born to Dr. Thomas \V. Johnston and his wife, as follows: Thomas G. ; \Villiam, de- ceased; Edward Hugh, deceased, who was at one time clerk of Sarnia; lary Grace; Sutherland, of whom extended mention is made elsewhere; Eliza L.; Alexander S., of the Xorthwest; Catherine, wife of J. 1\1. Monroe, of Port Arthur; and l\1alcolm, deceased. Thomas G. Johnston, the eldest son of his parents, received his early education in the public and grammar schools of his nati\'e city, and began his preparation for the medi- cal profession with his father, completing his studies in the 11edical Department of McGill Uni\ersity, in 1871. Soon after he settled in Sarnia, succeeding to his father's practice, and continued in successful practice e\'er afterward, extending the reputation which his father had established. He assisted in the establishment of the Sarnia General Hospi- tal. Dr. Johnston took a very acti\'e part in political life, He was chairman of the first board of health in Sarnia, sen'ed as council- lor for two years, as member of the board of education four years, and as mayor of the city in 1896 and 1897. In politics he ,,'as a Reformer and a stanch supporter of Sir 9 \\ïIfrid Laurier. \\'hen a vacancy in the representation of \ Vest Lambton occurred owing to the elevation of the late Judge LIs- ter to the Bench, Dr. Johnston was the unan- imous choice of the Liberals of this constit- uency, and on Dec. 14, 1898, he defeated the Conservative candidate, Mr. John FarraH, He was re-elected at the general elections of 1900 and I9ü-l-, when he was opposed by Mr. \\'. J. Hanna and 1\1r. James Clancy, respec- ti\'ely. Dr. Johnston always took an active interest in militia affairs, and served as mem- ber of the Lambton Provisional Battalion during the Fenian raid of 1866-67, receiving a medal for this service. He was a member of the Church of England, and fraternally belonged to the 1. 0, F. and the Masons, belonging to the R. A. 1\1., Knights Templar of St. Simon of Cyrene, Scottish Rite, and Consistory at London. In 1873 Dr. Johnston was married to liss Frances, daughter of the late George Brown, of Goderich and to this union were born five children, 'namely: Frances, who married \Villiam B. Ellsworth, of !\ew York City; Marianne Sutherland; Kenneth G., who was a member of the First Canadian Contingent, in the South African war, serv- ing from Oct. 23, 1899, to Dec. 25, 1901. and is now connected with the Imperial Oil Co. \Yorks, at Samia (he married l\liss Kate Macvicar, daughter of the late Stuart A. 1\lacvicar, of Sarnia) ; Bertha H., lrs. H. F. Holland, of Weiland; and Geoffrev :\1. The family has always stood very high in public esteem, and is prominent in the social circles of Sarnia. Dr. Johnston died at Ottawa, and the remains were brought to Samia for inter- ment. Ir. Robert Stewart, !\1. P. for Ot- tawa, accompanying the family. l\Iany marks of respect were paid which shO\ ed the feeling of the community toward its late rep- resentative in the highest legislative body of the Dominion. The following appeared in the Sarnia Observer of July 7, 1905 : "Formal e)...pressions of grief are inade- quate to express the feelings of the citizens of Sarnia o\'er the sad e\'ent, and we feel that throughout the whole County of Lamb- 10 COHðlE:\'10RA TI\-E BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ton the news will fall with equally oppres- sive sadness. The whole county moums the loss of one of its distinguished and most re- spected sons, one who. as its representative in the Parliament of the Dominion, had won a permanent place in its affections and of whose public career it felt justly proud. But the measure of the grief and sorrow of the com- munity is small and \\'eak in comparison with that of the heart-stricken \\-ife and family who have to bear the full weight of the over- shadowing affliction that falls upon those who suffer the irreparable loss of a beloved husband and parent. Such consolation as the deep-felt sympathy of the people among whom he lived, and to whom his genial na- ture and many admirable qualities of head and heart were known, is offered to them with full hearts and self-evident sincerity of purpose. Lambton has suffered severe losses through the death of its public repre- sentatives and most prominent citizens, but in no instance has the loss been more keenly felt or with more real sorrow than in the present instance. In the town of Sa mia, where he was born, educated, grew to man- hood and eamed the highest honors in his profession and in the preferments that are in the gift of the people. his death comes as a personal loss that is felt in every home and in every household. His memory willli\'e long and pleasantly in the hearts of thousands of his fellow-citizens who have felt the genial warmth and fidelity of his friendship and the broad, whole-hearted generosity and charity that was characteristic of the man. Lambton has every reason to lament the loss of its dis- tinguished son." - HENRY \V ARREN LANCEY. whose death took place at his late home in Petrolia, Ont., Aug-. 15, 189 I. was one of the early settlers of that thriving city and was also one of her most capable business men. 1r. Lancev was hom in the State of Maine, April '5. 1826, and was a son of Thomas and Susan (\Vheat) Lancev. hath natives of the same State. In his O\\ï1 lo- cality he grew to manhood and there, in 1857, married Lydia Emeline Drummond, a daughter of John and Lydia (Emmons) Drummond. both of whom were bam in the State of Maine. After his marriage Mr. Lancey engag-ed for some time in a retail and wholesale hardware business at Portland and continued to reside there until 1865, remov- ing then to Petrolia to engage in the oil busi- ness. That he was an able and thorough bus- iness man was soon demonstrated by his suc- cess in the new line, and from his entrance into it until his death he was one of the lar- gest producers and de\"elopers of oil in this locality. \Yith rare sagacity he became pos- sessed of a number of the best fields and owned several hundred wells. In addition to his oil interests, 1\1r. Lancey im"ested exten- sivelv in land and owned one of the most at- tract'ive homes in Petrolia, known as the Lancey homestead. Mr. Lancey's complete and rapid com- prehension of business propositions induced him to join with other prominent men in the erection of an oil refinery, which was suc- cessful1y operated for a number of years. In 1881, to meet the demands of the growing population, Mr. Lancey erected a commo- dious brick business block on Petrolia street, the first one built here, his foresight enabling him to see the certain great future prosper- ity awaiting this city. In acknowledgment of some of the criticisms of his friends he named the new erection "Lancey's Fol1y." and thus it appears on th capstone. In this building Mr. Lancey carried on a general mercantile business for seven years. dispos- ing of it on account of failing health, at which time he gave up al1 business care, Al- though deeply interested in the development of Petrolia, he was no politician and cared nothing for public office, consenting t? sen".e on the council for only one year. HIS busI- ness interested him, he closely devoted him- self to it. and thus made it eminently a suc- cess. Always honorable and upright, he de- manded equal honesty from others and de- manded justice on all occasions, as he ne\'er failed to award it. Few men in Petrolia ha\-e held larger interests and few \\'ere so thor- CO Il\lE:\IORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD oughly respected through a long and useful life. ::\Irs. Lancey died in 1899. She was born in 1832, and was the devoted mother of three children: Ella Warren, l\Irs. \Villiam Eng- lish. of Petrolia; Emma, wife of Henry B. Sherman, of California, who died leaving children, Lancey and Louise; and Henry \\'arren, who dieù in infancy. l\IAJOR BENJAMIN STODDARD V AN TUYL, who departed this life at Pe- trolia, Dec. 19. 1900, was for many years one of the enterprising business men of that place. He was a nath'e of N ew York State, born Nov. 29, 18-1.0, son of Thomas and Sur- vina (Stoddard) VanTuyl, both of whom were born in the "Empire State," where Thomas VanTuyl was a prominent mer", chant and lumberman, and an e'\:tensive landowner. ::\Iajor B. S. VanTuyl was reared to manhood in tiiê town of Prattsburg, in the State of Ne\\' York. At the age of t\\'enty he was an instructor in writing and book- keeping in Eastman's Business College, Poughkeepsie, New York. The rank of ::\lajor ,vas gained during the late American Rebellion, in which he sen-ed in the I6Ist New York Volunteers, having charge of a company, and receiving promotion to Major before his honorable dis- charge. In 1866 Mr. Van Tuyl, attracted by the oil boom at Petrolia, came here and set- tled, and shortly afterward married l\Iiss Kate Cheney. who was also a nath-e of Prattsburg, New York. For many years Mr. VanTuyl was en- gaged in contracting for the drilling of artesian wells, and also entered into oil operating, In 1875 l\Ir. VanTuyl, together with l\Ir. J. H, Fairbank. entered into the "Hardware business" in Petrolia, un(ler the style of VanTuyl & Fairbank. and he con- tinued the active member of this firm until his death. In his political affiliations he was a Re- former. Fraternallv he was much interested in the K.' of P.. ari'd at one time was Vice- Grand Chancellor of this society in Canada. II In municipal matters he took small part, but at all times was heart and soul for the wel- fare of his adopted country and town, and for many years was a prominent. figure on the streets of Petrolia. In his death the town lost one of its most highly esteemed resi, dents. To Major and :\Irs. VanTuyl \\ere born children as follows: Major Thomas \V., late of Petrolia, who was an honor graduate and winner of the Governor General's Bronze ::\Iedal at the Royal ::\Iilitary College, Kings- ton, in the year 189 I, responded to the ::\Iother Country's call during the South African \Var, and served in the Second Con. tingent as First Lieutenant under Lieuten- ant-Colonel Drury until its return to Canada, at which time he received an appointment a!. Captain under Colonel Girouard, in the Im- perial l\Iilitary Railways. He returned home in January, 1901. and died in August, 1903. B. Blossom VanTuyl, who is en- gaged in the manufacture of explosives in Petrolia, Louis G., a graduate in 1903 of the Royal Military College at Kingston, and since in the Intelligence branch of the l\lili- tia and Defence Department at Ottawa. The mother of this family passed away August I I, 1886. In the spring of 1896 ::\'1r. Van Tuyl married l\1rs. Emma (Hovey) Will- iams, who survives him. ROBERT WILKINSON, who is living retired in the village of Warwick, is a self- made man, the success he has attained being due to his own efforts honestly applied. He is a nati,'e of England, born in the parish of l\1arnham, Trent, Nottinghamshire, Oct. 23, 18 3 8 . Joseph \Vilkinson, the father of Robert, was a nati,-e of the same place, and was a farmer by occupation. He owned a small tract of land. and also carried on agricultural pursuits on rented land, tlms supporting his family. He was married in his native place to l\Iarv Chambers, who was born in the parish f Muskham. Nottinghamshire, and they became the parents of a large family of children, the eldest of whom died in infancy. The others were: Reuben, a resident of Ade- 12 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD laide township, Middlesex County; Annie, who married Jacob Hull, and after his death James Gerrett, and now resides in Michigan; Joseph, a resident of Metcalfe township, Middlesex County; Robert, our subject; George, a resident of Chicago; Charles, also of Chicago; Mary Jane, who died young, un- married; and Henry, who died in Michigan. Seeing his family growing up around him, and knowing that it would be a hard struggle to make a home, Mr. \Vilkinson de- cided to come to Canada, and, disposing of his modest holdings, left his native country in 1851, with his wife and eight small chil- dren. Leaving Liverpool on a sailing vessel, after a five weeks' passage they arrived in New York, whence they made their way to Ontario, sailing up the Hudson river to .-\1- bany, and traveling to Buffalo by railroad, from where a little steamer was taken to Port Stanley. Thence the journey was continued by wagon to Strathroy, l\Iiddlesex County. There l\Ir. \Vilkinson bought a small farm and rented 300 acres in Adelaide township, and started to make his own home. In 1855 his faithful wife died, and he passed away shortly after, both being interred in the cem- etery on the 4th Line of Adelaide township. Mr. and Mrs. \Vilkinson were attendants of the lethodist Church. The eight children, bereft of their pa- rents, were obliged to make their own way in the world, and Robert, still in his teens, faced the problem of self-support promptly and cheerfully. His education had been lim- ited to the parish schools of his native coun- try and the district schools of his new home, and he had been reared to a life of hard work. He started to learn the carpenter's trade, at which he continued only one year, hO\\ ever, and then took up farm labor, work- ing during the summer months at ten dollars per month and board. and during the win- ter seaSOn for his board. Saving from his scanty earnings, and being also the posses- sor of a little money left him by his grand- father in England, in 1860 he had accumu- lated enough to make a payment on sixty acres of bush land in Adelaide township. l\Ir. \Vilkinson settled down to the life and work of a pioneer, and clearing a part of his tract erected a log cabin. He married in London, On1., in June, 1860, Eliza Lambert, who was born in Lobo township, Middlesex County, daughter of John and Mary (Smith) Lambert, natives of England, and old settlers of Lambton and Middlesex. l\Ir. \Vilkinson brought his young bride to the little log cabin in the woods, where they worked together to make a home. By hard work and tireless energy he succeeded in clearing his farm, making many improve- ments, and erecting good buildings, and later bought a fifty-acre tract in the same town- ship. operating both places. He resided on his first farm for ten years, and when he sold this place removed to the fifty-acre tract. on which he continued for one year. He then located in \Varwick township, Lambton County, and, buying 100 acres on the south side of the Egremont road, west of the vil- lage of \\'arwick, settled down to finish the clearing, thirty acres having already been done. He then purchased the fifty acres \\'est of this tract. where he made his home for some time, disposing of his fifty acres in Adelaide township. !\lr. \\'ilkinson culti- vated his farms with great success, and later sold his fifty acres, buying 100 acres on the north side of the Egremont road. opposite the first 100. Here he erected a fine brick dwelling-house and engaged in general farming, making a specialty of raising Shorthorn Durham cattle and Leicester sheep, and being very successful in this line, In 1900 Mr. \Vilkinson retired from ac- tive life, turning over the management of his farm to his sons. He and his wife moved to \Vatford, where they made their home for a time. but wishing to be near their children they came to Warwick in 1903, Mr. Wilkin- son buying a residence. where they ha\'e since lived, happy in the kno\\ ledge of lives well and honestly spent. \Vhile retired from acti\'e business l\Ir, \Vilkinson is still greatly interested in everything agricultural. For years he was a member of the Dominion of Canada Shorthorn Durham Breeders' _ \sso- ciation of Toronto. He is a lover of fine horses and cattle of all kinds and his fine CO:\DIE IOR.\ TI\TE BIOGR.-\PHICAL RECORD stock recei \ ed many prizes at county and to\\ nship fairs. He was one of the stanch upporters of the East Lambton .\gricultural Society and the \\Tarwick Township Agri- cultural Society, of which societies he sen"ed as president. Mr. \\ïlkinson is in full pos- session of an his faculties, and may be said to be sixty-se\"en years young, as his actidty would suggest. He is a stanch Reformer, but not an office-seeker, and has always taken a great interest in educational matters. He and his estimable wife are members of the :\Iethodist Church in Warwick village, and have been since coming to Canada. :Mr. \\ïlkinson has made two trips to Europe, the first in 1880, with a cargo of cattle, of which he had charge for :\Ir. James, of Bosanque1. This cargo was con- signed to Li\'erpool. and while in England lr. \Vilkinson visited the place of his birth. In 1898 he made his second trip, taking a cargo of cattle for Thomas Branden to Lon- don. on this trip making a visit to Edin- burgh, Scotland. 11 r. \ Vilkinson is strictly temperate in his habits, and has ne\'er in his life been ad- dicted to the use of tobacco or strong drink. He has reared his sons to this belief. and they, like their father, believe that strong drink is the bane of the country. :Urs. \\'il- kinson, our subject's partner in all his trials and hardships, has pro\'en a faithful and loving helpmeet, and no\\, in the e\'ening of her life, is enjoying the fruits of her early labor. She was always a model housewife, and was noted as a buttermaker, her product always being among the list of prize winners. To :Ylr. and l\Irs. Robert \Vilkinson the follo\\'ing children ha\'e beeen born: Delilah Iay. who married Charles Hawkins of \Varwick township, has four children, Al- bert. Edwin, Robert J. and Iary G. Will- iam Henry, a farmer of Plympton town- ship, married Agnes Iontgomery, of Plympton township. and they have four chil- dren, Iarshall G., Sarah, Elsa L and Rob- ert J. George :\Iarshall died at the age of twenty-two years. of brain fever. John Charles is engaged in farming on the home- <;tead in \Yarwick township: he married 13 .-\nna J. McRorie, and has four children, \"erna, Etta, :\Iina M. and Gordon H. Edith Butler, the adopted daughter of i\Ir. and lrs. Wilkinson, married William La- dell, of \Vyoming, and they have two sons, La\"erne and Howard. l\Ir. and l\Irs. \Vil- kinson have fourteen grandchildren. CH_-\RLES JAl\IES FISHER :\IOR- RIS, who departed this life at his late resi- dence in Sarnia, in 1895, was one of the most highly esteemed of the town's citizens, and for many years one of the leading business men of that place. He was engaged in the grocery, flour and grain business, and his excellent methods had much to do with the success of the latter industry at Sarnia. Ir. Iorris was born in 1837, in Lon- clan, On1., a son of Henry and :\Iary .-\nn (Fisher) :l\Iorris, and his ancestral line reaches hack to some of the old-established families of England. In 1736 Col. Valen- tine l\Iorris founded Piercefield Park, at Chepstow, the county seat of Monmouth- shire, England, this beautiful tract of land extending a distance of fourteen miles. This great estate was beautified by his son, Val- entine' and the stately mansion was enlarged and remodeled, and at the same time fitted with elaborate and costly furnishings. The l\lorris homestead of old England is one of the beautiful pri\'ate estates which the tour- ist deems it a pridlege to see. Valentine :\lorris was a man of education and culture and was appointed governor of the isle of St. Vincent, \Yest Indies, which has lately be- come of such melancholy interest to the rest of the world on account of the terrific erup- tions of Mont Pelee. Valentine Morris, after a successful administrati\ e career, died in his beautiful English home and was laid awav with his ancestors. George l\Iorris. son of Valentine, spent his life on his English estate, became a man of prominence in his locality, and reared a family of three children, one son, Henry, and two daughters, both of the latter be- coming the wi\"es of English bankers. Henry l\Iorris, son of George, was reared in the old family home at Piercefield 14 CO Il\IE:\IORA TI\TE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Park, enjoying every advantage of social life. In 1833 he emigrated with his wife and two children to Canada, locating at London, Ont., where he lived a retired gentleman un- til his death, in 1862. He married Ann Fisher, who passed away in 1840. The two children of this union were: Henry George Yearsley, who died in Toledo, Ohio, in which city he had for some years engaged in a hanh, are business, and Charles James Fisher, late of Sarnia. Charles J. F. Morris was carefully edu- cated by private tutors in his nati,'e city, and there began his business career as a buyer of grain in 1867. Settling in \Vinclsor he established himself in the flour and grain business, continuing there three years. After spending a year in London he then located in Sarnia, its favorable location for transport- mg facilities making it desirable for the pur- poses of the wholesale business in flour and grain, in which he embarked. Mr. Morris was a most careful man of business and prospered in his undertakings until his en- ergy and health ,,'ere broken by the grief he felt over the death of his eldest son, Charles Henry, a young man of great promise, at the age of twenty years, This bereavement fell upon Mr. Morris in 1888, and caused his re- tirement from business until 1894, when he opened up a grain and seed business, and he was tIntS engaged ,,,hen his life suddenly ended, death giving him little warning, He was a man of few words, of earnest, thought- ful character, and of gentle, courtly man- ner, and one who attracted only those of his own kind or permitted only such to become close friends. Among the most eminent in town and county he was esteemed and be- loved. Politically he was a Conservative, and fraternally a member of the A. F. & A. M. He was reared in the Church of Eng- land, and he never departed from its belief and customs. In 1867 Mr. Morris married Lydia Al- Ien, a native of Middlesex, and a daughter of Robert Allen, who married a Broderick. To this union four children were born, namely: Charles Henry, deceased; Franklin, de- ceased; Stanley, deceased; and Stella Fisher, who resides with her mother at the family residence in Sarnia, Both she and 11l0the"r are ,'alued members of the Methodist Church. \\'ILLL\l\I .\LEXANDER l\fCNXS, l\1. D., now the popular postmaster of Thed- ford, has for over thirty years been a leading physician in that place, and has by his keen personal interest in his patients, as well as by his effecti ,'e cures, won for himself the lasting regard of his fellow-citizens. Hav- ing now reached the far milestone of three- score and ten he has retired from the profes- sion, though his advice is often requested concerning critical cases. He also conducts a drug store. Dr. Munns comes of the best Irish stock. his grandfather, Squire John }.!t1l11lS, having been a lifelong resident of Ireland. He mar- ried a l\Iiss :.Ioore, who was a cousin of Tom loore. John 1\1unns, son of Squire John, amI father of Dr. l\lunns, was born in ire- land, and there in a well-ordered home re- ceived careful rearing. Upon reaching manhood he married, in that country, l\Iar- garet l\Iorrison, "ho was born in Ireland, daughter of \Villiam Alexander ::\lorrison. a commission merchant of Sligo, Ireland, To 1\11'. and Mrs. l\lunns were born four chil- dren: John, Andrew and Mary, who died young; and \ViIIiam A., who is mentioned below. In the twenties, some time after his marriage, Mr. Munns and family came to Ontario, and located in Toronto. Here, for the most part, they spent the rest of their li,'es. He died in 1846 and his wife in 18 59. 1r. l\Iunns was a man of broad culture and varjed experience, and was highly respected where,'er he was known. He prospered in business and always provided a good home for himself and family. In the welfare of his children he took a keen interest. \ViIIiam Alexander Munns, named for his grandfather Morrison, was born in To- ronto, Oct. 9, 1834, and there under the beneficent influences of ,,'ell-established in- stitutions grew to manhood. In the gram- mar school of that city he cultivated his lit- erary studies, and, possessed of a keen, ac- CU DIE IOR.\ TIv E BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD tive intellect, laid the foundation of a solid education. The necessity of early shoulder- inO' life's responsibilities induced him, upon le:\'ing school, to learn the trade of machin': ist. which he aftemard followed for about twelve years. In the meantime he did not gi\'e up' his active interest in education, but determining to prepare for medicine passed his e\'enings after a hard day's \\ork in the diligent pursuit of his studies. In this way he prepared himself for entering '-ictoria University, where after a very thorough course of work he graduated in 186-\- with the degree of 1\1. D. The progress of the Civil war in the United States at this time furnished an eÀcellent opportunity for prac- tice in surgery, and immediately after his graduation he enlisted as assistant surgeon, After a short period, however, he resigned, and in 1865 took up his residence in Thed- ford, where he has since continued. He \\on for himself the confidence of the public from the start, and his untiring de\'otion to his pa- tients soon secured him a large practice, For many years he was one of the hardest worked physicians in his section. having a wide country practice, to \vhich, on account of bad roads, he was obliged to attend on horse- back. His work increased, and in time he confined himself more especially to his vil- lage practice. He was ah\ ays popular, how- e\ er, and for fully thirty-eight years fol- lowed his profession uninterruptedly in Thedford, Finally, in 1898, having per- formed his share of hard work. he retired. In 1868 Dr, 1\1unns married 1\Iiss 1ary Chester, who was born near Scarborough, Jan. 5, 18-\-1, daughter of 'Chick and :Mary (Divine) Chester, and granddaughter of John Chester. To Dr. and :\1rs. Munns have been born si" children: (I) John, now a res- ident of the Northwest Territory, is there en- gaged in the jewelry business and watch- making; he married Susan Hall, and they have two sons and one daughter, \Villiam -\lexander, Charles and Gertrude. (2) l\Iar- garet :\1ay married A. :\1. Fenwick. public school inspector at Regina, N. \V. T., and they ha\"e two sons, Hobart and Kenneth. (3) :\Iiss Lucy is the assistant postmistress 15 at Thedford. (-\-) \Yilliam A. is a bookkeeper at 1ooseja\\, X. \Y, T. (5) Elizabeth Ches- ter, \\ ho is at home. is a graduate of music of the Toronto College, class of 1903. (6) Gertrude is deceased. Dr, Munns, in spite of his heavy profes- sional duties, has found time for public af- fairs, and since 1896 has acted as postmaster of Thedford, filling the office with marked fidelity and ability. Fraternally he stands high, and is court deputy and physician of the I. O. F., \\ ith which he has long affiliated. As regular attendants of the Presbyterian Church he and his family are acti\'e in re- ligious circles. Politically he is a strong supporter of the Consen'atives. As a large- hearted, broad-minded. public-spirited man he has won for himself friends in all circles. CAPT. \VILLIA:\I BENXER (de- ceased). The history of any community, as the history of any country, is written in the li\'es and accomplishments of those \vho bore their part in its settlement and develop- ment. Nowhere is this more truly exempli- fied than in Lambton County, where the no\y flourishing section had to be redeemed from the wilderness by hard work and through many dangers. \mong those \\ hose names are honorably enrolled with the distinguished men of this locality is the late Capt. William Benner, \\ ho was born in April, 1810, in Tralee. County Kerry, Ireland, son of Henry and Ann (Stephens) Benner. Capt. Benner's ancestors came to Eng- land with the Prince of Orange in the troublesome times of 1686-87, being soldiers to settle matters. They remained in Eng- land and finally \\'ent to Ireland. The Cap- tain's parents came to Canada as early as 1832. settling near Hamilton, \ V ent\\ orth County, where they died leaving nine chil- dren, those besides \Villiam being as fol- lows: Robert, for man v vears a teacher in Canada, died at St. Clai , Ont.. leaving a son and a daug-hter: Henry returned to Ireland, engaged in the banking business, and there died: John died in \Ventworth County in young manhood; Richard died in Hamilton; Samuel is a retired farmer of Toronto; 16 COMl\iEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Eliza married Edward Donnelly, and they are now both deceased; Jane, deceased, mar- ried Dr. Robert Campbell, of Buffalo, and left six children; Margaret, who married Henry Morgan, for many years a magistrate at Port Dover, has seven children, all of whom are living. \Villiam Benner received a finished edu- cation in the schools of Tralee and Trinity College, Dublin. During the war of the Re- bellion in Canada he served as a captain, and had a fine army record. In 1840 he married Miss Mary Costello, horn in Limerick. Ire- land, daughter of William Paul Costello, who died in Ireland, Having lost her mother when a young girl, Miss Costello located in New York, where she lived with friends until her marriage to Capt. Benner. They settled near Hamilton, \Ventworth County, the Captain carrying on farming, until 1852, when they removed to Lambton County, where he had received government land, ad- joining the village of Alvinston, and he was one of the first settlers of Brooke township. He cleared up a home from the wild land, and remained until the time of his death, which sad event occurred Dec, 4, 1868. He was buried in the Alvinston cemetery. Mrs. Benner survived until Sept. 23, 1874. Capt. Benner was for several years engaged in the mercantile business in Alvinston, and in 1859 was appointed superintendent of the public schools, which position he held for some years. This family were members of the Church of England, while politically Capt. Benner was an active Conservative. The following children were born to Capt. William and Mary Benner. Two died in infancy, Mary A., Henrietta and Geor- giana reside in Alvinston in their pleasant home, which has been purchased since their father's death, \Villiam R., a farmer of Al- vinston, in partnership with T. H. White, C E., of St. Thomas, and J. M. Courtright, C E" of Inwood, purchased a tract of Íand east of Alvinston, which they laid out in town lots in 1873, and this \\ as the begin- ning of the present site of the town of Al- vinston; he married Miss Sarah 1. Rundle, and has children, Fred \V" James 1\1. C, Augusta Mary and Charles. Frederick J. resides in Alvinston, where for many years, with his brother \Villiam R., he was engaged in the hotel business, and he now owns a farm in Brooke township; he married Jen- nette McNeil and has two children, F. James K. and Wilhelmina Mary. Miss lary A.. Benner is an artist of no mean ability, and specimens of her talent line her studio and the walls of her home. \Vhile making a specialty of portrait painting, she has not confined herself to this branch of her art, but has produced some excellent figure and landscape work. The Benner family has always been held in high esteem, and al- though many years have elapsed since the passing away of Capt. Benner his memory is kept green in the hearts of his fellow towns- men, and his descendants have inherited those sterling traits of character which made him so prominent a figure during his life- time. JOHN D'OYL Y OBLE, ESQ" the present mayor of Petrolia, Ont., is one of the most prominent and enterprising oil oper- ators in Canada, being managing director of the Petrolia Oil Company; vice-president of the Petrolia Crude Oil and Tanking Com- pany; and ,'ice-president and managing di- rector of the Crown \Varehousing Company. He is large stockholder in each of those compames. 1\1r. Noble was born Nov. 17, 1835. at Athboy, County Meath, Ireland, son of Rev. Robert Noble, a prominent Church of Eng- land clergyman, who for forty years was the revered rector of Athboy Parish. His mother was Catharine, daughter of the Rev. James Burrows, of Killanley, County Sligo, and sister of the late Judge Burrows, of Kingston, Onto Mr. Noble came to Canada in 1862, and was a ,'essel owner on the Ca- nadian lakes until 1866, when he located in Petralia as an oil operator. His first well yielded 266 barrels per day for three months, when a disastrous conflagration, caused by a careless neighboring engineer, destroyed it and about t\\ enty other wells. The flames spread o\'er ten acrcJ of oil-saturated ground, , \ -- ttod CO),DIEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD reached 100 feet in height, and lasted t\\ 0 weeks, :\Ir. X oble then, with others, inau- gurated a system of underground storage tanks. connected by pipe lines with the dif- ferent refineries and the producers' wells. He has follo\\ ed the example of J. Pierpont :\Iorgan, ha\'ing consolidated all the compa- nies in \\ hich he is intere ted into one amal- gamation, and in the year 1902 he formed :l strong English Company. called Canadian Oil Fields Limited, to purchase and take over all these properties and operate them under one management, by which a considerable sa\'ing in the running expenses was effected. He has put down and operated O\'er fi\'e hun- dred wells, gi\'ing employment to hundreds of laboring men. :\Ir. Xoble is a stanch Conservative, and always a zealous and influential campaigner in the General Dominion elections. He is an Episcopalian, ha\'ing been church\\arden and lay delegate to the Synod of Huron for years, and always extends a ready hand to e\'ery worthy cause. During many years he occupied a seat at the municipal board, and has always taken a practical interest in the imprO\'ement and prosperity of Petrolia. In 19 0 4 he was elected mayor of Petrolia, and was re-elected in 1905. On Aug. 26, 180, Ir. Noble married )'Iiss Helen Kirkpatrick, daughter of Judge Kirkpatrick, of Peterboro, uncle of the late lieutenant-governor of Ontario. l\1rs. No- ble has always ably seconded her worthy hus- band in his philanthropic acts, her kindness to the poor being welI known. Their four sons are Robert Kirkpatrick. Stafford D'Oyly, James Burrows, and Ernest An- neslev. l\Ír. Noble was appointed a delegate to the first Petroleum Congress, at Paris, which was held in the year 1900, during the time of the Paris Exhibition, where in the great hall set apart for the Petroleum Congress he read a paper on the "Canadian Oil Industrv" which was interesting and heartily appreéi- ated by the delegates assembled from all parts of the \\ orld. as it contained some fea- tures which are unique, and only applicable to the peculiar formation of the Canadian 2 17 oil regions in the County of Lambton. The following interesting account of the Cana- dian oil regions is taken from a portion of the address deli\ ered by )'Ir. Xoble, and as it refers specially to the County of Lambton, and the inducement offered to men of capital to settle in this part of Canada, we think it \vill be appreciated by the readers of this work: "The Canadian Oil Region is situated in the Counties of Lambton, Kent and Essex, which is \vhat may be called the Garden of Canada, being situated in a lovely peninsula lying bet\\een Lake Huron and L,ke Erie. "In this district the farms ha\'e alI been cleared up, houses, barns and stables ha\ e been built, the country has been drained of surface water, and the finest crops grown anywhere can be seen in this section of the country. The reason of this is that the sur- face of the ground, for ten to fifteen feet, is a rich alluvial black loam, formed by the droppings of the lea\"es of the trees in this prime\'al forest for a great number of years, underneath which, at about twenty feet from the surface, is a solid layer of tallowy, waxy kind of blue clay eighty feet thick, perfectly impen ious, so that no water can penetrate it; this prevents the water from sinking into the earth in a dry season, and keeps the land mellow, damp and cool. and just in the right condition to raise perfect crops. "In this region apples, pears, peaches, plums, grapes, melons, tomatoes, and fruits of alI kinds. grow and flourish in the open air, as the season between the months of l\Iay and November is most salubrious; and in addition to this many farmers ha\'e struck oil wells on their farms, as the Counh of Lambton abounds in petroleum, at deptÍl of four hundred and sixty feet below the sur- face of the ground, and the remarkable sight can now be seen of farmers gathering luxu- riant crops of wheat. oats, corn and hay from the surface of the ground, while the same fields are surrounded by a row of derricks and oil wells, diligently pumping oil from a depth of four hundred and sixty feet belo\\. "The oil formation is \'erv curious, an:! lies in a stratum of oil-bearing'rock from five 18 COl\I1IE1IORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD to ten feet in thickness, at a depth of four hundred and sixty feet frum the surface of the ground. The first one hundred feet is clay, and this is bored through with an auger, and is so compact that it cuts into cones just like a cheese, which is done by a horse inside the derrick turning the auger round. The auger, full of about five feet of solid clay, is then pulled out by the steam engine and by a rope and pulley going O\'er the top of the derrick; the clay is then de- posited on the surface of the ground and the auger lowered for another charge. This is repeated until the top rock is struck, at ;;. depth of one hundred feet down; the horse is then dispensed with, as this operation only lasts about one day, which is all the time it takes to bore through the clay. An octag- onal wooden conductur, eight to ten inches in diameter, made out of one-inch pine boards, is inserted into the hole, to pre'"ent the clay from ca,"ing in, and the drilling is then commenced. This is done by the Cana- dian system of pole tool drilling, and so expe- ditious have the workmen become at thi5 business that it only takes one week. working night and day, to drill an oil \\ ell in Canada; and there are ten thousand wells pumping oil now in the County of Lambton. After the wooden conductor is lowered down to the top rock the drilling is carried on by means of a heavy iron bar thirty-six feet long and three and a half inches in diameter, shod at the bottom with steel, which is called the bit, for cutting the rock; to this are attached white ash poles thirty-six feet long each, and t\\ a and a half inches in diameter, the Cana- dian white ash timber being especially adapted for this purpose. These poles have a screw pin on one end and a screw socket on the uther; they stand up in the derrick, and as fast as the drilling of the well pro- ceeds they are screwed together, and 10\, ered down into the hole, attached to the heavy iron bar which is called the sinker bar or drill. The driller stands or sits at the top of the well, holding the poles, which are attached by a chain and swivel to the working bearn, \\ hich is moved up and down by the steam engine, and the \\ eight of the tool cuts the rock. "The driller keeps turning the poles around all the time, so as to make a round hole. 'When the bit gets dull the poles are raised by the steam engine and unscrewed, and they stand up in the derrick; the bit :s then removed from the bottom of the bar and another sharp bit screwed on. The cut- tings are removed from the bottom of the hole by a hollow tube, which is lowered into the well with a vah'e opening inwards at the bottom. The weight of the tube, with the poles attached, forces all the cuttings into it through the vah'e, and \\ hen it is ra;sed the weight of the cuttings closes the valve, and they are all caught inside and raised to the top; and so on, until the well is finished. The poles being thirty-six feet long each, the driller can easily teIl how deep the well is by the number of poles he has on. "There are short poles at the top to con- nect to the working beam, The top rock which lies below the one hundred feet of clay is limestone forty feet thick, then comes one hundred and thirty-five feet of soapstone, making two hundred and seventy-fi,'e feet \vhich has to be cased off with iron casing four and five-eighths inches in diameter, as the upper soapstone sometimes 'caves'; then comes fifteen feet of middle limestone rock, then forty feet of lower soapstone which does not Cdve; after this there is one hundred and thirty feet of lower limestone rock to go through, making four hundred and sixty-fi\"e feet in all. At this point, and sometimes above it, from five to ten feet of oil-bearing rock is found lying horizontal in the ground parallel with the surface, and this is found in e,"ery well sunk within the limits of the oil belt, so there is no such thing in this terri- tory as sinking a 'dry hole.' The weIls all pump more or less oil, according to the thick- ness of the oil rock and the porous nature thereof. .\ nitro-glycerine torpedo is low- ered down into the well, and exploded in the oil-bearing rock, so as to shatter the rock and aIlow the oil more freely to flow into the well. CO:\ßIE:\IORA.TIVE BIOGR_\.PHIC\L RECORD "_\iter this is done the wells are drilled down ten or fifteen feet below the bottom of the oil rock, so as to lea\-e a pocket, which would make the \yell in all abuut four hun- dred and eighty feet deep, and they are four and a half inches in diameter, "The expense of drilling the hole, which only takes about one week, "orking night and day, to accomplish, is \'ery little. Drill4 ers who own their drilling rigs, and follo\\' the business, can be found who will contract to furnish e\'erything and drill a few wells on a man's farm for one hundred and fift) dollars to one hundred and sixty-fi\-e dollars each; to this must be added about fiftv dol- lars for shooting- the well with nitro-glycer- ine, also the cost of the plant used in C01111ec- tion \\ ith the well for pumping the same. This consists of two hundred and se\'enty- five feet of iron casing four and five-eighths inches in diameter, to shut off the soapstone; also four hundred and seventy feet of pump tubing one and one-quarter inches in diame- ter, with a brass working barrel at the bot- tom of it, containing the 10\\ er ball vah-e; also four hundred and se\-enty-fi\'e feet oi three-eighths iron rods, to which is attached the upper ball vah'e, which works up and down inside the tubing in the brass working barrel, and by means of which the oil is lifted through the tubing from the bottom of the well, and forced into a tank on the surface of the ground. "This well plant costs two hundred and fifty dollars more, making the total cost of a \\ ell fully equipped for pumping about four hundred and sixty-five dollars; but this well plant can be remO\"ed to another well in case the well prO\-es to be unproductive, so that the actual loss in sinking a dry hole is only about hyo hundred dollars. This, however, is a case of very rare occurrence in the L-lmb- tun oil fields, as any" here within the proved oil belt a well is obtained every time sufficient to pay interest at the rate of twenty-five per cent per annum on the capital invested in the sinking of each well. The very small cost of drilling these wells; the shallow depth at which the oil is obtained, which enables two hundred wells to be grouped together and 19 pumped so \-ery economically from one cen- tral power station by means of jerker lines; the low price at which the land can be ob- tained, the title being perfect, having been handed down from the Canadian Govern- ment \\ ithout any royalty whatever to pay; and the cheap cust of pumping the oil, are in- ducements which should commend the busi- ness to any capitalist as a safe and profitable in vestment. "The manufacture and e'\.portatiun of Canadian pole tools by the Oil \Yell Suppl) Company, of Petrolia, Canada, for drilling artesian \\ells, is an industry which is as- suming large proportions, as the Canadian white ash is especially adapted for this pur- pose. :\lany drillers and skilled mechanics trom Petrolia, Ontario, have been sent with sets of these tools to all parts of the world, to drill artesian wells, either for oil in Gali- cia, Sumatra and Borneo, or for water in \. ustralia. "A good new Canadian drilling rig, \\ ith a set of pole tools sufficient to drill a well four and a half inches in diameter and five hundred feet deep, including boiler and steam engine, is worth about two thousand dollars. "In pumping a well a little salt water usually comes up with the oil. and sinks at once to the bottom of the tank, from which it is dra\\n off, lea\'ing the oil ready for ship- ment. A number of wells are pumped into one tank. as about two wells can be drilled profitably on each acre of land. The oil is drawn away from these tanks by means of tank \\ agons containing eight barrels each, and deli\'ered at the different receiving sta- tions, or it is forced to those stations through pipe lines. "A company called The Petrolia Crude Oil and Tanking Company, which is now called Canadian Oil Fields Limited, has been in existence for many years, ha\'ing a net- work of pipe lines e tending to most of the producers' wells. "This company recei\'es the oil from the producers and deli\-ers it to the refiners at a small charge, or issues \\'arehouse receipts for it deli\-erahle on demand, and the pro- 20 CO:\DIE:\IORATIYE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ducer can hold his oil in perfectly safe under- ground fireproof tanks, and sell it whenever he wishes to do so. "These underground tanks are circular in form and dug to any capacity required, the clay in the Canadian oil region being espe- cially adapted for this purpose. There is one hundred feet of tallow-waxy kind of blue clay to go through before the top rock is reached-a number of petrified cockle shells are found in the clay; this clay is perfectly impen'ious and is so compact that it will hold either oil or water ".-ithout the slightest leak- age. Expert workmen trim down the wall,> with their spades until they become smooth and shining, and when the hole is dug out they commence at the bottom and ring it up to the top with solid wooden rings, These rings are formed of kants, which are pieces of Canadian pine lumber cut in the form of the segment of a circle, and shaped just to fit the circular wall of the tank; they are from three to four feet long, fi\'e inches wide and one inch thick. As the workman proceeds to nail them together and ring up the tank other workmen follow him, putting on the ne.:-.t piece so as to cover the joints. and so on until they ring up the tank to the top. \Vhen finished it is a nice sight to look at. This wooden lining is put in to prevent the possibility of any clay caving in, but not to "top leakage, as the solid blue clay holds the oil perfectly tight, and these tanks have been known to hold oil for ten years without any leakage whate\'er. Another great advantage of this system is that the oil is kept at an even temperature, and that there is nO dangèr from lightning, which has caused so many disastrous fires in other places to oil stored in large iron tanks. The tanks for holding crude oil are generally dug thirty feet jn di- ameter and sixty feet deep, and hold about eight thousand barrels in bulk of thirty-five imperial gallons to the barrel. It is only after sinking down about twenty feet that this peculiar formation of tallO\\'-waxy kind of blue clay is found, the first twenty feet being a rich alluvial deposit. so well adapted for farming purposes. The blue clay is taken from the bottom of the tank and 'puddled' about one foot thick behind the wooden curb for the first twenty feet \\ ith heavy iron pud- dling sticks, thus forming a perfect water- tight tank, which is then cO\'ered with large oak timbers and two-inch planks with tar paper between and a coating of gra\'el on top. "The Canadian crude petroleum, when pumped from the wells, is of a dark green color, and the gravity is from thirty-two de- grees to thirty-seven degrees by the Beaumé hydrometer, according to the locality in which it is pumped. The finding of this oil is a great addition to the income of any farmer who is fortunate enough to strike oil on his farm. "Flowing wells are not often struck. The oil in the Canadian oil region at the present time is produced by pumping, but there is no reason why a flowing \\ell should not be obtained if it is drilled in the right place, as there is a large extent of territory in the Canadian oil region waiting the advent oÏ capital to de\'elop it. The oil business now is a steady one, without any violent sensational fluctuations of being rich one day and poor the next on account of the well giving out, as these wells have been steadily pumping oil for the last thirty years, and the late Prof. Alfred R. C. Selwin, C. M. G., F. R. S., di- rector of the Geological Survey of Canada. in his report said that the supply of oil from this district will continue for a long and in- definite period of years. "Very little is known in Europe about the Canadian petroleum industry, for the rea- son that the Canadian home market absorbs all the products which are manufactured from Canadian crude oil. and the demand for home consumption is constantly increas- ing with the growth of the country, inso- much that the present production of crude oil from the wells is only sufficient to supply two-thirds of the local demand, and the other third has to be imported from the United States. "There is ample room for the further de- \'elopment of the Canadian petroleum indus- try. Already there has been about twenty million dollars of capital il1\'ested in the husi- co nIE1IOR_\TIYE BIOGRAPHIC.\L RECORD ness in Ontario during the last thirty years, which has been principally prO\'ided by Cana- dian and .\merican im'estors; but the de- mand is increasing so fast for petroleum that the introduction of more capital is needed, not only to increase the production suffi- ciently to supply the demand for home con- sumption, but also to deyelop an export mar- ket for this product. . "It is an industry capable of great e-.ten- sian, for the following reasons: "1st-In consequence of the yery small cost of drilling the holes. "2nd-The Iowa, erage cost of produc- ing the oil. "3rd-The easy manner in \\hich a num- ber of wells can be grouped together and pumped from one central power station. "For these reasons it offers most remun- erative returns to the capitalist. "When the oil is pumped out of the ground it is taken to a refinery, and pumped into an iron still, which is a cylinder ten feet in diameter and thirty feet long, set up on brickwork just like a boiler: fire is placed underneath, and the oil is all boi1ed away to steam or vapor, "hich is conveyed off the top of the still by means of iron pipes two inches in diameter: these pipes run through a long box filled with cold water, and the ac- tion of the water on the outside of the pipes condenses the vapor inside, so that it runs out of the end of each pipe a pure white stream of clear oil into a tank, which is the oil we burn. This distillate, as it is called, contains a superabundance of carbon, and it has to be pumped up into an agitator and given a washing of sulphuric acid, which precipitates an the extra carbon to the bottom and pre- ,'ents the oil from smoking the chimneys and crusting the wick. "Canadian crude oil contains about five per cent of benzine and forty-fi,'e per cent of illuminating oil. "After the illuminating oil is taken off. the heayy vapors are blown out of the still by an injection of steam and condensed. and this oil is sold for making gas or used for liquid fuel: the balance of the product left in the still is petroleum tar, which also can 21 be used for liquid fuel, but it is yery ,alua- ble, as it is very rich in paraffin, and from it a large percentage of wax is obtained for making candles. It is also manufactured into lubricating oils of the very finest qual- it), and the residue makes a superior fuel, being yery rich in carbon." SX IUEL C. STOKES, one of the leading men of Petrolia, is a native of Sar- nia township, Lambton County, and a son of one of the pioneer settlers of that locality. The family is of Scottish extraction and was founded in Ontario bv Arthur Stokes. the grandfather of SamueÍ C. Arthur Stokes was born in Glasgow, Scotland, about 1760, and married a nati,'e of Scotland. In 1812 they came to Ontario, locating in Dalhousie, County of Lanark, where Ir. Stokes engaged in farming and died about 1858. In his native land he was a masõn by trade. He was twice married. Bv his first wife he had three sons, Arthur, Jóhn and William. Arthur died in Sarnia township, and \ViIliam, when last heard from, was a merchant in N ew York. By the second marriage there were two chil- dren: David, who married but left no fam- ily: and Mary, who became the v.ife of Ir. Brownlee, of Lanark County. John Stokes, the second son of the first marriage, was the father of our subjed, and he was born at Glasgow, Scotland, in 1796. He came to Ontario in 1812. In 1827, in the County of Lanark, he married Mary Paul. a native of Glasgow, Scotland, born in 1809, who came to Canada in 1815 with her parents. Like his father he took up land in the County of Lanark and engaged in farm- ing. Finding, howe"er, after cutting do\\n and burning up the timber, that the land "as too rocky for successful farming, nothing daunted he decided to sell out and go west. .-\cting upon this wise resolution, and lea,'- ing behind him for a time his wife and young children, John Stokes stoutly set his face towards the land of the setting sun. This was in the year 1834, before the day of rail- roads and steamboats, and after walking 500 miles he arri,'ed at the present flourishing 22 CO Il\1E:MORr\TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD town of Sarnia, which at that time con- tained some two or three houses. He pur- chased aU. E. L. title to Lot 5, 2d Conces- sion, of Sarnia township, and began to hew out a home for himself and family in the literally dense and howling forest. After clearing a few acres and building a comfort- able log house he was followed by his wife and family, who came to Sarnia by boat in 18 35. She was met by her husband and conveyed through the woods by an ox-team to their future home. Here they lived hap- pily until I8ï4, when a loving husband and a faithful father was removed by the hand of death. The trials and privations of the ear- lier years of their sojourn here, retold so many times in the experience of the early set- tlers, would form an interesting and profit- able bit of reading for the rising generation. One of the most exciting and anxious of these, perhaps, was in the year I83ï, when the husband left the providing of the children and their protection from the hungry wolves, which nightly serenaded their humble dwell- ing, to the truly brave wife and mother, and himself with rifle on shoulder marched to the front in defence of home and country. In their religious belief 11r. and Mrs. John Stokes were Baptists. Politically he \\'as a Reformer. To this pioneer couple the following children were born: Elizabeth married John Dennis; Arthur is deceased (he purchased 100 acres of land for fifty pounds and a yoke of oxen); J 01111 ( de- ceased) was a farmer of Sarnia township; David is a resident of Sarnia; James (de- ceased) was one of the greatest ax men of his day, but contracted a cold after chopping in a race and died at Petrolia (he was six feet, four inches, tall); \Villiam is a resi- dent of Petrolia: Mary Ann (deceased) married Thomas Drope; Samuel C. is men- tioned later; Robert is of Petrolia: twins died unnamed; George is deceased; one died in infancy unnamed. Samuel C. Stokes was born Aug. 15, 1848. At the age of eleven years he began to earn his own living, working as a laborer for fanllers, and when he was fifteen he went to Oil Springs, and in t\\'O years became a contractor employing forty men. He cele- brated his eighteenth birthday by giving a supper to his men at the log hotel of David Sheppard, at Oil Springs. On account of his youth he was known in those days a "the boy boss." In 1866 1\11', Stokes settled in Petrolia, and since then has been one of the leading contractors for the construction of under- ground tanks in the county, and he is also a large oil producer. He took an important part in the construction of the Sarnia tunnel under the St. Clair river. Some expert en- gineers had failed to accomplish tllis work, but he was very successful, and completed the sinking of a drainage shaft I I I feet deep and 16 feet, 4 inches, in diameter, and also completed other shafts in the tunnel. In addition to his oil business anrI contract work 1\11'. Stokes is a stockholder in the wagon works and the pork packing industries at Petrolia, and also attends to the large under- ground oil tanks of the Imperial Oil Co" at Sarnia. In addition to attending to his busi- ness affairs he has taken an important part in municipal matters in Petrolia, serving as a member of the town council. deputy reeve, and member of the countv council, as well as of the school board. - . On March 8, I8ïI. 1\11'. Stokes and Miss Margaret Grieve, daughter of John Grieve, of Richmond Hill, near Toronto, were united in marriage, and to their union three children have been born: John is now a driller in California, and also operated for' an English syndicate in Borneo; Jessie L. and Gladstone are at home. Mr. and 1\lrs. Stokes are members of the Presbyterian Church. Politically he is a Reformer, and he has always taken a deep interest in party affairs. Fraternally he is a Royal Arch Mason, and a member of the 1. O. 0, F. (belonging to Friendship Lodge, Ko. 65, of Petrolia), the S. 0, S. and the A. O. U. \V., being very popular in all these organiza- tions. During all of his busy life Mr. Stokes has always found time to advance any meas- ure he deemed would work toward the bet- terment of his city, and he is consequently regarded as one of its representative men, CO nIElIORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD DANIEL L<\cKENZIE died at his res- idence in Sarnia Jan. 15, 1892, and is still desen'edly revered by the citizens. For forty-five years prominent in business there, also officiating at different times as mayor and councilman, and sen'ing the public in other capacities, he performed no insignifi- cant part in drawing new industries into the place, furthering education, stamping out ,ice, and bringing law and order to bear upon the city government. ::\Ir. IacKenzie came of a distinguished Scotch family. :\n uncle named Duncan, father of Judge John A. ::\IacKenzie, as a soldier in the English army participated in the battle of \Yaterloo. Dr. John IacKen- zie, father of Daniel, was a man of Po\\ er in two prominent walks of life. :\ physician of no ordinary ability, he \von for himself a desen"ed popularity, As a druggist he also conducted a large and profitable business for many years" His field of labor \vas Scot- land, his natÌ\'e country, where for the most part he spent his life. His death occurred in 1833. During his young manhood 11r. Iac- Kenzie married 1\Iargaret Cameron, of a family prominent in the military annals of Scotland. She sun'ived her husband, and in 184-3 came to Canada with her children: Daniel. who is mentioned below; Barbara, unmarried. of \Vingham, Ont.; Jane, de- ceased wife of David Allen, of Be\"erlev township, Ont.; and ::\Iargaret, deceased, who married Hugh Ross. . Both training and inherent ability pre- destined Daniel ::\IacKenzie for a business career. Born in Campbell town Parish, Ar- desier. Inverness-shire, Scotland, ::\Iarch 4, 1828, he there spent his early years. Gifted with an acti\"e brain and the student's power of application, in the parish schools of the neighborhood he obtained a thorough educa- tion, and by keen obsen"ation in his father's drug store acquired practical knowledge of that business. In 184-3, in his sixteenth Year, he came with his mother and sisters to Can- ada. and four years later, in 1847, took up his residence in Sarnia. Here he for the most p'lrt spent the rest of his active life. In 184-9. in company with Thomas Houston, he 23 opened a general store in Sarnia, which they conducted together: for five years. Then, in 1854, 1\Ir. Houston retired from the firm, leaving 1\Ir. 1IacKenzie in full charge. Put- ting in a large stock of dry goods, he in time confined his trade to that line exclusively, and he continued the business throughout his actÌ\ e life. \\That hard work, clear thinking, and persistence could accomplish ::\Ir. Iac- Kenzie did, and in a practical \\ ay reaped the rewards of his labor. From year to }ear he enlarged both his trade and stock of goods, gradually increasing his suppl) of high-grade goods, and his store was long considered one of the best and most reliable of its kind in the city. It brought in large money returns, which, as a public-spirited man, he innsted in industries for the bene- fit of his cåmmunity. As a large stockholder in the Lambton Permanent Building and In- \ estment Society he senoed as president of that concern t\\ eh-e vears. On Sept. 27, 18.58, ::\Ir. ::\IacKenzie mar- ried Miss :Margaret Flintoft, who comes of one of the old and prominent families of On- tario. By this union there were fin chil- dren: James, no\\ residing in Sarnia; Alex- ander Houston, a merchant at Dallas, Texas, \vho married Miss ::\Iinnie Poste, of Port Huron, 1\Iichigan; Daniel George, _ of Chi- cago, Illinois; ::\Iiss ::\Iargaret Rebecca; and ::\Iary Elizabeth, \vho married Edward ::\Ic- Donald, a merchant of Sarnia, Ontario. 1Ir. lacKenzie exerted an influence in many walks of life. During his residence in Sarnia there \\ as scarcely a movement for the benefit of his community \\ ith which he was not prominently identified, _.....lways evincing the keenest interest in educational matters, he served the city with marked effi- ciency for twenty years on the school board, acting as chairman during the last year of that period. His accurate knowledge of business and his wisdom as a financier he turned to thoroughly good account in the city council, of \\"hich he was a member for many years. Through the merited esteem of his fellow-citizens he was elected mayor in I8ï8, and filled that office for one term to the entire satisfaction of his constituents. A 24 C01UIE.l\IORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD man of strong religious convictions, he was never tempted during his busiest hours with affairs of the world to shift his denomina- tional responsibilities to the shoulders of others, but gave both his time and money to\\ ard the building up of St. Andrew's Pres- byterian Church, of which he was long a member, devoting himself especially to the Sunday-school work. His large capacity for achievements, his philanthropy and his in- tegrity of character won him the lasting re- gard of his fellow-citizens. Fraternally he was a member of the Royal Arcanum. FLINTOFT. The Flintoft family, to which 11rs. MacKenzie belongs, numbers among its members several men of prom- inence. Her uncle, James Flintoft, filled the office of sheriff of Lambton County for many years, and his son is the present incumbent. Christopher Flintoft, grandfather of Mrs. MacKenzie, came with his wife-þiary Sanders-and family to Canada as early as 1811, finally settling in Sarnia. He died in that place at the residence of his son, Sheriff James Flintoft, mentioned above. John Flintoft, father of Mrs. MacKenzie, was born in England in 1805, and when but six years old, in 181 I, came with his parents to Canada. During his early manhood he married Hannah Chambers, and after her death Miss Dazy \Villis. By the first mar- riage there was one child, Margaret, who is mentioned above. By the second marriage there were five children: James, now de- ceased, was a farmer by occupation; he mar- ried and became the father of four sons, Albert, Herbert, Melzo and \Villiam. Ephraim, also deceased, likewise followed agriculture. Maria married Robert Cull i- ford. Martha is the wife of John McNaugh- ton, a farmer near -Beckwith, Onto John now resi!les on the old homestead in Lanark County, Ontario. ARCHIB:\LD MACLEA . registrar of deeds for the County of Lambton, wa:> born at Leeds Village, County of :Megantic, in the Province of Quebec, on the 16th day of August, 1837. He is of Highland Scottish ancestry. His father, Archibald ::\IacLean, son of John, son of Xeil, son of Hector, son of Farquhar, son of John Ban, son of Dun- can, son of Alister, son of John :i\Iohr, four- teenth 1iacLean of Lochbuy, emigrated from Ross Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland, to Canada in 1809. His mother, whose maiden name was Mary :i\IacKillop, daughter of Neil Mac- Killop and his wife, nee Mary lIacKelvie, emigrated with her parents from Lochranza, Arran, Scotland, and settled in Inverness, Megantic, in 1829. To those parents \\ere born four children, viz.: John :MacLean, Esq., still living on the old homestead at Leeds; Mary, wife of Hugh Jamieson, de- ceased; Neil, residing at Huntington, In- diana, in the employment of the Pennsylva- nia Railway system; and the subject of this sketch, whose early life was unmarked by any special circumstances. His parents taught their children both by precept and ex- ample their duty to God, their country and their fellow creatures, and were before them a constant illustration of the virtues of indus- try, temperance and self-reliance. He in- herited from his parents a good constitution and a healthy frame, which was strengthened by abundance of open-air exercise in a brac- ing climate, performing the strenuous and laborious operations incident to farming be- fore labor-saving machinery was as plentiful as it is today. He attended the Provincial Normal School. Toronto, during its eigh- teenth and twentieth sessions, and obtained therefrom a first-class certificate of qualifi- cation as a teacher. He taught school for a time at London and afterward at Sarnia, Ont., entered McGill University, Montreal, as a medical student in 1864, graduated therefrom M. D. C. M. in 1867, and prac- ticed his profession in the County of Lamb- ton from 1867 till 1891, when he was ap- pointed to the office which he now holds. Dr. MacLean was married on the 2d of .\ugust, 1871, to Jane, second daughter of the late Alexander Leys, of Sarnia, and their surviving children are three daughters and four sons, viz.: l\lary, at home; Grace and Alice. teaching in the Sarnia schools; J. Ncil MacLean. ::\1. D., member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Ontario, prac- \ "- " " "- .... , , . co nIE IORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ticing at Saginaw, Iichigan; .-\lex L. and Donald, hardware clerks. Sarnia; and Fred \Y., attending school. Gordon (deceased) was accidentally dro\\ ned on his se\ enth birthday, June 5, 1891. C\LEB KEX EDY, retired agricul- turist of Bosanquet township, County of Lambton, and one of the well-known citi- zens and leading public men of that section, is a native of Canada, born Feb. 10, 1836, in the to\\ nship of Esquesing, County of Halton. The Kennedy family is of Highland- Scotch extraction, and the name in Scotland represented a small clan, which as far as can be traced was Protestant in faith. In heraldic symbols their crest was surmounted with the human arm, bearing in the hand an oaken branch with an acorn on it. Substantial in their faith, they were appropriately repre- sented by this giant of the forest. Their kilt was the red and green. John Kennedy, the great-grandfather of Caleb, was born in Scotland. His parents, Presbyterian in faith, in times of religious persecution fled with him to the North of Ireland. \Vhen grown to manhood he came to America and was employed or connected with the Hudson Bay Fur Trading Com- pany, in New Jersey. In the time of the French and Indian wars with Great Britain he was taken prisoner at what was then callerl Fort Schlosser, one and one-fourth miles abon Niagara Falls, when he lost all he had and was carried a prisoner to Que- bec, thence being taken to Paris, France, and later by exchange of prisoners to London, England. In this connection the following paragraph is of interest: "At present there is standing a chimney One and a quarter miles above the Xiagara Falls. which history tells was built in 1750, It was in connection with the first stone structure built in that part of the country, anrl formed the chimney of the barracks of the French fort called Little Fort. which ,,-as burned by Joncaire when he was com- pelled to retreat by the attack of the British ?- -;) in 1759. It was rebuilt two years afterward as an adjunct to Fort Schlosser, and though this last named fort has long since disappeared the chimney still stands in a perfect state of preservation, a most inter- esting monument to the bygone days. From this point to Lewiston "as the portage road known as the trail of travelers who went by water from lake to lake, but were obliged thus to travel to avoid the Falls and whirl- pool rapids." In London John Kennedy married an English lady, and subsequently came to New Jersey and again entered the Fur Trading Company. He had four sons, John, \Villiam, Charles and Richard, John became the grandfather of Caleb Kennedy, and is men- tioned below. Of William nothing can be learned, Of the other two, Charles Kennedy was a carpenter and joiner, and lived many years in St. Ann's or near John. He was a genius in wood carv- ing, and made, in connection with his nephew, John Kennedy, the case for the cele- brated "grandfather's clock" which stood so many years, and is still, in a house on the old farm at Middleport. This clock and also an apple-tree called the well-pole apple-tree. be- cause it stood near a well, are still objects of great interest to the children and grand- children and great-grandchildren, some of whom are dead, and some of whom still \'isit that place. Richard Kennedy was a blacksmith. He had located land in Canada, had purchased a house and made himself a tomahawk, and was about to start through the wilderness country for his family in New Jersey when another man proposed to make the journey with him. This man was afterward con- victed and executed for the murder of an- other man, at which time he confessed that when fording the Tonawanda river, he sat On the horse behind Richard Kennedy, hold- ing the tomahawk in his hand, and that, having given a crushing blow, he then threw him into the river, and his lifeless body floated away. This information was learned through the ne\\'spapers, and was corro- 26 C01L\IEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD borated by his never being heard of after this time. John Kennedy, grandlfather of Caleb, was born May 8, 1761, in Essex County, New Jersey, and was pursuing his studies preparatory to entering professional life when the war of the Revolution broke out and prevented their continuance. He was old enough to have served in the army, but being small of stature passed unnotic d and was afterward excused by giving his serv- ices, free of charge, to the government in a clerical capacity_ He was a fine penman, being able to write in a legible hand the Lorò's Prayer within the compass of an English shilling. \Vhen grown and married he became a professional school teacher. In those days feeling ran high against loyal British subjects who could not adapt them- selves to the new order of things under the Republican government, and Mr. Kennedy finally decided to move with his wife and five young- children to Canada. He started with a team of horses, but the horses dying on the way he turned to his old business, teaching school, for a while. He had a special talent for establishing discipline. There were a number of large booys who had previously ruled the school, and learning of a plot to close the door against him, he secreted him- self in the loft, and when they were in wait- ing, with door bolted, he came down u1?on them suddenly with a birch rod, with which he proceeded to establish authority, and proved himself an Abel Sampson, The people of the place offered him a hou e and home if he would remain and settle among them permanently. Finally he started by boat or skiff, tra\'eling by some river route until he reached Oswego. New York, thence proceeding by way of Lake Ontario to Niag- ara. where he arrived June 8. 1795. From Xiagara he went to a farm below St. Ann's, becoming the owner of a tract on the Twenty 1Iile Creek. near Smithville, in the Niagara district. where he was a pioneer, and one of the first U. E. Loyalists. He lo- cated there in 1795, but remained only a short time, going to Middleport, where he remained until his death, on April 12, 1847. His remains were interred in the Presbvte- rian burying-ground connected \\ ith . the church a short distance below St. Ann's. On a white marble slab is the following inscrip- tion: "In memory of John Kennedy, Sr., who was born in the State of New Jersey, came to this Province June 8, 1795, with a wife and five children. Died April 12, 18 47. \ged 85 years, II months and four days." After settling in Canada he continued to teach school for a number of years, and he also did a great deal of the clerical work in his section, drawing up deeds, conveyancing, etc. He was twice married, first time in New Jersey to Charity \Varts, who was born March 23, 1768, and raised two large fami- lies of children, fifteen in all, to all of whom he gave a good common-school education, and whom he settled on farms of at least 200 acres each. Three of the older sons, J aIm, Charles and lIorris, were volunteers --or, as then called, ftankers---':"in the war of 1812 with the Cnited States. Charles took part in the battle of Lundy's Lane, and John at QueenstO\n1 Heights, and was one of the guards o\'er Gen. \ Vads\\ orth and other American prisoners captured at that cele- brated battle. lIr. Kennedy was particu- larly anxious for the welfare of his family, and frequently admonished his grandchil- dren to aim high in life, assuring them his ancestors were more than ordinary well-to- do, intelligent and respectable people. Among the incidents of his younger life was his presence and assistance in erecting a log jail in Essex County, New Jersey, where he was born. It is worthy of note, too, that ninety years after his birth a grandson of his, who by birthright inherited the name of John, inspired by the tales he had heard of his grandfather's and great-grandfather's lives, returned to their native place and spent the most of his life in that \'icinity. Seven children were born to John Ken- nedy's first marriag-e, with Charity \Varts, viz.: John, born March 4, 1787, was a sol- dier in the \\-ar of 1812, and died on the homestead April 18, 1874. Elizabeth, born July 27. 1788, married Benajah Williams, the founder of Glen \Villiams. in the County CO::\ßIE::\IORA TI\TE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD of Halton, Ont. -\nn, born ::\Iarch 30, 1790, died unmarried. Charles, born March 13, 1792, was a sergeant in the war of 1812, be- came a civil engineer and surveyor, and died on the old homestead June 12, 1854. Mor- ris, born XO\'. 4, 1794, died Oct. 12, 1886, Samuel, born ::\Iay 12, 1797, entered the armv to\\ ard the dose of the war of 1812, and -died ::\Iarch 7, 1879. George, born Sept, 16, 1799, died Jan. 28, 1870; he was the founder of Georgeto\\n, in Halton County, half of the to\\'11 being built on his farm. The mother of these died on the home farm, and ::\11'. Kennedy married for his second wife Barbara Slough, who was born ::\Iarch 23, 1773. Eight children were born to this union, namely: \\ïlliam, born Sept. 5, 1802, resided in Erin township, County of \Vell- ington, and died Sept. 18, 1889. Charity, born ::\Iarch 29, 1804, married Darius Tra\'is, who resided on Twentv ::\Iile creek. Catharine, born XO\". 9, 1805, l larried a 1\11'. Hill. and remO\'ed to the United States. Phebe, born .-\pril 29, 1808, died young. Jacob, born .-\pril 29, 1809, \\as a resident of Smithville, \Yentworth County, where he \\ as quite active in public Ii fe, serving as reeve and warden of the county. ::\Iargaret, born Aug. 6, 181 I. married Obadiah Roy, and resided in Erin township, \\- ellington County, dying June Ii, 1887. 1\Iichael, born July 27, 1815, was a farmer of St. Ann's, Onto David, born July 16, 1817, also made his home at St. Ann's, Ontario. ::\Iorris Kennedy, son of John and Charity (\\-arts) Kennedy and father of Caleb Ken- nedy. was born Xov, 4. 1794, in ew Jer- sey. and was but an infant when brought by his parents to Canada. \\'hile they were wait- ing at Oswego they met some Indians, who greatly admired ::\lorris on account of his large black eyes and dark hair, A squaw asked the mother's permission to hold the child, and, watching her opportunity, made off with him into the woods before her treachery was suspected. A resolute man ga\'e successful chase, howe\'er, and rescued the child. finding him with the squaw, who \\ as in hiding. In Canada lorris Kennedy gre\\ tCJ manhood on the paternal homestead 27 previously mentioned, receÌ\'ing a good common-school education under his father's tuition. During the war of 1812 he joined the British army, and among other engage- ments sen'ed at the battle of Lundy's Lane, the taking of Buffalo and Queenstown Heights, where he was shot through his big toe. He moved to Halton County, where he obtained a soldier's right to 200 acres of land near Georgetown. adding 100 acres to the original tract, and acquiring in all 600 acres -400 in one block. He continued to reside there, engaged in farming, until 185-1-, when he moved to Lambton County, locating on the 6th Line of Bosanquet, \\ here he bought from the Canada Land Company, and set- tled down to farming. After some time he rented that place and returned to George- town, where he remained five years. Going back to Bosanquet he passed the remainder of his life there, engaged in successful farm- ing operations. Howe\'er, though a prosperous farmer, :\11'. Kennedy did not devote all his time to agriculture. He \\'as an ordained mipister of the :!\lethodist Church, was a local preacher in Bosanquet township for several years, and also did ministerial work in other sections. He died on his farm Oct. 12, 1886, and was laid to rest in \Vard's ceme- tery, in Bosanquet to\\ nship. In politics ::\11'. Kennedy was a lifelong Liberal, and he was a stanch advocate of the principles of George Brown. On Oct. 4, 1815, ::\lorris Kennedy mar- ried, at Smithville, Ont., Sarah Tra\'Ïs, who passed away April 28. 1874, in Bosanquet township, and was buried in \Vard's ceme- tery. Children as follows came to this union: .-\lIen, born Jan. I, 1817, was a farmer in Halton County, and in Bosanquet to\\-nship, Lambton County, and died at 1\Iuskoka, Ont. ; he was quite a prominent man in pub- lic life, and sen'ed as reeve of Bosanquet township when Kent and Lambton met at \Yindsor to transact county business, and he was a justice of the peace for over fifty years, George, born Sept. 23, 1818, died in GeorgetO\\"11. Ont. Luray, born Nov. 19, 1819. married Robert Lyman. Susan, born 28 COl\L.\IE:\IOR.\TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Jan. 3, 1822, married Cah'in Lyman, and died in J\Iichigan. Morris, born May 20, 1824, resided on the old homestead at Georgetown, Onto Elizabeth, born Aug. 22, 1826, married Elijah Bailey, and lives with her daughter in Thedford, Ont. John, born Nov. 22, 1828, was a lumber manufacturer. Jacob, born April 14, 1831, was engaged with his brother Allen in lumber milling and was the owner of the first flour-mill in Thed- ford; he was township deputy reeve on sev- eral occasions; he now makes his home in Flint, J\Iich. Martha, born Sept. 18, 1833, married Thomas \ViIIsie, and makes her home at Owen Sound. Caleb was born Feb. 10, 1836. Aquilla Smith, born Aug. 9, 1839, died young. Morris Kennedy married for his second wife Caroline Shea, who died at the borne of Mr. Caleb Kennedy March 2, 1886, and is buried in \Vard's cemetery in Bosanquet township. Caleb Kennedy grew to manhood on the home farm near Georgetown, in Esquesing township, County of Halton, but was stilI in his teens when he came with his parents to Bosanquet township. He continued at home until 1859, when he commenced farming for himself on Lot 26, 6th Concession, afterward in all acquiring a tract of 300 acres, where he also engaged in stock raising and dealing until 1867, in which year he commenced merchandising. He was in business at Sea- forth, Huron County, for two years, at the end of which time he sold out and came to Thedford, where he started in the same line, remaining there for six years, during which time he was also engaged in operating the flour-mill in company with his brother Jacob and also carried on a drug store, being the owner of the first drug store in the place. At the end of the six years he sold out and re- turned to farming. Selling his own farm later on he bought his father's homestead of 100 acres in 1874, and there he has made his home ever since, carrying on general ag-ri- cultural pursuits and stock raising. He has been largely engaged in cattle dealing, buy- ing and feeding for the Toronto market. In 1904 he retired from actin business pur- suits, turning on r the management of the farm to his youngest son. He was uni- formlv successful in all his business ventures, makitÎ g them prosper by dint of hard work and close application, and had the faculty of making friends among his business associ- ates wherever he was located. He is held in the highest esteem by all who know him, and has many warm friends in the neighborhood where his home has been for so many years. In political sentiment l\Ir. Kennedy is a strong Liberal and a stanch supporter of the principles of his party. He has held a num- ber of important public positions, having been a member of the township council for three years; reeve of the township seven years, sitting as a member of the county council by virtue of that office; and about thirty years ago was appointed justice of the peace, which office he still holds. His interest in the welfare of his township and county has been productive of much good to the community. Fraternally he is a Blue Lodge Mason, belonging to Cassie Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Thedford, and a member of the Loyal Orange Association, belonging to Lodge No. 819 (of which he is past mas- ter) and Scarlet Chapter, and also to the county organization. He is a prominent ancl adive member of the J\Iethodist Church of Thedford, of which he is serving as steward and tmstee, and is also an earnest worker in the Sabbath school. Though active in all the various interests of his community Mr. Ken- nedy is a home-loving man, of decidedly do- mestic tastes, temperate in his habits, and a thoroughly good citizen. Mr. Kennedy was married Feb. 2, 1860, by Rev. \Villiam 'Woodward, to Catherine Guffin, who was born in Madoc, Hastings County, Ont., daughter of Horatio N. and Lucy (Moshise) Guffin, he a native of Ire- land and an old settler of Aladoc. ::\lrs. Ken- nedy was a woman of intelligence and de- voted to her home and family, and her death, which occurred Oct. 10, 1901, was re- garded as a loss to the entire community. Her remains rest in \Vard's cemetery, in Bosanquet township, During- her young- womanhood she taught school in Hastings CO:\ßIL\I01L\TI\ E BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD County, :\Iadoc township, for some time. Like her husband she \\-as a member and zealous worker in the Iethodist Church. The following children \\ ere born to l\Ir. and ::\.Irs. Kennedy: Herbert and Herman, twins,. born Jan. 30, 1862, both died young; Ida- nett, born ::\.Iay 29, 1863, is married to \V. H. Bell and resides in Ripley, Bruce county; Emma Catherine, born Feb. 23, 1865, mar- ried Joseph Clark, of Bosanquet township; Sarah Lucy, born Aug. 21, 1866, is at home; Harvey Caleb, born Oct. 26, 1867, is a stock broker at \ \ïreton, Ont.; :\lerritt Hil- ton, born June I I, 1869, married AJmira Ra)an and they reside in the Xorthwest Ter- ritory, at Saskatoon: Lester, born June 25, 1871, died young; :\Iary Amelia, born July 12, 1872, resides at home; Albert Franklin Charles, born July 21, 1878. now cultivates the homestead farm. DK ARTHUR COUR THOPE POCSSETTE. One of the oldest and best known members of the medical fraternity of the County of Lambton is Dr. A. C. Pous- sette, \..-ho resides at Sarnia and enjoys a large practice among the leading people of that town. Dr. Poussette is of Anglo-French extrac- tion. His grandfather, Richard Poussette, a retired gentleman and resident of the Isle of Jersey, married :\Iary Iacldox. These 1\\0, "ith two daughters, \, ere drO\" ned on a voy- age from France to the Isle of Jersey. Their children were: :Mary; Sophia; Sarah Ann; Peter Tavlor, father of Dr. Poussette; Rich- ard Franidin, British minister of the Island of Hayti, where he died of yellow fever; Louisa; Emily: \ Villiam Maddox, deceased, a gentleman in London, England; and John, also of London, England. Peter T. Poussette was born in London; England, Oct. I. 1802, and studied law in his native city, there practicing his profes- sion until [839, when he emigrated to On- tario. Before emigrating, he married :\Iartha Courthope, fourth daughter of Thomas and :\Iary Courthope, of the County of Surrey, England. Cpon his arrival in the Xew \\'orlel. \Ir. Poussette purchased 29 Lots I I and 12, Concession 9, township of Sarnia, Lambton County, and here he re- sided until 1852. _-\t that time he was ap- pointed postmaster of Sarnia, and held this position for two years. In 1853, upon the erection of Lambton into a separate county, he was made clerk of the peace, master in chancery, clerk of the First Division Court and clerk of the town of Sarnia, and he re- tained these positions of trust until the time of his death, which occurred in 1877, his \\ ife surviving him until 1892. Both he and his wife were members of the Church of England. Mr. Poussette was a Conservative in his political opinions. To himself and wife were born the following children: Arthur Court hope ; Henry Maddox, general agent for The Canada Life Insurance Com- pany, at Sarnia; Edward \Valdo, deceased, a druggist in Sarnia; Fannie, widow of the late E. H. Bucke, late of Sarnia, Ont.; l\Iary, unmarried, residing in Sarnia; A. p, Poussette, K. C, of Peterborough, Ontario; Florence, \\ ife of Rev. Joseph Last, of S" itzerland. A brother of :Mrs. Poussette, \Villiam Courthope, \\as Somerset Herald and deputy Garter King in the Heralds' Col- lege, of London, England. Dr. A. C Poussette was born in London, England, Dec, 7, 1835, and was only a boy when brought to Ontario by his parents. His literary education was obtained in the grammar school of Sarnia, under the late John \Valker, and in 1857. he entered :\IcGill College, from which institution he" as grad- uated in 1860, with the degree of :\1. D. Im- mediately after graduation, Dr, Poussette settled in :\Iooretown, Lambton County, where he remained until January, 1864, and then removed to Sarnia, and has been in ac- tive practice in that town ever since. Dr. Poussette has ah\ays taken an active part in municipal affairs, and during the years 1871, 1872 and 1873, was a member of the town council. In 1877, 1879 and 1880 he was reeve of Sarnia, \\ herebyj:1e was a member of the countv council. In 1886 he "as elected mayor of'Sarnia, and in August, 1892, was elected reeve by acclamation to fill the place of the late :\Iichael Fleming. The 3 0 CO D1E 10RATIVE BIOGRAPHIC\L RECORD Doctor has ever been a strang supporter of the Consen'ative party. In 1861, Dr. Poussette and A1iss Alicia, the second daughter of Captain George Hyde of the Royal Navy, were united in marriage. To this marriage \\'ere born the following children, now living: Julia Bux- ton; Maude Georgina, wife of Harold \Vil- loughby, now of Cape Town, South Africa; Guy Frederick Champion of \Vinnipeg, Man.; and Blanch Helen, at home. Dr. and Mrs. Poussette are members of St. George Church, Sarnia. The fraternal affiliations of Dr. Poussette are with the I. O. O. F., the Sons of England, and the 1\ledical and Sur- gical Association of County Lambton. He is at the present medical superintendent of the County of Lambton House of Refuge, and medical health officer of the town of Sarnia. \VILLIAM ENGLISH. manager of the Crown Savings & Loan Company of Pe- tralia, one of the leading oil producers of that locality, and also president of the Pe- trolia \Vagon \Vorks, is a native of London township, Middlesex County. lIe is a son of Adam English, whose sketch appears else- where. William English was born March 4, 1860, and his literary training was received at London and Sarnia. In 1881 he came to Petrolia as bookkeeper for that prominent citizen, the late Henry \Varren Lancey, a history of whose life will be found elsewhere. Mr. English continued in the capacity of bookkeeper for 1\lr. Lancey's large enter- prises, and after the latter's death took charge of the settlement of his estate. At thf conclusion of this work he engaged in a mercantile business, and in 1896, with J. H. Fairbank as president, he became manager of the Cro\\ n Savings & Loan Company. He is also largely interested in the oil pro- ducing business and owns many of the pro- ductive wells near Petrolia. Other enter- prises in which he is actively interested are the Lambton Creamery Company (in part- nership with J. E. Armstrong), organized in 1902, and the Petrolia VVagon \Votks, which were opened for business in October, 1902, and promise to rank among the lar- gest industries of the place. Mr. English is not only one of the most' prominent business men of Petrolia, but he is also one of the most public-spirited, and active in municipal affairs. In 1898 the water commission was established in this citv and 1\lr. English served most acceptably o the board for four consecutive years. In 1902 he was chosen mayor of the city, and proved one of its best executive officers; he was re-elected in 1903, On Jan. I, 1891, 1\lr. English was united in marriage with Miss Ella \Varren Lancey, daughter of the late Henry \Varren and Lydia Emeline (Drummond) Lancey. 1Irs. English was born in the State of Maine, but has been a resident of Petrolia sinte child- hood, and is the only surviving member of her family. :\lr. and Mrs. English have no children of their own, but the only daughter of Mrs. English's only sister finds a welcome place in their home and hearts. They are members of the Presbyterian Church. Po- litically Mr. English is a Conservative. MI CHAEL FLE::\1 DJ G ( deceased) , one of the best known and most highly re- spected business men and public-spirited citi- zens of Sarnia, Lambton County, Ontario, passed away at his late residence in this city. in 1892, leaving behind him many \\arm friends to mourn his loss, Few men have stood higher in the community in which they made their home, than did Mr. Fleming, and Sarnia lost one of its best citizens, and most earnest workers, when he died. Michael Fleming was born in Ireland Feb. 14, 1841, and \\ hen a small child was taken by his parents to New York City, where he soon became a messenger boy in a telegraph office. This first position decided his future career, for being naturally very quick, it was not long before the messenger boy had mastered the art of telegraphy, and when he was sixteen years of age, he went to Hamilton, Ontario. Here he secured a posi- tion as telegrapher, and ,vas placed in full charge of the office. This was a very un- CO::\L\IE::\IOR.\TI\'E BIOGRAPHIC\L RECORD usual occurrence, but although he was only sixteen, )'Ir. Fleming \\ as so expert that h(: was deemed competent to attend to the busi- ness of the office. Later, he \\ ent to Illinois. but soon returned to Ontario, and was made the chief operator for the Great \\' estern Railroad at Sarnia, having full charge of the office at that point, Later the G. \\'. T. Co. was started and as his ability "as recog- nized, he became chief operator for same at Sarnia, holding this position from 1859 until his death. In connection with this position, ::\1r. Fleming had charge of the express bus- iness at Sarnia, and was largely interested in various other enterprises. He' 'as one of the promoters of the H Uroll Lambton Loan .\ssociation, of which 1 d:> manager until his death. )'Ir. Flemlllg also estab- lished a private bank. which he successfully operated, continuing it during his lifetime. The first thirty miles of telegraph line built out of \ Vinnipeg, )'1anitoba, "ere con- structed by him. He was always foremost in promoting any enterprise he deemed likely to result in benefit to his city or county. )'Ir. Fleming ,,-as not only prominent as a business man, but he was one of the most active workers in a political way that Sarnia has ever known. For many years he was in the city council, was reeve of the place, and for four years was mayor of the city. There is no doubt that Mr. Fleming materially shortened his life by his close attention to his business and other duties, but he has left be- hind him results which are recognized and appreciated by his grateful fello\\ -townsmen. In political faith Ir. Fleming was a most stanch and enthusiastic Reformer, and did much to make that party a factor in Sarnia. Although not a member of any church, he was a regular attendant upon the sen-ices of the Presbyterian Church, to which he con- tributed liberally, and of which his wife is a member. In 1869 )'Ir. Fleming and )'1iss Annie Leys "ere united in marriage. ::\Irs. Flem- ing is the daughter of Ale,ander and Jane (Hossie) Leys, an extended sketch of whom will be found elsewhere. Eight children were born to ::\1 r. and l\Irs. Fleming: I\Iich- 3 1 ael, deceased; Jennie, a trained nurse of Chi- cago; Edward, deceased; .\nnie, at home; Charles, in the Inland Revenue service at Sarnia; Hugh, with the Imperial Oil Com- pany; Kathleen and Nora, both at home. In 1876, ::\1r. Fleming built a beautiful home on the corner of Charlotte and Vidal streets, where ::\Irs. Fleming and her daugh- ters now reside. \\'ILLLUI A. GRAHAl\I has won by long years of efficient service not only many personal friends but the honest respect of all men, regardless of political party. He was born in Lanark County, Ont., Feb. 9, 18 57, son of Thomas and Ann (:\1cInnes) Gra- ham, and grandson of Armour Graham, who died in 1881, aged eighty-four years. Thomas Graham was born in December, 18 30, on the Lanark farm which his father drew from the government in 1821, and Ih-ed there until he removed to Lambton County in 1881. There he still resides. He has been actively interested in the develop- ment of the country, and has been an im- portant factor in municipal affairs, serving ably as a member of the Lanark village coun- cil. His wife, .\nn ::\IcInnes, was born in August, 1835. They are members of the Church of England. Of their children all but two are living: \\ïlliam \.. is mentioned below; Jessie A. married \Vilson Bowen, a farmer in Dawn to\\ nship: George is a farmer in Enniskillen township: Rev, James, a clergyman in the Church of England, died at Owen Sound in 1894; Thomas A. is a car- penter in Dakota; Ida married George Bris- tow, a farmer in .\ssiniboia, N. \V. T.: Ema- line married .\. \Y. Adams, a grain mer- chant in Assiniboia ; Catherine married Irbin Briton, a ::\Iinnesota farmer_ \\'illiam A. Graham recei\'ed his prelim- inary education in the schools of Lanark to'tt;nship, and then entered the Carleton Place high school. in 1876, receiving there- from a third class certificate. He graduated from the Ottawa Xormal School in 1880, and that vear came to Lambton County. For se\-en ancÍ a half years he taught in School Section No. 19, in \Varwick; during 1889-9 0 3 2 CO DIE 10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD was principal of the \ V yoming public schools; and in 1891-92 was principal at Oil Springs. In 1892 Mr. Graham left the school room to engage in the oil business in partnership with R. \Vhittaker, of Sarnia, and so con- tinued until 1895. The next year marked the beginning of his career as a public of- ficial. He was made deputy reeve of Ennis- killen, and was a member of the county coun- cil at the time of the abolition of the old sys- tem. In 1898, 1899 and 1900 he was reeve, and in 1901 he was elected to the county council from Division NO.4, by the largest majority given any candidate in the county that year, and afterward was elected for an- other term by acclamation. In 19 0 5 he was re-elected county councillor by acclamation, and for 1901, 1902 and 1903 he held the po- sition of chairman of the educational com- mittee, while for the ten years of 18 93- 1 9 0 3 he was trustee of School Section No. 18, Enniskillen. At present he is chairman of the Inwood Public Library board. Educa- tional interests have always found in Mr. Graham a warm friend, and he represented the county at the meetings of the educational association held in Toronto in 1903 and 1904. In 1905 he was appointed county warden. Politically Mr. Graham is a stanch Conservative, and he has been looked upon as a promising candidate of his party fot: Parliament. He is well-posted on current events, is a fluent public speaker, and holds the confidence of his constituents, who have long been accustop1ed to appeal to him in all emergencies. For a number of years Mr. Graham has been a director of the Petrolia and Enniskillen Agricultural Society, and he is a justice of the peace for the County of Lambton. On Aug. I, 1883. Mr. Graham married. in Lanark, ::\Iiss Agnes S. Stewart, daugh- ter of the late Robert Stewart. Eight chil- dren haye heen born to them: "'esley c., Alexander T.. Lena. Clara, Stewart, Russell, William and George. JOHN CO\VA , senior memher of the law firm of Cowan & Towers, of Sarnia. is one of the oldest members of the Lambton County Bar. His profound knowledge of finance, his sound judgment, and relentless energy in pushing the claims of his clients, have given him prestige with business men, and he is now solicitor for the County of Lambton and for a number of corporations. :)'1r. Cowan comes of good Scotch ances- try. His grandfather, Hector Cowan, passed a peaceful, contented life in the steady pursuit of one industry. Born among the hills of Scotland, he there early imbibed the spirit of a pastoral life. As a young man, looking for an occupation, he naturally de- cided upon that of a shepherd, which he con- tinued for the most part throughout his life. He died in his native country. During hi:> young manhood he married Agnes \Vanless, a woman of Scottish ancestry. After the death of her husband she came with her chil- dren to Ontario, and settled in 1854 in Hu- ron County. where she died some time later. Mr. and Mrs. Cowan had eight children: John is mentioned below. \Valter and An- drew were engaged in farming in Huron COtmty until 1875, when they moved to the United States, where they settled and died, the first in Iowa, the latter in Illinois. Hec- tor also settled in Iowa, in 1875, and has since resided there. Agnes married John Douglas, and likewise resided in Iowa; she and her husband are now deceased. Isa- bella is deceased. Elizabeth married Peter :\lcNaughton, of Huron County. Maggie died in Illinois. John Cowan, Sr., was a .man of deter- mination and great energy. Born in Scot- land, he there grew to maturity. In a good home he was early trained to habits of indus- try and thrift. Upon reaching manhood he married in his native country Catherine Sin- ton, who was also born in Scotland. She died in Huron County, Ont., in 1896, at the age of seventy-six years. Of this union there were eight children: Annie married Thomas Calder, of Grey township, Huron County; Mary was the ,,,ife of John Hab- kirk, who is now dead; Agnes and Kate, both residents of Toronto, ha,'e never mar- ried; Jean married George Dorrance, who is now deceased; Hector is a lawyer at Pais- ley: James is a successful farmer near Sea- forth; John is mentioned below. "" .\ CO:\I:\IK\IOR.\ TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Reports of the excellent agricultural op- pnrtunities open to one in . \merica induced )lr. Cowan to come \\ ith his famih to On- tario in I8-1-Y. . \ fter a short residencé in Galt he settled in 1850 upon a farm in Huron County, and engaged in agriculture. .\-; much of the land was new he had the unde- sirable task uf clearing and breaking it, but hard" ork and well-directed efforts soon ac- complished this. and in time he had as good a farm as any in his \'icinity. Here he en- gaged in general farming extensively throughout his active life, dying at the home- stead in 1895. )Ir. Co,,-an was a progres- si\'e man, ambitious alike for himself and his famil). He kept weB informed upon ques- tions of public interest, and was influential in his community. John Cowan, son of John, Sr., started life as an ordinan' farm bO\-, but \\'ith a dim ideal of greatnes before h m which has be- come clearer and more pronounced as, "ith a dogged persistence. he has continually pur- sued it. He was born in midocean, J ul)' 8, 18-1-9, during his parent ' YO} age to c \merica, and" as reared for the most part in Huron County, Ont. .\t an early age he "as sent to the public schools of his county, "here his acquisitive mind and close attention to his studies marked him as a promising pupil. _\ \'ailing himself of e\-ery opportunity within his reach for obtaining knowledge, upon at- taining years of maturity he "as thoroughly competent to teach. So ambitious \, as he that in I8ï2 he hired out as schoolmaster in the township of Hibbert, and besides follow- ing his profession spent his spare moment,> in the study of law. For three years he thus busied himself; then he "ent to Stratford, and secured a chance of articling with John Idington, now Justice' Idington. From the first it was e\.ident that he possessed a legal mind, and he remained there for three year3, The folIowing year he was articled to Mr. Beaty, and at the time attended Osgoode Hall. Toronto, from which institution he graduated in I8ï9. The same year he "as admitted to the Bar and, at Dresden, Kent County, began the practice of his profession. The outlook in this place, however, seemed 3 33 not the most desirable, all1l after si" months he moyed to \\'atford. Here conditions pro\'ed favorable, and he remained in that place until I8 3. By this time he had met with considerable success and "as consid- ered a la\\yer with e)..cell nt prospects. He had made the acquaintance of a large num- ber of men in his own profession, and on Feb, I, 1883, tormed a partnership with :\Ir. Lister. of Sarnia, whither he soon aften\ ard mo\ ed. For co-operative work he seemed eminently fitted, and the partnership "as continued until 1898. when :\Ir. Lister was caIled to the Bench. The same year the finn uf Cowan and )lcCarthy was "fonned, and the foBo" ing year it was changed to CO\\ an, )lcCarthy and T 0\\ ers. For t" 0 years it thus continued; then, in September, 19 01 , upon the withdra" al of ::\Ir. :\lcCarthy, it took its present name, Conan and To\\ers. Since coming to Sarnia !\Ir. Cowan has had an extensive practice, which has steadily in- creased from year to year. As a solicitor he has been eminently successful, and is now acting in that capacity for the townships of Sarnia, )Ioore, \\'an\ ick, Brooke, Dawn, the to" n of Sarnia and other municipalities, also for the Traders Bank, the Industrial, ::\Iortgage & Sayings Co., and several other institutions. In 1881 :\Ir. CO" an married Eliza .\. :\[cIntire, rlaughter of John )[cIntire, of Huron County, and of this union there have been eight children: Carrie, Kate, John, Stewart, Annie, Sussie, Hector and Frank. ::\Ir. Cowan is strong in his profession. He not only has the confidence of the Bar in the County of Lambton, but has "on a reputation extending be) und his locality. He is an indefatigable worker, and spares him- self neither time nor strength in his im esti, gation of cases falling to his lot. He has been a lifelong student, and his legal lore is thorough and extensi\'e. As a citizen he is actÌ\'e in social, religious and public affairs. Both he and his wife belong to the Presby- terian Church, and fraternaBy he affiliates with the Sons of Scotland and the Canadian Orùer of Foresters, 34 COlIMEMôRA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ROBERT BRO\YI\. J. P.. a prominent citi7en of 1oore township, is one o its old- est liying pioneers, ha\ ing been a resident of the township for over seyenty years. during ,,-hich time he has seen ,,-hat "as once a great wilderness transformed to a fertile. well-populated region. \\'hen he first came here, wokes, bears, deer and other wild ani- mals "ere numerous. and there were no roads. churches. schools or any other e\'i- dences í)f ci\'ilization, and only Indian trails to guide the tra \ eler. The substantial farm- ers now settled here, the offspring of the harch- Scotch, English and Irish settlers, haye' highly cultiv;ted farms, good homes, fine churches and schools, and Ir. Brown has done his pïrt nobly in bringing about this prosperuus state of affairs. He has reared a family which reflect credit on the Christian training they recei\-ed, and the lesson of il1- du<;try and economv instilled into them in a well-regulated home. 1r. Brown was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Oct. I I, r831. The Brown fam- ily has heen established in Scotland for gen- erations, residing in and near Edin- hurgh. Peter BrO\vn, the grandfather of Rohert. "'as born there, and was a carpenter and joiner by occupation, following his trade in Edinburgh. where he spent his life. He was a finn adherent to the Established Church of Scotland, and li\'( d and died in that faith. IIe married Ann Stuart. a woman of culture, who was a descendant of the Royal Hou<;e of Stuart. She. too, was a member of the Presbyterian Church. They became the parents of seven children. name- Iv: Jean, !\fargaret. James, Peter. Mary. Rohert and Ann. all of whom lived and died in Scotland. e'Xcept Robert. Robert Brown. son of Peter. and father of Robert. was horn in the city of Edinburgh. where he \yas educated and learned the trade of carpenter and joiner. He followed that business in Edinburg;h mostly as a con- tractor, and was quite <;ucce<;sfuL There he married Janet McDuff. and they became the parents of six children. fi,-e of \vhom 'v en> horn in Edinburgh. :\1 r. Bra" n ga\'e up his trade, due to a bad speculation in a part- nership contract with two others, who had deceived him. so he turned to the ew \YorId, where he hoped he could improve his financial affairs and find a home for his fam- ily, who were growing up around him. Tak- ing passage at Greenock, Scotland, on a sailing vessel, with his wife and children, they landed in New York in 1836, after a six weeks' voyage. Making their way to On- tario, they sailed up the Hudson river to Albany, Kew York, and from there by way of the Erie Canal to Buffalo. thence on Lakë Erie to Detroit. where they embarked on the little steamer "Greshet," which brought them up the St. Clair ri\'er to what was Suth- erland's wharf. near l\looreto\vn, in the township of ::\Ioore, Lambton county. They remained along the river front for two and a half years, during which time the l\Iackenzie Rehel1ion broke out. and l\Ir. Brown had to do his part as a loyal British subject, carry- ing; arms in defense of his king's rights. In JR39 he moved his family to a place on Bear Creek. ::\Ioore township, ,,-here he bought a tract of 100 acres on Lot 9, 5th Concession. o\vned by a Mr. Sturdevant. and on which was a small log house hut no clearing. There was only an Indian trail in lieu of a roar!. and here he settled his family, and set out to make a home for himself in which he succeeded with the help of his growing sons. They cleared up the land, and in time put up a brick dwelling house. substantial barns. and made other improvements on the land. Mr. Brown later bought 1.000 acres of land at $r per acre, which he afterward sold for $2,50 per acre. He was a hard working man. and spent the rest of his life upon the farm and was quite active up to the time of his death, possessing all his faculties e'Xcept his eyesight. which he lost some time before. He passed peacefully away at his home in 18<)2. at the ripe age of ninety-six years and one month, and "as laid to rest in the Bear Creek cemetery, Like his family he was a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church. attending at Bear Creek. \Vhile in Edinburgh he was an elder of the Estab- lished Church of Scntland. He always en- dea\'ored to li\'e a true upright life. and died CO:\ßIE:\IOR_-\ TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD a Christian's death. His wife, "ho for sixty years was his faithful helpmate follo,,'ed Í1im to the graye on the IOISt anni\'ersary of her birth, _-\pril 6. 1902. She was acti\'e to the last, and during her young womanhood did much to help her hushand in his strug- gles for triumph over the hard conditions of life in the new country. She" as a devoted wife and mother. and a true Christian, a member of the Preslwterian Church. Her earlier days in this region" ere full of toil. for she had much to do to clothe and pro,,-ide fur her children: but her later years passed in comfort and peace. and she" as carefully cared for by her family. The children of Robert and Janet (:\IcDuff) Brown were as follows: Peter died in :\Ioore to" nship. Janet married \\ïlliam Young, of )'Ioore to\\ nship. Robert is mentioned below. Ann resides on the homestead. John died in :\Ioore township. :\Iargaret, the only one born in :\1oore township, married Peter Dun- can. and is now deceased. Robert Brown \vas but six years old when he left his Scotland home for the Xew ". orld with his parents, settling in the wil- derness in :\Ioore to,,'nship, where he gre" up. They had few neighoors within miles of the home. and there were neither churches or schools. Desiring to get some education, he hired out at the age of thirteen years to George \Vhite, near :\Iooretown, on the river front, working and attending school for three years. Returning to the homestead. he worked" ith his father on the farm until he was nineteen years old. But he had a longing to see the" orld and get some prac- tical knowledge, so he started for the \Vest, going to Missouri, making a location at \ Y eston, where his uncle, Peter :\lcDuff, re- sided. Here young Brown spent five and a half years. during which time he learned the trade of carpenter and joiner, and attended school for a short period during \\ inter sea- Sons. Coming east again he located in De- troit, :Michigan, where he found work at his trade and where he spent t\\ 0 years. From there he went to Sarnia. where he remained one year, engaged in the carpenter and joiner trade. after which he returned to :\1oore 35 township, and bought a tract of 100 acres on Lot 10, 5th Concession. Here he erected a .;mall frame hou"e to which he brought his wife, and they settled do\\ n to pioneer life. He succeeded by hard work in transforming his land to a "ell-cultivated farm, erected fine barns and other buildings, including \\ hat is considered one of the finest frame d\\'ellings in the to" nship. Here he has raised and educated his family, fitting them to fight life's battles. He and his wife spent here forty-fi\'e years of happy married life, until death separated them. )'Irs. Brawn passing a"ay July 12, 1899, after quite an illness. from cancer of the stomach. She was buried in Bear Creek cemetery. :\Irs, Bra" n was a model helpmate and an earnest Christian woman. a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church, and belo\'ed by all who knew her. Mr. Brown is now spending his declining years in the home which he made. and ,,'here he has li\ ed for half a cen- tury, cared for by his t".o de\'oted daughters. He has always led an honorable, upright life, honest to the core, through all the ups and do" ns of fortune which he experi- enced in the accumulation of a competence. In politics he has been a stanch Reformer all his life, always supporting the principles of the Liberal party as laid do\\ n by its mem- bers. He is no office seeker. but was ap- pointed by the Ontario go\'ernment a jus- tice of the peace of the county, the duties of which office he has discharged with an even hand. Like his father and granòfather. he is a firm adherent of the Presbvterian Church and was one of the founders of the Bear Creek Church. being a member of the build- ing committee and manager. "'hen the church in Brigden was organized he became a member, and has been an elder of the church for many years. He takes a deep in- terest in religious matters, and his daughters are quite active also in church work, choir, Sabbath-school. etc. 1\Ir. Brown is still act- ive and in good health. and his active intel- lect shows no sign of impairment. 1\1r. Brown was married in Sarnia, Oct. I I. 185-+, to :!\Iiss Jane Magdalene Kerr, of Goderich. Huron County. daughter of Capt. 3 6 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Thomas and ::\lagdalene (Be]]) Kerr. Her father was a sea captain both in Scotland and on the Great Lakes of :North America, and was lost on Lake Huron. The mother after- ward married \Yi]]iam Stokes, a blacksmith. ::\lrs. Brown became the mother of twelve children, viz.: Thomas Kerr, a resident of Petrolia. where he is a farmer; Robert Bruce, a merchant of Brigden. ant.; \Villiam \Val- lace, a mason, residing in Brigden; Gilbert lcDuff. a groceryman of Sarnia: Jane Magdalene, who married David :McDonald. a merchant of Brigden; Jessie IcDuff, at home; Peter, who was ki]]ed by the fa]] of a tree at the age of five years; John, a com- mercial tra,'eler, who resides in London; Laura Be]], married to John Grimes, station agent at Brigden, of the Michigan Central railroad: Carrie. at home; l\Ieh'i]]e, a rail- road man with the Grand Trunk road, who was ki]]ed in February, 1905; and Garnett. who died in infancy. ROBERT R.\E. of Thedford, ,,'as born :!\ov, 16. 1826, in the vil1age of Lesmaha- gO\\'. Lanarkshire, Scotland, son of Robert and Agnes (Hamilton) Rae. Both his grandfathers, Robert Rae and Robert Ham- ilton, were nati,'es of Scotland. Our subject "as the second in the family of four chil- dren born to his parents. viz.: Janet, now the widow of \Villiam Purdie, a fanner re- siding in ::\Ialvern, ant.; Robert: l\Iargaret, deceased, who married Amos Thomson, .\ farmer now li,'ing in Scarborough, ant.; and .\rchibald, a farmer ,vho died in Bosan- quet township, unmarried. Robert Rae. our subject, remained in his nati\'e place until he was fi"e years and four months old. when his parents emigrated to Canada, There were no railroads at that time in Scotland and no steamship lines crossing the Atlantic ocean. _\fter having disposed of the greater part of their furniture and household effects they secured the serv- ices of two carts to carry the balance of the household and persnnal effects, along with themseh-es and the members of their little family. composed of four children. to the city of Glasgow. abuut twenty-two miles distant. where they embarked at the Broomielaw on a sma]] steamer for Greenock with a view of taking immediate passage' on the good ship "The ailer:' On arriving at Gree- nock it was ascertained that the ship had been recently painted. and on that account it be- came necessary to engage quarters for about a week in the town until the ship was in proper condition to receive her living freight. In due course a favorable breeze sprung up, the anchor was weighed and the sails hoisted to the wind, and the heather hi11s, the bosky dells and the "impling burns Qf Caledonia ,,'ere soon left behind in the distance and di,;- appeared from view, as the noble ship headed westward to face the bi]]o:ws of the western ocean. After a somewhat tedious ,'oyage of seven weeks, during which time they encoun- tered a number of severe storms and lay four days in a vast field of ice, they arri,'ed at Quebec, the ancient capital of Lower Can- ada, where they were transferred to the steamer "Chambly" and proceeded to )'lon- trea1. They were then transferred to a craft ca]]ed a"Durham boat," and continued their perilous journey up the river St. Lawrence until they reached Prescott, where they em- barked on the steamer "\\ïlliam the Fourth," which brought them to Toronto, then named "):' ork," the capital of 'C pper Canada; there they landed after a tedious passage of three weeks between Quebec and Torunto. .\bout the 1st of June. 1832. after landing in To- ronto, they were met by Mrs. Alexander Gibb, who li,'ed on a farm about five mile,> from the city, up Y onge street. and she gave the party a cordial invitation to go home ,,-ith her for a few days. "hich they gladly accepted. But as their destination was the township of Scarborough they only re- mained at the Gibbs homestead for a short time, and then took their departure to visit an uncle, Robert Hamilton, who had settled in Scarborough township about two years before. As 11r. Hamilton was at this time engaged in chopping a fa]]ow the father" ent out to assist him one afternoon. He had had no experience in fe]]ing timber, the first large tree that he undertook to cut down fell in the opposite direction to what he had in- ... I" , \ - - .... "7 . ÆM CO:\1MEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 3ï tended, and in attempting to get out of the due time converted into a fairly producti,'e way he ran in the wrong direction and \"as little farm, within eas} reach of Toronto struck by the body of the tree and instantly markets, about fourteen miles distant, where killed, just four weeks after landing in To- the widowed mother and family were able ronto. This was on June 28, 1832, and he to make a good comfortable li\'ing. After was only about thirty years old at the time ),11'. Rae was sixteen years of age he attended of his death: he was buried at St. Andrew',; school about si). weeks each" inter until he Church, in Scarborough. He left a widow was nineteen years old, during which time and four small children wholly unprovided he acquired a fairly good common school ed- for, the eldest seven years old, the youngest ucation, which seemed to create in his mind a a little over one year old. They remained in desire to study for one of the learned profes- a small house on the uncle's place, Lot 25, sions. Consequently he commenced the in the 3d Concession of the township of study of the classics, and made rapid pro- Scarborough, until the fall of that year, when gress in the study of the Latin and Greek they remO\'ed to a small place of about fif- languages, but after pursuing the study of teen acres which was rented from one Rob- these languages for about a year he decided ert Stobo, situated about ten miles east of to turn his attention to mercantile business. Toronto on the Kingston road. There they However, it "as three or four years before remained about eight years, during which an opportunity occurred for him to enter that time the widowed mother by hard work and line, during which time he continued to ,,'ork rigid economy made a fairly comfortable liv- on the farm and also to work out more or ing for herself and young family, and accum- less, during' han'est, doing cradling and ulated a sufficient amount of money to pur- other work, until he was about twenty-four chase thirty acres of land, comprising part years of age. Then he engaged as a clerk of Lot 18, in the 2d Concession of the town- in a grocery store, just west of the :\1arket ship of Scarborough, near where the village square in Toronto, carried on by the firm of )'1ah'ern now stands. The desirable ob- of Strachan & Reford, in order to acquire ject of purchasing land for a permanent some knowledge of the grocery business. In home made it necessary that the children the foIlo" ing spring he opened a smalI gen- should commence work at an early age, even eral store on the )'1arkham road. the site of before they had acquired the ordinary com- which is now included in the village of 1al- mon school education that "as a\'ailable \'ern. But as the small farm of thirh' acres under the very imperfect system that existed had been disposed of. and 200 acres of unim- in the country at that time. \\'hen our sub- prO\'ed land had been purchased from the ject was sixteen years of age he was unable Canada Company, in the township of Bosan- to write his name, and at that time had ac- quet, it "as decided, more particularly for quired no knowledge of arithmetic or gram- the benefit of his younger brother -\rchibald. mar, but he had completely mastered the to remove to the County of Lambton, Con- shorter catechism at the age of seven, and by sequently the general store business was sold, studying at home and attending the Sabbath- and in the month of January, 1852, his school and Bible class, conducted b\T the late mother and younger brother with him left Dr. George, he "as fairly well gråunded in the township of Scarborough and proceeded Scripture subjects and doctrine. .-\bout the to the township of Bosanquet, settling upon year IR.J.o the family moved from the Kings- Lot 23. in the 9th Concession of said town- ton road and settled on the thirty acres Of ship, when that part of the County of Lamb- bush land they had purchased on the east side ton was almost a complete wilderness. Th of the 1arkham road. Robert Rae was then journey at that time occupied fi\'e days by fourteen years old, and although small for team. as the Great \Vestern railroad-the his age was able to do a good deal of work. first raih\'ay west of Toronto built throug!1 so that the thirh' acres of bush land were in' ""estern Ontario-\\ as not then CI .nstructed, 3 8 COl\IUEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD They occupied an old log shanty on Lot 26, in the 6th Concession, until they had time tC' construct a shanty on Lot 23, in the 9th Con- cession, although they found it a difficult undertaking to build in the winter when the snow was over two feet deep, and in order to accomplish the task had to travel three miles morning and night until the work was com- pleted. However, in due time the structure was raised and covered \\ ith basswood troughs, which although they are not very artistic make a good tight roof, bidding defi- ance to wind and weather, and when the in- terstices are carefully closed with moss one would be surprised to find how warm and comfortable one of these pioneer shanties can he made. After the rustic dwelling ,,'as com- pleted they purchased a yoke of oxen and two cows and commenced chopping a fallow, and the branches of the trees that were cut down furnished fodder for the cattle that had been purchased. The land was heavily timbered, and all the operations of felling the trees and cutting them into suitable lengths for log- ging were performed with the axe. Our sub- ject and brother spent about two years in clearing up and fencing about twenty acres of the bush land fit for crop, and during this time all the members of the family had se\'ere attacks of fever and ague and suffered great annoyance from the swarms of mosqui- toes that were so prevalent in the township in those early days of pioneer life. They \\-ere situated a considerable distance from stores and post offices. The land on the 8th Concession \\'as sold, and other land pur- chased in the vicinity of Pine Hill, where greater facilities existed for getting neces- sary supplies and corresponding with the ontside world. In 1854 1\1r. Rae opened the second gen- eral store at \Yidder, in company with James Harrower, and a good business was done. In the year I8S he was married to Rachel Jane S ith, oÙÌ1e township of \Varwick. at the city of London. Ont., on the 30th day of Tulv. He sold his interest in the firm of Rae '& -Harrower to l\lurdo 1\IcLeay, of the township of \\'am'ick. and shortly afterward opened a general store on his own account, engaging as clerk \Villiam BrO \"I1, who was appointed postmaster at Pine Hill till 185 6 , in \\ hich year 1\1r. Rae was elected a member of the municipal council of the township of Bosanquet, an office he held four years, ,,'hen he was elected reeve in 1860. He held that position continuously until the end of the year 1887, with the exception of the year 18 7 6 , when he left the village of Thedford for the purpose of opening a general store in Forest in company with Alfred Lofft, now of St. Mary's, At the municipal elections for the year 1877 he \\ as again elected reeve for the township of Bosanquet by acclama- tion during his absence in Forest, and he re- turned to the village of Thedford in the early part of the year 1877. In all he served twen- ty-eight years as reeve. He was also elected to the position of \\ arden of the County of Lambton by a unanimous vote of the county council, for the year 1863, and was again elected to that position for the years 186-+, 18 6 7, 1868, 1869 and 1887. being the only person who has held that office for more than two tern1S. After that he retired from the ree\'eship of the township of Bosanquet, but was elected reeve of the village of Thedford for the year 1892 and was also elected county councillor for Division 1\0. 6, County of Lambton, for the term of two years, com- mencing with the year 1897, under the New County Council Act of IP-96. He also filled the position of school trustee for Section No. I I. in the township of Bosanquet, for a con- siderable number of years, during \\ hich time he held the office of secretary and treasurer. On July 17, 1856, he recei\'ed the appoint- ment of postmaster for the village of \Yid- del', which at that time \\ as a very important center for business, ha\-ing the principal trade of the township of Bosanquet and also of \\'est \Villiams. On the completion of the Grand Trunk railroad, in the fall of 1859, a village was laid out at \\ïdder Station, now Thedford, and gradually the greater part of the business of the surrounding country was transferred from \Yidder to \Vidder Station. Having sold out his interest in the general store at \Yidder carried on in the fi011 name of Rae & Duffus, to his partner, Adam Duf- CÐUME110RA TIYE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD fus, in \\ hose fa\'or he resigned the postmas- tership at \\ïdder, also, he shortly afterward opened a general store in the new village at the railway station, and in the year 1862 wa,; appointed the first postma<;ter at \Vidder Sta- tion. He was appointed a justice of the peace during the :\1acdonald administration, pre\'ious to the confederation, and is one of the oldest magistrates in Ontario. :\1r. Rae was an officer in the Resen'e :\1ilitia for many years. He recei\'ed a com- mission as ensign in the 5th Battalion, of the Lambton )'1ilitia, dated the 20th day of )'1arch, 1856, and was advanced to the rank of lieutenant on the loth day of October. 1861; he \\as appointed captain of No. ï Company. in the Reserve 11ilitia of Lamb- ton, on the 12th day of February, 1869. About the only military duties, however, that he was e\'er called upon to perform, were the enrolling of the Reserve Militia for the town- ship of Bosanquet for the years 1869, 18ï I and I8ï3, the militia being at that time en- rolled each alternate year. On the 6th day of :\1arch, 1867, a Lib- eral convention was called in Sarnia to nomi- nate a candidate for the House of Commons. at which cOl1\'ention an infonnal ballot \\ as taken to ascertain the feeling of the COt1\'en- tion as to a candidate for the local legisla- ture of the Province of Ontario. The result of the ballot was as follows: 32 for 11r. T. B, Pardee. 22 for ).1r. R. Rae and 12 for )'1r. F. Davis; the convention was largely attended by )'1r. Pardee's supporters fronl the town of Samia. The same evening, ho\\- e\'er. a meeting of the representati\'e men ùf the Reform party was held in the "Belcham:' ber House." Sarnia, for the purpose of de- ciding- who should be nominated for the Re- form candidate for the local legislature of Ontario in the County of Lambton, at which meeting )'1r. Rae was tendered the nomina- tion by a large majority of those present, who composed a fair representation from nearly all the municipalities of the county. He declined to accept on short notice, as he had been supporting Cot. Da\,is for the posi- tion, The meeting, ha\'ing refused to delay the matter, proceeded to confirm )'Ir. T. B. 39 Pardee's nomination. )'Ir. Rae afterward decided to contest the county as an independ- ent candidate, but UI1\\ isely accepted a nomi- nation at a Consen'ati\ e convention at \\'yo- ming, as he had formerly been a strong Re- former, and by that means lost the support of the greater part of the Reform party and \\as defeated by a considerable majority, as the prejudice against independent candidate,; at that time in both the Reform and Conserv- atÌ\'e parties was very strong, and he failed to secure the hearty support of either. He did not offer himself as a candidate for th county council at the election that took place in January, 1900, as his health ,,'as not very good at the time the nominations were held, in the month of December, pre\ious. Since then he has de\'oted the greater part of his time and attention to the business of private banking at Thedford and Oil Springs, hav- ing established a private banking business in I8ï8. \Vith the e'\.ception of being a mem- ber of the Public Librarv board, and occa- sionally discharging the "duties of a magis- trate. and an issuer of marriage licenses, he has held no official position since the year 18 99. )'1r. Rae \\as a prominent figure in the first Lambton campaign of Hon. George Bro\\ n, for whom he worked so faithfully that he even closed his store for some days, He has been a constant reader of the Toront:> Globe since 1853. l\1r. Rae was elected a ruling elder in Knox Presb) terian Church, Thedford. in )'1arch, I88-t.. and was appointed clerk of ses- sions at the first meeting of sessions after ordination, a position he has held for eighteen years, )'Ir. Rae is an enthusiastic curler, and the following is quoted from the Toronto Globe of .\pril 8, 1905: "On February 2d Ì\\'O rinks of the The.l- ford Curling Club proceeded to London. Ont., to compete for the district cup. Dur- ing the first day three games \\'ere played, in which Thedford Curlers defeated London Thistles, Sarnia and Parkhill. and got into the finals with St. Thomas, which the Thed- ford team defeated ne....t day by four points, 4 0 COM),IElIORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD and won the cup, \\-hich they brought home to Thedford. )'1r. Rae played the leading stone, under Skip Thomson, and in the ab- sence of the president of the Thedford Club the district cup was presented to :Mr. Rae as being the oldest curler on the ice, and per- haps the oldest in Ontario." On July 30, 1855, in London, Ont., Mr. Rae was united in marriage with liss Rachel Jane Smith, daughter of \\ïlliam Smith, of \Varwick township, and to this union have been born the following children: ( I) Helen Bell is the wife of William Rat- tray, of Thedford, by whom she has two chil- dren, Jane and Helen. ( 2) A.gnes Hamil- ton is at home. (3) Robert Allan, a private banker of Oil Springs, married Caroline Menhenick, by whom he has had four chil- dren, William, Robert (deceased), Arthur and \Valter. (4) :Margaret married (first) Thomas S. Armitage, and (second) Howarù A. Cox, of Manitoba, by whom she had one daughter, Nora Irene. (5) Mary Ann Eliz- abeth is the wife of \ViIIiam Henry Duff, by whom she had one daughter, Jane Marguer- ite. (6) Rachel Jane, wife of O. B. Man- ville, has two sons, Robert Rae and Albert Ernest. (7) \ViIIiam Archibald, a Presby- terian minister at Vegreville, Alberta, mar- ried Lena Stephenson, and has one son, Mer- line Hamilton, lr. and Mrs. Rae reached the golden anniversary of their wedding on the 30th day of July, 1905, and it was celebrated at their home in Thedford in a quiet and appro- priate manner by the members of the family residing in the dllage. They did not at- tempt a general family reunion on the OCC'l- sion, partly on account of the anniversary falling on the Sabbath and partly on account of the larger number of the family having settled in the :t\orthwest Territories, which would have im'olved a long, toilsome and tedious journey for them to be pre<;ent at the old homestead on the occasion. But thf: greater number of the .members of the family contributed a considerable number of costly and appropriate articles as soU\"enirs for the occasion, among \\ hich may he mentioned Î beautiful gold-headed cane for the father and a splendid gold-headed umbrella and a neat rattan chair for the mother, and other members of the family contributed a hand- some SUill of gold coin, thereby showing their parental affection and the esteem and regard in which the parents are held by their family. Mr. Rae's mother survived to the ad- \'anced age of eighty-se\'en years, dying Dec. 2, I8i8, in Scarborough, and she rests beside her husband in St. Andrew's churchyard. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church, as was also her husband, and he was an elder in the Secession Church in Scotland. THO:MAS :\1:cKITRICK, now living at Petrolia, is one of the oldest oil producers of that locality, having been engaged there in the business since 1867. He is a native of the County of Carleton, Ont., and a son of Patrick and Mary (Simpson) :McKitrick. Patrick IcKitrick and two brothers, George and James, came from Ireland to Canada in 1833, Patrick was born in 1803, and after coming to the Dominion married 1\Iary Simpson, who was born in 1813, daughter of \ViIIiam and Nancy (Craw- ford) Simpson. the latter of whom lived to the unusual age of 104 years. The former died aged ninety-six years. The family of Crawford was noted for its longevity. 11:rs. Simpson having a sister who li\'ed to the age of 106. \Villiam Simpson and his wife set- tled in Carleton County at an early date, in fact before any buildings occupied the site of the present capital city of the Dominion. 1\11'. Simpson became a well-to-do farmer and esteemed citizen. Patrick lcKitrick and his \"ife settled in Carleton County, and he engaged in farm- ing and also worked at tailoring, a trade he had learned in the old country. He died in I88..j., and his wife in 1899, They were con- sistent memhers of the lethodist Church. Their Ì\\'eh'e children \\'ere : James. a farmer in Paisley: Thomas: Kancy, \\"ho died aged twentv veal's. from an attack of measles: 1\Iary ill's. Henry Lea\'er, of Carleton Place: Margaret. 1 rs. John ). T cClinton : \YiJliam, a retirerl farmer in lanitoha : CO:\D1E 10R \TI\-E BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Samuel, on the old homestead; Jeremiah, a farmer in Dakota; Sarah, 1rs. john Spear- man; John, a farmer in :\1anitoba; :\1atilda. Mrs. Daniel Shanks, of X orth Dakota: and one who died in infancv. -Thomas lcKitrick' "as born Oct. 28. 18 3 8 , and gre\\ to manhood in the County of Carleton, where he recei\ ed his education in the Common schools. On reaching his ma- jl)ïit) he engaged in school teaching in his nati,'e county for six years, but located at Pe- trolia, Jan. 2, 1867. He embarked in the oil business as a producer, and continued so engaged until 1902, when he sold part of his oil interests, a few years later, howe,'er, re- !'uming business. During his thirty-seven years of oil producing he has probably brought from the secret recesses of the earth enough of the useful fluid to float one of the largest ocean ships. ::\1r. l\1cKitrick has been interested in two hundred wells, all of great producing capacity. Although very busy looking after his own enterprise , he has al- ways been a man of public spirit and has en- couraged all movements looking to the ad- vancement and benefit of this section. In 1874 ::\lr. :\1cKitrick married :\1iss Jane Ann Carter. daughter of \Yilliam Car- ter. an early settler in :\1oore township, where :\1rs. :\1cKitrick was born. The five children of this marriage are: Dr. John Franklin, of Des :\1oines, Iowa, a graduate of the Detroit :\Iedical College, married Ruth Sheppard: X ellie :\1atilda, married A. R. Ensan, of Calgary, .'\lberta; Florence Lillian married Leonard Calder, of Saska- toon, N. \\T. T : Charles \\'illiam: Mabel Louise. In religion the members of this fam- ily are :\Iethodists. Politically :\1r. :\1cKit- rick is a Conservati"e. THO:\IAS ROASE. .-\mong the ge- nial old gentlemen" hose faces were familiar in \Yatford, County of Lambton. Ont., "as Thomas Roane. ,dlO was born in Ireland, where his family settled a century ago, emi- grating there from Holland. The first of the family of \\ ham there are any definite data is \Villiam Roane, the great-grandfather. of Palestine. and a bishop of the Church "f 41 England, who was killed in Ireland in 16 9 8 . Among his children was his son and name- sake, William Henry Roane. \Villiam Henry Roane, the grandfather, was born in Ireland in the latter part of the seventeenth century, and he became a large land owner. His children \\'ere: Richard, Robert, Henry, Section, and \\-iIliam Henry. Of these, Richard and Robert li,'ed to be over 100 years old. \Vi1Iiam Henry Roane was also a nati,'e of Ireland, where he was born about 1800. He married Ann Jackson, who was born in County Clare, Ireland, and \\ ho died in To- ronto in 1854. Her husband died in the County of Bruce, Onto In 18.53 this ,,'orthy couple removed to Ontario. "'here they spent their remaining years. Their children were: Jane, who died in Ireland, was the wife of Christopher Spencer: John H. die9 in the County of Bruce; 1ary Ann, who died in Ire- land, married :\1ichael Eckrett: \\ïlliam, died in the County of Bruce; Thomas: Harriet, married and went to England: and Richard died in the County of Bruce. In 18.50 Thomas Roane came to Ontario, locating in Toronto, and just before leaving his native land he married Floranna \\"oods. who was born in 1823, daughter of Gilbert \Voods, and their honeymoon was spent upon the ocean. After landing in Toronto, for some time r-.Ir. Roane "orked at anything he could find to do. and in 18.58 remO\'ed to Brooke to\\ nship. Lambton County, then a wilderness, from ,,-hich he resoh'ed to wrest a home for himself and family, locating on Lot 29, Concession 10, and later on Lot 26, Concession 13, During the years which fol- lowed he assisted in clearing off 300 acres of timber land. In those days the fine timber had no commercial value, 0\\ ing to lack of transportation facilities. and thousands of dollars worth of lumher were burned in or- der to clear the land. If that same lumber "ere standing today, it "'ould be many times worth the finely culti,-ated farms which are in its place. :\1r. Roane remained on his last named farm until 1900. when he remO\-ed to \\Tatford, later disposing- of his propert), He attended the Church of England. \Yhile 4 2 CO:\ßIE1\IORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD living in Brooke township. he lost his wife, who died in 1890. To 1\1r. and l1rs. Roane the following children were born: Elizabeth kept house for her father; \Villiam Henry, a stock dealer, of Brigden. Ont., married Letitia Logan, and has children, Sarah Elizabeth. Harold, John, Pearl, largaret. \\ïlliam Henry and Gilbert; Thomas John, who resides on Lot 26, Concession 12, Brooke township, married Harriet Roane, and has children, Floranna Jane, 'William Henry and 1\lary Ethel. :\1r. Roane was born in Ireland, April 10, 1824, and he was therefore eighty-one years of age at the time of his death, Nov. 2, 1905. but owing to his hard work his health was somewhat impaired, although he \\as active for his years, and a very enter- taining companion. His accounts of the early pioneer days were worthy of publica- tion, and he was often called upon to recount his experiences of days when the prosperity of this century was not even dreamed of, and \\" estern Ontario was almost entirely unde\'eloped. WILLL\M LE 10N, who departed this life at his late residence in Forest in May. 1898. was one of the most successful and highly respected business men of western Ontario. He was a native of Canada, born at )'laitland, on Lake Ontario, in 1827, a son of Charles Lemon, a United Empire Loyalist who proved his devotion to the king in many ways. Charles Lemon was a prom- inent business man of his day, operating a mill and a foundry, besides o\\'ning landed property near Lake Ontario. Cpon reaching his majority \Villiam Lemon carried on a successful mercantile business in Strathroy for a numher of years. and from that place came to Forest ahout 1870. At that time Forest was still in its infancy. and 1\lr. Lemon first opened up a general merchandise business. but later de- \'oted all his energies to the prosecution of the hardware trade, in which line he was the pioneer in the city. Being a man of far-see- ing sagacity, he soon realized that the finan- cial success of Forest depended upon the es- tablishment of sound institutions of trust, and he accordingly interested some of the leading men of the place in the formation of the Fanners' Loan & Savings Company, \vhich opened for business Jan. I, 1892, with him as manager and Dr. James Hutton as president. However, 1\1r. Lemon only re- tained the management in his own hands un- til the association was firmly established, when he retired, though he continued to be a stockholder. He did not again engage in active business life. feeling that with the formation of such a financial enterprise his life work was \\'ell crowned. In 1894 1\lr. Lemon built his late residence on King street. which is not only one of the finest in the city, but in western Onfario. His political views made him a Reformer, and he always took a deep interest in local affairs. In religion he \\-as a consistent member of the Church of England. In 1882 :\lr. Lemon was married to Miss Elizabeth Lemon. a daughter of John Lemon, of Niagara Falls. and a native of Ontario. She is a lady of culture and held in the highest esteem throughout the neigh- horhood. She is now the wife of lajor Snider, of Hamilton, Ontario. In the death of 1\1r. Lemon. Forest lost one of its best citizens and one whose in- fluence for good and general advancement made him a power in the community, while his pleasant, genial temperament gained him a host of warm personal friends. GEORGE JAAP, a \vell-known citizen and successful agriculturist of Bosanquet township, residing on the Gleniffer farm, Lot 9. 5th Con.cession, was horn in Paisley, Renfrewshire. Scotland. Oct. 25. I8-t.4, son of George Jaap, a nati\'e of the same county. George Jaap, the father. \\-as foreman in the \\'arping department of a shawl manu- facturing establishment. before the intro- duction of modern machinery. In the early sixties he retired from that business and in 1876 came to Canada to visit his son George in Bosanquet township. He spent four years in Canada and then returned to his native country. where he spent the remainder of CO)'D1E)'10R.-\ TI\-E BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD his life. dying there in June. 1889, aged seventy-six years. He was laid to rest in the \Yoodside cemetery at Paisley. He was a member of the Established Church. Po- litically he ,,-as a stanch supporter of Liber- alism. He was very fond of out -door sports, and loved the national games of his country, curling and bowling, being an expert bowler; his son George has now in his possession a set of polished balls which were gh'en to him by his father. he having recei\-ed them from the president of the bowling club at Paisley for his e'\:cellence in ball rolling. The balls are of polished ligmlm-\'itae. upon which is a sih'er plate bearing the name of the pre<;i- dent of the club "to )'lr. Georg-e J aap. 1853." George Jaap. Sr.. married Mary .-\nn Barbour. a nati\-e of the same county, where she died in I 8ï.:;. aged sixty-six years: she \\"as interred in \V oodside cemeterv. She ,,'as a faithful member of the Presbyterian Church. )'1r, and 1rs. George J aap had six children, of whom George is the only son li\ ing-. and a daughter, Annie. who married John Doug-Ias. resides in Paisley, Scotland, George Jaap. our subject. attended the pri\'ate school of St, Georg-e's parish, after which he was bound out to the carpenter's and joiner's trade, at which he spent five years, receiving for the first year three shil- ling-s per week; he had an increase of one shilling the next year, the last year receiving se\'en shillings per ,,-eek. After completing his apprenticeship he removed to the city of Glasgow. "here he spent fi\'e years as a jour- neyman, most of the time being- employed as carpenter on the Caledonian railroad, holding- the position of assistant foreman. Ha\'ing from youth had a strong desire to see Can- ada. he resigned his good position, and on .-\ug. 2. 1869. sailed from Glasgow on the steamship "St. Patrick," with his wife and children. .-\fter a voyage of sixteen days they landed at Quebec. and having- relations at St. ),1ary's, in the County of Perth. On- tario. came on westward. He found em- ployment at his trade in St, ),Iary's. working" for two years as a journeyman, and in I8ïI took up contracting- and building-, follO\ving that business six years, \Vishing to try farm 43 life, he came to Bosanquet township, Lamb- ton County, and settling on the 10th Conces- sion, purchased a fifty-acre tract on Lot 12, from John Gillard, On .this farm stood a small log house and stable. Only the stumps and brush were left upon the land, and here he started to clear and culti\'ate a farm. Dur- ing- the four years he was on this place. he cleared thirty acres. Selling out, he pur- chased his present farm. on Lot 9. Conces- sion S, a tract of 100 acres for which he paid O\'er $4.800, Here he has been engaged in farming and stock raising ever since. He erected a fine dwelling house. a substantial barn and good outbuildings. and purchased the 100 acres lying south of his place from John Li\'ingstone, this place now being owned and operated by :\Ir. Jaap's son, George. Ir. Jaap takes a great interest in public affairs, having always supported the principles of the Liberal party and ,,'orkerl for that organization's success. He has sen'ed as tax collector for three years in Bosanquet township. and served for t,,'o years as a member of Bosanquet's board of councilmen, retiring from that incumhency. :Mr. Jaap has been deleg-ate to the different cOl1\'entions held at \Vatford, to name can- didates for parliamentary honors. and was one of the delegates that nominated Hugh :McKenzie as representati\'e. He sen'ed as school trustee and was secretary-treasurer of the school board. He is a member of the East Lambton Farmers' Institute. He joined the A. F. & A. ),1. at St. )'1:ary's in I8ï2. connecting himself with St. James ()'1other lodg-e) and on coming to Bosanquet township affiliated with the lodge at Thed- ford. He is popular in fraternal circles and has proven himsel f a g-ood comrade, On June 8. 1866. 1\Ir. Jaap married. in Linwood, Scotland, :Miss Marion Rowand, who "'as born Jan. 13. 1844, in that place, daughter of Alexander and Christina (Mc- Allister) Rowand. of Linwood and Islay, .-\rgyllshire. respecti\'eIy: her father was a farmer and feuar. )'1r. and lrs. Jaap are members of the Presbyterian Church. They ha\'e had children as follows: Christina, born in Scotland. married Richard \Vilson. of 44 C01\IMEMORATIYE BIOGRAPHIC-\L RECORD Bosanquet township, and they ha\'e had seven children, George H., 1\larion R., Olive c., Richard E., \Villiam C. and Ralph A., all li\-ing, and Agnes J., deceased. Mary Ann born in Scotland, married Angus l\lc- Innis, of Bosanquet township, and they have three children, Dougald, 1\larion and George. George, born at St. Mary's, Perth County, married Ella Close, and is now farming the 100 acres south of the homestead. Jeanie R., born in St. Mary's, lives at home, as do also Agnes J. and \1exander M. J. H. FAIRBANK has been a resident of Petrolia for the past forty years, and so intimately identified with every phase of its development during that period that he is properly spoken of as the "father of Petro- lia." As the opening up of the section is due principally to the possibilities afforded by the oil industry and allied enterprises, he has naturally been a leader in that line, and in advancing his own interests has done much for the progress of the .region gener- ally to the advantage of his fellow-citizens. He has been active in public life as well as in business affairs and is one of the most ex- tensi\'e farmers in Lambton County, and he has proved an all-around good citizen in his energetic career. 1\11'. Fairbank was born July 21, 1831, at Rouse's Point, Clinton County, in the State of N ew York, and comes of a long line of American ancestry, being a descendant in the eighth generation of Jonathan Fair- bank, who landed at Boston, :\Iassachusetts, in 1633, and settled at Dedham, l\Iassachu- setts. Of this old family are many men of high standing, among them such well known personages as Chas. \V. Fairbanks of Indi- ana, \'ice-President of the United States; N. K. Fairbanks, the well knO\\ìl manufacturer of Chicago, Illinois; Thadeus Fairbanks, of Fairbanks scales fame, of St. Johnsbury, Vermont; and many others. Asa Fairbank. the father of 1\11'. J. H. Fairbank, \\-as a well-to-do farmer of Clin- ton county. K ew York. \\- here he passed all his days. He sen'ed as deputy sheriff, ancl in other puhlic positions, and was well known in his locality as a man of truth and energy. He died in 1852, at the age of fifty- eight years, and was long survived by his wife, l\lary (Oliver), who died at the ad- vanced age of eighty-four, passing away in 1884. She was also American-born. 1\11'. Fairbank was a member of the Presbyterian Church, his wife of the Baptist Church. J. H. was their only child. J. H. Fairbank received his early educa- tion in the village schools near his early home and at Champlain C ew York) Academy. His training to agriculture was thorough. and in his youth he had plenty of experi- ence hoeing corn and breaking and dri\'ing oxen. He came to Canada in 1853, so that practically all of his active life has been passed in the Dominion. He was engaged in surveying in Ontario for some years. In 1861 he located at Oil Springs. Ont., where crude petroleum had been disco\'ered, and was among the early promoters of the oil in- dustry, with the development of \\hich the widening of his own career has kept a steady pace. At that time the railroad was miles from the oil belt, and operators had more tl,an ordinary difficulties to contend with. They were obliged to make use of mal Y crude appliances to sink their wells, and they underwent many privations and hardships in the early days of the industry in whose future they believed so implicitly that they were willing to work and wait for better times. 1\1r. Fairbank had his full share of these difficulties to contend with, and no man has a better knowledge of the conditions existing in those trying days than he. In 186 5, after four years as a producer at Oil Springs, he moved to petrolia, \vhere he has since remained, engaged in the oil business to a large extent, owning and operating manv wells in the oil helt of Ontario. He \vas -the originator of the system now in use in Canada, by which a central power is used to operate a chain of \\ ells, and in many other ways has figured conspicuously in the promotion and de\'elopment of this particu- lar branch of business. Naturally, ha\'ing heen early in the field, and awake to the needs of the country, he I \. jlr//' Þ CO DIE IORA.TIYE BIOGR.\PHIC\L RECORD has formed man) important business connec- tions. \\ïthout speaking of the circum- stances which led up to them, mention of some of these relations will' indicate suffi- ciently his high standing. He is president of the Crawn Sa \'ings & Loan Company of Pe- trolia: proprietor of the firm of Vaughn & Fairbank, private bankers, established at Pe- trolia in 1869; owner of the hardware es- tablishment kno\\ n as Van Tuyl & Fairbank, organized in 1867, dealers in and importers of hardware, oil and salt well supplies, fit- tings, etc., with head office at Petralia, and branch at Oil Springs; owner and operator of the Stephenson Boiler & Engine \Vorks at Petralia; is interested in the Petralia Pork Packing Co. and in the Petrolia \Yagon \\' orks: and manufacturer of the imprm-ed Stempel fire extinguisher. ::\Ir. Fairbank has been identified with public life for many years. l\othing con- cerning the good of his adopted town \\ as too trivial for his attention. He served three years as ree\'e when Petrolia was a village; he \\-as chairman of the board of health for man v vears, and for many years was chief of tI;e "Fire Department, a position in which he took more pride than in any other he has held. In [882 he was the successful candi- date of the Liberal party to represent East Lambton in the House of Commons, at Ot- tawa. and sen'ed four years. He has led a life full of action, and has accomplished much for others, as well as for himself, and he justly enjoys a reputation for public spirit and enterprise beyond the ordinary, Ir. Fairbank "as married to Miss Edna Crysler, daughter of Hermanus and Edna (Cook) Crysler, of Niagara Falls. She passed away Iarch 7, 1896. in Pasadena, California. He has two surviving children: Charles 0., ::\1. D., a 'v ell known citizen of Petrolia, "ho has two sons, John Henry and Charles Churchill; anrl1Iary E., wi fe of Huron Rock, of Santa Barbara, California, who has t\\O children, Jack and \Varren. JOHX BLOO IFIELD RICHA.RD- SOX. for many years one of the influential residents of Ph'mpton to\\ïlship. was born in 45 Pickering township,. üntario County, Ont., April 24, 1834. John Richardson, father of John B., "as a native of Ireland, where he grew to man- hood and carried on a mercantile business. He married Iiss Jane Bloomfield. After their marriage they came to Canada and set- tled in Pickering to\\'nship, where he en- gaged in farming until I8,H, when he mm'ed to Lambton County, and settled in PlY l npton on the Egremont road. They were among the first settlers in the region, and ::\Ir. Richardson took up a tract of bush land of 100 acres. He built a house and began at once to clear his land for fanning, mean- time earning his supplies for his family by making potash, which he sold in Sarnia. .-\fter some time in this home he moved to the London road, bought 200 acres. and con- tinued on his 300 acres in general farming and stock raising. Politically he was a strong Conservative, and in religious belief was a churchman. Ir. Richardson died at the age of se\'- ent\', and is buried in the Cttoxeter cemetery. Hi widow survived him for a number of years, making her home with her son, John B. She died in her ninety-first year, and was interred in Forest cemetery. She was a woman of beautiful character, devoted to her home and family, and unusually well read. Of the fourteen children in the family. five died young: the others '\'ere: Elizabeth, Irs. Thomas \Yalker: Richard: Iatilda, :\Irs. John Robertson, of Port Huron: Iaria, Irs. Robert Benson : Jane: Emily, ::\1rs. William Scott: John B,: Christina, ::\Irs. Charles Taylor; and Priscilla. Irs. \VilIiam Hayle, of Ohio. John B. Richardson ,vas less than a year old when his parents came to Plympton. At- tending the township schools. he was taught first by :Mr. John Casey, an Irishman, while later he went to 11r. Robert \Vright and ::\Ir. Thomas Houston. t\\ 0 well known Scotch teachers. Remaining at home until 1863, he then started for himself on a farm of fifty acres in Lot 8. Concession 10. and later add- ed fifty-three acres to his first purchase. His farm is now one of the hest in that section. 4 6 C011MEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD with a handsome brick house and good barns, where all the surroundings hespeak the taste that directed enrything. 111'. Richardson was married at Trafal- gar, Ont., Jan. 31, 1867, to -:\Iiss Elizabeth 1\largaret Cowan, the ceremony being per- formed in the Episcopal Church by Rey. Francis Tremain. assisted by Dr. Green and Rey. Dr. Fletcher. Miss Cowan, who "as born at Trafalgar, was the daughter of John and 11artha (Hill) CÜ\yan. both of whom were nati\'es of Ireland and died at Trafal- gar, Halton County. The former was a cap- tain in the British service during the Rebel- lion of IR37-38. Capt. and 11rs, Cowan belonged to the Church of England. To Mr. and 11rs. Richardson only one child was born, John Herbert. ,,,ho died at the age of sixteen and was buried in Forest cemetery. The young man had been ,yell educated in the public schools. ,vas very talented in music and was in eyery way a promising youth. De- voted to his parents his untimely death was an unspeakable loss to them. Mr. Richardson am\. his "ife attenrl the Church of England at Camlachie. where the former has been a warden for a number of years. He is an ardent Consen'atiye in politics, and was an ardent supporter of Sir Tohn A. MacDonald, whom he admired greatly. He has been quite acti\'e in public affairs and is influential in the township. For several years he has been secretary and treasurer of the school board for Section No. 12, and was appointed magistrate. 1r. Richardson is domestic in his tastes, and is a strong advocate of the cause of temper- ance. DON ALD SUTHERLAND, one of Bosanquet township's most highly respected citizens, for many years engaged in farming, and now agent of the East Lambton Farm- ers Mutual Fire Insurance Company, is a na- tiye of Scotland, born in Argyllshire Feb. 5, 1 8 4 0 . Alexander Sutherland, his father. was a native of Ross-shire and there received a good education, both in English and Gaelic, following teaching as a profession after leay- ing school. ::\11'. Sutherland married Eliza- beth Hamilton, who bore him two children: Christina. the.widow of Henry \Yhyte, re- sides on the Lake Shore road in Bosanquet township; Donald is our subject. .-\lexander Sutherland died in Scotland in 18.fz, He \yas a member of the Established Church of Scotland. In 18-\.7 the mother, "ith her two children, left her nati\'e home and came to Canada, sailing from Glasgow on the vessel "Blond," commanded by Capt. Crawford. the voyage taking si'\: weeks. .-\fter leaying Quebec. "here they had landed, the little part)' made their ,yay ,,,est to Durham Coun- ty, and settled in Darlington township, where 11rs, Sutherland taught school to sup- port herself and children, She later married Peter McCallum, and settled in the township of Darlington. Durham County, there spend- ing four years. From there they mm'ed to Erin tÜ\ynship, \\T ellington Count)', farm- ing there until 1854, at the end of ,yhich time they located in Bosanquet township. Lambton County. on a tract of land in Lot 6". Lake Road Éast. There Mrs. lcCallum died Jan. 30, 1877, aged sixty-three years. and she is buried in the Gustin cemetery, She was a member of the Presbyterian Church. ::\1r. McCallum aftenyard married Annie OIcKellar) McNaughton. and he died in Forest, where he is buried. Two children were born to Peter and Elizabeth lcCal1um: Jane. ,,,ho married John Page. of Enniskillen to\\'11ship: and Peter D.. a farmer of \Vanyick township. Donald Sutherland ,,'as only two veal'S old when his father died, and' was stilI a '0l1l1g child when his mother brought him and his sister to the new country. He at- tenderl school in Darlington township, Dur- ham County, and was but fourteen years old when the family came to Lambton County. He remained ón the home farm with I;is mother and stepfather until nineteen years of age, during which time he workerl out among fanners and in the lumber woods. anrl took charge of contracts for chopping timber. haying a record of chopping 100 acres of timber in four winters, For fourteen veal'S ::\11', Sutherland fol1o\\-e(1 the occupati n of CO::\IMEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD making oak stans in partnership with dif- ferent people. He then remO\-ed to the 8th Line of FIympton to\ynship, and purchased a Ioo-acre tract of land on Lot 15, 9th Con- cession, where he erected a little home and started to farm for himself. He remained there nine years. putting forty-fixe acres of his land under culti\'ation, then sold out and returned to Bosanquet township. where he remained ten years. haying purchased a farm on Lot 14, Concessiof1 IS. Thence he moyed to Lot 2. ïth Concession, Brooke to\\'nship. where he purchased 200 acres. He remainecl on this tract nine years, and in 1898. sold out. He located in Bosanquet to\\-nship, purchas- ing the old ::\Iorrison farm of 100 acres. on the 11th Concession, which is no\\' o\\'ned b\" . \Ibert Hare. On that place he farmed m{- til IqOl, \yhen he sold his farm to ::\Ir. Hare. from \"hom he purchased his brick house and ten acres of land in the I Ith Concession, Lot 12. where he now makes his home. In the same year ::\Ir. Sutherland accepted the agency of the East Lambton Farmers ::\[ u- tual Fire Insurance Companv, ha\ ing- the district of Bosanquet and \Vest Williams townships to look after. He succeeded in this position the late John Dallas. Ir. Sutherland married, in Plympton township. l\Iiss Janet- Greenlees, born in Argyllshire. Scotland, daughter of Angus Greenlees. :\[rs. Sutherland is a nry esti- mable woman. de\'oted to her home and family. They han had children as follows l\Iary, who married Jamec; l\IacFadzean; Alexander. a resident of :\Ianitoba: Eliza- beth, who married Dayid Lougheed, of \Var- wick township, and has three children. Hilda G., Jean :\1. and Ellen :\rcc.: l\Iiss Jane. a trained nurse, a resident of Detroit: [iss Janet. \yho is a matron in Detroit: :\Iiss Christina, at home: Roger. of Pincher Creek. Xorthwest Territory, who married ::\1aggie Shay; Flora, attending high school at For- est: and .-\ngus Donald, who is also a student at the same institution. Politicallv :ßlr. Sutherland is a stanch Liberal. and greatly interested in the succe<;s of his party. He has sernd \'ery efficiently 4ï as a member of the city council. He anù Ius family are adherents of the Presbyterian Church, which they attend regularly at Ra- \"enswood. 1Ir. Sutherland is popular among the citizens of Bosanquet township, and is enr \\ illing and ready to lend a helping hand to one in misfortune or in need of assistance. l\Ir. Sutherland acted as deputy reeve and county councillor for seven years while re- siding in Brooke township. He has assisted in over two hundred barn raisings in Bosan- quet, Plympton and Brooke townships, and in I86-t- attended eighteen logging bees in three \\ eeks in Bosanquet, and he keeps a diary in \\ hich he has a record of all the oc- casions of this kind in which he participated. THOl\IAS J. OAKES. a prominent business man and since 1901 librarian of In- wood, Brooke township. County of Lamb- ton, where he is engaged in the furniture business, was born in Grenville County, Ont.. Jan. 31, 1854, son of Theophilus and :\Iary (Edwards) Oakes, natives of Ireland. Theophilus Oakes was born in 1816, and his wife in 1820. They came to Canada in their youth. he being a soldier of Canada during the Rebellion. when he \\ as \\'ounded seriously by a bayonet thrust which went clear through his body. After the \\ ar he married and settled as a farmer, later remov- ing to the County of Huron. and aften\ards to Oil Springs. Brooke to\\ï1ship. County of Lambton. In the latter place he lived for some time, purchasing a farm, upon which he resided until his death in 1902, his wife having passed a\\'ay in IR88. They had a family of eight children as follows: John, deceased. ,vas a farmer of Brooke township; Jane married John Lucas. of EnniskilIen township: Elizabeth married Robert Styles, late of Manitoba: Annie died in y ung womanhood at Oil Springs : Fannie is the wife of James Lucas, of Brooke: Ellen is the wife of Thomas Holbrook. of :\Iichigan; Theophilus, J r.. a farmer of Brooke, is mar- ried and has t\\'O children: Thomas J. is our subject. Thomas J. Oakes recei\'ed hie:; eòucation ..J.8 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD chiefly in Brooke to\\'nship, and when a young man learned the carpenter's trade, and followed contracting and building for Ì\yen- ty-six years. He purchased a farm in I 8I, in Enniskillen to\\ nship, on the 6th Conces- sion, where he made his home until 1900, in this year purchasing real estate in inwood, and engaging in the furniture business. On Sept. 7, 1881, :'11'. Oakes married :.liss Sarah E. Bryce, born in \\'an\ ick. daughter of John Bryce, a member of the old pioneer Bryce family. To Mr. and 11rs. Oakes two children have been born: Bertha, born in Brooke township, educated in \Vat- ford High school, is serving as assistant post- master of Inwood; and Adrian. Religiously the family are all connected with the Meth- odist Church. Mr. Oakes has always sup- ported the Conservative party, but has nenr sought public office. He started as a boy on his own resources and is now one of Lambton County's successful business men. He has earned the name of a first class citi- zen, and is highly respected by his neighbors, who speak of him in the highest terms. ]..-\l.lES SANDER SO:\" SY:.IIKG- TOX. \Yhen the news of the sudden death of James Sanderson Symington, of Sarnia, became known on the streets and in the homes of his fellow-citizens, unh'ersal regret was expressed over the loss of this esteemed and public-spirited man. Prominent in every mO\-ement looking to the development of his town, charitable and liberal in support of its various benevolent enterprises, he was also in private life the courteous gentleman, kind friend and devoted husband and father. }.II'. Symington was of Scottish extrac- tion, his grandparents, Thomas and Isabella (Sommers) Symington, having been natives of Scotland. Robert Symington, their son, was born in 1814, also in Scotland. and mar- ried Ellen Sanderson. In 1842 they came to Plympton to\\ nship. in the County of Lambton, and here Robert Symington died, in 1852. It was on the old homestead farm in Plympton to\\-nship that James Sanderson Symington was born Jan. 28, 18.-1-5, and his education was acquired in the schools of Sarnia. His entrance into business life \\ as made as a clerk in the mercantile house of the late \V. B. Clark, of Sarnia. and later, in partnership \\ ith his brother Thomas, he em- barked in a mercantile business which was continued for a number of years, the partner- ship being dissoh'ed about 1886. J\lr. Sym- ington then became superintendent of the In- dustrial Loan Company, continuing as man- ager of that enterprise until his death. His business capacity was large, and he had the unerring judgment, combined with Scot- tish thrift and reliability, which ever makes for substantial success. He was one of the founders of the Sarnia Electric Railroad, of \\'hich he was also manager, and was agent for the Grand Trunk line at that point, and he \\ as instrumental in securing from this road the beautiful park at Sarnia. For sev- eral terms he was a member of the city coun- cil and also served as mayor, his strength of mind, his surety of judgment, and public- spirit, making him a most valuable official. In political affiliation :.lr. Symington was a sympathizer and supporter of the Re- form party. His fraternal relations con- sisted of membership with the Sons of Scot- land, of which he \\-as ex-chief at the time of his death, In educational and religious matters 111'. Symington wa also deeply in- terested, and for many years he was an official member of the board of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church of Sarnia, and at the date of his death was a member of the board of trustees of that religious body, Mr. Symington was first married to Carrie B. Dean, and the following children were born to this union: Helena (now de- ceased, who married Dr. Robert D. Scott), Gertrude, Edna, Frederick, and Herbert. The mother of these children died in 1882, and in 1884 the second marriage of Mr, Symington took place, to :Miss Helen Tow- ers, \\'ho was born in Scotland, a daughter of Robert and Agnes (Ford) Towers. Prior to her marriage Mrs. Symington's home was in \V oodstock, Canada. \\Tith her family she has long been prominently identified with the Presbyterian Church, ,,'hich lost , ... ... e .. /ea , J . J; CO DfE IOR.-\TIVE BIOGR-\PHIC\L RECORD one of its most useiul and ,-alued members in the death of her husband. By his second marriage Ir. Symington became the father of two children. Rohert Russell and Grace Sanderson. \\'ILLL-\ I J -\XES. one of \\'anyick's progressi\"e farmers and large lando,,'ners. ;s a nati\"e of the township. horn on the Janes homestead. Lot q. Concession 3. Feb. 22, 1860. The Janes family is of English origin. making their home in Somersetshire. ,,-here Samuel Ieredith Janes. grandfather of \Yill- iam. was born. He sen'ed in the British army ,yhile living in his nati,'e land. He married there .-\nna Bond. who bore him three children: \\ïlliam. who came to Can- ada with his parents. and was the O,,'ner and operator of a flour mill in Delawan:. Ont., where he died; Matilda, who married Iere- dith Orman, and died in Iiddlesex: and Charles Ieredith. III the early forties Ir. Janes with his wife and three children came to Canada, locating in \\T estminster to,,'n- ship, Middlesex County. where he became a land Owner and farmer. and where the re- mainder of his active life was spent. His "ife died Dec. 8. I8ó9. on the farm. aged seventy-five years and six months, and after her. death he came to \Yar- ,yick to" nship. spending his declining years with his son, Charles L. who cared for him. and with ,,-hom he died at the ripe age of se"enty-seyen years. He ,,-as laid to rest heside his wife, in the little ceme- tery at Byron in \Vestminster. He and his ,,'ife were hoth members of the Church of England. and in politics he was a Consen'a- tive. Charles Ieredith Janes. youngest son of Samuel I. and father of \\ïlliam, was horn in Somersetshire, in IR2Ó. and was educated there. He was still young when he came to Canada with his parents. and he gre,,' to manhood on the farm in the township of \ V estminster. He drove the stage for SOme time out of London, and in I8-J.8 he came to \Var,,'ick township. and for eight years kept a hotel in the ,-illage of \\'anyick. after 4 49 ,yhich he bought a 20o-acre tract of land on Lot 14, Concession 3. ,,-here he began. and ,,-here he made a permanent home. He erected a log dwelling house, and started to clear up his farm. He worked hard hut did not li,'e many \"ears. He died while still in middle life, 1I;rch 10. 1874. at the age of forty-eight, and he was laid to rest in the Bethel cemetery. \\"arwick. He was a stanch Reformer, but never sought any po- litical office. and ,yas domestic in his habits. In \\'arwick township. he married Janet - \uld, daughter of \\'illiam .\uld (a full sketch of the .-\uld family ,,'ill be found else- "here). She prm'ed a ,,-illing helpmate in his early struggles. and "'as a devoted wife and mother. .-\fter her husband's death she kept her children together. all of whom re- flect credit on their training, She died with her daughter, Irs. Hillis, at Arkona. and she no\\ sleeps side by side with her husband. They were both members of Knox Presby- terian Church. ,yhich they attended on the Egremont Road. Their children were: Agnes, born Nov. 7, 1851. married Leonard Thomas, and resides in Bad .-\xe. Iichigan; Charles Hamilton. born Oct. 13. 1854. am] now a coal and wood dealer in London. Onto married Catharine Hay, daughter of \Vill- iam Hay: Mary L born Oct. 7. [857. mar- ried James Giffen, and resides in -\delaide township. County of Middlesex: \\ïlliam, born Feb. 22. 1860; Samuel, born Oct. 16, 1861. "as educated in the public schools of "'arwick and Strathroy high school. and taught school for eight years in the State of 11ichigan. after ,d1Ìch he took up the study of medicine in the city of Cle,'eland, Ohio. finished his course in the 1Iedical Col- lege at San Francisco. California. and after practicing some time in the State of Iinne- sota, is now head surgeon of the hospital St. ::\Iary"s. in Iarquette, Iichigan: Robert -\uld, born ::\Iay 20. I8IÍ3. farms the old homestead; Janet .\lIen married Francis Hillis, and resides in "'atford: Thomas In- gles. born June 16. 1866. was educated in the puhlic schools of \\'arwick. and Sarnia Col- legiate Institute. studied medicine in the Iedical Cc .lIege of Cln'eland. and fini,her] 50 COM1\lEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD his course in the 11edical College of San Francisco where he is no\\" practicing his pro- fession: and Margaret. born Jan. 22 1871. is no\\" the wife of \Villiam IIall. of \Vanvick township, \Villiam Janes attended the public schools of his nati\'e township. and \\'orked the home farm from early boyhood. He \\'as only fourteen years old when his father died, and he and the other brothers remained on the homestead \\-ith their mother. operating the farm. At the age of Ì\\'enty-fi\'e \Villiam Janes formed a partnership with \Villiam Auld to carryon hrick and tile manufactur- ing, which b lsiness was conducted with fair snccess for eig-ht years. uncleI' the firm name of Auld & Janes. when they sold their plant to Rohert J. JcConnick, 1\11', Janes then took up farming. in 1890. buying the Barnes homestead on the 3d Concession, Lot 9. from C. A, Barnes, the present public school in- spector of Lambton East. and there he set- tled. The place contains ISO acres. There he and his family have spent the past fifteen years engaged in general farming. stock raising. feeding and dealing, making a spe- cialtv of Short Horn Durham and Hereford cattle, l\Ir. Janes has made many jmprm'e- ments on the farm, and he has also bought a fifty-acre tract west of the home, from the Ka r family, also seventy-five acres of the Ring farm. and one hundred acres of his fa- ther's estate. making a farm of J75 acres. which he has under cultivation. and which he operates. He is a man of enterprise and progressive ideas. and is one of the town- ship's successful agriculturists. 1r. Janes is genial in his manner, and possesses a quiet disposition, is domestic in his tastes, and temperate in his habits. In politics he is in- dependent. and \\ hile not caring for office holeling takes an actin part in the affairs of the to\\-nship. especially in matters regarding the public school. He has filled the office of trustee for fifteen years. during which pe- riod he has he en secretary anel treasurer. He is a memher of the East Lambton Fanners Institute, and has ah\'ays taken a deep inter- est in the ag-ricultural society of the to\\"Ilship. He and his wife are memhers of Knox Pres- I)\.terian Church. Sociallv he is a member of the Canadian Order o(Foresters. being a charter member of Court :-Jo. 129. \Varwick. On Dec. 2Q. 1886. at the McGillicuddy homestead, Egremont Road. \Val'\\ ick. M;. Janes married 11ary McGillicuddy, \\'ho was born in this township, daughter of Eusebius ::\1cGiIlicuddy. the well known township treasurer. They have six children. namely: Charles E., \VilJiam Kenneth. Lome Ver- non. Robert Ieredith. Ernest Clifford and l\Iary Eveline, HEXRY LO\TELL (deceased). One of the best-known and most influential citizens of Ah-inston, Brooke to\\'Ilship. Lambton Countv, was lost in the death of Henrv LO\'ell for to him as much as to anv oth;r one ma)l is due the great progress an l pros- perity of that town. He gave his financial <;upport to all puhlic impronments and was always found in support of such measures and enterprises as \\'ould be of benefit to the community. 1r, Lovell was born March 23. 1844, in Somersetshire. England. son of John and Elizabeth (Durban) Lovell. John Lovell and his wife came to Canada in 1846. and settled in Oshawa. In the fall of 1854 they remO\'ed to Brooke township. on the corporation line. where 11r. LO\'eIl cleared up a home from wild laml, on the site of the present town of Alvinston, Here they lived until they died, ::\1rs. Lovell pass- ing away Oct. 27, 1870. while he lived to he eighty-two years of age. dying Feb, 7. 18<)8- They were the parents of children as follows: John, born in England in 1840. \\as edu- cated at Oshawa, grew to manhood in AI- vinston, learned the trade of carriage-maker at Strathroy. and is engaged in husiness at \Yatforò: he married Fannie Fitzpatrick. amI they ha\-e children, Annie. \Villiam H,. Albert J., Frank and Florence. Henry was born March 23. 1844. Elizabeth. horn at Osha",a in 1845. in 1874, married Daniel Xelson. of .-\h'inston. where she died in 18 75, Oli\'e L.. horn in 1854, is the widow of .-\rthur \\'allace. \\'ho died in January. COl\DIE1\IORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1905, formerly a ranchman at Calgary, ortll\\ est Territory; they had t" 0 sons, Harold and Eyerest. Henrv Lm'e11 "as educated in the schools óf Osha" a. and after locating in -\Ivinston engaged in fanning and helped his parents make their first home in Lambton County. In September, I 8ï I, he married ::\Iiss Tane ::\Ie11is, "ho was born in .-\pri1. 18:;2. 'in Danffshire. Scotland. the t:Stimable da lghter of George and Elizaheth ( IcLach- lin) ::\J e11is. ::\lrs. Love11's parents \\ ere anlong the old and prominent settlers of the county, coming from Scotland in 18.:;2 and settling in ::\lontreal for a time, after \yhich they remO\ ed to Drantiord, \\'here they li\'ed until 1862. They then located on Concession 8. in Brooke to"'lship. and he cleared up a home from \yild land. Here ::\Ir. !\le11is died in ::\larch, I88ï. aged si'\.ty-fiye, and his wife, horn in January. I8,p. sti11 resides on the old homestead. She is a member of the Presby- terian Church. as was also ::\Ir. l\Iel1is. Their children \\ ere a fo11O\ys: Jane. ::\lrs. Lon11. is the elde<;t: John. born in I8S , residing in London, Ont.. has three children. Ida, Laura ::\1. and George: Elizabeth, born in I85ï. married George Foreman (now deceased), of Euphemia township, and they became the parents of three children, Chester, Rus- sel and On-il : Annie died at the age of nine- teen years: Christina, bom in Brooke town- ship in 1862. married Charles Annett. of Brooke to\mship. and has three daughters, Ethel. Olga and Velma: Georgina died at the age of si'\:teen years: \Vi11iam, born in Brooke township in 1868. is unmarried and resides on the old homestead in Brooke to\\'nship. After marriage 1\lr. and ::\lrs. Lo\'e11 set- tled in a little log cabin. on a part of 1\lr. Lo- n11's father's homestead. now in the vil1age of .\lvinston. but he later bought his brother John's farm, adjoining, and sold the entire property in to\\,1 lots, He then purchased the old homestead, which he mmed until his death, haying resided upon it for five years prior to that time. He erected a large brick house in the yilIage. in which he resided for ahout tweh'e years. and ,yhich he later sold. ::\Ir. Lo\-el1 died Jan. 30. H)03. le;l\'ing his 51 "ido\V with one son and one daughter. The son. .\. Leslie. bom Dec. 14, I8iS. was edu- cated in the schools of .\Ivinston, where he gre\y to manhood and also took a course at the Chatham Business College. and now re- sides on his father's old homestead: in July, Iy03, he married liss Hattie Donaldson, of Kingston, and they han a daughter, l\Iar- garet Kathleen. Politica11y 1\1r. Loyell ,yas a Reformer, and he "'as ,-ery prominent in local and I1mni- cipal affairs. He was a member of the coun- cil when the \-il1age of Alvinston was first incorporated, and was a member of that body at the time of his death, haying sen'ed in that office for about ten years. In his religious yie\\'s he was a valued and consistent mem- ber of the Baptist Church, and his family are also members of that religious organization. Fraternal1y he was affiliated" ith the Order of Cnited \\'orkmen, A.h-inston Lodge, and ,,'as yery popular in that society. ::\Ir. Lovel1's death brought sorrow to his devoted family and deep regret to a wide circle of friends and business acquaintances. He was missed in the community, but the in- fluence of his good and kindly life remains, for he \\'as a man of the highest integrity and held the esteem of a11 who kne\\' him. He also possessed more than average business ability. and in eyery relation of life was a man whom it wi11 be hard to replace. GILBERT S. CROSBIE. deceased. To fe\\' men have greater opportunities of study- ing mankind in a11 their varying aspects been accorded than to the late Gilbert S. Crosbie, whose reputation as an oil pros- pector brought him business engagements in almost every portion of the globe and en- abled him to study at dose range an unusual number of nationalities. The Crosbie family was originally of Scottish e'\:traction, but many generations made their home in Ireland before the first representatiye of the name appeared in .-\merica. Samuel Crosbie, great-grand- father of Gilhert S., was bom in Perth, County í1f Lanark. Ont.. and there remained. dying'in 18.+3. at the age of sixty-five. In - ) :')- C01fl\IEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD the early twcnties his son Samuel Crosbie left his native place and settled on 110 acres in Bathurst to\\ nship. Lanark County, rougil, uncleared land which required much, 1abor before it could properly be called a fan l, There he spent the rest of his life, and he \\ as buried in the cemetery in Bath- urst township, on the 8th Line. He mar- ried liss :\lary \\ïlliams, a nati\e of \\'a- terford. Ireland, daughter of an officer in the British annv. and the children born to this union were':' Gilbert, father of Gilbert S. ; J olm. an oil operator, who died in Suma- tra; Sarah .\nn. who married \\'illiam By- gro\'e, of Enniskillen township: Richard. of Sarnia' 11arv. widow of Tames Chamhers: and Ja le, \\:ho married ]ohn Leckie, of :\loore township. After the death of 1\11'. Crosbie his widow married Patrick Tole, and her last years were spent in the home of her son Gilbert, in Sarnia, where she died; she was interred in the Providence cemetery. Gilbert Crosbie, father of our subject, \vas born on the homestead, in the town of Perth County of Lanark, Ont., .\pril 28, I 82K' His o];portunities for securing an ed- ucation were limited to the subscription schools. which he could attend only for a short time. He was obliged to assist his father from an early age, and after the death of the latter he rerilained at home in charge of the farm until 1857, when he and his wife moved to Lambton County, settling at Sar- nia, on the line of l\loore township. l\1r. Crosbie bought 100 acres of wild land there, on which he built a log cabin and entered upon the usual course of pioneer life. In time he made extensi,'e improvements on the place. brought it all under cultivation, and built a new house. It is now owned by his son John, :\11'. Croshie afterward hought another 100 acres in l\Ioore township, on the 12th Line, near the old homestead. and after operating' that for some years now lives upon it. in virtual retirement. although he is still an acti\'e man. He has always heen greatly interested in cattle and horses, and has ah,-ays kept fine horses for his own use. He is a Consen'ati\'e in politics, and he be- long" to the Sarnia Baptist Church. Gilbert Crosbie \\ as married, in Bathurst township, July I I, 18. 9, to 1\1iss Jane Tole, daughter of Patrick Tole, who \vas born in Ireland. 1\1rs. Crosbie was called from this world :\larch 3 I, 1864, and her remains were laid in Providence cemetery. She was a member of the Baptist Cht;rch. She bore her husband six children, as follows: Eliza, born Feb. 20, 1852, married James Harris and lives in South Dakota. Mary Ann, born rarch 31, 1854, married the lãte Leonard Johnson, and lives in Sarnia. Jane, born July 21, 1856, died young. Gilbert S. was born Sept. 12, 1858. Adda, born April 22, 1860, diet I young. John, born Feb. 22, 1862, is owner of the old homestead and was an oil operator, first in Sumatra, and later in Texas; he married :\liss Elizabeth \Vray, daughter of George \\'ray, of Sarnia, and has four children, Jennie, Margaret, Ethel and Lee. Mr. Crosbie married again, choosing for his second wife :\liss Eliza Derew, a native of Lanark County. She also died, passing away .March 24, 1900, and was buried in Providence cemetery. In religious belief she was a Baptist. The children of this second marriage were as follows: Almor, born Sept. I I, 1865, residing in Moore township; Al- freù, born April 9, 1868, an oil operator in Texas; Lyndon. born Nov, 3, 1871, of orth Dakota; Rosallia, born Oct. 10, 1874, at home; Harris, born Sept. II, 1877, in Texas, as is also Thomas, who was born in February, 1880; and Frederick, born Nov. 6, 1882, at home. Gilbert S. Crosbie was born in the town- ship of Sarnia. Sept. 12, 1858. His oppor- tunities as a boy for an education were rather limited, although he attended both the public school of Sarnia township and the Petrolia high school. and maùe the best pos- sible use of e\'ery advantage. He worked at home wi th his father until he was t\\ enty- two years old and then went to Petrolia to \\ ork in the oil fields with his uncle T 01111 Crosbie, remaining there two years, 'II; thc fall of 1883 he accepted a position \\ith the Southern Pacific Railroad Company. to go to Texas and X e\\' :\Ie'l..ico. to bore for oil CO L\IE IORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD and water. He returned to Petrolia, how- e\-er, in the fall of I88...j., and soon after came the first of his foreign engagements. The Trans-Continental Company sent him to Germany to prospect for oil in the Pro\"ince of Hanrn er. and for six months he \\as hus)' there. He then \\ ent to (;alicia. .-\.ustria. as manager of the oil fields of Bergheim & IcGan'eY and was \-ery successful in the - . - operations there for a period of nine years. The next eight years he \\ as in German)' again. being in charge of the oil fields of ('aunt Duglas and Baron Bleichrhoider, Berlin bankers. On se\'ering relations with the British parties Ir. Crosbie entered into arrange- ments with a large London oil company. to operate in the PrO\ ince of Caucasia, Russia, and after t\\ 0 years there he \\ as urdered to the \\ est coast of -\.frica. Some time \\ as spent there in e)..ploring for petroleum, but \\-ith little success, and the prospectors returned to London. where another expedition \\ as at once formed to proceed to Siheria and carry on operations in the Saghalien Islands, \\ here criminals are imprisoned. Passports to St. Petersburg were obtainerl from the Russian amhassador in London, and on ar- riving there the Russian .officials made all the necessary arrangements for passports to their destination and for the safety of the party. Cnder the protection of ten soldiers Ir. Crosbie and his men tra\'eled by the Trans-Siberian railroad to Ianchuria, pro- èeeded to \ Iadi\'ostock and Port .-\.rthur, and \\ ent by steamer to Saghalien Island. He was recei\'ed there b the chief of police, \\-ho did e\ erything possible to facilitate the enterprise, and six months \\ ere spent pros- pecting on one of the islands of the group, a territory 360 miles long and fifty-six miles wide. The party then returned to Port .-\rthur. and there, in October. 1903. it \\-as intimated to Ir. Crosbie by the British con- sul that a \\ ar was likely to break out be- t\\een Japan and Russia,. anfl that he might find it best tú lea\'e the country before that occurred. .-\ return journey by rail brought the p:nt in Ì\venÌ\'-t\\'O days to Ioscow. 33 \\ hence Ir. Crosbie \\ ent to London, and then returned to his nati\'e land to remain there until a more fa \'orable opportunit for im estigation \\ as presented. He spoke in the highest terms of the im-ariable courtesy recei\'ed from the gr1\-ernment and all its otììcials. and was particularly enthusiastic O\er the Trans-Siberian rail\\ay. which he considered superior in accommodations to any road in the l nited States or Canada. [eantime he \\-ent do\\ n to Texas and after an illness of six weeks there returned home for his health. Ho\\ e\ er, it was too late for any permanent henefit, and he died three \\eeks later, .-\.ug. 17. 1905. at Oil Springs, \\-here he is buried. Ir, Crosbie chose for his \\ife Iiss [artlla B. \\'allen, born in Superior City, daughter of Capt. John \Vallen. a \\ell- hno\\ n captain on the great lakes. They \\ere married Feb. 2, 1887. Irs. Crosbie accompanied her husband upon many of his e"peditions, tra\'eling extensi\'ely through Europe and \'isiting all the great capitals, The children born to Gilbert S. and Iartha C rnshie \\ ere se\ en, as follo\\ s: Gilbert Frederick. born in .-\.ustria: John \Yallen, in \\'ama. . \ustria: GrO\"er Stanley. born in \ustria: Ada. born in -\.ustria: Edwin Ker- hic. in Germany: Olga :\IcI.. in Germany; and :\Iaude Vera in Bedford. England. ::\11'. Crosbie \\-as a member of the Baptist Church. and Irs. Crosbie is a mem- ber of the Presb\,terian Church. Po- litically he \\-as ; Consen"ati\'e. and fraternally he belonged to the -\. F, & .-\.. :\1. and the I. O. 0. F. The fami1\- are at present residing in Oil Springs. EI1I iskillen to\\ nship. ::\11'. Croshie \\-as not only a man splen- didly qualified professionall . hut of great executi\'e ahility, which \\-as promptl) rec- ognized by those who came in contact \\ ith him and correspondingh' important respon- sibilities were laid upon him. THO I -\.S ROBERT K. SCOTT. who for many years was a prominent citizen of Plympton to\\ nship, a pioneer in Lambton count\-. and a \'eteran of the Rchellion of 54 CO:\DIE:\IORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1837-8. was born Jan. 20, 1816. in County \ V exford, Ireland, son of Rev. vVilliam Scott, rectur of Hacketstown and Horte1s- town, and rural Dean of Clanmore, Diocese of Lighten. Rev, :;\II'. Scott was born Oct. 18, 1787, and married Ellen, daughter of Thomas Kough. of Xew Ross, County \Vexford. She died March 9, 1877, at the age of eighty- two years. the mother of these children: John R. \V" born in 1813, died Sept. I I, 1881; Thomas Robert K.; Alex.înder Scott, born Feb. 13, 1817, married Sarah Hyde, and died Oct. 23, 1862; Henry, born April 13. 1820, married a daughter of Christopher munden, and settled in Canada; Edward Baxter; and Ralph Robert, sergeant-major, horn Feb. 5, 1832, married Mary Ann, (laughter of Lieut.-Gen, James Clarke. of the Indian army. The father of this family died Feb. I, 1866. The paternal grandfather of our sub- ject was \\ïlliam Scott, J. P., who was a son of Dr. \Villiam Scott. He married Eliza- beth Rosborough, and these children were born to them: Rev. vVilliam; Alexander, lieutenant of the 15th Foot, born July 18, 1789. died Nov. 26, 1811; John, ensign of the 11th Foot, born Sept. 12, 1791, was killed at Salamanca, July 22, 1812; Robert, lieutenant of the 59th Foot, born July 4, 1793, ,,"as ,,-recked in 1826; Thomas. a lieu- tenant of foot. born Jan, 4, 1796, died Dec. 21, 1821; Ralph, born Dec. 26, 1796, died Aug, I I, 1863; Rev. Henry, M. A., Rector of Stapleton, born Aug. 7, 1799, mar- ried Eliza Donas, and died March 15, 1877; _-\rthur, born Jan. 14, 1802, died Feb, 23, 1870; ::\lary Ann, born Dec. 17, 1790, died in childhood; and Margaret born May 3, 1798, died Jan. I, 1884. Thomas Robert K. Scott came to On- tario in 1834, locating for a short time at Lake Simcoe. hut came to Lambton County in Ko\"ember of the same year, and located on Lot 15, Concession 13, He cleared up a fine farm from the wilderness, but later changed his location to Lot 32. Front Concession. For thirty-fì\'e years he held the office of clerk (If Plympton township, and for thirty-eight veal's was clerk of the 1st Di\"ision Court, positions of responsibility in which he served with the greatest efficiency. At one time he was captain of the militia, and dur- ing a period of forty years the issuance of marriage licenses was in his hands. On Dec. 19, 1839, Mr. Scott married Isabel1a Blunden, who was born in 1816, in County Kilkenny. Ireland, and. \\ ith her hus- band, resided until her death in September, 1903, in Forest, where they lived since 1882. Both Mr, and ::\lrs. Scott belong to the Church of England. Political1y Mr. Scott is a pronounced member of the Government party. To this worthy couple were born the following children: ( I) Ellen, widow ot Charles Hil1, who was born in 1822, in Ire- land, son of \\l11iam and Marion (Crooks) Hill. Charles Hill was a farmer in Plymp- ton township until his death in 1898. In 1885 he \Vas appointed postmaster at HilIs- boro, and after his decease his capable widow assumed the duties of the position wli.ich she efficiently fil1ed until September, 1901, when she resigned in order to remove to Forest to care for her aged parents. Her children are, Annie :\1., wife of Thomas Keath, has chil- dren, Ronald, Maud and Jennie; Hannah, wife of Thomas \V. Harvey, has one daugh- ter, Frances; and Jane, on the old homestead. (2) Margaret married John H. Jones, of Sarnia. (3) William. of London, married Eleanor Cousins, and they have children, Folsome, \Vinnifred and Violet. (4) Fran- ces is Mrs. Humphrey BJunden, and has chil- dren, Christopher, Sidney. Mable and l\Iar- garet. (5) ::\Iary is Mrs. \Vil1iam Arche- son. and has children, Daisy and Vera. ( 6) Charlotte is the wife of Luke Longley, and they have children, Edna, Thomas, :\Iartha and Hugh. (7) Robert. of London, mar- ried Rhoda LrnglilY' and they have children, Ralph, Roy and Eva; Florence, deceased, \\as the ,,"ife of \Villiam T. Vanston, and they had children. Justice, Edward and Har- old. (8) Edward, married Emily l\Ieuhun1. \lthough :\1r. Scott is past eighty-six years of age, he is remarkably well preserved as to his faculties. and possesses a ,,'omlerful CO:\ll\lElIIOR. \ TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD memory of past events during his long and useful life. He is interested in his long line of honorable ancestry. and can readily trace it from his great-grandfather on down to his grandchildren. He is widely known and uni\-ersally esteemed. JOHK WALh'ER, who for thirty years has been an oil producer in Oil Springs and Petrolia. was born on the estate of Glen- dindie, -\berdeenshire, Scotland, in 1849, youngest son of Alexander and Janet Glen- nie \\'alker. Alexander \\Talker \\ as a farm- er and public carrier, and his father was land ste\\ ard or local factor for many years 011 the above estate. To Alexander \rValker and his \\-ife \\ere born three sons: James, who died in childhood; Alexander, who came to this country and engaged in the mercantile business with our subject at Petrolia for some time, dying here and leaving no family; and John, the subject proper of this sketch. As noted above, Ur. \Valker is of Scot- tish nativity. In 1869 he came to Ontario and located for one year at Niagara Falls, in the spring of 1870 leaving the Falls with the intention of settling in some state west of Chicago, but as he had heard of the oil fields of Petralia he concluded to investigate conditions there. It was an unfortunate time to see this bustling town; the time was the spring of the year, and there being no pa\'ements the roads were axle deep in mud, the latter being a \'ery unusual sight to :\Ir. \Yalker, he having come from a land of gran- ite, practically \\ ithout mud, On stepping off the train and walking to the front street he \\ as so disgusted with the unaccustomed sight of teams \\-ith loads walloping through the mud that he returned to the depot and inquired when the first train would leave. The agent informed him that two hour must elapse, "hich he felt would be months. hut he accidentally learned of the presence in the place of an old acquaintance, who was eng<,ged as a well dri11er some four miles away. \Yading through the sea of mud, )'Ir. \Yalker found his countryman just at the time when a new well \Vas being put do\\ n, ,,-hich \vas heing operated with steam, 55 something entirely ne\\' in our subject's ex- perience. He" atched the work \" ith inter- est and at last became so enthusiastic that he said to his friend, apparently forgetting the sea of mud behind him. "1'11 "ork for you two ,,-eeks for nothing if you let me run that boiler and engine." His proposition "as accepted, and that was the beginning of a business he has fol1owed ever since. Uore than thirty years have passed since the ques- tion as to the leaving of a train was put to the agent, and he is probably stil1 waiting for it. By the fal1 of I ïo :Mr. Walker had ac- cumulated enough capital to engage in the grocery and hanh\ are business. which he continued for t,,-eh'e years. In the meantime he had gradual1y embarked in the oil business and in 1882 sold out his mercantile interests, and made an extensi\'e tour of his native land. He was one of the promoters and manager of the Producers Oil Refining Com- pany and Producers Tanking Company. In 1886, from the effect of the Canadian mar- ket being flooded with American oil, a gen- eral combination of producers and refiners ,,-as effected for the purpose of compelling a better grade of refined oil to be put dn the market, thereby to regain from the Ameri- cans some of the lost market and use up some of the surplus stock of crude. Some dis- tricts were lost entirely to the trade. Those districts were parcel1ed out to certain re- finers to work up. During the life of the combination no others were al10wed to in- trude. Ur. \Valker took hold of the Niagara district for :\ldIillan, h'ittridge & Co., and "orked it to a good paying business. The final result of this, the last combination, was the emptying of the crude tanb. they ne\-er ha\'ing been filled since. For the next half dozen years on his own account Mr. \Yalker cm ered Ontario \vith his special brands of lubricating oils, but his producing interests having increased, his time is now entirely taken up with his \\ ells. He always has taken the greatest interest in this work, many years ago having im ented and patented an im- prm-ement on deep wel1 pumps which is in general u"e to(la}'. and having still in use the 56 C01ßIEl\IORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD first iron jerker wheel which ever ran in the Canadian oil fields; he looks back with pleas- ure to the day \\-hen said wheel was cast, as it was the forerunner of something which revolntionized the running of oil wells where one man today does the \\ ork which required fifty before the jerking system was intro- duced, the effect of which has been to con- ,ert the oil business from a speCltlati\'e to a legitimate trade. In addition to his various business en- terprises Mr. \Valker has taken an active part in municipal matters, giving seven years to the service of the town. Politically he is a Reformer: fraternally an Odd Fellow. The family are Presbyterians in religious be- lief. In 1873 ),11'. Walker married l\Iiss Sarah Lockhart. daughter of Richard and Mary Lockhart. of Bayfield. Se\'en chil- dren ha\'e been born to this marriage: Edith married . \, D. \nnstrong. merchant of Oil Springs; Drs. Charles and Fred are grad- uates of the medical department of the Uni- versity of Toronto; Emma, Louie and Harry are at home; Edward is in the Metropolitan Dank. PETER T.\YLOR. deceased. One of the e"Üensi\ e landowners and large oil pr.o- ducers of Lambton County was Peter Tay- Inr. \\'ho during his whole business life was identified with this countv. From Scottish ancestrv he inherited tr;its \\-hich assisted him in the building of his fortunes. and fe\\' men of his locality more ju t1y enjoyed am- ple means and public esteem. )'Ir. Tavlor was born in the Orkne\' Isles Scotland. july 19. 1835, a son of GeOl:ge anci . \nn (Taylor) Taylor. the mother bearing the same name. but being of no kinch'e(1. George Ta lor \\'as also born in the Orkney Isles, in lí87' and for many years was a sea- faring man, during that time making many trips to the \\ estern coast of South . \mer- ica, and spending three years in the Cana- dian Xortl1\\est. in the employ of the Hud- son Bay Company. In I R.p he emigrated to Ontario. settling in ßrockxille. and died there in I8-J.2. leaving a widow with seven chilllrcn, as folIo\\ : George, )'Iargaret. John. Ann, Peter, Janet and Mary. The mother survived until 1881, passing away in Sarnia. at the age of seventy-eight years. Peter Taylor \\as but six years of age when his parents came to Ontario from Scotland, and from the date of his father"s death, a year later, made his own way un- assisted in the \\ orId. K 0 honest work was refused, and by the time he was tweh'e years of age his energy and industry had made his sef\ ices of \'alue to a number of people, mak- ing it possible for him to providently lay a little aside. In 18-J.9, at the age of fourteen )' ears, he made his first purchase of real estate, this property consisting of 100 acres of land on Lot IS, Concession I I, l\Ioore township, It \\ as entirely unimproved, a purchase from the gO\'ernment, requiring the payment of $2 I. During the next year he followed teaming, in Sa mia, but his active intelligence soon convinced him that the same business in the oil fields would bring returns much quicker, and he resoh'ed to make the experiment. Going into the oil field in Enniskillen township, in eighteen months he had fifty-six horses continually engaged, beginning \\'ith two teams. These- horses \\'ere his 0\\ n property, and he kept buying until he practically owned the \\ hole teaming business in the oil fields in this lo- cality. By the time he reached his thirtieth year )'Ir. Taylor ranke(l \\-ith the capitalists (1f Lambton County. Later, ha\'ing secured \\ ider opportun- ities for business expansion, Mr. Taylor closed out the teaming interests and ,vent into the oil business at Petrolia. In 187-1, he erected his handsome residence in Samia, and settled in the same in the follO\ving year, and from that time he was one of the cit)' 's most reputahle residents. In addition to his (1il interests Ir. Taylor O\\'ned and operated ï OO acres of fine land in Sarnia to\\ nship, amI what is remarkable is that he just as carefully attended to all of these large enter- prises indi\'idually. being just as husy, just as energetic and capable, as \\-hen his child- ish sen-ices \\-ere first in demand. It is. scarcely possible to a\'oid comment upon 1.\11'. Tadnr's succe"s. considering that he began \ \ I1Þ 'fk; CO:\D1E:\10R.\TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD at the bottom of life's ladder. and through his 0\\ n determined efforts reached so near the top. .\ sturdy constitution and a well- knit frame assisted him. and in his younger days he \\ as considered something of an athlete, hut it \\ as his mental equipment which brought him success-honest success. for ::'oIr. Taylor would ha\'e had no other. He had no use for a sluggard. Of keen, dis- crimin.ating judgment. he was able to make his business il1\'estmenb pay. because he was alwa) s sure of the foundation upon which they rested. In his family he \\-as belO\'ed, and in the community highly esteemed. He passed away _\ug. 21. 1903, and is buried in Lake \ïe\\ cemetery, at Sarnia. Few men ha \ e left so deep an impre ,;i()n on the Ii fe of that community, and whether regarded as a business or moral factor in its ad\'ancement his güod influence can ne\'er be questioned. On .\pril 6. 186-1-. :\1r. Taylor married ::'o1iss Jane Elliott, daughter of Adam Elliott, of Toronto. and the three children of this union still sun'iving are: :\Iiss Helen, John and George. ::\1r. Taylor \\-as a member of the Presbyterian Church, to which :\Irs. Taylor. also belongs. Politicalh' he was a Reformer. and \\-I;ile in Petroli he en'ed on the to\\ n council. THO:\L\S CR -\ \YFORD, who for o\"er half a century has made his home in Bosanquet, and played a most important part in its material de\-e1opment. and has taken a lead in public affairs, creating by his own e'\:ample a high standard of integrity and fidelity to duty in official as \\'ell as in pri\'ate life. is one of the survi\'ing pioneers of Lambton County. \Yhen he first settled in Bosanquet that to\\"nship was a wilder- ness. The fe\\' settlers made their homes in little log cabins. and found their \\ ay through prime\'al forest by means of hlazed trails. Xo churches nor schools \\ ere to be found. In the t ansformation that has taken place he has been most actiye. The log cabins ha\-e gi\'en \\Oay to comfortable brick and frame dwellings. churches anù schools ha\'e been founded, and the unbroken wilderness, where \\ ild animals roamed. has been cleared :JI and succeeded by peaceful fields of waving grain, Gooù roads have taken the place of Indian trails. _\s he compares the past with the present. nuting the man-elous de\'e1op- ment of the country, and the great advance in methods and machinery, l\Ir. Crawford can truthfully say, "_\ great part of this I \\ as." ..<-\fter years of hard toil he is now passing the evening of his life surrounded by his devoted wife and children, still acti\'e and in the possession of all his faculties. His life has not been lived in \'ain. His name is honored and respected by all classes at people. He is self-made in e\'ery sense of the \\ ord, and his life is \\ orthy of emulation. :\Ir. Crawford is a native of Ireland. born in the parish of Carncastle. County .-\ntrim. Aug. 9. 182-1-. The Crawford family is of Scottish origin. but for generations the fam- ily home has been in the orth of Ireland. Their religious faith is that of the Presby- terian Church. Samuel Crawford, grandfather ot Thomas, was a tenant farmer in County .\ntrim, where he lived and died. Samuel Crawford, son of Samuel and father of Thomas, \,as born in the same count\'. and there learned the trade of linen \\ eaver. \\ hich he followed, being the O\H1er of a number of looms, in the operation of \\ hich he employed se\'eral men. He also dealt largely in linen and \\-as kno\\ n as a linen draper. He married Margaret Hun- ter, daughter of Joseph Hunter. \\-110 was a landed proprietor. tanner, land sun'eyor and civil engineer. To ::\Ir. and Mrs. Craw- ford were born two children. Ellen and Thomas. He died in 1825, leaving his widow \\ ith the Ì\\ 0 small children, The lit- tle familv remained in their nati\'e home, the children' attending school until 1838. when 1\1rs. Cra\\-ford turned to the ew \VorId to make a home. Ha\'ing her parents. broth- ers and sisters in Canada, she determined to join them, and. sailing from Belfast on the sailing vessel "Dumfrie:'," after fi\'e weeks passage the little band landed in Quebec. ::\[aking their \\ ay to Ontario, they located in the township of ::\1arkham. County of York. where the Hunter family made their 58 COM11E110RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD home. There Thomas worked for his uncle, Alexanùer Hunter, and Ellen married James MclIillen (now deceased), and removed to :ðIanitoba, where she still resides, in \ \ïnni- peg; she is the mother of Sir Daniel Hunter 1Ic:;\lillen, now lieutenant-governor of that Pro\'ince. After twelve years spent in the County of York Thomas Crawford came with his mother to Lambton County, in the early fif- ties, locating on J...-ot 13, Concession I, of Bosanquet. where a tract of 400 acres of land wa:-. hought from the Canadian Land Company, at $2.50 an acre. On this Thomas Crawford started to make a home. The land was all bush, and while the road had once been cut, it \\ as then grown up with under- brush. The few settlers were widely scat- tered. Erecting a log house, Mr. Crawford and his mother inade their home there to- gether until the latter's death. Although ad- vanced in years she bore the hardships bravely, and was tenderly cared for in her old age by her devoted son, with whom she died. At her request he took her to Mark- ham township, County of York, for burial. She was a faithful member of the Presby- terian Church. 111', Crawford later disposed of 150 acre1S of the bush tract, and set to work to clear up the remainder. There being no demand for timber in that early period, he cut it down and burned it up in order to clear up his place. After many years of hard work and perseverance he succeeded, in later years be- ing ably assisted by his sons. He paid con- siderable attention to the raising of fine cat- tle, principally Shorthorn Durham, and also some good horses for general purposes. He has been engaged in general farming, stock raising and feeding. anrl has made a suc- cess. In 1881 Mr. Crawford built a fine brick dwelling-house, which is surrounded by ornamental trees and shrubbery, and he has planted ten acres in apples and pears, his orchard being one of the largest in that sec- tion of the township, In 1903 a fine frame barn, with concrete foundation. was erected, and he has made many improvements on the farm. He also bought 100 acres of land in \Yarwick to\\nship. which is now owned and operated by his son Francis, \\-ho is town- ship councillor of \Varwick. 111'. Crawford has always been a stanch Reformer, supporting the principles laid down by the founders of the great Liberal party. In school matters he has always taken a deep interest, having for over thírty years filled the position of trustee in his section. He also took an active part in organizing the Bosanquet Agricultural Society, and \\ as for many years its secretary, treasurer and presi- dent. In 1854 he was appointed treasurer of Bosanquet township, which office he has filled with credit to himself and satisfaction to the public for the past fifty-one years, being the oldest official in point of service in the county. He paid out of the township, the first year, fI,587, 9s, and in 1904 over $28,150.59. In 1892 he paid $20,175,89. During his long term as treasurer he has handled over three quarters of a million dollars of the town- ship's money. His honesty is unquestioned, and he stands foremost today among the honorable men in the county. He cast his first vote for the Hon. George Brown, when that well known statesman represented Lambton, and was the man chosen by the committee to nominate the Hon. Alexander l\Iackenzie, in 1874, when he was elected Premier of Canada. He has always taken a deep interest in the party, and always sup- ported its principles. His name has often been placed before conventions by his party as candidate for Parliamentary honors, but he has always declined. He is now retired from the acti\'e work on the farm, turning over the management to his son Alexander Mackenzie. He is still quite active, and in possession of all his faculties, always having enjoyed good health, and he has lived a most temperate life, not even using tobacco. He and his wife are members of the Presby- terian Church. attending at Thedford. Al- though Mr. Crawford's life has been a busy one. he found time to make a trip through the Northwest and 1Ianitoba, where he visited his sister and nephew, Lieut,-Gov. 1cl\Jillen, In Dosanquet. July IS. 1862. Mr. Craw- co nIE IOR.\TI\ E BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ford married Iiss Elizabeth Crone, daugh- ter of the \'enerable Francis Crone, of For- est. Eight children ha\-e blessed this union, six of whom are still living, and all reflect credit on their early training. They all re- cei\-ed good educations and are now doing well. ( I) Samuel died at the age of eleven years. (2) Francis is a farmer of \ V arwick tmnlship, and a member of the township council. He married Marion Steele, and they have four children, Grace, Margaret, Frances and Thomas_ (3) Ellen and (4) Sarah are twins. The former is the wife of John Steel, and is now residing in the North- west; they have seven children, Robert, Thomas, Hector, \Vilfred, Elizabeth, Irene and Iargaret. Sarah is married to John D. Boyes, of Lesmahago, Lanarkshire, Scot- land, where they reside, and they have four children, T olm, Thomas, Elizabeth aÏ1d Francis. "(5) Alexander Mackenzie, now operating the home farm, married Christina IcKellar, and they have one son, Thomas. (6) Daniel T., a medical practitioner of In- nisfail. Alberta, . \Y. T., married Jean Shillington. and has three children, Jean E., \\ïlfred and :Margaret. (7) Jeffrey J., who graduated from the Detroit Medical Col- lege, and is now in practice at Deckerville, Iichigan, married Miss Maud Baker, a high school teacher in Iichigan. (8) John died when fixe years old. TOHX DCXFIELD, M. D., who since 18 7 8 has been acti\'ely engaged in the prac- tice of his profession in Petrolia, is of Irish- Scotch descent. The family of "hich he is a member \\ as founded in Canada by James Dunfield, his father. who was born in CounÌ\' Do\\-n, Ireland, in 1791, and \dlO died i l Petrolia in 1875. In I8II James Dunfield settled in Iontreal. and became manager for a shoe manufacturing company, continuing in that capacity for some time. There he met and, in 1825. married Iiss _ \gnes .'\rthur, then but seventeen years of age. also a nath'e of Ireland. of Scotch pa- rentage. who was born in 1808, and died in ,gRo. In 1832 they settled in By town. now Ottawa. \\ here he continued the shoe bmi- 59 ness for a number of years. In 1836, how- e\ er, he settled on a farm in Carleton County, being one of the early settlers, and he cleared up a fine farm. During this period he was magistrate, shoemaker and school teacher, following all these callings at the same time. This farm was his home until advanced age compelled him to abandon \mrk, and he settled in Petrolia in 1872, dy- ing there :l\Iarch I, 1875. Ten children were born to him and his wife: Jane l deceased) married Gilbert Forgie, of the County of Lanark; Iary Ann died unmarried; Eliza (deceased) married \Villiam Cathcart; 1Iar- garet died young: Agnes died young; \Vill- iam died in 11anitoba, aged seventy years; James is a farmer in Manitoba; Joseph is de- ceased; Hugh is deceased; John is our subject. John Dunfield was born on the old home- stead in Carleton County, Ont., Sept. 6, I8-J.8. His early literary education was ob- tained in the public schools, after \\ hich he engaged in teaching for some time. \ \'hen only fifteen years old he sat down and wrote for his certificate, \\ alked ten miles from his home to the \'illage of Richmond for ex- amination, and succeeded in obtaining a sec- ond-class certificate, returning home proudly with the parchment in his pocket. Then he started out with a horse and cutter to hunt for a school and finally secured one in Torbolton, on the Ottawa ri\'er. twentv- three miles above Ottawa, and thirtY-Ì\ o miles from his home. As there were two schools there he divided his year into two terms of six months each, teaching first in one and then in the other; he taught in all for seven years and nine months. On Jal;. I, 1872, Mr. Dunfield removed to Petralia and drilled an oil well \\-hich proved to be a good one, being an eighty- barrel well. He is one of the largest oil pro- ducers in this vicinity. After coming to Pe- tralia he engaged to teach the Marthaville school. where he remained for nine months and then went to Cobourg, with the intention of taking a classical course in the Victoria University. At the end of his first year, howewr. he turned his attention to medicine, 60 CO:\IME110R.-\TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD and in October, 1874. entered Trinity 1Iecli. cal College. at Toronto, from which he \\'as graduated with honors in the degree of 1. D. in 1878. Dr. Dunfield at once settled in Petrolia, \\-here he has since built up a large practice, and is now numbered among the leading physicians of the county. On Oct. 13. 1879. Dr. Dunfield was mar- ried to 1\Iiss Jennie :\IcRae, a nati\'e of Eck- ford, )'Iiddlesex County, Onto The follo\\- ing family has been born to Dr. Dunfield and his wife: John Daniel, born Sept. 16. I880, was graduated in 1902 from Trinity Cniver- sity with the degree of B. .-\.. and is now re- siding in Petrolia. operating extensi\'ely in the oil business; Charles F. is a student in the petrulia high school; Arthur \Y. and Be\'erly E. are deceased. Dr. and :\Irs, Dun- field are members of the Church of England. Politically he is a Reformer. In 1895 he was elected mayor of Petrolia, and prior to that date was reeve, by virtue of which office he \\ as a member of the county board, He 11as also been a member of the city council for a number of years and at present is a high school trustee. Fraternally he is a master 1\lason. a member of Bruce Chapter, R. .-\. 1\1.; and he also belongs to the I. O. O. F., the K. 0, T. ),1., the K. of P. and the I. O. F. lIe is also ex-president of the Lambton l\Iedical Society. and a member of the Ontario l\Iedical Society. GEORGE :-\.-\IRN ),L\THESO)J, of Sarnia. has sen'ed in the custom department since January. 1856. To be able to hold so responsible a place for that length of time speaks for itself of his ability and integ- rity of character. In Sarnia: \\-here he has for the greater part of the time performed the duties of his offices, he occupies a high place sucially. and his attractive home, con- taining one of the largest private collections of paintings in Canada. is the resort of many select and \\-arm personal friends. :\Ir. 1\Iatheson is of Highland Scottish ancestry. his forefathers for three genera- tions ha\'ing heen natives of Sutherlandshire, Scotland. Both his great-grandfather and his granmpleted, and on Dec. 25, 1853. he entered upon the duties of his office. seIling on that day the first ticket issued from his station. FiIling the place ,,"ith ability he remained there one year. "hen he \\ as caIled home to take charge of the Embro postoffice. during his father's absence in Parliament. Experi- ence in official work. and acquaintance in tl" I e circles, at the end of that period read- 61 ily secured for .:\Ir. ::\Iatheson a posItion in the custom sen'ice, amI in January. 1856, he receiyed his appointment. For three years he fiIled the duties of this office at Paris, Ont.; then, in February, 1859. he was sent to Sand" ich. Essex County, and soon after- ""ard for a short period he \"as stationed at Port ::\Iaitland. as custom officer and as col- lector of toIls on the \ Y eIland canal. In May of the same year (1859) he came to Sarnia, where he has since resided. For the first fifteen years of his residence he had ch rge of the customs at the Grand Trunk railroad station. Then, in I 87..j., he \\ as made col- lector of customs at Sarnia. a position which he stiIl occupies. During his thirty years' sen'ice in this capacity he has. by his con- scientious and rigid performance of e\'ery duty, won the unbounded confidence of the heads of his department, and by his fairness and courteous treatment of all "ith "hom he has had dealings he has won the highest respect from the general public. In :\Iay, 1872. :\Ir. ::\Iatheson married Amanda Cook. daughter of James Cook, of Detroit. The marriage, howe\'er, was a brief one. as ::\Irs. :\Iatheson died in IR h. Xo children were born of this marriage. ::\Ir. ::\Iatheson. both by education and breeding. is a man of taste and refinement. He has long taken a li\'e interest in art, and has. from \'ear to year. made coIlections of fine paintiI gs, his - gaIlery now containing not only many rare ,,'orks of art, but being also one of the largest prÏ\'ate gaIleries in Canada. ::\Ir. ::\Iatheson has for nearly forty years heen an ardent admirer of the "roaring game." ha\'ing joined the Sarnia Club in the si'\.ties, and \"as president of the club for se\'eral years. He \\ as also in If 9..j. presi- dent of the Ontario Curling :\.ssociation, an exceptionaIly enviable position, being the unanimous choice of representative members from Ontario, Ohio and ::\lichigan. FIe hopes to "birl a stane" in his se\'entieth year. < DOX.-\LD C -\::\IEROX. no\\' a retired citizen of Petrolia. Count\- of Lambton. is a son of George Cameron: a nati\'e of Scot- 62 CO:M IEl\10RA TI\'E BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD land, "ho was the fuunder of this branch of the family in Canada. George Lameron \\-as born in 1791 in Ill\'erness-shire, Scotland. .-\fter attending the parish school for a time he learned the trade of stonemason, and followed that oc- cupation for some years in his natiye coun- try, and afterward in Canada, He mar- ried Isabella Ross, of Ross-shire, Scotland, and in 1832 emigrated to Canada, taking \Üth him his family, consisting of his \yife and three children, of whom Donald, the subject of the present sketch, was the young- est, and at that time but a year old. After coming to Canada )'1r. Cameron and his family resided for a short time in the vicin- ity of the then village of ='Japanee, known at that time as " apanee Mills," and then moved onto a bush farm in the township of Tyendinaga, in the County of Hastings, \\"here he remained until his death, in 186<). .-\fter settling on his farm lr. Cameron for some years worked portions of each sea- son at his trade, thus procuring the means to keep his family and to get considerable im- provements made on his farm. Among the public buildings which he assisted in erect- ing may be mentioned the proyincial peni- tentiary, at Kingston, and the county build- ing in the present city of DelleYille (which was at that time but a small \'illage). He was always interested in securing for his children as liheral an education as his cir- cumstances and the conditions and educa- tional facilities then e"isting and a \'ailable permitted, and served many years as school trustee in his section. He was an actiye mem- ber of the Presbyterian Church, and in poli- tics belonged to the Liberal school. 1\Ir. and 1\lrs. Cameron had a family of seven children, four sons and three daugh- ters: (I) Ann, the eldest, married and had a large family, six of her children still surviv- ing, (2) John, after preparing to teach. graduating at the Newburgh Academy, was engaged in that profession for a time. subse- quently came \Vest, and was one of the pio- neers in the Enniskillen oil fields, He was one of the early operators at Oil Springs, where he succeeded in accumulating consid- erable money, He aftenyard engaged 111 a manufacturing and sa\y-milling business in Thedford, in the to\\ï1ship of Bosanquet, ,,-here, after carrying on an extensi\'e busi- ness for several years, he was unfortunate, losing heayily in some of his transactions, and he later engaged in the cattle business. He died in 1895. (3) Donald. the second son and third eldest in the family, is men- tioned at length farther on. (4) Salton, the third son, became a millwright and archi- tect. and after follO\ying that business for a time went to California, in the early days of the gold excitement in that country, "here he hecame popular and successful as a mill builder, erecting many of the most extensive crushing mills now in operation in the min- ing regions of that State, He afterward \yent to l\Iontana, where he engaged in min- ing operations, and was for many years prominently connected with some of the lar- gest mining concerns in the Territory. He ne\'er married, and died in 189 8 . (5) Jessie, the second daughter, married \\T. H. Cas- well. and had a family of five children, three sons and two daughters, all now liying in foronto, \\ here she died senral years ago. (6) George, the fourth son. is engaged in the milling business in Collingwood. He. too. was one of the early operators in Oil Springs, where he "as engaged in the oil business for senral years. He married Ann Stuart. daughter of X eil Stuart, of Park Hill. and they had two children. George and Gerty. George is a physician. and is prac- ticing in Omemee: Gerty married Dr. Cor- rigan. The mother died some years ago. (7) Isabella, the third daughter and the youngest of the family, married \Villiam 1\fcCulloch. and thev settled in Oil Springs. where he was accid ntally killed a few years afterward. He left a son and a daughter. Mrs. )'IcCulloch subsequently man ied D. )'IcGihhon, now of Forest, County of Lamhton. and they han had eight children, fi\'e sons and three daughters: four of the sons a re doctors. )'lrs. Cameron. mother of the suhject of this sketch. sUf\'i\'efl her hushand many years. reaching the guud olel age of eighty- COßD1E 10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 63 fi\-e, and died in _-\rkona, in the township of Bosanquet. in I8R-\.. Donald Cameron, the subject of this sketch, was born in the to\\'I1 of Tain, in Ross-shire, Scotland. Jan. 8, 1831. He re- mained on the home farm until he became of age, meanwhile assisting to clear up the land. and obtaining. at the common schools of the neighborhood, ,,-hich he attended during the winter seasons (the summers being devoted to ,\"Ork on the farm" ith his father), an ed- ucation sufficient to enable him to obtain a teacher's certificate. and on a cold winter morning in February he said good-bye to those ,with whom he was now parting for the first time, and with his heart full of the associations and memories clustering around "the old house at home" he launched out into the ,,-ide world, \\'ith the timidity of an inexperienced boy he stepped onto the great stage of life's acti\'ities, henceforth to direct his 0\\ n course and hew his own ,yay throug-h the world. The school system was, at that time, in a \'Cry crude stage of its e"istence, and the teacher usuallv "boarded around" at the homes of his varIous pupils. 1r. Cameron commenced his career. after leaving home, as a common-school teacher, his first school being in a delikhtful locality on the south shore of the beautiful Hay Bay, in the old historic Countv of Lennox. After teaching there a year f r $18 a month and "board." he attended the Ne\\'burgh Acad- emy for two terms, and then came west, tak- ing a school in the County of :\liddlesex, where, after teaching some four years. he was appointed superintendent of schools and to\\ n clerk for the township of Dorchester South. He was also. ex-officio, a member of the board of public instruction for the County of liddlesex. a position he resigned at the end of t,,'o years to try his fortune in the city of New Orleans. Not finding things there as he e-xpected. he returned to Canada. and again engaged in teaching, taking a school in trathroy. He aften\'ard returned to the County of Hastings. and opened a general store in Tamworth, in the then united Countie.. of Frontenac. Lennox and :\ddington. H!l\'ing been appointed clerk of the Eighth Division Court of the united counties. he closed his store business and re- mained in the office of division court clerk for a number of years, when he resigned that office. having determined to again try his fortune in the ,,-est. :\1r. Cameron and his brother George en- tered into a general storekeeping business in \Yatford, County of Lambton. but, leaving the business in the charge of his brother, he \\ent to l\Iontana in 186<), and "as con- nected with the gold mining- business in that Territory for nearly three years. Return- ing again to Canada at the end of that period, he embarked in the milling business, purchasing the "Rock Glen" flouring-mill and putting up the first circular sa" mill erected in Arkona, township of Bosanquet. . However, after remaining there t\\ 0 years, he sold his mills and remO\-ed to Petrolia, same county, where he engaged in the busi- ness of producing crude oil, in ,,-hich he re- mained until the beginning of the year 1903, \\ hen he sold his oil property, and is now Ii, ing retired. :\lr. Cameron has been at various times a member of the municipal council and of the public school board. In religion he is a !\fethodist. In politics he belongs to the Consen'ative school. He is a stanch be- liever in Canada for the Canadians, and fa\-ors a tariff that will protect home indus- tries and prevent Canada from being a s!aug-hter market for the surplus manufac- tures of her southern neighbors. He is a thorough Imperialist, and favors cementing the old land and the greater Britain across the seas together by a system of preferential trade between the various ports of the Em- pire. Xotwithstanding his varied and some- what extensi\"e and busy business career, Ir. Cameron has devoted a good deal of at- tention to literarv \\ork and is a "riter of considerable merÚ, of both prose and poetry, articles from his pen having at various times appeared in the public press, Among his more recent poetical productions may be mentioned: " Iother and The Old House at Home." "Scotland the Land of Iy Birth," 6-\. COM11EMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD "The Common \ VeaI. and Brotherhood of Man," "1Ierit is not in the Station you fill, but in the \Vay that you fill it." Among his recent prose writings may be mentioned two articles of general interest and considerable merit, one, an article on "Victoria and the Victorian Age," the other an article defining "The Church and the State, two Independent Institutions in Human Society, and Each Su- preme in its own Sphere." The poem quoted at the end of this article \\as writteu for the annual festival of St. Andre\\ 's Society held at Petrolia in Xonmber, 1904. Ir. Cameron married in 1860, and has a family of two daughters. THE LAND WE LIVE IN. By D. CAMERON. \Ve recall to-night the land we left, Its sunny strand and heathery hills; The winds that sift and sands that drift, And all its past our memory fills, Xot less we love our western home, The glorious land we live in: Go east or west where 'er men roam, To man no fairer land is given. \Ve hail our fair Canadian home, Its hills and dales and prairie; \Vhere sparkling streams bound and foam, And hearts are true and cheery. Its leafy wood and silvery bays, And rivers broad extending; Its stretching shores and sunny braes, And mountain heights ascending. Bright its brooks and treams and lakes, Sparkling through the shimmering mist, And green its woods, its Iope" and brakes, By generous sunbeams kissed. Boundless oceans' hea,ing \\aves, On the east and west are rolling; And polar sea and cataract's caves, The North and South are holding. Inclo,ing lake, and ,hore, and flood, 0 other land resembling: \Vhere Saxon, French and Norman blood, \Vith Celt and Dane are mingling, Nohle land! with beauty strown. \ Vhere mutual ties in concord hind us, );or would we from its prairie" roam, Xor leave its hills behind m, The Union Jack and 1\Iaple Leaf, The flag that's waving o'er us, Guards the sea, and shore and reef, And all the land before us, \Vhere the oak, and ash, and elm wreath, In leafy splendor bending, And the shamrock, rose, and thistle's leaf, With the l\Iaple tree are blending. No lordling tyrant here may frown, Nor base usurper rule the soil; The passport to the ruler's crown- The peerless coronet of toil. The Bnton's blood is in our veins, A nation's flag is streaming o'er us- No foot of slave nor traitor stains The land that lies before us, From Atlantic shore to the golden reef; The star of Empire's shining, And the Union Jack and :\Iaple Leaf, On every sea are twining. From kindred hearts both true and brave, No winds our hearts shall sever; With the red and blue across the wave, \Ve twine the :\Iaple Leaf for ever. ARCHIBALD WEIR, LL. B. One of the pioneer names held in high esteem in Lambton County, Ont., is that of \Veir, which has been honorably perpetuated through senral generations and is most \\orthily borne by .-\rchibald \Veir, one of the county's leading barristers, The \Yeir family is of Irish ongm, grandfather .-\rchibald \Veir having been born in Ireland in 1791. There he married Iary Currie, and in 1817 they came to Can- ada, locating in the County of Middlesex, Ont., in London township, where Mr. \Veir cleared up a fine farm from the bush and reared a family. Here he died at the age of seventy-nine years and his wife at the age of ninety-six. Their settlement antedates the founding of the city of London, Ont" and at this time their only neighbors were straggling bands of Indians, who were not to he trusted as to peaceable intentions. The settlement of any countr) means privation and hardship, ancl it continues to be a mar- \'el to the present generation that ancestors \\ ere found hrave enoug-h to face those early conditions. It is related in the family records that \"hen grandfather .-\rchibald broke his ax in felling trees about his tog hut he was ohliged to walk from his höme to within CO D.IE IOIL\TI\.E BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD three miles of Hamiltun in order to replace it. If the heroism of the pioneer fathers was often tested. what of the muthers? .-\ little family incident seems to pro\ e, in this case, that Irs. \ \' eir \\ as of quite as sturdy a character as her husband. Among her few valued possessiuns brought from her natin land \\ as a pewter teapot, which she valued abO\ e price. Cpon one occasion t\\.o Indian bra\-es came by, probabl) while her husband was in search of a new ax, and spying the teapot demanded it as a gift, their intention being to melt it and make bullets. Not daunted. lrs. \Veir refused and determined to protect her property. One savage stood 0\ er her with his knife, while the other went into the house to secure the treasure. but, quick as thought. she grasped the stick she had been using in some outdoor work, and deli\ered such a blow on the head of the sav- age that it felled him to the ground, and then she pursned the other, who, on sè:ing the fate of his companion. helped him up, and both disappeared and never came back. l\1rs. \ \' eir recei\'ed a cut upon her arm, but the teapot remained in her possession. James \\'eir. the father of Barrister \Veir, of Sarnia. \\as born June 25. 1822, on the old homestead in the County of [iddle- sex. and for many years followed farming in that county. In I8ïI he removed to Huron County and ten years later to \Var- wick township, Lambton County, in 1898 settling in Forest. where he and his \\ ife are living retired. Both are consistent members of the Presbyterian Church, in which :\lr. \\-eir has been an elder for many years. Po- litical1y he is a Reformer. .-\rchibald \ \' eir acquired his primary ed- ucation . in a rural school and by private study. Later he qualified himself as a teacher, and by that means acquired money to further pursue his studies at the Cniyer- sity of Toronto, where he was graduated after a highly creditable course with first- class honors in the mathematical and philo- sophical courses and a silver medal. \\ ith the degree of B. A., in 1885: in 1888 he re- ceiyed the degree of LL. B. from Victoria 5 6" .) Cni\'ersity In J t;89 he \\ as called tu the Bar, in I yO became a solicitor, and in the same year settled for practice at Petrolia, re- maining there until [893, \\ hen he settled in Sarnia. Here his ability has placed him in the front ranks of his profession. On X'ov. 13. 1891. Ir. \\'eir was mar- ried to Iiss .-\gnes Cruickshank. a daugh- ter of the late Charles Cruickshank, and of this marriage there is one son, Charles. Both Ir. and Irs. \\'eir are members of the Presbyterian Church at Sarnia, and acti\-e in its \\ ork. Politicalh- he is a Liberal and fra- ternally he is com{ected \\ith the 'A. F. & .\, I., being past district deputy grand mas- ter of St, Clair District, :\0. 2; \vith the K. 0, T. :\1.. being past pro\'incial comman- der: \\ ith the 1. O. F., the C. O. F., and the C. O. \V. X'0Ì\\ ithstanding the demands made on his time by the burdens of a large and grow- ing practice, 1\Ir. \\'eir finds time to take an acti\'e interest in educational affairs. He has been a useful member of the board of education of the town of Sarnia for a num- ber of years. His activity has also found scope in the field of legal literature. He is the author of a \ aluable work on The Law of -\ssessment. ALEXAXDER CH.-\L [ERS, one of the oldest li\'ing nati\'es of Plymptun to\'. n- ship. Lambton County. is also one of the best known and most highly respected. His birth took place Aug. 19. 1838, on the 2d Line of Plympton township, The Chalmers family is originally of Scotland. but members thereof have made their homes in Canada for the past one hundred years. Robert Chalmers. the grandfather of our esteemed sub- ject. was born in Glasg-O\\'. Scotland, where he married and became the father of se\'en children. \bout 1821. with his \dfe and famil):, he sailed for Canada, landed at Quebec. and proceeded thence to Dalhousie. L,nark County. Ont.. \\ here he settled on Goyermnent land. He was a pio- neer in that district. and followed an agri- 66 COl\UIEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD cultural life. Both he and his ,',-ife li,-ed to honored old age. In religious belief they ,yere Presbyterians. J ames Chalmers, son of Robert, and father of .\lexander, was horn in Glasgow, and accompanied his parents to Canada. Un- til about 1832 he remained in Lanark Coun- ty, where he had married Isabella Cameron, "ho was born at Paisley, Scotland. After three children \\ ere born to them they de- cided to seek a home farther west. At that date no modern methods of transportation "ere available, and they came on boats down the ri\'er to Sarnia, and then on foot made their way through the woods until they reached the locality now included in Plymp- ton township. The hardships of this jour- ney \\ ere numerous, for the country \Vas yet a wilderness. They settled in Plympton township, far from any neighbors, in a sec- tion where there were no roads except blazed trails, no bridges over the streams, and where their frequent visitors were woh'es, bears and other \\ ild creatures of the forest, the timid deer frequently venturing near enough to fall a victim to their firearms. They did not suffer for food, as venison could thus be easily procured, \\'ild turkeys were abundant, and the streams ,,"ere still full of fish. But for the social companionship which makes np so much of human happiness there was little outside the family circle, "hich in- cluded the family of M1'. Chalmers' brother, and that of Capt. Hyde, a settler seven l11iles distant. The hardy pioneers made their settlement on Lot 2, 2d Concession, and there put up a malliog shanty. It was a primitive home in- deed, but it ga,'e shelter first to the wife and three children and later to others who found a warm welcome to the little wilderness home and \\ hõ gre\\ into noble men and ,yomen. It is interesting to compare the furniture deemed sufficient for all reasona- ble \\ants in those days with that in present use. It was necessarilv of home manufact- ure and was made pri;lcipally of hasswood. In those days almost eyery man had some talent for carpentering and was able to con- struct tables, chairs and heds. the essential articles. At that time the present bustling city of Sarnia was but a village known as the Rapids, and that was the nearest point at which the settlers could obtain the few gro- ceries their limited means pennitted them to purchase. By hard wurk and perse"erance James Chalmers, with the help of his sons, cleared up his land, a tract of 200 acres, and made all the improvements which converted it into a comfortable home. After his active days \\ ere over he sold the farm to his sons James and Thomas, erecting a comfortable dwell- ing for himself on the part of the homestead that he had sold to Thomas. in which he li,'ed until his death, :\Iarch 8, 1886, at the age of eighty-five years. He was laid to rest in the old Plympton cemetery known as the old 2d Line cemetery, on the 2d Line, one mile from his old homestead. Politically 1\11'. Chalmers \Vas a strong supporter of the Conservative party until his later days, ,,,hen he became a Liberal. Dur- ing the 1\lacKenzie Rebellion of 1837-38 he supported the Government. He belonged to the body of volunteers stationed at Samia. Early in life he was connected with the Pres- byterian Church, but when the Baptist Church was established at Sarnia he became an attendant and later found that his relig- ious views coinciùed with those of that boùy. He always gave liberal support, and assisted in the building of the Baptist Church in Plympton township, in which he served sev- eral years as a deacon. In every sense of the word James Chalmers was a good man and true Christian, devoted to his \\ ife and children, and exerting an influence of help- fulness through his locality. His \\ ife sur- vi,'ed him only three munths, passing away June 27, 1886, at the age of seventy-eight years and si" months. She was laid by his side in the old cemetery. For more than fifty years they had been united in life and their separation in death was of short dura- tion. :\1rs, Chalmers was an admirable \\'oman, one who hore with courage and cheerfulnes" hardships which are almost as far beyond present understanding as they are beyoml helief. lIer children recall with COl\DIEl\IORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD deepest affection her efforts to lighten their lots and to make for them a happ) home. Children as follo\\ s \\ ere born to James and Isabella Chalmers: Robert, \\-ho died in Sar- nia to\\ nship; Thomas, \\ ho died in London; Agnes (deceased), who married .\le ander Chalmers, who resides at Sarnia; Isabella. the widow of \\ïlliam Henry Brown, who was drowned at Brandon. Ian.: Alexander. subject of this sketch: James, a commercial tra\'eler of Strathroy, Onto ; Janet, \\ ho mar- ried James Couse. of Sarnia; \\ïlliam, who died young: and Christiana. who married John [dlahon. .\lexander Chalmers, the subject proper of this sketch, \\ as reared in the little lonely log cabin home in Plympton township. In his boyhood there \\ ere fe\\ schools conduct- ed in the to\o1ship and education \\as a lu"\:- ury. The schoolhouses were log construc- tions, with split bass logs for benches and plenty of nntilation. His first teacher was James Dunlap, and the term \\as a short one, as work was pressing at all times. especially in summer, on the pioneer farm, there being too much of it for his father to manage \\ ith- out the assistance of his boys, who therefore went to school only in \\ inter. He remained with his father until 1858, \\ hen he \\ as t\\ enty years of age. and then started out to make his 0\\ n way in the \yorld. although prior to this he had earned some capital by assisting neighboring farmers in the busy seasons. This capital amounted to $200, not a small sum to ha\'e earned and sa\'ed under the circumstances, and he used it in partly paying for a tract of 100 acres on Lot 15, 2d Concession, going into debt for the bal- ance. He recalls that about all he possessed of value. in addition, \\ as an ax of good heft. \\ ith which he was able to cut down a space in the timber on \\ hich he could build his log hut. his sister Isabella being his house- keeper. Ir. Chalmers cut his timber and con- 'erted a part of it into potash, which he shipped to Iontreal. where it \\ as purchased by \\'. B. Clark. Having some skill with rude tools Ir. Chalmers found some work to do at carpentry. his first successful work 6ï being the construction of a barn for Irs. H ugh Park, and he then built one for Dou- gal Idlurphy. This \\as apprO\'ed in the neighborhood and he secured other work, tlms, by honðt effort and continual econ- omy, securing money with \\ hich to stock his farm. It seems a small matter to record that he cleared up 100 acres of his place, but the statement gi\'es not e\-en a faint idea, except to those \\ ho ha\'e accomplished a similar feat, what such an undertaking meant. To the original purchase he added first one tract of fifty acres and later a second tract of the same size, all of which he imprO\'ed and put under culti\'ation. .'\. part of his farm is the present site of the village of \\'yoming, through which the Grand Trunk railroad passes. Subsequently Ir. Chalmers sold the south part of his farm and bought an- other, on the north, nearer his home, on Con- cession 3, and his first log cabin home ga\-e way to a larger structure. In I8ï6 he built a fine brick dwelling, one of the first of that construction on the 2d Line. He impro\-ed his property also \\ ith substantial barns and necessary outbuildings, made fences, set out orchards, and improved his stock, in fact did all that could be accomplished by a man de- termined to succeed by attending to his duty. On Sept. 12, 1861, at Sarnia, ,Mr. Chal- mers was united in marriage, by Rev. George \Vatson, \\Ïth Janet Park. a daugh- ter of James and Elizabeth (Climie) Park, and to this union was born a family of se\'en children, namely: Elizabeth Jennie, who married John F. Donald, died July 18, 1902, and was buried in \\'yoming cemetery; they had three children, \\ïlliam, Frank and Stewart. Isabella Agnes married Orson . \rmstrong, of Plympton township. Lottie died at the age of se\'en years. One died in infancy. \\ illiam died at the age of nine months. \Yilfred. who is a farmer near the homestead, married Effie Da\'is, and has two daughters, Iaggie and Ella. !\Iaggie. the wife of Ora Rice. resides at home, and has one son, \Vilfred Franklin. Ir. and Irs. Chalmers are memhers of the "'yoming Baptist Church. in \\ hich he \\-as nne of the deacons and a trustee, and for (Jg CO lMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD a long time he was a member of the Sunday- school as the teacher of the Bible class. Po- litically he is a Liberal: he was elected a member of the \Yyoming council in 1880 and sen'ed as a member of that boch for lì\'e years. Like his father 1\11'. Chalmers had to en- dure many hardships and early discourage- ments, hut that time is long. long past, and to recall it is but to show the value of per- se\"erance. temperance and industry, Some of the articles of furniture which decorate his home and are still fulfilling the purposes for which they were intended were the prod- uct of his own skill and ingenuity and pos- sess qualities not altogether O\"ershadowed hy the modern specimens which surround them. He has seen and lind through many wonderful changes in the township and in many of these has played a leading part. He is known for his sterling character and for Christian attributes which make him true to every high station in life. Ir. Chalmers saw, as we have indicated, hardships of all kinds, but his early rearing was of such character that he e-..:pected noth- ing else. In his estimable wife he found one \\'ho had been similarly reared and who ac- cepteù the privations she knew she must en- dure. with a courage which excites our admi- ration. They are now able to together enjoy the good things of life, surrounded by chil- dren, grandchildren and many friends. The Park family, from which lrs. Chal- mers is descended in the paternal line, came from sturùy Scotch who settled early at Dal- housie, in Lanark County, and at Plympton, in Lambton County. Hugh Park, grand- father of 1rs. Chalmers, was born in cot- land, where he was employed at coal mining and \\'eadng. There he married Janet Hay. and they had these children in Scotland: James, the father of Irs. Chalmers; Lillie. \\.ife of Rubert Brooks, of Plympton town- ship; and )[arion, who became the \\ ife of \\ïlliam Clemie. a resident of \\'yoming. I1'. Park came to Canada in IR21 and set- tled at Dalhousie. being one of the first set- tlers in that portion of Lanark County. where they lived until 1838. Then they sold out and came \\ ith ox-teams to the County of Lambton, locating on the 2d Line of Pl):mp- ton township. Here 1\11'. Park became the o\\'ner of 200 acres of land. again being one of the earliest settlers, In the log cabin huilt there he and his wife both died, 1r. Park in 1841, and he was buried on the farm: the mother was buried in the 2d Line cemetery. The children born to them after leaving tl;e old country were: Jessie. who married George Donald: Rohert J.. who died in Plympton township; .\rthur. deceased in Plympton township: Jane. who married Duncan McNaughton: l1ary. residing at Sarnia: \gnes, \\'ho married Robert Camp- bell; Hugh. deceased: one child that died in infancy; and .\ndrew. of Sarnia township. J ames Park. son of H ugh and father of 1\1rs, Chalmers. was born in Scotland, and was but seven years old when he crossed the Atlantic. in a sailing nsseI. with his parents. He was reared to manhood on the farm and receind but a limited education. In 18 37 he came to the County of Lambton, walking the distance from Dalhousie township, La- nark County, and located in Plympton town- ship, \\ here he bought a tract of 100 acres of land and settled down to pioneer life. Conditions were the same as those faced by Tames Chalmers dnd his wife about the same time. and Mr. Park built a small log house and cleared and put under culti\"ation a farm of 25 0 acres. This farm Ir. Park sold \\'hen ready to retire. and he died on the home place Feh. 18, I8i4. and was buried beside his wife in the 2d Line cemetery. Politically he \\ as a Liberal. He was a steadfast member and one of the organizers of the Methodist Church at Brooke, Plymp- ton township, and was a man held in the highest degree of respect. He married Eliz- abeth Climie, who was born in 182 I. a few hours after her parents. \ndrew and Janet (TurnhulI) Climie, landed in Canada. Her father was born Feb. 18. I 7i7, at Paisley, Scotland, and her mother Iay 20. I iSo. at Cambuslang, Scotland. They came to Can- ada in 1821. with their family. and first located at Dalhousie. Lanark County, and in 18 3-+ came. with other pioneers of that time, CO)'D1E)'10R.-\TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 69 to PI)mpton township, where they spent the remainder of their li\-es. )'1rs. Park died at the age of thirty-se\"en years, in 1858, and \\ as interred in the 2d Line cemetery. She was a consistent member of the :\lethodist Church. ),11'. and :\Irs. Park had issue: Hugh, a resident of the village of Alvinston, Brooke township: Janet, wife of c\lexander Chalmers: Jane Hay, wife of David Bro\\ n- lee. of this township: Andre\\ C. of Plympton to\\ nship : James. a la wyer in Sew York City; l\Iargaret. wife of George Kirk. teacher in London; Elizabeth. wife of Re\'. Ebenezer Haines, a Baptist clergyman at \\'yoming: Rob- ert. on the old Park homestead; and one that died in infancy. :\1r. Park married for his second wife Elizabeth Houston, who re- sides in Lanark County, Ontario. \ LEX. \ X D ERA U G CST U S :\1EYERS \\ ho has been collector of cus- toms at the pmt of Sombra, Lambton County. since 1897, has lived in the county since 18-+9. and is well and fa\'orably known to many throughout this section. His fam- ily is of German origin, and the name \\ as originally Von l\Ioyer, the first of the family on this side of the Atlantic dropping the "Yon" and adopting the name of Myers (now written )'Ieyers). \Valter Von l\loyer, great-grandfather of Alexander Au- gustus, was a native of HanO\'er, Germany. there growing to manhood, and he was twice married before leaving his Fatherland for Canada. Here he located at Belleville, Hast- ings Co.. Ont., where he passed the rest of his life. engaging in the hotel business. He \\'as a noted entertainer in his day. Frederick :l\Ieyers, son of \Valter, and grandfather of our subject. was also born in Hanover. Germany, and there received his early education, later studying in England, He took up theology and was ordained a minister of the Lutheran Church. He was a young man \\ hen he joined the family in Canada. and as his denomination was nnt strong in this country at that early period he took the ach'ice of a friend and became a clergyman of the Church of England, re- cei\ ing ordination at the hands of Bishop :\lountain. Going to Reading, Pennsyl- \ ania, he was stationed there for se\'eral ) ears, during which time he also engaged in business, owning a flax mill and manufac- turing linseed oil. and also 0\\ ning consid- erable land \\ here the city of Reading now stands, Returning to Canada, he settled in 1808 in \\'illiamsburg. Ont.. where he passed the remainder of his life in clerical \\'ork. He died at the age of fifty-seven, from the effects of an injury to his leg, and is buried at \Villiamsburg. Rev. :\11'. l\leyers married Catherine Benedicta Smith, \\ ho was a native of Ontario, and they became the parents of the following children, all now deceased, viz.: Jane, Hester, Rachel, Caroline. Daniel. John, Charles, \\ïlliam, Henry and ::\largaret. Daniel :\leyers, son of Frederick, \\ as born in \Villiamsburg in 1808, and there re- ceived his education. He followed school teaching in his earlier life al1.d taught the In- dian l\1ission schools in Tuscarora for some time. Later, moving to Brantford, he be- gan mill\\ righting, in 18..19 came to Lamb- ton County, where he also engaged in that line. in Sombra township, and thence \\ ent to Detroit, Michigan. where he passed the rest of his life. During the greater part of the time he resided in that city he \\ as em- ployed in the car shops. He died in Detroit in 1886, at the age of seventy-eight years, and \\as buried in \\'oodmere cemetery. 1\11'. :\1eyers was a member of the Church of England. and while in Canada was identi- fied with the Liberal party on political issues. In Cornwall. Ont., Daniel 1\leyers mar- ried Catherine Link. who was born there. daughter of John Link, a mill O\mer and manufacturer of flour and lumber at Corn- wall. :\lrs. l\Ieyers died in Sombra, where she is buried. She, too, was a member of the Church of England. Xine children \\ ere born to :\11'. and :\lrs. :\leyers, namely: Alex- ander Augustus; George, deceased, of Grand Rapids. ::\lichigan; Alonzo. deceased; 1\Iay, \dfe of John larsh; \Villiam. a farmer of Snmbra: Catherine. wife of Solomon ::\lar- tin: Frederick. li\'ing at \lpena. :\1ichigan; 7 0 COl\DIE1\IOR.\TI\ Y E BIOG.l{A1-'HICAL RECORD James, of Bay City, Michigan; and John, living at Alpena, Michigan. Alexander Augustus Meyers was born Nov. 9, 1828, in Cornwall, Ont., and re- ceived his schooling there and in the Indian Mission school at Tuscarora taught by his father. He worked for a time at millwright- ing with his father, and on coming to Som- bra township was engaged at shipbuilding, also following that work at Marine City, ::\lichigan. There, too, he ,yas employed as a millwright, and also as a carpenter and joiner. \Vhen he gave up his trades he set- tled on land in the township of Sombra, hav- ing bought 100 acres in Lot 3, loth Conces- sion, and began farming, to which calling the best of his active years were given. He made many improvements on the propert), upon which he resided until 1897, when he receind appointment to the office of collec- tor of customs at the port of Sombra, where he has since made his home. He still owns his farm and manages the work of cultiva- tion, though his principal attention is given to the duties of his office, which he has filled to the satisfaction of all concerned. He sen'ed thirty years as justice of the peace, in that office also distinguishing himself for faithfulness and efficiency. Mr. Meyers is a strong Liberal in political faith, He is an intelligent man, well read and well in- formed, and is respected and liked by all who know him for his integrity and ability. ::\1r. Meyers was married, in Kingston, Ont., to Harriet _\. Stoughton, daughter of Alexander Stoughton, and seven chi1dr n han blessed this union: Charles, of Cripple Creek, Colorado; George, a plumber of Sombra; \Yalter, who cultivates the home- stead; Emma, a graòuate nurse, now the wife of John Gordon Delgety, of Sombra; Clara and Bertha. both unmarried; and Frank, an engineer, of CIe\'eland, Ohio. 1\11'. and 1\1rs. l\Ieyers are hath members of the Church of England. 1\1rs. :;\Ieyers received a good education, and was engaged as a teacher prior to her marriage. _\LEX C. WALLEN, a prominent oil producer at Oil Spring-s, Lamhton County, was born Feb. 27, 1866, in Ðresrlen, Kent County, Ont., eldest sun of Capt. John and Ellen (Lane) Wallen. He is a member of one of the prominent families of Oil Springs. His father was born in Kent County, on the River Sydenham, and still resides at Oil Springs, being one of the prominent retired citizens of that place. His mother was born in Dublin, Ireland, and died at Oil Springs, in 1886, mourned by her family and beloved by all who knew her. Of their family of twelve, (I) Martha, the eldest, married Gil- bert S. Crosbie, of Petrolia, late a prominent citizen of Oil Springs, who died in August, 1905. For a number of years he lived in Austria, Gennany, Russia and England, as foreman for oil companies, and subsequently was interested in the same business at home. Ir, and Mrs. Crosbie had seven children, Gilbert, Ada, \Vallen, Grover, Kerbic, Olga and Yera. (2) Mary died at the age of twenty years. (3) Ale>> C. is our subject. (4) Fred G., born in 1868, is a resident of New Ontario, where he is engaged as a pros- pector. (5) Harry, born in 1871, emi- grated to Austria, where he folluwed oil drilling for four years, being a practical ma- chinist. He has traveled through Germany, Sumatra and England, and for a number of years worked for an English syndicate and was sent all over the world as a manager and oil prospector; he is now in Wyoming. (6) Jennie, born in Petralia, is the widow of Daniel Bloom, and resides in Minnesota. She has two sons, Lloyd and Otto. (7) Charles, now a resident of Africa, has a gov- ernment position there as driller and pros- pector; he has traveled all over the United States and Europe, and was at Mount PeIee during its terrible eruption; he married Flor- ence Sisko (8) Edward, born in Oil Springs, resirles in Russia, where he also follo\\ s the business of oil drilling, near the Caspian Sea, in the interests of one of the English oil companies. (9) Jessie died when three years old. (IO) William died at the age of twenty, ( II) Laura and (12) AI- hert are residents of Oil Springs, being still at home. .\lex C. \\T alIen was educated at Petralia and Oil Cih', and from the time he was fif- teen years f age has been interested in the CO:\DIE:\IORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD oil producing business in some capacity, with the eÀception of the year 1887, when he worked on the lake, In 1888 he commencerl as a driller in the oil fields of Oil City and Petrolia, and in the same ) ear he was em- ployed by the great Berghime & McGanoey Co.. of Petrolia and Austria, to go to the latter far-away field to direct drilling oper- ations. After four years spent in Austria he returned to Oil Springs, but two months later went to \ustralia as one of the em- ployes of the Inter-Colonial Deepwell & Boring Supply Co,. as driller for water. _\fter four more years of work there, where he met \\ ith the greatest success, finding \\'ater in large quantities, he came back to Oil Springs in 1895. Here he invested his earnings in the oil fields of EnniskiIIen town- ship, near Oil Springs, buying a large amount of real estate. Ever since his return he has followed the business of oil produc- tion. 1\11'. \Vallen has one of the finest homes in the \'illage of Oil Springs, fitted with all modem conveniences and attractive adorn- ments. On Aug. 4, 1897, 1\11'. \Vallen was united in marriage with l\Iiss l\Iary ÿ{iIIer, who was born :\Iay 27, 1865, in EnniskiIIen town- ship, daughter of \Valter and Margaret (Kirkland) :\Iiller, of Scotland, both of whom died in Enniskillen. :\Ir. :\Iiller was a prominent farmer in that township, and sen'ed in the council for many years. Politically :\11'. \Vallen is a Conservative, and he has filled the office of councilor at Oil Springs, for Ì\\'O years. Religiously the family are Presbyterians. JOHX HENRY BEKNETT, of Pe- trolia. is one of the leading men of this city, and is descended from Scotch and English ancestry, His father, John Bennett, was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and about 1830 came to Toronto, where he was engaged for some time as a furrier. The mother of om subj ect \\ as a :\Iiss Eleanor Bridgland, born in England. who came to Ontario when a young girl and met and married Mr. Ben- nett. Her death occurred in Clarksburg, 7 1 Ont. Their children were: J 01111, deceased; James; Alexander; John Henry; George, of :\Ielbourne. Ont.; Charles, of Australia; Jane, deceased, who married James Camp- bell; :\Iartha, who became the second wife of James Campbell; Eleanor Louise, who mar- ried X eIson Thomas; David, who was dnJwned, Juhn Henry Bennett was born at Co- bourg, Ont., in I 83(í, and there re1.red. üpon reaching his majority, Mr. Bennett, \\ ith his brother Alexander, went into the mercantile business in Cobourg, and later he formed a partnership \\ith a 1\1r. Buchanan in the same line in Sarnia, fram which place :\11'. Bennett remO\'ed to Oil Springs, and for a number of years was engaged in the oil business as a producer. He then settled in Petrolia, still continuing in the oil busi- ness, and in that period was engaged in drill- ing wells of all kinds. During this time, in connection with well drilling, 1\1r. Bennett made two trips to Australia, and spent in all about eleven years drilling artesian wells. In 1902 he went to California where his son John . \lexander is engaged in drilling for oil. While residing in Oil Springs 1\Ir. Ben- nett served in the council. In 1868 ::\11'. Bennett married :\Iiss :\Iary Jane Barnum, daughter of \Villiam and l\le- lissa (Clay) Barnum, and to them were born the following: Ida, a bookkeeper and ste- nographer in Sarnia: Eleanor Louise, of Kanaimo, B. c.: John Alexander, who spent four years in Borneo and Sumatra, who was a driller in Califurnia, where he married :\Iiss Jean \\'orthington, and who now lives in Burmah, India, \vhere he is superintendent for the Burmah Oil Co.. Limited: l\Iary :\Ielissa, who marÓed Dugald Pepper, of Pe- trolia, and has one daughter, Eleanor; Edith :\labeI. a clerk in 1r. Ford's store at Pe- trolia; Bertha, a milliner of Petrolia; \Vill- iam Sidney and Ethel Helen, twins. the former being a clerk in Petralia, and Chester Gordon, of Petrolia. Mr. and Mrs. Bennett are consistent and very active members of the Baptist Church. Fraternally Mr. Ben- nett is a :\Iason. and politically he is a Re- 7 2 COl\DIE IORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD former. Few people stand higher in the community than do l\lr. and l\Irs. Bennett, and their prosperity is but the well-merited reward of earnest endeavor, intelligently di- rected. WILLIAl\1 H. l\IdL\HAN is one of the most prominent citizens of the County of Lambton, where he has been active in puhlic life for many years. and where he has resided since 1860. Ir. l\lc lahan comes of sturdy Irish stock, his parents. James and _ \nn (Patterson) lcl\Iahan, both having heen nati\'es of the North of Ireland. James l\Ic lahan came to Kingston. On1., with his parents, J aIm and Elizabeth (i\loran) l\Icl\lahan, in young manhood, and his wife "as a young woman when she accompanied her parents. John and Eliza (Scolds) Pat- terson. to the S:lIl1e place. The grandparents on both sides \\ ere farming people. John Patterson, an uncle of \Villiam H. Mc- l\lahan, was a prominent wholesale mer- chant of Kingston. his business later com- ing into the possession of John Duncan, a cousm. J ames and Ann (Patterson) McMahan had a family of nine children, five sons and four daughters. eight of whom survive and reside in Lambton County within a radius of twenty miles: \Villiam H.; Ann E., of Enniskillen township, who married (first) William Dunlop, (second) John Nelson, and had four children by each marriage: l\Iaria ].. who died in 1863: John A., a farmer of Enniskillen. who married Christianna O'N eil. and has fi\'e children: Thomas A., of Enniskillen. who married Ialissa Hume, and has ten children: Ellen H., of Petrolia, who married (first) l\lalcolm l\lcNaughton; had three children. and (second) \Villiam English: Henrietta, ,,-ho married John l\lc- Kinzie, a farmer of ::\Ioore township: Fred ].. farmer of Moore township. who married Elizabeth Elliott. and has five children; and Alfred A., a farmer of l\loore township. who married Isabella Farber, and has four children. In 1849 Mr. and Mrs. McMahan mm'ed to Hamilton township. Northumber- land County, and in 1860 came to Lamhton, buying 100 acres of land in Enniskillen township. Later they moved to Moore town- ship, same county, where Mr. l\lcMahan passed away in September, 1873, at the age uf sixty-four years. His wife survived him ten years, dying in September, 1883, at the age of sixty-six. l\Ir. l\Idlahan had learned the carpenter's trade in Kingston, but farming was his principal business in life. and he \\ as a worthy, industrious man. He and his brother served in the Rebellion of 1837. The l\1cl\Iahans were Presbyte- rians in religious faith, the Pattersons mem- bers of the Church of England. \\ïlliam H. l\Icl\Iahan was born April 21. 1840, in Kingston. Ont., and was but nine years of age \\ hen he removed with his, parents to Rice Lake Plains, near Cobourg, in Durham County. He received his educa- tion in the common schools. In the fall of 1860 he came west to Enniskillen, near Pe- trolia. Lamhton County, at the time of the oil boom, and \\-as among the first teamsters in the region. Later he engaged in thresh- ing. and shortly after his marriage, in 1868, he remo\'ed to l\Ioore township. locating on a farm of fifty acres, which he had acquired some time pre\'iously. Here he followed farming until 1874, in the spring of \\'hich Year he sold out and moved to the farm in Plympton township. near \\' anstead, which has been his home until recently. His first purchase here was of a loo-acre tract, to which he has since added. the farm now comprising 150 acres, and he also owns ISO acres in Enniskillen township, and 100 acres in Moore township. Mr. McMahan has been one of the most successful farmers in Lamhton County as his accumulations would indicate, a d has acquired all his pos- sessions bv hard work and thrifty manage- ment. bei g now in the enjoyment of a com- petence \\'hich entitles him to rank among the most substantial men of his section. For the past se\'en years he has been known as one of the most extensive buyers of hogs and other stock in the county. Mr. l\lcMahan has recently retired from active farming and taken up his home in the village of \Vyo- ming. mO\'ing into the former home of - ..... - - .. '" ..tl"'j . t,; COl\n.1EMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD J. E. Anderson, a fine modern residence, which he has purchased. In all his transactions :\lr. :\1cl\1ahan has sho\\ n himself to be the soul of integrity and this characteristic of his has been so generally recognized that his fellow citizens ha\'e again and again called him into the public senice. judging rightly that a man \yho could manage his 0\\ n affairs so well would make a model public servant. His first experience in this respect was in 1877, \\ hen he was honored with election to the council of Plympton to\\ nship, sen'ing si"{ terms in that office and as deputy reeve. :\1eantime, by virtue of his office of reeve, he was also a member of the county council, to which he belonged for another four years. during \\ hich he \\ as ree\'e of the to\\ nship continuously. In 1890 he was again elected to that office, for which he was also the choice of his party in 1896, and he sen-ed as ree\ e and county councillor until the joint office was abolished, since when he has represented his township in the county council. In Januar), 1903. he received the high honor of being chosen warden of that body-the highest office in its gift-and he has honored the office by his able and digni- fied discharge of the duties connected there- with. His present year in the county coun- cil is his eighth consecutive one in that body. His political connection is with the Con- senati\"e party. and in 1888 he contested the \\"est Riding of Lambton against Judge Lister. for representative in the Dominion House, but \\ as defeated. Fraternally :\1r. ::\1c::\1ahan is an enthu- siastic Orangéman. having been a member of that order since 1862. and during all these years he has been an actÍ\'e worker, having held every office in the county; he is an hon- orary member of the Grand Lodge of Can- ada. About twenty years ago his fellow members presented him with a handsome royal arch pin in token of their appreciation of his sen'ices to the order. He is also a member of the :\lasonic fraternity. affiliating \\ith Burns Lodge. No. 153. A, F. & A. :\1.. and he is likewise a member of \Vansted Lodge. K. O. T.:\1. In religious connection 73 :\1r. :\ld1ahan is identifieù with the :\letho- dist Church, of which he has been 5te\\ ard for many years, and he is prominent in its councils in the county. On Dec, 26, 1867, :\1r. :\ld1ahan was united in marriage with l\Irs. :\lary A. (::\letcalf) .\rmstfOng, widO\\- of Orson .\rmstrong, She was born in Chinguacousy, Peel County, April 17, 1840, daughter of John and Frances (Benton) i\Ietcalf, of Englancl, who emigrated to Canada shortly after their marriage, locating in Toronto. In 1853 :\1r. :\letcalf came to Enniskillen township, Lambton County, and settled on land he had purchased; at the end of six months he returned to Toronto for his fam- il , and while there died, in 185-1-. at the age of forty-fi\"e. His wife died in February, 188 3, aged se\'enty-t\\'o. They \\"ere mem- hers of the :\1ethodist Church. Their chil- dren were: Edward, deceased, who married Eleanor Steadman, and had thirteen chil- dren; Thomas and Joseph, who both died young; Ann, of Enniskillen to\\"nship, \\"ho married James Brooks, and had five chil- dren. 1ary A., ::\1rs. :\1c::\hhan; Ellen, de- ceased, who married Charles Lature, and had one daughter: Elizabeth. of :\1anitoba, who married \\ïlliam :Montgomery, and had nine children; Cornelius, of EnniskilIen township, who married James Steadman, and had ele\'en children; and Rebecca, de- ceased. who married Ale"{ander .\rnold, and had six children. Orson .\rmstrong, first husband of 1\1rs. :\lary.\. (:l\IetcaIf) :\1d1ahan, was born in :\1adoc, Ont., and he died in Plympton township, in 1863, aged twenty-seven. His parents, :\1oses and Lorenda (Holmstead) .\rmstrong, were natives, respectively, of Ireland and the Cnited States, and pioneers in Lambton County. Orson .\rmstrong \\'as a farmer by occ tpation. To him and his wife were horn two children: Orson J., who resides in Plympton township. married Isa- hella .\. Chalmers, of \\'yoming, Ont.; and Frances E. married Angus Kerr, a railroad engineer at Detroit. :\1ichigan. and has six children, Marv B., Georgietta P.. Orson M., \\ïlliam H., .\ngus R. and Franklin E, 74 COl\n.IEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD JOHN McCORMICK, the well-known brick and tile and lumber manufacturer, is one of Warwick township's progressive citi- zens and successful business men. He was born in that township, on Lot 12, Conces- sion 5, north of the Egremont road, on New Year's Day, 1859, son of the late Joseph l\Ic- Connick, and brother of Robert J. McCor- mick, of \Varwick, a full sketch of whom ",ill be found elsewhere in these annals. John McCormick attended the public schools of his district and at a very early age started work on the farm, assisting his fa- ther, and while still in his teens worked for his brother, Robert ]., in the brick and tile business, learning all the details of that busi- ness. In 1887 he formed a partnership with his brother, and started a brick and tile yard on Lot 7, Concession 4, south of the Egre- mont road, the 100 acres of land then being owned by the brother. Here a plant was erected, as was also a sawmill for the manu- facture of lumber, and for seventeen years a successful business was carried on there by the brothers, under the management of OUI subject, whose push and energy were re- sponsible for much of the success of the finn. He worked hard to build up the business and has made a success of it, besides his large interest in the manufacturing business being one of the largest landowners in the town- ship. In his earlier years l\lr. McCormick owned fifty acres in the northern part of the township, which land he farmed for a short time, later selling it. When he located in the southern part of the township, in 188 9, he bought 100 acres of the Kingston prop- erty, which he cleared and improved, and the timber from which was used in the brick- yard and mill. In 1892 M1'. l\'IcCormick purchased his brother's interest in the 100- acre tract upon which the brickyard now stands, and this he cleared and improved. In December of the same year l\'Ir. l\'IcCor- mick bought 130 acres on Lot 7, Concession 5, known as the Kingston property, and later added fifty and then 100 more acres to this purchase-=- ISO acres of the Hillis property, Ir. IcCormick is now the O\\"ner of m'er 4 00 acres of well-improved land. He en- gages quite extensi\'ely in cattle raising. also breeding fine horses, and he takes a great in- terest in this branch of his business. In 19 00 he built a fine dwelling, which he has fitted up with all modern improvements, and which is one of the finest residences in western On- tario, M1'. l\1cCormick is a stanch Conservative and has been a member of the board of coun- cilmen of \Vanvick township for three years, two years of which he was elected by accla- mation. He also served as reeve of the township for two years, being elected the second year by acclamation. He has often been solicited by his friends to allow his name to go before the convention as a can- didate for the Provincial Legislature, but has declined the honor on the ground that business would not permit him to accept it. He has always taken a great interest in edu- cational matters and has served as trustee. He is a member of the East Lambton Farm- ers Institute and also of the Agricultural So- ciety, of which latter organization he is a di- rector. He is a member of the Canadian Order of Foresters, at Watford, Lambton County. Mr. McCormick was married Oct, 7, 1886, at the Luckham homestead, to Susan Jane Luckham, who was born in Warwick township, daughter of Thomas and Jane (Thomas) Luckham. Mrs. McCormick is a lady of culture and refinement, is a devoted wife and mother, and zealous for the \ve1- fare of her home and family. Both she and her husband are members of the Congrega- tional Church at \Vatford, in which he is deacon, and both teach Sunday-school. Mr. and l\Irs, McCormick have children as fol- lows: Louisa :Myrtle, John Russell, Joseph c., Sarah Jane, Mary Edith and Thomas Luckham. The l\IcCormick family are well known in \Yarwick township, and are high- ly respected. MURDOCH l\IcDON ALD, a weIl- known agriculturist of the 5th Concession, Bosanquet township, where for over half a century he has made his home, and who has seen much of the wonderful development of CO: DIE IORATI\-E BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD this section of the County of Lambton, is highly esteemed and respected as a leading citizen. He "as born in Im-erness-shire, Scotland, Aug. 15, 1847, and belongs to that hardy race of men-the Highlanders-who by their thrift and frugality have won suc- cess in e,-ery walk of life. \Vhen the IcDonald family settled in Bosanquet township there was very little evi- del1Ce of civilization, K either churches nor schools were to be seen for miles, only little log huts, scattered here and there, which sheltered the few hardy pioneer residents of the township. The l\IcDonalds did their share in the work of civilization and cultiva- tion, and the name is an esteemed one in the township. Angus :McDonald, the grandfather 01 our subject, was a nati,-e of Inverness-shire, and was a farmer and sheep raiser in his na- tive country, where he spent his entire life. He \\ as a member of the Established Church of Scotland. He married l\1argaret Morri- son, and they had a family of children, among whom was Kenneth IcDonald, the father of lurdoch. He was born in the same county, and there grew to manhood, following farming as a tenant on the Dunmore estate. Ht: ne,-er ledrned the English language. ah, ays speaking the Gælic, and was a great reader and Bible student. He married. in his na- tive country, Jane IcLeod. and they became. the parents of tweh'e chil- dren, ten of whom were born in Scotland, as follows: Angus died in Bosanquet town- ship, at the age of fifty-two years; Margaret died in young womanhood in Bosanquet to" nship; Korman, who was a carpenter and joiner, died at \Valtham, :Massachusetts; Iargaret (2) married Dugal McKeller, of Yarmouth, Ont.; \Villiam was the next in the family; I urdoch died in infancy; lary, who resides on the old homestead, is unmar- ried; .-\Iexander died in infancy; l\1urdoch ( 2) is our subject; Alexander (2) was a schnol teacher for thirty years in Bosanquet and Plvmpton townships and died at the age of forh--se\-en vears: Tohn, born in Can- ad . di cl in YIJting ma hood: Kenneth, also 75 born in Canada, died at the age of five years. In 18 9 Kenneth lcDonald and his wife and eight children left their home for Can- ada, sailing from Greenock. Scotland, to Quebec, journeying from there to Hamilton, and thence to Yarmouth, where Mr. Mc- Donald left his wife and family for two years while he was trying to make a home in Bosanquet township. Here he had pur- chased 100 acres of land from the Canada Land Company, at $2.50 per acre, and erected thereon a little log cabin. He brought his wife and children to the new home and settled down to clear up his farm. There being no demand for timber at that early day Ir. IcDonald had to burn up his timber as soon as he cut it down. He worked hard all of his life, and as his sons grew old enough to help him he was able to clear up the farm. He was a hard-working, honest man, and a typical Scotchman in every sense of the word, and never learned the English language because he preferred his mother tongue. In the early days his nearest mar- ket was London, forty miles east, and the post office was at Bosanquet Corners, now Arkona. Ir. l\IcDonald built a large he\\-ed- log house later in life and made many im- provements on his land, upon which he car- ried on general farming until his death, at the age of eighty-one years. He was very- active up to that time, and during his last illness, when the old home was destroyed by fire 1arch 24, 1889, he got up out of bed and walked out of doors. His death oc- curred July 26, 1889, and he was laid to rest in Pine Hill cemeterv, Politicallv he was a Liberal. A membe of the Presbyterian Church, he attended consistentlv. His \\'idow followed him to the grave -in 1890, dying in the faith of the Presbyterian Church, and was buried beside him. ::\Iurdoch IcDonald was but two vears old when brought to Canada by his pa;ents. In Bosanquet township he attended school in Section Ko. 5, his first teacher being a Miss Starr. The desks and benches were con- structed of basswood. From an early age he ,,-orked on farms in the township, princi- pally for Gilhert Fitchett. recei\'ing thirty 7 6 CO.:\E\IEl\10RATI\ T E BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD dollars per month, the largest \\ ages paid in those days by the fanners. The longest time he spent a\yay from home was when he made a two months' trip to Michigan, \\'here he \\ orked on a farm. \Vith the exception of that time he has always resided on the home- stea.d, ha\-ing operated the loo-acre tract since 1878. On this farm .1\1r. l\lcDonald has made many improvements, including the erection of a fine frame dwelling-house. On .-\ug, 16, 189ó, his fine frame barn cov- ering his summer crop and farm imple- ments, was struck by lightning and' com- pletely destroyed, as were all of his outbuild- ings, causing him a loss of over $2,000. part of which was covered by insurance. The following year he rebuilt his barn, making it 40x80, and it is one of the largest and finest in the township. 1\1r. ::\lcDonald has never married, he and his sister Mary living together. They ha\'e played the part of parents to Mr. 1\Ic- Donald's brother \Villiam's children, Mar- garet and \Villiam, whose mother died. They have reared them as their own, and given them a good home and a fine educa- tion, 1\11'. McDonald is strictly temperate in his habits. He joined the Good Temp- lars when a young man, and has kept to his pledge ever since. He is a member. of the Presbyterian Church, and attends Knox Church, at Thedford, of which he is a mem- ber of the board of managers. He has for three years filled the office of trustee of School Section NO.5, and in politics is a stanch Liberal. .:\11'. McDonald is a great reader, and has one of the best private lib- raries in the township. He is well known, and highly respected for his many sterling traits of character. \YILLIAM l\ICDoNALD, the brother of l\Iurdoch, was born in Inverness-shire, Scotland, and came to Canada with his par- ents and other members of the family, He grew to manhood in Bosanquet township, and worked on the homestead farm, helping- his father to clear up a home. In 1879 he started to clear up a home for himself on 100 acres in Jericho, Bosanquet township, "here for the past twenty-six years he has I een engaged in general farming and stock raising. \t first he rented the farm from his brother Ale'\:ander. and after his death purchased the same. Like his brother he is a Liberal, and a member of the Presby- terian Church, which he attends at Thed- ford. During the Fenian Raid in Canada in 1866 he \\as a volunteer, and held the rank of corporal in the 27th Battalion, of the St. Clair Borderers. He was stationed along the St. Clair border, and after the trouble was granted 200 acres of land in X ew Ontario, by the government, for his services. He married (first) Christine Sutherland (sister of the well-known town- ship clerk of Bosanquet township, George Sutherland), who died July 14, 1885, and \\-as buried at Pine Hill cemetery. She left four children: John, who is on the home- stead; .K athaniel, who taught school for three years, and is now studying for the ministry of the .:\lethodist Church; 1\1ar- garet, who makes her home with her uncle and aunt; and \Villiam, who has lived with his uncle and aunt since infancy_ \Villiam l\IcDonald married (second) Elizabeth Grant, the widow of Thomas Hendra. No children ha\-e been horn to this union. l\Ir. McDonald is one of the most public-spirited and progressive citizens of Bosanquet township, and is active in all movements looking to the ach-ancement of his section. RECBEl\ PROCTOR (deceased) \vas an old settler of Sarnia, coming there in 18 34, when but three houses marked the site. As a contractor he prominently iden- tified himself with the building up of that section, and at various times engaged in other business there, He passed his last days in retirement in the place, dying April 27, 1904, at the advanced age of eighty. .:\1r. Proctor was of good old English extraction. His grandfather. \ \ ïlliam Proc- tor, was born in England in 1751. Cpon reaching manhood he settled upon a farm in his nati\-e country and there engaged in ag- riculture with l11uch success, making it the main business of his life. He married in his CO Ii\IE:MOR -\TI\'E BIOGK-\PHICAL RECORD nati\e country, July 3, 1780, :\lary Kitchen, and they became the parents of si:-... ,sons: Peter. \\-ho died in the old country; George, who came to Ontario and engaged in the milling business at Corunna; \\ïlliam and T olm \\'ho \\ ere fanners of Lambton County -for 1 1al1\' \"ears, the latter residing at Stag Island, \ h re he died: Samuel, who is men- tioned beluw; and :\lichael. \\ ho died in the old country. Samuel Proctor, father of Reuben, pos- sessed the sterling traits of character be- longing to a strong, \-igorous, capable man. He was born in the old country. :\larch 2, 17 8 9. and there grew to manhood. On :\lay q, 1 18. he married in his nati\"e land .\nn Gra\", and the\" had six children: Edward was' both a m chanic and farmer, and also sen-ed his county for many years as regis- trar: he is now deceased. . \lfred died in 18 37. Reuben is mentioned below. Eliza- beth married .\ndrew Allegan, and both are no\\ deceased. Mary married John Tyler, of Sarnia. :\lirza:\1. \\', is carrying on the old homestead. Reports of large areas of producti\ eland to be had in Canada. almost for the asking. induced ::\J r. Proctor in 183-t- to come with his family to Ontario. Here, in Sarnia township, Lambton County, on Concession 3, Lot 10, he procured a tract of excellent farming land. and proceeded to de\'elop its resources. Energy, determination and wise management enabled him in a short time to transform the \\-ild bushy tracts into well- furrowed grain fields and fruitful gardens, Becoming a highly prosperous agriculturist. in the course of time he erected handsome buildings on the place. and here he and his \\ ife passed their last days. he died in 18.=;8, and he in 1860. ::\1r. Proctí)r was an influential pioneer, gi\"ing his support to progress and morality. He \\ as popular and assisted in the management of local af- fairs. sen'ing his township in the office of ree\-e \"er accept"!hly for many years. In religious \\ ork he \\-as acth'e, and a prom- inent memher of the :\Iethodist Church, Po- litically he esponserl the canse of the Lib- erals. 77 Reuben Proctor inherited his father's large capacity for work, as well as his in- telligent foresight and sound judgment. Born in the old country, Sept. 2 I, 1823, he there. under the beneficent institutions of a law-abiding and good Christian community, passed his earliest ) ears. \ Vhen about tweh-e years old he came with his parents to Ontario, settling upon the ne\\ homestead, in the improvement of which he took an ac- ti \-e part. The rapid settlement of his sec- tion. and the incuming of ne\\ industries, in- fluenced him as a young man to embark upon life as a cuntract builder. Inherent ability \\ ith a little experience \\ on him pro- ficiency, and his sen'ices in time became greatly in demand, In 18-t-7 he assisted in the con<;truction of the first propeller built on the ri\'er in S1. Clair, the "Tetril." In I8-t-8 :\1r. Proctor married :\liss :\lar- garet Taylor, who \vas horn in Scotland in 1827. She died in 188 I, and on Oct. 4, 18R2, he married Iiss :\Iargaret :\IacCaus- land. X 0 children \\ ere born to either marnage. .-\. fe\\ years after his first marriage, in 18:;2, :\1r. Proctor, determining to try his luck with other ach enturers. went to Califor- nia and settled in the gold mining districts. Here he passed a \"aried career, and after si'xteen years returned to Sarnia, where he soon afterward made his home. Shortly after his arri\'al he secured a government p sition to take charge of records. .-\n intelligent comprehension of his duties, as well as order and e"actness. enabled him to make a suc- cess of his work, and he filled the place for the rest of his acti\'e life. .\fter a number of years of faithful sen'ice he resigned his position and retired from business alto- gether. 1\1r. Proctor's strong point was thor- oughness. \Vhate\"er he undertook he per- formed to the best uf his abilitv, which was of no ordinary range. He pos;essed a high sense of honor and was \\ ell and fa\'orably kno\\ n in the best circles of Sarnia. In re- ligious matters he long took a keen interest, and was a substantial member of the 1\Ietho- dist Church. Politically he affiliated with 7 8 CO I1\IEl\10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD the Liberals, and fraternally he belonged to the Orangemen, and from November, 1849, to the Freemasuns. holding membership in Victoria Lodge, of Sarnia. His remains rest in Lake View cemetery, at Sarnia. 11 rs. 11argaret (l\lacCausland) Proctor was born in \Yyoming, Lambton County, daughter of Robert and Agnes (Crawford) ::\IacCausIand, of Glasgow, Scotland, who were married in Lanark County, Ont., and came to Lambton County in 1835, locating at the present site of \Vyoming, a thriving yillage on the Grand Trunk railroad. There 1\1r. MacCausland took up 200 acres and made a permanent home, becoming quite prominent in that locality. He died in 1884, aged eighty, his wife in 1892, at the age of eighty-two. They were members of the Presbyterian Church, and in politics he was a Liberal. They were the parents of seven daughters and three sons. Mr. and Mrs. 1\lacCausland were quiet and unassuming people, and were held in much esteem in the community. J ANDRE\V 1\10RRISOK, \yell known as "Squire" Morrison, a popular township official and one of the wealthy oil producers of Enniskillen township, is a worthy ex- é!mple of what energy and perse\'erance, con- tinued in the face of discouraging obstacles, can accomplish. He has seen his property swept away and a ne\y beginning demanded, but his courage rose with the demand upon it, and he is today one of Lambton County's prosperous citizens. Andrew Morrison was born in Perth- shire, Scotland, Feb. 28, 1842, son of John and Amelia (Campbell) Morrison, nati s of that same locality, where they lived and died. John Morrison was a farmer and tan- ner. Of their five children, Andrew, alone, the youngest child ami only son, came to America. Catherine, the eldest sister, mar- ried \Villiam Taylor, of Scotland, and after- ward died, leaving a family who are resi- dents of Edinburgh. Margery is the wife of John Christy, a dealer in timber, and has two children, James and l\Iargery. Amelia married the late \Villiam MacIntosh. and their only son, Hugh, a missionary to .\frica, died a few years after his father. Their daughter Lillie died young. The parents of this family were members of the Free Church of Scotland. Both have no\\ passed a\\'ay, the father in 1866, the mother three years earlier. Andrew Morrison grew up on a farm in Scotland and ,,'as given a good education. After the death of his parents he decided to lea\'e Scotland, and in 1873 he and his wife sailed for Canada, via Quebec. They first set- tled in London, where 1\1r. l\Iorrison worked for a year in the Ontario Car Shops, and then they moved to Petrolia, reaching that point in 1875. He engaged there as fore- man in the oil district, for 1\1r. John McDon- ald, and in the course of a few years invested largely in oil lands. He was unsuccessful, howe\"er, and lost considerable money, while a still greater misfortune came upon him in 1880 from a severe accident which befell him. One of his oil derricks gave way while he was working on it, and both legs and two ribs were broken, injuries so serious, that he was disabled for sixteen months. After his recovery, not daunted by his previous experi- ence. he again started in the oil business in company with James Joyce, at Marthaville, and this time met \\ ith good returns upon his investment. Later he purchased half of Mr. Joyce's interest in the lartha\'ille district, and \Villiam Ewing purchased the other half. The wiùow of 1\lr. E\ying now has a half interest in all the \\ ells. l\Ir. 1 T orrison is now three-fourths O\Oler of forty-four productive wells there. He also owns a con- siderable amount of real estate in Ennis- killen township not devoted to the oil busi- ness. He is one of the large producers of the region. ::\1r. Morrison was married in 1867, be- fore lea\"ing Scotland, and his wife was Miss l\Iaggie Donaldson. daughter of John and 1\ Iargaret (Sutherland) Donaldson. The parents were both born in Caithness-shire in 1799 and 1802, respectively, and passed their \\ hole liyes in their native land. They left six children: Hugh. deceased; Alexander. deceased: Ellen: . \ nnie: Joanna: and 1\ lag- CO DIE IOR.\TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD gie. Irs. Iorrison, the only one \\ ho left Scotland, was born in Ü 43, and was given a good classical education. Her o\\n family consisted of only one child, Frank, born in Canada, in 1879. He was sent first to the district schools of Marthaville, then to the high school in Petralia, and finally to the IcGill Gniversity, l\Iontreal, where he was graduated from the school of medicine in 190 2 . He is now practicing in Carpio, Xorth Dakota, where he also owns a drug store and has taken up a tract of land in the vicinity. Ir. and Mrs. Morrison have also an adopted daughter, Rose :Morrison, whom they ha"e reared from childhood to \\oman- hood. In their church relations, 1r. and Mrs. \Iorrison are both Presbyterians, and the former is one of the trustees and managers of the church, as well as an active Sabbath- school \\orker, having been superintendent of the Iarthaville school for many years. Fraternally, he belongs to Copleston Lodge, Xo. 402, of the Foresters. His political views are those of the Reform party, and he has always sho\\ n a decided interest in public affairs. For eight years he sen ed on the school board of Enniskillen to\\ nship, and in I8Q5 was elected justice of the peace for the district. an office he has filled ever since most satisfactorily. 1'Ir. 1Iorrison is not only a prominent citizen of Enniskillen, as the diversity of his activities shows, but is popular as well, and has many warm friends. CHARLES HALL, the efficient clerk of the Sixth Division Court of Lambton County, is a man of good business ability, eminently qualified for public service. For O\'er thirty-five years he has figured promi- nently in the affairs of Thedford, from the time he settled here as proprietor of a car- riage-making establishment. His sound bus- iness judgment and e"ecutive ability, the promoters of his success, have been inherited from good English stock. Charles Hall, his grea.t-grandfather, ,,-as born in Xorthumberland, England. about 17-1- 0 . -\ man of ability and much force of character. he early secured a position as 79 bookkeeper at the T)ne Glass \\'orks, where, giving eminent satisfaction, he continued for the most part throughout his active career. By his marriage there was a sun Charles, who continued the line of descent. Charles Hall (2), grandfather of the present Charles Hall, of Thedford, was born in Ne\\castle, England, about 1775. He embarked upon life as a mariner, and during the Peninsular war sen ed as master of a transport. For the most part at his active life, however, he was connected with the merchant service, sailing on the Baltic sea and the _\tlantic ocean. In I8I2 he was stationed at Pictou, X. S., where he secured a grant of land as an acknowledgment of his efficient sen-ices. . \fter many years of faith- ful work he returned to the old countrv, where he died in 18-1-0. During his you g manhood he married Jane l\Iiller. who ,vas born in England, and with her husband passed her last days in that country, dying there. Of this union there were three chil- dren, all now deceased: Charles, who is men- tioned below; Jane Miller, "ho never mar- ried; and lIary, who married \\ïlliam R. Hall. Charles Hall (3), son of Charles and Jane (Miller) Hall, was a man of cultiva- tion. Born in Xorthumberland, England, in October, 1805, he recei,'ed careful rearing and practical training for the duties of life. Preparatory to shouldering his active re- sponsibilities he early learned the tailor's trade. and, becoming proficient in that line. followed it for the most part throughout his active career. In 1R32 he married, in Eng- land, l\lary \Villey, who was born in that country in February, I80f), and died in 1862. By this union there ,vere six children: Jane Iiller, \\'ho died young: Charles. who is mentioned below: John. who died young: Thomas, a farmer. who resides in the State of Colorado; lIary Eleanor, who married Robert \Yatcher, of Thedford: and John (2), who died young. Some years after his marriage, about 1R-I-8. Mr. Hall came to Ontario, and located in Toronto. Finding a good opening in the tailor business he continued there for six 80 C01E\IEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD years, conducting a highly prosperous enter- prise, and thence remo\"ed to Adelaide and followed his trade, also engaging in the rais- ing of cattle. He became in time "ery solidly prosperuus. He died in Strathroy in I ï4. ::\1r. Hall's admirable traits of character, as \\ ell as his achie"ements. won him the confidence and esteem of all who knew him, and his word carried \\ eight in all walks of life. _-\s a Reformer he was in- fluential iÎ1 local politics. He \\ as a substan- tial and consistent member of the Episcopal Church. His wife was a member of the \\'esleyan l\Iethodist Church, Charles Hall was reared in an atmos- phere of business. Born at Newcastle, Eng- land, Feb. 16, 1835, he there received his early training, which was both thorough and practical. He was about thirteen years old when he came with his parents to Ontario, and located in Toronto, where he grew to manhood. He attended school in his differ- ent places of abode, culti\'ating the ,"arious useful branches of studies, in \\"hich in time he became thorough amI proficient. Prepar- atory to starting life fur himself he entered a carriage-making factory in London, and, being enabled in a short time to command good wages, he continued there for about six years. Now prepared to conduct a busi- ness of his own, he came to Adelaide, where he opened a carriage-making shop of his own. Skillful in directing affairs, and turn- ing out excellent work, he was soon running a paying and steadily increasing business. Continuing to prosper he remained there for about eight years. Then, in 1869, finding the old and well-established carriage works in Thedford for sale, he purchased it of the owner, Fred Jackson, and mO\'ed there, Pre- "ious experience and skill in pushing affairs enabled him not only to retain old custol11ers hut to greatly increase the patronage of the establishment. Encouraged by his succe'ises he continued the bU'iiness steadily and estah- lished one of the most extensi,'e trades in his line in his section of the county. He retired in 1903 after a prosperous career. His "ehi- cles were up-to-date. perfect in workman- ship. and. in fact. among the best put upon the market. In years past he im'ested in real estate to some e),.tent, and has erected several residences, which he sold to good advantage. In 1875 he erected his present home, and t\\'enty-five years ago he set out the trees which add so much to the attract- i,"eness of the place, On June 22, I8Ú3, ::\Ir. Hall married :\Iiss Rhoda Godfrey, \\ ho was born in the County of Elgin, daughter of Edward God- frey. and of this union hm'e been born nine children: (I) Jane ::\Iiller married \Villiam T. Lee, of Owen Sound. and they ha,'e two children, Charles Joseph and Percy. (2) Charles Edward, a carriage-maker of Thed- ford. married Laura Zabitz, and they have one son, Thomas E. (3) ::\Iary is deceased. (4) Susan married John ::\Iunns, son of Dr. :\Iunns, of Thedford, and they hm"e three children, Charles, \\'illiam and Gertrude. ( 5) Henry is deceased. ( 6) Thomas is also deceased, (7) Bertha Elenor married J. \ V. Baird, of Blenheim. (8) Hester Ann is a teacher at North Portal. (9) Alice :\Ioore resides at home. :\Ir. Hall's attainments and e"ecutive ability ha\'e brought him to the front in pub- lic affairs in his coml11ttl1ity. He was a member of the first council of the municipal- ity of Thedford. and has since filled that po- sition with marked cre( it to himself. In 1895 he received an appointment as clerk of the Sixth Division Court of Lambton Coun- ty, which he has now held for ten years. Interested in the promotion of education, he has also acted on the school hoard for many veal's. He is a man of solid worth, and is \'idely known. Politically he espouses the cause of the Reformers. Fraternallv he affil- iates with the I. O. F.. and has passed all the chairs in the order. His family are among the leading members of the Episcopal Church. EDW A.RD MOORE PROCTOR wa born in Marton, Lincolnshire, England, on the 11th clay of March. in the year 1819. The family line runs b::lck to the reign of Oueen Elizabeth. when their direct ancestor me from the County of Kent and se'::i:led in Lincolnshire, \ViÍliam Proctor, grand- father of Edward Moore, married Mary ( .. . " - EDWARDM PR'J; rl ---- l \. f' co nIEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Kitchen. Their children \vere: Peter, George, \Yilliam, John, Samuel, Michael, Sarah and .-\nne. Of these George, \\Tilliam. Tohn and Samuel emigrated to Canada. \\ïlliam Proctor died at Iarton in the year 18 3 0 , and was buried in the adjoining par- ish of Gate Burton. Samuel Proctor, fifth son of \\ïlliam, \\ as Lorn in Lincolnshire on the I I th ot Iarch, lï89. For se\'eral years he served in the British army, his regiment being the Grenadier Guards. At the battle of vVater- 100 he was severely \\ ounded ; after six months' convalescence in the hospital at Brussels he retired from the army. The mementoes of his milital)" life are highly prized by the members of his family. They consist of a medal, a leather-bound Bible bearing a bullet mark, and a musket ball that \vas found attached to his thigh when his re- mains \vere removed to the new cemetery in Sarnia. In the year 1818 he married Anne Grey. who \\as born at East Retford, Not- tinghamshire. In 1834 Mr. and Mrs. Proc- tor with their six children, Edward Moore, .-\lfred, Reuben, Elizabeth, Mary and Mirza, left England, in .-\pril, and arri\"ed in the following August, at the point on the St. Clair river where the town of Sarnia now stands. He and his sons cleared a farm in the to\\ nship of Sarnia; this original home- stead is still owned by members of the fam- ily. Ir, and 1rs. Proctor \\Tere active and zealous members of the \Vesleyan commun- ion, their home was for years the place where religious services were held, and it was al- ways the home of the itinerant preacher. Mr. Proctor took an intelligent interest in the municipal and political progress of his adopted country; he died in January, 186 4, and his wife passed away before him, 1.11 .-\pril, 1858. Edward Moore Proctor, the eldest Son of Samuel, born March I I, 1819, settled on Lot 10, Concession 5, in the township of Sarnia, in the year 1840. In 1841 he mar- ried Janet Burns, daughter of John Burns, who came from Glasgow, Scotland, to Can- ada, in the year 1821. In 1851 Ir. Proctor went to California, where he remained for 6 81 three \"ears. .-\t the end of one year after his return he sold his farnI in Sarnia town- ship, established his family in the village of Sarnia and went back to the Pacific Coast for another year. Shortly after his return in 18 5 6 , he bought an interest in a lumber busi- ness in the township of \ Vest \Villiams, County of Middlesex. This business he carried on until the year 1872, \\hen the fam- ily again settled in Sarnia. In 1880 he was appointed registrar for the County of Lamb- ton, a position \\ hich he filled until his death, in 18 90. 1\1r. Proctor was a Reformer in politics and a man of much intelligence an<1 of considerable influence. His children were: Iargaret, \vho married Nathanael Burwash, LL. D., chancellor of Victoria University; Alfred, deceased; l\lanfred B. ; Ada, Edward and Johnson, all three deceased. IANFRED B. PROCTOR, second and only sUf\'iving son of Edward, was born on the old homestead in the township of Sarnia on April 19, 18 47. While still in his teens he took charge of one department of his fa- ther's business, which he conducted with energy and success until the business was closed in 18 7 2 . From 1876 until 1883 Mr. Proctor \\'as engaged in a coal business in the to\\n of Sarnia; since then he has live<1 retired. On June 6. 1877. ::\Ianfred B. Proctor \\ as married to ::\Iiss Susan Turner, born in the County of ::\Iiddlesex. Her father, Ir. George Turner. after\\'ard remo\"ed to the to\\ nship of Sarnia. The children of Ian- fred B. Proctor are Catharine Beatrice, Mar- garet Ada, Eva Janet and Ed\\'ard Alfred, The religious connection of this family is \vith the Presbyterian Church. In politics 1\1 r. Proctor supports the men and measures of the Reform party and for three years he sef\ ed as town councillor, CAMPBELL. The Campbell family of the County of Lambton is one of the oldest and most influential in that section of On- tario. For over se\'enty years they have made their home in western Ontario, and for Over fifty in \ V arwicl, township, Lambton County. In Scotland the Campbells were a 82 COl\L\IEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD powerful clan under the leadership of the Duke of Argyll. Duncan Campbell, the first of whom we ha\'e definite record. was born in the parish of Roseneath, Dumbarton, Scotland, and there in 1752 he and his \yife l\Iary were married, they being the first couple married in that parish after the change in style. Their children were: John, born Oct. 21, 1753; Duncan, born Oct. 5. 1755; :Ylary, born ì\ov. 27, Ii57; Donald, born Jan, 13. Ii 60 ; Helen, born June 16, 1762; Robert, born Oct. 3 I, 1764; Dougall, born June 26, 17 6 7; .:\Iargaret, born No\'. 26, 1769; and Alex- ander, born Feb, 10, 1773. Robert Campbell. fourth son of Duncan, \yas born Oct. 31, 176-1-, at Ferricurry, Scot- land. On l\larch 6, 1794. he married Jean .:\IcFariaine, \\ ho was horn Sept. 6. 1774, daughter of John and Christina (Colqu- houn) .:\fcFariaine. Robert Campbell was a fanner. In 1819 he removed to Glasgow, \\-here he lived until 1834. the year of his remO\-al to Canada. He located in Ekfrid township, l\Iiddlesex County. Ont., and there passed the remainder of his life. dying Dec. 30. 1845. His \yife sun-ived until Oct. 10, 1854. He \yas a member. as was also his wife, of the Presbyterian Church, and they were good Christian people. In his politi- cal belief he was a Reformer, Their chil- dren were: Duncan, born Dec. 22, 179-1-, died Aprils. 1867, in Middlesex County; John. horn in March, 1797, died April 22, ] 873: Robert, born June 2 I. 1799, died in .:\liddlese'X County, March 18, 1874: Chris- tina, born Dec. [, 1801, died in Scotland in ::\ ovember, 182 I; Donald, born Feb. I I, 1804. died April 2<), 1888, after many years devoted to farming in Middlesex County; Marv, born Kov, 2Ó. IR06 married Frank ElIi(;tt. and (lied July I I, 1875, leaving one son, George, no\\ a prominent citizen of Ek- frid to\\ nship: Humphrey, born in Septem- her, IR08, died .:\fay 6, 1881: Dougald, born Nov, 12. 1810. died in DlllI\\.ich to\ynship. Elgin County. Oct, ], I8 ó: blcolm. horn Dec, 12. 1812. died unmarried on the Ek- frid to\\ nship old homestead in October, 1904. aged almost ninety-t\\-O years (he \yas a school teacher) : . \lexander, born Oct. 12, 1814. died in Elgin County April 27, It:Î9I; Ephraim died at the age of nine months, in Scotland. John Campbell, son of Robert and Chris- tina (Colquhoun), was born in the parish of . \roquhar, Dumbarton, Scotland, March 6, 1797, and there grew to manhood and learned the trade of shoemaker, which he fol- 10\\ ed diligently in his native parish. There he married, .\pril 2, 1821, Helen Brodie, a native of the same parish, daughter of John Brodie. the ceremony being performed by the Rev. Peter Proudfoot. This union was blessed with thirteen children, as follows: John, hum .:\Iarch 12, 1822, became a well- knO\\ï] carriage manufacturer in London, member of the finn of John Campbell & Son: Robert \\as born Ko\'. 12. 1824; \g- nes, born Aug. 30, 1826. became the wife of Joseph l\IcPherson. and died at Pasadena, California. at the home of her son David, a \\-ell-kno\yn ci\"il engineer; Duncan, born l\Iarch 4. 1828. \\ as a successful school teacher and died in \Vanvick to\\Ï1ship: Daniel. born Feb. 26, 1830. resides in War- \yick township: Humphrey. born July 31, ]832, is a retired farmer. and makes his home in Forest: Jeanette and Jane, twins. were born .:\Iarch 13. I8.H, the former dying in infancy, and the latter marrying James Johnson, a prosperous fntit gro\\-er of Bo- sanquet township; Christina, born .:\Iay 22, ]836, is deceased: Peter, born Sept. 20, 1838, is deceased; Malcolm and Jean, t\\ ins, were born No\". 17, 18-1-0, the fonner resid- ing in \Vanyick to\\Ï1ship. and the latter the \\'idow of Samuel McCormick; Colin Mc- Kenzie, born Oct. 20, 184-1-, is an extensive landO\\ ner in Manitoba, In Ü 48 John Campbell. \\'ith his wife and children, with the exception of Duncan who had made the journey two years before. sailed from GlasgO\y for the New \V orld. They landed at Ne\\ York. and thence jour- neyed up the Hudson to .-\lbany, and via Buffalo and Port Stanley, reaching Ontario, and settling in Ekfrid township, Middlesex County, \\ here his parents and brothers had Jocated. John Campbell there followed COMlIEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD fanning until 1852, \\hen he came to \Var- wick to\\ nship. County of Lamhton, and set- tled on a tract of land in Lot 9. Concession 7. whereon he erected a log house (this is now the home of his son :MaIcolm). On this farm the remainder of his life was spent, and there he died .-\pril 22, r S73, followed, in 1876, by his wife: they rest in the little cemeterv at .-\rkona, Thev were members of the COl gregational Chur h, and in politics he was a Reformer. and an ardent supporter of the Hon. George Brown. ROBERT C\'\-IPBELL, son of John and Helen (Brodie), was born in the parish of .\roquhar, Dumbarton, :Nov. 12, 182--1-. and in that parish received his education. He learned the baker's trade in Glasgow. In 18--1-8 he accompanied the family to Canada, and after seeing them located in Ekfrid to\\ nship \vent to London, \vhere for two \'ears he followed his trade. At the end of that time he returned to the farm, assisting in the work there for a year. In 185 I he came to \Yanvick tm\nship, Lambton County, \\.here he took up 100 acres, this be- ing the west half of Lot 9, Concession 7. and there he settled dm\ n to agricultural pur- suits. He disposed of fifty acres of land and for the past fifty odd years has devoted his attention to the cultivation of the re- mainder. He has erected a good, substan- tial. frame dwelling-house, fine barns, etc" and has made his home most attractive. Al- though still quite active, he has retired from the manag-ement of the place. He is quiet and unassuming in his manner, and has lived a sober, industrious life, winning the respect of all who know him. He is faithful to the principles ach'ocated by the Reform party, and in his religious faith is a Baptist. In his native land, on l\lay 16, 1848, Mr. Campbell married Agnes Brodie, daughter of John Brodie, a sheep farmer She died Feb. 17, 1900, after almost fifty-t\vO years of happy wedded life, and was laid to rest in Forest cemetery. She. too, was a mem- her of the Baptist Church. In 1898, sur- rounded by their children and grandchil- dren, ::\11'. and ::\lrs. Campbell celebrated their Golden \Yedding anni\'ersary. They 83 had children as follows: John, born Aug. 29, 18--1-9. resides in \Yan\ ick township; Dan- iel. born Aug. y. 1851, in Ekfrid township, ::\[iddlesex County, died April 9, 1858, in \\'arwick township; Duncan \vas born April 27. 1853; Robert. born Feb. 21, 1855, in \ \' an\.ick tm\ nship, married Isabell l\lcCall, and is engaged in farming: Malcolm, born July 5. 1857, in Wamick, married Iarie lIae Brooks, and is a farmer in Brooke to\\nship: Joseph, born July 18, 1859, mar- ried Harriet Chalk. and is a farmer in Brooke to\\nship. Lambton County; Colin, horn Jan. I. 1862, married Sarah Chalk, and is a farmer in Enniskillen to\\ nship ; Peter, born l\Iay I I. 186--1-. married .\Ima Cameron. and resides in Bro( )ke to\\'I1- ship; George, born Aug. 30. IS66, mar- ried Lilie Brydges, and is a fanner in Ken- ton. ::\Ian.: David and Agnes. twins, were born .\ug. 4, 1868. Ag-nes dying March 28, 1870, and David Feb. 13, 1901; Alexander, born Feb. 12, 1870, lives on the old home- stead. DlTNcAN CAMPBELL, son of Robert, born April 27, 1853, received his education in School Section No. 14, in a little log school- house, where the benches "ere made of planks. His first teacher was Robert Hill. He grew up on the home farm, and when but a young boy began assisting his father in the work about the place, He then \\'orked out for neighboring farmers for thirteen dollars per month. At the age of t\\enty he hegan farming on his uwn ac- count, buying a tract of seventy acres on Lot 9, Concession 8, which was then all cm'ered with bush. He applied himself to the task of clearing a farm. and he succeeded by dint of hard and constant work. In the meantime he engaged to a considerable ex- tent in carpenter \\ ork. He built his own home and barns, and made many valuable improvements on his place, which in a com- parativelv short time he had well under cul- tivation. . He purchased a thirty-acre tract in BosanCjuet, and now devotes the whole 100 acres to general farming. l\1 r. Camphell is an 1t11\vavering Re- former in politics. In 1887 he \\as elected a R.J. CO:\IMEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD member of the board of councilmen, and sen"ed five years, for three years being elected by acclamation. During four years of this time he was deputy reeve, and by virtue of that office \\"as entitled to a seat in the county council. In 1903 he was elected to the county council for the 6th Division. and \\"as re-elected in 1905. He has always taken a deep interest in public matters, and by his remarkable foresight and good judg- ment has prO\'ed himself invaluable to his fellow to\\ nsmen. He is a member of the ons of Scotland, and is popular in that so- ciety. On Jan. I, 18ï7,l\Ir. Campbell was united in marriage with E. Catharine Trowbridge, of \\'an\'ick township, daughter of David and Eliza (Shin'ely) Trowbridge. )'heir children are: Alexander, born Oct. 9, 18 77, \\ as educated in the public schools and For- est high school. after which he taught school three years, saving enough money to pay his \\'ay through medical college, and he was graduated in 1903 from Saginaw (Michi- gan) Iedical College, and is now engaged in practice in that State; Helen was born A.ug. I, 1879; Jennie, May 16, 1881; Angus, ::\Iav 3, 1883; Archibald B., July 12, 18 94; Robert, March 2 I, 1898. HEKRY GORMAN, the able editor and \\'ell-known proprietor of the Sarnia Obscrver, an organ of the Reform party, and \\'ho is also police magistrate for the city of Sarnia and justice of the peace for the Coun- tv of Lambton, is a most highly regarded a"nd eminently useful citizen. The Gorman family is of Irish origin. J ames Gorman, the grandfather of Henry Gorman, was born in County Clare, Ireland, \\.here he followed agricultural pursuits all his life. His only son, Cornelius Gorman, the father of Henry Gorman, was born in 179 8 in Ireland, and there married Ann Preston. In 1838 Cornelius Gorman, as a member of Her Majesty's 23d Royal \Velsh Fusiliers, came to Halifax, N. S., the occa- sion being the Rebellion of 1837-38. The troops came as far west as London, Ont., in I 43, and here ::\Ir. Gorman remained dur- ing the balance of his life, dying in London in 1879. His widow passed away in Sarnia in 1882. 1Ir. Gorman invariably supported the Reform party. In his religious belief he was a Roman Catholic. The only sun'iving son of Cornelius Gorman and wife is Henry Gorman, who was born in Halifax, N. S., Feb. 6, 1839, é1I1d was but a lad when he arrived in Lon- don with his parents. Here he was educated in the public schools and served an appren- ticeship in the office of the London Free Fl'c ss, \\ ith the late Josiah Blackburn. Later he became reporter and assistant editor of the London Advertiscr, and represented that paper in the gallery at Ottawa, during Hon. Alexander Mackenzie's administration, In 1878 Mr. Gorman came to Sarnia, and in association with George Eyvel purchased the Sarnia Obscrver from Gemmill & Son, by \\"hom it was founded in 1853. This part- nership continued for three years, when Mr. Gorman purchased Mr. Eyvel's interest and has since conducted the paper on his own account. On July I; 1899, he was appoll1ted police magistrate for Sarnia, and an ex- officio justice of the peace for the County of Lambton. Mr. Gorman's military career began in 1856, when he was made a member of Shan- ly's Battery, at London, and in April of 1858 he joined the lOath Royal Canadian Regi- ment, raised eluring the great Indian mutiny to proceed to India. Upon reaching Gib- raltar the troops learned that they were not needed in the Indian campaign, and they re- mained on garrison duty in that worId- famed fortress. In December, 1861, Mr. Gorman obtained his discharge by purchase and returned to Canada, rejoining Shanly's Battery. In 1866, at the time of the Fenian raid, he received a commission in the 7th Regiment, having previously prepared at the military school at London. He remained with the 7th Regiment until 1880, when he was retired with the rank of major. His \\'hole military service was such as to reflect credit upon him and his command. Fra- ternally he is connected \YÌth the A. O. U. W, and the W. O. \V. } CO I:\1E 10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 85 In London, Ont" June 16, I 86-1-. 1r. G0rman was united in marriage with Har- riet E\"ans, a daughter of 1ajor Evan E\"ans, and to this union \\"ere born three children: \Vinifred, of Sarnia; Fred- erick, the business manager of the Observer; and Harriet. also of Sarnia. Mrs. Gorman died in July, 19 0 4. Ir. Frederick Gorman has also had a \\ ide experience in military life. In 1883 he joined the 2ïth Lambton Regiment, in which he attained the rank of captain. At the out- break of the South African war he resigned this position and joined the First Canadian Contingent as a private. Soon after enlist- ment he was promoted to the rank of ser- geant in B Company, and served through the first campaign in South Africa, under: Lord Roberts. up to and including the cap- ture and occupation of Pretoria. Upon his return to Canada he accompanied the First Contingent to England, and was present at the review of the regiment by Her Gracious 1ajesty the late beloved Queen Victoria. On Dec. 25, 1900, he was welcomed home in Sarnia, and was immediately reappointed captain in the 2ïth Regiment. ROBERT TCI{ ER, chief engineer at the \\ aterworks of Sarnia, has been a resi- dent of that thriving city since it only num- bered 600 in population, and has been the ef- ficient head of the pumping station since the first stroke was made, on July I, 18ï6. .\lthough the family name is a familiar one in England, 11r. Turner, like his father and grandfather, was born in Scotland. \Villiam Turner, the grandfather, was born in Iï63. and in I ï97 \\"as killed by being accidentally caught in a threshing machine. His wife was formerly 1argaret Pringle, a natÏ\-e also of Scotland. \\ here she died in 1832 or 1833, They had born to them the follo\\-ing children: William, Robert. John, James and Iargaret, all but \\'illiam dying- in Scotland. \Villiam Turner. the father of Robert Turner, \\as born in Scotland in Iï8ï, and follO\\"ed gardening in his nati\ e country. His marriage \\"as to IS1.bella Bolton, \\"ho was born in lï9ï, in cotland. and in 18-1- 8 they emigrated to Canada, _ \fter a short stay near \\" oodstock, during \\"hich time ::\Irs. Turner died, 1\1r. Turner and his t\\O sons, Robert and .\lexander, came to Sar- nia, reaching here Dec. 30, 18-1-9, ha\'ing been preceded by t\\.o other sons, \\ïlliam and George, in 18-1-3. \\ïlliam \\as a \\"ag- onmaker and employed his brother George. Of these, \Villiam died here in 18-1-ï and George in I8ï4, After reaching Sarnia ::\1r. Turner, the father, resumed gardening, and continued in that occupation all through his active life, dying at the home of his son Robert, in 18 6 9. The follo\\-ing children were born to \Vil- liam and Isabella Turner: .\lison, deceased, who married Thomas Cockburn, and is de- ceased; \\ïlliam, deceased; Elizabeth, who is the widow of John Dewer, of Sarnia; George, deceased; Ale,ander, of ::\1anitoba, retired; Robert. deceased; Robert (2) ; Mar- garet, \\ ho is the \\"ife of David Pun-is, of Sarnia; and one that died in infancy un- named. Robert Turner was born Sept. 5, 18 35, in Scotland, and hence \\ as only thirteen years of age when he came to Ontario. His time soon became occupied as a helper with his brother George, in a flounnill, but in a short time he went to London and \\'orked in a machine shop for si::-.teen months, re- turning then to Sarnia and entering the Cameron mill, as an engineer. In 1852 he assisted in the building of the 11ooretown flouring and saw mill. where he remained until 1854. and then went back to Sarnia township and engaged \\'ith his brother George in a milling business until IR6I. ::\1r. Turner was then employed as engineer at Oil Springs by the "Canada Rock Oil Co.," and remained with that corporation for a period of ele\'en years. \\lIen he returned to Sarnia he took charge of the steam fire engine and remained ,as its engineer until 18ï5. when his sen'ices were secured at the waterworks, first in superintending the lay- ing of the pipe and then as chief engineer of the plant, which responsible position he has retained eyer since. His knowledge of 86 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD this plant, which is not only closely con- nected with the health and comfort of the residents of Sarnia, but whose efficiency is so necessary to the transaction of business, is so thorough that the \\"ater sen'ice in the city is little criticised. In January, 1866, 1\Ir. Turner \\"as mar- ried to l\Iiss ::\largaret Jane \Vatson, a daughter of John \Vatson; she was born in the State of New York in 1841. The fol- Io" ing children have been born to 1\11'. and .:\lrs. Turner: \Villiam, who is a machinist in Chicago, Illinois, married ellie Forster, and they ha \'e t,,'o sons, Robert and \ \' allace ; .:\1argaret is unmarried: J olm, who resides at La Junta, Colorado, married Ellen Louise Stokes, and has one son, Rolf. . \11 the fam- ilv are attendants of the Presbvtel'ian CÍ1Urch. .:\1r. Turner views politicaÍ ques- tions as a member of the Reform party, and belongs fraternally to the Royal Arcanum and the Kational Union. \\'ILLIAM FERGUSON. Though it \\"as some years ago, Jan. 20, 1887. that death deprived the city of Sarnia of this re- spected citizen and proficient engineer, \\"ho had for a long time been connected \\"ith pub- lic enterprises in that place, there are many \\"ho still remember him as an able and con- scientious workman, who evervwhere ex- erted an influence upon the side df righteous- ness and progress. Born in Lanark County, ant., Aug, 15, 1833, he was the son of Dou- gald and Helen (Lysle) Ferguson. Dougald Ferguson, a man of the highest integrity, was a native of Scotland, born in Argyllshire, ,,'here he resided for many years. Upon reaching manhood, while still in Scotland, he married Helen Lysle, a ,,-oman of refinement and ability, \\"ho \\"as born in Lanarkshire, Scotland. By this union there were eight children: Duncan and Dou- gald, both now deceased, were fanners, the first in Plympton township, County of Lambton, and the second in the to\\'nship of Sarnia, same county. 11argaret married John Bnmnette. John is no\\' in Plympton township, .:\1ary (deceased) married Dun- can Ferguson. Agnes married \\ïlliam ::\1c- Gregor. Archibald is no\\' a resident of Ala- bama, in the United States. \Villiam is men- tioned below. In 1821 Þ.lr. Ferguson, hoping to better his 0" n prospects and those of his family. came to the gro" ing Province of Ontario. and settled in Lanark County. .\fter some varied experiences he came to Plympton township, Lambton County, ,,-here he made a good home for himself and family. .\s a strong, upright man he lent his influence in stamping upon the communities in which he dwelt the principles of good government and a high code of honor. \Villiam Ferguson was only a boy when the family settled in Plympton township, County of Lambton, and there, under the refining influence of a good home, he grew to manhood. Possessed of ability and en- ergy, at an early age he started out in life for himself. Settling upon a farm in Plymp- ton to"ïlship, he engaged in agriculture very successfully for some time. In February, 1859, he married l\1iss Catharine Clark, who was born in the County of Glengarry, ant., in 1832, daughter of Peter and Janet (l\Ic- Ewan) Clark. and granddaughter of Donald and Catherine (Campbell) Clark. In 1856 1\1rs. Ferguson came with her brother, the late Daniel Clark, to Sarnia. To 1\11'. and 1\1rs. Ferguson were born six children: (I) Jennie died .-\pril 15, I8fiS. (2) Helen Lysle married .\lbert Brown, and they have two children, Helen B. and Ferguson. (3) Frederick died in Sarnia, Ont, (...1-) Jennie C. is a trainerl nurse and now resides in Brooklyn, ew York. (5) Emma F. is a trained nurse in Yonkers, 1\ ew Yark. (6) l\Iabel married \Villiam Ferguson, of Petro- lia. ant., and they have three children. Cath- erine, Donald and Kenneth. About the time of his marriage 1\11', Fer- guson decided upon a change of occupation, and lea\'ing his Plympton farm went to S3.r- nia and hired out as an eng-ineer. A short e:-..perience proved that he had found the work for which nature and inclination had fitted him. and he filled his positions "ith marked ability, g-i\'ing unqualified satisfac- tion to his employers. For some time he CO IME IORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 87 \yas engaged as chief engineer in the con- struction of railroads in and about that place. Later he took a pennanent place with the \yaten\ orks company Performing his du- ties with conscientiousness and a thorough mastery of his art, he filled this position until his death, \\ hich occurred, as has been stated, some )ears ago in Sarnia. His wife, still a resident of that place. is one of its highl)- respected citizens, \ Vith her daughters she belongs to the Congregational Church, being an influential member. Mr. Ferguson \\ as a man who made friends for himsel f at e\-ery step in life. In Sarnia, where he spent the strength of his manhood. he \\-as thoroughly well-knO\nl and much respected. -\s a Consen-ati \-e he exerted an influence in local politics. In religious sentiment a COJlgregationalist, he was a leading member of that church. .\ high sense of honor, a large capacity for \york, and a magnetic personality, which at- tracted all \yho kne\\' him, were promoters of his success in life. JOHX N. WOOLEY, Among the well- known and successful farmers and stock- raisers of Enniskillen township, John K. \\'ooley holds a particularly prominent place, as he is a large land O\yner, a general farmer, noted stock-raiser anù producer of oil. The first of the family to come to Amer- ica \\as the grandfather, John X. \Vooley, who emigrated to Pennsylvania from Eng- land before the Revolutionary war and set- tled at \\ïlkes Barre, Pennsylvania, in Lu- zerne county, \\-here he raised his family. His son, James. was born in \\'ilkes Barre in 1800 and in his first veal's of manhood , - follo\\-ed the trade of a carpenter. Some se\'enty years ago he mO\'ed from the States to Canada, and there married and settled at Brantford. T \\ ice married. his first union was to Iiss Eleanor \Vood, of Brantford, who died in that city leaving four children, namely: Iargaret, \yho married Norman IcTntyre. of South Dakota. where she died leaving a family: Ellen, \yho is the \\ ife of \\"illiam \llen, of Iichigan: Philinda, who is the wife of -\ùam Laidlaw, of Troy, \\-ent\\'orth County (they have no chil- dren) : and Catherine, \\ ho died in girlhood. In 1844 \Ir, \Yooley \\as married to Mrs. Susan (. \iken) BrO\nl, who \\-as born in Ireland in I I 1. Her parents, James and Jane (Taylor) .\iken. came to Canada. li\eù for some) ears in \ Yelland County, and then mO\'ed to \\'oodstock. where they lived in retirement. The father lived to the age of ninety, while his \\ i fe reached the more ad\'al;ced age of ninet) -t\\ o. The) ear of his second marriage :\11'. \\'ooley went to Enniskillen to\ynship, bought a tract of wild land in Concession 14, and made the home \\ hich sheltered him until his death. When he purchased the place there \yere a fe\y im- provements already made, and a log house which he at once occupied. There James Wooley died in 1892. He and his wife \yere consistent members of the Methodist Church. and their home was al\\"ays the head- quarters for the ministry of that denomina- tion. Irs. \Vooley was an active worker in the Sabbath-school, anI I \\ as assistant su- perintendent for many years. In political vie\\s Ir. \Yoolev was a Reformer. but not acti\'e in public affairs" Four child en were born to this second ui1ion: Nancy, born in Lambton County, in 1845, died while a young lady; Janet died at the age of five years: John X.. the only son, was born in 1849; Susan. born in .1852, is the \yife of George Donald, of Plympton township. and the mother of Jessie, Susan E., Lillie, Hugh, Iabel and Ethel. By her first husband. -\lbert Brown, of \\'enÌ\yorth County. :\Irs. \\'ooley had one daughter, :\Iary ]., no\\" the wife of Hugh Park, a retired farmer of Ah'inston, Lamb- ton County, They have six children. James .-\.. -\nnie, Xettie. Thomas, \\'esley and Charlotta. Ir. Parks was for many) ears a prominent and wealthy citizen of Enniskil- len township, and ser\'ed as councillor. :\Irs. Susan (Brown) \ \' ooley spent her last years in her son's home. \yhere she \yas tenderly cared for until her death, Nov. 29. 1902. - John X. \\'ooley. the only son among these three families. \\ as horn on his father's homestead in Enniskillen township. \pril 3, 88 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 18-1-9, He grew up on the old place, was ed- uc;ttetl in the district schools, and \\'hen only fifteen became manager of the paternal farm, as his father \\ as in delicate health for many years. ::vIr. \\' ooley was married April 14, 1875, to Lizzie :\[C)'Iann, he and his young \\ ife settling on the homestead, and remain- ing there until IR98. \\'hen they moved to the present home, a tract purchased in 1878. It was then wild land, but Mr. \Yooley cleared it, anrl the year that he moved onto the farm he built a large and handsome frame house, with aU modern improyements, and also a bank barn of good size, and other needed buildings. It is one of the fine farms of the county, and has also several produc- ing oil weHs on it, which are operated with success. 11rs, \Voolev was born in Cam- den, Addington County, in October, 1852, daughter of John and Matilda (Biggers) Mc1\Ianll. both of \\.hom were nati\'es of County Armagh, Ireland. The paternal grandfather. John :1\Ic 'Iann, came from the city of .\rmagh to Kingston, Canada, \yhen his son John \\as a boy. After living in Kingston some years he moved to Camden, where he died, leaying five SOns and one daughter. J ohn Mc lann, the younger and his wife came to Lambton County in 860, and settled on wild land in Plympton town- ship, where they made a permanent home, and there they passed from this life, Mr. :\1c1\'Iann in 1892 and his wife in 1900. They were the parents of six children, namely: James; Elizabeth, Mrs. \ \' ooley; Thomas, who died in childhood; Albert. still living on the homestead; Louisa. who died in earlv womanhood; and .'\melia, Mrs. Jame's Dowler, of Sarnia township. Mr. and Mrs. \Vooley are the parents of four children: (I) TiUie, the eldest, born in EnniskiI1en township in 1878, was educated in the \Vatford high school. and married George Nicholson. of Park Hall. a farmer and breeder of fine stock. (2) Susan, born in 1880, married Herbert C. Dike, of Ennis- kilIen township, an engineer on oit' wells. (3) Herbert, born in 1882, grew up On the home- stearl, and is now manager of one of his father's farms in Enniskillen township, in Concession 8, where he and his father are engaged in raising thoroughbred Durham stock; their cattle have taken prizes in five counties in Canada and the 'Cnited States, and their stock is widely known. Young ::\1r. \ \' ooley is a capable farmer, and a young man of many good qualities. (4) Lulu, the youngest of the family, born in 1886, is at home. ::\11'. \Vooley has always been identified with the Conservative party, and has taken a prominent part in public life. For twelve years he has been on the school board as sec- retary, treasurer and trustee, for six years filled the office of assessor most efficiently, and since 1904 has been a member of the Enniskillen counci1. He is almost equaHy prominent in church work, and with his fam- ily belongs to the Methodist Church, where he has been trustee. steward and superin- tendent of the Sunday-school; his wife has been president of the Ladies' Aid Society for many years, and is also a Sunday-school teacher. 1\Ir. \Vooley is a member of the . \ncient Order of United \Vorkmen, Lodge No. 14, of \Vyoming. In whatever relation to his feHow men, he is invariably held in the highest respect and is a man of much in- fluence. HARRISON COREY, one of the lead- ing oil producers of Petrolia, and also carry- ing on the same business in the oil fields of Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania, is a native of the State of New York. He is a son of Truman Franklin Corey, and a grandson of James Franklin Corey, a native of Cape Cod. James F. Corey married Mary Cooper. by \yhom he had the foHowing children: Tru- man Franklin (father of Harrison), James F., Amos and John. After his marriage Truman Franklin Corey settled. at Caledonia, Ont., and en- g-aged in the business of grain buymg. Thence he moved to Stratford, Ont., and in 1875 to Petrolia, where he remained until his death, in February, 1893. In politics he \\'as a Conservative and in religious belief a Baptist. In 1836 he married Eliza Blosson, a natiye of Rochester, New York, who died I) 1 I CO 1l\1EMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 89 at Petrolia in 188-1-, the mother of three chil- dren, namely: Isaac B., deceased; Harrison; and T. Fred, a commercial traveler, of To- ronto, who married Elizabeth Bolton. and had three children. Harrison Corey \\as born June 25. 18-1-0, and was six years of age \\ hen his parents settled in Canada. He grew to manhood at Caledonia, Ont., and received his education in the public schools of that place and Strat- ford. He began his business career in 1856, at Caledonia, in the livery line, in which he continued four ) ears, and then went to Stratford for a like period, and on Oct. 22, I8ï2, settled at Petrolia. Here he engaged first in a hotel business, his hostel 1') . kno\\ n as the "Corey House," being located on the south\\ est corner of Petrolia and Greenfield streets. opposite the Grand Trunk station. He continued in the hotel business for about three years, during which time he became in- terested in the oil business as a producer, a refiner of railroad oils, and a manufacturer of nitro-glycerine, and he has been one of the largest producers in these fields. His operations have not been confined to On- tario, as he has been largely interested in operations in Indiana, Ohio and Pennsyl- ,'ania, the three most productive oil States in the C nited States. ::\Ir. Corey has other busi- ness interests, one being the Petrolia Pork Packing Company, of which he is president, and he is also president of the Draper Manu- facturing Company, of Port Huron, Michi- gan; vice-president of the Globe Stone Com- pany, of Joliet, Illinois; and a director in the ::\1erchants' Fire Insurance Company, of Toronto. In 1863 l\Ir. Corey "as united in mar- riage with ::\1iss Eugenia Pine, daughter of John W. Pine. of New York City. The other members of her family were John and George. To ::\1r. and l\Irs. Corey a family of six children has been born, as follows: Allie B. is the wife of O. L. Lewis, a barrister of Chatham; Eleanor Louise is the wife of Peter Campbell, manager of the Bank of Toronto, and they ha,'e t\\'O sons, Alan and Gordon Campbeil; Eugenia Frances is the \\ ife of Frank Fisher, of Petrolia, and they have two sons, Harrison and Eugene; Bloss P., the eldest son, engaged in business with his father, married Bessie Morford June 26, 1893, and they ha,e one son, Harrison Corey, Jr.; Harry Edward is the only one at home. Lottie \Y. \\as married Oct. 3. 19 0 ;::, to _-\rthur Alexander Reinhardt, of the firm of Reinhardt & Co., brewers, Toronto, On- tario. :\11'. and Mrs. Corey are members of the Church of England. Politically Mr. Corey is a Conservative. Fraternally he is a Ma- son; a member of the 1. O. F., which he joined in 1860 and in which he has filled all the chairs; of the A. O. C. \V., in which he is past master workman, and past grand rep- res ntative to the Supreme Grand Lodge; of the Royal Arcanum; the Knights of Honor; the Select Knights; the K. O. T. M.; and the Elks, in which he is past exalted ruler. He has been prominently identified with much of the gro\\ th and development of Pe- trolia and in 1888 was a member of the city council. O. "T. CHAMBERLIN is one of the oldest settlers of Petrolia, and one of its most e,tensi'-e oil producers, and he is of French extraction, his grandfather Orin Chamberlin having been born in France, but in an early day settled in New York State, \\'here both he and his wife died. Their chil- dren were as follo\\ s: Orin and Sylvester, \\'ho located in Ontario, near St. Catharines, and engaged in farming: :\1ilo. who located near Toronto, and practiced medicine; Joel also settled in Ontario and farmed until he died; David followed the same course; and Palmer. Palmer Chamberlin became the father of O. \V. Chamberlin of Petrolia. He was born in Ne\\' York state in I812, and when a young man he settled near St. Catha rines, but later moveò to Oxford County, and en- gaged in farming and dairying, as well as lumbering-. In Oxford County he married Elizabeth Churchill. a native of Ne\\' Bruns- \\ ick. who died in Oxford County, after which 1\11'. Chamberlin resided \\'ith a daugh- ter in ::\Iichigan until his 0\\"11 death in 1899. 9 0 C01\D'lE1\10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Po]itica1Jy he was a Reformer, and sen'ed his party in the township council while re- siding in Oxford County. His children \\'ere as fo1Jo\\ s: Esther, deceased; O. \ \'. ; Amos, an oil producer of Pennsyh'ania; Hannah, who married N. J. Palmer, a mer- chant of Yale. Michigan; Harvey 1.. an oil producer of Boulder City, Colorado; Ada- line; H. . Stevens, a business man of Iowa; anrl Theodore, a business man of Toronto. O. "', Chamberlin was born in Oxford County, in Nm'ember, 1839, and there gre\\ to manhood, receiving a good education. In 1860 he began his life work as a driller in Petro]ia, and soon entered the oil fields him- self, becoming in I8G2 an oil producer, in which line he continued until 1902, when he sold his interests. In connection with his oil business, he was engaged in the refining of oil for some time, but also disposed of his property in this connection. In 1902 1\11'. Chamberlin purchased large landed interests at .\lberta, North\\'est Territory, and is em- barking extensi\'e]y in the cattle business in that locality. M1'. Chamberlin was a mem- ber of the first council of Petrolia, and has been honored by election to that same posi- tion twenty-se\'en times. He was also reeve of the place a number of terms, and by vir- tue of the office, a member of the county council. - In 1869 ::\11'. Chamberlin was united in marriage with Elizabeth Smith, who came from England to E]gin County about 1854. Three children ha\'e been born to l\I1'. and ::\Irs, Chamberlin: Lulu, who married \V. L. Beamer, an accountant in Vaughn & Fair- bank's bank at Petrolia, and has one son, \Yillard: O]i\'e, who died at the age of nine years; B]ake. who is connected with the Bank f Toronto in Petro]ia. ::\J rs. Chamherlin is a member of the ::\1ethodist Church, Po- ]itically ::\11'. Chamberlin is a Reformer, and fraternally is a charter member of the ::\la- onic lodge in Petrolia. Throughout Lamb- ton County fe\v men are more highly re- spected than he. and Petrolia owes much to his enterprise. public-spirit and devotion to the best interests of the city. JOHX ::\IcC \LLL'::\I. The annals of Lambton County show the names of men who ha\'e made this locality what it is, and given to their country sons \\'ho are \\\)rthy representati\'es of the best interests of the Dominion. The name of Duncan 1\IcCal- lum is thus enrolled, and his son, John Mc- Callum, ex-reeve of A.lvinston, Brooke township, has prm'ed himself an excellent public official and successful agriculturist. John ::\IcCallum \vas born 1\larch 8, 1863, in ::\losa, l\Iidd]esex County, son of Duncan and Jean (Campbe1J) McCallum. Duncan ::\lcCallum and his wife \\ere both born in A.rgy1Jshire, Scotland, the fortner in 1819, and the latter in 1827. He was the only one of his father's family to come to Canada, while she was the daughter of Donald Campbell, \vho died in Scotland. They were married in the place of their na- ti\'ity, coming to Canada in 1857, and set- t]ing in ::\losa township. Midd]esex County, where Duncan l\lcCallum rented a farm for eight years. He then removed to Brooke township, purchased and cleared up a farm from wild land on Concession 3, and there remained until after the death of his wife, he then removing to Alvinston, where he has since been living \\'ith his children. 1\11', McCallum is connected with the Presbyte- rian Church, as \\as also his wife. The fol- lowing children were born to this \\orthy couple: (I) Donald, born in Scotland and now a retired farmer of Alvinston, was reared to manhood in Canada, where he married Miss Christie Ferguson, and has two children, Jennie and 1\1aggie. (2) Jessie married Alexander Campbell, a farmer of Brooke tm\ì1ship, and has these children: Tena (nmv 1\1rs. J. \Vardell); l\Iaggie (who married P. Frayne), and Jen- nie and F]ora (at home), (3) l\laggie. born in Scotland, married .\rchie l\1cLachlan, a farmer of Brooke township and has these children: Jennie (now ::\1rs. .\. Johnson), .\lbert E., Kate, Angus. Duncan and Etta. (4) \Villiam. born on the .\t]antic Ocean. \\ as reareù at the old home in Brooke to\vn- ship, ami resides on his farm. \vhich is 10- CO::\I::\1El\10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD cated near the old homestead, where he mar- ried ::\1iss ::\1aggie ::\1cKinley, of Lambton County. a descendant of one of Brooke to\\ nship's old families, and they haw these children, Duncan, James, A.rchie, Jennie, John, ::\1aggie and Bessie. (5) Dougal, born in ::\1iddlesex County, and residing on his farm in Brooke to\\ nship, married ::\1artha Shields. and has two daughters, Jessie and, Jean. (6) John is the subject proper of this sketch. (ï) Xeil. born in 1865, married ::\1i5s Sabina Hand, of Brooke to\\'11ship, where they reside on a part of the old home- stead: they have three children, Gladys. Homer C and \nnareta. (8) Julia, born in 1869. in Brooke township, married Dougal ::\1cLachlan, a farmer and has two children, ::\Iary B. and Stanley D. John ::\1cCallum recei\'ed a district school education in Brooke to\\ nship. and spent his spare time on the farm. \Vhen a young man, he spent two years on Lake Huron, sailing from Detroit to St. Ingas, but in 189-1- ga\-e up this profession and purchased his CncIe eil Campbell's old homestead, upon \\-hich he has remained to the present time. On ::\1arch 25, 1896. ::\1r. 11cCallum married 1Iiss Maggie Shields, born Oct. 18, 1869, in ::\1osa to\\nship. ::\Iiddlesex County, daughter of Roland H. and Euphemia ( Campbell) Shields, pioneers of ::\1iddlesex County, where ::\Irs. ::\1cCallum \\'as reared, and where her parents still reside. l\Ir. and ::\1rs. ::\1cCallum are the parents of these chil- dren: Duncan \V.. born ::\1arch 19, 1897; Gordon C, born Aug. ï, 1898: Kenneth R.. born Oct. 18. 1900; Euphemia \\'.. born June 2-1-. 1902; and Jean. born ::\1arch 5, 19 0 5. In religious belief the family are con- nected with the Presbyterian Church. In his political sympathies ::\1r. l\1cCallum has ah\-ays been identified with the old Reform party, and in 1898 sen'ed as councilman of -\h'inston, also sen ing two years in Brooke township. He served two years as ree\'e of -\h'inston. Fraternallv he has connected himself \vith the I. O. Ó. F. of Alvinstol1, Xo, 208. where he has been called upon to fill \ ariouo;; offices. He has one of the best il11- 9 1 prO\-ed and producti\'e farms 111 his to\\n- ship, and can from experience make the statement that farming pays, when properly managed. In e\'ery relation of life he is a most worthy citizen and honest man. G. B. STEPHEXSON, a \\'e1I-kno\\n retired citizen of Forest, belongs to an old Scottish family which \\as founded in Can- ada by Samuel Stephenson, his grandfather, during the period of the American Revolu- tion. Samuel Stephenson died on his farm near WeIland, Ont., in 1808, leaving a family of se\'en children, as follO\vs: \Villiam, de- ceased. who \\-as a farmer in Elgin County; Joseph, deceased, a farmer and justice of the peace in Elgin County; Nathan, a farmer in Elgin County, \\-ho died unmarried; Sam- uel; Benjamin, a farmer in Oxford County; Elizabeth, who married Ichabod BO\\-erman; and Ann. deceased. Samuel Stephenson. the father of G. B. Stephenson, was born in 1804. in \Velland County. Ont., and on reaching maturity set- tled in Elgin County. In 1835 he located at Dorchester, \\ here he remained for some time, in 1840 trading his property for an- other farm, also in Dorchester, on \vhich he resided for nine years, On :March 4. 1849, he settled on the North Egremont road, Lot 9, Concession 6. in \Varwick to\\'11ship, Lambton County. Ont., purchasing 3 00 acres of land to the cultivation of which he ga\'e the remaining years of his acti\'e life. In 1878 he settled in Arkona, where he died in 1880. Samuel Stephenson was a very suc- cessful farmer and at his death left a fine landed estate. In his political \ iews he was a Con servati \'e. He married Sarah -\nn Sibley, born in Elgin County in 1812. who died June 4, 1893. Her father, David Sib- ley, was a United Empire Loyalist. Prior to the American Revolution he had emi- grated to Charleston. South Carolina, from Scotland, and at that time O\\'ned 200 acres of land on \vhich the city of Charleston now stands. At the outbreak of the Re\'olution he refused to take up arms against the Cro\\-n. and \\ as dri\'en off the land shortly 9 2 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD after his marriage, he and his wife taking refuge in Canada. They brought with them the deed of their property, and some )ears later their only son, J 01111, proposed to return to South Carolina and press the claim for the land. but his plans were thwarted by his mother consigning the papers to the flames. On settling in Canada l\Ir. Sibley recei\'ed 200 acres of land on Concession I, in the to\\'nship of 1\Ialahide, Elgin County, where he died at the age of ninety years. The chil- dren born to Samuel and Sarah Ann (Sib- ley) Stephenson were: Mary, deceased 'wife of Daniel \ Vilton; Elizabeth, deceased; John, who settled in California in 1856; G. B., of Forest; \Villiam Henry of Kinde, Mich.; and Samuel Edgar, of Bad .\xe, Michigan. G. B. Stephenson was born 1Iarch 4, 18 3 6 , in Dorchester, Elgin County, and ob- tained his education in the public schools of his native county, and in the high school. In 185 6 he embarked in business at Arkona as a conveyancer, insurance agent and priv- ate banker, and continued as such until I8 5, when he retired from active work and set- tled in Forest, where he has a fine residence property. 1\lr. Stephenson was the first clerk of Arkona, holding office from 18 7 6 to 18 8 7, 'and for many years \\'as secretary and treasurer of the school board. He has been at various times identified with the school interests of his locality and is still a member of the public school board. He is one of the well-known and very highly es- teemed citizens of his community. On May 9, 1856, Mr. Stephenson mar- ried Miss Jessie Brodie. daughter of Daniel and Christina (McFarland) Brodie, the former a pioneer settler of Dunwich town- ship. Elgin County, where he died in June, 18 5 1 ; shortly after his death his widow and nine children removed to vVarwick town- ship, Lambton County. Mrs. Brodie was a native of Scotland, and died in 1880 at the age of seventy-six years. Two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Stephenson: (I) Ma- tilda Helen. wife of Dr. T. S. Kingston, of Croswell. Michigan. has Ì\\'O children. Fred Brodie and George Bowman, (2) John died at the age of se\'en years. Of the t\\'O granu- children, one, F. B. Kingston, is in the Bank of Toronto, and G. B. is a law student. :Mr. and Mrs. Stephenson are members of the Presbyterian Church at Forest, in \\ hich both are prominent, and to \yhich they are liberal contributors. Politically 1\1r. Stephenson is a Conservative, and he is yice- president of the county association. GEORGE WILLL-\ 1 THO:.L\S. .\mong the prominent citizens of Sarnia whose earthly careers are ended may be men- tioned George \\ïl1iam Thomas. who long held an honored place in military and official life, and who left an untarnished reputation and a high record for distinguishell sen'ice to the people and the state, as a priceless her- itage to his posterity. The first member of this ancient and knightly Thomas family of \\ hom authentic record has been preserved was Thomas ap Thomas, of vVenvoe Castle, Glamorgan- shire, 'Wales, Sir John Thomas being the first Baronet, I 69--\.. Capt. Francis Tracy Thomas, father of George \Villiam Thomas, was born in 1771, in Edinburgh. Scotland. and married Charlotte Tulloch, who was born in 1789, in Glasgow. For forty-fi\'e years he served in His Majesty's army. a faithful soldier, with the rank of Captain. In 180 5 he came to Canada with his regi- ment, and was Brigade 1Iajor at Halifax, . S" when the "Shannon" captured the "Chesapeake." He died in Montreal July , 18 45. His two sons were Adolphus Fred- eric and George vVilliam. George \ViIIiam Thomas \yas born April 23, 18 I 5, and was liberally educated, attend- ing school in Quebec and in the Upper Can- ada College. After leaving school he filled for some time a clerical position in Quebec, I nheriting a taste for military affairs. he be- came a member of the militia. and saw acti\'e service in the Rebellion of 1837-38. On April I. 1839. he was appointed commissa- riat writer at London, Chatham and Sarnia. P. C. a position he filled most capably until June I, 18-1-3. when he became a clerk in the office of the :\Iilitary Secretary at :\Inntrea1. COl\IME1\IORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD In 185 I 1r. Thomas settled in Sarnia, and, forming a partnership "ith George H. Durand, in a mercantile business, he engaged in that line for two years, \\' hen his partner left the finn, anù :\11'. Thomas carried it on alone until he could dispose of his interest. Succeeding in that he became confidential clerk to the Hon. Malcolm Cameron, and aftenvard ,,'as in His .l\lajesty's Customs, continuing in the latter responsible position for seventeen years. He had charge also of the distribution of presents to the Indians. who \,ere then a numerous baml. and who named him Tecumsis. Being a thorough French scholar he often transacted business for the French' people here at that time. and ,,-as looked upon by them as a true friend. An address signed by 100 residents of Sar- nia and \'icinity at that time bears testimony to the esteem in which he was held. This address was published in the London (Can- ada) Herald in 1843, a copy of which paper with the original documents has been pre- sen-ed and is still in the hands of the mem- bers of the family. 1\11'. Thomas had an ex- cellent memorv for names and dates. and could relate ,,-ith accuracy a number of inci- dents of the days before raih\-ays \vere built in Canada. He was one of the few who ha\'e made the journey from Quebec to Sarnia and return by the old stage coach. Failing eyesight resulted eyentually in total blind- ness, and this necessitated his retirement from all active work during the remai,nder of his life. He died at his late residence in Christina street, Sarnia, in 1894, in the faith of the Church of England. On Oct. 29. I8-t-6, 1\1r. Thomas ,,-as uni- ted in marriage \vith Miss Christiana Pelton. "ho was born in Perth, Ont., Sept. 25. 181 9. daughter of the late Capt. Joshua and :\Iar- garet Pelton, Capt. Pelton was born in lï 8 9, and died in 1863: his wife, born il. Iï9-t-. died in 1823. at the age of twenty- nine. Besides :\11'5. Thomas they had three children: Thomas ].. :\largaret and Caro J line. :\lrs. Thomas \Vas reared to woman- hood in :\lontreal. ami she is nO\\- li\'ing in Sarnia. which place has heen her hOlne for more than half a century. \\ïth the excep- 93 tion of defecti\-e hearing, she enjo)s all her faculties, anù for one of her alh'anced age has remarkably guud health, and she is the very center of an affectionate family circle. To George \\ illiam Thomas and wife "ere born the following children: George Joshua married Eva McPherson, and has t" 0 chil- dren, Bertha Grace and George P.; Henry \\ïlliam (deceased) married Elizabeth \Vil- son and they had three children, .\nnie. Henry and Frederick; \\ïlliam Frederick married Margaret Smith, and had three chil- dren, George \\ïlliam, 01'11101 (deceased) and Andrew; Ed\\ard 1Ialcolm married Mary \Villing, and has four children, Edna Mary, Frederick William, Keith and How- ard; Francis Tracy is mentioned belm\; J ames Bridges married Ida 11cDonald, and has three children, Ida Gertrude, James R. and Kenneth McDonald; _-\nna, Caroline, and Annie Elizabeth are deceased; Ellen Caroline is the wife of Rev. Charles J. .-\. Batstone, rector of Pickering Church, Dio- cese of Toronto, and has one son, .-\ylesbury Thomas. FRANCIS TR \CY THO:\IAS was born at Sarnia Jan. 26, 1855, and he acquired his education in the grammar school at Sarnia and the Commercial College at London, Ont., where he was graduated in 1880, In 1889 he entered into a real-estate business in Sarnia, and is still so engaged, although many other enterprises haye claimed his time and energies to some e tent. Since 1901 he has been the superintendent of public works in Samia, employing about sixty men. He is the patentee of the "Thomas Catch Basin," which is exclusively used in Sarnia. He has taken an active part in municipal matters, has been first, second and third deputy reeve and reeve of Sarnia. and is the only individ- ual in the city who has filled all these chairs; he \vas the last ree\ e of the city, sen-ing as such when the changes were made in the city government which abolished the offices of ree\-e and deputy reeve. :\'11'. \\'. P. Vidal was the first incumbent of that office. On June -t-. :t885, :\11'. Thomas was mar- ried to Miss .\nnie Emily Devine. a native of :\lontreal, and a daughter of Re\". J. A. 9-t- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Devine, and to this union t" 0 children ,,-ere born, Annie Christiana and Francis Frank- lin Digby, both of whom are deceased. )'1r. Thomas is a member of the Church of England. \YILLLU,1 JOH SPROCLE (de- ceased), ,,'ho was one of the first white male children born in the township of Plympton, remained a resident through a long and use- fullife of almost se\'enty years. In his early life he saw much poverty and hardship, and was deprived of many of the ad\-antages which come to boys, and had few educational advantages, yet he worked out a career for himself which made him an honored and suc- cessful man. He was born on \vhat is now the township line of Plympton, between Sar- nia and Plympton to\vnships, on Concession 8, Xov. 16, 1835, son of Joseph Sproule and grandson of \\'illiam Sproule, the latter of \vhom was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, ,,-here his father, Robert Sproule. was a ten- ant farmer. Joseph Sproule gre,,- to manhood in his native place, and at maturity came to Can- ada, settling for a time at l\ew Brunswick. but later removed west and made his home in Ontario, locating permanently in 183-t- in Lambton County, on Lot I, Concession 8, Plympton township, He secured a tract containing 100 acres of land from a 1\h. 1\Iorris, and on this he erected a log cabin and settled down to pioneer life. .-\t that time there were but one or two settlers in the vicinity, the place was a ,,-ildemess, no roaus ,,-ere yet cut through the forest \vhich was still infested with wild and dangerous beasts. In this wild spot. far remO\'ed from civiliza- tion, :\1r. Sproule and family lived through some years of dire hardship, suffering at times for the mere necessities of life. 1\11'. Sproule was industrious and re- sourceful. As he cut down the timber, he made it into potash, sold this product at Sar- nia, and "ith the proceeds was able to pro- vide for his family. .-\s his sons grew to helpful age, they assisted in the clearing of the land. and in putting it under Cltlti\-ation, although he did not live long enough to en- joy the fruits of his hard labor. His death took place on this farm, July 22, 1869, at the age of sixty-three years, and his remains were laid away in the cemetery of St. John's Church in Sarnia township. In politics he \\as a Conservative. Mr. Sproule married Tamer Tressler, born in Suffolkshire, England, daughter of John Tressler, one of the first pioneers of this township. :\Irs. Sproule died on the farm Sept. 29, 1869, and she \vas laid to rest by her husband's side. She ,,-as a worthy and consistent member of the )'Iethodist Church, a most estimable woman in e\'ery relation of life. They had these children: \\ïl1iam J.: \V alter, of Sarnia to\n1ship; Robert, a farmer in Manitoba; 1\Iartha, ,,-ife of Charles Wilkie: Jane, wife of John 1\lc- Intire; Ahner, a prospector in )'Iontana. who died there in I8GG: 1\Iiss Fannie, of Saruia township: and Reuben. deceased. \ \'illiam John Sproule, eldest in the abm'e family, had \'ery limited school ach-an- tages. coming into the world in the little pioneer home in the ,,-ildemess, long before either schools or churches \vere established in his neighborhood, \\'hat education he did recei\'e \vas at a school some three miles from his home. through the forest. on the London road, during the short time he could be spared from home to attend_ \Vhile still a boy, ),11'. Sproule ,,'orked in the woods and in the sa\nnills, in fact at any thing and e\'ery thing which promised to bring him money with \d1Îch to assist in the support of the family, For fi\'e years he ,,-orked in the Richardson lumher mills on the lake shore. and followed this industrv for se\'eral \-ears longer. and then bought a'tract of fifty cres. in Concession 7, Lot I. Plympton township. This "as a bush farm and later he added another fifty acres, and on his land he erected a sa\nnill. His first partner \\ as . \lexander )'lcIntire, and they continued in business to- gether for several years, when his brother \\'alter bought out ),Ir. McIntire's interest. From 1871 for thirty years the two brothers continued in business together, in the man- ufacture of lumber. sta\'es and oak C:1r huild- illg material. In 1RïR their mill "as de- COl\E\1El\10RATI\TE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD stroyed by fire, but it was rebuilt, and the business is still conducted by \Valter Sproule and Frederick Sproule, the only son of our subject. The late :\1r. Sproule was also interested in real estate, owning a large amount of land, Loth in Sarnia and Plympton to\\ n- ships. He erected a very fine home on the homestead. For some years he was inter- ested in the oil fields of Enniskillen town- ship, meeting \\"ith considerable success here also. He \\ as a man of progressi\'e ideas, \-ery enterprising and possessed excellent business judgment. Although he lacked education, he made up for it in tact, industry anù integrity. Ir. Sproule was a stanch Conservatiw. and always supported the principles advo- cated by the late Sir John 1\lacDonald. He was, also, a true Christian man, and was one of the organizers of the 1ethodist Church of the Sixth Line of PI) mpton, a member of the building cOlpmittee of the Ep\\"orth l\lethodist Church in 1903, and through life was a liberal supporter of religious organiza- tions. As he had lived a Christian life, so he died a Christian death, Feb. I, 1904, after many years of suffering, Some seventeen years prior to his death he was stricken \\"ith paralysis, and the subsequent suffering he bore with patience. He was laid to {'est in Black\\"ell cemetery, in Sarnia township. On June 22, 1865, in Plympton town- ship, :\lr. Sproule was married to Anne 1\1. \Vellington, born in Cornwall, England, daughter of Jonathan and Sarah (James) \V ellington. The \Vellington family settled in Bosanquet to\\'nship and there both Jona- than and Sarah \Vellington died. l\Irs. Sproule is a lady of refined tastes and great capacity, and cheered, assisted and comforted her husband through forty years, at- tending to the wants of his last days with tender ministering care. She is a member of the Epworth Church. Her home is on the old homestead, which she manages with good business ability. The children born to :\1r. and Mrs. Sproule were: Alameda Louise, who married Thomas Carrick, of Sarnia township, has two children, Rose S. and 95 J ethrude 1.; .\bner died aged se\'en years; Hildegarde Emily married .\lfred Hillier, of Sarnia township, and has one son, Keith R.; Frederick, \\"ho operates the home farm, married i\1argaret lcLachlan, and has two children, Kenneth \V. and Lome \V, \YALTER SPROCLE, brother of the late William J. Sproule, was born on the old homestead, and, like his brother, had a small amount í)f school instruction at the old school house on the London road. His early life \\ as very similar to that of his elder brother, passed mainly in lumbering and working in sa\\ì1ÚlIs and for the neigh- horing farmers. At a later date he learned the blacksmith's trade \\ ith a l\1r. Vidal, and follO\ved the same in Sarnia for some years, 1 r. Sproule then accompanied his brother . \bner to the \ V estern states and located in 1ontana, \\ here the brothers were associa- ted in business until the death of .-\lmer, when \ V alter returned to Plympton to\\ nship. lIe worked at blacksmithing at Sarnia until 1871, \\"hen he became a partner in the lum- ber business with his brother \Villiam, with \\"hom he was associated in business for the long period of thirty-three years. After the death of its founder, \Valter Sproule, with his nephew Frederick, son of the late \\ïlliam J., continued the business, which is one of the large industries of this section, giving employment to a large force of men. In addition to his lumber interests \Valter Sproule is engaged in the successful opera- tion of a farm of ISO acres, situated in Sar- nia and Plympton townships. In 1885 he built a fine home on the farm, living in Sar- nia township, and made many other desira- ble improvements. In 1886 1\1r. Sproule was married to Catherine l\1cLoughlin, born in Plympton township. daughter of James and Catherine (Leonard) UcLoughlin, and they have three children: John, l\Iartha and Joseph. In politics he is a stanch Consen'ative. but has ne\'er been willing to accept political office. ROBERT \V A)JLESS. Among the old established mercantile houses øf Sarnia, that conducted by Robert \Vanless has for ø COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD more than thirt\' \'ears been a business en- terprise of reli;bility. a representati\"e of commercial prosperity. This business was established in Sarnia, in 18óï. by :\11'. \\'an- less. the first indi\ idual effort of a young man, and success has crowned his life of honesty and industry. :\11'. \\ an less is of Scotch ancestry. his fathel, \\ïlliam \\'anless, ha\'ing been born in lï9ï, in Ednam. Scotland, where he mar- ried :\Iargaret Graham, also of Scotch par- entage, born in 1803, \\ ho died in 18-1-7. :\11', \Vanless sun i\'ed his \\ ife nineteen years, dying in I8GG. His occupation \\as that of a parish school-teacher in Scotland, and he was \\"ell and fa\'orably known in his com- munity. In political faith he belonged to the Consen'ati\"e party. Both he and wife were consistent memhers of the Estab- lished Church. The children born to \ \ïll- iam \\'anless and \\ife were: Isabella. \\ho is a resident of Edinburgh: George. de- ceased; Andrew, deceased. a merchant in Detroit for a numher of years; \Yilliam. de- ceased, \\ ho \\ as a merchant in Sarnia about 18(JO-I ; John. who was formerly a merchant in Sarnia, no\\' a je\\"eler in Toronto; Alex- ander. deceased. at one time a resident of Sarnia; Eliza, deceased. who was the widow of S. .-\nderson, of \\' yoming; l\largaret. de- ceased. \\ ife of James Brack: Jessie. \\'ife of George Brack; Jeanie, \yidow of the late -\lbert F. Clark, of Stratford; Ellen, \\ ido\\' of J ames Leach. of Colling\\ ood ; James. now a resident of Colorado Springs, Colorado, formerly of Sarnia; and Robert. mentioned helm\'. Robert \Vanless was born in Scotland, .\ug. [G, [R-I--I-, and \\'as two years of age ",hen his mother died. His education \\ as secured in the local schools. and upon reach- ing the age of fifteen, he en ed an appren- ticeship to the grocery business in Carlisle, England, coming to Ontario. and entering his brother's store in Sarnia, in I8GI. Here he remained until 1867, at that date embark- ing in a grocery business of his 0\\ n. his 10- tation being on the corner of George and Christina :;treets, From this first 11 'cation .:\11', \\'anless remo\'ed to his present \ery desirable location at the southeas[ corner of Lochiel and Christina streets. Since taking upon himself the responsibilities of a con- st:lI1tly enlarging business Mr. vVanless has de\'oted close and careful attention to it his prosperity resulting from this \\"ise man ge- ment. The man) cares attendant upon it ha\'e pre\'ented him from accepting respon- sibilities of a public nature, although he has always been in fun accord with public im- prO\'ement and laudable enterprises. On June 2-1-, 1873.1\11'. \\'anless was uni- teel in marriage \\'ith Miss l\Iargaret l\Iitch- ell. daughter of .-\lexander and Janet (King) .:\Iitchell. and granddaughter of \\'illiam and J e..sic (Donald) Mitchell, natives of Scot- land, amI early settlers in York County, Ont., \\'here they died. .\lexander :\Iitchell was h,.rn in Scotland and died in York County, Ont.: his widow resides in Toronto. 1\11'. and :\lrs, :\litchell"s family consisted of two daughters and one son, \'iz.: 1\1 rs , \\'anless; Jessie, no\\ l\Irs, }. \Y. Lang. uf Toronto; and \\. .\., a manufacturer, of Toronto. To :\11'. and l\Irs. \\'anless ha\'e been born fÌ.\'C children, namely: Robert D.. of To- ronto; Jessie \le)o.andra, of Sarnia; Charles \lexander, deceased; Keith C, deceased; and .\rthur Graham, of T01onto. Both l\Ir. and :\Irs, \\'anless belong to St. .-\ndrew's Presb) terian Church. at Sarnia. Politically :\11'. \\'anless is a Reformer, and fraternally he is a member of the :\Iasons; the S. O. S.; and the A. O. IT. \V. His business reputa- tion is one of integrity, and in e\ ery demand of life he reaches a high standard. \\iLLI \:\1 G, WILLOl'GHBY. E\"ery community takes a certain pride in its self- made men, kno\\ ing that the qualities which hI" 'ught ahout success insure good citizen- ship. and Drooke township. Lamhton Coun- ty. is no exception to this rule. In the per- soa of \\ïlliam G. \\'illoughby, clerk of the to\\ nship. husiness man and fanner. they ha\'e a striking e",wmple of what can be ac- complished h) steady adherence to duty. He \\ f heart I sought my home, in 'painful reverie, These words kept ringing in my ears, "Ye did it not to Me." Had Jesus really come and gone without one kindly word? Not one unless that angel child had recognized the Lord. Had he but come well dressed and gay like some poor brainless dude. He would have got a forward seat well cushioned, warm and good; But since he came in humble guise just as he came before, The best we have to give him is a seat behind the door. Is our religion all a sham, a hollow mockery, A tinkling cymbal, sounding brass, wanting in Charity ? Let not the rich the poor despise, be wise and use them well, Lazarus was rich in Paradise, the rich man poor in Hell. Then why should wealth and pomp and pride so much the poor condemn, Humility's the fairest robe, virtue youth's brightest gem. <\s with a rough exterior the diamond's often found And the pure gold we so much love is washed from common ground, So to the humble, faithful poor, peculiar honor's given. Tho' little thought of here below, they'll shine like stars in Heaven. From out the humble ranks of men, God still will claim his own The Child who in the manger lay, now sits on Heaven's throne. JOHN ROCHE, who departed this life at \Vatford, Ont., !\Iay ï, 1894, was one of the pioneer settlers of \Vanvick township, Lambton County, coming hither in 1841 from Tipperary, Ireland, where he was born :\larch 4. 1819, son of David and Honora (Dorsey) Roche. - David Roche died in Ireland, but his widow, who emigrated to Canada, died at \Vatford, On1., Aug. 17, 1891, aged ninety years. Their children were: John; \Vil- liam who came to Ontario and located on Lot '10. Concession 4. \Vanvick, remaining until 18-+9, when he left for California over- land, thence going to Australia, where he now resides; :\lar)'. \\ ho married Richard Lewis, and has one daughter. r-.lary: and :\Iargaret. who died unmarried, John Roche located on Lot q. Concession 3. \Van"ick township. where he cleared up and operated a farm until he retired from 106 COMMEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD activity, when he settled in \Vatford. There he met his death from an accident, being in- jured by a horse. To the original 100 acres on which Mr. Roche settled he added until he owned 450 acres of fine land, and also valuable town property in Watford and Sar- nia. He was a very successful business man, and at his death left a handsome property. He invested largely in cattle, and dealt to some extent also in horses, and in all his operations possessed that good judgment which resulted in success. In his earlier years, long before the days of railroads, he did a large teaming business between Lon- don, Sarnia and Hamilton. He was a useful man in the township council, and at al1 times was a prominent, responsible and reliable citizen. That he was not lacking in personal courage, a short incident in his pioneer life may prove. One dark night he was roused by the call of a neighbor who asked his :lS- sistance in pursuit of a bear that had iust carried off a hog. \Vithout thought 01 per- sonal danger the two men placed a tallow dip in a bucket, and followed the bear, which the squealing of the pig made easy enough. \\Then bruin found himself pursued he dropped his prey, turned and prepared to defend himself. The neighbor held the can- dle and Mr. Roche advanced close enough to plant a well-directed blow of his axe on the animal's skul1 , which caused its hasty retreat. The recovered pig was badly dis- figured but able to take his breakfast next morning when the two stout-hearted fron- tiersmen reached home, none the worse for their adventure. Politically Mr. Roche was a Reformer. In religion he was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. In his death Lambton County lost a useful and highly respected citizen. On June 5, 1848. at \Valpole Island, l\Ir. Roche was married. by the Rev. Father Durankey. to l\Iary Lewis, daughter of Rich- ard and Bridget (Shea) Lewis. Richard Lewis was a sergeant in the English army, belonging to the 64th Regiment. and he fought under Generals Picton and \ V elling- ton in the Peninsular war, participating in the storming of Ciudad Rodrigo and Bada- jos, in 1812, San Sebastian in 1813, and the victory at Salamanca in July, 1812. He was wounded at the battle of Toulouse April 10, 1814. He was called out to assist in the Canadian Rebellion in 1837. In 1832 Mr. Lewis brought his family to Canada, settling on Lot 28, Concession 2, \Varwick township, Lambton County, and there he died in July, 186 4, aged eighty-one years. His children were: Mary, Mrs. Roche, born in \Vater- ford, Ireland, Nov. 18, 1828; and Richard, born in Warwick July 5, 1834. who died Feb. 27, 1891, aged fifty-seven. Twelve chil- dren were born to Mr. and Mrs. Roche, namely; ( I) Bridget Ann married John Rodgers, and died leaving children-Maria, who married Angus McDona1d, of Sarnia, a conductor on the Grand Trunk railroad, and has children, Jean, Angus, Harold, Isa- bella and Marjory; Catherine, who married Andrew Radigan, of the Daily Herald, Port Huron, and has one child, l\lary; John; Annie; and Fred. (2) Catherine married John Shaw, and has four children, Frank, Charles, Joseph and Mae. (3) David is mentioned below. (4) Richard L. is in the hotel business in 'Winnipeg, Man.; he is one of Canada's greatest horse trainers and driv- ers, having driven in England, Germany, Austria, United States and Canada. He married Hannah O'Leary, and has children, Millie, Mary, Frank, Walter, \\TiIliam, Roy and Madeline. (5) 'William resides at home, unmarried. (6) John, a horse trainer and noted driver residing at Stratford, married Minnie M. Murray, of Paris, Ont., who died leaving children, Regina, Basil, Helena, Thomas and Murray. (7) Thomas, in the hotel business in 'vVatford, married Sarah l[cPhee, and has two sons, Clare and Har- old, the latter a driver and owner of "Paddy R.," 2 :1674. (8) Mary Ann died aged three years. (9) Michael J., proprietor of the "Roche House" at Forest, and owner of the 100 acres on which the father settled in 1841, is also a lover of horseflesh; he bred and Owns "Black \Vatch," 2 :160. He mar- ried Elizabeth McPhee, and they han one son, \ Vilfred. ( 10) Charles, a liquor dealer LOl\Il\IEl\10RA TI\TE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD at Port Huron, married Alice Broderick, and has One son, \\'ilson. (II) Emma is the widow of J. M. 0"1Ieara, and has one son, John \V. (12) Henry died in infancy, DAVID ROCHE was born Aug. 16, 1852, in \Varwick. On May I, 1873, he embarked in a grocery and liquor business in \Vatford, and continues in the former line. On July I, 1895, in company with his brother Thomas, he purchased the hotel property now known as the "Roche House," which was built by H. O. Baker in 1881. In addi- tion to the hotel proper, including commodi- ous barns and sheds, the brothers own other real estate in \Vatford, which is rented for business purposes. Like all his family l\Ir. Roche is a lover and breeder of thorough- bred horses. He has served on the high school board, and in politics he has always been consistent in his support of the men and measures of the Reform party. For ele,'en years he was chief of the Fire Department, and during his rule brought the department to a high degree of efficiency. He is a mem- ber of the Roman Catholic Church. On May 23, 18ï6, l\Ir. Roche was uni- ted in marriage with l\liss Mary A. O')'Ieara, daughter of )'Iichael O')'leara, of London, ant., and to this marriage have been born eight children: Mary Edith, a teacher of instrumental music; John F., a brother and music teacher in St. Via- teur's College, Kankakee, Illinois; Margaret )'Iaud, at home; Fred J., a clerk in the Mer- chants' Bank. London, Ont.; Charles M., attending St. Viateur's College; and Loretta, orbert and l\Iarie, all three at home. l\Ir. Roche is one of thë six brothers that belonged to the famous fire hose team of \Yatford, Onto All the boys took a great in- terest in manly sports of every description. J 0 H K C H A R L E S BINDNER. _-\mong the leading industries of the pros- perous town of Ah.inston, Brooke township, Lambton County, is the great tile and brick manufacturing plant operated by the firm of J. )'lartyn & Co. The junior member of this firm, J. C. Bindner, is one of the town's rep- resentative citizens. 10 7 l\Ir. Bindner was born Nov. 22, 1857, in Delaware, :i\1iddlesex County, son of Jo- seph and l\largaret (Shriner) Bindner, who were both born in Germany, but who came to Canada in their youth. For one year Joseph Bindner worked at his trade of con- tracting and building in Buffalo, but after his marriage removed to Delaware, Middle- sex County, and followed bridge making and contract work. He made that place his home until 1884, when he located in Alvin- ston, and engaged in the bakery and grocery bminess, wmch line he continued until his death, in the fall of 1892. Mrs. Bindner is still living in Alvinston. Their children were: Joseph F., a business man of Bay City, Mich.; George D., the proprietor of the "Grand Pacific Hotel" at London, l\liddlesex County; Henry L., the owner and manager of the "Columbia House" at AI- vinston; Theodore, a traveling man of Lon- don; Albert, proprietor of a grocery in AI- vinston; Matilda, who married John Reid, a farmer of Middlesex County; Lucy, who married l\1. J. Dudley, of London; Annie, de- ceased, who married James Lynch, of \ Vind- sor; Nellie, deceased, who married Charles Malone; and John Charles. John Charles Bindner was educated in the schools of Delaware and the Commercial College of Chatham, and after leaving school followed carpentering for a short period, after which he engaged in farming for three years in Middlesex County. In 1883 l\Ir. Bindner removed to Alvinston, where he engaged in milling under the firm name of Malone & Bindner for three years, after which, with Messrs. Martyn and Pat- terson, he erected the large milling estab- lishment which is still operated under the same firm name, J. l\lartyn & Co. They also own and operate a large brick and tile manu- factory, the plant adjoining the town of Alvinston, employing fifteen men, and man- ufacturing 800,000 brick and ïoo,ooO tile yearly. The product consists of brick, tile and hollow brick blocks. On April 30, 1894, Mr. Bindner married Miss Annie J. Kennedy, born in \Vestmin- ster township, l\liddlesex County, daughter 108 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD of Ed\\'ard and Mary Kennedy, representa- ti,'es of old pioneer families of this section. After marriage ::\Ir. Bindner purchased the Edward Hales property, one of the fine brick residences of Alvinston, and there he still resides. In religion l\Ir. and Mrs. Bind- ner are consistent members of the Catholic Church, as were also l\1r. Bindner's parents. He is a member of the C. 1\1. B. .\. of Petra- lia. Politically he is an Independent, and has served two years as councilman, and he was reeve of Alvinston for one year. ::\Ir. Bindner has been president of the ßoard of Trade. He has always taken an active in- terest in everything that promised to be ben- eficial to the community in which he resides. and he was instrumental in having- the most desirable public improvement made, that of the town paving. He also introduced and urged on the farmers the wisdom of devoting a large portion of their land to the cultiva- tion of the sugar beet, which in many sec- tions has proved a great success. ARCHIBALD McINTYRE. The vis- itor to Brooke township is impressed by the quality of the farms within its confines, and naturally infers that the agriculturists of that locality thoroughly understand their busi- pess. Among the owners of the best of the farms in the township is Archibald McIntyre, whose tract is located on Concession 11, Lot 24. Mr. McIntyre was born Sept. 27, 1837, on the farm of Fernach Parish, at South Knapdale, Argyllshire, Scotland, son of Alexander and Annie (Patterson) McIntyre, both of whom were born in Argyllshire, Scotland. Malcolm McIntyre, g-randfather of Arch- ibald l\IcIntyre, with his wife, Mary Kerr, came to Canada in 1855, and settled on Concession II, Lot 19, in Brooke township. Lambton County, where they made a per- manent home. and at their death left chil- dren: Alexander; Nichol. who married and settled on a farm in Concession 11, in Brooke township, and died in 1876; and Catherine. born in Scotland. who married Archibald McLachlan. anc1 settled in Brooke township. \\ here they both died. Alexander ::\IcIntyre was born in 1810, e1dest of the family, and was educated in Scotland, where he was reared to manhood. He followed sailing on the ocean for some years, and had crossed the ocean once be- fore coming to Canada. After locating here, in 1855, he settled on Concession II, where he cleared up a farm from wild land, and here he lived until November, 1879. when his death occurred, and his wife still survives him, living on the old homestead. In 1835, in Scotland, he married Annie Patterson, born in 1817, daughter of Donald and Sarah Patterson, who passed their entire lives in Scotland. Seven children were born to this union: Archibald is mentioned below; Don- ald, born in 1839, in Scotland, settled on the old homestead, where he married Maggie Campbell, and has six children, Effie, Will- iam, Archie, Alexander, Annie and Bella; Alexander, born in 1841, died in March, 1898; Mary, born in 1843, married John Stirton, of Greenleaf, Michigan, and has children, Alexander, James. Annie, Mary, John, Archie and Maggie; Malcolm, a ma- chinist of Alvinston, married Annie Mc- ::\Iaster, and has three children, Donald. Alex and Angus; Sarah, born in 1852, mar- ried John Hay, of Lobo township, and has two children, Thomas and Annie; Nichol, born in 1850, a blacksmith by trade, now living retired in Battle Creek, Michigan, married Miss Jane Prudeham, and has four children, Maud, John, Nina and Leone. In religion this family were Presbyterians, while in politics Mr. McIntyre was a Con- servative. Archibald :i\Iclntyre was educated in the schools of Scotland, and after coming to Canada taught school in 1857 and 1858 in 'Warwick, Lambton County, and in 1859 and 1860 taught in Oil Springs. In 1861 he taught in Brooke township, then, abandoning teaching, for about ten years he followed his trade of carpentering. At the end of that time he purchased his first farm, then all wild land, which he cleared up, also assist- ing- his father to clear. up his farm. l\Ir. McIntyre has one of the finest farms in the community. co nIE1IOR \.TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD In Strathroy, Ont., in February, 18 7 2 , 1Ir. :McIntyre married 1Iiss Annie :i\lcTag- crart, born in Scotland in Iarch, 18 44, b daughter of Donald and Isabella (Leach) IcTaggart, who came from Scotland in 18 55, settled for five years in Mosa, Middle- sex County, and then removed to Brooke township, settling on Concession 8, Lot 18, where they died. They left five children, all now deceased except l\Irs. l\IcIntyre: J olm, Duncan, Keil, Margaret (who married John IcCorkinùale) and Annie (Mrs. Archie IcIntyre) . 1r. and l\Irs. l\IcIntyre ha\.e had chil- dren as follows: Donald, at home; Annie, who resides at home; Alexander, who re- sides at home; Duncan, who \\ as a teacher in the public schools of Lambton County; Ar- chie, John and Isabella, all at home. All the family attend the Presbyterian Church. In political sympathy ::'oIr. IcIntyre has always been identified with the old Consen.ative party, and he has been township auditor for four years and assessor for eight years. He was elected reeve of Brooke township in 18 2, and served ten years. In 1896 he wa elected council representative of Division No. 7, which office he held until he retired in 1902, carrying the honors of the warden's chair. He was secretary of the various Houses of Refuge committee until 1896, and was appointed chairman of the committee:: that completed the work. He was long chairman of the committee on Bridges and Drainage. He has been elected director of the Mortgage & Savings Company, of Sar- nia, continuing to hold that office to the pres- ent time. He has been president and one of the directors of the Lambton County Farm- ers' l\Iutual Life Insurance Company, and has held that office ten years. In the summer of 1898 he crossed the ocean and visited the place of his birth, also seeing many other places, including Edinburgh Castle, Knox House, Holyrood Palace, and other places of interest. Ir. IcIntyre is a member of the Ionic Lodge of Masons. He is very highly re- spected in the community of which he has for so long been a resident and highly effi- cient puhlic official. 109 JOXAS CORXELL, until recently a prosperous brick and tile maker of Thed- ford, has been a merchant and agriculturist as well, and has in every enterprise he under- took evinced capacity for dirt:cting affairs and also marked ability as a financier. 110re- oYer, his sterling business qualifications ha\'e brought him to the front in public affairs. Mr. Cornell is of \Velsh extraction, his great-grandfather, who settled in the State of X ew York, having been born in \ \' ales. Sylvanus Cornell, grandfather of Jonas, was born in the State of Ì\ew York about 1749. He recei\'ed good rearing, and upon reach- ing manhood chose farming for an occupa- tion. In 1812, long after his marriage, which occurred in the State of New York, he came to Ontario, settling upon a tract of new land in \Vaterloo township, which he improved and put under excellent cultiva- tion, making it in time one of the most at- tractive farms in the locality. Continuing to engage in agriculture, he remained in that vicinity the rest of his active life, and died there in 1829. He and his wife had ten chil- dren: John A., a farmer of \Ventworth, who also acted as local preacller for the Dunkards; Samuel, a farmer of \Vaterloo township; Joseph, who was engaged in agri- culture in Beverley township; Enoch; \\ïl- liam, a farmer of \Vaterloo to\\nship; Aaron, a farmer of Beverley township; Bruen; Sarah, who married a l\Ir. Moore, of Beverley township; Annie, who married a Mr. \Valcott, of \Vatedoo township; and Rhoda, who married a Mr. Hilborn. Enoch Cornell, father of Jonas, a thrifty agriculturist, was born in the State of K ew York in 1788, and there in a well-regulated home received wholesome rearing. Practi- cal knowledge of agriculture decided him upon reaching manhood to engage in that pursuit, which he followed for the most part throughout his active career. After attain- ing some success in this line, and while still a young man, he married in Ontario lary Sipes, who was born in the State of 1'\ ew York, and of this union there were nine children: Svlvanus, ,,-ho was a farn1er of Bosanquet tõwnship. Lambton County, for many years, died in l\Ianitoba. Joanna mar- IIO COMl\1EMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ried Daniel \Vintemute. Harriet was the wife of Aaron Cornell, both being now de- ceased. Joseph and Andrew, who were both residents of Bosanquet township, are de- ceased. John lives in Thedford. Jonas is mentioned below. Stephen, who resided in Bosanquet township, and Hannah, who mar- ried Alexander Ketchie, are now deceased. After marriage Mr. Cornell settled upon a tract of new land in Beverley township, County of \Ventworth, Ont., and began making improvements. He opened up new areas, put the land under excellent culti\ a- tion, and was soon carrying on a flourishing industry. His well-furrowed fields yielded excellent crops of grain and vegetables, and his pasture and orchards were among the finest in his locality. In his methods he was progressive, and he equipped his farm with everything necessary for carrying on all branches of general agriculture. Success crowned his efforts, and he in time became not only a leading agriculturist of his vicin- ity, but also a thoroughly prosperous one. He continued his labors in this section the rest of his active life, and there died in 184 8 . 1\11'. Cornell combined a large capacity for work with keen intellectual qualities. Possessed of great perseverance, he confined himself mainly to one line, and thrift and in- dustry brought him his deserved reward, and won him a leading place not only among agriculturists, but among business men as well, In all local enterprises he ever evinced the keenest interest, and he gave his hearty support to every movement for the better- ment of his community, Conscientious and public-spirited, he always found time for dis- charging his religious and public obligations, and as a Conservative was influential in local affairs. In religious sentiment he and his family were Dunkards. Jonas Cornell was the product of hardy pioneer life. Born in Beverley township, County of \Ventworth, Ont" Dec. 10, 1824, he there on his father's farm grew to man- hood. Like many a son of a pioneer he helped cut down the timber, clear the region of wild beasts, and in other respects assisted materially in opening his section of the country to settlers. Reared to agriculture, upon reaching manhood he naturally turned to that occupation for a livelihood, and for some time he pursued it upon his father's farm. On Dec. 20, 18.1-9, he married Miss Adelia Smith, who was born in Dmnfries township, County of \Venhvorth, and of this union there were se\'en children: (I) Na- than, now a farmer residing near Hamilton, married Lizzie Cutler, and after her death Mrs. Helen (Ellis) Sweasy. By the first marriage there were three children, all de- ceased, and by the second union there were two daughters, Ada and Edith. (2) Ste- phen married Helen Dalziel, sister of John Dalziel, the present county clerk, and after her death Catherine Lynch. He is now de- ceased. By his first marriage there were three children, Frank, 1\label and Helen, and by the second there was one child, Angela. (3) Sheldon, a train dispatcher of Terre Haute, Indiana, married Isabel Taylor, and they have three children, Alfred, Edith and Erlund. (4) Cymantha married Thomas Bready. (5) Mary married \Y. C. Reaman. (6) Harriet married John Housten. (7) .\da married Rev. Alexander White, of Toronto. After, marriage Mr, Cornell settled 111 Dumfries township, where he engaged in agriculture two years, getting a good start in his line. Finding a better opening, how- ever, in Bosanquet township, Lambton County, in October, 1851, he moved there and settled upon a splendid q.6-acre tract of wild land, on Lot I, Concession I. \ Vith energy and determination he soon cleared up the wild bushy tracts, made other sub- stantial improvements, and in a short time had as desirable a farm as any in the locality. This place he eventually sold, realizing a large profit upon his investment. He then mO\'ed to Arkona and opened a general store, where, catering to the needs of the commu- nity, he made a thorough success of his in- dustry. A better outlook. howe\'er, in Thed- ford, decided him in r861 to mo\'e to that place, and nere, embarking in the same husi- ness, he continued for tweln years. TJuring this period he \vorked up a large trade. and COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD III Hilda, who married \\ïlliam Peers, of Ox- ford County (both are now deceased). Jonathan Tripp, the father of Newton, was born in New Brunswick in 1813, and there married Mary Pickard, who was born in 1823, a daughter of John Pickard, a na- tive of New Brunswick. Jonathan Tripp and his wife located in Bosanquet township in 1851, on Lot 12, Concession 12, when all of that locality was in a wild condition. Here they cleared a farm and spent the greater part of their married life. Mr, Tripp was also one of the pioneer teachers in that lo- cality, and erected a schoolhouse on his own farm. A few years prior to his death he en- gaged in business in Forest, but passed away in 1868, firm in the Methodist faith; his wife, who was also a member of that denom- ination, survived him until 1878. \Vhile a resident of Bosanquet township 1Ir. Tripp was township councillor, assessor and reeve, and, by virtue of the last named office, a member of the county council. In politics he was always a Reformer, Children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Tripp as follows: Jesse (now deceased) married Isabelle Johnson, and they had two children, Edith (at home) and Hugh (of Chicago, deceased); Hamilton, of Oklahoma, a farmer, married first Olive 1IcLeod, and second Ella Jones; Newton is mentioned be- low; Anson, of Port Huron, married Jennie Braund; :\Iary died in 1887, unmarried. 1\' ewton Tripp was born in East Oxford, NEWTON TRIPP, manager of the East Oxford County, Ont., Sept. 8, 1847, and Lambton Farmers' Loan & Savings Co., and educated at Tripp's Corners, Lambton conveyancer at Forest, is d scended from County. Among his teachers were his United Empire Loyalists, his grandfather, father, and his uncle, Mr. Robb, and in time :Michael Tripp, having removed from the he himself became a school teacher, follow- States at an early date on account of his po- ing that calling for six years. In 1877 Mr. litical opinions. Later he removed to In- Tripp engaged in the book and stationery diana, where he died. He married and was business and continued in that line for some the father of the following children: J ona- fifteen years, when he engaged in the insur- than; Humphrey, of Illinois; \Villiam, of ance business and became a conveyancer. Iowa; Levina, who married Joel Canfield Since 1880 Ir. Tripp has been manager of (both are now deceased); Caroline (de-' the G. & \V. Telegraph Co., at Forest. In ceased), who married Alexander Robb, one 1895 he was made manager of the East of the early teachers of Lambton County; Lambton Farmers' Loan & Savings Co., and Jane, who married John Hall (both are de- still holds that position. the first man to oc- ceac;ed): Sarah. ::\Irs. Cross, deceased; and cupy it being the late \Villiam Lemon, whose conducted one of the most reliable stores of the kind in the vicinity. Feeling the need of a change at the end of this period he retired from active work for a short time, and then purchased the plant for the manufacture of brick and tile. He turned out first-grade articles, worked up an extensive trade, and continued the business until he sold out, in May, 1905, The business increased rapidly, his establishment being considered one of the most reliable of its kind in the vicinity. l\Ir. Cornell invented a patent kiln for burn- ing brick and tile, and is now selling the rights to use same. l\Ir. Cornell's achievements and his rare business ability have won him the confi- dence of the community, and for many years he has figured prominently in the public af- fairs of his locality, acting at various times as councillor in Bosanquet township, dep- uty ree\'e, and member of the county council. He was the first to fill the office of reeve of Thedford. Interested in education, he has also served as a member of the school board, discharging his duties with fidelity and effi- ciency. Able to turn readily from one task to another, he has dispatched the duties of his various offices with thoroughness and alacrity, giving eminent satisfaction to the public. He is a man of marked integrity, and a consistent member of the Baptist Church. Politically he affiliates with the Reformers. 1I2 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD sketch appears elsewhere. Mr. Tripp has served as clerk of Forest, and in all of his public life has given his undivided support to the principles of the Reform party. In July, 1880, Mr. Tripp married Miss Elizabeth Brower, a daughter of \Villiam and Elizabeth (Mills) Brower, of Elgin County, where 1\lrs. Tripp was born. Her parents moved from New Brunswick to El- gin County, where her father conducted a building and contracting business, and in his latter days he was a farmer. He v,,"as very successful. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Tripp were: vVilliam A., cashier in the Union Bank of Canada, at Shoal Lake, Man.; Jesse P., a druggist at Weyburn, Saskatchewan; Percy H., at home; and Ralph, a school teacher at Corunna, Onto Mr. and Mrs. Tripp are consistent members of the Methodist Church, in the work of which they take an active part. Fraternally he is a member of the I. O. O. F., and has filled all the chairs in the order. Few men are held in higher respect in Lambton County than Mr. Tripp, and his success is "ell merited. CHARLES MAcKENZIE was during a long and useful life one of the most suc- cessful men and esteemed citizens of Sarnia. As an early member of one of the most im- portant business concerns of the city, what is now the hardware firm of MacKenzie, Milne & Co., he was prominently identified with its commercial life, and he was also ac- tive and influential in public affairs. He was a liberal supporter of all enterprises which concerned the general welfare, and generous in his private charities. Mr. MacKenzie was of Scottish extrac- tion and was one of nine sons born to A1ex- ander and :Mary (Stewart) (Fleming) ::vlacKenzie, He was a grandson of Mal- colm and Catherine (McDonald) Mac- Kenzie. the former of whom ,,,as born in 174 2 , in perthshire, Scotland, son of Don- ald and Margaret (Ferguson) MacKenzie, his ancestral line reaching back to some of the chieftains who assisted in the early e\'ents of Scottish history. The nine sons born to Alexander and 1\Iary MacKenzie bore the names of: Rob- ert, Hope Fleming, Alexander, Thomas, Donald, John, .Adam, James and Charles. Of these, Thomas and Donald died in infancy. The father died at Dunkeld in 1836, at the age of fifty-two years, In 1842 Alexander MacKenzie (brother of Charles) came to Ontario, where he fol- lowed stonemasonry, etc, He became a very distinguished man, in 1873 becoming the first Liberal premier of the Dominion of Canada, and he continued in that office until 18 7 8 . A year after Alexander's arrival his brother Hope came, and during the succeed- ing years was followed by the other broth- ers and the mother, who died Feb. 16, 1861, at the age of sixty-six years. All the sons of the MacKenzie family who came to On- tario became conspicuous both in business and in public life, and leaders in the locali- ties in which they settled. It would be inter- esting to trace each individual career of this noted family, but the present record is de- voted to the principal events in the life of the late Charles l\IacKenzie, so lately an im- portant factor in the business, public and so- cial life of the town of Sarnia. His birth took place Oct. S, 1832, in Scotland, a land of which he was ever proud and upon which he reflected credit. He was but a lad when he came to Sarnia, and although not born to poverty it was necessary for him to early exert himself to provide for his necessities. His first individual work was the driving of a water cart, from the St. Clair river to the present site of the old English church, at the time of the construction of the original building. It was the opinion of his parents that a proper field for his capacities would be found in the tailor's trade, and the youth was importuned to be apprenticed to that satisfactory industry, but as it did not ap- peal to him he was sent, against his wishes, to Toronto, to learn the printing business, ,under the Hon. George Brown, of the Globe. He received fifty cents per week and paid $2 per week for his board. This busi- ness likewise did not meet with his approval, and soon after he returned to Samia and , , \ C01E\IEMORA TIYE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD there learned the tinner's trade "ith his brother T olm. Perl;aps it was a disappointment to his parents that Charles did not remain under the Hon. George Brown, in the Globe, in Toronto, but they soon found that he was nut lacking in i dustry or in gifts, being, indeed, a most excellent business man. He succeeded in establishing a large trade, and later traveled through the country sel1ing stove supplie<;, manufactured by himself and brother. in Sarnia. This business was first started by John ::\IacKenzie in I8-J.8, and in 1849 the firm of John MacKenzie was formed with Charles MacKenzie as a part- ner. After a term of years the name of the concern "as changed to Charles :l\1acKen- zie & Co. On the death of John MacKenzie, which occurred in 1877, Charles MacKen- zie assumed the entire business. with 1\1r. D. l\Iilne as a partner, and in 1881 the firm of Charles 1\lacKenzie, Milne & Co., was formed, 1\Ir. T. S. Lamis being then ad- mitted as a partner. This firm conducted the business until the death of Mr. Charles ::\IacKenzie, in 1900, ,\"hen the business was taken over by MacKenzie, 1\1ilne & Co., Limited, this firm being capitalized at $100,000. 1\1r. ::\lacKenzie was essentiaBy a busi- ness man, and in enlarging, expanding, seeking new and wider fields of activity, he ,,-as at his best. At the time of his death, Sept. 5. 1900, he was the largest hardware dealer west of Toronto, and he had attained his high position in the business world by natural shrewdness. executive ability of a high order and a dear judgment \\ hich guided him on the safe path between lavish expansion and too conservative measures. Ir. MacKenzie had a great capacity for work. and was interested also in the oil pro- duction. was at one time vice-president of the Goodison Thresher Co., of Sarnia, and ,vas president of the Lambton Loan & In- vestment Co., of Sarnia. He was identified with almost every movement for improve- ment made in the locality, and took an active interest in the building of the St. Clair tun- B 113 nel at Sarnia, serving as one of the directors, He contributed generously to aB worthy causes, being a public benefactor in many wa)s. It \,'as o\\ing to his efforts, and with the help of the four thousand do11ars he gave, that the Sarnia General Hospital was built, and he made another donation to the institution in his will. In politics, as in business, 1\lr. l\lacl en- zie was an important factor, !Serving on the common council. and for two years as war- den of Lambton County, In 1889 he was elected as the representati\'e of the \Vest Riding of Lambton County in the Provincial Parliament, acquitting himself \, ith credit. It has been truthfuBy said of him that in neither politics nor business was he ever known to shirk a duty, His integrity was unquestioned, and in his death Ontario lost a stalwart' political leader, and Sarnia an estimable citizen. He was long prominent in the 1\Iasonic fraternity. Although not a member of any religious body, he was a con- stant attendant on the services of St. An- dre\v's Presbyterian Church. On April 6, 1863, Mr. MacKenzie was married to 1Iiss Agnes Young. a daughter of Archibald Young, and a family of eleven children was born to this union, namely: Archie, deceased; Donald, deceased: Susan B., Mrs. R. C. Donald; Hope F.. an attor- ney of Toronto, deceased; Grace, wife of Ralph King, of Toronto, \\ ho has two chil- dren, l\Iargaret and Charles; Charles, of the firm of 1\lacKenzie, 1\Iilne & Co., Limited; ::\falcolm. \\"ho is also a member of the hard- ware firm of MacKenzie, Milne & Co.. Lim- ited; EBen, who died in 1904; Dr. Stuart D., a graduate of Upper Canada Co11ege, and ()f 1\1cGiH University, 1\lontreal, "here he receiverl his degree of 1\1. D., going thence to London, England, where he be- came an 1\1. R. C. S., England, and L. R. C. P., London, England: Kenneth, a mem- her of the class of 1905, Toronto School of Sciences: and Alexander. a .student of the University of Toronto. The familv home is in Sarnia, where 1\1rs. 1\facKenzie 'has lived a11 her life, The family is held in the high- 114 CO'M:MEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD est esteem in Sarnia, and the late husband and father is e\'er recalled \yith testimonials reflecting honor upon his name. CHARLES 1\IACKENZIE, son of Charles, born in Sarnia, in 1872. WtiS educated in the puhlic schools. and the Cpper Canada Col- lege, at Toronto, In IR9-J. he marriecl Edith H. Robertson, daughter of James Robert- son, ancl their se\'en chilclren are: .-\gnes V., Catherine R., James R., laJcolm, Charles, Ruth and Bruce. Politically 1\1r. :\IacI,-en- zie is a member of the Reform party, and fraternally he belongs to the l\lasonic order, the I. O. O. F., the S. O. S" and the K. O. T.:\1. He and his "ife belong to the Pres- byterian Church. The Young family, of which Mrs. Charles :\lacKenzie is a member, has been identified \\ ith Ontario for nearly a century. They are of Scottish extracti01;, and ve;y early in the nineteenth century .-\rchibald Young, the grandfather of Mrs. ::\1acKen- zie, left his natÌ\'e Jand (Scotland) and set- tled in the to\\ nship of Lanark, County () Perth. Ont" from \yhich place he later moved to the County of Lambton. There he died. .-\mong his children was a son Archi- bald. the father of l\Irs. ::\IacKenzie, who was horn in Scotland and was but a lad \\ hen the family settled in Canada. The business life of Archibald Young (2) was nearly all spent in Sarnia. He \\ as among the early merchants of that place and for many years carried on a general store. From Sarnia he went to the Northwest, \\ here he died. His wife was born in Scot- land. Their children \\ ere: the late -\rchi- bald Young, of Toronto; and Agnes, \\-ido\\' of Charles l\1acKenzie, of Sarnia. JOHN TH01L-\S, a man of recognized ability, who through his individual efforts has achievecl a decided business success. is prominently identified \, ith the banking in- terests of lt1\yood. Brooke township. where he conducts a private hank. is engaged in the grain business, and 0\\ ns a large grain ele- vator in the place. He \yas born in \Yanvick township, Dec. 4. 1843, of \Velsh parents. They-John Thomas and Elizabeth Reese- together with Enoch Thomas and his wife, Jane Reese, ha\.ing come from South \Vales, settled in ,,' arwick towllship in the year 1833, being among the earliest settlers. Both families were prosperous and eventually suc- ceeded in making fine homes for themselves, and their children and grandchildren are nm\' among the influential citizens of Lamb- ton County. John Thomas, our subject, is the eldest of the seven living children of John Thomas, Sr., two having died in youth. The others are: 1\1r. Joshua Thomas, Inwood; l\Iary (1\lrs. l\lcNabb), Bosanquet; Miss Elizabeth. \Van,-ick; Rachel (Mrs. Logan), Bosanquet; Sarah Olrs. McKenzie), \Var- wick Village; Enoch \V.. Birnam. 'Ir. Thomas grew up on the old home and recei,'ed his early education there. He followed farming at the old home for a num- ber of years and in 1890 formed a partner- ship with Co!. F. Kenward in a hanking bus- iness at \Vatford, remaining at such nine years, In 1902 he came to It1\vood and in 1903 began the banking and grain business in partnership \yith his brother. Joshua. He erected a fine home and banking building in Inwood. and besides owns a fine farm in Brooke to\\'nship. He is a man of excellent character and has many stanch friends throughout the community. On Jan. 10, 1883, in \Varwick township, :\lr. Thomas and :\liss Lucy E. Smith were united in marriage, the lady being the daugh- ter of Charles and Elizabeth Smith, and granddaughter of 1\lajor Jesse Kenward ot the British army. 1\lrs. Thomas is a lady of culture and refinement. Religiously Mr. and Mrs, Thomas are connected with the Congregational Church. Politically he has always supported the Reform party, and has held the office of councillor in \Varwick and \Vatford. He is a member of the Masonic order in \Vatford, Lambton County, and the Canadian Foresters at the same place. REV. JOH JACOBS. The deeds of a good man live after him and are a more lasting monument than any erectecl by lm- man hands. '\Ithough passed from this life, the influence of the Rev. John Jacobs still CO:\IMEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD endures and his memory is held in affec- tionate and re\'erent esteem by the people of Sarnia, among whom he labored so faith- fullY. fhe Re\". John Jacobs \\as born at Fort Frances April 22. 18-J..5, son of the Rev. Peter Jacobs, \yho also \\ as a minister of the gos- pel and spent his life in this work. l\Ir. T acobs was educated for the ministry at Huron College, London, Ont., and ,yas or- dained in 1868. He at once began his chosen \\ ark, and labored for the bettering of humanity in connection with the Indian Resen'e of -Lambton County. His parishes \\ere at Kettle Point and, later, at \Val- pole Island. Being a man of great energy and steadfastness of purpose, :\lr. Jacobs tlne\\' himself heart and soul into his work, and as a result \yore out in the sen'ice of his -:\Iaster. His ability for organization \yas remarkable. and he not only was able to place his parish in excellent condition spiritually, but also financially. \t \Valpole Island he erected a parish house at a cost of $2.000, and at the time of his death, not only had this free from debt, but his plans were fully matured for the construction of a large church edifice on the site of the present one. The talents of :\Ir. ] acobs \\ ere not con- fined to clerical duties alone, for he was a writer of marked ability. In 189.5, he com- poserl a hymnal entitled, "Ojib\\ay and English Hymns." These hymns were printed in English on one page and in the Indian language on the opposite one. In addition to composing these hymns anrl translating them into the Indian language, )'Ir. Jacobs set them to music. Taking a deep interest in \\"hate\'er he undertook. and carrying it out logically, he \yas successful in all his undertakings, and being possessed of marked ability in many directions, the amount of good he did, can scarcely be ap- preciated eyen bv those \\ ho knew him best. On Feb. , Í8io, ::\Ir. Jacobs and Miss Frances Pigot were united in marriage. and two children, Frances Elizabeth and Cres- well Peter. were born of this happy union. -:\1r5, Jacobs is a natiye of England, and a daughter of the late Creswell T. and Eliza 115 (Reynolds) Pigot. the father haying been a prominent barrister in England for many years. During the twenty-nine years of his ministerial life, :\Ir. Jacobs was aided in all his undertakings by his \\ ife, whose gentle- ness. sweetness of disposition. Christian char- ity and ability made her an ideal wife for so \\ orthy a man of God. The death of 1\lr. Jacobs occurred at his late residence April 26, 1897. Probably no man in \\ estern Ontaria did more for the Indians in ele\'ating them and teaching them the lessons of Christianity, than did this good man, and in his death they ha\'e lost one of their best and most faithful friends. The \\ idow and t\\ a children reside in the home on Vidal street, erected by ::\Ir. Jacobs, in I 88(), and enjoy the respect and esteem uf their hosts of friends who deeply sym- pathize with them in their bereayement. GEORGE HICKS, D. D. S., of \Vat- fonI. Lambton County, Ont., is the oldest member of the dental profession in that lo- cality, Dr. Hicks is of English parentage, he being a son of James and Ellen (Arney) Hicks, both of whom \\ ere born at Fording- bridge, Hampshire, England, in 1839, the former a son of John and Catherine (Hicks) Hicks. the latter a daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Haskell) -\rney. all of Fording- bridge or \'icinity. James and Ellen (Arney) Hicks were married in their nati\'e home Oct. 10. I86I. In 186-J. they emigrated to Ontario, locating near S1. Thomas, where for a time they made their home \yith ::\Ir. Hicks's mother \\ ho, after the death of her first husband, had mar- rierl John Phillpot, The Phillpots had emi- grated to Canada some eight or nine years before, making the \"oyage in an old sailing yessel that consumed four months on the \\ ay. Mrs. Phillpot died Feb, 6. 1872. Mr. and Mrs. James Hicks lived for a short time at S1. Thomas, remm ing thence to Aylmer, and in IR7I settling on a farm at Talbot- ville. in those days better known as the "FÏ\'e Stakes'-' 'Cp to the time the London & Port Stanley Railroad \yas built that town \\ as famous as the half-way place for 116 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD freighters, carting all goods shipped to Lon- don over the Plank Road, the busy thor- oughfare bet"een Port Stanley and London, and it very frequently was the scene of merry carouse and noisy mirth. By his en- ergy and thrift James Hicks proved himself a practical farmer, and today he possesses one of the best improved farms in that sec- tion. Fifteen years ago he erected upon the farm a substantial residence and his barns and outbuildings are complet in their equip- ments. There 1\lr. and Mrs. Hicks and one son and daughter make their home. To James Hicks and wife the following children were born: Sarah, residing at home; Dr. George; \Villiam, a farmer on the home- stead; James H., a merchant tailor at Glen- coe, who married Annie \Veight, and he has two daughters, Shirley and Olive; Herbert A., a fanner at Talbotville, who married Lettie Smith: Ellen, who married \V. H. Keddy, of Detroit, Michigan; and _'\1fred .\., D. D. S., of Chatham, Ontario. Dr. George Hicks was born in South- wold, near Paines Mills, Ont" June 25, 1865, and his boyhood was passed on his father's farm at Talbotville. His literary education was secured at St. Thomas Col- legiate Institute. from which he was grad- uated in 1887. He then taught school for a short time, after which he took up the study of dentistry at the Toronto Dental College, and ,,"as graduated therefrom in 1893, with the degree of L. D. S. That same year he received the degree of D. D. S. from Trin- ity University. Dr. Hicks at once settled at \Vatford, and since then has built up a flour- ishing practice from the best people of the county. He is a member of the Western On- tario Dental Association. and his fraternal affiliations are with the \V. O. \\T. and the Royal Templars. On June 26, 1895, Dr. Hicks and Miss Viola Mitchell. daughter of the late James litchell of \\T atford, were united in mar- riage, and to this union one son, Elgen Don- ley, was born May 2. 1896. Dr. and 1\lrs. Hicks are members of the Methodist Church. and politically he is a Conservative. Few men stand higher in the community, both professionally and socially, than Dr. Hicks, and the success \vhich is attending him is certainly most worthily attained, THOMAS SYMINGTON, the "grand old man" of Plympton tmvnship, and its old- est living pioneer, has been a resident of that township for m'er seventy years. during which time he has seen what ,,"as a howling wilderness transformed into a well-culti- vated country, dotted with fine, comfortable brick homes and fields of golden grain. He has li\"ed to see fine roads, railroads, iron bridges and numerous ditches ""here once all was swampy land and forest, with only a blazed trail to guide the tra\'eler, and has played a leading part in this work of de\"el- opment. He is now living retired on the farm which took him years of hard work to clear and imprm"e, in" the possession of all his faculties, and" ith the weight of eighty- three winters resting lightly upon him. He has done his duties well, reared a large fam- ily and been faithful to e\'ery trust as a man or a citizen. Mr. Symington \\as bom June 7, 1822, in Galashiels, Scotland, and comes of a fam- ily noted for independence of thought and action, always ready to make sacrifices for the support of their convictions as lovers of liberty and freedom. Thomas Symington, the father of the gentleman whose name in- troduces these lines, \vas a native of Peehles, Scotland. and was a carpenter by occupa- tion, following that trade in his native land as an employe on the estate kno'wn as Tor- wood Lee, owned hy James Pringle, a gen- tleman \\'ho owned a large property, where he was kept busy repairing and building for sixteen years. Being industrious and economical, 1\1r. Symington managed to get a home and accumulated a little property by the time the great Reform bill was passed in the English House of Commons, giving to small property holders the right to vote. Katurally )ok Symington was in sympathy with the bill which ga\'e him the pridlege of voting. His employer, however. was a Tory. and was at that time seeking the suffrages of the people to elect him to the ,- - -l I <<- -- , - -.. , , ) þo . -,' -I I I . , l' "' .\ . " .., L__ 4/"U/Jk, z7h- C01\n.lEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD English House of Commons. .\s 1\11'. Symington could not be persuaded to sup- port a Tory candidate with his yote he \vas given the choice of doing so or giving up his position, and, true to the traditions of his family, he chose the latter, sacrificing e\'ery- thing for the sake of his principles. He now turned to the New \Yorld, \vhere he hoped to find a home for his family and a place where they could think as they chose and enjoy the freedom which had cost them so much. \Vith his eldest son, John, he em- barked for Canada on a sailing vessel in 1833, and landed at Quebec. l\Iaking his \\ ay to the west, he arrived at Toronto, ,,-here he purchased a U. E. L. right in the County of Lambton, Ont., from the authori- ties, and after some difficulty in obtaining his deed \\ alked through the woods from Toronto with an axe and a satchel contain- ing his belongings to Lambton County, which at that time had only a few 5cattered settlers. At the same time his son John and the latter's \\'ife came by the \\ay of the lakes to Sarnia. He located on the 10th Concession, in Plympton township, in which section there were only one or two other settlers, and where he had secured the title to a 2oo-acre tract of bush and s\\'amp land. Erecting a small log hut, he com- menced to clear up his farm, and settled down to the regulation pioneer life of hard work and privation. After a year he \\ as joined by his wife and his other children. Life was a struggle for many years. It was not only that the work was hard and ne\'er-ending,' It was difficult to obtain even the ordinarv necessities. Flour cost from $12 to $14 -a barrel, and had to be brought from Detroit, being taken thence by boat to Sarnia, whence it was brought through the \\-oods on the men's shoulders, the settlers at that time haying neither horses nor o""en. There \vere no roads except those \vhich they chopped through the forest themseh'es, .\ gristmill was fifty miles distant. \\' oh'es. deer. and other wild animals still abounded in the forest and though the game helped them <;omewhat in their struggle for a lin- 117 lihood. their presence \\ as only another source of terror to the pioneers. Ir. Symington passed the remainder of his days on the land which he took up, and in his declining years was cared for by his son Thomas, with whom he was li\ ing at the time of his death, Aug. 7) 1858, at the ripe old age of eighty years. He was laid to rest in what \vas known as the Trusler Corners cemetery, now Camlachie. Ir. Symington had been reared in the faith of the Presby- terian Church, to which he clung all his life, He always remained a true Refomler. living up to the prfnciples for which he had ginn up so much in his earlier days. In char- acter he was a typical Scotsman. possessing the sturdy integrity and Christianity char- acteristic of that hardy race. He was de- voted to his family, In Galashiels he had married Isabella Summers, and they became the parents of ten children, namely: lIary married Robert \Valker and died in Plympton township; John was drowned in Lake Huron .\pril 18, IR.J.8; Robert died in Plympton town- ship; George died in Plympton township; James died in Pontiac, :\lichigan, in July, 1904; \\ïlliam died in Samia; Thomas is mentioned below; .\lexander was an officer in the London (Oilt.) -\sylum. and died in London; Ellen and Isabella both died of cholera at the quarantine station in Quebec in 1834, when the mother was bringing the children to join the father, and they \\ere buried on Grosse Isle. Irs, Symington en- dured the pioneer life with fortitude, and prO\'ed a devoted helpmeet to the father in the years of hardship before he had obtained a substantial footing in the new home. She died as she had li\'ed. a good Christian, June 22, 1867, at the age of seventy-eight, and was laid to rest in the Trusler Corners cem- etery, beside her husband. Like him she was a faithful member of the Presbyterian Church. She passed her declining years at the home of her son Thomas, he and his wife caring for her with filial devotion. Thomas Symington, the patriarchal res- ident of Plympton to\vnship \vhose name in- , lI8 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD troduces this sketch, attended school in his native land, but e\-en his early life \yas full of hard work, and he was taught habits of self-reliance from a very tender age, At the age of eleven he commenced to work in the mills, and he was only tweh-e when he ac- companied his mother to Canada; they brought \\ ith them the clothing, blankets and household effects of the family. Troubles overtook them early in the K ew \V orld in the death of the two little daughters, at Grosse Isle. l\1aking their way from Que- bec to Ontario they journeyed by lake boat to Buffalo, \yhere their goods were seized b} the. \merican customs officials, and they had considerable difficulty in getting them Lack, only to find that cloth and other things were missing. Thence they proceeded to Sarnia. and from there to the little log house in the wilds of I'Iympton to\\ìlship. Here young Thomas obtained his first taste of pioneer life, and here for over sev- enty years he has lived and labored. \\ orking faithfully and effectively to make a good home from unpromising material. He helped his father until the latter retired, and then took charge of the 200-acre tract, which he had improved and beautified until now it is a valuable piece of propert). He has erected a fine brick dwelling. substantial barns and other outbuildings, and his prop- erty shows the care it has received for nearly three-quarters of a century by thrifty, industrious 0\\ ners. )'1r. Symington is not a large man, hut he has always enjoyed strength and good health. and though there \\ ere many dra\v- hacks to success his stout heart and willing hands kept him steadily at work until he O\'ercame the worst difficulties and the wav to prosperity was comparatively plain. H reared a large family, and \yhen his sons were ready to commence life on their own account each received a farm to start him on his way and make life easier than the father had found it. Se\'eral other chil- dren. those of his sisters and hrothers. \vho were left orphans. also found a home under his hospitable roof. and \\ hen they \\ ere ready to make a start in life they also re- ceind land with \\ hich to begin. By in- dustry and good manag ment 1\1r. Syming- ton succeeded in accumulating enough for his old age, in addition to all that he gave away, and he has had the pleasure of seeing his children all settled and doing \vell, a credit to their birth and training, and \\ orthy of the parents \vho worked so hard to give them the ach"antages which have helped them to a worthy position in society. Xot many men in this section have been able to do so \\ell by their families. During the \ViIliam Lyon )'lackenzÏe Rebellion of 1837-38 lr. Symington, though only sixteen and a half years of age, \"olunteered for sen-ice, and was stationed at Sarnia, sen'ing six months. He was under Col. \Vright, Lieut. Ellingsworth, and Sergt. Little\yorth and Capt. Ingles. All his life )'Ir. Symington has been an ardent Reformer in political faith, living up to the liberal principles instilled in him by his father. He has always taken a deep in- terest in the public welfare, especially educa- tional matters and served as school tmstee. Like his for fathers :\11'. Symington has been a stanch Presbyterian, has always been a liberal supporter of the church, and was one of the organizers of the congregation at Camlachie, serving as a member of the build- ing committee and manager. His life has been in accordance with his faith, .temper- ate, kindly and useful, and he has been faithful in every relation of life. On Sept,s, 1RSO, 1\1r. Symington \vas united in marriage in \ V estminster, County of Middlesex, Ont., with Margaret Smith, who was a nati\-e of Kilbride. Scotland. daughter of \Villiam Smith. who settled in Plympton to\\,lship, Lambton County. where he died. The young couple hegan married life in the humble log home, and on Sept. :;, 1900, they celebrated the golden an- niversary of their wedding in the brick buihling kno\\ n as Galashiels, surrounded In' their children. grandchildren and manv other reJati\'es. This event is mentione;l below. During those fifty years ::\1rs. Symington workec] hanl to rear her family \\ ell, giving COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD them a good Christian training, \\ hich they ha\-e all appreciated, and the effects of \\'hich are nry apparent in their usefulli\-es. She has always been de\'oted to her home and to the work of the Presbyterian Church, being identified with the church at Camlachie in \vhich :\Ir. Symington has been such an earnest \vorker. :\Ir. and :\Irs. Symington are as much de\ oted to each other's welfare as the} were \\ hen they first took up Ii fe's burdens together O\-er half a century ago. They are happy and contented, and they can say that during the fifty-four years of their wedded life the sun has never set on anger in their household. They ha\'e e\-ery reason to feel _proud of their achie\-ements, begin- ning as they did in so humble a manner, and they are now enjoying their declining years in peace and happiness, taking comfort in the thought that they ha\-e done their duty by their family and their fellowmen and are ready to recei\'e their re\vard in the other \\ orlel. They have always been noted for charity and kindliness to all who entered their door. and none who e\-er came to their home departed hungry or uncared for. The Golden Rule has been their motto through life. :\Ir. and 11rs, Symington reared a family of ten children. as fo1lows: Robert is men- tioned below; \\ïlliam is mentioned belO\v; Dr, Thomas J. is mentioned below; Jean :\Iitchell married Peter Cairns, of Forest; Hugh is mentioned below: Isabelle Sum- mers married John Hillier, of Plympton township: Edward G. is mentioned below; _.\.1fred and Frederick are both farmers in Plympton township: Harry is still at home \\ ith his parents. _ \11 the sons are prosper- ing, and have taken their place among the useful members of the conu11unity. where they are stri\'ing to keep up the name so we1l established by their father and grand- father. The Symington coat of arms (a cut of \\ hich is nn\\ in the possession of 1\1r. Sym- ington) . \\ as brought from Scotland in 1833 by our suhject's father. The motto which an the family have followed is "Honesty is the best policy." 119 The following account of the golden wedding, referred to abO\-e, is copied from the local papers, and is very interesting: .-\n e\-ent of more than ordinary interest took place on the evening of \Yednesday, Sept. 5, 1900, at the residence uf :\1r. and :\Irs. Thomas Symington, the occasion being the celebration of the fiftieth an- ni\-ersary of their marriage. This nup- tial knot was tied by the Rev. John Carro1l at the residence of Robert \llen, brother-in-Ia\\ of the bride, in the to\\nship of \Yestminster, Sept. 5, 18 5 0 , \\-hen l\Iargaret Smith became 1\1rs. Sym- ington. The young couple immediately took up their residence on Lot 9. Concession 10, of Plympton. which is still their home. In this home there were born to them eight sons and three daughters. \Vith the excep- tion of one daughter, Bessie, who died \\ hen two weeks old, there are: _'\lfred, Fred and Harry, at home; Robert. \\JlIiam, Hugh and Ed\\ ard reside on farms of their own in Plympton; Thomas J. is practicing medicine at _\ckley, Iowa; Jean is ::\Irs. Peter Cairns of Forest, and Isabelle is 1\1rs. John Hillier, of the 6th Concession. .-\11 these. together \vith nineteen of the t\\ enty-one grandchil- dren. \vere present on \Yednesday enning. In addition to the abO\'e, many other relatives and old neighbors from the sur- rounding country. and from Sarnia and Pe- trolia, came to offer congratulations. . \mong those present \vere the following: From Sarnia-:\Irs. Cattanach, ::\Iiss Cattanach, :\Ir, and :\Irs. P. Symington. }'Ir. and :;\Irs. \\'. Sweet. :\Ir. and :\Irs. J. G. 3IcCrae. ::\Ir. and l1rs, A. Cairns. Thomas Cairns, H. H. Ogden. James Smith and the :\Iisses Smith; from Port Huron-James Symington; from Petrolia-::\Ir. and 1\1rs. Harris, :\1iss Harris: from Kerwnod-1\Irs. J. Johnston and B. Johnston: from Plympton- 1r. and :\Irs. Rohert Jardine, :\Ir. and 1\1rs. J. \V. Symington, :\Ir. and 1\1rs. \Y. Evans. 1\Ir. and :\Irs. \\T. Hillier, :\Irs. A. Ferg-uson, John Fergusnn. :\Ir, and Irs. Thomas Symington. }.Ir, and :\Irs. George Syming- ton. ':\[rs. :\TcGregor. John 3TcGregor. Mr. and :\Irs. Finlay :\Id,-inlay, :\Ir. and :\Irs. 120 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD D. :McMillan, ::\1r. and l\Irs. John Grey, J. Trott, l\Irs. Lane, Thomas Jebb, Irs. \Vin- ship, Sr., 1r. and l\Irs. Winship, Jr., and Rev. and l\Irs. Robert Drinnan. At about five o'clock in the afternoon, ,vhen the guests, to the number of about one hundred, had assembled on the lawn, the Rev. R. Drinnan took the chair, and after making a few remarks appropriate to the occasion, at the request of the family, read the following address: "To 1r. and l\Irs. Thomas Symington on the occasion of their Golden \Vedding: "Dear Father and l\Iother: On this the fiftieth anniversary of your wedding day, "e, your sons and daughters, wish to offer you our most hearty congratulations and to express our gratitude to Almighty God who has sho\\ n lIis gracious kindness to us and to you by bringing you safely through all the toils and trials of these years to see this happy day. It affords us the greatest ple<\sure and satisfaction to find you in the enjoyment of health anù comfort on this auspicious occasion. "Y ou have been a good and kind father and mother to us all and ,ve thank you for what you have done for us. In token of our gratitude and affection we ask you to accept these golden time-pieces as mementoes of this day, And our sincere prayer is that you may be spared for many years to enjoy the fruits of your life-long labors."- [Signed by all the sons and daughters.] At this juncture the eldest son and daughter handed their parents each a beau- tiful gold watch. They "ere both so com- pletely taken by surprise as to be unable to reply to the address, and James Symington, of Port Huron, an elder brother, replied in their behalf. In doing so he read an inter- esting account of the progress of ennts dur- ing the last fifty years, in part as follû\ys: "I stand upon the shores of time and mark the changes and the ,,-reeks of two gen- erations, an experience accorded to few. \Vhere are the youthful companions that started with us in boyhood? \Vhere are the friends of our manhood and middle age? They exist only in memory, cherished it may be by the remembrance of their virtues and amiable qualities. "My brother and I look back beyond these fifty years anù recollect the time when there was not a railroad in the worlc1, and the fastest means of travel on land was the mail coach, making its ten miles an hour. A thousand inventions, from the lightning ex- press, the ocean greyhound and the electric telegraph, down to the self-binder, the tele- phone and the bicycle, have come into ex- istence during this half century, many of them the "ork of my friend, Thomas A. Edison. "I belie,.e I am the only man in the world who has seen and talked with both those great "izards, Sir \Valter Scott and Thomas A. Edison. "\Ve came from Scotland, from a local- ity of poetry and romance, and on the 28th of September, 1834, settled on Lot 10, just across the road from where we now stand. The whole country was a wooden wilder- ness. \ V e came here--seven brothers and one sister, sixty-six years ago, and now we 1\vo alone remain of the family. \Ve are now old men living on borrowed time. It is said that Columbus nearing the shores of the new world read the message brought him by the winds; birds came near and at last perched upon the masts; berries were seen on the sea and were caught up by the waves and eaten by the happy sailors. Land must be near! So land can not be far off for either of us old men. The tide and lapse of years compel us to look out of the western win- dows of life at the setting sun." Thomas Cairns, of Sarnia, then took several photographs of the family and guests. This. done, adjournment was made to the dining-room, where a sumptuous re- past was served. After this the time was spent in social chat, with music and song, and at a late hour the guests repaired to their homes feeling that they had spent a most delightful evening. ROBERT SYMINGTON, the eldest son of Thomas Symington. was born on the home- stead J nne 8, 18.3 1. He attended the dis- CO:\I1\IE1\IORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD trict schools when opportunity offered, and worked on the farm from childhood, contin- uing with his father until twenty-four years of age. He then rented the farm for three years, after which he settled on Lot 7, Con- cession 8, a tract of fifty acres given him by his father. This he cleared up, erecting upon it a brick house, sufficient barns and outbuildings, and brought the property to a fine state of cultivation, In time he added se\-enty acres more, which he also cultivated. Upon this land he has engaged in stock raising and dairy farming, becoming very prosperous. In politics he is a Liberal, but he has not sought office. Domestic in his habits, he loves his home and family, who are de\-oted to him. Like the other members of the family he carries out the teachings of the Golden Rule in his every-day life, In 1876 1\lr. Symington was married in Sarnia to Sarah Smith, daughter of Philip Smith, and four children \\'ere born to them: Thomas and Silas. who died young; and Olive Iay and Phelps living. 1\Ir. Sym- ington suffered the loss of his wife in Feb- ruary. 1898, and her remains \vere tenderly interred in the cemetery at Camlachie. In life she was a most excellent \\ oman, kind, charitable, and a true Christian, and in death she is tenderl\" mourned. ::\1r. Sym- ington himself en joýs in highest degree the confidence and respect of his neighbors, and has a \\ ide circle of friends throughout the township. \VILLI \M SYMIKGTOK. second son of Thomas Symington. born June 6, 1853. also attended the district school, and \\-as taught farming on the homestead. Remaining with his father until he was twenty-seven, he then decided to make a home for himself. and set- tled on 100 acres on the shores of Lake Huron. which his father gave him. For a short time he li\'ed upon that property, and then sold to advantage, in 1882 purchasing his present farm, \vhich consists of 100 acres, from Dr. Smith, For over Ì\venty-two years he has been successfully engaged in stock raising and general farming, and has become one of the representative men of the town- ship, As time progressed he made many 121 important improvements, and has a very good property. Like his father and brothers he is a Liberal, and active in local affairs, although not an office seeker. He is a mem- ber of the Presbyterian Church, and attends the services of that denomination at Aber- arder. He was elected elder in the church in 1904. For twelve years he was school trustee of his section, and has always been interested in educational matters. Frater- nally he is a member of the Sons of Scotland, On Sept. 22, 1882, \Yilliam Symington was married to :Ylary 1IdIillen, daughter of Donald Ic Iillen, a well known stock dealer of Plympton township. 1\1rs. Sym- ington is one of the most devoted of \vi\'es and mothers, a good housewife and good neighbor. Children as follows have been born to Mr. and Irs. \\ïlliam Symington: Kate 11., Thomas J., Donald E. and Iar- garet S., all at home. 1\Ir. Symington is a member of the pub- lic library committee of :\berarder. Being a well read man he is thoroughly informed upon current matters. THOMAS JOHN SYMINGTON, ::\1. D" third son of Thomas Symington, was born July II, 1855. Attending the neighborhood schools and working upon the farm were the occupations of his boyhood days. Later he \vent to Komoka, On1., where he prepared for college, and entered a business college of London. Completing his literary course, he entered the medical college at Kingston, On1., from which he was graduated with the degree of 1\1. D. Dr. Symington then \vent to Quebec. where he became a ship surgeon. Later he located at Camlachie and engaged in the practice of his profession, but in 188-1- he removed to Ackley, Iowa, where he has resided for over twenty years, and has built up a very large practice. He is a man of scholarly attainments, a most e'\:cellent physi- cian, and a man \\ ho wins friends bv his pleasing personality as well as by his' skill. Dr, Symington married Iiss A.nnie Bruning, and they have five children, \\ïl- liam, Buela, Edith, largaret and Fred. He and his family are connected \vith the Pres- 122 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD byterian Church, and are \'ery highly re- spected in the community in which they reside. HUGH SY nNGTON, fourth son of Thomas Symingtnn, was born Jan. 28, 1860, on the old homestead, where he remained until 1885, working \\ ith his father. In the meanwhile he obtained his education at the district schools. ;\t the latter date he located on the IOO-acre farm then known as the old Calinder homestead. This property he has greatly improved, building a good residence, substantial bam and outbuildings. Upon it he engages in general fam1Ïng and dairy famling. and, like the other members of his family, has been successful. On Dec. 28, 1898, ::\lr. Symington mar- ried J\largaret H. Hyslop, at the Hyslop homestead. 1\1rs. Symington \"as born in Plympton township ::\lay 8, 1870, daughter of the late John Hyslop. Three children have been born of this marriage, Isabelle Hyslop, \ \'ilfred John and 1\larinn Helen. ::\Irs. Symington is a member of the Presby- terian Church. In politics 1\11'. Symington is a Liberal, as are the other members of his family. Fratemally he is a member of the .-\. F. & . \. 11., Huron Lodge, of Camlachie, of which he is past master, and of the Sons of Scotland. ::\1rs. Symington is a lady \ddely known and respected for her kindly disposition and charities. She is an excellent neighbor and has a \vide circle of friends. EDWARD G. SYMINGTON, fifth son of Thomas Symington, \\ as born Feb. 22, 1863. Like his brothers he was educated in the public schools, and worked at home until he was twenty-eight years of age. His father then gan him a good Ioo-acre farm, on the Egremont road, \vest of Camlachie, \\ here he engaged in famling for eight years. At that time he had an opportunity to sell his faml at an ad\"antage, and he then purchased his present home of 178 acres on the laJ..e front. where for t\VO years he has been carrying on general farming and conducts a dairy, On Nov. 20, 1895, he was happily united in marriage with ::\Iaria Loui"e Johnson. by Rev. J. n, Kennedy. a ::\lethodist minister. 1\1rs. Symington was bom in .-\delaide to\\n- ship, :Middlesex County, Ont., daughter of John and 11aria (Jackson) Johnson, is \vell educated, and is devoted to her home and family and belO\"ed throughout the neigh- borhood. Both l\Ir. and ::\lrs. Symington are members of the Presbyterian church, of \d1Ïch they are generous supporters. In pol- itics 1Ir. Symington is a Liberal. Frater- nally he is a member of the _ \. F. & A. 1\1., Huron Lodge, of Camlachie, Four children ha\"e been horn to 1\11'. and 1\1rs. Symington; John Beattie, Iargaret Is- abelle. Thomas .-\Ifred and Sarah 1\1aria. The record of this \'ery remarkable fam- ily is finished. From the stern. upright founder of the family in Ontario, who pre- ferred right to comfort. and who set so high an example for those who came after him that failure or wrong-doing was impossible, to the youngest member of the name of Sym- ington, the same principles of right and jus- tice are displaced. and it is easy to foresee that the future history of Ontario will be influenced by Symingtons. as has that of the past. GEORGE \VARD, a well known resÌ- dent of the County of Lambton. who is one of the leading men in township affairs and one who has always taken an interest in edu- cational matters, was bom in England. in the Parish of Ermington, De\'onshire, Aug. 26, 1853. son of George and Elizabeth (Pt'n- gelIey) \ V ard. both of whom were born in De\'onshire. where they hoth died. George \\'ard was the only son of his parents, and grew up in England, where he .received a district school education. and when seventeen years of age was bound OUt as an apprentice to Philip Coleman, of Dev- onshire, to learn the blacksmith's trade, and sen"ed four years of apprenticeship. After learning his trade 1\Ir. \Vard worked for about six years with l\rr. Coleman, receiving six shillings per week. and was then engaged hy the government. for which he worked at. the dock yards for three years. On .\pril 13. 1873. ::\1r. \Vanl married ::\Iiss LO\"ina Bowey, born in Plymouth, COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD England, on July 18, 18-\.6. daughter of John and Harriet (Hobbs) BO\yey, both of whom were born in England. John Bowey and his \yife came to Canada in 1872 and settled at Clinton. County of Huron. \yhere 31r. Bowey engaged at his trade of mason. lrs. Bo\yey died in )'lay, 1873, the same day that )'1r. and )'lrs. \Yard arrived in Canada. 1r. Bowe continued to \york at his trade until his death in 1880. To lr. and )'Irs. Bowey the follO\ying children were born: Fred- erick, born in 18-\,3, came to Canada with his parents, and returned to England, becom- ing a sailor; Lovina became Mrs. \Vard; James. born in 18-\,9, came to Canada, pre- \'ious to his parents. settled in Clinton, Coun- ty of Huron, \\'here he worked at his trade of brick laying, and where he married liss -\nnie Grant, and there also his death oc- curred in June, 1901; \\ïlliam H., born in )'lay. 1852, \\orked in Clinton for se\"eral years as a brick layer. married (first) a ).Iiss Fox. who died lea\ing one son,-\\Tilliam, of \\"innipeg. and he married (second) An- nie \\ïlliams. of Clinton, by whom he ha had four children, and they removed to Den- yer. Colorado, in 1888, where he nO\\ holds a position as foreman of a contracting com- pany: John H.. born in June. 1855, and his wife Susie ha\ e three children, .-\g- nes. Rubina and Henry, and they reside in Toronto where he works at his trade of brick layer; Harriet, born in England in 1859, married George FairgrO\ e. of Galt. Ont.. and they han one son, Robert; Alice A. S., born in 1862. married George \Vakefield. of \ Y ashington. and has two children; Selina .-\.. born in lay, 1865, married John Hig- ginbotham, deceased, of Syracuse, N. Y., and has two children. Fannie and Bertie; and Rosie. born in )'larch, 1868, married George Thompson. of \Vashington, and has two daughters. ).1r. and )'Irs. \\Tard came to Canada soon after their marriage, and settled in the County of Huron, where they found )'Irs. \\"anl's friends, and ).1r. \\íard assisted 11ls father-in-la\\" at the mason's trade for three \ ears. In 1876 )'1r. \Vard worked in a 12 3 foundry at Clinton, and remained there nine years, \\ hen he migrated to Chicago, and \yorked in the Pullman Car works for about two 1110nths, at the end of that time return- ing to Canada. He resumed his work in Clinton. and continued there until he pur- chased his present home, at that time all wild land. \1thoug-h not reared to an agri- cultural life. ).lr. \\' ard has prO\"ed to be a good farmer, as the state of cultivation \\hich his land now enjoys will prove. To ).lr. and ).Irs. \Yard no children \\'ere born, but they have adopted a young lady, )'laud B. Roberts, born in Arkona, County of Lambton. .-\ug. 9. ISSS, and she is now knO\\"I1 as liss l\Iaud \Yard, Religiously the family are Baptists. and consistent and val- ued members of that church. Politically l\Ir. \Yard has ahyays been identified with the ConserYati\"e party, but has steadfastly re- fused to accept public office. except that of auditor of the school board. In fraternal circles )'lr. \\T ard is affiliated with the Odd FellO\ys, the Foresters, and is also a member of the )'laccabees of Clinton. lr, \Yard is one of Lambton's self-made men, and his fine farm located on Concession 7, Lot 8, Brooke to\\ nship, is one of the best in this section. )'1r. \Vard is \\'ell known and highly respected in his township. CH.-\RLES O. FAIRBAXK, I. D., a successful medical practitioner and e'\:ten- si\'e oil operator at Petrolia, was born in Xiagara Falls, )Jew York, July 21. 1858, son of John H. Fairbank, mention of whom is made elsewhere. In early childhood Dr. Fairbank accom- panied his parents to Oil Springs, Ont., and a few years later to Petrolia. IIe received his preliminary education there. and at the age of thirteen was sent to Hellmuth Col- lege, London, Ont.. where he remained four years. In June. 1876, he entered the Roval )'Iilitary College of Canada. at Kingst n, Ont.. and after completing the four-years course was graduated in June, 1880, obtain- ing a commission in the Royal \rtillery of England. That fall he went to England to 12 4 C01\lME 10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD join the graduates of \Voolwich Academy in ".oolwich (headquarters of the Royal Ar- tillery), to undergo the supplementary train- ing in the riding school and arsenal before joining the battery. Early in 1881 he was called home by his death of his brother, and he resigned his commission in England, tak- ing a commission in the London (Ont.) Field Battery, of which he later took command, \yith the rank of major. In 1888 Dr. Fairbank determined to gratify a long cherished ambition and study medicine. He accordingly entered the Col- lege of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. and in June, 1891, receind the degree of M. D. For three years he studied microscopical work, in N ew York, under Dr. Carl Heitzman, in the mornings, assist- ing in the general medical department of the Vanderbilt Clinic Hospital three afternoom in the week up to J ul y, 1894. During this time, for eighteen months, he was assistant also at the Electro-Therapeutic Clinic of the Post-Graduate School and Hospital in New York. The years 1894-95 he spent in Cali- fornia, returning thence to Canada. His medical practice now is done largely for the love of the science, and he will respond to a call at any hour gratuitously. He is a firm belie\'er in keeping the body sound by regu- lar exercise, and naturally is much interested in athletics, and because he thinks it a good thing for the young men is a liberal support- er ot the different clubs of Petrolia. Politically Dr. Fairbank is very active. He is president of the Reform Association of the town of Petrolia, and he is a member of the Board of Trade and of the town coun- cil. He was elected a member of the latter body in 1888 and again elected in 1905. His father's affairs consume a large part of his time, but he is also engaged extensively in the oil business on his own account. Fra- ternally he is a Mason, while religiously he belongs to the Church of England. He is popular and has many warm friends. On July I I, 1900, Dr. Fairbank was mar- ried to liss Clara Sussex, of Bothwell, Ont., and they have become the parents of two sons, John H. and Charles C. MATTHEW 1\lcCRIE, a farmer and oil producer in Lot 2, Concession 14, Ennis- killen township, has during his career of over half a century exhibited many of those ad- mirable traits of character, which have made the Scottish race what it is, and which render their possessors such valuable citizens in any community. He was born in Ayrshire, Scot- land, June 20, 1851. son of \Villiam and l\largaret (:Miller) McCrie. The parents were natives of the same part of Scotland, born June 10, 1802, and in 1809, respectively, The paternal grandpar- ents lived and died there, but the son \Vill- iam emigrated to America, being the only one of his family to come. He and his wife reached Hamilton by way of Quebec, in 1853. For two years he was engaged there as a foreman on public works, and then moved to Sarnia. He had been well edu- cated in Scotland and had been a school teacher there, so it was natural that he should resume the profession which he followed ii1 Sarnia and in Moore township. He bought a tract of wild land in Sarnia township, and \yhile he continued his teaching his sons cleared the property and made a home there- on, 1\11'. McCrie died on the farnl in 1882, his wife in 1889, They were members of the Presbyterian Church, and in politics Ir. 1\IcCrie was a Reformer. These parents reared nine children, all born before thev left Scotland: (I) Jane, born in May, 1832, attended school in Scotland, and married J ames Kerr, in Hamilton, They settled in the County of Grey, Ont" where Mr. Ken died leaving four children, Maggie, William, John and James. (2) John, born in 1835, married Eliza \Vilson, of Grand Haven, Michigan; they lived in Detroit, where the wife died, leaving one son and one daughter, \Villiam and Edna. Later 1\11', McCrie mar- ried 1Iiss Bertha Boroughs, of that city, \\ here he was foreman in the car \yorks. His death occurred in 1890, and his \yidow. \yho had no children of her own. still resides in Detroit. (3) Hugh, born in 1836, was well educated and \yas employed as a clerk in Scotland, After reaching Canada he taught school for a few years. but died young. in CO Il\IE:\IORA TIYE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 18.=;6, unmarried. (4) James, born in 18 39, learned the trade of a carpenter in Hamilton, and then settled in l\1ichigan, where he is now a successful business man. He married Iiss Annie Anthony, of l\Iichigan, and has two children, James and Jennie, (5) \Vill- iam, born in 1842, married Miss :Matilda Dunsmore, of Canada, and resides on the old homestead in Sarnia township, with his four children. Queenie, :l\Iary, Florence and Hugh. (6) l\1aggie, born in 1844, married \ \' alter Iiller, of Chatham, County of Kent, and has three sons, \\ïlliam, George and Robert. (7) David, born in 1846, married Iiss Emily Tucker, of the County of Grey, \\ here they liye on a farm; they ha\'e a large family. (8) Andrew, born in July, 18.-1-9, married Iiss Janet Elliott, of Sarnia town- ship. They liye on a farm in Concession q, Enniskillen to\\ nship, and are the parents ot seven children, Catherine, l\1aggie, Joseph- ine, Douglas, l\Iary, Elizabeth and Annie. ( 9) Matthew, l\Iatthew l\IcCrie received his education in the little log schoolhouse in Sarnia town- ship, As a young man he worked on the old homestead, and then in 1867 purchased his present home. It was wild land which had to be cleared, and he lived at first in a log house which he put up himself. He \yas married in 1873, and he and his wife in their early years together endured the usual trials of pioneer life. But they prospered steadily and imprO\'ements were added from time to time until now the farm is splendidly im- proved and valuable property. In 1880 the large barn was built and five years later the handsome house in which he now lives. Ir. lcCrie was married Dec. 6, 1873, to Iiss Roxanna Harrington, who \yas born in February, 18.-1-9, in the County of York, north of Toronto, to Jefferson and Nancy (Stoner) Harrington. The parents \\ ere of Xew England ancestry, but were both born in York County, and there died in the old home where their married life was passed. 3Irs. IcCrie's brothers and sisters are: \mos, of Toronto; .\manda, wife of _ \lexander Fulton. of Plympton township; Sarah. Irs. Isaac Fisher. of Sarnia; Abram, 12 5 a business man of Both\yell ; Peter, of County York; Hannah, living in Toronto, unmar- ried; Robert, on the old homestead; Her- man, also on the old homestead (he is mar- ried, but has no family). Roxanna, the youngest of the family, grew up and wa educated in York County. She has borne her husband eight children, namely: l\Iaggie, born in 18i'=;, who married George Bell, of Enniskillen township, and has one son, -\lexander \Y.; \Villiam H., born in 1877, is a resident of Toronto, and is unmarried; James, born in 1879, who married l\Iaud Brown, of Lambton County, and lives in Sarnia township, where he is engaged in drilling for oil; Edith, born in 1881, is at hùme, as are also Robert, born in August, 188 3, and John, born in 1886; Amos, born in 1888, and Hugh, born in 1891, are at school. In addition to his arduous labors on the farm Mr. l\IcCrie has found time for public service, too. A Reformer in his political views, he has been to\yn assessor for three years and is now one of the township audit- ors. His interest in educational matters has led him to give twelve years of service on the school board. Fraternally he belongs to the Maccabees. In his religious belief he is a Baptist, as is also his wife, and he is one of the deacons of the Sarnia Church, A self-made man, he has not only gained a position of assured comfort, but has at the same time, by his sturdy, upright character., \\ on a host of friends, who all place the ut- most reliance upon his integrity and the kind- liness of his disposition. His home is the center of a broad and liberal hospitality. DR. A. S. FRASER. The medical pro- fession of Sarnia numbers men of great skill and profound learning in its ranks, and among them all, Dr. A. S. Fraser occupies a leading position, not only on account of his ability, but also from the fact that he is one of the older physicians of the city. ùaniel Fraser, the grandfather, was a native of the Highlands of Scotland, and his wife bore the maiden name of Christiana Stocks. In 1832 the family emigrated to 126 CO:\Il\lEl\10RATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Ontario, locating in Toronto, and later mak- ing their home at GeorgetO\\'n, where he was rector of the Church of England, and one of the most eloquent speakers of his time. The later days of these" orthy people ,,'ere spent in London, "'here they both passed away. They \\'ere the parents of Ì\\'O children: Christina, who became the wife of Lewis Olmsted, a l\Iethodist minister in the l!nited States; and Charles, who became the father of Dr. Fraser. Charles Fraser \vas born in Scotland in 1826, and came to Ontario with his parents. Here he married Jane Campbell, daughter. of Isaac Campbell. and they had the following children: Sarah, who married Dr. Lincoln, a distant relative of the late President Lin- coln, of the 'Cnited States; Dr. A. S.; Hen- rietta; Carrie, of Detroit, unmarried; Charles, a lecturer in the States; John S" a \\'ell known man in Ontario; Dr. Alex- ander; \V. A., of Detroit, engaged in the brass works; Jennie, \\'ife of Dr. John Knight; Thomas, of Detroit; Mary, widow of Frank Kennedy. Charles Fraser, the fa- ther, was a prominent land surveyor and civil engineer, and in 1856 was appointed by the government to the customs at Port Bruce, Elgin County, where he owned considerable pr:operty. Politically he was a Conserva- th'e, and for thirty years prior to his death he \\'as a member of the school board ot \Vallaceburg, Ont., where he died in 1898, his wife having passed away in 1880. Dr, A. S. Fraser was born in l\1iddlesex County, in August, 1846. His literary edu- cation was acquired in the village schools of Port Bruce, and "ith private tutors. His medical training was begun at Queen's Um- versity, Kingston, from which he was grad- uated in the class of 1869, with the degree of M. D. After securing his degree, Dr. Fraser settled in the village of Sombra, where he practiced for three years, and in 1872 removed to Sarnia, where for thirty years he has been a physician of ability, For the first t\\'o years of his residence in Sar- nia, Dr. Fraser" as in partnership with Dr. Bucke, but from 1875 until December, 1901, he continued alone, but at that time, admitted Dr. Bradley to partnership, and he has occu- pied his present office since locating in the city. In 1878 Dr. Fraser was united in mar- riage with l\liss Lucinda Hyde, daughter of the late Captain Hyde of the Royal Navy. 1\lrs. Fraser was born in Lambton County, and is a lady of culture and refinement. Four children have been born to this union: Kate, deceased; Douglas, of Detroit; l\Iaurice and l\Iarian. J\Irs. Fraser is a member of the Church of England. and her husband attends the services. From 1890 to 1899 Dr. Fraser was a member of the examining board of the CoJIege of Physicians and Surgeons, of On- tario, and fraternaJIy he is a member of the l\Iasonic order. Dr. Fraser and his wife are among the leading people of Sarnia, and their popularity is weJI merited. JOHN \\T. BELL, now li\'ing at Furest, where he is owner and proprietor uf one of the finest livery establishments in \Vest- ern Ontario. is a son of one of the early set- tler" of Plympton township, Lambton County. and grandson of George Bell. a na- tin and lifelong resident of Yorkshire, England. George Dell had three sons: (;eorge. "ho died in England: and James and \\'illiam. who came to Ontario in r835, locating at Stony Creek. \\'here they engaged in farm- ing and lumbering. In 1851 they came to Plympton township. James settling on Lot 26. Concession IS, ,,'here he cleared a farm upon which he lived the remainder of his life, \ViJIiam DeJI. the father of John \\'" located on Lot 22. Concession IS, and he, too, cleared up a farm and resided thereon until his death, in If(73. His death anfl that of one of his children occurred at the same time, they (lying of an epidemic which swept the locality. \Vhile residing at Stony Creek :\11'. BeJI married Clarinda Darbey, \\'ho was born in Xe\\' Hampshire, The fol- 10\\ ing- children were horn to J\ I r. and :;\ Irs. Dell: John \\T.: Thomas .\.. a fanner of Bosanquet township ; James. \, (t\\'in brother COMMEMORATIYE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD of Thomas), a carpenter of Forest; Charles Henry, deceased; Ruth . \nn, deceased; and Francis, deceased. John \ V. Bell was born at Stony Creek, ant., l\1arch 18, 18.,\,5, and was only six years old when his parents settled in Plymp- ton to\\11ship. He resided on the old home- stead until he was t\\ enty-one years of age, \\ hen he embarked in the manufacture of brick. and also conducted a mercantile es- tablishment. In 1875 he settled in Forest and engaged in contracting, also raising and moving buildings, and many of the older residences in Forest as well as in the sur- rounding country were worked upon by him. He still has interests along this line. Mr. Bell \\ as tax collector for Forest for twenty years, and was on the school board eighteen years, resigning the latter position to enter the Forest town council, in which he served two years. In his various business relations he has become acquainted with all the lead- ing people of the county, and in 1900 he de- cided to go into the liyery business. At this time he erected his present substantial brick livery Lam, -.\.-.\. x 75 feet, in which' he carries on one of the largest liveries in the County of Lambton, and has on hand at all times a full assortment of new and stylish vehicles, and horses to suit all classes. This liyery husiness was established in 1893, but since 1r. Bell has assumed the management the yolume of trade has materially increased.. In -\ugust, 1866, ::\11'. Bell was married to l\liss Eliza Bannister, daughter of James Bannister, and they have had tweh'e chil- dren: Annie (deceased) married Daniel Rice, and had children-George, Clara and Fay. Alfredy married George Gammon, of Plympton township. Clara married \Vill- iam IcPherson, and had children-Elsie, l\larguerite, Clara Bell and Duncan Miller. Lucinda is ne",t in the family. \\'illiam J. married Clara Cushman, and had children- Dora, Chester A, (deceasen) and Laura. Bertha married Fred Sommerville. and has three children-Ila, John and Ruhy Bell. Frank married l\T aude Servis ann has two children, Gladys Lenora ann Ralph Richard. Kaomi is the ne",t. Tillie is deceased. 12 7 Garfield died at the age of si",teen. Pearl and Hazel complete the family. Politically 11r. Bell is a Conservative, and fraternally a member of the Canadian Order of Foresters and the \Voodmen, being pupular in both organizations, as well as throughout the County of Lambton, where he has made many friends. GEORGE C. Y Å TES was for forty years a resident of Oil Springs, and during 1\\ enty ) ears postmaster at that place, also filling other public positions. He was one of the leading men of the town, active in both business and public affairs, and was esteemed \\ herever known. 1r. Yates was born Sept. 2, 1838, at .-\thens, Leeds County, Ont., son of Benja- min and Phæbe (Cornell) Yates. The pa- rents \\ ere also of Canadian birth. Thev came to Oil Springs, \\ here they died teaving two children, George C. and Sarah. The latter became the wife of \Villiam Yates, since deceased, and resides at Oil Springs. George C. Yates was educated in the schools of Leeds County and came in 1861 to Oil Springs, \\ here he was first interested in oil production and later in business as a mer- chant. He continued in the mercantile bus- iness until I89-.\., when he was forced to make an assignment. too much credit being his ruin. For some twenty years he was post- master at Oil Springs, was also tax collector and assessor, and took a leading part in the affairs of the town. Politically he was a stanch Reformer. Religiously he was a memher of the Church of Eng-Iand, as is his wido\\, and he was always liberat in the sup- port of Christian enterprises. His fraternat connection was with the Order of Chosen Friends, The death of 1\1r. Yates took place N'OY. 16, 1901. On ::\1arch 22, 1871. 1\11', Yates married -\nn Jane Brown, who was born Dec. 28, 184 T, in the town of Niagara, Ont., and comes of an otd and representatin famity of Hastings County, ,,,here she was rearen and eftucated. Chilnren as fotto" s were horn to 1\1r. amt 1\lrs. Yates: (I) Edmund H. ,,-as educated in the home schools and the 128 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Business College at Chatham, clerked for a time in his father's store, later married Miss Susan Shepherd, of Enniskillen, and then re- mO\'ed to N'ew Hayen, Conn., where he is connected with the offices of the New York, Xew Haven & Hartford Railroad. They have three daughters, Eunice, Helen V. and 'Georgina E. (2) Henrietta is a professional nurse. (3) Charlotte G. graduated as a pro- fessional nurse at the Sarnia College, and is now located at Minneapolis. (4) Harriet C. died in 1Iay, 1887. (5) Frederick C. follows the trade of machinist in N e\\ York. He married 1Iary \Vasel, of Elizabethport, N' ew Jersey. (6) Clifford R. entered the Oil Springs Chronicle office in boyhood and learned the printing business. which he fol- lowed for a time, but is now bookkeeper at -\nsonia, Connecticut, for the Coe Brass Works Company. (7) Gertrude Alma (known to the family as "Queen") is at home. 1Irs. Yates is one of the early residents of Oil Springs, and has been a witness to much of the town's rapid development. \Vith much of this she has been closely connected on account of the prominence of both her father and husband. two of the most upright and useful men who eyer resided here. The family is prominent in educational, religious and social circles. HENRY BROWN, father of Mrs. Yates, was born Nov. 5, 1820, in Ireland. He was of Holland descent, ho\'-:ever, his ancestors having come oYer with King William, though his parents, \Villiam and Alice (Tymond) Brown, were al.so born in Ire- land, where the latter died. She was a granddaughter of John Tymond, the mili- tary engineer ,,,ho built the Tymond iron bridge, in County Limerick, Ireland, which was named after him. After his wife's death \Villiam Brown came to Canada with his family and settled in Hastings County, where his life closed. He was the father of a family of twelve children, all of whom have passed away. The father of Mrs, Yates was the youngest of this large family and he was afforded excellent educational advantages 111 Ireland. -\fter coming to Canada he taught school for a short time, after which he engaged in farming. On Dec. 5, 1840, Henry Brown was married to 11Ïss Margaret Orr, who ,vas born in 1824, near the city of Belfast, daugh- ter of Joseph and Mary (Carter) Orr, who were born and reared in Ireland, and died there. Henry Brown was a farmer in his younger days, and later on engaged in work as a clerk for the village of Sterling, Hast- ings County, and his penmanship may yet be seen in the old deeds and official papers of that time. During the 1\lackenzie rebellion he served as a soldier for three years and was honorably discharged. In 1861 1\1r. Bro" n removed to Lambton County and settled at Oil Springs, where he became interested in the handling of real es- tate and in the production of oil. In 1863 he was elected the first town clerk of Oil :;prings, a position he held with the greatest efficiency for a number of years. He was foremost in all progressive movements here, was a charter member of the Masonic fra- ternity, and filled official positions in the lodge for a considerable period. During his whole life he ,vas an upright, honorable, pub- lic-spirited man solicitous for the welfare of the community. The death of this good cit- izen took place Sept. 18, 1899, and that of his widow, in the following year, the only survivor of their family being their daughter, 11rs. Yates. L T.-COL. GEORGE STEWART. Among the many citizens of Moore town- ship who have contributed to its development there is none to whom honor more fittingly can be given than to Lt.-Co!. George Stew- art, a retired cavalry officer, who both in civil and military life has ever been ready at his country's call to devote himself to her serv- ice, and whose career as an officer in the Dominion forces was appropriately rounded out by recognition from the Imperial gov- ernment. Col. Stewart is a native of Scot- land, born in \Vest Calder, near Edinburgh, April 7, 1825, but for over seventy years he has been identified with Lambton County, Ontario. ! , 1 c1 ð CO:\L\IE:\IORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD John Ste\\ art, father of George, was born in the same place and there nnrried l\Iiss :\Iary Guwans. Two children wei-e born to them, George and :\Iary, but the latter died in :\Ioore to\\ nship while still in her youth. J olm Ste\\ art died in Ig28, and a fe\\- years later his \ddow married James Xesbitt, who immediately started with his \\ ife and step-children for Canada, They located on Bear creek, in :\Io()re tuwnship, but after a short time remO\-ed to the river front along the St. Clair, and !'ettled down permanently to farming. :\Ir. and :\Irs. Xes- bitt buth died there, and \\ ere buried in the cemetery at :\Ioore Town. They were mem- bers of the Presbyterian Church. Five chil- dren were born to them, as folluws: Ale).- ander, deceased ; James, of Detroit ; Janet and .:\Iary, both deceased; and J aIm, a con- tractur in St. Clair, .:\Iichigan. George Ste\\ art attended school in \ \' est Calder until he was nine years old and made the most of that opportunity, for he became e\'en then an excellent reader. In Ig3-t. came the exodus to Canada. and with his mother and step-father the boy embarked at Leith on the sailing vessel .. .:\Iargaret Bogle," \\ hich eight weeks later reached Vuebec. From there they made their \yay down Lake Erie to Ontario, They reached :\Ioore town- ship, which was then unbroken wilderness, \\ ithout even roads, and \\ hose few settlers \\ ere squatters along the ri\'er front, chiefly French Canadians. Here Col. Stewart's boy- hood and youth were passed, working with his step-father, \dlO was rather harsh and exacting, to clear their land from the timber. \ Vhen he was eighteen he started out for himself, with little to help him sa\-e the meager education he had secured in Scotland. He shipped as cook on the lake vessel "Athol," first sailing from Buffalo to Chi- cago, and during his seventeen seasons on the lakes he rose steadily until he became commander of a ship. He was mate of the steamer "Benjamin Franklin," and also of the "Huron," and while on the latter vessel was presented by the passengers on one trip in 1854 with a spy glass, a memento he still 9 12 9 carefully presen'es. Later he \\ as captain of the steam tug ":\Iagnet:' In 1859 Co!. Stewart gan up seafaring and locating in what is now Courtright, went into the cord \\ ood business. He bought large tracts of timber land in and around :\Ioore township, cOl1\"erted the timber into cord wood and sold it to' lake boats, an enter prise which he carried on for fifteen years and in which he was \-ery successful. From this he worked naturally into the lumber business, and putting up a planing mill in Courtright he conducted that for another period of fifteen years. Besides manufact- uring and selling lumber he also owned and ran a vessel which carried the lumber and building materials to the different ports. This boat \\ as stranded on Georgian Bay and \\as wrecked with a loss of 83.000, \\ ithout insurance. .\bout the same time the mill was struck by lightning and burned, \\ hich caused another loss of O\-er $8.000, and after these t\\-O disasters Col. Ste\\ art retired from active business and has since engaged in look- ing after his land. He owns iOO acres in :\Ioore to\\ nship, all under culti\'ation and rented, and is the largest indi\"idual tax payer in the township. He also has IGO acres in }.; ew Ontario \\ hich was a nteran grant. His home is a small farm facing the St. Clair river, one mile south of Courtright. Col. Stewart's military career began during the Fenian Raid in 1866, \\-hen he raised a troop of cavalry of seventy men, and was its lieutenant, being st tioned at :\Ioore Town to guard the river front between Sar- nia and Sombra. .-\gain in I8iD he per- formed a similar duty. and for his services was presented by the Dominion gO\"ernment \\Ïth the "Fenian Raid ::\Iedal,"' which is still in his possession. The tro!)p of cavalry which he raised remained in the service and he rose to the rank of major, while in 1894, after more than a quarter of a century of sen'ice. he was retired by the Dominion gO\'ernment with the title of Lieutenant-col- onel. In 1902 Col. Stewart received a gold medal from the Imperial gm-ernment which the late Queen Victoria had ordered for all 13 0 COl\Il\IE)'IORA.TI\-E BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD officers" ho had sen'ed for over twenÌ\'-five years in the colonial au iliary forces, 'a fit- ting recognition of his loyal sen ice. .\hvays a stanch supporter of the Liheral party, Co1. Stewart cast his first vote in 18-1-5 for the Reform forces led by the Hon. George BrO\Yll. In local affairs he has taken a prominent part, has been member of the council for Ioore township for four years, and for two served in the county coun- cil, while he has ah\-ays manifested a deep interest in the management of the public schools. Religiously he and his family have al\\ avs been connected with the Presbyte- rian . Church and Co1. Stewart has been a liberal contr'ïJmtor, giving half the money needed for the Courtright church. He has also sernd as manager of the church. Fra- ternally, he is a member of the A. F. & .\, ),1., having joined the ::\Iasonic lodge at Saginaw, Michigan, O\'er half a century ago. in 18 53, and he orgdnized the lodge at )'Ioore Town, now at Courtright. He is a Royal Arch Mason of S1. Clair, )'Iichigan, and belongs to the Knight Templar Commandery, of Port H umn. He is also a member of the 1. O. O. F. Co1. Stewart's marriage occurred Jan. 25, 1855, when he was united to l\Iiss Jean Gibb. daughter of Robert Gibb, Sr., and sister of Robert and .1 olm Gibb, well- known citizens of Sarnia, Forty years ot happy married life follo\\ ed, but Iarch 23, 18 95, )'Irs. Stewart passed away, and her remains "ere laid to rest in l\Ioore Town cemetery, . \ family of nine children were born to CoI. and Mrs. Ste\vart, viz.: lar- garet, who married l\Iilton Day, a contrac- tor and real estate dealer in Cle\'e!and. Ohio, and has one son. George: l\lary, at home; John James, who died in infancy; John James (2). who diecl in early manhood, Aug. 15.1895: 1Iiss Jessie, at home; Eliza Jane. who died June 3. 1899: Robert G., mentioned below; . \nnie Laurie, who mar- ried John James, a hardware dealer in Court- right and has two children, Jean and Ada- lina; and a daughter who died in infancy. CoI. Stewart is now in his declining years tenderly cared for by his children, but though in advanced age. he is as acti\'e as e\'er. both mentally and physically, and is a rema kable example of the sturdy old pioneer. He began as a poor boy and his present influential and prominent position is due entirely to his own efforts and ability, lIe stands as a fine example of noble l;lanhood and patriotic citi- zenship. l\L-\]OR ROBERT GIEB STEWART, only sun,i\"ing son of Co!. Stewart, was born Oct. q, 1872, in the old Stewart home, Court- right, and in boyhood attemled the district schools. .\t the age of fourteen he \\-ent into his father's lumber mill, and during nine years there worked in different capacities, being foreman for the last two years. At the end of that time, as he wished to con- tinue his education, he went to Sarnia and at a business college there studied stenog- raphy and typewriting. . \fter returning to Courtright he spent two years in the grain business, also dealing in hardware. but then sold out and was engaged by the Michigan Central Railroad as inspector. of railway ties. .At present he is foreman of the freight handlers on the Michigan Central Railroad dock at Courtright, while at the same time he is engaged in the coal husiness at Court- right, Politically he is a Liberal like his father. has been trustee of School Section Xo. 18 for eight years; since 1896 has been justice of the peace. being appointed by the Dominion go\'ernment, and he fills the posi- tion with both dignity and ul1\'arying justice. In 1903 he was elected a trustee for the vil- lage of Courtright, and the following year a member of the ccuncil for ::\Ioore town- ship, and in e\'ery position has more than justified the choice of his constituents, .\t the early age of ele\'en Rohert Stewart joined the cavalry. of \\ hich his father was then major, and for twenty-one years has been connected with C Squadron, 1st Hus- sars, in \\ hich he has himself nO\\' attained the rank of major, ha\-ing risen from the bottom, During the Goer war he volun- teered for <;ervice but his senior officer was ch05en. lIe has \'ery genial manners, and is not only well-known and respected. out very generally liked by all who know him, for he C01L\IE IORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD })ossesses the somewhat rare combination of ability and modest}. He belungs to luure Ludge, Xo. 29-t., .\. F. & .\. ),1.. Courtright. and is past master, ha\-ing filled the office of master one year. and \\ as secretary four ) ears. He is a member of Valentine Lodge, 1. O. 0, F., of Ioore TO\nl, amI of Court Sih'a, 1. O. F.. in \\ hich he \\ as financial sec- retary fi\-e years. He belongs to the Pres- byterian Church, has been secretary and treasurer of the board and has been a teacher in the Sabbath-school. Major Stewart \\as married Jan. Ii, I89-\-. in Ioore township, to Iiss Laura Stockdale, daughter of John Stockdale, and four chil- dren ha\'e been born to this union, namely: Laura P.. Ruby B., George S., and A.nnie E. The family resides in a handsome frame dwelling which 1Iajor Stewart erected in 18 95. REV. D.\ VID C\RSCADEX, whose death occurred at BowmanYille, Ont., Sept. 9. 18 9 6 , \\as one of the best known and most highly respected citizens of western Ontario, He was a native of Ireland, born in 1830, a son of Robert and Flora (Dean) Carsca- den. both of whom were also natives of Ire- land. In I8-\-0 the parents left their native land for Ontario, and upon the passage onr the mother died and was buried at sea. The be- rea\-ed husband came on to Clarke, Durham County. Ont.. where he engaged in farming until his death. He left nine children, but only one of them, Da\,id, settled in the County of Lambton. The latter was only ten ye-ars of age when brought to Ontarió, and he was carefully educated in the land of his adoption. being early called to the Chris- tian ministry, in \d1Ïch he sen'ed long, faith- fully and \\ ell. In his early itinerancy he 'Suffered many hardships on account of the state of the country and poor facilities of transportation. The roads were bad, the people poor and the settlements fe\\ and far het,,-een. .\t last. in 1860. he was obliged, on account of failing health, to gi\-e up his ceaseless rounds, and he settled in Lambton County upon a farm in \\' arwick township, 13 1 which he purchased, for some time \\ ith ben- eficial results: However, the 100'e of his \\ ork was so strong that he returned to it and continued his ministrations until obliged once more to retire. For many \-ears he was a minister of the IethocÍisÍ: Episcopal Church, but at the time of the union he \\ ithdrew from that denomination and en- tered the Church of England. Ir. Carsca- den was deeply interested in historical sub- jects and made a fine collection of relics. During the greater portion of his life he kept a diary. recording the events of each day, and these bonks contain many incidents bear- ing upon e\-ents which ha\- since then be- Cr>me important historical features. Politi- cally he was a stanch Consen-ati\'e. His fraternal affiliations were with the Foresters and the order of Orangemen. On o\'. 15. 1852. in Clarke township, County of Durham. Ont., Ir. Carscaden and Iiss Barbara Payne were united in mar- riage. Mrs. Carscaden is a daughter of \\ïlliam and Christiana (Dean) Payne, both of whom were horn in Ireland, as was their daughter, and they came to Ontario in 1838, when she was only six years old. her birth ha\'ing occurred )'Iay 24, 1832. Three chil- dren were born to Ir. and Irs. Carscaden: John Dean, an orange farmer of California, married Caroline Cornell. and has one son, \ilsworth; Christiana. widow of Dr, Don- aldson. of Collingwood. has t\VO children, Lula Iay and Herhert John; \\'illiam Rob- ert died in 1891- In the death of Ir. Carscaden Lamhton Count\' lost an estimable citizen. the Church an enthusiastic worker and his famil\' a 10\'- , .. ing husband and father. .\lthough he has passed from this life. his good deeds li\'e after hll11. and his memory is tenderly cher-\ ished by hosts of friends who kne\\ and ap- preciated the noble. Christian traits of char- acter constantly exhibited in his daily inter- course with them. JOSEPH \YILLIX IS, ex-reew of \\'atford. Ont,. and one of the to\\n's prom- inent and representati\'e citizens, is of Eng- lish and Irish extraction. The family \vas 13 2 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD founded in Ontario by John \ Villiams, son of Samuel \Yilliams, whose w'hole life \\as spent in England. John \\ïlliams was born in 1810, in Dev- onshire, England, and died Oct. 3, 1879. In 1832 he came to Vuebec, and worked for a time at Yessel loading, but as the cholera was raging at that port he went on to Brant- ford, and settled on a farm, where he re- mained for three years, In I8-t.3 he came to \Yarwick township, Lamhton County, and settled on Lot 18, Concession -t., , E. R. At this period the land \\ as still cu\'ered with timber, and clearing or cultivating had not progressed to any great extent. He set to \\ ark industrious!\-, and there the remainder of his life \\ as sl; nt. his efforts succeeding in the production of a \'aluable farm. In politics he was a Consen'atiYe, and for a number of years he sen-ed as constable for the County of Lambton. He belonged to the Church of England. In Quehec he mar- ried .-\nn Smith, who was born in Long-ford, Ireland, July 15, 1819. daughter of John Smith, who came to Ontario in I8-t.2. She died in \Yatfon!. Ont., Oct. 23, 1895. Their children were: Sarah Jane, a resident of \ \' atford; Joseph; Lucy . \nnie, deceased, ,,-ife of R. L. Hawkins; John, a commercial traveler of Toronto; )'1aria, deceased \vife of .-\le'\:ander Laird, of \Yarwick; Henrietta, wife of John Baker, of \\'atford; Samuel, deceased; Henry F., editur of the \\'atford .rld,'ocatc,- and Frederick L., (leceased, an engineer for the Standard Oil Company. Joseph \\'illiams was born .\pril 21, IR-t.o, near Brantford, Ont" and was two years old when his parents came to \\'arwick township. He obtained his eduntion in the \\'arwick schools. and assisted his father in the clearing and culti\'ating of the farm until he was nineteen years of age. In 1860 he went to the cOPl;er mines of upper 11ichi- gan where he worked for three years, and then went to Chicago, where he was em- ployed by the _ \merican Bridge Company for se\'en veal's. He assisted in la\'ing the last rail an"d dri\'ing the last spike i;l the Cnion Pacific Railroad at Ogden, Ctah. l'JJ!Hl his return to \\'arwick township he purchased a farm on Lot 17, Concession 4, \Yarwick, the same being covered with its \"irgin timber. This he cleared, and at the time he disposed of it, in 1882, it \yas a very valuable piece of property. He then settled at \\'atford. \\ here he erected his present fine home on 11ain street, corner of Victoria. 1\1r. \\ïlliams has served six years in the council, and in 1902 was honored with elec- tion to the ofjìce of reeve, securing a ma- jority of the \'otes oYer the other two can- didates. :!'Ilr. \\ïlliams sern d as chairman of the first school hoard of \Vatford, and remained a member three \"ears. 1\1r. Williams married 11argaret J. Phil- lips, daughter of Benjamin and .-\nna (Kemp) Phillips, both of whom \\'ere born in N ew York State. Mrs. \\ ïlliams was born in Lake county, Indiana, Jan. 29. It;-t.Ó, and came to Ontario with her hus- band. The following children have been born to this union: Lucy .\nn and Emily Jane, both deceased; Lome Joseph, educated in the \\'atford and Strathroy high schools. and the Queen's CniYersity, Kingston, and no\\ a teacher in the Pembroke high school; Rev. 11anville J., a Congregational minister in Colville, \Yashington; and Hattie l\1aria. )'lrs. \ Villiams belongs to the Congregational Church. Politically he is a Reformer, and fraternally a member of Haveluck Lodge. o. 238, A. F. & A. 1\1., of Watford. The follo\\'ing poem will pro\'e of inter- est to our readers: THE PIONEERS OF CANADA, OR, SIXTY YEARS AGO, AS SCNG BY J, S. WILLIAMS, THE ORIGINAL II"OLD PIONEER." I loye to hear the '01d pioneer tell of the days of yore. And why he left his native land to seek a foreign shore To brave the breeze, where forest trees were almost hid with snow And there to build his cabin home some sixty years ago. \Vhile longing for a spot on earth that they could can their own, They left the land that gaye them birth to try and get a home; \Vhere no evictions could be made, a landlord's power to show. They yentured out to Canada here sixty years ago. CO Il\IE}'IORATIVE BIOGR.-\PHIC-\L RECORD it's wonderful the changes made in those short sixty years, Kat only in the forest glade, but in our pioneers; Just see them now, with \\rinkled brow, their gray heads bending low, How great indeed has been the change since sixty } ears ago. \Yhatever landscape ever had a change so great and grand As can be said in Canada, our own dear native land; Her forest", once so very great, are going sure but slow, Just like her hardy pioneers of sixty years ago. Our old pioneers for many years had dangers to go through As great as \\'ellington, who won his fame at \Vater- 100; \Yhere could you read of braver deeds than the old p;oneers could show, \Vhile trying to make a home for us here, sixty years ago. \\'here wolvts and bears in packs and pairs and other beasts of prey, Prowled 'round their cabins every night where Indians roamed by day; \Yho risked their li\es, their weans and wives, as early records show, \Vhile clearing up this wilderness here, sixty years ago. 'Ûh. what a debt of gratitude we owe our old pioneers! Then treat them, friends, with due respect, in their declining years; For most of them have gone to rest, as many of you know, That ventured out to Canada here, sixty years ago, Canadian lakes and rivers all are beautiful to view, Her flowering hills and flowing rills shine like the mountain dew; Its fertile fields abundance yields, its scenery is grand; No wonder that Canadian boys do love their native land, -\VILLIAM \V. REVINGTON, THO L\S EWART, a wealthy fanner and stock raiser of Plympton township, and known all O\"er Lambton County for his skill as a veterinary surgeon, has been engaged in agricultural pursuits in the county for O\'er forty years. and is now the owner of ISO acres. He was born in Dundee. County of Huntingdon. Quehec, Jan. 2 I, 1829, SO;l of George and Jeanette (Tulley) Ewart. Ir. Ewart's family is of English de- scent, and his grandfather. Thomas Ewart. was a wealthy country squire on the Scottish horder in Cumberland, where he owned a 1arge estate. He married :\Iiss \'iolet Fos- ter, also a nati\-e of the north of England. 133 and they became the parents of J olm, George, James, Hugo, Robert, .\nn 'and Iary Ann, all of whom accompanied their father amI mother to the X e\\ \ \' odd in about 1820, locating near Iontreal, \\ here they li\-ed anù died, The family bought an estate opposite the city of :\lontreal, anù there the parents passed the remainder of their lins, Both \\ ere members of the Church of England. George Ewart, son of Thomas, grew.to manhood in his father's home, and when he started life for himself chose farming as his occupation. He bought 100 acres in Dun- dee. County of Huntingdon, heavily timbered land which he cleared and culti\'ated and made into a fine farm. He was a great lo\-er of horses and kept some of the finest in that section, and it was from him that his son Thomas inherited his fondness for them 1\Ir. George Ewart was an ardent Consen'- ative, and diù gooù sen-ice for his gonrn- ment during the rebellion of I83ï-38. His death occurred in 1859, at his home, and he was buried in Dundee. He was married in lontreal, and his wi fe, Jeanette Tulley, was a nati\'e of Scotland, born in Edinburgh. She was a woman of strong character and gm'e her children the heritage of a splendid train- ing. Uf the tweh-e children born to Ir. and :\1 rs, Ewart. the youngest t\\ 0 died in infanC\". The others \\ ere: Rebecca, Irs. Samu l Clark, of Kebraska; Thomas; James, deceased; Hugo, deceaseù, a :\Ietho- dist minister; John, who died in California; Violet and Hannah, deceased; Mary .\nn, who married . \ndrew Hardy. of Toronto; Elizabeth Jane, twin'to :\Iary Ann. who mar- ried Andrew Young, of Toronto; and George, who died young. The parents were both members of the Presbyterian Church. Thomas Ewart was educateù in Dundee, and remained at home until he was twenty- fi\'e. Then he \\-ent to Ontario. and after residing about three years near Toronto he mO\'ed to Lamhton County. in 1860, bought 1:;0 acres of hush land in Enniskillen to\\"l1- sl;iJ), built a house 22 hy 2Ó feet. and began life as a pioneer. In the short space of five years he succeeded in clearing eighty-four acres of his land. and then 501(1 out, in order 13-1- COMl\IE IORA TIYE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD to buy 100 acres in 1'lympton, in Lot 4, Concession 2. Ten years he spent there in operating and improving the farm, put up a frame house and good barns, and put the place in the best condition, but in 1872 :\Ir. Ewart again sold. His next purchase was his present homestead on Lot 13, Conces- sion 2; at one time he had 358 acres, but now has but 150, the remainder haYing been given to his son, Robert J. This "as mainly unÎmprO\'ed lanel, and he had to cut the tim- ber and start the work of putting it under CltIti,'ation from the ,-ery beginning. He has now, hO\ve,'er, a fine property, with a handsome house with alI modern improve- ments, and has been extensively engaged in farming and stock raising. \\ïth Mr. Ewart's fondness for horses, it is not surprising that he has made a spec- ialty of raising them, and he has bred sev- erai fine varieties. He is famed far and wide as a veterinary surgeon, is keenly interested in the work, and has had remarkable success. His e'\:perience in that line dates hack almost to his boyhood, when he delighted in go- ing around with a practitioner in the neigh- horhood, and t1ms he gained a practical working knowledge. lr. Ewart's honesty and upright char- acter are knO\Hl alI through the county; his conduct is invariably based on principle, and he has carried it into every phase uf his life. -\lthough he is a stanch Reformer and a sup- porter of the Liberal ticket generally, he could not conscientiously support the Laur- ier government, and took an independent stand, He belongs to the Loyal Orange As- sociation, Lodge K o. :; q, of Sarnia, and is one of the oldest memhers in the county, and his membership dates hack forty years; he has filled the office of chaplain in the order. 11 r. Ewart helped to organize the Farmers' . \ssociation of Plympton. and is an acti,-e memher thereof. He has also sen'ed on the school hoard for a number of years and is interested in e"ery mO\ ement affect- ing the public ,,-e1 fare. On Dec. 27, I .ï9. 1[r. Ewart \yas unite(l in marriage with ),[argaret King, of Yaughan, Ont., (laughter of Robert and Jeannette (Turnbull) King. Robert King was a great admirer of \Villiam Lyon l\Iac- Kenzie, and l\Irs. Ewart carefulIy treasures a souvenir given her by the latter while he was in Parliament. 1\Irs. Ewart, who is a true Christian ""oman and ideal mother, was indeed a helpmeet to her husband in their early pioneer days, while her children bear witness to the wisdom and care she spent in their bringing up. She bore her husband ten children: ( I ) Robert James is now operating 125 acres of land adjoining the homestead, fifty acres of which his father gave him, and the rest was purchased from the Grand Trunk Railroad Company. He is a general farmer and stock raiser, a Liberal in politics, and a member of the A. F. & .-\. 2\I.. Burns Lodge, \Yyoming. He mar- ried l\liss Jane Anderson, and has four chil- dren, Jessie, l\largaret, Jean and Hugo, and they reside in a handsome brick home "hich he built on his farm. (2 ) Jessie Turnbull married John D. Paul, of Plympton, and has children-1\Iaggie, Janet E., Thomas F., Robert \, and Je"ssie. (3) Elizabeth Jane married Thomas Paul. died )'Iarch 20, 1890, and is buried in \\'yoming, She had three children. J n!m K., Jennie and :\lahe1. (..j.) l\Iargaret lived only five years. (5) Jane died young. (6) ;\lhert C. graduated from the Yeterinary College at Toronto, but later turned his attention to dentistry, and is prac- ticing at l\IarysviIIe. Kansas. He married a 1Iiss Beaumon, and has three children, Hugo, .'\lbert and Baby. (7) 1Iargaret King is at home. (8) Thomas .\Iexander, who was also graduated from the Toronto Vet- erinarv ColIege, afterward studied medicine in the'Detroit l\Iedical Colleg-e and is prac- ticing in :\Iichigan, He is a memher of the :\Iasonic fraternity. He married DelIa Finch, and has One daughter. . \deline, (9) IIugo is a g-raduate of the Detroit ledicat ColIege, and is also a ),Iason. (10) The tenth child died in infancy. ALEX.\XDER J.-\1IIESOX, a farmer an(l tock raiser uf BlIsanCjuet and secretary- treasurer for the patrons of the Ridge Tree Cheese Company, is a man ,,-ell-known in the C01e\IE:\IORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD tm\ì1ship for his high 5tJ.ndard of citi- zenship and his succes as an agricul- turist. He is a natiye of the township, haying been born on Lot 6, Concession 10, l\Iay 14, r853. Hugh Jamieson, father of .-\le.;:ander, was born near Enniskillen, County Fer- managh, Ireland, in 1827, and emigrated to this country in the year r8-J.o, along with his two brothers, Alexander and Thomas, finally settling in the County of Ontario, \Vhitby township, Hugh finding employ- ment with one of his uncles for a number of years. Coming to western Ontario, Lamb- ton County, about the year 1850, he there purchased 200 acres of land from the Can- ada Company at $2.50 per acre. About this time he was married to Elizabeth Guudy, also a natiye of Ireland, and together they settled on Lot 6, Concession 9, Bosanquet, ,vhere the subject of this sketch ,vas born, he being the eldest of a family of fi,'e chil- dren. The others ,yere: Iary Ann, who is now the ,vife of J olm H. Campbell; James, lln the old homestead; Ellen, who married Albert Campbell; and George, the youngest, who died when only eight months old. The ad,'antages for getting an education in those days being limited, young .\lexan- del' Jamieson ,yas taught by his mother un- til he could read in the second book. He then started to schoul, the distance to the school- house being nearly three miles, and his first teacher being James Palmer, an English- man. .-\fter acquiring a fairly good educa- tion he left school at about the age of four- teen, .\t about this time his father dis- posed of his property, and Ixmght another farm of 100 acres. on the 7th Concession of the same township. the farm being compara- tiyely ne,,', only fifteen acres being cleared. Alexander did his full share in helping his father clear up the farm. haying had the sat- isfaction of seeing it an under a good state of culti\'ation, ,vith good fann buildings erected thereon. . \leÀamler Jamieson continued with his father on the farm until the year rR79, ,vhen he \\ as married to Sarah Lovina Cutler, of 135 \Van\ ick township, daughter of John and Iary Cutler, old and respected residents of said township. The subject of our sketch then purchased Lot 9, Concession 6, Bosan- quet, from James Fitzgerald, and together the young couple started life's work. There ,,'ere born to them five children: Mary E" John Orville, i\Ieda Ellen, Ethel and Alex- ander C. In religion Mr. Jamieson and his wife, as ,veIl as all the children, are members of the 11ethodist Church at Jura, he having taken a somewhat actiw part in its work, ha,'ing fined the office of steward for O\'er t,venty-fiye years. He ,vas recording stew- anI of the Thedford circuit for twelve or thirteen years, and has been a trustee of Thedford parsonage, as well as Jura Church. He has also acted as secretary-treasurer for the patrons of the Ridge Tre Cheese Com- pany fur the last sixteen years, having in that time handled about $250,000 of the patrons' monev. He is himself a stockholder in the compãny. Ir. Jamieson has filled the office of school trustee for the last eighteen years, and has sen'ed as auditor of the tm\"llship for the past fourteen years. He has been a director of the Forest Standard Printing and Publishing Company since its inception. He is a member of the L. O. L., at Jura, No. 819, and has also been a member of the I. O. F., Thedford, Court o. 192, for the last sixteen years. In politics :\11'. Jamieson is thoroughly independent, believing firmly that party politics are responsible, to a great e'\:tent, for the many acts of misgovernment of our country. On Iarch 28. r900, :\1r. Jamieson suf- ferefl the greatest loss of his life in the death of his de\'oted wife, Mrs. Jamieson suc- cumbing to that dread disease pleura-pneu- monia. She was interrell in Arkona ceme- tery. She was a Christian woman, a good "ife, and a devoted mother. The death of Irs. Jamieson left a blank in the family and in the community, her kindly disposition and many uther sterling qualities ha\'ing en- deared her in the hearts of all. The subject of this ketch is plodding on, trusting one day to meet her in the mansions abo\'e. 13 6 CO:\D.1ElIOR.\TIVE BIOGRA.PHICA,L RECORD :\L\JOR JOHX F. O'XEIL. postmas- ter, merchant and to\\"I1 clerk of Point Ed- ,,-ani, Lambton County, Ont., is one of the older business men of the place and one of the most prominent citizens. :\lajor O'X eil is of Irish extraction. The family" as founded in Canada by Alexander O'Xeil, the great-grandfather of our sub- ject, \yho came to Quebec On a British man- of-war, as a member of Her Iajesty's navy. Thomas O'Xeil, son of A.lexander, ,,-as born in Ireland, and spent three years in Canada, returning to his native country. He had sons: Alexander, John and Charles, all of ,,-ham came to Canada. and became owners of property which was granted to their grandfather from tire Croml, on ac- count of faithful naval service. Charles set- tled first in York, and later on the \\Telland Canal, where he engaged in a lumher busi- ness; John follO\yed carriagemaking at York, and his son, John, has charge of the Luok department of the Hamilton Spectator. Alexander O')J eil, father of :\Iajor O'1\eil, ,,-as born in Ireland in IgLJ., and for many years "as deputy-gO\'ernor of the Tralee Jail, Cuunty Kerry, prior to coming to Canada. In his native land he married l\Iaria Fitzgerald, born in I R2 I, \dlO ,,'as a teacher. and "hose mother ,,-as in charge of the Infirmary of the Jail. They settled in Canada in 1852, and :\Ir. O'Xeil engaged for a time in bu"iness at Muntreal, but later settled at Brantford, "here he conducted a supply store for the soldiers. He died in 18 98. Politically he was a Reformer. His religious connection ,,-as ,,-ith the lethodist Church. .\fter his death his widow resided at Point Edward. and there her death oc- curred in 1903. The children born to ::\11'. and Mrs. O'Xeil ,,'ere as follows: John F.; James, of Sarnia; Charles. dece:lserl: .\lbert, an attorney at Chicago, Illinois: .\lexander, a con(luctor on the Grand Trunk line; and Maria. \\ ife of \Yilliam Kupp. 'John F. O'Xeil \yas born June 24. 1842. while his father ,,-as the deputy-governor of the Tralee Jail. He was si'\: years of age when he accompanied his p:lrents to Cînarla, but returned to his nati,-e bnrl ami did nd come back to the Dominion until 18 2, lIe learned the shoemaker's trade. and Is,) the carriage-making trade. the former of which he fullO\\'ed for eighteen mímths in Paris and Hamilton. He then \\'ent to Brantford, ,,-here he continued in the same business for three years. and then engaged" ith the Dupre & Green X e\\' Orleans :\1 instrel and Brass Band, and ,,-ith this organization, traveled oyer a large part of the ,,-arid. _ \fter fi\-e years with this band, he joined the 74th X e,,' York Regiment, at Buffalo, as second lieutenant, and served one and a half veal's in the Ci -il War in the States. He - then returned to Brantford, and during the visit of the Prince of \Yales, now King Ed,,'ard VII, he had the honor of sen'ing as corporal of the guard of honor bet"'een Paris and Brantfv nl , accompanying the Prince on the train to Brantford. In 1870 :\[1'. O'Xeil Cdme to Point Ed- "'anI. and for many years sen-ed as outside agent and master uf tran"portation for the Grand Trunk Railroad. lIe embarked in a grocery business, and in 1881 he was appointed postmaster, a position he still efficiently fills. For se\'en years he "as reeve for Point Edward, and a member of the county council. Since I 8S9 he has been clerk of the municipality of Point Edward. In 1895 he became lajor of the 27th Regi- ment of the County of Lambton. He ,,'ears three medals for military sen'ice: Officers' decoration, knÜ\\"Il as Colonial .\uxiliary Forces; a long sen'ice medal; and the Fenian Raid medal, with t,,-o bars attached, 1866 and 1870. He was also major in charge of the guard of honor to the present Prince of \ \' ales, in London. Ontario. On 1\0\', 9, 1865, :\Iajor O'Xeil "as united in marriage" ith :.1Ïss :.Ielissa Hitch- cock, born in Sarnia. Ont.. daughter of Sam- uel Hitchcock, a pioneer of that place. \dl0 is mentioned else" here. To this union these children have been born: Luella. wife of Bloom Rí)hinson. of Calgary: Lydia. \vife of Herbert Cruthers, and the mother of fi,-e children. Charles. \ ralter. Cah-ert. Bruce and Helen Crace: John F., a railroad engineer at Calgary. ,,-hu nnrried Susan Burgess, and þ . I . , .., " ',I I I . - J . ., . I .-.. I C01L\IE IORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD has one son, Stanley; Lyria, ,vho married E. Patterson, night agent at l\Iedicine Hat, 2nd has 1\\"0 sons, Iaynard and Harold; Lila married Earl Drake, a ranchman at l\Iedicine Hat. Assa., and has three chil- dren, Hazel, Harry and Gerrald, twins; Lena, stenographer at Calgary for A. L. lcCarty, member Parliament and barrister; and Liberta, an assistant bookkeeper in Ied- icine Hat, Assiniboia. Iajor O'Xeil and family belong to the l\Iethodist Church. Politically he is a Con- servative, and fraternally he is an Odd Fel- low, and a member of \rictoria Lodge, _\. F. & _-\. I., Sarnia, DR. \\'ILLLUI F. B. COLTER. All of the professions are ably represented at Samia, County of Lambton, On1., by men ()f prominence in their se\'eral callings, ,\"ho take deep interest in furthering the interests ()f the city so far as lies within their po,,'er. Dr. \\ïlliam F. B. Colter. dental surgeon, is most justly included among this number, for he is a broad-minded. public-spirited citizen, and enjoys the distinction of being the old- est practicing dentist of Sarnia. The Colter family originated in County DO"ìl, Ireland, ,,-here the Doctor's grand- father, Charles Coltèr, "as born, and where l1e married Iiss Frances Beck. He decided to seek a home in the Xew \Vorld, and -selected Durham County, Ont., as a place of residence, There he engaged in farming, and he and his ,\"ife died in that locality. Their children \vere as follows: Dr. Charles, father of \\ïlliam F. B.; William; Frank; Ann, 1\lrs. Samuel Staples, of Toronto; and Jane, Irs. James Kerr, of Port Hope. Dr. Charles Colter, the father of our -subject. was born in Durham Countv in 1829, and was educated in the professi n of -dentistry, in which he continued until I 89..J., when he retired. removing from Strathroy, where he had practiced for many years, to Petrolia. There he has since made his home, enjoying the ea8e to which his labors entitled him. He is a Reformer in the true sense of the ,\"ord, belie,'ing in the abolition of both liquor and tobacco, ...nd fiml1y ath'ocating 137 the cause of temperance. In 1890 he ,\"as the temperance candidate for Parliament from the \\'est Riding of Lambton. In 18 5 2 Dr. Colter was married to :\Iiss Elizabeth Hmve, a nati,'e of County Fennanagh, Ire- land. Her father, Hamilton Hm\"e, an offi- cer in the English army, participated in the battle of Queensto"n Heights in 1812. Dr. and Irs. Colter are now enjoying life sur- rounded ,by the comforts procured by their earlier efforts. To these" orthy people fi\"e children "ere born: Dr. \Villiam F. D.; Iaggie. wife of _-\lbert Scarsbrook, of Pe- twlia; Elizabeth, the wife of \\'illiam Dun- brelle. in the Inland Revenue service at Hamilton; Dr. Charles F., a dentist at Pe- trolia; and Dr. Fred H., a dentist in Okla- homa City. \ \ïlli;m F. B. Colter ,\"as born in Dur- ham County, On1., June I I, 1855, and ac- quired his literary education in the high school of Strathroy, beginning the study of his profession with his father. In I8ii he entered the Royal College of Dental Surgery at Toronto, and ,vas graduated from that institution in I8i8, cum laude. Immediately after graduating Dr. Colter began the prac- tice of his profession in Sarnia in the office now occupied by attorney S. \\'eir. About ten years later he moved across the hall to his present more commodious apartments. For more than a quarter of a century he has climbed the same stain\"ay each day going up to his office, a rather unusual record for any man. Dr. Colter has always taken an act!\'e part in political matters, being an ad\'ocate of the principles of the Reform party. Dur- ing 1898 and 1900 he served with distinc- tion in the city council of Sarnia, is a mem- ber and for some time "'as chairman of the board of health. Since I8io he has been connected ,dth the militia, and at present ( 1905) is captain of X o. 8 Company of the 2ith Regiment. He is also prominent in fraternal orders, being nmv past ma ter of Victoria Lodge, Xo. 56, F. & A. 1\1.. at Sarnia: a Chapter :\Iason and Knight Tem- pIal': a member of the I. O. O. F.: past prm"incial commander, K. O. T. :\1., uf On- 13 8 CO DIE IORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD tario; and past supreme auditor of the Su- preme Tent of the K. O. T. I., of the \\ or1d. On June 11, 1880, Dr. Colter and Iiss Emma Hull were united in marriage. :\Irs. Colter is a nati ve of the State of K ew York, but came to Canada in childhood. She is a daughter of Samuel and Mary (Graham) Hull. and a direct descendant of \\ïlliam Hull, the first territorial governor of l\Iichi- gan. Two children ha\'e been born to Dr. and Irs. Colter, Charles \V. and Harold Douglas. CAPT. JOU)J \V ALLEN, one of the representative citizens and a prosperous oil producer of Oil Springs, Lambton County, ,vas born Sept. 2, 1833, in Kent County, Ont., on the Riyer Sydenham. Alexander and Margaret (Boyle) Wal- len, the parents of Capt. \Vallen, were born respecti, ely in Ohio and Canada, the father in 1801. He was a nephew of the distin- guished soldier, Co!. Kirby, the grandmother of Capt. \Vallen being the sister of this noted military man. Jal{les \Yallen, father of Alexander, was a soldier in the British service and took part in the ,val' of IRI2. Later he settled in Dm'er township, Kent County, Ont., and he died in Ohio, survived by his only son. Dur- ing his residence in Kent County Alexander \\ allen sen'ed as a colonel of militia. He was a pioneer settler in his locality, where he follo,ved farming until his death. He married Margaret Boyle, born in Kent County, a most estimable woman, ,\"110 was noted for the kindness and goodness of her life. Three of their sons still surYÌve namely; Henry, a retired miller, of Dresden, Kent County; Andrew K., a successful busi- ness man, in the State of Illinois; and John, of ,vhmn this biography treats particularly. Tohn \\'allen received a district school edu ation in Florence, Ont. \Yhen he reached manhood he started out as a sailor on the Great Lakes and follo,,'ed this calling for some eighteen years. He then settled at Superior City. He married 1\1iss Ellen Lane, born in the State of Kentucky, a mem- bel' of one of the leading families of the Cnited States, and a lady whose refinement and courtesy ,vere only equaled by her ami- able disposition and charming hospitality. She will long be remembered by those ,vho received kindness at her hands. Her death occurred at their home Dec. 26, 1886, at Oil Springs. She was a deyoted member of the Presbyterian Church. She was survived by three. daughters and seven sons. She was the mother of eleven children, namely: Iartha, born in Superior City, is the widow of Gilbert S. Crosbie, late a prominent citizen of Oil Springs, ,\"110 for a number of years lived in Austria, Germany and England, as foreman for oil companies, and aftenvard interested himself in the same business at home. Alexander C. is mentioned else,,'here in this volume. Fred J. is a prospector in Xew Ontario. John H. is an oil prospector of \Vyoming Territory. Jennie, born in Pe- trolia, is the ,,'idow of Daniel Bloum, and is a resident of 1innesota; they had 1\vo sons, Lloyd and Otto. Charles E., oil operator of Oil Springs, married Florence Sisk. Ed,,'in K., of Russia, is in the oil business. Tessie died aged thrée years. William J. died" aged nineteen years. I\Iiss Laura E. and Albert J. are at home. Capt. \ValIen gave up his business on the water in I8ó..j., and came to Oil. Springs, "here he engaged in the oil business, being among the first oil producers of this section, He remained but a few years, howe,'er, re- moving to Petralia when the boom died out. After the Oil Springs field had slept for six- teen years Capt. \\'allen was the first to re- turn, and he again began operations, ,vhich, prm'ing successful, really openecl up the way for the cle,'elopment of this "onderful field. Through excellent business methods he soon became possessed of considerable capi- tal, ,vhich he im'ested at Oil Springs, and here he has become one of the large oil pro- ducers and a prominent citizen, identifying himself ,vith the affairs of the locality and assisting in the progress and cle,'eJopment of this section of Lambton County. CntiJ within t".o years ago Capt. \ \T alleil contin- ued in acti,'e business, hut ,,'arnings of fail- co nIEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ing health caused him to retire. He is a man belm'ed and esteemed In' all who know him. _\ strang Consen'ati\'e in politics, he has frequently been electecl to responsible offices and has sen'ed both as councillor and reeve for a number of years. He has also been prominent in the l\Iasonic fraternity at Oil Springs. Religiously he adheres to the Presb) terian Church. J.\ [ES \Y. :\[cCUTCHEOX is prom- inentlv identified with the business and mu- nicipal interests of Petralia, Lambton County. He is of Irish extraction and the family was founded in Ontario by his grand- father, James, who was born in Ireland in 18q. In his native place he married Iary Ann Baxter. a native of Tipperary, Ireland, born in 1819. In 1850 they emigrated to Ontario, locating at Dorchester Station, near London, Ont.. \yhere the grandfather en- gaged in a lumber business for a number of years. Here his \yife died in January, 1859, and he sun-iyed un il July. 1880, passing a\yay in Toranto. Eight children \yere born to this pioneer couple: George, \\ ho died in Georgia. ü. S. .\.; Robert. the father of James: James. a merchant of Pennsyh'ania; \\Tilliam. deceased; Joseph, deceased; Iar- cella: Eliza: and :l\Iary Ann. Of this family, Robert IcCutcheon \yas born in Ireland in Iarch, 1838. During his younger days he assisted his father in his lumber business, but in 1865 he remO\'ed to Petralia, and has since been acti\'ely engaged in the oil fields of this vicinity. In 1858 he married Isabella \ \- ade, a native of Ontario, born in August, 1 R 39. daughter of \ \Tilliam and Anna (Chil- lick) \Vade. \\ïlliam \Vade \\as born in Fennanagh, Ireland, in 1810. and his wife in that country in 1813. They settled in Ontario. in 1837, at Dorchester, and there the father follo\\-ed the business of a con- tractor. They died in 1870 and 1899. re- specti\'ely. The children of :\Ir. and Irs. ::\IcCutcheon were born as follows: \\'ill- iam. a contractor in Germany; James \V.; Robert. deceased. who \yas a driller in Pe- tralia. and in foreig'n fields as \yell: George, a blacksmith of Petrolia: Joseph, deceased; 139 Richard deceased; Thomas, a driller in On- tario; 'Frank; Annie; Elizabeth; and Theresa. The parents are members of the Church of England. In politics the father is a Consen-atiye. James \\'. IcCutcheon was born near Dorchester Station. Feb. 18, 1861, and was only four years of age \yhen his parents set- tled in Petrolia. His education \\'as obtained in the public schools of that place, and at the age of fourteen years he began working in the flax fields of Petrolia, continuing thus engaged for about four years. He then spent three years learning the business of blacksmithing, which calling he follo\yed for Ì\\'eh'e years. .\bout 1880 he embarked in the oil business. and in 1892 disposed of his interest in the blacksmith business in order to give all of his time and attention to his oil interests. Ir. [cCutcheon is also a contractor, and operates full drilling outfits for the construction of all classes of deep \yells. In addition to the abO\'e mentioned lines, he is vice-president of the Petrolia \Vagon \\'orks. and a director in the Pe- tralia Packing Company, as well as presi- dent of the Petralia Combination Rack Com- pany, which was organized in January, 1900. In 1902 the plant of the last-named concern \\ as destrayed bv fire. He is now interested in the g;s business, and has or- ganized a company with a capital of $..j.o.ooo to establish a gas \yorks in Petralia. \\-here a twenty-year franchise has been secured. It is e'\:pected that the plant will be completed and in operation hy the fall of 1906. Ir. IcCutcheon has been prominent in municipal affairs, for eight years was a mem- ber of the public school board, eleyen years was a member of the council, and \yas also honored by election to the office of mayor in 1900 and 1901. For se\'enteen years he was a memher of the Fire Department, and dur- ing that time \\-as deputy chief for t\\'O years and chief for one year. In 1902 he was president of the \\'est Lambton Consen-atÏ\-e Association. Fraternallv he is a Iaster Iason. and a memher of the I. O. O. F. in \\'hich he has passed all the chairs. . On . \pril 25. 1883. lr. :\IcCutcheon 14 0 co nIE IORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD married Iiss Bathalia Ann Jones, a daugh- ter of Orlando Jones, and to their union children as foIlo\ys ha\'e been born: \iVill- iam; Cathleen Gertrude; Edith, deceased; and James and _\rthur, t\\'ins. 1\1r. and Mrs. McCutcheon are consistent members of the Baptist Church, in \dlich both are active workers. They are highly respected in the community in which they have made their homes for so many years. and they dispense a kindly hospitality to their many friends. HCGH 10XTGO IERY, member of the Provincial Parliament of East Lambton, ex-ree\'e of Plympton township, and one of the most successful agriculturists and seIf- made men in his section, was hum on his present homestead, in a house just opposite his present comfortable home, March 25, 18 58. Hugh :!\lontgomery, his grandfather, was a nati\'e of County Antrim, Ireland. where he was a tenant farmer in the parish of Dunard. There he married Jane Black, a native of the same place. Their children were: \\Tilliam. Charteris, John, Jeremiah, Hugh and Elizabeth. Charteris Iontgomery, second son of Hugh. the grandfather, \vas born at Dunard, County Antrim. in 1822. and there attended school and learned the trade of shoemaker, which he foIIO\yed until he \\'as twenty-fi\'e years of age. He \\'as of too ambitious a na- ture to feel contented with the field of his operations in his o\\'n land, and came to Canada, hoping to improve his condition. Sailing from Belfast on the "Rosalinda." commanded by Capt. Hayes. after a passage of thirty-eight days he landed at Quebec. in 1847. and from there made his way to To- ronto. There he found employment at his trade and worked at it for five years. when he removed to Talfalgar, Halton County, and continued to \\'ork at his trade for a year longer. In 1853 he came to Lambton County, and located in Plympton township, on the London road. \\ here he bought twen- tv-five acres of land in Lot 10. Concession 4. This \\'as then all bush. and on it he built a log house of the approved pattern of the time in \dlich he settled, and began the im- prO\'ement of this wilderness farm, to which he later added 200 acres on Lot 10, Conces- sion 5, of \yhich 100 acres is nO\\ owned IJ\' George Moore. On the 100 acres \vhich l{e retained he built a fine brick house at a cost of $2.000. 1\1any improvements made this a notable place, and he lived here until 1892, when he retired from active life, removing to Sarnia, \\ here he built t".o fine dwelling- houses, one of which with his devoted \vife, he occupied until his death, June II, 1905. Although past eighty-two years of age, he was quite active and in possession of all his po\yers. 1\11'. :!\Iontgomery ,,'as a strong Consen'ati\-e all his life, but never sought or accepted office. His genial disposition and admirable personal attributes made him the center of a pleasant family circle, and he had not an enemv in the ,,'orld. In TorOlito, Jan. 4, 1850, by Re\'. Dr. Gazette. a clergyman of the Church of Eng- land. and later a bishop of the church. Ir. 1\Iontgomery was married to liss Charlotte Bro\nl. born in 1832. in County DO\yn. Ire- land. daughter of \Villiam and Charlotte (Bateman) Brown. The latter ,,-as born at Gibraltar, daughter of Capt. Bateman, an English army officer. 1\Irs. Iontgomery came to Canada with her parents. She has been a model of maternal love, and has as- sisted ably in the rearing and educating of her children, the latter no easy task in a new country, Her life, like her husband's has heen one of industry and elevation to the highest calls of duty. On Jan. 4, 1900, this devoted couple celebrated their Golden \Vedding, a happy occasion, which brought pleasure all through the family. These e\'ents are not of any too frequent occur- rence, and will long be remembered by all permitted to be present. Children \yere born to Charteris lontg-omerv and \vi fe as fol- 100vs: (I) Elizabeth, \yife of James 1\Iont- gomery, died leaying children-\\ïlliam. of Plympton township: and James. of \Yyo- ming, \dlO married Irene Canton. and has three children. Albert \Yilliam. 1\IYI'tle Elizaheth and Hugh Charteris. (2) John. \dlO died in lexico. married Irs. Estelle , . co nIE IOR.-\TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Stumbo, and left one child: Bertha. (3) Charlutte is the \\"ido\\" of Jo:m IcCormick, and resides in \Yatforel, Onto She has three children, Rachel .-\., Lotta Dell amI \ \ïlliam J. ( ) Sarah and (5) Charteris buth died young. (I)) Hugh is mentioned belo\\". (7) .-\nnie, \\ ido\\" uf . \nthony Reece. resides on Concessi un 7, Plymptun, and has had chil- dren- Iiltun Charlotte Charteris, Gladys and .-\nthuny '( who died )'oung). (t)) Jam s, a fanner in l'lympton township, married .-\nnie Dunford, and they had one child, Elizabeth Jane, now dec ased. (9) Char teris, a tra\-eling salesman, resided in Clen- land, \\"here he died :ðIarch 27, 1905. He married Helena :ðIurray. (IO) Sarah mar- ried Robert Johnson, and they han three children, Geraldine, Gladys B. and Yera \ i\'ian. ' (I I) Iinnie Íargaret married Charles Polley, a groceryman at Petrolia, and has one child, Charles \ V esley. (12) Thomas, a machinist with the Imperial Oil Company, at arnia, married Daisy \\T ors- ley. of Sarnia, and they han three children, .-\da Blanche, Bernice :\Iarie and Charteris. Hugh :\Iontgomery, son of Charteris, recei\"ed but limited educational ad\'antages, and at the age of Ì\yeh'e years began to "ork hard to assist his parents, that they might clear the home farm of debt. All his earnings, until he was Ì\\ enty-one, \\"ere gi\'en to his father. In spite of limited op- portunities and many early drawbacks Ir. Iontgomery is an intelligent citizen, and one of the well informed and able business men of his neighborhood. He remained at home \\"ith his father until the age of t\\"en- ty-one, although at the age of fourteen he spent a ,,'inter in :\Iichigan in the lumber regions, using his father's team, and going back home in the spring. For the team and his own sen'ices he receiyed sixty dollars per month, which he gan his father. \\Tith this exception he continued on the home farm until his majority, and thèn started out for himself, renting a farm on the south part of the London road, owned by a 1\Ir. Bowen, of Marthaville, a tract of seyentv-four acres. t:' pon this place he settled dO\ 'n for three years, during \yhich time he started in the J4I threshing business. In 1882 he rented a fifty-acre farm of Irs. John :ðIurphy, on the London road, ;).) comparath'ely short time had It 111 a flour- ishing condition. At the present time the plant is run by his son, Fred J., who is half owner. Years of industry have won for 1Ir. Loughead his present fine fortune. From the position of a poor boy to that of affluence is not so rare, but it is not always the case that the competency of later life has been so honestly won. On a \"isit to California, in the \\ inter of 1901-1902, 1r. Loughead made a number of il1\'estments there and since that date his winter seasuns are passed in that genial clime. His life has been mainly devoted to the oil business, in spite of his success in e\"ery line he has attempted. For three years after his marriage he conducted a hotel in Prescott, afterward selling the business which he had made most profitable, On Sept. II, 1861, l\Ir. Loughead was united in marriage \\ ith ::\Iiss l\largaret Kingston, and the follo\\ ing children \\ ere born of this union: Annie is the \\ ife of William J. Iilligan, of Sarnia, and has one child, Roxy; Jennie is unmarried and lives at home; George li\'es in Australia; ::\Iinnie married Robert Paul. and had one daughter; A.ileen L. is deceased; Fred J. is mentioned below: K ellie and Harry are at home. }'Irs. Loughead passed out of life April 5, 1901, a most estimable Christian \\'oman and a de- \'oted member of the :\Iethodist Church. For ten years the family home was in Strath- roy, but in 1877 they removed to Sarnia, where 1Ir. Loughead erected a handsome residence on \\' ellington street. In earlier life he \\"as an ardent Conservati\'e, and served one year in the town council, then re- signing, but during his later years he has de\'oted his attention entireh' to business and personal matters. For ma'ny years he has been connected \\"ith the Masonic fraterniÌ\'. FRED J. LOL'GHEAD, who carries on his father's business in Sarnia, was married April 28, 190-1-, to Luella Holmes. daughter of Da\"id Holmes, a lumber merchant of De- troit. ::\Iichigan. In 188-1- he became an ama- teur bicyclist. \\ inning the Canadian cham- pionship at \\'aterloo in 1895, also making a total record for the season of 1895-9ï, 154 CO:.D.IE::\IORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD \\"inning first prizes. In 1898 he \\"on the ì\ ational Championship in Philadelphia, I'ennsy1\'ania, and retired to his present busi- ness, He is a popular business man and has many friends, Fraternally he belongs to the Canadian Order of Elks. and politi- cally he is a Reformer. S. W.\LLACE TRCSLER \\hose \\ ork in organizing the Maccabees ilas made him knO\\"Il O\'er a large part of the Do- minion. is one of the busy, progressi\"e mcn of the Cnunty of Lambton, and resides in a beauti ful home in Camlachie. \ \ïlliam Trusler, the great-grandfather of S, \\'allace, \vas a nati\ e of Sussex, Eng- land, \\ here as a tenant farmer, he li\"ed and died. He married Miss :\nn Xash. and they became the parents of six children. namely: John, \\ïlliam, George, Thomas. Elizabeth and :\ancy (who married Harry Tribe). John and George came to Canada, and the latter died in \Vaterloo township, County of \Yaterloo, Ont. The family united with the Church of England, Jnhn Trusler, son of \Villiam and grandfather of S, \Vallace, was also born in Sussex, England, where he followed mill- ing, working principally in the lumber mills as a sa\\"yer. [n his nati\'e land he married Jane Childs, daughtcr of \nthony Childs, who \\ as also of Sussex. and they became the parents of thirteen children, ele\'en of whom \\"ere born in England, viz,: Timothy died in Camlachie. Tamar married Joseph Sproule, and became the mother of the first \\"hite male child bmn in P]ympton town- ship. _ \bsalnm died on the homestead. Eliza married George Shaw, and both died in ::-'Ii(òhigan. Ruth married John Keough, and died at \Va]singham. Onto :\lartha married James Demerest. of Port Huron, \\"here she died. E]enor married _\.] fred Thompson, of Detroit, where she died. Reuben died in Forest, Ont. Harriet. widow of A]exander Cairns. resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan. \\'alter died young, Obediah died in in- fancy. _\rthur died in Hmlts\'ille. :\Iuskoka district. \1\'ah is mentioned farther on. In IR33 :\Ir. and :\Trs, Trus]er started \\ ith their e]e\'en children for Canada, the passage to Ontario being paid by Lord Egre- mont, \\"ho 0\\ neù land in thc County of Lambton, and \\ as encouraging settlers to locate here. EmbarJ...ing on a sailing \"esse], they landed at Quebec after forty-three days passed on the. \tlantic, and made their \\ ay to \\ hat \\"as then an unknown region in \\"estern Ontario. _\.rri\ing at \\"hat is now Sarnia, :\Ir. Trus]er left his family there \\-hile he pushed on to Plymptùn to nlship, and located his land on Lot 9, Concession 9, a part of \\ hich now embraces the village of Camlachie. Here he settled in the \\"oods, erecting a little log shanty, to which he brought his \\Ìfe and children. The t\\O youngest died in Sarnia \\"hile the mother was alone there. 1\lr. Trus]er \vas one of the first settlers in the to\\"Ilship, the nearest neighbor being a :\1r. G]asgO\\, who \\"as lo- cated on the shore of Lake Huron. There were no roads or trails, and the land \\ as nothing hut bush and s\\ amp. 11r. Trus]er settlecl on a loa-acre tract. and later added to it until he had 340 acres. During the early part of his residence he had to go to Detroit for flour. \\"hich cost $12,50 a bar- rel. the first Ì\\ 0 barrels costing $2ó,50, They were brought on the little steamer "Red Jacket," to Sarnia from Detroit, and -:\Ir. Trusler had to carry them on his hack to his home through the woods, making sev- eral trips. o\"er thirty miles a trip. The nearest gristmill was in Lundon township. -:\1 iddlesex County, a distance of fifty-two miles, and what \\ heat he grew on his farm he had to grind in a handmi]1. and sift in a grass seed sie\"e. The pork he raised \\ as sold in Sarnia for Ì\vo and a half cents a pound. and oats brought from Ì\\"e1\'e to fif- teen cents a bushel. \\"heat selling for thirty cent a husheI. .-\s there was little or no money in circulation in those days, he had to take his pay in trade, The only thing he got cash for \\ as potash. which he made and so](1 in Sarnia, The ne1.rest postoffice was at LotHIan, O\"er fifty miles away, and the first t\\"O Ictters he received from home cost him three shilling's and six pence for postage. :\[r. Trusler worked hard. and COM:.IE::\rORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD cleared up his farm after many years of toil, having the early struggles typical of pioneer Ii fe in the \\ ilderness. Sewn years before his death he lost his eyesight. and was cared for bv his son, .\h'ah, \\ ith whom he \vas li\'ing at the time of his death in 18ï8, at the ripe age of ninety-one years. He \\ as laid to rest in the Presb\"terian cemetery at Camlachie, 1r. Trusle was a membe of the Established Church of England, but because there \\ as no church of that denom- ination in that section of the to\\ nship, he attended the Preshyterian Church at Cam- lachie. He \\ as temperate in his habits and li\"ed an upright life, doing his duty in e\'ery relation of life as became a Christian. His wife, \\'ho died on the farm in I8ó3, \vas also laid to rest in the Presbyterian ceme- tery. She was a nohle Christian woman and a (le\"oted \vife and mother. Like her husband she was originally a member of the Church of England, hut attended the Pres- byterian Church at Camlachie, Ah ah Trusler, now li\'ing retired in Camlachie. \\as for many years a prosperous fanner of Plympton township, and is one of the oldest living natives of that township, ha\'ing been born in a little log cabin on Lot 9, Concession 9. Oct. 4, 1838. He was reared on the farm, and like his father saw much of pioneer life, He attended the first schnol house erected in the to\\ nship, a log structure. and \vas taught by an Irish school master. John Casey, who ,vas paid by priv- ate subscriptions. ::\11'. Trusler's ambition from early boyhood \vas for a professional life, but the opportunities therefor did not present themseh'es while he \\"as young, He \vorked on the homestead with his father, where he has spent all of his life, and he took charge of the place man)' years before his father's death, caring fflr the father during his old age. In December. 1858, he was married in Plympton township, by Re\'. Ir. HO\vard (minister of the ::\Iethodist Church at Camlachie) to Frances Bridges, who \\ as born in Yorkshire, England, daughter of Rohert Bridges, one of the later pioneers of the township, 1rs. Trusler died on the 1-- :1;) farm in I8ó9, from the effect of typhoid fe\'er, lea\'ing four children. She \\ as buried in Camlachie cemetery. .\ veal' later M1'. Tru<;ler married in P rt Ht;ron, Charlotte Little\\ orth, of Plympton, \\ ho died in Oc- tober, [904, daughter of Sergt. James Littleworth, who \vas in the British army, The four children born to ::\11'. Trusler's first marriage \\ ere: \ Y elIteI', \vho was a farmer of Plympton township, and died at the age of t\\ enty-f! 1m years (he married Sarah Cart'ick); .\lice, deceased \\ ife of Joseph Draper. in Plympton to\\ìlship: S, \\'allace; and Clarence Oscar. The children born to the second marriage are as follO\\"s: 1abel. \vho married Joseph ::\lcIntyre, of Duck Lake, Saskatche\\an, who \\as a mem- ber of Parliament for that territory for sev- eral years: and Frederick. S, \\'allace Trusler, eldest li\'ing son of \lvah, \\as born 011 the humestead 1lay 25, 18ó-1-. He attended the public schools of the to\\ nship and gre\\ up on the homestead, where he remained until he \\ as twenty-two veal'S old, at which time he started out to ;nake his 0\\ n way, settling on a thirty-fi\"e acre tract at Camlachie on the Egremont road, There he farmed for t\VO years, \\ hen he took up the study of telegraphy, and was night operator for four years at the Grand Trunk Railmad depot at Camlachie, In 1892 he began organizing \vork for the Knights of the 1accahees, being elected deputy supreme commander and organizer for Ontario. and for the past thirteen years he has devoted his time to the \vork of that organization, He has also spent some time in :\Ianitoba for the organization, In 1903 he \\'as elected PrO\'incial Lieutenant Com- mander for Ontario, and \vas elected mC1n- bel' of the Supreme Board of Trustees in 190-1-. Ir, Trusler also keeps a small gen- eral store ill Camlachie, where he has a fine home. He has tra\'eled extensively o\'er the Dominion and parts of the ünit d States, ami is an unusually well informed man, 111'. Trusler is particularly \vell fitted for the work he has undertaken, possessing a genial manller, is killd and hospitable, the kind of 15 6 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD man who is popular \\ ith all classes, mak- ing friends wherever he goes. In June, 1886, 1\1r. Trusler married, in Sarnia township, Fannie Carrick, who was born in Sarnia, daughter of \ViIIiam Car- rick. Nine children came to this union: "'alter (at home, who runs the store), \i\Till- iam, Maurice, Gladys, Hazel, Arthur C, John \V., George A. and Clarence L. Besides his connection with the K. O. T. 1\1., at Camlachie, \d1Ïch he joined in 1889, Mr. Trusler holds membership in Hu- ron Lodge, No. 392, A. F. & A. 1\1., Cam- lachie; \Vawanosh Chapter, R. A.. 1\1., Sar- nia; St. Simon Cyrene Preceptory, of Sar- nia; London Lodge of Perfection and Rose Croix, London; holds the 32d degree, Ham- ilton, Ont. ; and belongs to Rameses Temple, l\Iystic Shrine, of Toronto. He also be- longs to the 1. O. O. F., in which he is a Past Grand, \nLLL\ I FARR, \\ho may be called one of the veteran manufacturers of Sarnia, hadng been engaged in the carriage manu- facturing business there since 1850. descends from an old and honored English family of which this branch \vas established in On- tario in I8-t.:;. Joseph Farr. his grandfather, was born about 1753, in Huntingdonshire, England, followed a successful agricultural life, and died in his native land in 1833. His two children were a son and a daughter, \Vill- iam and Hannah, the latter of whom mar- ried a :Mr. Topham. \YiIliam Farr. the father of :\lr. Farr of Sarnia, \\as born in 1797, in Hunting- donshire. England. and married Hannah Allen, who was born in England in 1796, In 18-t.5 the parents amI children emigrated to Canada, locating on a farm in "' stmin- ster, Ont., amI there the parents remained until within three \'ears of the father's death, \vhen he cam to Sarnia. where he died in IR75. In political opinion he was a Consen"ative. His \vidow sun"i\"ed until 188:;. dying in the faith of the Baptist Church. Their chilrlren were: l\Iarv, To- seph, Rebecca, "ïlIiam. . \nnie. Sar h. Elizabeth and Charles. lIary \\"as married t\\ ice, both her husbands being named Shephard. Joseph was a \\ agonmaker in England and emigrated to the United States, but later came to On- tario and engaged in his trade at Lon- don; for a time he carried on a mercantile and milling business near Toronto, later took the contract for carrying the mail be- tween Sarnia and Baby's Point, and after- \vard conducted a livery business in Sar- nia and operated a stage line between \i\Tyo- ming and Oil Springs, which he later sold, removing to British Columbia, where he en- gaged in farming, wagon making and lum- ber dealing, dying there in 1901. Rebecca married Caleb Flawn. Annie married Arthur Shore. Sarah married \\ïlIiam Saw- yer. Elizabeth married Mr. Bruce. Charles lives at Petrolia and is engaged in the oil business and farming. \Villiam Farr, of Sarnia, was born 1\lay I I, 1826, in Northamptonshire, England. Although not yet of age when the family came to Ontario he was old enough to enter upon an apprenticeship to the carriagemak- ing trade, and he remained in London. Ont., at this work. for four years, coming then to Sarnia and establishing here a business \vhich has continuec1 through the long pe- riod up to the present. His first location was on Front street, opposite the present hard\\"are store of MacKenzie, lIilne & Co., but a short time afterward he erected a building on Christina street. \\ here he re- mained until he took possession of his pres- ent commodious quarters, ôn the northeast corner of Lochiel and Victoria streets, op- posite the Market. Since the erection of thi plant, in 1880. the husiness has heen carried on under the firm stvle of \ ViIliam Farr & Son. its utput beÏI;g wagons and carriages. and employment being given to ten men, Through the long period of its existence it has been gradually expanded, a healthy growth being more desired by its founder than a too rapid one, and the prod- uct has \\ on its way \\ ith the public on account of its e'XceIlence. finish. price and utilit\". co n1E 10R_-\TIVE BIOGRAPHIC\L RECORD. In 1858 lr. Farr married }'Iiss Ala Hutchinson. \\ ho \\"as born in T or<)nto in 183-1-. a daughter of \\ïlliam and Elizabeth ( Turner) Hutchinson, both of whom \\ ere llf English extraction. }'Ir. Hutchinson was a business man in Toronto until his death, in 1851, at the age of si"t)-four years; his \\ ife died in 18-1-3, aged thirty-snen years. The children born to Ir. and Irs. Farr \\ ere the following: John _\" of Port Hu- ron, married .\nnie Green, of Hamilton, and their children are Fred, -\Ima and \\ïlliam; Emma married F. \Y. \\'odell, ùf Boston, and their children are Frank, Fred and St. Clair: \ \ïlliam H., \\ ho is engaged with his father in business, married _ \gnes \\' arden; Charles is deceased: Frank is a druggist in Boston, lassachusetts: Frederick James, a tra \'eling salesman, is also a resident of Bos- ton, and is unmarried. The religious belief of Ir, Farr asso- ciates him \\"ith the Baptist Church; his wife is a good lethodist. His political opinions are with those of the Conservati\'e party, and fraternally he is connected with the IasoHs. Ir. Farr IS one of the most re- liable and highly re pected business men of Sdrnia, _ \s early as 1857 he was called upon to sen'e the town in the capacity of ta" collector, and his interest has never failed in I eganl to the growth and de\'elopment as well as the good gO\"ernmen.t of this pros- pering city. CAPT. \nLLL-\ l D_-\XIEL XE.-\L, since 1902 special marine agent for the _-\cme \\'hite Lead & Color \Yorks, of De- troit. 11ichigan, is a retired lake captain and one of a family of sailors, and has spent the greater part of his life on the Great Lakes. From his earliest recollection he has been familiar \"ith the details of a sea- man's life. for his father also was the cap- tain of a lake vessel. He was born in De- troit. Iichigan, Feb, 15, 1850, to Capt. Thomas and Harriet (Sageman) Neal. The Xeal family is of English de- scent, and the first of the name in Lambton County was Thomas Keal. a nati\"e of Eng- land, and grandfather of Capt. William. Hi'> 157 parents, Thomas and Iary (Keal) XeaI. li\ ed in Buckingham, England, and there died. fhey were members of the Church of England. Their children \\ ere Thotnas, Elizabeth, \\ïlliam, Joseph and Richard, \\ hom Thomas only resided permanently in the Xe\\ \\'orld. Joseph spent five years in Canada, but then returned to his 0\\ n coun- tr), \\ here he died. Thomas Xeal was educated in England and aften\"ard \\ as a drover and cattle raiser there, In 183-1-. "ith his \\ife and family, he came to _ \merica, spent five years 111 De- troit, then a small \'illage, and in 1839 mo\ ell to Lambton County, \\"here he lo- cated in Concession 8, lùore township, on what was known as the Col. Fisher tract. There he bought 100 acres, and spent the rest of his life engaged in fanning and stock raising, 1r. Xeal \\ as married in Oxford, England, to Miss lary Stowe, daughter of Henry Stowe, and by her had a family of hvel\"e children, namely. Thomas: Henry, of _-\Igonac, St. Clair County, Michigan; .-\lfred, who died in England early in life; lary, who married Robert Fleck, a well known citizen of Sarnia, mentioned else- ,dlere; \\ïlliam, a captain on the lakes, who died on board his \"essel, at Ashtabula, Ohio; Charles, a lake captain, who died at Bay City, Michigan; Ellen, who died at De- troit in infancy; Emma, l\lrs. Jacob Der- ringer, of Ada, Ohio; \\'alter, who resides on the homestead in l\loore; Alvin, who died at Port Huron, where he was for many years superintendent of the Sarnia ferry- boats for the Iills Transportation Com- pany: Henrietta, 11rs. \Villiam Gray, of Moore; and Matilda, who married the late \\ïlliam Priest and lives in Courtright. Thomas Keal died at his home in l\Ioore township in 1874, aged seventy-four, and \\ as buried in the Colim"ille cemetery, He was a Consen'ative in politics, and \\ ith his wife a member of the Church of England, She sun'i\"ed him until larch 15, 1899, dy- ing at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Priest. Kinety-se\'en years of age, she had heen for the last four veal's bedridden. Capt. Thomas XeaÍ was born in Oxford, 15 8 co alEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD England, Dec. 30. 1824, and was a child ,,,hen he accompanied his parents to Amer- ica. Yery soon after arriving in Detroit he Legan his career on the lakes, In those early (lays there were only sailing ,-essels, and CapL );'eal rapidly ruse to the position of master. Later he became part owner of a ,-essel carrying freight and passengers, and after steamers began plying the lakes he commanded several, spending over forty years of his life on the" ateI'. He made his home in Detroit. until 1865. and then moved to 1100re township, where he bought land along the St. Clair river front. built a good house. and finally lived retired, spending his last few years attending personally to his farm. He died Oct. 21, 1893, aged nearly si'\:ty-nine year , and ,,'as laid to rest in the Sutherland cemetery, in loore township. He "as a vestryman and later warden in the Church of England, a Conservative in politics. and a member of the L O. O. F. at Detroit. Capt. Neal was married in De- troit. to Harriet. daughter of Stephen Sageman. who was also of English birth. Her remains rest beside those of her hus- band, The children born to this union were: T,,'o who died in infancy: \Villiam D, : Ann Eliza, deceased wife of Juhn Stock- dale; Harriet Louise, residing in Court- right; Alvin c.; Jane Florence. 1\1rs. J. J. .fan-is. of 1\Ioore to"nship; John R., of l\1oore township: James S" a lake captain; 1Iaude. Mrs, Frank Cronkite. of Owen Sound; and l\1abel, ,,-ho died aged twenty- one, C."'PT. ALVIN CHARLES KEAL, a brother of \\ïlliam D., was born at Detroit, Dec. 13, 1857, He "as six years old when his father mO\"ed to Lambton Count\", and he ,,,as educated entirely in the pul;lic school of Section No. I. ,,-here he ,,'as taught by Miss Catcart. He remained working on the farm until he was twenty-two. and then be- came a sailor. making his first voyage as wheelman on the steamer "Nelson 1\1 ills:' under his uncle. Capt. Charles K eaI. In 1882 he ,,,as made mate on the "Yosemite" and later commander on the "Nelson 1ills." A fter two \"ears on that vessel he obtained command of the ., B. \ V. _ \rnold:' then of the "Fred )'Iercer" and lastly of the "Clyde." During his t\\-enty-fi,'e years un the lakes he has been in an official pusition for t\\ enty-one, For many years he made his home in American ports. but now re- sides on a small farm on the St, Clair ri,-er front, where he has put up a fine frame dwelling. one of the most up-to-date humes in this section. He is still strong and ac- tive and keeps a close personal o,-ersight of e,-erything about his home. Like his brother he is cordial and friendly and' pupular among his many friends. He is a member of the Church of England and belongs to the A, F. & A. 1\1.. Moore Lodge, o, 294, of Courtright, and to Sarnia Chapter, as well as to the 1. O. F,. Lodge o. 29, of Courtright. On Feb, 16. 18RS, Capt. Ah'in C. Neal ,vas united to }'Iiss Retta Stevens, daughter of David Stevens. a retired farmer of )'1uore township. This union has been blessed with two children, Lyle Stevens and Charles Al- vin. both of "hum reside at home. WILLIA1\1 F. LA \VRENCE. proprie- tor of the Jacob Lawrence & Sons' whole- sale and retail lumber business, is a man of rare eriterprise and ability. Though the way to his present position was opened to him by his father, he has, by his energy and wise financial management. performed no insig- nificant part in working up an extensive trade. and establishing the business on its present firm and lasting foundation. 1\11'. Lawrence comes of good English stock. and of a family of efficient business men. His grandfather, Peter Lawrence, an enterprising Englishman, won both prosper- ity and distinction in the early days, in the new lumber regions of western Ontario. Born in England. he there, under the influ- enc s of a refined and Christian community. passed his early days. Desirous, howe,'er, of a larger field for his activities. he came to Ontario. and located in the flourishing set- tlement of Toronto. Finding, in the well- wooded districts of that section. plenty of timber to be had almost for. the asking, he CO ,I).IE)'IOR_-\TI\-E BIOGR_\PHIC\L RECORD. engaged in the lumber Imsine.;;s near the city. The enterprise met \\-ith success from the start, and he continued it until some years prior to his death. During his young man- hood 11r. La" renCe married a lady named Co\\les, "ho "as of Pennsyh'ania-Dutch parentage. By this marriage there were se\'en children: John and Peter follO\ved farming near Toronto; )'Iargaret was mar- ried to John \\ïlson. Elizabeth. to John \\'alker. of Toronto; Jacob is mentioned be- low; Catherine married Henry Peterman, of .\urora, Ont.; \\ïlliam is now a retired bus- iness man of Toronto. 11r. Lawrence and his family occupied a high place in the social and religious cir- cles uf Toronto. He and his wife were de- vout members of the \\'esleyan 11ethodist Church, possessing so strong a faith in that denomination that the majority of their de- scendants han been led to accept its tenets. Jacob La\\'fence. father of \ \íilliam F., ,,-as one of the most enterprising and suc- cessful lumber dealers in western Ontario. Born near Toronto, in 1821, the son of a prominent lumberman, he " as reared in the atmosphere of business, On reaching manhood, however, impressed ,,'ith the re- markable agricultural resources of his sec- tion. he engaged in farming near Toronto for some time, in connection "ith the hun- I-er busine"s. meeting \\ ith nry good results. He soon engaged in the lumber business in \ Y atfon!. Ont.. acquiring much valuable experience. For a short time, \\ith his brother Peter. he conducted a tannery at Xewton Crook. Xe",t he \\-ent to Eglinton. Ont.. where he operated a tannery. Experi- ments in different lines by this time decided ),1 r, Lawrence to confine his activities to the lumber business. as the surest means to suc- cess and fortune. and upon going to Eglinton he there erected a sawmill. The husiness outlook at this place prO\'ing a good one he continued there for some time. Then, in I 8ï I. thinking to enlarge his trade by a change of location. he mO\-ed to \\Tanstead. Lambton County, and engaged in the same line, Here. ho\\-e\'er. he continued but t\\'o 159 years. In casting about for a desirable per- manent lucatiun. he finally decided upon \"at- furd, and to this place, in I8ï3. he trans- ferred his business, For se\'en years he con- tinued here. enlarging the business from time to time and wurking up a steadily increas- ing trade. In fact. so e'>.tensin became his enterprise in time that he fuund it de:;irable to take in as partners his two sons, Henry and \\ïlliam F" and the farm of Jacob La\v- rence & Sons "as established. By 1880 the sons were entirely competent to run the \\'atford branch alone, and, finding at that time a fine opening for a wholesale and re- tail huuse at Sarnia. ::\Ir. La\\ rence mo\ ed there and opened the present establishment. Here he continued for fuur years, until. in 18K.j., death cut short his career. In 18-1-6 )'Ir. Lawrence married -\nnie \\ïlkinson, ,,'ho was born at St. Catharines. in 1830, daughter of the late Rev. Henry \\ïlkinson. l\Irs. Lawrence died in Sarnia, .-\ug. 10, 1900. Six children \\ ere born of this union: (I) Henry. deceased. formerly manager of the \Vatford branch of the lum- ber business established by his father, mar- ried ,-\nn Carr, and they had four children, Frederick, Harold, Ernest and . He was killed in the railroad \\reck at \\"an- stead, Ont., in 1902. (2) William F, is mentioned belo,,'. (3) )'Iary married George Bowen, and the\' han five children. Eva Henry, Leslie, :-\rnold and Helen. (4) l\laria. the" ife of \\ïlliam Ritchie. has also fi\'e children, ( 5) .-\melia married Thomas Slater. and they han one son. (6) Helen is the wife of Ed. Kelly, of Sarnia. and they han two children. Edward and :\Iildred. ::\Ir. Lawrence's executin ability, his re- markable po\ver of pushing affairs: and his clear-headedness and far-sightedness "ere among the prom0ters of his eminentlv suc- cessful career. enabling him to lay the- foun- dation of one of the most successful enter- prises in his sectiun. Though he confined his acti\ities almost exclusi\ ely to the field of business. he was ne\'ertheless influential in social and public affairs. _-\5 a Reformer, his word carried weight in local matters, 160 C01I:\IE)'10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. and as members o( the Metll' Klist Church both he and his wife figured prominently in religious circles. \\ïlliam F. Lawrence started life under especially propitious circumstances. Born near the flourishing city of Toronto, in I 5 I, he there, in an atmosphere of practical busi- ness, and \\'ell-directed actiyities. grew to manhood. In the public schools of his com- munity he received a thorough rudimentary education, de\ eloping habits of attention and alertness of invaluable service to him in after years. Capable, eyen as a child, at the early age of thirteen he went to work on his fa- ther's farm near Toronto. Here he con- tinued for four years, growing in strength of character and the pO\\ er of directing affairs. At the age of se\ enteen, entirely competent of rendering \'aluable sen-ice in 111S father's business, he went to Lambton County, and entered the lumber establish- ment. He readily became familiar with the details of the business, and soon set to work in one of the leading departments. Later he was taken into partnership. and in 1880, as has been said, began conducting the busi- ness alone, with the aid of his brother Henry. After the death of his father. in 1884, he mo\'ed to Samia, and took charge of the wholesale and retail establishment there, which he has since conducted. The firm is no\\' carrying on one of the largest industries of its kind in the section. The \\Tatford mill and factories have been enlarged from time to time, and now turn out large quan- tities of hardwood lumber, staves and head- ings, and also some of the finest grades of sashes, doors and blinds. The Sarnia house carries on a very extensive wholesale and retail trade in these articles, and also deals in pine lumber and shingles, 1\1r. Lawrence, who is never deterred by any obstacle, has met with excellent results in his efforts to increase his trade, and he is now known far and near as one of the largest and most re- liable dealers of lumber in his section. 11r. Lawrence married Eliza Carroll, daughter of Edward and Eliza (King) Car- roll, and they han three children: Edward, who now assists his father in business, mar- ried _\da Hanes in [902: Ralph is also en- gaged in business with his father; Wilbur is now attending school. 1Ir. Lawrence and his family occupy one of the finest residences in Sarnia. which he erected in [892, at the corner of Christina and \ V ell ington streets. As one of the leading business men of Sarnia ),11'. La\\Tence has lung been prom- inent in public affairs, and for two years has sen ed very efficiently as a member of the city council. He is \\ ell informed upon all questions of the day, and in politics affiliates with the Reform party. As a man of the highest integrity, interested in all good wurl-..s. hë has long been a leading member of the )'lethodist Church, and for a number of years \'ery ably represented it in the coun- cils, His wife is also a member of that church, Fraternally he belongs to the F. & A. ),1. and the C. O. F. \\ïLLL\11 ELLIS. One of the first things which strikes the eye of the visitor to the beautiful city of Sarnia, County of Lambton, is its fine walks, \\ hich cover some forty-fin miles. These walks were con- structed by \Villiam Ellis, a leading contrac- tor of Sarnia, \\ ho was the first man to intro- duce this kind of walk \\'ithin the city limits. In 1896 1\1r. Ellis built a granolithic walk in front of his own premises. on Christina street, in the Third ward. This was the en- tering \ndge, for the following year he con- structed the same kind of walk for a number of private parties, and in 1898 he \yas given his first city contract for paying. Between that year and June I, 1904, 1\1r. Ellis laid all of the beautiful granolithic walks within the city limits, as well as many miles in sur- rounding communities, and the success which has attended all of his work is almost phe- nomenal. \\'illiam Ellis is a native of Devonshire. England. \\ here his grandfather, George Ellis, spent an active and worthy life as a farmer. Among his children was a son \Yil- liam, the father of 1\1r. Ellis, of Sarnia. William Ellis, Sr.. was born in I8oï. in England, and his wife. whose maiden name was Eliza .-\nnaford, was COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 161 also born 111 that country, 111 1808, and died in 1898, sun l\"lng her hus- band t\\"ent\'-four years. his demise hav- ing occurred in 1874.' By occupation he was a quarryman, and he worked at his trade the greater portion of his life. Both he and his estimable wife were members of the Church of England. His political views coincided \vith the platform of the Conservati\"e party, and he \\ as a man highly respected by his neighbors and business associates. Of the ten children born to himself and wife, three came to the l\ew \Vorld; :\Iark, of Sarnia, a brick and stone mason; Emma, wife of John Purdy, of Xebraska; and \Villiam. Of the others, John is a mason in England; Eliza married James Clements. of England; Jane married ':<'Iart Conway, of England; Elizabeth married Henry Crute, of England; Rebecca married Richard Bowby. of Eng- land; 1\Iary married George Isaac, of Eng- land; and .-\nn married Robert Silley, of England (both are deceased). \\ïlliam Ellis, Jr., was born .-\ug. 21, 18 5 1 , and grew to manhood in his nati\'e land, commencing to learn his trade there. .-\fter his arri\al in Sarnia, .-\pril 21, 18 7 2 , he finished his apprenticeship \\ ith the firm of Ireland & Chapman, and then became foreman for :\Ir. Blacker, a prominent con- tractor of the city. \\'hile occupying that position :\Ir. Ellis had charge of the erection of many buildings in Sarnia, among which may be mentioned the \Y. B. Clark block, :\lacKenzie & Co.'s hardware building, the :\lethodist church and the Church of Eng- land edifice, and \'arious others. In 18 8 9 :\Ir. Ellis embarked in the contracting busi- ness, and has continued in that line e\"er since. putting up many of the best structures in the city, and making a specialty of the construction of granolithic walks. Outside the city he ha:" had many contracts in his line, especially in Petrolia and \\' yoming, He erected the "Iroquois Hotel" and various other buildings in Petrolia, and the Lamb- ton County House of Refuge in Sarnia. One of his recent contracts \\ as the Ru sel street schoulhouse in Sarnia. In 18ï8 :\Ir. Ellis and 11iss Jane Ramey, 11 daughter of the late Joseph and Helen (:\Ic- Fall) Ramey, of :\Iassachusetts, were united in marriage, and to them has been born one daughter, Bertha, who is the wife of \Vil- liam J. Johnston. :\Ir. and :\Irs. Ellis are members of the Baptist Church. The poli- tical vie\\ s. of :Mr. Ellis are in accordance \\Ïth the Reform party, and his fraternal re- lations are with the I. 0, O. F. and the I. O. F. Personally he bears an excellent rep- utation for integrity and uprightness of deal- ing, which he sustains in both business and private life. He is public-spirited and in favor of enrything which will promote the \\ elfare uf his fellow citizens, and his in- fluence is always directed toward this end. SPEXCER \\ ERDEX, one of the suc- cessful farmers and self-made men of Brooke to\\'nship, Lambton County, owning a fine farm on Lot 12, 3d Concession, \\"as born in Prince Ed\\ ard County. Sept. 4. 18 3-1-, son of Albert and Sarah (Conger) \Verden, and is a member of one of the early families of the PrO\'ince. .-\lbert \ \' erden \\ as born in York State, son of Elias \\' erden, who had come from England to York State, and he and his son .-\lbert, and the latter's wife all died in Prince Ed" ard County. 1\Irs. Sarah (Con- ger) \ \" erden died \\'hen our subject was t\\ 0 months old, and 11r. \ \' erden married (second) Cecelia Spencer. By the first mar- riage. our subject and a sister Julia, the lat- ter the \\"ife of Stephen Roblin, at Picton, were the only children. The children born to the second marriage \\'ere as follO\\'s: \ \ïlliam, of Prince Edward County; .\ustin, of Toronto; John, on the homestead; Mar- garet, \\"ife of Robert Tennant of Belle\'ille; :'olary, wife of David Thompson. of Picton; :'olanly, deceased; Hazelton, deceased: and Sarah, deceased \vife of Thomas De:\lill. Spencer \ Verdcn was reared to manhood on the old homestead in Prince Edward \\"here he recei,"ed his early education. Il Octoher, 1858. he married \liss :'olarv Bur- ley, born in Prince Edward County, J ne 14, 18 39, daughter of Joseph and :\Iary (Huff) Burley. pioneers of that county, Joseph 162 co:\nrE:\IORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD, Burley was a natin of Kingston, ant" and his \\ ife 1\1ary Huff, was born in 11arys- burgh township, Prince Edward County, daughter of Richard and Sophia (Snider) Huff; his parents \\ ere of English origin, while hers were of German. 1\11'. and 1\lrs. \ \' erden first settled in Prince Edward Coun- ty, "here they lind until 1872, in that yeat: purchasing fifty acres of his present home. then all wild land, "hich he has increased and at present has 200 acres of finely cultivated farm land, supplied with good, modern. sub- stantial buildings. To 1\11'. and 1\1rs. \\- er- ùen have been born these children; Joseph, torn in Prince Edward County. and now the superintendent of the 1\larine Repair \\'orks of Detroit, married :;\Iary Recklaw, of "\drian, 1\1ich.. and they ha \'e two sons, Karl anù Fred; \ Villiam, born in Prince Edward County, and now residing on a farm in Brooke, married1\1iss Hester Raycraft, of Ireland, and has four children. \\'esley, Si- las. Emerson and \\ïnnifrecl; Ross, born in Prince Edward County. and now employed on the Grand Trunk Railroad, at Sarnia, married 1\liss Elmyra Butler, of County Lambton, and has one son. Tunis; R. Hed- ley, residing on a farm in Drooke township, marricd 1\liss Elizabeth Raycraft, of Ire- hnd. and has three children. Lillian, 1\Iin- nie and Harold; ;\1artha. born in Prince Ed- ward County, grew up at the home in Brooke, where she recei\ ed a fine education, and is now residing at home; l\Iary, horn in Prince Edward County. is the wife of George Thompson, of Sombra, and has three chil- dren. Roy, l\Iuriel and Eileen; Maud. born pn the present farm, "as educated in the Strathruy and Glencue High Schools, fol- lowell school teaching in this county until her nnrriage in 1893 to John Taylor. now I If Sarnia. and the\' have four children. Ha- el, Leslie, Kathle n and Norman; Han'ey, I.:sides at home: Julia. born in Brooke, foI- l. ," ed teaching for some years in the public , chools. and is no\v a stenographer at To- ran to: Edith and \\ïlhcrt li\ e at home. In religious matters the family are con- ,-ccted with the Methodist Church. In his pnlitical sympathies 1r. \ \' erden has always lJeen identified "ith the Consen'atin party, although he has nenr sought public office. 1\11'. \\ enlen's property is finely situated, and does credit to his industry and careiul busi- ne s methods, He gra,,"s all of the standard crops in this section, and raises considerable lin stuck, in which branch he has possibly met \\ ith the larger success. ECSEDICS :\1cGILLICCDDY. The :\1cGillicudcly family uf \Yar\\ ick tU\\"I1ship, represented by t" u brothers, Eusebius and James Henry McGillicuddy, is one known far and wide for its moral \vorth and ster- ling character. Both brothers are nati\'es of Ireland, being born in Tralee, the capital of County Kerry. of "hich county their father, James Henry 1\lcGillicuddy (I), was also a nati\ e. The latter was the son of a ,,"ealthy land o\\ner, was educated as his station in life demanded. and was a gentleman of means and leisure. James Henry McGillicuddy (]) married a lady of his uwn statiun in life. Iiss 1ary Roache, \vho bore him se\'eral children, four of whom gre\v to matnrity. Doth :\11'. and ;\lrs. lcGjllicudd\- died when their children "ere young. the youngest of the family be- ing only an infant at the time, They were members of the Church of England, in which faith the four following children had heen reared: Eusebius; Jordan; Sarah and James Henry. The three boys of this family ""ere taken to Canada in 'I R.j.o by an .uncle, John Roache, who was a prominent la\vyer of Dublin. He located them on a farm in Nel- snn township. County of Halton. hiring a man and his wife tll Illuk after the land and tu ore f(lr the children, Sarah lcGilli- cud(h'. sister of the three brothers. \vas left at th home of her aunt, lrs. Dr. l\Iaybury, in Kilmare. Ircl"'nd, where she attended a hc.anling school and \\ as highly educated, Later she came to Canacb-. \\'here she joined her brothers, and marriecl Hcnry Carrique, of Trafalgar, C1mnty oÍ Halton, where he died in January. 1905, J(lnlan Icr.illi- cuddy follu\\ ed store keeping in Binbrooke, County of \\' ent\'.'urth. a:HI there he died. CO:\IME:\10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 16 3 [he Roache family \\ere also prominent and well-to-do people of Ireland. John H.oache \\-as a lawyer in his nati\'e country, practicing his profession in the city of Dub- lin, . \fter the death of his sister, Mrs. )'Ic- Gillicudd), he became guardian of the chil- dren. taking the boys tu Canada, as before mentioned. \\'hile the" were still attend- ing school, )'Ir. Roache" made them- a \ isit, and thereafter his \'isits were frequent, he maki.ng a number of trips across the At- lantic. )'Ir. Roache had a brother, Jordan Roache. who \\'as a judge of the British Court in Demerara. Dritish Guiana, whom he also \ isited a number of times. Judge Jordan Roache \\ as taken sick in Buffalo, \\-here he died, while on a trip to see his brother, John, who was in Canada. The latter died in Dublin, Ireland. Eusebius )'lcGillicuddy, the eldest of the boys, was hut eight years old when he was taken to Canada \\ ith the other children by his uncle, in 1840. The children were lo- cated on a tract of land in 1\ e1son to\\ n- ship. County of Halton, and there ßIr. Ic- Gillicuddy attended school. and remained on the farm until he \\ as seventeen years old, \\-hen he \\ ent to the L nited States. He "pent one) ear in the State of IIIinois, and re- turning to Ontario, located in \Van\ ick township, Lamuton Cuunty, IJuying a 100- acre tract on the Egremùnt Road. with m()ne) lett him by his father. Here he com- menced farming for himself. and here he till resides. enjoying the results of all these ) ears of successful labor. It was bush land, and much hard \\ ork \\-as needed to place it in proper condition for culti\'ation, but all th; hac been accomplished by well-directed indu<;try and intelligent attention to busi- nt:" ;. and he has also prospered to the e'\.tent , f adding to his original acreage. When his ..:nns \\ ere readv to make homes fur them- ....ch es. he \yas åblc to help them materiallv, th'lugh they ha\'e gi\'en e\ idence of busine s ahilit) which would secure them success in .my community. Mr. McGillicuddy erected a frame d\\ elling house, good barns and nther buildings on his home tract, and e\'en'- thing- about the place indicates the thrfft 41f the owner. . In 1882 )'Ir. )'lcGillicuddy \\ent to Ire- land. ha\ ing been appuinted administrator to the estate of his uncle, John Roache. \\-ho had returned to Dublin to continue the prac- tice uf his profession until his death. He was a man of \\ ealth and influence, and ),1 r. )'IcGillicuddy was paid a high compliment in being chosen to administer the estate, a task requiring the utmost integrity, and bus- iness abilitv of no common order. This \\'ork coml;leted satisfactorily, he returned to hio:; home in Canada, where he has since remained. .\s a stanch Cono:;en-ati\'e, )'Ir. )'lcGilli- cuddy has been active in political affairs, and has also heen identified \\ ith the local mu- nicipal administration for se\ eral years. He supports the principles of that party, as laid do\\ n by its great leader, Sir John .\. )'Iac- Donald. During his earlier manhood ),11', )'lcGillicuddy ser\'ed as to\\ nship council- man and ree\'e for ten years. the latter po- sition entitling him to a seat in the county council. For a like period he was elected by that body as warden of the county, a re- sponsible position in \yhich he sen'ed \\ ith satisfaction to all concerned. He was the nominee of his party to contest the Riding of East Lambton against the Reform can- diclate Hugh :.\IcKenzie, but \\'as defeated by a small majority. In 1893 he was ap- pointed. by the to\\ nship council of \ \' ar- \\ ick. to the p0sition of to\\ nship treasurer, in \vhich he has ser\'ed continuously to the present time, the value of his sen-ices be- ing best attested by his retention in this im- portant incumbency, During the<;e years he has hanrllerl 0\ er a quarter of a million el()llar of public money. }'Ir. )'lcGillicuddy has not declined less important offices. for he has sen ed v\-er thirtv veal's as a school tru<;tee ùf Section Xo'- io, deeming this branch of the public sen'ice as honorable as those \\ hich ma\' require more of his time, but no more of l is thoughtful attention, He is interested with all enterprises undertaken \\ ith the \ ie\\' of ach'ancing the \\ eHare of the communi tv, anel lel1l1s his influence and aid to all sucli projects. )'Ir. IcGillicuddy was for many years a memher uf the Loyal Orange . \ssociatioll, 164 COr-.lMEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. originally joining Eli Lodge, and later trans- ferring to Lodge K o. 5 16, of \V arwick. He sen'ed as master of his lodge, and always took an intelligent interest in the work- ings of. the order. In April, 185 I, }.Ir. )'lcGillicuddy \vas united in marriage, in \\T arwick township, by Rev. James Smyth, to .-\nn Jane Fuler- ton, who \vas born in York township, County of York, Ont., daughter of John Fulertun; she was the widow of Hartford Lennox at the time of her marriage to our subject. In the fifty-four years of their married life, Mrs. )'lcGillicuddy has pro\Ted herself a de\'otecl wife and mother, _ and a most capable helpmeet to her progressive husband, and they ha\'e given their family Christian home training \\ hich is reflected in the lives of all their children. For high moral character and useful li\-es no family stands higher than that of ),11'. and Mrs. 11cGillicuddy, and the devotiun of these children to their parents is marked. Ten children were born to them, of whom we give a brief record: (I) James died young. (2) John, who was educated in the schools of the to\\"Ilship, and later attended the On- tario Veterinary College, from which lie graduated, is now practicing his profession at \\T atford. He married )'Iary Cameron, and after her death, Clara Powell. (3) Jor- dan, a farmer and land O\\'Iler of \Yarwick township, married Jane Culbert. (4) James (2), attended the public schools of \Varwick to\\"Ilship, and later the Veterinary College at Toronto, and. finally taking up the study of medicine, prepared for this profession at the London Medical College. and the De- troit )'Iedical College, and is now practicing at Shepanls\'ille, Michigan: he married Elizabeth \\ïley, daughter of Dun- can \ Viley of Adelaide to\\ nship, Cuunty of r-.liddlese'i:. (5) William prepared himself for the teacher's profession. \\ hich he fol- lowed one veal' before his untimelv death, at the age of 'twenty-one years. (h) Robert E" \\'ho is engaged in farming east of the home- stead. married FeUlny Cates, (7) 11ary mar- ïÏed \\Tilliam fanes, a farmer of \Varwick township. (R)' Sarah Jane marriecl Edward \\'hite, also a fanner of \Varwick township. (9) Catherine married William Smith, who follows agricultural pursuits in \ \" at:wick to\\"Ilship. (10) largaret is at home. There are thirteen grandchildren to complete this happy home circle. .Jlr. and .:\lrs. .:\IcGillicuddy may indeeù feel that they have not li\-ed in vain. \Vith a long record of upright living and useful public sen'ice, and a family trained in the right path, they may spend their declining years in the enjoyment of the \\'ealth they han accumulated, in the assurance that they ha\'e nobly done their part in life. They are consistent and valued members of the Church of England, attending St. Paul's Church, of which Mr. .JlcGillicuddy was one of the organizers. He has ahvays taken an acti\'e interest in the welfare of the con- gregation, and was warden for O\'er thirty years, JAMES Hn->RY )'ICGILLICUDDY, burn April 6, 1839. brother of Eusebius )'IcGilli- cuddy, and the youngest child of the family, was but an infant when his parents died, He ne\'er knew the love and fostering care of a de\'oted father or mother, coming to Can- ada with his two brothers, and being reared in a new and strange cuuntry. He attended the public schools of Nelson to\\ nship, and also learned all the details of clearing up a farm, and there he remained until the late sixties, when he came \Vest to the County of Lambton, selling out his interests in Nelson township, and locating in \ \" arwick township, where his brother, Eusebius. \\as located. Here he purchqsed a tract of land 011 the Egremont Road. consisting of 100 acres. where he continued in general farm- ing and stock raising until 1889, He had imprond his property to a great degree, and selling it bought the homestead of the late John Thomas, a tract of 1 Ro acres on the 18th side road, where he has spent the last sixteen years, .Jlr. )'IcGillicuddy has al- wa ys been a hard \\ orking man and as such is highly respected in the community, He takes a great interest in his farm and being of a domestic turn of mincl. of his home. In his habits, .Jlr. .J1cGillicuddy is strictly tem- perate, and he is noted for his honesty and upright character. Politically 1\11'. IcGilli- co nIE 10RATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD, cuddv is a Consen'ati\'e, but has ne\'er sought public office. He and his estimable wife are members of St. lary's English Church of \ \T an\'ick. In the English Church at Strathroy, James Henry 11cGillicuddy was married, Feb. 6, If 75, to Susanna Liddey, who was born in \Yanvick to\\'nship, daughter of the late John Liddey, .:\lrs. lcGilliCttddy is a lady of refinement and culture and is greatly de\"oted to her husband and children. 1\1r. and l\Irs, James Henry 1cGillicuddy have had children as follows: (I) James Franklin is at home. (2) John Edward "Tamer, edu- cated in the "Tarwick public schools, Strath- roy Collegiate Institute, \Yatforcl high school and the Toronto College of Phar- macy. t:J.king his diploma at the latter place, is now studying medicine in the London ledical College. (3) Charles Arthur died young. (-1-) "TaiteI' Eusebius, educated in the public schools of \ Van\ ick township and in ". at ford high school. is now a law stu- dent. (5) .\delia :\lay, educated in the dis- trict schools and at "'atford high school, is now at home. :\1. FREDERICK BL:\CKSTOCK, one nf the prosperous and enterprising young farmers of Enniskillen township, be- longs to a family long identified with lid- dlesex County, but since IR78 represented in Lambton County also. He was horn in the former section - of the country K ov. 16, 186<), the son of James and :\lary (:.Ii11er) Blackstock. The maternal grandparents. George Peter and Annie E, (:\loore) l\Ii11er, were Germans. born in \Talon. Hessen \\"here they married and li\'ed for some \'ear after their children were born, :\1r. 11 ller sen'ed as a ca\'aln" soldier six veal's in Germanv. On :\laicl.{ I. I8-\.ó. he mharked \vith h s fam- ily for Texas. IT. S. .\.. but hardlv had they started when. on the loth of iIarch, tl{e vessel was wrecked off P.erryhead. Bexham, England, and the passeng-ers \\'ere all de- tained there for three months. while the ship \\'as repaired. :\lrs, :\lary Blackstock. though only a little girl then. well remern- 16 5 bel's the thrilling escape from the \neck, \\ hen she and her parents and sisters \vere lifted into a basket and carried, one by one, O\'er a line to the English shure. At length they set sail once more. and after a tedious \"oyage of nine months the family landed in Gah'eston. George P. :\Iiller bought land in Texas and was employed in farming un- til 18:;8. when he was stricken do\\ n during an epidemic of yellow fe\'er and died. His wife had been taken a few years previously. The eldest. Elizabeth, married :\loses Black- stock. brother of James, mond to Canada and remained at Peterboro a short time, and then remand to l\Ietcalfe, County of 11id- dlesex. but later moved again. to Enniskil- len; there :\1r. Blackstock died, lea\'ing one daughter, Sarah, now 1\lrs. Philander Kim- merly. The second sister, Catherine, is now the \\ i fe of Henry Clark, \\ ho resides in Pe- trolia. Ont.; they han no children. :\lary l\Iiller, who became 1\Irs. James Blackstock, attended school both in Germany and in Gal- nston, and while still a young girl accom- panied her sister Elizabeth to Canada. Dur- ing their residence in the County of Uid- dlesex she married :\1r. Blackstock. J ames Blackstock \\'as born in County Cavan, Ireland. on Christmas Eve, I8q. H came to Canada with his parents, "ïlliam and Sarah Blackstock, who settled first at Peterboro and then on a farm in :\liddlesex County, where they died, lea\'ing a large family. One son, Samuel, still li\'es on the old homestead. James was the eldest and \\'as educated hefore lea\'ing Ireland. He first married Elizabeth Hawthorne. who left one daughter. Sarah Jane. who died Dec. 17. I 88-\.. His marriage to 11iss 1\lary .:\liller occurred in 1856. and they began their wedded life on a farm in :\Iiddlesex County. where they remained, clearing the land and making a good home, until I 8ïï, \\"hen the\' mond to Enniskillen. The fam-- ily home tea(1. in Lot 25, Conce si()n II, \vas then largely wild land. \\ ith only a small purtiun imprm ed amI without huild- ings. :\1r. Blackstock cleared the place, erected modern buildings, and made it into one of the well-cultivated farms of the 166 COUMEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. county, his home for over twenty years. He passed from this life Jan. 3, 1899, a con- sistent member of the Methodist Church and a man of truly Christian character. Politi- cally he lJelonged to the Conservatives, and fraternally was a member of the order of Orangemen, at Peterboro. His widow still li\'es in her old home, \\ ith her sons Frederick and J aIm. . \ family of six sons and five daughters was born to James and )'Iary Blackstock: (I) Samuel, born in 1Ietcalfe in 1858, died in 1892, a young. man of most beautiful Christian character. (2) . \nnie, born in lIiddlese'\: County in 1860, is the \\ ife of Austin Demott, an Enniskillen farmer, and has three children, Hugh .\.. Frederick \V., and :\Iarie K. (3) William :\1.. born in 1863, married :\Iiss Charity Clark, of En- niskillen, and has two children, James 11. and Cora Y. They live in that to\\ nship, on Concession 10. (4) Mary attended school fiI"st in :\liddlesex County, and later in En- niskillen. She is unmarried and has charge of the home fnr her mother and brothers. ( 5) ::\1. Frederick, whose name introduces this sketch, attended the Enniskillen schools and when he grew older assisted his father on the farm. Before the latter's death the property was entirely in his charge, as the father lived a retired life for several years, and the son is now a part owner of the homestead. He is unmarried. He is a member of the order of Orangemen in Pe- tralia, and is a most popular and estimable young man. (6) George \\T.. born in 18 7 1 , married 1\liss Eliza .\. Brawn, of Enniskil- len, and has four children, Florence L, Elsie J., Willie F. and Hazel G. The fam- ily li\'e on the nlll Blackstock home in )'Iidcllese'\: County. (7) John \V. lives at home. (8) I\ellie L., born at the present place is also li\'ing at home. Three other children. (9) Ida. (10 ) James L. and (II) Flossie. died in childhood. The family are all connected with the )'Iethodist Church. of \\ hich the aged mother has been a member for O\'er fifty years. Politically. the sons are all Conservatives. ::\1rs. Blackstock is nO\\. in her declin- ing years, reaping the reward of her years of care for her children in their devotion to her. In her courage and furtitude dur- ing the first years of married life she \vas a model helpmeet to her husband, and in their later years, \\ hen fortune had smiled upon them, she waslike\\ ise a sympathetic sharer in his many kindly and charitable deeds for others, for their lives \\ ere essentially lives of unselfish service, and they will long be affectionately remembered by thuse amung whom they resided. 1\1r. Blachstuck \\'as in e\ ery respect a good citizen and his death was deeply lamented. DONALD M. LEITCH \Vas born on Concession 6. Lot 27, in Brooke town hip, Lambton Countv, on the farm he occupied until recently. -He is a son of Donald aÌld Maïgaret (l\Ic1Iillan) Leitch, who \\ ere both born in .-\rgyllshire, Scotland. Archie Leitch, grandfather of Donald :\1., \'.-as bereél\'ed of his \\ ife on the journey to Canada. The vessel on which he came \\ as nine weeks making the ocean trip. and 1\1r. Leitch first journeyed to 1Jnsa, ,Middle- sex County, via Quebec, where he resided five ur six years before lucating in Lambton County. His children were as fullows: . \nne married a M1'. l\Ic.-\lpine, and at her death left one daughter; :Mary married Dou- gal l\Icl\lurphy, of :\liddlesex County; Katie (deceased) married Donald :\lc.-\l- pine, who settled in 1\Ietcalfe, l\Iiddlesex County; Margaret ( deceased) married Duncan 1\Iorrison. of Aldborough; Xeil married and settled in Brooke as a pioneer farmer on Concession 7, and had two daughters, Mrs. Kate Ferguson, of Alvin- ston, and 1\lrs. Alexancler 1\lcKellar, now deceased; Donald is the father of our sub- j ect. Donald Leitch li\'ed in 1\losa five \'ears before purchasing the home in Lan;bton County. in 18-1-7. Here he started life on bush land, and made a home for his wife and family, He erected two log- houses. and li\'ed on the place until his death, in 1870. He \\'as the owner of 200 acres, most of which has been cleared up by him and hi, CO DIE IOR \TI\ E BIOGR.\PHIC\L RECORD. sons. :'Ill's. Leitch died \\"hile li\-ing \\.ith our subject, Sept. 2. I90-J.. Both parents \\'ere consistent members of the Presbyte- rian Church. To them \\ ere born these children: .-\rchie, born in cotland, grew up in Canada. "here he married Janet Cra\\- ford, of :'Ilosa, and they settled for some years in the County of Lambton before mov- ing to the County of Huron. where they now reside; they ha\ e had children. :'Ilar- garet, Mary, Bella, John, Donald, Alexan- der (deceased). Dougal, James, . \rchie and .-\ngus. Catherine. born in Scotland, mar- ried Neil :'IlcTaggart, of Huron County, and died leaving three daughters, Jennie, :'Ilargaret and Mary. :'Ilargaret. born in Canada, married Malcomb Fisher. of Brooke township. and at her death left. these children, :'Ilary, :'Ilargaret, Katie, Duncan, Dan and John. John. born in :'Iliddlesex County, \\ as educated at Ko- moka Seminary and Toronto College. and at the time of his death in 1871, \\-as princi- pal of the Xewbury high school. .-\nne. born in Brooke. married Hugh B, :'IIcXeil. of :'Ilosa, and they reside in Detroit, :'Ilichigan; their children are Etta, :'Ilargaret and. \rchie P. :'lIar)'. born in Brooke township. resides in Detroit, :Michigan. Dougal, born in 1855. taught school in Brooke to\\ïlship for a number of years, later followed telegraphy, and finally engaged in the grocery business in .\Ivinston, in which he continued until his death: he \\ ent to California for his health, and died after his return home, in . \lvin- ston, in 1889; he married :'Ilaggie Crnuth- ers. of . \I\-inston. and t\\ 0 children \\-ere born to them, Lulu and Gordon. Sarah, born in 1839. married (first) \ \ïlliam Cor- estine. of Brooke township,' and after his death became the wife of Elgin .-\nderson, of Detroit. :'Ilichigan. Donald :'II. is our subject. Donald :'II. Leitch \\ as educated in the chools of Brooke township. and \\ as reared on his father's farm, of which he became manager after the death of his father. He continued there. engaged in agricultural pursuits. until hi" mother's dcath. \vhen he becamc the owner of the Brookc e<:;tates. 16 7 He sold the farm .\pril 15, 1905. anel re- tired, and is now living in Sarnia. In X 0- vember, If:8;:;. :'I1r. Leitch married :\Iiss Jcnnett Campbell. born in :'Iletcalfe, Middle- sex County. Feb. 23. 181>3. daughter of Peter and Isabella (:'IlcLean) Campbell, \\ ho still reside in :.\Ietcalfe, To this union children came as follows: :'Ilargaret Iac- Millan, born ?\O\'. 28, 1886, was educated in Brooke to\\ nship, graduated from Sarnia Business College in 1905, and makes her home \\ ith her aunt in Detroit, l\lichigan; Isabella died Sept. 18. 1900. aged ele\ en years; Donald John \\ as born Sept. 8. [891; Peter Stuart. Sept. 8, 1893; Ruth :.\Iaria, Feb, 22, 11'<96; and Beulah Jean, 1\Iay 30, 18 99. Religiously :'Ilr. and :'Ill's. Leitch are Presb) terians. ånd he is a deacon in the church. Politically he i<:; a Consen-ative, an(1 he helll the pusitiun uf deputy ree\ e of Bruoke township for a year. his other duties causing him to resign at the end of that time. :'Ill'. Leitch is one of Brooke township' seIf- made men, and he is \\ell known and highly respected in Lambton COllnty. LA IBTON'S PIONEERS. I love to hear the pioneer tell of the days of yore, And why pe left his nati\e land to seek a foreign shore; To bra\ e the breeze where forest trees were almost hid with snow, And there to build his cabin home, some sixty years ago. \Vhile longing for some spot on earth they could call their own, They left the land that gave them birth to try and get a home \Vhere no evictions could be made a landlord's power to show; The} ventured out to Canada some sixty years ago. It's wonderful the changEs made in those short sixty years, . Not only in the forest glade, but in our pioneers; Just s.e them no\\, with wrinkled brow, their grey heads bending low, How great, indeed, ha, been the change since sixty years ago, \\ihere wolves and hears, in pack- and pairs, and other beasts of prey, PrO\\ led round their cahins every night, where In- dialh prowled by day; 168 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Men risked their lives, their weans and wives, as I can plainl)' show While clearing up this wilderness some sixty years ago. Oh, what a debt of gratitude we owe our pioneers; Then treat them, friends, with due respect in their declining years, For most of them have gone to rest where all must some day go, Free from the cares of Canada or sixty years ago, \Vhat landscape ever had a change so great and grand As can be seen in Canada, my own dear nati\'e land? Her forests once so very great, are going sure but slow, Just like her hardy pioneers of sixty years ago. Her mountains, lakes and rivers, all are beautiful to "iew, \Vhere flowering hills and sparkling rills glow like the mountain dew; Her fertile fields abundance yields, her climate, too, is grand; N'o \\Onder that Canadian boys would love their native land. ROBERT SI CLAIR GURD, In the death of :\11'. Gurd at his residence in Sarnia, in I 89ó. Lambton County lost an eminent barrister, a leading business man and one of its most ardent promoters of higher educa- tion, ,\ strong man morally and intellect- ually, during his long residence in Sarnia there \\as scarcely a mO\'ement for the better- ment of his section with which he was not prominently identified, \Vhile attending to his \'arious duties he was not, however, neg- lectful of the husiness of his one main call- ing, and as a memher of the finn of l\lacKenzie & Gurd had for years a large an[l extensi\'e legal practice, :\11', Gurd came of a highly cultivated and capable Irish family. Capt. William Gurd, his father. prominently identified himself with the military and governmental affairs of Ontario. Born in Ireland. he there in a refined and cultivated home recei\'ed careful rearing. During his young man- hood he married Jessie Begg. and they had eight children: Annie, who married .\nthony Kittermaster. of Sarnia: Robert S., who is mention eel below: Alfred. an oil speculator of Petrolia, a\1(1 former member of Parlia- ment. Jessie. widow of Dr. R :\1. Bucke: Matilda. who died unmarried: .\rthur. a resident of :Manitoba; \Villiam, of London, Onto : and George. a lumber merchant, A desire for a better field for his acti\'i- ties led \Yilliam Gurd in the early twenties to come to Ontario, and for a short time he resided in Kingston. Thence he came to l\Ioore township, Lambton County, where he acquired considerable landed property. For a number of years prior to his death he \\'as collector of customs, at Sombra and also at Courtright. Both he and his wife died in \I()ore township, where they had spent so many years of their li\'es. Capt. Gurd possessed marked executive ability. which won him the respect of all who kne\\' him. He was a patriotic citizen, and in 1837. as captain of a military company, rendered effecti\'e service in the suppression of the Rebellion. In political matters he al- ways e\'inced a li\'e interest. espousing the cause of the CO!1sen'ati\'es. He was a con- sistent member, of the Episcopal Church. Robert S. Gurd spared himself neither time, hard work nor money in thorough preparation for his life work. Born in .:\Ioore, Lambton County, Ont., Dec, 30, 1837, he attended the public schools of Sar- nia. and laid the foundation of a thorough business education. Possessed of a decided- ly intellectual taste, he later attended Cara- doc Academy, where he acquitted himself \\'ith honor. He then entered the office of \V. H. p, Yidal, of Sarnia. and began to prepare for his professiun, In 1862 he funned a part- nership for legal practice with John .-\.. :\Iac- Kenzie. under the firm name of :\lacKenzie & Gurcl. opening an office in Sarnia, The business prospered from the start. and the finn continued unchanged for a number of years, Then :\11'. Kittermaster, a nephew of :\11'. Gurd. \\ as admitted. These three gentlemen worked together until 1886. \\ hen ll'. ::\IacKenzie was called to the bench, Then. during the last ten years of :\Ir, Gurd's life. the firm was known as Gunl & Kitternnster. In the per- formance of his professional duties :\11'. Curd was conscientious. untiring and thor- ough. and he won the lasting regard of his , n. 4' ý COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 16 9 clients and the respect of his opponents. cial attributes, he \\'on friends in all circles, Among business men especially he had a I especially in the professional and business large practice, and won the reputation of world. He was a man of sound Christian being one of the \\-isest business counselors principles, and a member of the Episcopal of western Ontario. Aside from the prac- Church, in which he sen'ed as \\'arden many tice of his profession he also had large busi- years, and was delegate to the Synod. He ness interests in Sarnia, and \\ as connected was acti\'e in church work of all kinds and for a great many years \\'ith the Loan & \"ery liberal in his support of such enter- Im"estment Co,. founded in 18-1--1-. and now prises, Politically he affiliated with the Re- one of the foremost business enterprises in formers. his section. A.s manager until the time of The Johnson family, of which ::\Irs. his death, he ga\'e a great deal of his time Gurd is a member. is of English extraction. to furthering the interests of this corpora- Lionel Johnson, her grandfather. left Eng- tion, and was largely instrumental in bring- land. his nati\'e land, about 180-1-. and came ing it up to its present high standing. In to Albany, K e\\' York. where he remained all of his enterprises Ir. Gurd was remark- for one year. Then, in 1805. he came to ably prosperous. In 1876 he erected on Kent County, Ont,. with Lord Selkirk, on Christina street. Sarnia, one of the hand- whose property he remained for some time. somest residences in the city, where he after- He eyentually purchased land of his own in ward made his home, and \\ here his family the same county, \\ here he subsequently now reside. made his home. Both he and his wife died In 1867. shortly after entering upon his in Kent County, During his young man- professional \\ ork in Sarnia, 1\Ir. Gurd mar- hood he married a :\Iiss Jackson. and to this ried :'IIiss Sarah 1. Johnson, of Kent County, pioneer couple \\ ere born three children: Ontario. who is still li\'ing in Sarnia, By James, \\ ho is mentioned below; Lionel, a this union there \\'ere fl\'e children: 1\Iabel, farmer in the County of Kent (he is now de- \yho married Dr. F. B. \\'ilkinson, and now ceased); and Isabella, who married James resides in Sarnia; X orman. who has suc- Stewart. ceeded his father as a member of the firm, James Johnson. father of Mrs. Gurd, now Kittermaster & Gurd, of Sarnia: \\'as horn in Kurthumberlaml, England, in :Miss 11ary. at home \\ ith her mother: Jessie, 1796. and was about ten years old when his married to Dr. B. H. Keating, of Denver, parents settled in Ontario. As a young man Colorado, and Dr. Douglas, a physician of he engaged in farming in Kent County. and 1\1ontreal. who married Alice Thibal1deau. being industrious and prudent, as well as :'IIr. Gurd possessed a strong individual- capable, he became one of the large land it . e-.,;:erting an influence onr everything owners of his section, About 1856 he re- \\'ith which he had to do. Keenly interested tired from farm work, and settling in \\' al- in the advancement of education, he was laceburg. Kent County, he devoted himself to made a trustee of \Yycliffe College. and other looking after his large estate. He died in institutions. was one of the directors of Rid- that place in 187-+. In 1\Iay. 1817, :'IIr. ley College. St. Catharines. and performed Johnson married :'IIargaret l\IcCollum, who his duties with a thoroughness and wisdom was born in Scotland, in 1797. daughter of which redounded greatly to the benefit of Leonard :'IIcCollum. who settled in Kent tllO:'ie schools, In the professional world his County. Ont.. in 180-1-. 1\Irs. Johnson died in alh'ice \vas often sought hy aspiring young that county in IR92, at the ad\'anced age of barristers, and he was considered a leader. ninety-fi\'e years, 11r. and :'IIrs. Johnson I In his home he was courteous. studious and had nine children: Lionel (now deceased) very fond of his lihrary. which contains was prominently acti\'e in public affairs. was some of the choicest literature of ancient a soldier in the Rebellion of 1837, sen'ed and modern times, .-\ man of brilliant so- as a member of the county council for twenty 17 0 CO:\DIE 10R.-\ TIVE BIOGR.\PHICAL RECORD. years. was warden of his county, and acted as postmaster of \ V allaceburg for many years. :'IIary and Daniel are now residents of \ \" allaceburg. Elizabeth married Alex- ander Frazer. Margaret is deceasecl. Eliza is the widow of .\Ie-xander McKeh-ey, of \\'allaceburg. Charles and Lucinda, who is the \\ idow of George :\IcKelyey, now re- side at Wallaceburg. Sarah I. (Mrs. Gurd) is mentioned above. :'IIr. Johnson was a highly influential man in his section, especially in military affairs. He served with a military organization for many years and retired with the rank of major. ]OHX D.-\LZIEL, clerk of Lambton County, residing at Sarnia, has long been a man of many interests, As a lumber and flour manufacturer he has carried on an extensi\'e business, and as an agriculturist he has achieyed no small notoriety. He has now, howe\-er, disposed of much of his bus- iness and also of his real estate, At one time he owned one of the finest peach farms in western Ontario. The duties of his present office he is performing with the same thor- oughness and fidelitv that have character- ized him as a busine"ss man. and he is now serving his eleyenth year in office. :\Ir. Dalziel is of Scotch birth anc.l allCes- try. His grandfather. James Dalziel, was born in Scotland about 1760. For an oc- cupation he followed agriculture through- out his business life, deriying from it a very profitable income. About 1806 he married Ellen Kynoch, who was also born in Scot- land. She lind to an adyanced age, and died at her home in Scotlaml. By this union there were six chiklren, all now de- ceased: Alexander is mentioned below; James died in India: John was judge on the Island of Salone, where he died; Charles was engaged in farming in Scotland; l\Iar- garet and Helen died in Scotland, 1\1r. Dal- ziel \yas indu!'trious. \\-ise and capable. In the steady conscientious performance of one main industry lay his !'trength. He died in his nati\'e land. _ \ lexander Dalziel possessed his father's capacity for hard \\"ork, and the courage and ambition that aim toward large achie\'e- ments. Born in Scotland, he was there trained to habits of industry and self-reli- ance. Reared to farm-\\ork, upon reaching manhood he naturally turned to that occupa- tion. In his natiye land he married Isabella Hendry, who was horn in that country, and they had eight children: ([) John is men- tioned belm\'. (2) .-\Iexamler, \\ ho is now deceased, was a carpenter by trade. He left no children. (3) i\Iargaret married Thomas Lenox. of Sarnia. who is now decea!'ed, (-t.) Jane married John l\IcGregor, of Regina, who is now deceased. (5) James. a carpenter of Port Huron, married :\Iary Ketchen, and thev ha\'e three children, James. fohn and \VÚliam. (6) .\mlrew He;lry, no y a resi- dent of \Vindsor, married Elizabeth Eng- lish, amI they ha\'e four children, Ella (\yho married James Doherty of Sarnia), . \mlrew (in the employ of the \\"abash Railro:td Co.), Frederick (a bank clerk, in \\ïndsor), and Blanch ( \\ ho now resides at home). (7) Jessie .\. married R, G, lc.-\rthur, jailor at Sarnia, Ont" and has one daughter, Isabella. (8) Ellen married Stephen Cor- nell: both are now deceased. Reports of good agricultural openings ill Ontario induced .\Iexander Dalziel, in I t-I-t.2, to come to that country. Locating in Reach township, County of Ontario, he there en- gaged in fanning \ ery successfully for some time. Later, hO\\ e\'er, he mO\'ed to Blansh- anI township, Perth County, where he con- tinued his pursuit, the change praying much to his ach antage, In both sections he car- ried on flourishing industries and met with good money returns, In 1862, ha\'ing per- formed his share of hard work, he retired from acti\'e Iahor, settling at Thedford, Lamhton County. There he remained until his death, which occurre(1 in I 89-t., ).Ir. Dalziel possessed shre\\"(! husiness jm!g- ment, marked persistence and great en- ergy. His husiness aggressiyeness not only bettered his 0\\ n prospects. but opened the way tm\-an! larger achie\'ements for his. children, John Da!7ie! acquired through hi3 CO}I:\IE\IOR.-\ TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. trainino- some old-world culture and ne\\- b world progress. Dorn in Scutlaml }Iarch 10, Ü:\33 , he there remained until his eighteenth \ ear, recei\ ing in the puhlic schools of his section a thoroughly practical education. In .-\pril, 1850, he fullm\ ed his father to On- tario and there on the family homestead en- o-a o-e l in agriculture for some time. . Pos- b b fi . sessed of a good education, he nally, 111 ISG2, secured a position as teacher in the County of Perth, follmving that vccation a few \' ears, and thence came to Lambton County. There he followed his profession for two \"ears in the faithful performance of his du"ties l;rm ing himself a young man of sterling \\ orth. An opening in the lum- ber business at Port Franks, then decided him to gi\ e up teaching. Prudence and c1o<;e attention to his work soon put his new industry upon a finn footing. and he en- gaged in it there for ten years, He enlarged it from time to time and derived from it a good income. Encouraged by his success, he transferred his business to Grand Bend. He now bought up large timber tracts and engaged \'ery extensively in the manufacture of lumber. Soon after his arrival in the place he also opened a trade in flour, and the following year, in 1875, he erected the first f10urmill in the place. Experience in di- recting- affairs and skill in pushing his enter- prise enabled him to conduct both lines with success. He even branched out still more, and, purchasing a suitable farm near by, engaged in fruit raising, making a specialty of peaches. For about ten years he carried on these enterprises. Then, in 1884, for the purpose of giving his children better edu- cational advantages, he leased his mills and moved to Sarnia, intending, however, to return and resume business in a few veal's. The destruction of his mills by fire a-short time afterward materially changed his plans, and he has since made his home in Sarnia. On }Iay 28, I8f19. 1\11', Dalziel married }Iiss Catherine Hollister, (laughter of Jere- miah Hollister, of the County of Dundas, and they ha\'e three children, both daugh- ters g-raduates of the Collegiate Institute of Sarnia: (I) Kate marrie(l .\lbert }IcGre- 17[ gor, an accountant, of \ Vinnipeg. (2) Anna Belle married \Y. .-\, Le\\is, a \\ell-known lawyer, of Drochville, Ont., who ran on the Reform ticket for Parliament in 1900. The have t\\O daughters Helen and . (3) John .-\lexander is li\'ing at home. Ir. Dalziel has long been a Liberal in politics. but during his earlier career \\ as too busy to eng-age in much acti\'e work in that line. Since coming to Sarnia, ho\\- e\ er, he has given his attention largely to public affairs. In 189-1- he was appointed to fill the office of county clerk, left \'acant bv the death ()f 1ir. Hugh Smith, \\ ho, in I8G2 had succeeded }Ir. Fisher. As a man of wide business e-xperience Ir. DaLáel has filled the place with thoroughness and ease. Socially he is well knm, n and highly re- spectecl. He and his wife belong to the Pres- byterian Church. ELLIOT GRIEVE ELLIOT. whose birth occurred larch 12, Ü:\37, in \Yest- minster to\\ nship, near London, Ont" is a son of X inian and Jeanette (Grieve) El- liot, and grandson of James and Jeanette Elliott. both of whom died in Ro).burgh- shire, Scotland. inian Elliot was born in Roxburgh- shire, Scotland, in 1798, and came to Can- ada when a young man, making the journey alone, the remainder of the family staying in Scotland. In IR26 he was married, by Squire Schofield, of London, to Jeanette Grien. who was born in Roxburghshire in 1808. daughter of Elliott and Jeanette E. Grieve, \\ho came to Canada in ISIG, and settled near Pond Mills, in \ V estminster tm\ nship, near London, where they spent the remainder of their lives. After his mar- riage Ninian Elliot began fanning in \\- est- minster township, "here he cleared a farm from wild land, but this h sold and moved to Dorchester township, where he li\'ed un- til his death, which occurred in 1884, Mrs. Elliot is still li\-ing on the homestead in Dorchester to\Ynship. 1[r. and 1\Irs. Elliot were among the earliest church workers in this part of the county. he being especially acti\-e. They were the parents of the fol- 17 2 CO:\T11E:\10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. lowing children: Jeanette, born in Middle- sx County, resides at the old home in Dor- -chester township; Elizabeth also lives at home; James died in his youth; John lives at home; J. \ Villiam li\"es in Middlesex County; Jane married \\ïlliam \Vilson, of Dorchester, Ont.; Catherine is single and li\'es at home; Thomas, li\'ing on Conces- sion S, married l\Iiss Eliza Gardner, of Brooke township. and has children, John, :!'\ina, Susan, Lottie and 1\1aggie; 1\1argaret married Ste\\'art Gardner of Brooke town- ship. Concession S, and tiley have children, Robert, Stewart, Louisa, Stanley and Mar- garet; Elliot Grieve is our subject. Elliot G. Elliot li\'ed from the age of thirteen in Dorchester to\\ïlship, where he recei\'ed a fair education and worked on the olrl home farm, On Dec. 26, [861, he l).1ar- ried :'I1iss Jane Strathdee, born in Nelson township. near Hamilton, Elgin County, 2\Iarch 29. 1844, daughter of John and Jane (Edwards) Strathdee, who were born in Banffshire. Scotland, the former in 1812, and his wife in 1814. Mr. and :'IIrs. Strath- dee came to Canada in June. 1842, on a sail- ing \"essel that was nine weeks making the \'''yage; they first settled near Hamilton for a \'ear or two, and then mo\'ed to Perth C unt\', where' 2\Ir. Strathdee started farm- ing al;d nncle a permanent home. He died in 1851. \"hile his wife sUr\,i\'ed until 19 02 . They were the parents of the following chil- dren: Alexander. of Perth County, was horn in Scotland: Jane is now 1\lrs. Elliot; 2\rartha. deceased. married Lorenzo Moses. -of Perth County. and has ten children, Henry. Georg-e, Ida, Lorenzo, J\lexander. Martha. :\Iary. \Villiam, Elizabeth and Jessie; :\larg-aret. horn in 1846. who mar- ried Andrew Gourley and had children. Alexander. Carrie. 1\lartha. Jessie and 1\Iaggie. resideel in Perth County up to a few years ago, ,dIen she and her husband joined Disciple Dowie at Zion City: Betsey. horn in 1847. married James Peak. of Perth County. and has four sons. \Yilliam. James. John and George: aml John. horn in Perth County in IR.=;o married ::\Iiss Emnn .'\nd- bert, and settled on the old home, t\"here he died in 1894, lea\'ing two daughters, Jane and K ellie. After their marriage 111'. and 1\1rs. El- liot remo"ed to Brooke township, where for three years they li\'ed on a rented farm on Concession 10, and then removed to Inger- soll, Oxford County, where for four years he worked for the Great \Vestern Railroad Company. In the fall of 1870 1\11'. Elliot purchased the home which he now occupies. which was then all wild land, but he has cleared up 100 acres, which is now under a high state of cultivation. He was the first man to settle on this concession, and at the time of his location there was nothing but wild land for miles around. To 1\11'. and l\Irs. Elliot the following children ha\'e been born: Jane is the wife of John Balentyne, a farmer in Perth County, and has fourteen children, \ Villiam, Elliot G,. Jane. John, Agnes, Jessie, James. 1\1ay, Christina. Olive, Annie. Hannah. Laura and George; Jeanette married Franz Lehrbass, of Concession 7, Brooke township, and at her death left these children, Matilda, Dell, ElsIe. Ruth, Freela and John; James mar- ried 1\Iiss :'IIarv Pollanl of Perth County, and they settle l on the 6th Concessi"n in Brooke township. where he died in October, I 899, and left a \\ idow with three children, \lexander, Jennie and Yiola: :'I1artha mar- ried George l\loses, who resides in Alberta, X orthwest Territory, and has two children, \'erne and Pearl; John manages the old homestead; Katie resides at home; Grie\'e married a :\riss Luella :\Iiller. of :\Iichigan, where he is a foreman in a lumber vard at Colonna: . \gnes marrieel Frank L hrbass, of Brooke tm\"tlship; . \nnie was educated in the \\'atford high school. and was for three years a teacher in Lamhton County. hut is now a stenographer at Toronto; .\rthur died in childhood. The family are members of the Presby- terian Church. in which ::\1 r. Elliot is an eleler. :'III'. Elliot's grandfather Grie\'e was for forh- veal's an elder in the church at London: \;hile his uncle. \\ïlliam Grie\'e, COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. anù his cousin, John Grieve, were all elders also. Politicallv he has always voted the Grit ticket, and has filled the position of trustee of the school hoard, JOH).J :\IdL\H.\X (deceased), \\ho for a number of years \':as one of the well- known and successful agriculturists of Plympton township, was born in County Ar- magh, Ireland, Feb. [5, I ,n, son of John and Elizabeth (Moran) McMahan. The county councillor, \ \'illiam Mc:\Iahan, of Plympton, was a nephew of the younger JoIn :\Ic Iahan, and the family as a whole s a prominent one in the region, In 1828. when John 1Ic:\Iahan was but senn years olù, the family came to Canada and located first at Kingston, where the boy was sent to school. Two of his classmat s were Oliver amI John l\Iowett, the former of whom became prominent in both Provin- cial and Dominion politics, being Premier of Ontario, and later lieutenant-governor of the same Province. .\t the age of eighteen :\1r. Idiahan left school and began his lifelong career as a farmer; for some time he worked with his father on a large tract of land \\ hich the latter owned in Camden town- ship, Addington County, and remained there until 18ó3, during which period his marriage occurred. In that year he mO\'ed to the County of Lambton, where he bought 150 acres, of which two-thirds was bush land, located on the township line of Plympton. Here he built a log house and settled down \\ ith his family to pioneer life. By untiring labor, he succeeded with the help of his sons in getting his farm under cultivation. He hecame prosperous, and later not only put up a fine dwelling and barns, but bought 200 acres more situated in Lot 13, on the Plympton township line, half of which tract his son James now owns, while the eastern portion belongs to Mr. Thomas Steadman. :\Irs. MdIahan was a ,Miss Matilda Beg- gers, born in County Tyrone, Ireland. Her father, John Beggers, emigrated to Adding- ton County, Ont., ,,'here he was a \vell- known land owner. The children born to John and latilda McMahan were as fol- 173 lows: James; Elizabeth, Mrs. John N. \ V ooley, of Enniskillen; .-\Ibert, who 0\\ liS the homestead; Louise, \\ ho died aged twen- ty-four; .-\melia, :\lrs. James Dowler, of Sarnia; \ \ïlliam Thomas, who died in in- fancy. Mr. :\Ic:\lahan and his wife spent their declining years on their old homestead and there passed away, the fonner March 18, I <)3, aged se\"enty-t\\o years, and the latter Jan, 29, 1901, aged seventy-six; they were buried in Brooke cemetery. Both \\ ere mem- hers of the :\1ethodist Church. Mr. 1c:\lahan was a member of the wyal Orange . \sso- cÒtion and in politics was a Conservative. _ \fter her husband's death 1rs. 1\lc lahan was cared for by her son James, whose de- \"otion to her cum fort was unceasing. J ,\MES }'l c:\l.\ II AN , the oldest son of John, was Lorn in County Addington, Jan. 1 I, 1855, and was eight years old when the family mO\'ed to Lambton County. He at- tended the Brooke school, which was then a small log structure, and was taught by Miss J emeson, who afterward became l\Irs. Peter Young. He remained at home as long as his father lived, although before his death the elder Mr. McMahan had given him the loo-acre farm where he now resides. It was Lush land, but the young man got it un- tIer cultivation in a comparatÎ\"ely short time, has added many improvements, built barns, and in 1893 erected a handsome brick house at an expense of over $2,000. Mr. :McMa- han is one of the largest cattle raisers of the section, and makes a specialty of the Durham Shorthorns. Industrious and enterprising, he is an enthusiastic agriculturist and be- longs to the Farmers' Association of Plymp- ton township, and to the Shorthorn Durham Association, of Toronto. 1\lr. 1\1cMahan is well read and broadminded and, while nom- inally Conservative, is liberal in his ideas and votes for principles rather than for par- ties. He is the best type of citizen, loyal and patriotic. Originally a member of the Brooke l\Iethodist Church, where he was steward, teacher and class leader, he has now transferred his membership to the church at \Vyoming, where he is equally active in religious work. He is a man of 174 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. fine character and is universally liked. 1\1r. 1Ic:'l1ahan has ne\'er married. \UIERT :'Ilcl\IAHAN, younger son of John. was also born before the family left . \ddington County, the date of his birth be- ing Aug. 9, 1861. Like his brother he at- tcnJed the Brooke school, and grew up on the farm assisting his father. He is now operating 100 acres of the homestead, en- gaged both in fanning and stock raising. He also has Shorthurn Durhams, and belongs to that ,\ssociation in Toronto, but his spe- cialty is hreeding Clydesdale horses. He be- longs to the A. O. U. \V. of \Vyoming, is a Consen-atin in politics, and attends the :'Ilethodist Church. He married Miss Alice Shea. horn in Plympton, daughter of \Vill- iam Shea, and they have had fi\'e children, \Yilliam John. Howard, l\Iartha Louise, Freclerick Albert and James \\T esley. E. A. LE BEL, one of the leading hl1n- her dealers of Sarnia, Lambton County, ant.. is descended from French ancestors. His grandfather, J. G. Le Bel, was born in the Prm'ince of Quebec, where he was a land owner and for many years registrar for the County of Bonaventure. He also filled all the offices of the election board, and at one time \\ as warden of the county, \\ hich office his son Philip later filled, while another son succeeded him as registrar of the county, and is still retained in that office. J. G. Le Del married :\Iiss 1\laggie Marr, and to this union \vere born the following children: J. . \,' the father of E. A.; 1\1aria, Mrs. J aen- gras; :'IIary ,\nn, who married \Villiam Cloppcrton. an ex-member of the local par- liament from the County of Bonm-enture; Charlc.:;. in the gonrnment employ at 110n- treal; Philip. registrar of the County of Don- a\'enture: Charlotte, decea"ed; John, of Cle\'eland. Ohio, formerly of London. Ont,; Rosalie. deceased; anfl _ \melia, who mar- ried Edward Hargrave, J. A. Le Bel, the father of E. _ \., \\ as born in 1839, and has always been engaged in puhlic affairs. He \\ as a land owner in the County of G spe, At one time he was cnroner- and county councillor for many years, and has been governor of the jail in the County of Dona\'enture for the past ten years. Politically he is a member of the Re- fonn party. His religious home is in the Roman Catholic Church. In 1866 1\1r. Le Del was united in marriage with Miss l\lel- vine Treaudeau, who \\'as born in the city of Quebec in 1841. Mr. and Mrs. Le Bel now reside in New Carlisle, Province of Quebec. The following children were born to their union: Eugiene is at home; E. A. is men- tioned below; Arthur is deceased; Leucene is a resident of Toronto; Eliza; Beatrice is deceased; Nellie married Claire Enwright; Fred is deceased. E. A. Le Bel was born at New Carlisle, f'rm-ince of Quebec. August 28, 1869. At- tending school in his native city, he gained a practical education, and remained at home until twenty-one years of age. at \\'hich time he went to Lawrence, l\Iassachusetts, \\'here he remained two years, During his stay in that vicinity he worked as a painter in a car- riage and wagon factory, and then returning to Canada he was for a year, in the grocery husiness in London. From London, in 1891, he came to Sarnia, where he embarked in the lumber business with his uncle, J olm Le Bel, continuing thus for five years. At the expiration of that time he purchased his uncle's interest. and has since then contin- ued the husiness alone, meeting with remark- ahle success, his keen foresight and thorough knowledge of all the details of this line of activity enabling him to grasp favorable op- portunities and reap satisfactory benefits. On Sept. 7, 1896, 1\lr. Le Bel was mar- ried to Miss Kate Mahony, daughter of John :'Ilahony. of Sarnia. Mrs, Le Bel is ana., ti\ e of Sarnia, in which city she was edu- cited. Fi\-e children have been born to :'Iir. and :\1rs. Le Bel: Arthur, Carlisle, Bazel, Cerakl (deceased) and Catherine. In re- ligious matters Mr. and l\Irs. Le Bel are memhers of the Roman Catholic Church, Since attaining to his majority 1\1r. Le Del has ach'ocated the principles of the Reform p1.rty. His fraternal affiliations are with the K, O. T. ::\1. anel the K, O. C. :'Ilr. Le Del amI his \vife are highly e<;teemed in Sarnia, ("O:\L\1E 10R.\TI\TE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. "here they ha\'e a large acquaintance, and where he has firmly established himself in the business life of the community. THO:\L\S A. :\1dL\HEK, a member of one of the pioneer families of Lambton Countv. \\'ho resides on his farm in Ennis- killen 'to\\ nship. Lot 20, Concession 12. is himself a Canadian, born in Kingston, Jan. 25. [852, but his parents, James and .\nna (Patterson) 1\1c Iahen, were both natives of Ireland. John 1\Idlahen, the paternal grandfa- ther. left Ireland and coming to Canada, settled at X apanee, where he remained until his death. Two of his sons, John and James, came to Lambton County, the fonner mak- ing his home in Plympton, \\ here he died, and the latter taking up wild land in Pe- trolia. Previous to his removal thither in 1859 James l\1cl\1ahen had remained in Kingston, engaged as a ship carpenter, and was married there, The land he originally owned now belungs to the corporation of Petrolia, for after clearing the property Mr. l\1dlahen solll it to the Oil Company in 1866. and bought instead a partly improved farm in :\Ioore township. He put up a fine home. good hams and outbuildings. and de- \-eloped the place into a well-cultivated farm. I-Ie continued to make his home there for se\-en ) ears. hut in 1873 was called from this world, \\ hile his wife survi\'ed him un- til 1893. \\hen she. too, passed a\\'ay at the old home, They were IJoth members of the English Church, and :\Irs. l\IcMahen was always an acti\"e worker in its ranks. Po- litically :\Ir. 1\1dlahen \\ as a Conservative. but ne\'er sought to hold office, Nine chil- dren grew to maturity. namely: (I) \ Yilliam married :\Iiss :\Ietcalf. of Lambton Count\'. and lives in Plympton to\\nship. (2) Annie is :\Irs, l\ elson. of Enniskillen. (3) l\Iaria, horn in King ton. died in Enniskillen when a young- lady. (.-1-) John .-\" horn in Kings- ton, married :\1iss Christie O'Neil. of Lamb- ton County, has five children. Alice, Robert. l\Iaggie, C(1ra, and \YillanI. and lives on his farm in Concession 12 Enniskillen. (5) Thomas. \. (6) Helen, born in eastern Can- acla, married \\Illiam English, an oil pro- 1-- I:J ducer of Petrolia. and has three children, James, Jeanette and \\ïllial11. (7) Henrietta. burn in Coburn, the \\ ife of John :\1cKenzie, of 1oore township. (8) Frederick J., mar- ried l\Iiss Lizzie Elliott, has fi\'e chilùren, Lena, .\nnie, Charles, Grace and James, and li\'es un his father's old homestead in Ioore. (9) .\lfred A,. married Miss babella Forbes, of l\Ioore, has four children, Glad) s. Helen, \\ïllie and Han"ey; he li\'es on a part of the l\Icl\Iahen homestead. Thomas r.1c1\1ahen \\'as educated prin- cipally in the schools of Lambton County and gre\v up there on his father's farm. For three years after his marriage he was occupied in the oil fields of :\1artha\'ille, and then bought his present farm, which he has entirely cleared since that time and has made into one of the fine farms of the to\vn- ship. In 1898 he built a handsome hrick house \vhich with the large barns gi\'es the place a fine appearance. 1\1r. :\Ic.ì\Iahen's marriage took place in October, 1876, when he was united to 1\1iss Eleanor 1\1. Hume, the estimable daughter of John and Fran- ces Hume, prominent pioneers whose home- stead lies in Concession 13. 1\lrs, 1\1d1ahen was educated in the Lambton schools, and was a lady of the most earnest Christian character, a faithful \vorker in the l\Iethodist Church, of \vhich she was a member. She had many \\'arm friends and the place left vacant by her death in l\Iarch, 1903. was one hardly to be filled. She had a family of eleven children, as follo\\ s : Inez L., who died aged three; 1\Iabel. born in April. 1880, \\ ife of Robert Simpson. of Concession 4, Enniskillen; Fred Sidney, born in Decem- ber, 1881. a business man of Xort11\\est Canada; Thomas \y" born in 1\1artha\'ille in I SR.\.. educated in the Enniskillen schools, and now his father's assistant and manager on the farm; Pearl E" born in February, I 8R6. \vho has had charge of the home since her mother's death ; James H.. born in June, [ðð8; John .\" born in July, 1891; Ella :\1., horn in NO\'emher, 18C)0; \Vallace .\" born in June, 1896: Certrude F., horn in June, 18 9 8 ; and Myrtle V,. born in Octoher. 19 00 . The familv are connecteù with the :\Iethod- ist Churcl , of whose \\'ork 11r. :\1cl\Iahen Iï 6 CO:\DIEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. has always been a liberal supporter. although nut a church member. In political views :\Ir, Idlahen has al- \\ ays been a Conservati\'e, and he has taken an active interest in all matters of local im- portance. but he has steadily refused all sug- gestions of holding office. He is likewise in- terested in lodge \\'ork, and belongs to the Orangemen, Lodge Xo, 687, of Enniskillen, and to the Iaccabees, Lodge o. 30, of \Yyoming. A self-made man, Thomas A. :\Ic:\lahen is now one of the prosperous and substantial fanners of the county, a good citizen and one held in high esteem by all who know him. He is a wurthy son of his father, who was known through all the re- giun for his genuine Christian character, his upright conduct and his thoughtfulness for others. His children are all men and \vomen of strong characters, and are enterprising and progressi\'e citizens who are univer- sally respected and esteemed. \YILLL\}'1 XEIL \\'as born at In'ine, . \yrshire. Scotland. in the year 1832. \\-hen a lad of twelve he emigrated \vith the rest of the family to Canada, where his father took up land near Kingston, Ontario. At the age of eighteen he and his brother came west to Sarnia, where he settled and learned the trade of shoemaker. In I8..t.8 he began busi- ness on Front street. There he carried on a prosperous business for forty years, \\'hen he retired from active life, He always took a keen interest in local affairs and served the town as Front street commissioner, and was a member of the cemetery board till his death. in l\Iay, 1903, In the year 1859 he married :\Iiss Annie \Vatson, of Sarnia, and two daughters were born to them. \YILLIAM J. PORTE, of Forest, en- joys the distinction of being the oldest bar- rister of that locality, and the solicitor of the To\\'n since 1883. The Porte family is one of the oldest in Britain, dating back to before the Conque"t, the name appearing in \\Tilliam the Conquer- or's Domesday Book, one of them being a Po\\ erful feuùal baron at that time. John Porte, the grandfather of our sub- ject, \\ as born in Ireland. and there married ;\Iiss Ellen Carter; six sons and two daugh- ters were born to them; of the sons. the eld- est, George, \\'as a celebrated scholar, a mem- her of the Royal Irish Academy, and Fel- low of the Royal Geographical Society; two younger sons-Gilbert and Robert-emi- grateù to Canada, settling in London, Ontario. Robert Porte, father of \Villial11 J., was born in ireland in [829. came to Canada in 18 9, and for some time was engaged in business \\ ith his brother, Gilbert, in Lon- don, Ont,; later he settled at Parkhill, in the County of Iiddlesex, and, upon retiring from business, in 1891, he located in De- troit, lIichigan, where he died in June, 1905. In 1853 he married. in London, Ont., :\Iar- gretta Lynham. daughter of l\Iatthew and Jane (Burch) Lynham, who was born in Ire- land in 1832, and died at Parkhill in I88I. Seven children were born to Robert Porte anù his wife: Elizabeth, who mar- ried Dr. George St1ttie, of Detroit, :\Iich- igan; \Villiam J., of Forest, Ont.; Frances, of Detroit; ;\nnabel. deceased; l\1argaret, of Detroit; Robert Franklin, who died at the age of seventeen years at Parkhill; and T L. Whitford, of Detroit. \Villiam J. Porte was born in London, Ont., in 1855. His literary education was secured in Parkhill and Toronto. In 1883 he was called to the Bar, and at once began the practice of his profession at Forest, where for some time he had taken charge of an office for. Kenneth Goodman, of Parkhill. He has met \\'ith unqualified success, and, in addition to acting as solicitor for the Town and se\'eral monetary institutions, carries on a large private practice. In :\Iarch, 1882, l\Ir. Porte and l\liss l...lizabeth Van Val ken burg, daughter of \dam and l\largaret (Rymal ) Van Valken- burg. were uniteù in marriage. One daugh- ter, Edna l\Iargretta, has been born to :\Ir. and :\lrs, Porte. They are members of the Church of England, Politically l\Ir. Porte is a Consen'ative, and fraternally a member of Forest Lodge, No. 263, A. F. & A. l\1., of which he is a past master. COl\Il\IEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD D.\LLAS POLK SISK, c1erk of Oil Springs, Ont., also Clerk and secretary of the school board at that place, is a native of Kicholson, \Vyoming County, Pennsyh-ania, born July 19. I8-J.6. J ames and Sally (Bissbee) Sisk. his pa- rents, \\ ere born in County F ennanagh, Ire- land, and Pennsyh-ania, respecti\-ely. and marriell in Pennsykania. where they re- mained until 1850. In that year they mi- grated to Canada and located in BeIle\'iIle, Ont. To :\11'. and :\Irs. isk were born three children: :\Iary, who married Rev. Dr. .-\. Cannan, of Toronto. Ont.; Dallas Polk, our subject, and :\Iiss Emma, of Toronto, Ontario. Dallas Polk Sisk came to Canada with his parents in his fifth year, ami until fifteen years old lived in Belleville. thence moving to Oil Springs. He attended .-\Ibert Col- lege. at Belle\'ille. in 1865-66. \\'hile there he participated \vith the 15th Battalion, of BeIle\'iIle. in the Fenian raid, for his sen'- ices recei\-ing a sih-er medal and a grant of gm'ernment land. In July. 1866. he re- turned home, and finding employment in the oil fields of this sectinn continued until I8ïo. Following that he was under his father. in the lumber and railroad business, until 1880, when he went to Jackson, :\Iichigan. in the employ of the :\lichigan Central Railroad Company as chief clerk in the building de- partment. Remaining three years he \vent \\' est until 1885, e\'entually returning hume. \\'here he has e\'er since remained. In 1888 he was appointed \'illage clerk. in which office he has continued up to the present time. In I8 9 he was appointed secretary and tre.1.surer of the school board, and has also remained continuously in that office with the exception of three years-I 892-93-9-J.. He has likewise been assistant postmaster since 18 95. and in all these offices has pro\'ed himself a man of the utmost efficienC\'. He is as well like(l for his admirable p rsonal characteristics as he is respected for execu- ti\'e ability, and he has not an enemy in the world. a somewhat remarkable record for one who has been as acti\'e as he. In polit- ical sentiment he is a Consen'ati\'e, and has l 177 always taken an active part in party matters; he has missed voting only once since casting his first vote, in 1867. Mr. Sisk holds fra- ternal affiliations with the lodges of the C. O. O. F. and Orangemen at Oil Springs, and is financial secretary of the former. On Jan. 2-J., 1873, Mr. Sisk married :\Iiss Anna Radcliff, and three children have been born to this union: Florence E. married Charles E. \Vallen, mining expert, of Peru, S, A.; James B., of Holgate. Ohio, is in the hardware business; l\Iiss .;\[ary D, is at home. :\lrs. Anna (Radcliff) Sisk was born in Adelaide, l\Tiddlese:\. County, Ont., Dec. 20, [852. daughter of John and granddaugh- ter of Hon. Cot Thomas Radcliff. JOHN Mcl\IILL\='J, \\ho died at his home in Petrolia April 17, 1891. was one of the early oil operators in Lambton County and \\'as also extensively engaged in other lines of industry that contributed much to the country's welfare and material develop- ment. He was born in l\laybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. Jan, 6. 1825, and his remains now rest in beautiful Hillside cemetery, in his adopted home. Richard and Janet (Primrose) l\lcl\lil- lan, his parents, came to Canada about the year 1868. to pass the remainder of their days \\-ith their son John. In his nati\'e land Richard ::\Ic:\lillan was a \voolen manufac- turer, but after coming to Canada he lived retired. His family consisted of the fol- 10\\ ing children: \\ïlliam. who was in the stone business, died in Chicago, I1Jinois; John is mentioned belo\\ : Richard, \\ ho was in the oil business, died in Bothwell, Ont.; :\Iargaret (now deceased) married Thomas Dunlop: Elizaheth (now deceased) married Edward Goodier. Early in life Juhn McMillan entered a \voolen factory, and at the age of t\\ enty- one, engaged in business for himself in the manufacture of woolens and shawls in Glas- gow, Scotland. He continued in that busi- iness and was verv successful until the war between the nortl;ern and southern States. caused a depression in the trade. In the veal' Ü 62 he became interested in oil land at 17 8 C01I:\IEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Both\\ ell, Ont" and sent out Scotch miners, and was one of the first to operate for oil there. In 18ú5 he moved from Glasgow to London. Ont., to look after his oil interests at Bothwell. He sold them out soon aiter- ward and moved to Petrolia, Ont" where he Lec:lIne manager for a Scotch oil company, and later entered into business for himself, Loth in the producing and refining of oils, The establishing of a branch at )'lontreal caused him to mO\'e to that city in 1873. High reight rates to Mnntreal induced him, in 1877, to build a tank vessel (one of the first of its kind), to carry oil between Sarnia and )'lontreal, with a barreling sta- tion at Kingston, Ont. This vessel only ran a season or two, an agreement being reached with the Grand Trunk Railroad Company, regarding freight rates. Having the Kings- ton property on his hands, he turned it into a large malt house and mo\'ed to Kingston in I8i). There he was \'ery successful in the manufacture of malt until a high tariff put on by the Cnited States in 1884, pre- vented the e, in the county, She is likewise gifted as a poet, ha\'ing written a numher of poems. chieAy of a religious nature. The following poem by her we clip from the Montreal lVi/llcss: THE F-\'\IOCS 1L\X OF WAR. J read of our fair Scotti-h queen, her triumphs and her tears. Her beauty, and her orrows great. her lonely captive vears . But \;hile' i read within my heart no holy joy doth hurn, Thus from the tales of wild romance to God's sweet \\' ord I tUrll. I read of Bruce and \\'allace. of the land of hills and ca ves, 18 3 But not one song from in my heart call forth these Scottish braves, N or sing I of the noble towers that pierce the smoky sky, Of the great \Vestminster Abbey, where bones of monarchs lie. I turn to Thy most holy word. 0 God of nations, Thou Before whom each in that fair tomb in humbleness shall bow; J turn to Him whose magic touch the broken heart can heal; One pa sion only fills my soul, His glories to reveal. 'Tis in the sacred Volume's page, God's heroes' names J find, \Vhich leave a path of shining light and radiance behind. For these are they who in this world have walked in garments \\hite, And they are worthy now to bask in God's unsullied light. Yes, these are they who lived not for the vain world's price or strife, \\'hose names before the world was formed were in the Book of Life, And as. J muse upon the grace which is to mortals gIven. Ah! even now, within my heart, there glows the peace of heaven. And thu my faith in God doth rise and soar upon the wmg, And of the triumphs of His love my glowing heart doth sing. "Oh, Thou who hearest prayer," now send Thy spirit from afar, And from Thy holy page reveal the famous :\Ian of \Var, Oh, may we each in humbleness our waywardness confess, And let thy spirit now descend as dew upon the grass, And as the fountain of Thy grace each channel over- flows, The desert shall spring forth, and sing, and blossom as the rose, Fair as the moon, clear as the sun, our radiance shall shine, And as an army terrible conquer by power divine. Oh! we would have our names confessed where God's great worthies are, And thus we plead Thy love and grace, 0 famous Ian of \Var. D.\\'ID JOHKSON. eldest son of Hugh Johnson. \\-as 110m Feb. 12, IR'I-7, in Skip- ness. .\rgyllshire, Scotland, and was an in- fant \yhen he came to Canada \yith his pa- rents, He gre\\ up on the farm 011 the lake shore. attending the little log school, and \yorked at home with his father until twentv- sC\'en years old. when he \yent west to Ka;1- S1S to see the countrv and seek a location, . \fter spending" a seas n there and finding he preferred to li\'e in Canada he returne(l to 18 4 COMl\iEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD his old home, but shortly aften\ anI mO\'ed to l\lichigan. He bought eighty acres of un- cultivated land in St. Clair county, which he cultivated and where he spent three years. Not having good health he sold the farm to his brother Archibald and took a trip on the steamer "Ocean King" to Eng- land, for his health, making two trips and returning much imprO\"ed. He married and started fanning, buying a fifty-acre tract in the south part of \Van\ ick to\\ nship. where he farmed for seven years, \ "hen he sold out he mo\"ed near the village of Arkona and bought a fifty-acre farm knO\vn as the Hover place. and in 1896 he bought from John .\tkins a tract of fifty acres of fruiî' land formerly O\med hy \\ïlliam \V. Hil- horn, of Leamington. paying for that tract three thousand, fi\'e hundred dollars. Here he started into fruit culture. Selling later the Ho\'er tract. he bought the se\'enty-fi\'e acres of a fruit farm owned by Joseph Hil- Lorn, also of Leamington. Ont., and has e\'er since been engaged in fruit culture of all kinds, operating a tract of 125 acres. prin- cipally in apples, peaches. plums. strawber- ries and other small fruit. He has been one of the largest fruit growers in the county. He has made his home on the Joseph Hil- born farm. on which he has made e'l:tensi\'e improvements. amI when his son married he bought a tract of laml near the home which is also devoted to fruit. ::\1r. Johnson has made a complete success of his enterprise, but O\ves much of his success to his de\'oted wife. \vho has been his helpmate in every sense of the \\'orc1. Both ::\lr. and ::\lr5. Johnson are memhers of the Church of God. with which thev have been connecte(1 from an early age, nd they are good Christian people. who ha\"e raised their family in a model home. and all their children reAect credit on the teaching they recei\'e(l under their parents' gLlidance. :\Ir, Johnson is a Liberal in politics. He is a man of domes- tic tastes and habits. and is respected an(l well liked where\-er knO\\"Il, On June 9. 1881, l\1r. Johnson \\'as mar- ried at the Fuller homestead. in \Yam ick tow;lship. to ::\Iiss Annie Jane Fuller. \vho was born in that to\\"Ilship. daughter of George and Sarah (Clark) Fuller, and eight children ha\'e come to this union: (I) \Vill- iam .\Iexander is on the homestead. (2) Hugh Hamilton is farming a twenty-five- acre tract near the homestead. He married Emily Barnton. and they ha\'e one son, Charles Hugh, born Sept, 9. 1905. This child has eight grandparents living. he being the first great-grandchild on the Johnson-Fuller side. (J) George Frederic died young. (4) Jennie Helena, (5) ::\largaret Euphemia. ( 6) Flora Georginia and ( 7) Newman Da \'id are at home. (8) ::\lary Beatrice died young. ::\L\RCCS ACRELICS HITCHCOCK, of pnint Ed\\ anI. who for years has been engaged in the fishery business. is a nati\-e of Sarnia, and a son of one of the eark settlers of \\'est Lambton. The Hitchcock family is of English e'(- traction, and three brothers. :\latthia5, Luke and Edward, \vere the first to cross the .\t- lantic and establish the family in . \merica. They came from their old home in l\lay. 16 35. settling in the Xe\\' England Colonies, where l\Iatthias and Luke married. Ed\vard remained single. It is from Luke Hitchcock that :\larcus . \urelius is descended. being of the eighth generation in direct lineage. His line of descent is as follows: (I) Luke Hitchcock. the emigrant an- cestor. married Elizabeth Gibbons, and died XU\', I, r659. His \\'ido\\' died .\pril 25. 16 9 6 , ( II) Deacon John Hitchcock, son of Luke, married Hannah Chapin, who was born Dec. 2. 1644, He died Feh. 9. 1712. ( III) Luke Hitchcock. son of Deacon John. was born in Springfield, l\Iassachu- setts, )'Iarch 23, 1674-75, and died .\pril I. 17;)2, He married Elizabeth \Yalker. who was born July 2, 16ï6. amI died Oct. 21, I ïÓ5. (IV) Capt. .\aron Hitchcock. son of Luke, ,,-as born at Springfield. l\Iassachu- setts, Sept. 23, IïIS. He married Experi- ence King, who died Dec, 19. Iï95. His de:J.th occurred Sept, 25. 1808. ... - ,1 "\ , , áa C011MEl\10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 18 5 (V) \pollos Hitchcock, son of Capt. Aaron, was born in Suffield, Connecticut, March 8, 1759. He married Roxana King. who was born .\ug. 13, 1762, and who died Sept. q, 1830. (VI) \aron Hitchcock, son of \pollos, was born in Suffield, Connecticut, Oct, 22, 1786, and died Jan. 26, 1826. He married Polly Clark. born Jan, 31, 1788, and she died in 1867. The children born to this worthy couple were: Samuel: Alexander. a fisher- man, who was drowned in Lake :\Iichigan: Aaron, for a time a resident of Sarnia. but who later went to CIe\'eland. Ohio, where he met an accidental death; Amos, a gra!,>e grower on Kelley's Island; and Sarah. who married a ::\11', Dunn, of East Buffalo. Aaron Hitchcock owned most of the land on \yhich East Buffalo now stands, and there he and l1Ïs wi fe died. (VII) Samuel Hitchcock. son of Aaron and father of ::\Iarcus \urelius. was born in Buffalo, Kew York, June 13. 1813, In 1830 he came to Ontario and built a brewery in ::\Iiddlese'( County which he ran for a short time. In 1833' he settled in Sarnia, where he followed fishing, also owning landed property in Sarnia township. on the London road. He O\yned and operated the first ferry-boat between Port Huron and Sarnia. In the latter town he was the first constable and first court crier, offices he held until his death. He was also chief of police, and in many ways prond his worth as a cit- izen and as a man. In :\Iiddlesex County, Gn June 2, 1832. Samuel Hitchcock married Miss Ann Maria Finch. a natin of that county. and daughter of Daniel Finch. Sam- uel Hitchcock died in Sarnia ::\Iarch 1 I, 1871, and his wife passed away in June, 1892, at the age of sennty-eight years. Their children were elenn in number, ten of them born in Sarnia, and all still (1905) survive-- a remarkable record for so large a family: Rev. Benjamin Franklin, a ::\Iethodist min- ister in Xew York City; Rev. Julius C. born in l\Iiddlesex County, a ::\Iethodist minister in Kew York Citc'Cvrenus D" of Sarnia: Marcus \.urelius;- DiaZlema Rosetta, wife of Juhn \\ïlson, of Toronto; Theodore \YeI- lington, of Sarnia: Euphemia, wife of Sid- ney \\'ood, of Detroit: Melissa, wife of John F. O'Xeil, of Point Edward: James Alex- ander, of Sarnia; Apollos Kapoleon, a painter at CIeyeland. Ohio; and Samuel Luke. of l\linneapolis. ::\Iinnesota. Samuel Hitchcock, the father, was prominent in the l\Iasonic fraternity, being a charter member of the first lodge in Sarnia. As a fisherman he explored and named the islands of Lake Huron, and he was nry influential in ob- taining the present fishery la\\s of the PrO\'- 1I1ce. (VIII) :\Iarcus Aurelius Hitchcock was born in Sarnia Oct. 12, 18-1-0, and in his natin city receiyed his literary education. On reaching his majority he engaged in the fishing business, in \\ hich he now employs four men, with a season's catch amounting to 100.000 pounds. :\11'. Hitchcock resides in Point Echyard. where he settled in 1865. ::\11'. Hitchcock has been twice married. On \ug. 22, 1865, he married, in Carlisle, Ont., l\Iiss ::\Iargaret Graham, daughter of John Graham, and by her he had the follow- ing children: (I) Frederick, of CIeyeland. Ohio, died Dee. 27. 190-1-; he and his wife Edith had one son, .\dolphus. (2) Samuel. who is in the bicycle business in Sarnia. married Etta Leach, by whom he has two children, Stewart and Kathleen. U) Frank. a je\\-e1er at Sarnia, married Lena Onley, by \\ hom he has two children, Carl and Lenore. (4-) Miss Lottie L. resides at Point Edward. where she is a music teacher, The mother of this family died April 30, 1879, at the age of thirty-senn. For his second wife ::\11'. Hitchcock married ::\Iiss Eliza ::\Ic- Kaughton, whose father. Duncan ::\lcXaugh- ton. came from Scotland as pri\Oate secretary to the Hon. l\lalcolm Cameron, but re- signed and became the first scl100l teacher in this section. his first school having nine pupils, ::\11'. ::\IcXaughton was afterward the first collector and assessor in Sarnia, and his Son Duncan was once countv \\'anlen. :\11'. and ::\Irs, Hitchcock are memf>ers of the ::\lethudist Church, and politically he is a 186 C0l\1:\IE1\10RATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Reformer, and for four years has been school trustee, Fraternally he is a 11ason, and also belongs to the Royal Arcanum and the K. O. T. ),1. J- n1ES WALDEN, a pioneer farmer of Lambton County, now lidng in retire- ment at Thedford, is a man uf sterling worth, who, making the best of enry oppor- tunity of life, has, in the face of a(h-erse cir- cumstances, achie\"ed success and affluence. He is of English extraction. Samuel \\'alden, his father, a man of ability and marked force of character, was born in England in 1799, and there under the influence of a good home grew to man. hood. In a rural community he received much of the training for his life work. and naturally upon starting life for himself, en- gaged in agriculture. About this time he married in England Dina Richardson, \\'ho \\'as born in that country in 1800, and who died there after many years of faithful com- panionship. By this union there \nre ten children, many of whom settled in Australia, only one coming to Ontario. After mar- riage ),11'. \Valden settled upon a neat little English farm and continued to follow agri- culture. A wise manager and a hard worker, he managed to provide a comforta- hIe home for himself and family, and even lay aside a little something for a rainy day. Late in life, after the death of his wife, he came with his son to Ontario in 1850, locat- ing in Toronto, and here died in 18'=;2. 1\11'. \\'alden was a strictly industrious English- man, energetic and far-sighted, and in the steady pursuit of one main industry attained a considerable degree of success. He was domestic in his taste, with the \\'eHare of his home and family thoroughly at heart, was a !'plendid neighbor, and a public-spirited citi- zen. Posses!'ed of high moral attributes, as well as many winning social graces, he made him<;elf friends at e\"ery step in life, James \ V alden inl erited many of his father's sterling traits 0'" character. Dorn in Eng1and. he there recei\'ecl strict rearing and good training for life's actidties. Early shouldering re ponsibilities he took the first position offered him, and as a common la- borer worked for tweln cents a day. Pru- dent and economical, upon these meager wages he soon earned enough to pay his pas- sage to Americà, and in 1850 in company with his father, embarked for Canada. Land- ing in Toronto without a dollar to his name, but with plenty of push and determination, he soon found plenty of work and began steadily plodding his way along the uphill road. In the thri\'ing httle community of Scarboro township he settled soon after his arri\'al and there persenringly \\'orked as a farm hand for about six years, getting a good start in this new country. Having saved enough money to procure a farm of his own he then came to Bosanquet township, Lambton Countv, and there on Lot 22, Con- cession 7, purch;sed for two hundred dollars a fifty-acre tract of wild land. A desire for more ready money than he could at once gain from working his land decided him to return to Toronto and labor fur awhile, and securing a good position he remained four years, Now, with a new supply of ready cash, prepared to \\"ork his land to ad\'an- tage, he returned to Bosanquet township, erecting good buildings on his farm, where he settled and began other impronments, Faithful and persistent work soon enabled him to transform the wild tracts into well- furro\\'ed fields and blooming gardens, and steadily pushing his efforts he in time opened up forty-six acres to culti\"ation. Encour- aged by his successes there, he exchanged his farm for a larger one-a splendid 100- acre tract on Lot 19, Concession 7, where he settled and passed snme of the most suc- cessful nars of his life. He cleared large areas, e ected handsome buildings, and made the place into one of the most attractive farms in Rosanquet township. From time to time he purchased other land in the \'icin- it}', greatly enlarging his estate, for twenty. two years labored hard, and hy his well- directe(l efforts won for himself a very solid prosperity. Kow prepared to take life easy, he purchased a residence property in Thed- ford where, in his se\'enty-fir<;t year, he is still residing. He is a man of considerable COI\Il\IE:ðl0RA TIYE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 18 7 means, and besides his fine residence prop- erty now owns four hundred acres of well- imprO\'ed farm land in Bosanquet to\vnship. In September, 1856. Ir. \\'alden mar- ried Iary Tudhop, who was born in Scot- land, and when rather young came to Onta- rio. By this union there have been senn children: ( I ) Elizabeth married James Randall, of Bosanquet to\nlship; and they han four children, .\da, :ðIabel, Francis and Howard. (2) \ \ïlliam, "ho resides on Lot 10, in Bosanquet township, illarried Cather- ine Thumpson, of \\'arwick, and they hm'e two children, .\letha and Lmrena. (3) J ames, who resides on Lot 19, Concession Î, married Elizabeth Davidson, and they hm"e fiye children, Orley, Jennie, K ellie, \\Ïlliam and Clifford, (4) Diana died aged twenty-two. (5) J olm died aged eighteen. ( 6) Iary also died aged eighteen. (7) Sarah married \\'alter Rogers, of Bosan- quet, and they have one son, Fred \V. Ir. \\'alden's career has been marked by untiring, well-directed industry, shrewd business management and marked integrity. His admirable traits of character and his achie\ ements have won him the confidence and warm regard of the community, and few men of Thedford are more highly respected. He has always been interested in public affairs, and while li\'ing in Bosanquet town- ship sen'ed as school trustee for many) ears. .\. consistent member of the Presbyterian Church, he is a man of finn religiüt;s con- victions, one who throughout his life has espoused the cause of e\'ery enterprise for the up-lifting of his fellow citizens. Politi- cally he affiliates with the Reformers, He has been a most conscientious husband and father, and has assisted his sons to good places in life. THO I \S O'XEIL (deceased), who was for many years a well known agricult- urist and highly respected citi7en of \\'ar- wick township, was a man highly esteemed by all classes for his high moral character and his de\'otion to dutv, He- was a nati\'e of Ontario, born in LOI don township. Iid- dlesex County, Feb, Î. 1855, The O'X eil family is of Irish extraction, and the founder of the family in Canada was Thomas O'Keil, a nati\ e ot" Tipperary, Ire- land. He grew to manhood in his native countn', where he followed fanning, and when .still a young man came to Canada, locating on 100 acres of land in London township, ::\Iiddlesex Coui1ty. Here he farmed fur the rest of his life, dying in 1858, aged fifty-fin years. He married Rachel Iorgan, a nati\-e of \\'ales, and a daughter of David Iorgan. and they became the par- ents of tweln children: Da\'id, a resident of l\Iichigan; Robert, the father of our subject; Sarah, who married \\'illiam Siddle, and re- sides in Iiddlesex Countv; Elizabeth, who married J ames O' eil, al d resides in Lon- don township; Thomas, a resident of the same township; \\'illiam, a famler of Ade- laide township, Iiddlesex County, who mar- ried ::\Iary Frazer; John, who died young; Rachel, who married Jacob Smith: Cather- ine, ,,'ho married Joseph O'Keil, of London township,' l\Iiddlesex County; Charlotte, who married \\Tilliam Shoebottom, now de- ceased; Iary, who married Joseph Haskett, of Lobo to" nship, Middlesex County; and Henrv, a farmer of Middlesex County. The mothér of the abon children died at the age of eighty-four years. Robert O'Neil was born in London town- ship, ::\Iiddlesex County, where he grew to manhood and engaged in fanning, owning and operating a farm of 100 acres of land. He there married Catherine O'Neil. and they became the parents of the following chil- dren : Betsy died young; Thomas is our sub- ject; Rachel, who married George l\IcCor- mick, resides in ::\Ianitoba: Charlotte mar- ried Adam ::\Iiller, of Brooke township; ::\Iarshall, who married Bertha Fredrick- sen, resides in Chicago. The father died at the home of his daughter, ::\Irs. Miller, in Brouke township (he had been twice mar- ried, his first" ife dying on the farm, and his second wi fe being Jane Chestler). Thomas O'XeiI. our subject, attended the public schools of London to\vnship and worked on his father's farm until 1886, when he came to L-lInbton County, locating 188 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD in \\"arwick township, where he purchased fifty acres of land, Later he sold this tract to purchase 100 acres. He purchased 3 0 0 acres in all, selling the first purchase of fifty acres. In 1899 he purchased a fifty-acre tract, on which he remained, later buying the David Saide farm, of 100 acres. and at the time of his death he was the owner of 25 0 acres of land, all of which he operated. It is now owned by his family. 1\11'. O'Neil was a self-made man, succeeding through his own industry. He was temperate in his habits, and greatly devoted to his home and to his church. He had suffered for some time with Bright's disease, and when he found there was no chance for his recovery called his wife and children to his bedside and told the latter to always live true, Chris- tian lins. He died Nov. 28, 1904, and was laid to rest in Bethel cemetery. He was a member of the Congregational Church. Po- liticallv he was a stanch Conservative. and he ser 'ed as school trustee of school section Ko, I, filling that office to the general satis- faction of the community. :\Ir. O'Xeil married at the 1\IcCormick homestead in \Varwick township, July 10, 1875. ::\Iiss Elizabeth :\lcCormick, who was born in \Varwick township, daughter of the late Joseph McCormick. and sister of R. J. 1\IcCormick. !\Irs. O'Xeil was a devoted wife and a loving mother, and since the death of her husbanrl has conducted the homestead farm, She and her children are members of the Congregational Church. To 1\Ir. and Mrs, Thomas O' eil came: Rob- ert Elmer. born April 7, 1881. who operates the farm: Joseph Herman, born Aug. 3, 1882: Catherine Eillene; George, who died in 1889: and Sarah \Vinnie, All reside at home. On July 9, 1904, 1\11'. and Mrs. O' eil celebrated their sih'er wedding, and the affair was largely attended. JA1\IES HCTTO)J. ::\1. D" enjoys the distinction of being the first physician and druggist of Forest. and it would be hard to disconr one more successful in either pro- fession than he, Dr, Hutton came to Forest with but fifty cents in his pocket in money and a small as- sortment of drugs as a stock in trade. How- ever, he possessed a thorough knowledge of both his professions. He at once settled in the town and began to work his way up in the world, and has succeeded in that he now is one of the most noted physicians of west- ern Ontario as well as a prosperous business man. As his money accumulated Dr. Hut- ton loaned it on good security, and in all of his investments he has been very fortu- nate. In 1892 Dr, Hutton. John Shaw and \\'illiam Lemon founded the East Lambton Farmers' Loan & Savings Co" with a capital stock of $500,000. Dr. Hutton was made president of this company, which has become an important factor in the financial life of Forest. In addition he is also largely in- terested in valuable property in different parts of the county, to which he gives atten- tion, although the duties of his profession are never neglected. In 1887 he erected his present commodious and stately residence on Main street, Forest, which is claimed to be one of the most elegant homes in this part of the Province. Dr. Hutton is a native of Dennv Stir- lingshire. Scotland, and inherits the' turdy characteristics of his race. He is a sOn of J ames and Elizabeth ( Cousland) Hutton. both natÌ\'es of Scotland. James Hutton was a printer by trade and followed that calling until his death, in 1855, at a comparatively early age, of yellow fever. His widow sur- vived until the age of sixty-four. Their fam- ily consisted of two sons and one daughter: Dr. James; Archibald, in business in Kew Zealand; and Annie, widow of \ Yilliam Mc- Dougall, of Scotlanù. Dr, Hutton was born Aug. 12. 1838. and learned the printer's trade in his nati,'e land, In 1856 he emigrated to Ontario. anll in 186 3 was graduated from the :\Ieùical De- partment of Victoria University. with the degree of :\1. n, after which he immediately settled in Forest, where he has made his home to the present time. In 1868 the Doc- tor was united in marriage with 1\Iiss Je- mima Smith. a native of Scotland, daughter of James Smith, and four children ha,'e been , @ ,c \f.I \ CD l (' I ' i ß / ?hQ COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Lorn to this union: ::'oIary (Hutton) ::\IcDon- aId, ::\1. D., a graduate of the ::\Iedical De- partment of Trinity Cninrsity, class of 1890, \\as for si", years engaged in practice with her father, and then married Charles ::\[CDonald, by \ "hom she has three children, Dorothy, Elizabeth and .-\Ilan; Elizaheth, a graduate of .-\1111a CoIlege, where she took an art course, is now the wife of Dr. George \\'alters of Forest by whom she has one son, Fr derick; Jel;lin;a, a graduate of To- ronto Cniversity, class of 1898, receind the degree of A. B., and in 1902 the degree of .-\. ::\1. was conferred upon her; James is a student in the ::\Iedical Department of To- ronto CoIlege, Dr. Hutton has educated his children most thoroughly, and by their suc- cess they han demonstrated the fact that a higher educatiun develups both mind and body and gins great ach"antage in the race of life. Dr, Hutton has taken a deep in- terest in municipal affairs, having served for many years in the city council, as a member of the high school board and as magistrate and coroner. In politics he is a pronounced Liberal and for many years was president of the local Liberal association. The success and many noble deeds of Dr. Hutton's life speak m re eloquently than any \\ords of his ability, both as a professional and business man, while his popularity with all classes demonstrates his goodness of heart and \'ari- ous charities, many uf which are unkno\\ n to the public. I JOH \YHE.-\ TLEY. Some of the best of England's sons and daughters ha\'e left their mother country and, crossing the ocean which separates Canada from her, funnd homes and plenty in the new land, The Dominion has made many fortunes for those who cast their lot therein, and has given limitless opportunities to those who cared to embrace them. . \mong those who may be numbered as leading representati\ es of the pioneer families of Sarnia, Lamb ton County, Ont., is that of \\"heatley, weIl known in that vicinity. The founder of the family in the Xew \\"orld was Juhn \\'heat- ley, now deceased, the worthy man whcse 18 9 name heads this article. His birth occurred in Lincolnshire, England, on ::\Iay 5, 1815, and he \\ as a son of Samuel and ::\Iary (Em- pringham) \\'heatley, \\ ho spent their entire li\'es in England and there died. Their chil- dren were: Joseph, ::\Iary, .-\nn, Jane, John and J abez. Juhn \\"heatley came to Ontario in 1837. locating at Fruumfield, fin miles belo\\" Sar- nia, where he purchased a farlll and also carried on \\agon making. Later he carried on a store at the same place, but abuut IX88 decided that his laborious life entitled him to a few years of ease, so he sold his interests and settled in Sarnia, where he resided until his death Ko\". 26, 1891, living retired frum acti\"e business cares, His political opinions made him a member of the Reform party, and he \\ as always interested in all matters calculated to be of benefit to the comlllunity in general. Religiously he \\'as a de\"ot;t Methodist, and in his e\"eryday life carried out the teachings of that church. On April 2Y, 1839, ::\11'. \\'heatley mar- ried :.Iiss Elvira Proctor, a daughter of George and Elizabeth (Coulson) Proctor, and children as fuIlows were born of this union: Thomas c., \\ ho is a fruit grower near DlackweIl, married (first) .-\hhie Clark, by \\ ham he had four children-Flurence, John, Echard ::\1. and George: and (second) married ::\Iiss Jennie CampbeIl, by whum he had three children-:\Iaggie, Charles and .\ddison. Jane .-\nn is the wife of WiIliam Clark. of Han\ ich Ì!H\ nship, Kent County. Charles is deceased. Joseph, of Sarnia, mar- ried .-\nnie \\"iIlis, and has had the foIlow- ing children-:.laude, .\rthur, Eh-ira (de- ceased), Edith and X orman. Rebecca is deceased. Eh'ira is deceased. Elizabeth is the wife uf R. T. :\Iarshall. of Courtright, Ont., and their children are-Freeman J., Ethel. Clare and Edmund, Ben jamin J. married a :.Iiss ::\IarshaIl and their children are Marshall. Benjamin, Ruth and Beth. \\"illiam married a :.Iiss Dundos, and lives in Ludington, 1Iichigan: their children are -Benjamin, \\ïlliam. James, .-\rthur, :\Iar- garet, Eh"ira and Alfred. :.lrs, \\'heatley was born Jan, 27, 1822, 19 0 COI\I1\IE:\10RATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD in l\Iarton, Lincolnshire, England, daughter of the abon named George and Elizabeth ( Coulson) Proctor, of that county. The family came to Canada in 1835, locating near Sarnia, Ont., at Froomfield, Lambton .county, \\ here 1\1r. Proctor purchased a home and with his son, l\Iirza, carried on a flouring mill, which was run by wind po\yer. Later he moved to Corunna, same -county, where he also operated a flouring mill, with water power, and he spent his declining years in retirement, reaching the .age of eighty-three, His wife passed away in July, I8-J.2, at the age of sixty. They were members of the :'.Iethodist Church. Their children were: Mirza, deceased, who is mentioned in the sketch of his son, George A, Proctor, of Sarnia; Rachel, Coulson and Sophia, all of whom died young; Rebecca who was drowned at the age of eighteen years, while the family were coming to Can- ada; George (2), who died young; nnd Elvira, Mrs. John Wheatley. 1\1rs. \ Vheatley and her family are -stanch )'Iethodists, and connected with the -church of that denomination in Sarnia. She has been a member and active worker in the Methodist \Vomen's 1\fissionary Society, .since its organization in Sarnia, in 1880, and has been made a life member. She is a woman of character and ability, and is most highly esteemed in the community where .she has resided for so many years, Although advanced in years she retains her faculties to a remarkable degree, and takes an interest in the affairs of her household as well as of the neighborhood. Her years are a crown -of glory, and her children rise up and call l1er blessed, J A1\1ES HARLEY, oil refiner for the Canadian Oil Refining Co., Limited, at Pe- trolia, is one of the older settlers of that place, having located there six years after it was chartered. He is a native of the Province of Quebec, born Nov, 23, 1829. and is a son of Thomas Harley, born in Scotland in 1793, who founded the family :in Canada in 1826, emigrating from his natin land at that time. In Scotland Thomas Harley married Catherine Ren- ney, who died in Petrolia in Ü ïo, aged sennty-two years. He passed away in I8-J.2, aged forty-nine years. A fter settling in Ouebec 1\11'. Harlev was a shoemaker, and ì-;îter engaged in fa ming, He and hi; wife were members of the PreslJYterian Church. Their family \\'as as follo \'s: Catherine married Samuel Logan; Dr. JlJhn (deceas- ed) was a physician of Ormstown, Quebec; Thomas (deceased) was a \, agon worker in the States; James is mentioned below; 1\lary married Thomas A. Cole; Grace mar- ried Andrew K e\\ bigging; Rachel married John Hunter. James Harley remained in his nati\-e place until he was nineteen years of age, there learning the carriagemaker's trade. \ Vhen nineteen he went to the States, but returned and lind at Quebec until 1865, when he went to Oil Springs, County of Lambton, and there entered into the oil business. Two years later he settled in Petrolia and embarked extensinly in the oil producing business, owning 100 acres of oil property on which were located thirty oil wells, He subsequently sold this property to 1\11'. James Kerr, of Sarnia, and engaged as oil refiner for the large concern mention- ed above. On Jan. 25, 1855, 1\11'. Harley \\as united in marriage with l\Iiss Janet O\yens, a natin of the Province of Quebec, daugh- ter of David Owens, a farmer, of Berwick, Scotland, who died in Quebec. To. this union the following children han beer't born: l\Iiss Catherine, at home; Jane, de- ceased; Janet, a teacher in the public school of Edmonton, Alberta; 1\1ary, who married ),lurdock ::\lcCrea and has children, James and Norman (who died in infancy), Olive Lillian, Catherine, \Villiam, Dawn and Flos- sie; Rachel, who married Peter Stewart and has four children, Leona, Irene Primrose, Teressa Lillie and John \Vilfred Harley; Thomas, a farmer in Rainy River, who mar- ried Emma 1\1cTaggert, and has three chil- dren, K ellie, Garfield and ; Agnes, C01D.IE).lORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ",ho died ",hen one year old; \\'illiam, who died at the age of t venty-one years; John, of Edmonton. an oil driller. 1Ir. and 1lrs. James Harley are consist- ent members of the Presbyterian Church. Politically he is a Reformer, while fratern- ally he is a member of the 1. O. O. F" and he is highly esteemed \\ herever known, as a man of sterling honesty and uprightness of character, possessing in marked degree the power to make and retain friends. IS.\.\C 1IERCIER, a large real-estate owner of Forest, and a retired contractor and builder, is of French-Huguenot extrac- tion. His great-grandfather, Abel de 1Ier- cier, was born in France about 1660, and there married a native of the same country. He was one of the titled nobility at Lan- guedoc, France, and was a man of property and much consideration in his native land. but being an ardent Huguenot, he found it necessary, after the repeal of the Edict of l'\antes by Louis XIV, in 1685, to seek safe- ty in England. \Vith other refugees he found a home in Britain, but afterward went to Ireland as an officer in King \VillianÙ army, as did also one of his brothers. For gallant conduct at the battle of the Boyne, he was given grants of land in County Tipper- ary, Ireland, known as the Deer Park, se\'en miles from the city of Kilkenny, and there he settled down to live quietly until in a more fortunate day he could return to his belo\'ed France. King Louis XIV ne\'er forgot his hatred of the Huguenot, and his successor failed to better matters, but when Louis XVI ascended the throne in 1774, greater tolera- tion \vas shown. In the intervening years, Abel de Mercier had been gathered to his fa- thers, and his son, John, who \vas born at Deer Park, had succeeded him. To John l\Iercier came a friar, a relati\'e of the :\Ier- Óers, who in the meantime had discontinued the use of the "de," and he endeavored to persuade the master of Deer Park to return to France to claim the family estate, The outbreak of the Revolution a d the confisca- tion of all the landed property of the refuge 10110wed soon after. John 11ercier contin- 19 1 oed in possession of the Ireland estate and there married a )'Iiss Colclough, a descend- ant of Sir. \nthony Colclough, a member of an old English family of gentle blood who \vent to Ireland in the 3-\.th year of the reign of Henry \III, as a captain of pensioners, and who afterward held many posts of im- portance under Ech\'ard \1. )'Iary and Eliza- beth; he died Dec. 19. I 58-\.. .\ fuller 111s- tory of Sir .-\nthony and se\'eral of his suc- cessors mav be found on a monument in Tinturn .\l;be\'. County \Yexford, which had been granted 'him, \Vitll all, its lands. by the Crown, as a reward for eminent sen'ices. .-\t his death he left besides his \\'ife. a fam- ily of seven sons and five daughters. Of the 1Iercier and Colclough families. representa- ti\'es in different lands ha\'e been soldiers, sailors and divines. and two--father and son -ha\'e been portrait painters, the likeness of the late Hon. )'Ir. 11cPherson, Speaker of the Senate in Ottawa, \vhich hangs in the Senate chamber there, being the \\'ark of a )'Iercier, a first cousin of Isaac )'Iercier, of Lambton County. To John )'lercier and \dfe, of Deer Park, were born four sons and five daughters. The sons \\ ere: John. \ Yill- iam, George and Abel. \Villiam came to Canada, locating on the present site of the city of Otta\va, \\'here he owned 1,300 acres of land. Later he sold this for $ 13 per acre, went to Baltimore, :\:Iaryland, and lost all his property, but made another fortune "in a book and stationery business in Balti- more. He was t\vice burned out while hv- ing there and finally returned to Ontario. locatjng near Toronto, where he died. Abel ).Iercier, the father of our subject, was born in Ireland, in 1793, and there mar- ried Susan Taylor. also a native of Ireland. born in 1801. About 1830 they came to Canada. settling near Toronto, \\,here they lived about two veal'S, and then returned to Ireland. where ilr. Mercier died in 1877. 'nd his \\,i fe in 1880. Ele\'en children \\ ere born to their union: Ann; \Villiam; Han- nah, \Vido\\' of Robert Dire, of Forest; Isaac; John; )'laria, who married \\ïlliam Cobb; Jane, Emeline and Fanny (all married); Henry, and Caroline. 19 2 COM:\IE1\IORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Isaac :\lercier was born in the to\vn of Durrow, ÇJueen's County, Ireland, July 27, 1835, and in 1851 came to Ontario, locating in Brockville. Later he remO\'ed to Hamil- ton, \\ here he learned his trade of carpenter and builder, which he followed successfully in various places in Ontario and the United States, prior to 1859, \"hen he purchased a farm on Lots 1 9 and 20, Concession 15, Plympton township. This property he cleared of the bush and erected upon it all the necessary buildings, and was able to sell it at an excellent price. His next pur- chase was a farm on Lot 25, Concession 15, of which he disposed in 1885, buying his }Jre ent home in Forest, known as Gore Lawn. :I\Ir. l\Iercier has probably done more lmilding in Lambtùn County than any other one man. He has constructed many of the beautiful residences in Forest and the sur- rounding district, and erected complete, from the foundation to the steeple, the Pres- byterian and Church of England places of \"orship in Forest, both of which combine architectural beauty with material utility and are a monument to his ability. 1\11'. Mer- cier has erected a number of residences in Forest on his own account, and he still owns considerable property. For half a century he has been prominently identified with the building interests of his locality and is one of the oldest builders in western Ontario. \Yhile living in Plympton township :\11'. Mercier sen'ed several years on the town- ship council. and for sixteen years was a member of the school board. Since coming to Forest he has sen-ed two tenns in the to\\ïl council, and is now assessor, to \\'hich office he \\as elected in I90-\.. He is a Con- sen-ati\'e in politics. :\Ir. :\lercier was married Feb. 15, 1870, to :\1 iss Elizabeth Edgar. daughter ot Thumas Edgar, and they had four children: Eva S, 11. (who died at the age of fifteen), Harriet. who died at nineteen, and \Villiam and Jane, who both died in infancy. 1lrs. [ercier died Feb. 10, 1893, amI on Sept. 20, 1893, 111'. )'lercier was married to :JIiss Elizabeth )'lartin, a native of the township of Yarmouth, Elgin County, Ont. :JIr. and j\1 rs. Mercier are consistent members of the Church of England and liberal supporters of the same, and they enjoy a widespread pop- ularity throughout Lambton County, where they are well and favorably known. REV. PHILIP J. GN.\ l, pastor of the Church of the Holy Rosary, \Vyoming, Ont" is one of the best-known among the Catholic clergy of the London Diocese, and has ad- ministered to the spiritual wants of his peo- ple in \Vyoming since the year 188G. He was born in the township of Rainham, County of Haldimand, :J1ay I. 1859, son of Theodore and Theresa (Swent) Gnam. Theodore Gnam was a native of Ger- many, born in the Province of \Yurtemberg, where he grew to manhood and learned the trade of carpenter and joiner. \Yhile still young he \vent to the Cnited States and spent some years in \ Y arren, Ohio, engaged in contracting and building. and then in the early fifties he brought his family to Canada, and located in the village of Rainham. After several years there as a contractor, he mo\'ed to Corunna, Lamhton County, and followed the same business there for the remainder of his active life. In his declining years he and his wife (with a few of the family) went to Port Huron, lichigan, \\ here they both died amI were buried in the Catholic cemetery. They \\"ere devout members of that church, and people of simple, unas- suming tastes. l\Irs. Gnam was also a nati,"e of \Vurtemberg. She became the mother of six children, all of whom were gi,'en good Christian educations, and reflect great creùit upon their parents, They were named as follows: Victoria, l\Irs. F. H, ).Iarx, of Port Huron, l\Iichigan; Regina, Irs, Joseph Sni- derhan of the Count v of Haldimaml: 1\la- tilda, '1\lrs. F. Hal{lIllOnd, of the same county; Re\'. Philip J.: Rev. John J.; and J nseph, who died in Port Huron, 1lichigan, when a young man. The boyhood of Father Gnam \vas spent at Corunn , where he attended the public schools amI laid the foundation of his educa- tion. From childhood he had an amhition to become a priest, so at the age of thirteen he /' - ' CO:\DIE lORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD was sent to St. :\Iichael's College, at To- ronto, and then to the Cullege uf Berlin, in the County uf \\' aterlou, \\ here he ,,-as gn.d- uated from the classical course, Then he entered the Grand Semi nan' in :\Iontreal. In 1864 he completed his theoÍogical course and was ordained to the priesthood Uct. 3d of the same year, by the late Bishop \\ alsh, and said his first mass at St. Joseph' s Church, in Corunna. Being ordained for the London Diocese, Bishop \Yalsh appointed him assist- ant to the late Father Flannery, at St. Thomas, \\ here he remained a year and a half, and during that time built St. :\Iary's church at \\ est Lome. In 1886 Bishor \\'alsh assignell him to the parish uf \Yyu- ming, \vhich also embraces Petrolia and Oi Springs. Father Gnam's first undertaking in hi!' new charge was the construction of a fine brick edifice at Petralia, the present St. Philip's church, which he himself designed. I n I88ï it "as cumpleted at a cost, including the graund, of $12.000. That same year Father Gnam undertook to erect another new church, as \ Yyuming, like Petrolia formerly, had only a small \vooden struct- ure. This second enterprise resulted in a building of "hite brick, similar to St. Philip's, but which cost something o\er $ï,ooo. This church was dedicated to the Hvly Rosary. Father Gnam has al,so made extensive improvements in the parochial res- idence, and the minor buildings, all of which are paid for. He has also made over St. Anne's church, at Oil Springs, a frame structure. .-\ series of good works bespeaks his great zeal in religious service. In his personality Father Gnam is a quiet, unassuming man, of a fatherly dispo- sition, scholarly and broad-minded, and he has won the admiration and respect of aU classes. He is a hard worker, untiring in his labors and always ready to respond to e\'ery call upon him. \ \'hile an eloquent speaker, he is also a lugical reasoner, unos- tentatious in manner, and has endeared him- self to all his people. For several years his health has been poor, hut he does his whole duty in spite of this hindrance. In 1896, 13 193 ho\\ ever, he took a trip to Europe for the benefit of his health, and visited all the places of interest in Ital) , S\vitzerland, Germany, France, Great Britain amI Ireland, In the Province of \\'urtemberg he had the privi- lege of celeLrating mass in the same church \\ here his mother made her first cummunion. . \ Lruther of Father Gnam, .l{e\". John ]., "ho has also entered the priesthoud, was educated at the same schools, and after cum- pleting his course at the Craml Seminary was onlained and appuinted to the parish at Hessen, Cuunty of Perth, where he remained until 1904, when he was given the La Salute parish, in Oxford County, Ont. He, too, is zealous in every good \vork, and is accom- plishing much for the church. JOSEPH HALL. To the weak soul adversity is crushing, but to the strong man, who feels his own inherent ability to over- come circumstances, it is but an impetus to rene\\ ed effort and gives an additional satis- faction in success. In the latter class belongg Joseph HaU, a farmer and oil producer of Enniskillen township, located on Lot 6, Con- cession 13. He was Lorn in Yorkshire, Eng- land, Oct. 23, 1823, son of \Villiam and Anna (Husher) Hall, and comes of one of England's old families. He was the young- est son of his parents and is the only one of the family Ii \'ing, 'I wo other brothers came to Canada, \ViUiam and :\Iichael, and set- tled m Peel township, \\'here both died. Joseph Hall came to Canada in I84ï, via {Juebec, on a sailing vessel, which \\-as nine weeks crossing the ocean. During that time there were three severe storms and the vessel was so injured that there was doubt of its ever reaching land. :\Ir. Hall had mar- ried, before lea\'ing England, }'liss Ruth Hodgin, who was born in that country in IR22, \Yhen they reached port the husband had but fifty cents in money in his pocket with which to begin life in the New \VorId. For several years they lived in Toronto, and he \vorked out among the farmers, receiving only ten dollars a month, yet even out of that pittance he managed to sa\'e a few dollars, and in 1850 he moved to the County of 194 C011MEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Lambton. There he bought his farm and began life on his own property, living in a log cabin for a number of years, The first years "ere ,ery hard ones, but he perse- vered and in time success cHnnled his ef- forts. Mrs. Hall died in 1XX7, and Ir. Hall subsequently turned his original farm over to his suns and bought his present homestead, where he has since li,'ed generally a retired life. In 1890 he married for his second wife, :;\Irs. Catherine Hartley, who was horn in England, and was the widow of James Hart- ley, of Plympton to\\1lship. By her death, in ,May, 1903, 11r. Hall was again berea,'ecI. The thirteen children born to 111'. Hall were all by the first wife, as follows: \Vil- limn, a farmer of Enniskillen township, married and had two children, one of ,,-hom was drowned. James, a fanner in the same sectiun, has one son. Joseph, a resident of the same to\' nship, has a family of four chil- dren, George ;\" ,vho is married, is a rail- road employe in Texas, Thomas is married and lives on the old Enniskillen homestead. 1\nna, born in 1847, died July 10, I84K Kancy, born in 1849, married Charles Brooks, of Port Huron, and has four chil- dren. Harriet, born in I 8 I, is the wife of J ames Brooks, of Plymptl n township, and has fuur children. Eliza was born June I, 1853. Annie, born in I85ó, married John Dara"ay. of Cuncession 6. Enniskillen town- ship, and has one son, Catherine, born in 1858 is 1\1 rs. William Brooks, of Lambton County. anel has one son. Usher John was horn July 30, I8()K One son died in in- fancy. Joseph Hall has always been one of the active workers in the Iethodist Church; when the Brooks church was built he was one of the largest contributors toward the edifice and purchased the land for it, in Con- cession 13, He has been steward and trus- tee for many veal's and for tweh-e ,'ears in succession \\ a superintendent of tile Sab- hath-school. Politicallv he has heen identi- fied with the old Refo;'m party and for one term was a memher of the Enniskillen coun- cil. In his husiness career he has had hoth success and reverses. At one time he 0" neù 450 acres of land in Enniskillen township. hut lost a part of it. He has also buth made and lust money in speculations and has had ele\'en different "ells sunk on his property, making profits from SOlne of them. and to- day, after all his ,-icissitudes, still owns con- siderable paying property. His carC" r, throughout has been marked by the most unswerving honesty and e\-ery dollar he has e\'er owned "'as earned by his own hunest toil. Sympathetic and genial in his manner. he has ever had a smile and hearty hand- shake for all, while in times of trouble his help has been more substantial, for his life really has been one long effort to do gooù. His example stands as a shining mark for emulation. THo rAS l\lORRIS, who departed this life at his late residence in \\Tarwick town- ship, on Dec. 28, 1897, was one of the early settlers of Lambton County, and a very highly esteemed citizen, His birth occurred at Xewtown, North \Vales, Feb. 8, 1825, and in his native land he learned the trade of a spinner, ,vhich he followed for some time prior to emigrating to Ontario. His parents Stephen and Ann 110rris, spent their entire li,'es in \\'ales, Of the children born to them two sons, Thomas and Richard, came to On tario, the latter making the journey first. He had learned the blacksmith's trade, and followed it successfully in \ \' elland County, before settling in \Varwick tmmship, where he engaged in farming, which calling he fol- lowed until his death. Thomas l\Iorris came to Ontario about 18 5 2 , locating on Lot 13, Concession 5. \ \' ar,,-ick tmnlship, Lambton County, and he then pmccedecl to make a home for him- self and family out of the ,,-ilderncss. By unremitting toil he succeeeled in transform- ing his 100 acres of heavilv timbered land intu one of the finest farm of the county. and there made his home until his death. which occurred very unexpecteelly. He hall been in excellent health for ()me time, amI the morning of his cleath was ,,-orking with his son at the" ood pile, Suddenly he fell to the ground dead, The ne,,-s of his decease C011l\IEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD brought sorrow into many hearts, for he was a man who made and retained friends, and in his demise the township lost one of its rep- resentative men. On \ug. 29, 1867. 1\11'. l\Iorris married l\Iiss l\Iary _-\nn \\' 001 ley, who was born at Tuckersmith, Huron County, Ont" Feb. [8, 18-+0, daughter of \\'illiam and Catherine (Skinkley) \\' oolley. \ \ïlliam \ Y oolley \vas Lorn in England in 180-+, and died in 18-+5, 2nd :\Irs. \Yoolley was bon} in Ontario, and died in 1878, aged eighty-five years, To l\Ir. and Irs. Morris the following children were born: Stephen, George Henry and Emma _\nn. Stephen, a fanner on the old 11Omestead, was married Dec. 2-+, 1896, to Jane Iorgan, and three children have been born to them, Alma Retta. George Henry 2nd Hilda Jane. George Henry died Dec. .3, 1888, at the age of eighteen years. Emma Ann was married Iarch 23, 1897, to Lean- der Harvey Lamb, who died 1Iarch 21, 19 01 , and one daughter was born to them, Mary Gladys. l\Ir. l\Iorris was a consistent Christian gentleman, and for many years was a mem- ber of the Congregational Church, of which Irs. 1Iorris is also a member. Politically he was a Consen-atiye, but he never aspired to office. After the death of Ir. Morris. Irs. Iorris settled in \\'atford, where she built a pleasant brick house, and there resides with her widowed daughter, l\Irs. Lamb. The entire family is much esteemed in the community, \\"here the virtues and business integrity of Ir. Iorris are remembered, and the representatives of the name stand very high in public favor. JA IES AR ISTROXG (deceased), \vho for o\'er half a century \\ as a well known and successful agriCt;lturist of the Egremont Road, Plympton township, was a man who left his mark upun the community in which he made his home. and is tenderly remembered by many outside his immediate -circle of relati\ es and persunal friends. \\ïlliam . \nnstrong, father of James. was born in Rm..burghshire, Scotland, Oct. 195 8, Iï83, but later li\'ed in Xorthumberland, England, In both places, he engaged as a shepherd. In [852, \\ ith his son James, and other memhers uf his famil). he came to Canada. locating in Plympton to\\"11ship, Lambton County, Ont., and there spent the remainder of his life among his children, dying at the home of his yuungest daughter, Irs. \ \'alter Fleming, I'lympton to\\ nship, Xo\". 30, 186-+. He was laid to rest in the cemetery at Cttm..eter. \"hile in the old country, he was a member of the Presb te- rian Church, and an elder in that body, but after coming to the new home, he identified himself \\'ith the Congregational denomina- tion, and also attended the Iethodist Church at Uttoxeter, he being' at all times a Chris- tian, Gud-fearing man. Ir.. \rmstrong \\'as intelligent and \\ ell-read, especially in the Scriptures. In X orthumberland, England, he mar- ried Jane Scott, who died in Roxburghshire, Scotland. She, too, was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Children were born to this union as follows: John, born _-\pril 10, 1807, died in Downie to\\ïlship, Perth County, Ont,; Jane, born _ \pril 2X, 180 5. married Thomas Glendening, and both died in :\lcGilliHay township, Iiddlese.'l.. County; Isabelle, born Dec. 23, I I2, married \\ïl- liam Dodd, and they li\'ed and died in their nati\'e home; Iargaret, born April 25. I 09, married David Kenned\", and died in IcGil- liHay township, Iiddlesex County; \\ïlhel- mina, burn June 22, 1815, married John Simpsun, and died in Pl mpton to\\ïlship; Adam. burn Sept. 18, 18If:, died in IcGilli- \Tay township; Catherine, born in 181 5, married \\ïlliam Cowan, ancl died in her native home; James, born F eh. 28, 1820; Christina. horn April 2R, 1823: Iary, horn April 6. I82 , married \Yalter Fleming. and died in Brooke township, Lambton County, The late James . \rmstrong \\"as born Feb. 28, 1820. in Korthumberland. England, and like his father was a shepherd both there and in Ro'\:burghshire, Scotland, In the latter place, he married :\Iargaret \Iurray. and in 1852, accompanied by his \\"ife and family of six children, and also his 19 6 COMl\IE:\10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL' RECORD father, his mother-in-law and other mem- bers of his father's family, he emigrated to Canada. Proceed1l1g to Liverpoo1. the httle crowd took passage on a sailing vesse! \"hich landed them at Vuebec after a \'oyage of eight "'eeks, during ,,'hich they had the sor- row of losing little EBen, daughter of j ames Annstrong and his \Yife. The child wa.. buried at sea. Having a brother and sister in ::\liddlesex County, On1., ::\1r. . \rmstrong went thither, and after a short stay pushed on to L:nnbton County, making the journey from )'lcGiBivray township to Kertch, in Lambton, by stage, and from there to the new home in Plympton, on the Egremont Road. on sleds drawn by oxen, On his arri\'al here 1Ir. Armstrong's capital con- sisted of forty pounds, and he bought from Thúmas Symington 100 acres of land for which he paid $200, :\1r. Symington hand- ing hini back one doBar for good luck. He put up a smaIl log shanty to which he hrought his family. and settled down to the life of a pioneer. Cutting the timber, he made potash, and tlms augmented the income from the farm until the land was sufficiently weB cultivated to be profitable. Though there "'as much hard work and many drawbacks in the c1earing and rec1aiming of the land, ::\Ir. .-\rmstrong had his place in good con- dition in a cOillparati\ e!y short time, and as the years \,'ent by, it came to be re- garded as the best lOa-acre tract in the township, As he prospered, he made many impw,'ements on his property, erecting sub- stantial barns and other out-buildings, in ad- dition to a fine brick dwel1ing house. \Yhen his sons "ere ready to start life for them- selves. he ga ,'e each a tract of land, amI they are now among the prosperous fanners of the township. ),11'. J. \.rmstrong" passed the remainder of his life on the farm where he first settled, passing a" ay :\larch If\, 1904, and he was tenderly interred in L:'ttoxeter cemetery. Like his father, :\1r. Armstrong \vas a de\'oted member of the Congregational Church, uniting with the congregatiun at 'Cttuxeter, and he was weB-read and weB- posted on Biblical matters, In pulitic:!.1 faith he was a stanch Liberal, always standing for Reform principles. IIe served several years as school trustee, being always deeply inter- ested in educational affairs, but otherwise. he was not active in public matters, and had no desire for office. His whole attention "as gi\'en to his chosen caBing, in which he was a leader in his section, and he was a prominent member of the Plympton Agri- cultural Society. He made many exhibi- tions at fairs, principal1y of sheep, of which he was one of the largest breeders in the township, making a specialty of Leicester sheep. After settling in Canada, ::\11'. Armstrong made two visits to his old home to YÏsit rela- tives and friends, the first time in 1876, being accompanied by his nephew, 1\11'. :\Iurray, and Duncan Ferguson, and the second time. in 1883, by his son \\"iBiam. James .\rmstrong was married in Rox- burghshire, to ::\largaret ::\lurray, a nati,'e of that country, and they became the parents of the foBowing children, the three e!dest born in Liddesdale, Scotland: Jane married Charles Armstrong, and died in EnniskiBen to,,'nship; \YiBiam is mentioned below; Adam is a resident of Plympton township. as are also James and John; El1en died and was buried at sea; Christopher lives in Plympton to\\"1lship; El1en (2) married .-\rchibald Ferguson, of Plympton township; Da\'id lives in Plympton to" nship; )'larga- ret )'lurray remained on the homestead until her death, Feb, 15, 1905. The mother of this family died on the home farm, June 24, 1865, and was buried in Cttoxeter cemetery. She was a devoted helpmeet in the days of hardship which :\1r. .\nllstrong experienced in his settlement in the new country, and did her fuB share tuward the making of a com- fortable home for the family. They were de\'out memhers of the l\Iethodist Church. \fter the death of ::\Irs. Anllstrong, )'1r. Armstrong married Abigail Manning, widow of \\ïl1iam l\Ianning, of Dorchester. \"ho died on the old home farm. April 2, 1905. Her maiden name was Xichols. In the death of James . \rmstrong. Plymptol1 township lost one of its most sub- COMl\IEl\10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD stantial and highly respected citizens. He was a 'e, Then he and his brother. \dam became engaged in the manufacture of hoops and sta\-es. \\-hich business they C0ntinued for several years, meeting with fair success. In 1875, he set- tled on his present place on the 7th Con- cession. and there he has since resided, en- gaged in stock raising and general fanning, in partnership with c\dam. the brothers owning, together, 250 acres, They cleared and imprO\-ed this land. and its present fine state is due entirely to their efforts. All the buildings. the comfortable dwelling, etc., ha\'e been put up by them. and e\-idences of prosperity and properly directed industry are to be found on every side, In addition to general farming, \Villiam Armstrong and his brother have given con- siderable attention to cattle dealing, in which they have been eniaged for the past twenty- eight years. They fed the first lot of cattle shipped to England from Plympton town- ship, and are now among the largest buyers and feeders of cattle in this section. They have made unusually well out of this enter- prise. \\ïlliam _\rmstrong is regarded as an excellent judge of cattle: he is a good busi- ness man in every respect. standing high among his associates. He is a memher and director of the Industrial Loan c\ssociation of Sarnia. He has always been a strong Lih- eral in political sentiment, hut he cares noth- ing for public life, its excitement or its 11Onors. His church relations are with the 197 :\Iethodist Church at ettoxeter, \vith \,hich the family have long been identified. and he has sen-ed as trustee of that church. He has led an industrious, useful life, attending faithfully to his 0\\ n affairs, amI at the same time sen'ing his community well, and he is accordingly much esteemed. Ir. Armstrong \\'as married, in the fall of 1881, near Hamilton, Ont., to :Miss Edith 'Ctter, who was born in Hamilton, daugh- ter of Joel 'C tter.. and was a woman of in- telligence and education. She died on the home place in 1 84. and was laid to rest in the Uttoxeter cemetery. :\1 r, and :\Irs. '\nnstrong had one daughter, Edith l\Iar- garet, who was educated in the public schools and Forest high school, and later at- tended _\lma College, at St. Thomas, where she received her musical training. She is de\'oted to her father and uncle. \dam. \\ ho ha\'e combined in surrounding her with 10\'- ing care since her mother's death, and they are closely linked together by their 0\\ n af- fection, and the friendship of their neighbors. lUlES l\RDIXE ARl\ISTRO""G, third son of the late James Armstrong, was born in Lid- desdale. Scotland. Feb. 6, 18-\.7. His educa- tion \\ as received at the district school. and he learned farm work, remaining at home until he \\ as se\-enteen years of age, but at that time he hired himself to .\dam Iurray, at $120 per year, Remaining with him for seven years, the last two years he received $140 per year. His next \\'ork \\as cutting \vood, and during all this time he sayed his money so that he \\ as ahle to purchase a fifty-acre farm in Plympton township, c\s this farm cost $1,000. and he had but $300, he was forced to go into debt for it. but he went sturdily to work, farming in the sum- mer, and working in the lumber camps dur- ing the winter. In addition. he erected a house. barn, and outbuildings. cleared off his land, and at the end of seven \'ears sold his property at a good profit. al;d bought his present farm of 100 acres, Lot I" 6th Concession, from \\ïlliam Phippen. l;aying for it Só.ooo, Here he has since resided, en- gaged in general farming, stock dealing and 19 8 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ralsmg. In time he added fifty acres to his original purchase. In 1897 he built a fine brick dwelling, which is one of the finest in the to,,'nship, and has made many uther im- proyements. Although he had nothing with \yhich to begin his battle of life. he is now a successful, wealthy man, and one univer- sally esteemed. In hahits. he is domestic, temperate, and sober, and takes a great pride in his home and family. In politics, he is a Liberal, as are the other members of his family, while he endea\'ors to follow the Golden Rule in his religious belief. On May 8, 1877. 1\Ir. :\rmstrong mar- ried Iiss Ellen Ann Ferguson, daughter of the late Duncan and Jane ( Young) F ergu- son, ancl sister of Archibald B. Ferguson of Plympton t()wn hip. _ \ wmplete history of the Ferguson family is given elsewhere in this volume. 1rs. .-\.rmstrung is a lady of culture and refinement. cle\'oted tu her hCline and family. Eight children were burn to Ir. and ::\Irs. Armstrong, three of whom died in infancy, those remaining being: :JIaggie 1\Iurray. who married Thomas Gil- latly. of Plympton township: Jennie, Laura Christena. Frederick James Jardine and :\gnes Ferguson, all at home. JOIlX B. AR ISTRONG, son of the late James .\rmstrong. was born in Roxburgh- shire, Jan. 8, 18-\.9. and educated at the Egremont Road school. He remained at home" ith his parents until he was twenty, when he began working for himself. He first began learning the carpenter's trade with John Dowler, of Plympton township, and after completing his time. he worked as a carpenter and builder in Plympton township, and vicinity, In 1881, he made a trip to Colorado. where he remained two years, still ngaged at his trade. .\mong other things, he built in Plympton to\olship. the largest barn, 100 x 60 feet, for the present marshal of Forest, and also took contracts for erect- ing brick dwellings, being exceedingly suc- cessful in all his" ork. In 1888, he resumed his early fanning operations. buying a tract on the London Road. of 100 acres, which he later sold. and bought his present fine property, also of 100 acres. LIlt 23. Conces- sion 6. Here for the past sixteen years, he engaged in general farming and stock rais- ing. early all of the improvements on the place ha\'e been made by him, and his prem- ises shuw that an excellent manager is in charge. Fraternally, ::\1r. Armstrong is a member of the A. F. & A. l. of l\1ount 1\Ioriah Lodge. Canon City, Colorado. In politics he is a Liberal, and for the past five years has been secretary of the school board, and is much interested in educational matters, His views on church matters are broad. he be- lie\'ing it the right of every man to worship as his conscience dictates. On :\lay 30, 1886, 1Ir. Armstrong was married in Plympton township, by the Rev. George McLennon, Presbyterian minister of Camlachie, to :.lary Purcell, born in ::-J orth Dorchester, Middlesex County. daughter of Robert and :l\1ary (Bannatyne) Purcell. Mrs. Armstrong is a lady widely beloved, not only by her relatives, but by her many friends. 1\1r. and 1\Irs. "\rm- strong are the parents of three children: James \Yilbert; Robert Bruce, and Kenneth l\Iurray. Probably there is no family more widely known or deeply respected than this. the members of which have played so important a part in the development amI ad\'ancement of Lamhton County, These men have been honorable, hard \\'Orking and thrifty. All of them ha ye become wealthy, ha ye earned what they ha\'e through their own. unaided efforts, and they ha\'e borne their part bravely in the public life of the community. I t is such men as those bearing the name of . \rmstrong that make western Ontario "'hat it is today. and who set an e-.;:ample for those coming after them, of stainless, upright manhood in the highest sense of the word. :\L\RSH.\LL \. S.\XDERS, The real estate and insurance business of Sar- nia covers a wide fielel of activity, include great financial transactions, and is a leading factor in the growth and de\'elopment of this part of Canada, . \ reliahle and repre- sentati\'e worker in this line is :\Iarshall .\. C01DIE1IORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Sanders, who has been engaged in the real estate and insurance business for a number of years, conducting it by methods \\'hich ha\"e reflected credit upon himself and his community. 11arsha1'1 . \. Sanders \\ as born in Bur- lington, Ont.. Dec. 18, 1857, son of Corney and lary (Reynolds) Sanders, the former of whom was born in England, Feb. 22, 1825, and the latter in Canada, in August, I8.:!7. In 1835, at the age of ten years, Cor- ne\" Sanders came to the Province of On- ta;io, Canada, locating at Toronto, where he sen'ed a se\'en years' apprenticeship to the trade of cabinet-making, and he then began business for himself in the same line, at Iil- ton. On account of losing his entire outfit and all of his property, by a disastrous fire at that place, Ir. Sanders remO\"ed to Bur- lington, where he \\orked at his trade until 1866, at which date he settled at Sarnia and entered the employ of Robert IacKenzie, remaining two years, Ir. Sanders then open- ing up a business of his own, in \vhich he remained acti\ e until 1899, Ir. Sanders died at his hume in Sarnia. a man much re- gretted and highly esteemed. \\'hen twenty- one years of age. he had been made and or- dained a local preacher in the Iethodist Church, and he continued in this capacity through the \\ hole of his life. PoliticaIly he was a Consen'ative and sen'ed as a mem- ber of the town council and of the city coun- cil, and for thirty years was a member of the l'oard of education, serving in that capacity a: the time of his death. Fraternallv he \vas for t\\-enty-fi\-e years a member of tÍ1e Order of Odd Fellows. belonged to the Sons of England and the .\ncient Order of Forest- ers. The children born to Corney Sanders and \vife were as follo\\"s: Sarah. \., wife of E. P. Battle)", I1f Sarnia; Hannah. E.. \vife of C. E. Grunely. of South Omaha, Xe- hraska; Iarshal1 .\.; Charles I., \\ ith the undertaking firm of Phippen & Simpson, of Sarnia; . \rchihald Too the railroad ticket ag-ent at Kansas City. 1Iissouri; and .\lhert E., an undertaker of Sydney, Xova Scotia. Iarshal1 .\. Sanders \\'as gi\'en excel- lent educational ad \'antages in the public 199 and high schools of Sarnia. and he also at- tended the Jones & Yerex Business College, at London, from \\ hich he \\ as graduated in '1876, After completing a very thorough busine",,,, course, Ir. Sanders engaged as a clerk \vith T. Symington, of Sarnia, and later \vas manager for Iiss Byrne, of Strat- ford. still later becoming interested in a busi- ness enterprise at Chatham. In 1887 he re- turned to Sarnia, and after a business ex- perience of tweh'e years. embarked in a gro- cery business. Seven years later he disposed of this husiness in order to put his time at'ld energies into a real estate and insurance busi- ness in Sarnia, the outlook being very fa\'0r- able for this line of business. In politics Ir. Sanders is a pronounced Consen'ative, and is prominent in a number of fraternal so- cieties, notably the 1Iasonic, the A. O. F., the S. 0, E,. the C. 0. F., the \Y. n. \V., and the K, O. T. :\1. On1Iay 22. 1882. Mr. Sanders \\'as mar- ried to Iiss Elizabeth Palmer, a daughter of R. C. Palmer, \vhose sketch appears else- where, To this union one daughter has been born, Ir. Sanders and family belong to and are acti\"e in the Central Iethodist Church of Sarnia. in \vhich he is a member of the official buard and of the board of trustees. DOX.\LD G. 1IcLEAX. One of the fine farms of Lambton County is that com- fortable homestead situated in Concession 6, Lot 17. in Brooke township, which was the property of the late Donald G. 1IcLean, one of the respected pioneer settlers here, \vho passed his last years retired from active labor in the enjo) ment of the ease his indus- try had prO\'ided. Ir, IcLean \\-as born in Lo\\ er Canada. Iarch 4, 1832, son of Hec- tor and Flora l Graham) IcLean, both of \\ hom were horn in Scotland. Hector McLean and his \vife located in Lu\ver Cana(la as early as [829. where they li\ eel about eight years, Ir, IcLean work- ing at his trade of shoemaking. In I R,)fJ the f;J.mily rcmO\'ed to )111"a, Iieldlescx County, \\ here he "tarted farming on wild lanel. mak- ing , permanent homc th re, \\'hen the Re- IJel1i"n broke out r. IcLean enli"ted and 200 COMME1\10RATI\'E BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD sen"ed throughout the war, at the close of which he settled dmYll as a farmer, and he spent the rest of his life in ::\10sa, where he and his wife both died, he in 188-1- and she in 1864, They were members of the Dis- ciples Church. The first wife of Hector Mc- Lean died in Scotland, leaving one daughter, Katie (now deceased), wife of Archie Pur- cell, of Aldborough, l\Iiddlesex County. The children hesides Donald G. born to Hec- tor and Flora (Graham) ::\lcLean were as follo\\"s: Isabella, born in Scotland, mar- ried Donald McX eil, of Brooke to\\ì1ship, and is now deceased; ::\lary died in Lo\\ el Canada at the age of eight years: Lachlan died at the old home in 1\1osa; Roderick, born in Lo\ver Canada, died at the age of fifty years at the old home; Allen, born in Lower Canada, married a 1\1iss 11cCall, and settled at the old home, where he died in 1896, leaving these children, Bell (de- ceased), Mary (deceased), 1\1aggie, ::\lal- cohn, Flora, Hector, Lachlan, Katie, John, Sophia and Archie. Donald G. :\IcLean received his educa- tion in the schools of 1\1osa, where he was reared to manhood on the farm. At the age of eig-hteen years he engaged as a sailor on the lakes, follo\\'ing this until thirty-one years of age, sailing from Detroit to Cle\'e- land amI other points. In January, 1863, 1\11'. ::\1cLean married l\Iiss Annie l\IcLean, daughter of .-\llen and Katie ::\lcLean, of Ekfrid, 1\1 Itldlesex County. 11r. 11cLean had purchased his present home about fi\'e years previous to his marriage, and had made small improvements, and after marriage he and his wife started life in a little log house which still stands, on the present farm. At this time he gave up sailing and devoted all his time to farming with the result that he cleared up a fine farm from the wild bush land. In October, 1896, :1\11'. 11cLean erect- ed his brick house, \vhich is a fine modern home. and he also built good barns and out- buildings. 11rs. 11cLean died ept, 7, 190-1-, leav- ing the following children; Katie, \vho mar- ried Ech\"ard Duffy (deceased), of Brooke township. amI has t\\"O sons, Yernie and On'il1e J.; 1Iary lcLean, who recei\'ed a fine education in the home schools, and is the manager of the household: . \llen. \\'ho married 11iss Susan Elliott, of Drooke township, \\ here he is a fanner; Flora, \vho resides at the homestead; Fann'r, \vho mar- ried George H. Ross, of Brooke township, and has one son, Everest S,; Daniel L., a sailor on the lakes, running from Duluth to CIe\'eland; Hector, who died at the age of h\"o years; Hector (2), foreman of the ce- ment \vorks nf London, \\"ho married ::\Iiss Agnes Seymour, of Petrolia, in 1904; Ed- \\"ard, who manages the old homestead; and John, an oiler on the lake boats running be- tween CIewland and Duluth. In religion ::\11'. ::\1cLean, like his family, \\'as a member of the Disciples Church, in \\'hose work he took an active part. Politically, while nner seeking office, he always voted the Reform ticket. 11r. 11cLean enjoyed an elwiable reputation as a man of integrity and relia- hility, and was very highly regarded in Brooke to\\ìlship. He died Dec. 12, 190-1-, and \\ as laid to rest in the cemetery at AI- vinston, \\ here a beautiful monument marks his last resting place. ALBIX RA\\'LIl\GS (deceased), for many years a leader in the agricultural mat- ters of the County of Lambton, was one of the early settlers of Eosanquet township, and from 1870 until the time of his death was a prominent resident of Forest, of which place he \\"as the first mayor. 'Villiam Rawlings, his grandfather, was born in I7ó8, and died at the age of eighty- hvo years in his nati\'e home in Englancl. His children \\ ere: John (father of our suh- ject), ::\1aria, Sarah, 11atilda and ::\1abel, all but John dying in England. John Rawlings \\as born in 1795 in Eng- land, and married Elizabeth Gatehouse, who \\'as born in 1801 in Somersetshire. In 185 I he came to Canada, landing at Quebec on June 28th, and in FelJruary. 1852, they came to 'Bosanquet to\Yllship, Lambton County, and made a location on Lots 59, ()o and (j I. Lake road, east. . \ t that time the country \vas all bu h land, while now it rep- r- . .. . I -- ,. .. . C011MEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD resents some of the finest farming land of the Dominion. Here John Rawlings died Sept. 23, I ï7, his widow surviving until Feb. 9, 1890. They belonged to the Church ()f England. Politically John Rawlings was a Reformer. Their children were: Caleb ;z: ::J ill E-< 0( I:LI ;z: 0( I-:> ({J r:r: ;:2: co:\n1E 10RA TIVE BIOGR.\PHICAL RECORD. Toad, where he taught school for the year 1862, and early in Ü 63 he mO\'ed to Bear Creek, during the years 1863, 186-\., 186 5 and 1866 teaching at the present site of the village of Brigden. The two years follow- ing, 1867 and 1868, he \\as engaged in his profession on the 8th Line of :\loore, and with this engagement closed his active \vork as an educator. In 1863 :\1r. \Yatson pur- -chased a farm lying about a mile west of the village of Brigden, and thereon made his home for the rest of his long and useful life. In January, 18ñ8, :\1r. \\Tatson \\'as ap- pointed to the office of clerk of Moore town- ship, the duties of \vhich he discharged con- tinuously up to the time of his retirement, in :\1 ay, 190 I, in consequence of the gro\\'- ing infirmities of advanced age, During this long period the development and up- building of the surrounding region natur- ally brought many changes in the work of the office, which had to keep pace with the growing needs of a progressiye community, hut through it all 111'. \ \' atson remained e\'er the same, competent and efficient, úbliging and painstaking, in e\'erything he did. His intelligent grasp of the needs of the municipality in his line, his ready com- prehension of new subjects arising from time to time, his clearness in detail \vork, and his interest in the advancement of his locality, all combined to make him one of the m st popular officials in the township. To quote again from the article previously mentioned, at the period 111'. \Vatson first assumed the responsibilities of the office there were "no assessment rol1s for local clerks to worry O\'er, revise, correct and 'copy: no complicated col1ector's 1'011 to pre- pare; no public school taxes, varying in every section; no separate school rates; no voters' list to annually get ready and pub- lish; no court of revision to complicate his work and occupy his time; no ditching and water course, or fence vie\ver's a \vanls de- cisions, to file, copy and sen'e, or di\'ision 'courts to attend in case of any appeal there- on, nor complicated charges growing out of dispute.;; in such cases to place correctk on the collector's roB; no local impro\'e;nent 21 3 by-laws, either for gO\'ermnent, municipal or tile drainage, \vith their complication of rates and description of lands; no amend- ing by-Ia\\ s \vhere estimate is too great or insufficient; no jury panels, nor any long returns to the go\-enunent (If matters arising out of the municipal system, nor any regis- tration of births, deaths, etc. Many of these duties have he en imposed on local mu- nicipal clerks since Ir. \\ratson's appoint- ment, and it may be doubted how many in a municipality realize the labor that is re- quired to efficiently perform them," This is all interesting, sho\\ ing as it does the pro- gress of the township as well as the addi- tional work Mr. \\'atson was required to assume from time to time, and that he was able, during all the years of his incumbency, to meet every requirement of his position, is ample e\'idence of his remarkable ability and accounts fully for his long retention in office. It is but a just tribute to his public spirit and his high sense of honor to say here that while his salary was increased from time to time, as his duties became more onerous and responsible, it was ne\ er at his own solicitation. He retired from the office with the esteem and respect of al1 his associates in the public ,sen'ice, and the gratitude of the fellow-citizens he had seryed so long and well. :\11'. \ V atson was fortunate in the posses- sion of unusual mental and physical vigor, and of his character we can say no more than that he held to an ideal sense of the right and obeyed the guiding of a sensiti\'e conscience and a just spirit in his dealings with all. His pastor, in a \varm trihute of praise to this noble man at the time of his death, spoke thus: "As a father he was de- voted and kind; as a friend he was wann- hearted anel cheery; as a teacher he trained and enriched many minds: as a scholar he \Vas a 100-er of the" choicest liÌ( rature, select- ing the finest and hest authors, with \\ hich, in his companionship. he was remarkably familiar; as a public officer the audience and so many of his companions who are here kne\\' him to be remarkably faithful and diligent, and as a Christian he. having been 2I-J. CO:\D1E:\lOR.\TI\'E mOGR.\PHIC\L RECORD. a member of the PreslJyterian Church for such a number of years, would be missed by pas or, elders, members and \yorshipers." :\1any other kindly \yords of esteem and praise. coming from the lips and hearts of those \yho knew the man and his life, gi\'e e\"idence of the high place he occupied in the community where 0\ er forty years of his life were passed. For O\'er forty years 1\11'. \\' atson wor- shiped at the Bear Creek Presbyterian Church, and always took an acti\'e interest in the \yelfare of that congregation; he taught Rihle classes for a gre:tt many years. He passed away at his home Oct. 15, 19 0 3, and on Oct. 17th his remains \yere interred in the Bear Creek cemetery, ,,"hither they were accompanied by a large company of neighbors and friends, The funeral sen'- ice" were conducted by the pastor. Rev. J. C. :\1cI,-ee, \yho was assisted by the pastor of the Guthrie Presbyterian Church, Rev. lr. D, Johnson, and the gathering was one of the most impressi\'e ever held in this sec- tion. In political sentiment :\11'. \Yatson \yas a Reformer, and although stanch in his ad- herence to the principles he professed he was e\"er considerate of the feelings and opin- ions of others in tliis as in all other matters. Puhlic imprm'ements and popular education al\\ ays had a firm friend in him. and he did e\"erything in his po\yer to promote the gen- eral \\ elfare, In fact, he did his duty as he sa\\' it, and this \\ as no slight thing to one of his disposition and temperament. :\11'. \\ratson \\as united in marriage, in February, 18;;2, in \ \' aterern. Scotland, to :\liss Jane Cameron. daughter of John Cam- eron. a farmer, \\ ho hacl a family of se\'en children: Jane. 1\lrs, \\'atson: .\nna. \\"ife of Duncan S;l1ith, a merchant in Scotland: Isa- bella. who is married and li\'ing in Scot- land; Re\'. Charles. a Congregational min- ister and a resident of \\'indsor, Ont,. who is also on the Detroit TribUIlC staff: l\Iar- garet, unmarried. who with Colin still Ii yes on the old farm ancl homestead in \\'ater- ern, Scutland; and Susan. who died in in- fancy, :\lrs. \\' atsun sun'i\"ed her husbcliHI until Sept. 28, 190-1-, residing on the old homestead, he \yas a de\'out member of the Presbyterian Church, a \\ oman of high Christian character, and thoroughly de\'oted to her home duties. Of her it was said: " lr. \\ratson had more to be thankful for than either good health and clear brain, in- \'aluable as they doubtless are, Mrs. \Vat- son, who still sun'i\'es her husband, is a most amiable woman, and well suited in every \\ ay to be the life partner of such a man, K or need we omit a tribute to the family. all of whom are a credit to their parents. .. Eight children were born to 1\11'. and :\Irs, \\'atson, a brief record of this family being as follo\\"s: (I) A.lexander. born Aug_ 7. 18 53, in 1\Iig\'ie, Tarland. \berdeenshire, Scotland, recei\'ed his education in l\Ioore t(]\\11ship. In 187 I he \\'ent to Detroit. :\lichigan, where he spent about fifteen years in the seed business, during eight years of that time being superintendent of the De- troit Seed Company. F or the past eighteen years he has been bookkeeper and cashier of the Haste-Harris Branch of the X atiunal Biscuit Company. On Oct. 17. 1877, he married. at Sarnia, Ont., Annie 1s:thella Levs, eldest daughter of George and Jane (Skeen) Leys. and their sons are: James Skeen. a bookkeeper; \\ïlliam Herbert. a stenographer: Charles Francis. a pressman; and . \lexander Leys, \\.ho is attending school. (2) James. \yho was an architect and builder. died in Detroit at the age of twenty-eight years, (,Ü John C. is men- tioned belo\y (4) K ellie became the \yife of Da\'id F. :\litchell. of Detroit. and is de- ceased. (5) Jean married John ;\, :\IcBean, ex-councillor and farmer of Ioore town- ship. ( 6) Charles C. is mentioned belO\y. (7) \\ïlliam died young. Cn .\RLES CAMERO;\, \\ ATSON \yas horn in :\loore to\\ïlship. County of Lambton, at the old home near Brigden, l\Iay 16. IXó7, and recei\-ecl his early education in the locaT puhlic schools. also profiting nmch hy the tuition he received under his father. at home. He \yas reared to farming at the home place. and there remained until 1890, when he CO}DIE1IOR \TIYE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. went to Detroit. There he found employ- ment with the lìnn of 1Iitchell Bros.. deal- ers in flour amI feed. and from there \yent to the Detroit Lead Pipe & Sheet Lead \ \' orks. as shipping clerk. continuing with them in that capacity for two years. at the end of which time he accepted a position at the De- troit Sheet }letal & Brass \ \' orks. \\ here he spent four years, three as bookkeeper. \\-hen he first entered this employ he touk charge uf the store department. and being amhitious he spent his e\"enings in study, during this time taking advantage of the courses of study offered hy the y, }I. C. -\. Thus he took a course in hookkeeping, and after hav- ing charge of the store for about a year he was given a position in the office as book- keeper. In 1896 1Ir. \\'atson returned to his early home. and there he has e\'er "ince re- mai;led. now conducting the farm. \\ hich is den)ted to general agriculture, He is quite a horseman. and has o\\ìled and raised some of the be t horses in the to\\ nship. his ani- mals haying- carried off prizes at (Iifferent fairs in the count as good roa(lsters, He has a number of hlue ribbons awarded at Pe- trolia. \\'atfof(1. Brigden and other places. Perhaps no hetter evidence of the es- teem in \\ hich this family is held could he gi\'en than 1Ir. \\'atson's election to the office of township clerk upon his father's re- tirement from that incumhency. in 19 0 1. \nd perhaps no higher compliment coulil man has been one of the most extensi\'e in this field, Ir. 1cDonald has been Ì\yice married, his first union, on April 20, 1857, having been to Catherine Donaldson, a nati\-e of Scotland, and daughter of the late Robert Donaldson, \\'ho passed all his life in Scot- land, \yhere he was engaged as a shoe mer- chant. Irs. IcDonald died July 31, 188 3, :at the age of forty-nine years, and is buried in Hillsdale cemetery. To this union \\ere Lorn ten children, seven of whom still sur- vi ve, namely: Alexander (unmarried) is in the mining business in British Columbia; \\ïlliam ( unmarried) is in the dry-goods business in Chicago; J olm, a farmer and oil producer in Lambton County, married Carrie \Viseman, and they h:l\'e one son, John; Frank. a farmer and oil producer, married 1argaret Primmer, and they ha \"e three -children, Catherine, Flora and George; George, a farmer and oil producer, married Ella Peat, and they haye one daughter, Miriam; Effie and Loui e are unmarried, :and Louise is in St. John Riverside Hospital, Yonkers, Kew York, training for nursing, ha\'ing graduated in 1lay, 1905, On Dec, 7, 1885, :\Ir. 11cDonaid married for his second \yife 11iss Jane Ann Stocker, a nati\'e of Toronto, Onto There are no -children bv this union. 11r. and 11rs. Mc- Donald ar Presbyterians, and politically he is a Consen'ative, Since settling at Petro- lia he has sen'ed on the council and the school board. John Stocker, father of :\Irs. l\lcDonald, was in young manhood a soldier in the Brit- ish army, and as such came to Canada about seventy-six years ago. Receiving his dis- charge in this country he located on his grant in \Vanvick township, Lambton County, being among the oldest settlers in the county. After securing his land he removed to Toronto and taug-ht school for some Veal'S, Returning to Laml ton County he located on his farm, but c0ntinued to teach until his nealth failed, after \vhich he took up farm- ing, continuing to follow that calling the 233 remainder of his days, He died June 21, 18 74, at the age of seventy-three years, 1r. Stocker married Deborah "\skin, a nati\'e of County .\rmagh, Ireland, \yho died 11ay 8, 186 9, aged sixty-three, and they had a fam- ily of six children: Deborah, who died in \\'arwick township at the age of nineteen years; James, a fanner of Ogle County, Illi- nois ; Jane Ann, Mrs. McDonald; John, a retired farmer of Enniskillen township, Lambton County; Elizabeth, widow of \\ïl- liam Colter, of Enniskillen township: and Matilda, who died in \Yan\ick township at the age of Ì\\'enty, The parents \yere mem- bers of the Presbyterian Church, and the father \yas a Consen'ati\'e in politics. JOHN HC IE, a prominent retired farmer of Enniskillen township, Lambton County, living on Lot 17, Concession 13, \yas horn Oct. 3, 1837, at \Yatford, Lamb- ton County, a son of \ViIliam and Eleanor (H tUne) H tUne, \\ïlliam Hume \vas one of the very first pioneer settlers of Lambton County. Both he and his \yife \vere born in Ireland, and came to Canada where they were marrierl. at Gnulhourn, Carleton County, Onto Shortlv afterward Mr. Hume came to \Var- \dck, 'Lamhton County, purchased crown land and built a rude log cabin, starting in as a farmer and making here a permanent home. Here he lived until his death in 18:; I. His widow later married Thomas Sand rs, and after his death married Peter Anderson, who settled in petrolia, where Mrs. Ander- son died in 188:;. She had one child hv lr. Sanders, 1\lartha, also deceased, There were nine children by her marriage with 1\1r. H ume, namely: ( I) Alexander, born in 1835, married Miss Katie Montgomery. He settled on the old homestead and remained there until 18<)3. when he \vent to Manitoba, on a visit. There he died in 18f)<). and his \dòÜ\\' in 190I, leaving six children. (2) John is the ne'(t in the family. (3) Caro- line, horn in \Varwick township, in 1839, married Frank \\Tatson of Petrolia, and they settled in loore to\\"nship, \vhere she died leaving a family. (4) \Yilliam, born in IS-p, 23-1- C01ßIE1IORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD resides on the old \\'an\"Ìck homestead. He married a Miss Hume, and has a family of fi\'e children. Ci) Maria, born in 18-1-3, is the wife uf John Co\\-an, of Calgary, Alberta, and has a family. (6) Arthur a retired farmer of Petrolia, married a Iiss :\Ic- Lauchlan, of Enniskillen. (7) Henry, born in 18-1-8, died in boyhood. (8) James, born in 1850, married a l\Iiss Fuller, of Lambton County, settled for some years on the old homestead, but later moved to \ Y atford, where he li\'ed retired until his death, in 1899, leaving a widow and two daughters, Bertha and Edna. (9) Martha died at the age of four years. \\'illiam Hume was an earnest Christian and for many years, back in the forties, his home was used as the Methodist Church; then a little log church was built on the corner of his homestead, anù this \\-as later replaced by a fine frame church. John Hume recei\'ed but a limited edu- cation during his attendance at the schools of \Van\"Ìck, as both he and his brother, Alexander, had to assist all in their po\ver in clearing up the homestead farm. After the death oí his father, John remained on the old homestead until he married, and then started a home for himself. On Oct. 29, 1858, ,Mr. Hume married Iiss Frances Lee, born Aug. 3, 1841, at Picton. Ont., daughter of Charles and Ju- dith (Barker) Lee, and a member of one of Brooke to\\Ïlship's old families, who came from England. Mrs. Hume's parents settled in Brooke to\\"Ilship, in 1855, and both died there, the father in 1897, aged ninety, the mother in 1879, aged eighty-one and one- half years. They were members of the Church of Eng-Iand. Mrs. Hume has three sister<; living in Canada, namely: Hannah, Mrs, \\ïlliam Russell, of Petrolia: Mary A., \vife of Rev, James IcI ay, a Iethodist minister of Toronto; and Eleanor, :Mrs. Eng-lish. of lanitoba. Ir. Hume acquired 200 acres in \Var- \\'ick, where he first settled, another 200 acres in EnniskilIen, \vhich was originally crown land, and 100 acres in Brooke town- ship. The old homestead was in \Yan\Ìck and there he put up a log cabin, after \vhich he went back to Goulbourn and married bringing his briùe to the home in the midst of the \Ùld land. He o\\ned a span of ponies anù as he did not know exactly huw to get them to the new home each rode a pony. They had but fi\'e neighbors in the township. Ir. Hume's father \\ as the only one that 0\\ ned a \\'agon, and all the neighbors used it to carry their provisions and make their trips to Kil\\'orth Mills, near London, then the nearest mill. The journey took a week. Some would go ahead and chop the road, \\-hile others dro\'e the oxen and more than once, being stuck in the road about a mile from home, the Humes abandoned the \\'agon until Sunday morning, returning for the load. The little log house sen'ed as a comfortable home for a long time, but \\ as later replaced by a commodious house, and large barns were also built and many gen- eral improvements made. He cleared over 100 acres from the bush, and it is no\\" under cultivation, and yielding generously the products of this climate. The record of the children of ),11'. and Irs. Hume is as follo\vs: (I) Malissa born in 1859, married Thomas Ic Iahen, of Enniskillen, and died leaving children, Sid- ney, Mabel, Thomas, Pearl, James, Arthur Ella, Gertrude, :Myrtle and \Vallace. (2) Esmerelda, born in 1861, is the wife of John \V oodley, a fortner resident of Enniskillen who at present is in Australia, employed by a large land company there as driller for \\ ateI'; they have one daughter, Stella, now the \\'ife of Dr, Reuben Kelly, of Cridon, _ \ustralia. (3) 1Iartha, born on April 4, IRh3, is the wife of Thomas Hartley, \\"ho resides on Concession 4, in Enniskillen, and has children, \ \' esley, \ \Tilliam, James, George, Esmerelda, Lizzie, Della and Lena. (4) Sidney, horn Dec, 31, I8ó9, grew to manhood on the homestead. and spent 1\\"0 years in 1Ianitoha engaged in farming, and then returned to the homestead farm. In \ugust, 1R<)R he nnrried ::\Iary E. Odell, daughter of James amI Emma Odell, of En- COl\IJ\IE 10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD nis\...illen. He continued to farm his father's land for Ì\YO years and then mO\'ed to De- troit. where Íle \\'as employed four ) ears \yith the Detroit Forging Company, and then \yas employed in the Petrolia \ Y agon facton' until the spring of 1904-, \yhen he took c"'harge of his father's farm again. He and his \\"ife ha\"e had Ì\\O children, Charles _-\., who died at the age of si'( months; and Esmerelda, born in Detroit in 19 0 1. (5) Hannah L., born in 1865, died in I f)9, (6) Frances, born larch 9, 1867, is the \yife of \\ïlliam Cook. a farmer on Concession 2, Enniskillen. and they h3\ e children, Hattie, .-\lbert, Sidne), George, \\T esley, Lee and \Yilvert. (7) John A., born July I I, 1874-, was reared on the old homestead, and prior to his marriage graduated from the London Business College. He married Celia Ker- sey, of Petrolia, and they no\\' reside at De- troit \yhere he is associated \yith the Adams Specialty Company. They ha\'e two daugh- ters. Gladys and Lauretta. (8) Judith L., who was born June 25, 1881, died .-\ug. 28, 18 95. This family has long been identified \yith the lethodist Church, in which lrs. Hume is acti\'e in the \'arious departments, a teacher in the Sunday-school, and a \yorker for home and foreign missions, For oyer fifty years 1r. Hume's sainted mother \yas a member of this religious body. Polit- ically he is a supporter of the Conservati\'e party. reared to believe in its principles by his father. He has sen'ed as school trustee in Enniskillen. His fraternal connection is \\ ith the Order of Orangemen. The above record shO\ys that 1r. Rume started life \\'ith small capital and intimates the courage \yith \\ hich he met hardships and difficulties of all kinds during his pioneer life. Ir. and Irs. Hl1me have a \yide circle of friends \\ ho ha\'e alwavs receiyed kindness and hospitality at their hands. In time of sickness or trouble their neighbors fullv realize that they stand e\'er r ady to help. The large family which has grO\\ n up ;:roul1fl them is a solace and comfort to them as \Yell as a creclit to the community, 235- GEORGE .\Y_-\TTS has for the past eighteen years prominently identified hIm- self with the business interests of Thedford,. being one of the largest fruit dealers in that section of Lambton County. His achie\'e- ments and his high moral character have- won him the entire confidence of the com- munity, and he has long assisted in the man- agement of public affairs. haying served as ree\'e for the past seventeen years. 1r. \Yatts is of English e'(traction, and was born at \\'hitby, On1., :\1arch II, 184-8. His father, John Watts, a blacksmith by trade, was a man of nmch business ability and great force of character. Born in Eng- land, he there grew to manhood and received careful rearing. .-\s a practical preparation for life's acti\'ities he early learned the trade of a blacksmith, and, being a skilled \vork- man, when a young man he embarked in the same business. In England he married Flora Pollard, of that country, and of this union there were seven children: Grace, who is now deceased, married \Villiall1 Da\'ison; Isaac, who never married, taught school for many years, and later engaged in the mercantile business at Pine Hill, where in 1855 he died; Phoebe is the widow of John T. Taylor, and is now a resident of Thed- ford; John ]., who \\'as a lumberman in the State of Oregon. died in Thedford, Ont., in 1903; 1aria married]. R, Stone, of :\1ar- shalltown, Io\\"a, and she is now deceased; Richard, a lumberman, died in )'1ichigan in 1893. leaving a \\ ido\\ and two children; George is mentioned below. Some time prior to 1837 l\1r. \Vatts came with his family to Canada. first locating at \\'hitby, Ont. .-\ capable blacksmith, he found no difficulty in securing \\'ork and for many years continued there. conducting a highly prosperous business. _\bout 1852, desirous of procuring some of the excellent farming land being opened up to settlers in Lambton County, he moved there and se- cured a \\'ild tract on Lot 19. Concession 3, in Bosanquet to\\ nship. \\ here he began mak- ing impro\'ements, In the same veal' he also opene(1 a blacksmith shop at Pine' Hill, \\'hich 23 6 COr-.lMEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD was at once \\'idel)' patronized by the ne\\ settlers. He had fairly made a good start when he was killed at a raising in Pine Hill, in 1854. )'lr. \\' atts \\ as a man of solid worth, conscientious, energetic and capable. In the pursuit of any \\ orthy object he \\'as untir- ing, and his ability to turn each stroke of work to good account \\ as phenomenal. He ,,-as a man of firm religious convictions, and a consistent member of the Episcopal Church. Politically he affiliated \\'ith the C onsen'ati \'es, George \\Tatts \\'as reared to the life of a pioneer. Only a small boy \vhen his parents mO\'ed to Lambton County, he here for the most part acquired his education, attending for many years the primitive log schoolhouse in his district. In the meantime he greatly enlarged his kno\dedge of the world and people. seeing little villages start into life from the wilderness and the opening up of railroads in his section, including the Grand Trunk railroad, the ties of which were cut from the trees in his vicinity. Some early training in agriculture decided him as a young man to engage in that occupation, and in 1871, purch sing a farm on Lot 25, Con- cession 4, in Bosanquet township, he there settled and followed his industry for several years \vith marked success. Perceiving dur- ing this period an excellent opening in the fruit and stock traffic in Thedford, in 1885 he mO\'ed to that place and opened an es- tablishment for conducting these enterprises. From the start he made \\'ell out of the in- dustries, soon working up a large shipping trade, especially in fruits, and finding goqd markets for his products in Europe. \Vith the increase of trade he has enlarged his facilities for pursuing the business, and some time ago he set out forty-five acres to ber- ries, which he yearly puts on the market. About 1902 he purchased 507 acres of land in Mather to\vnship, Rainy River District, Ont.. which he is developing- into a large fruit farm. He buys larg-e quantities of all kinds of fruit. and in 1896 shipped 22.000 barrels of apples alone. He is also doing a profitable business in live stock, buying anù selling large numbers each year. As a wise business manager he has kept steadily upon the rising plane of life and besides his hand- some residence on King's street, Thedford, he 0\\"I1S other valuable property, including his fine fruit farm in Bosanquet township, \\'here he made his start in life. In January, 1872, Mr. \Vatts married )'Iiss Eliza Jane Bass, of Bosanquet town- ship, \\'ho \\ as born in Oxford County, daughter of Robert Bass, and of this union there have been six children: ( I) Maria married Joseph Corrothers, and they ha\'e; t\\'O children, Howard and 'V alter. (2) George, a farmer, married Alice Peterson, of the Rainy River District, and they ha\'e one daughter. u) John resides in Thed- ford. (4) William, (5) Grace and (6) Al- bert are living at home. Mr. \Vatts possesses that breadth of in- tellect and force of character \vhich enable him to direct large enterprises with ease and facility. Besides attending to his different lines of business he has found time for pub- lic affairs, and in 1886, soon after his arrival in Thedford, he took a place in the village council, and has since sen'ed continuously in the management of local affairs, having been reeve for the past se\'enteen years, and acting as county councillor for six years. In fraternal circles he is also exceedingly active, belonging to the A. F. & A. M. and the O. M., and acting as past master of Cas- sia Lodge, No. I 16, of Thedford. Politi- cally he affiliates with the Conservatives, r-.lr. "Tatts is now Crown Timber Agent at Fort Frances, under the \Vhitney Government. In 1870 he \\ as a \'olunteer in the Fenian raid, stationed at Sarnia, and for his sen'- ices recei\'ed 160 acres of land in Rainy Ri\'er and a silver medal. EDW.\RD ORR.\XGE, who is suc- cessfully engaged in the cltlti\-ation of his farm, consisting of 200 acres, Lot 5. 4 t h Concession, and the east half of Lot I. 5 th Concession, in Brooke townshop. Lambton County, \vas horn in London. Ont.. Dec, 12, CO ßIE IOR.-\TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 237 184- 6 , and is one of the most highly es- teemed agriculturists of the tU\\"llship, \\ here he has li\ed nearly thirty yectrs. His parents. Edward, Sr., and lary (O' Iara) arrange, were nati\-es of Ire- land, where they \\ere both born in 181 9, Edward arrange was the son of George and Honora arrange, \yho came to Canada from County Tipperary, Ireland, in 184- 6 , \ ia (juebec, \yhere they landed after a nine \\ eeks' \-oyage in a sailing vessel. From Quebec they journeyed to Hamilton, thence to Iiddlesex County, where they first took up land to make a home, They settled in the \yuuds, but after farming for a few years Ir. Orrange contracted hip disease, which compelled him to abandon farming and take up school teaching, he being the second teacher to open a school in that sec- tion. This calling he follm\ ed until a short time prior to his death, \yhen he removed to London, whence he returned to his :\liddle- se:-.. County home, where both he and his wi fe dietl. Edward arrange, Sr.. only son of his parents, \\ as well educated in the old coun- try. where he was fitted for the Ear. but after locating in Canada he gave up his pro- fession and taught school for a number of years. also fullowing farming. He \\ as mar- ried in Ireland, coming to Canada in 184- 6 . Shortly hefore his death, \yhich occurred Xov. Í2, 1865, he retired from active life; his \\ ife sun-i\-ed until April 19. 1893, \yhen she passed away at the home of one of her children. She was the mother of the follm\'- ing family: (I) George, born in Ireland Aug. 25, 1839, learned carriagemaking, and settled in X ew York, \yhere he is now a re- tired business man. He was in the city of X ew Orleans as a gO\'ernment employe dur- ing the Ci \'il war, and was taken prisoner and held for some time. He left Canada in 18 5 8 and has never returned. (2) James, born in Ireland Dec. 26, 184-1, \\'as reared in London, Ont., where he married, and he is now residing in Buffalo, where he is fore- man for a railroad company. (3) John, born ::\Iay 8, 1844-. in Ireland, married and en- gaged in business at Glencoe, Ont., where he died in January, 1889, lea\'ing four chil- tlren. 4-) Ed\\ard is mentioned below. (5) lalachy, born April 30, 184-9, mO\'ed in. young manhood tu X ew York in company with his brother Georgc, and there filled the position of express agent until his death, in. 18 9 1 , ne\er marrying, (6) lary A., born Jan. 16, 1852, married .-\Ifred Crow, formerlv of (;Iencoe, no\\' of Flint, 1lichi- gan, \\ l ere he has a family of Ì\\'O children. ï) \\ïnifred, born Feb. 22, 1854-, married Rudolph Keihl, of Flint. Iichigan, and they have one son, Herman. a physician. (8) Julia, born i\ov. 22, 1856. died in 1864. 9) Honura, born Jan. .12, 1861, is the wife of Ed\\'ard SUf\'ey. of Glencoe, and they ha\'e a large family. Edward Orrange, son of Edward, Sr., obtained his education in the district schools of liddlese'( CounÌ\' and at London. He learned the trade ot' carpenter and builder. at which he \\ orked during the summer sea- sons. while in the \\ inter he engaged in hnn- bering in the \\'oods. On Dec. 19, r8ïo, he married liss Iargaret Leitch, born in 1850. in ::\Iiddlesex County, daughter of \ \ïlliam Leitch. an old pioneer of that county. Ir. and ::\lrs. Orrange settled at Glencoe, \\'here he continued to \\'ork at his trade until I8ï6, \\'hen he purchased his present farm, at that time all \\ ild land. He has cleared, culti- \'ated and imprm'ed his property, and has made here onc of the comfortable homes of the tm\"llship. He has also purchased a secoml farm. on Concession :;, \yhich he has cleared and imprO\'ed, de\ oting his time both to general fanning and stock raising. Ir. and Irs. arrange have eight sur- vi\'ing children, namely: Julia .-\., wife of Mitchell \\Talker, a telegraph operator on the Canadian Pacific railroad, at James Creek; Catherine, wife of Iichael Kennedy, of Forest. \yho has three children. Iargaret, Irene and Katherine; Edward, unmarried and residing at home; Christine. Iary. Mar- gery, John and Bertha H., all at home. The family is connected with the Roman Cath- olic Church. Politically Ir. Orrange has always been independent. but his standing as an honorable, upright man has been. recog- 23 8 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD nized by his fellow citizens, and they ha\ e sho\\ìl their appreciation by electing him councillor for a period of se\Oen years. He has long been \'ery prominent in agricultural matters, and for si).. years has been one of the directors of the . \gricultural Society of Brooke township. GEORGE ALFRED PROCTOR. Among the well-kno\\ n and firmly estab- lished contractors and builders in Sarnia none are more highly regarded than George Al- fred Proctor, \\"ho is a representative of one of the prominent and early families of that localitv. The Proctor family is of English origin, \Villiam Proctor, the great-grandfather of George .-\., being a native of England, where he reared his family and where his remains lie with those of his ancestors. His chil- dren were: Peter, George, \\'illiam, John, Samuel and Michael. George Proctor, son of \Villiam and grandfather of George A., came to Canada from his home in Lincolnshire, England, in 1835, and located at Froomfield, Lambton County, Ont. He and his son Mirza oper- ated a flouring-mill there, run by wind- PO\\ er. Later he moved to Corunna, same county, \\'here he also ran a flouring-mill, run by waterpo\\"er. He passed his latter years in retirement, dying in 1862, at Cor- unna. \\"hen aged seventy years. He mar- ried Elizabeth Coulson, who died in July, I80p. and they had children as follows: George. who died young; Mirza, mentioned below; Rachel, Coulson and Sophia, all of \\'hom died young; Rebecca, \\ ho was drowned when eighteen years old while the family were coming to Canada; George (2), who died young; and Elvira. now the only 'SunOi\Oor of the family. \\'110 is the widow of John \Vheatley and lives in Sarnia. Mirza Proctor, the father of George .\. \\as born Feh. 10. 1810. in England. where he learned the wheelwright's trade. He was the first of the family to come to Canada, making the journey f om England in IR;B, and was a pioneer settler in Lambton Countv. He built the abO\'e mentioned mills and later built a sawmill at Corunna, \\"hicÌl he operated for a number of years. Later he conducted a grist-mill in connec- tion \\"ith this, and also 0\\ ned a farm in )'loore township. Concession 10. This farm \\ as all bush land when 1\1r. Proctor pur- chased it, but he cleared it and cOin-erted it into a fine fertile tract prior to his death, \\hich occurred on Friday, Oct. 12, 1888. In religious conviction he \\'as a :\lethodist, although not formally identified with any congregation. On Dec. 29, 18-\-1, he mar- ried Susan Allington, born in Ireland in 1821, who resided at Coruuna until her death, in December, 1902. Their children \\"ere as follo\\ s: George . \.; Mary Jane, born July I I, I8...j.4. who is unmarried; \\'. J., born Jan. 15. I8-\-ó; Susan, Lorn March 3 I, 1848, deceased; Suphia, born Oct. 20, 1850, unmarried; Charlotte, born 1\larch 14" IR52, who died 11ay 11,1869; Charles, born Nov. 23, 1854, a merchant and railroad agent at Corunna; Susan Al\'Ïra, born Oct. 7,1856. who died unmarried .\priI20, 1904; Eber 1\lirza. born Feb. 25, 1860, a sailor, of St, Clair; I.ucy Adeline, born July 25, 1858, who died Dec. 6, I88ó; John Ed\\"in. born Feb. 8, 1862. a grocer in Sarnia; and .\rthur A., twin of John Ed\\ in, deceased in infancy. George Alfred Proctor was born av. 2-\-, 1842, in 1Ioore to\\ìlship, Lambton County, and there grew to manhood, and with his father learned the business which he has successfully follO\\"ed for so many years, attaining a leading position and accumulat- ing ample means. Among the many huil(l- ings erected by 1\lr. Proctor, which shm\" ar- tistic effect, suhstantial structure and gen- eral adapti\'eness, may be mentioned: The Collegiate Institute of Sarnia; St. George's Church; the Grand Trunk Tunnel Station at Sarnia and the Grand Trunk roundhouse and machine shop, at Sarnia; the ne\\ post office. the Iethodist Church and the Vaughn Block, at Petrolia; a handsome residence for Dr. Hutton and one for :\1r. Leamon. at For- est; the residence of the late Charles Can'ev. a hlock for Stewart & \\ïlson. the Romk f Commerce. the Turner Block and the new Bank of Toronto building, o\\ned hy .1, S. CO:\I::\IE:\10R"\ TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Loughead, and other business blocks and residences, all at Sarnia. His ,,-ork is marked with a stde and finish very attracti\-e to the eye, \\'hil it is also uf the most substantial and enduring character. ),Ir, Proctor is prominent politically and fraternally. For about ten years he served in the council of Sarnia; \\'as deputy ree\ e and ree\'e from 1 0 to 1902. inclusi\'e; for a number of years was a member of the county council, I 880-8 I-8-.j.-93-94-99- I 900- OI-02 03-0-1-; in 1901 \\'as "arden of the county' has been chairman of the board of \\ ork 'for some time, and has also sen'ed on the school board. Politically he is iden- tified \\'ith the Reform party. \\ïth his family he belongs to the :\Iethodist Church, and is a local preacher in that religious body, and acti\'e in unday-school work, serving as Sunday-school superintendent, class-leader and steward. 1\1r. Proctor is also an enthusiastic fraternity man, belong- ing to the 1. O. 0, F., in \\'hich he has held office; to the 1. 0, F.. in \vhich he is past high chief ranger; to the Sovereign \Vood- men of the \\Torld; to the Canadian \Vood- men; and to the A. O. U. \V. ::\Ir. Proctor has been thrice married. In 1861 he married ::\Iiss Bina Duncan. who had children: "\deline Jane, deceased; Fred- erick George "\lfred, deceased; Charlotte 1\Iinnie Sophia. wife of Hardy I\IcHardy; Maggie .\h-ina Isabella, deceased; and John Eber, of Nelson. B, C. 1\Irs. Proctor died Feb. 22, 1881. and on Sept. 6, [882. 11r. Proctur was married to :ì\ancy McCaskey, one daughter. i\Iaggie Elliott. being born to this union. The mother died Dec. 16. 1883. On )'Iay 13. 1885. 1\lr. Proctor \vas united in marriage with Catherine Harriet Camp- bell. and the children of this union are: Edith E.. horn )'larch 15. 1886; George Thomas. . \pril 30, [887; Edward. )'Iay II, 1888; Gordon Campbell. Jan. 30. 1890; Ethel i\lay, Sept, 23. 1891; l\Iuriel Grace, Jan, 29, 18 93; William Douglas. July 25, 18 95; and Agnes, July 28. 1896, :\Ir. Proctor has spent all his husiness life in Lambton County. and since 1876 has 239 been a resident of Sarnia. His business as a contractor, as "ell as his public sen-ices, ha\-e made him one of the best-known men in the county. ROBERT ::\ICRR.-\Y, one of the re- tired fanners and solid, substantial citizens uf Enniskillen township, Lambton County, residing on Concession 5. Lot 7, \\'as born f<-eb. 18, 1828, in Roxburghshire, Scotland, SOil of John and .\nna (Jordan) ::\Iurray. The parents of 1\11'. l\Iurray \vere natives of the same place as himself, and there the father died in I 50, and the mother, in 1860. They had four children, namely: :\Iartha and James. ,,'110 still li\'e in Scotland. and our subject and his brother John, who came to- gether to Canada in 1852. John :\Iurray married in Canada and settled for some years in Plympton township, but later, remo\:ed to Enniskillen and settled on the 4th Conces- sion, where he died in June, 190-1-. lea\'ing both sons and daughters who reside on his old homestead, Robert :\Iurray was reared and educated in Scotland. In 1852 he and his brother left their nati\'e land, taking passage on a sail- ing \'essel from Liyerpool to X e\v York. Se\'en long \yeeks were spent on the water, but finally the great metropolis \vas reached, :\Ir. l\Iurra\' was bound for Canada and came via .\Ihany to Xiagara Falls, thence to Toronto, and ,\-orked for a time at Galt prior to coming to Lambton County. Here he purchased \vild land on Concession 9, \\'hich he cle;tre0 up and made it his first Canadian home, For fifteen years ::\Ir. ::\Iur- ray lived on this farm. and then soleI it to ach'antage and remO\'ed to Champaign County, Illinois. ",here he in\'ested in land and li\ ed for three and a half \'ears, He had settled there at an unfortunate time. just at the close of the Civil "'ar, when gToceries and merchandise \\ ere so high in priçe that a small fortune was needed to be able to be cOll1fortahle. Therefore he disposed of his land there in 1870. and returned to Can- ada. buying on the line of Sårnia and ::\Iome townships. in Cnncession 12. and li\'ed there 2-+0 CO DIE.l\10RATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD until the" inter of 1900, after the death of his estimable \vife, whom he had married in ItssO, in Scotland, lrs. lurray \vas formerly lary Telfor, daughter of James Telfor, of Roxburghshire, \\-here she \\as born in 1830. She bravely shared all the pioneer hardships of 111'. lurray's early pioneer life, and e\-er assisted him in (J\-ercoming difficulties to the extent of her ability. She \vas the belO\-ed mother of a large family of children. as follows: John, born in 1851, settled in lIoore to\\ìl- ship. and died on his farm there in Its73, lea\'ing a family of two sons, John and Robert; Robert, born in 1853, in Canada, is unmarried and is an employe of the oil re- finery at Sarnia; James. horn in 1856, mar- ried and has one daughter, and lives on Con- cession 4, in Enniskillen; \Valter, horn in 1858, married, has six children, amlli\-es on his farm in Concession 5. Enniskillen tmvn- ship; David, born in 1860, is married, has three children, and li\-es on Concession 5, Enniskillen township; Matthew, born in 1862, is unmarried and li\'es in Enniskillen; George, born in 1864. married and li\-es on the old homestead; Thomas, born in 1866, is single and resides in :\Ioore township; [ary, born in d 69, is the \\'ife of James Simpson, of Sarnia; Ann, born in 1872, is the \vife of Richard Johnson, of [oore township, and they hm-e three children; Andrew, of Sarnia, who was on the police force, and is no\v a detective. is married but has no family; :l\1aggie. born in 1876, is the wife of Samuel Cole, of Sarnia township, and they have two sons; and Janette, born in 1878, is the wife of Angus Shaw, a farmer oi Moore township, and they have a family of four children. In religious belief, 1\11'. Iurray is a Presbyterian and he has long sen'ed on the official body of his church. Politically he has identified himself \vith the Reform party as the one best suited to his com'ictions of right and never fails to cast his vote for Re- form candidates. 1r. \[urray has not only been one of the successful fanners of Lamb- ton County, but has heen a prominent man in township affairs, filling \'arious positions both in Enniskillen and other sections, \ \'hile a resident of Plympton township he served as councillor and school trustee, and per- formed his duties \YÏth sincerity and ability_ The life of Rouert 1urray affords a good illustration of what a man may accom- plish through the force of his lJ\\ìl industry, backed by intelligence. He has met with many disappointments and some bereave- ments, but has ahvays sustained a character abO\'e reproach and has been noted for his honesty, kindness and charity. For almost a half century he has been closely identified with the progress and dewlopment of this section of the county, and in every way has prm'ed himself a useful citizen, During the pioneer days \vhen pO\-erty often paused at his door" a\'. neither he nor the estimable, Christian I{elpmate "ho has passed away, \vas e\-er known to refuse to divide the frugal meal ,,'ith those more in need, and there are many in this section of Lambton Count v \\ ho h-;l\'e reason to remember both Ir. al d 11rs. :\lurray \vith feelings of grati- tude and affection. In times of sickness and trouble they ,,'ere the friends in need, who are the friends indeed. ROBERT FLECK, "ho has for several years been engaged in a real-estate and in- surance husiness in Sarnia, has long promi- nently identified himself with the puhlic affai;s of Lambton Countv, amI with the development of the agricult lral resources of his section. Energy in furthering his enterprises and the ability to properly direct his forces are among his salient traits, \dIich he has inherited from good English an- cestors. The family is a worthy one, The first member of whom we have anv definite record is Robert Fleck, grandfathe of the Rohert whose name heads this sketch. He passed his entire life in the mining district of North Shields England and there met his death in the e plosion of a coal mine. By his mar- riage there was one son, \Villiam, \\ï1liam Fleck passed a long and event- fullife, rounding out nearly a full century of years, and taking an active part in the N'apo- ." " :: n Æ :- ß COl\L\IE)'10R.-\ TI\-E BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD leonic wars of his time. Born in X orth Shields, England, in June, Iïï2, he was only a small boy when his father died, Sent to an uncle in S otland, he there received care- ful rearing and practical training for life's activities. The turbulent state of all Europe induced him at an early age to join the X'orthumberland Fencibles and take his chances at \\-ar. .\fter six years in this volunteer force, early in 180-/., he enlisted in the 30th Regiment under Gen. \ \'hitelock, and went to Buenos Ayres. His next lnttle- field was Spain, and his general Sir . \rthur \ V ellesley, afterward Duke of \\" ellington, Here he \\-ent into the thickest of the tight, participating in the battles of Vimeiro, Sal- amanca, Tala\"era, Vitoria, Pyrenees, Tou- louse, Orthez, and sen"ing \'aliantly during the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo and Almeida. During the last named battle he was in the trenches \\ hen the French blew up the for- tress hoping to effect the escape of the garri- son, in which they were so bitterly disap- pointed, The peace which followed these engagements gave )'1r. Fleck a little quiet rest, of \\ hich he a\'ailed himself in England. But upon the escape of the French emperor from Elba he was once more called into action, being sent \\ ith re-inforcements to \ \" ellington at Brussels, and \\'as on ship- hoard during the final great battle at \Yater- 100. After this decisive engagement he \vent to Paris with the army of occupation, and was employed as sergeant of the guard over the palaces of that gay capital. Shortly afterward, On his return to England, he re- ceived an honorahle discharge, and he has a medal upon which are listed the pruminent battles in which he fought. On the whole he was fortunate during his long military career, but at the battle of Toulouse he lost his left eye. He deservedly drew a pension from ISI8 until the time of his death, in 18ïI. )'1r. Fleck married a girl in Spain, and, after her death he formed;! second union in 1832, this tÌI 1e with ),Irs, )'Iary ()'Ieneil ley) . \llingham, a \\ idO\\-, in Bathurst, Lan- ark County, Ont. By this marriage there \\ ere two children, a child that died in in- ancy, and Robert. who is mentioned below. 16 2-J.1 About I 830 Ir. Fleck came to Ontario, then called Upper Canada, and a few years later, in I83ó, availed himself of his soldier's pri\-ilege of drawing a 2oo-acre farm from the government. This place \Vas located in :\loore township, Lamhton County, on Lot IS, Concession 10, Here he passed many fruitful years, in imprO\.ing the farm and de\'eloping the resources of his land. He died on the farm about I8ï2, at the advanced age of almost une hundred years. 1\1r. Fleck was a man of \\ ide experience, and possessed a large fund of general knowledge. He was keenly interested in politics. and affiliated \\ ith the Reform party, Reared an Episco- palian, he belonged to that church, and fra- ternally he occupied a high place in l\lasonry. Robert Fleck is the product of good wholesome country life and practical busi- ness schooling. Born in Bathurst township, Lanark Count)', Jan. 22, 1833, he \\'as only three years old \\ hen, in 1836, his parents moved to Lamhton County, part of \\'hat then \\ as called the \Vestern District and settled in l\loore township. Here, 0:1 the old homestead, which was then a heavy tim- ber tract, he grew to manhood, and in the clearing up of the place he early took an acti\"e part. Interested in books, he attended common schools near Corunna and at Sarnia, and at the present site of Courtright, cultivat- ing his literary taste, and in the Commercial College at Detroit he received some practical business training. The need of a strong vigorous man to carryon the \\"ork upon the old homestead decided him upon leaving school to turn his attention to agriculture. He cleared up new tracts, made improve- ments on the buildings, and in other respects added to the value of the place, Iaking a success of his work he continued it for nearly fifty years, from 1851 to 1899, In the in- terest of his business he kept himsel f well posted upon the latest methods in agriculture. and applied those of a practical nature \\ ith great wisdom in his own farming. \\ïth a mind capable of directing m;Lny' affairs at once, in the early part of his careel' he opened upon his farm a small country store, which he conducted with success for manv veal's. lIe has now disposed of his farm: h ]f of 24 2 CO:;\B1E}10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD which is now owned and carried on by one of his sons. Six years ago he came to Sarnia, and there opened a land and insurance office. His large acquaintance throughout the county has attracted to his office plenty uf business, and he is making a thorough suc- cess of his ne\\ enterprise. lIe is a member of the local Board of Trade, In 185 I 1r. Fleck married 1Iary Eliza- beth Xeal, ,yho was burn in England, daugh- ter of Thomas and }1ary (StO\\-) Xeal, ,yho proyed a faithful helpmeet for many years. She died in 1890. She \\ as a thoroughly good, Christian woman, and a member of the Episcopal Church. On 1arch 10, 1901, Mr. Fleck married 11rs. Eliza Smith, widuw of Robert Smith, \\ ho resided in }1oore to" nship. By his first marriage Mr. Fleck had eight children: \Villiam, now an ext en- si,'e ranchman of New }Iexico, married Ida }1cCoin, and they ha,-e fiye children, \\'alter, Ralph, Grace, Dema, and Howard. 1aria married Robert Jackson, of Petrolia, and they have four children, Blanch, Stella, Blake and }1erriL Charles 11., \\ ho is engaged in farming on part of the old homestead, mar- ried Margaret Cole, daughter of \ Villiam Cole, of Sarnia, and they ha '-e five children, Iary N., \\Ïlliam c., Clarence .\" Emily T. and Robert C. Alfred R" nlOW engaged in farming in Moore tuwnship, married Ellen Kirk, daughter of the late William Kirk. James, now in the employ of the \\'. H. Sa"yer Na,-igation Co., of Tona\\anda, .Kew York, as captain of the steamer "Sa\\'yer," resides at Port Huron; he married }Ialiss3. Smith, and they ha,-e two children, Ieh'in and Reah. Elizabeth. \Iberta married James Smith, \\-ho is no,,, ree, e of ::\1oore township, and the" have four children, Violet, .\h'in, \\- alter -and Clifford, \ \' alter T., who has never married, resides at Rancher, in the State of Iontana. . \Ivin Clarence is a miner in Kelson, B. C. : he married Florence Kingsley. no\\ deceased. and they had one child. Kingsley. '\1r. Fleck has for O\-er thirty years been almost continuoush- identified with the puh- lic affairs of his seétion, heg-inning- his career as to\\ nship councillor in 18G3, The follo\\'- ing year he became ree"e uf 1oore township, and sen'ed on the county cuuncil about t" enty-five years, He was -made ,yal den of the county in I ï3. has sen-ed in many courts of arbitration, in drainage and other disputes, and in 1889 made a good run for Parliament against the late Charles l\Iac- Kenzie, \\-ho \\ as elected, For the past two years he has been alderman of the town of Sarnia, and has been an acti,'e member of the council, ser\"Íng on se,-eral of the stand- ing committees. and as chairman of several of the standing committees of the to\\ n coun- cil. He is the oldest sun'i,-ing magistrate in the countv, and has been on the commis- sion of the - peace for the past fort) -eight years, ha,-ing been appointed in 1856; he is also a commissioner for taking affidavits in the high court. In the performance of his public duties 11r. Fleck has e,'inced marked ability and fidelity. and has worked strenu- ously for better drainage, good roads, and the imprO\'ement of the county generally. He has shown himself a ,,-ise financier and a man of marked husiness ability. Politically he is a strong Conservative. Both he and his wife take an acti, e interest in religious works; he belongs to the Unitarian Church, and she to the Presbyterian, He stands high fraternally, and affiliates \\'ith the S, of E. .\LFRED R. FLECK, son of Robert Fleck, was born on the homestead farm in }loore township, July 31, 1859, and was educated in District No. ...J., in the public schools of the township, .\t the same time he worked on the farm with his father, thus continuing until 1890. when he began farming for him- self on a stract (If land in Lot 8. loth Con- cession. known as the Dulley farm. Here he erected a (h\'eIling-heJl1se, and settled do\\ n to the life of a farmer. for the past fourteen years ha,'ing been a general fanner and stock raiser, handling large quantities of stock. His farm has all necessary huild- ings and the premises are kept in e,eellent condition, Like his father. }) r, Fleck is a stanch C C1 nsen'ati, e, J n religious belief he is a memher of the ::\1ethodi"t Church, Fra- ternally he is a memher of the Order of Foresters at Brig-den, For se\-eral years he C01ßIENIORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD has sen-ed as secretary and treasurer of School Section Xo, 6. 10th Line. of :\loore township, and is a \'ery trustworthy. sub- stantial fanner and useful member of the community. In 1891 1\lr. Fled.. married, in Sarnia township, Ellen Kirk. born in Sarnia town- ship, daughter of \\ïlliam Kirk. One child, Mary, ,,-as born to them. but she died in in- fancv, éUARLES lICXELLY FLECK, son of Rob- ert Fleck and brother of . \1fred R. Fleck, was born' on the Fleck homestead, in Ioore to\\nship. .\ug. I.;, 18.=;.=;, .\fter attending the public school of District K o. --\.' in Uoore township. he "orkcd upon the farm until 1884, \\ hen he obtainell 100 acres of land, the east part of the homestead, Cpun this he erected a comfortable brick dwelling, at a cost of $2,000, and a ham. which \\as lost by fire in 1896; hO\yeyer, he rehuilt it and now has une uf the best in the township. Other buildings ha\'e been added, and for the past t\\ enty years lr. Fleck has been numbered among the enterprising fanners f Uoore township. He carries on general farming, and raises considerable cattle, sell- ing his own, and dealing largely in stock. He is a man of enterprise, possessed of pro- gressive ideas. being one of the first, as he is no" one of the largest, gm\\'ers of sugar beets. Like the other members of the family he is a Consen-ati\-e. He has acted as trustee of School Section Ko. 4 for the past twel\'e years, and has just been appointed a justice of the peace for the county. He is a mem- her of the Order of foresters at Brigden. In religion he is a member of the Presby- terian Church, as are also his wife and fam- ily, and they all attend services at Burns. In 1885 Ur. Fleck married, in Sarnia, Iargaret Cole, of Sarnia to\\ nship, daugh- ter of the late \ \'illiam Cole. of that to\\ n- ship. She is a well educated lady, de\-oted to her husband ancl family. Fi\'e children ha \-e been horn to }I r. ;nd }Ir5. Fleck: Uary Xeal. \Villiam Cole. Clarence Alvin, Emily Ta} lor and Robert Charles. all li\-ing at home. 243 Too much praise can not be given the Fleck famil\'. Its members. as has becn shO\01, are ;mong the representatiyc men of Lambton Count\'. and much of the cle\elop- ment of this 'locality has been cffected through the efforts of one or other of those bearing this honored name. .\RCHIE C\}IPBELL, in his lifetime a successful fanner and prominent puhlic- spirited citizen of Brooke township. Lamb- ton County, was born in 11osa. 1\liddlesex County, July 31, 1835, son of Duncan and Euphemia Campbell) Campbell, of ArgylI- shire, Scotland. Duncan Campbell grew to manhood and ,,-as married in Scotland, In Glasgow he ,,-as foreman for a large chemical works an- til I 32. In that year he emigrated to Can- ada and settled in }'Iosa, }Iiddlesex County, where he took up 200 acres of land. He prospered in his work, and as time \\ ent on became the owner of additional tracts of land, until at his death he owned 600 acres, 200 acres of this being the present home of the widow of his son .<\.rchie. Duncan Camp- bell married Euphemia Campbell, who diea in Xovember, 1879, aged eighty years. He died }larch 9, 1866, aged sixty-eight. They ,,-ere both members of the Presbyterian Church, and in politics he \\-as a Reformer. Their children were: Janet. \\ idow of . Iex- ander Ross. of Iiddlese'\: County; Donald, deceased, who married Anna Campbell (she still resides in :\Iiddlesex County) ; Peter, a farmer in I\Iiddlesex County, who married Isabella 1IcLean; Christina, deceased, who married John Campbell; Mary, deceased, ,,-ho married John Shields, a farmer of \ \' ar- ,,-ick township; "\rchie; Euphemia, \\'ho married Roland Shields, a farmer at Mosa, }'liddlesex County; and Duncan. who married Sarah Mc. \lpin, fanning the old homestead. . \rchie Campbell grew to maturity on his father's farm, recei\'ing much training in the line of hard work,' and such schooling as the neighborhood and times afforded. fter his marriage he located on Lot 25, Concession 9, Brool...e township, Lambton 2--\.-1- COl\Il\IEl\IORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD County, li\"ing in a little log cabin that was his home until 1880. He then erected a large hrick residence. and also built sub- stantial barns and good outbuildings. He died June 4, 1891, ut1i\'ersally respected. On June 23, 1863, :\11'. Campbell was united in marriage with l\I iss :\Iargaret Shields, born Aug. 9, 18-1--1-, in Ruxburgh- shire, Scotland, daughter of George and :\Iartha (Porteous) Shields, To this union came the following children: Euphemia, born in 1866, married Dunald :\IcXeil. of Brooke township, and has two sons, John and Archie; George, born in 1867, a fanner on Concession 10, married Gertie Rundle, of Brooke township, and has a son, Archie; :\Iary, born in 1869, married Dougald Campbell, and has fuur children, T ena, :\Iartha, :\Iary and IaIc(Jlm; Duncan, horn in 1871, residing un Concession 12, Brooke township, married :\Iary Bo\yie, and has une son, -\rchie; :\Iartha, t\\"in to Duncan, died at the age of nineteen years; John. born in 1872. lives at home; l\Iaggie, born in 187-1-, married John Cran, a fanner of Brouke township; Donald, born in 1876, resides at home; Tena, born in Ü\79, is at home: Jessie, born in 1882, married George Short, of Cal- gary, who owns a ranch in the Xorthwest Territory. The family were reared in the faith of the Presbyterian Church. In poli- tics :;\1r. Campbell was a Reformer, as are all the sons, but he neyer aspired to office. HO\\'e\"er, just one year prior to his death he was appuinted postmaster at Rokeby, and \\ as succeeded by his \\"ife, who has the office in her home. )'lrs. Campbell is highly effi- cient as an official and very popular as a noble, good woman, She dispenses a gen- erous hospitality in her cheerful home, and her charities are many. GEORGE SHIELDS. father of l\Irs. Camp- bell, was burn in 179-1-, allIl died in I85I. His wife, l\lartha Porteous. was born In 1799, and they were residents of Roxburgh- shire, Scotland, In lRS-1- )'Irs. Shields, with her family of se\"en children. came to Can- ada, and settling in ),losa, liddlesex Coun- ty. they purchased 300 acres of partly im- prO\ cd land, and made a permanent hOlne, where l\lrs. Shields died in January, 1890- She was the mother of the follO\\ ing chil- dren: John, of \Varwick to\\nship, married l\lary Campbell. a sister of Archie Camp- bell; :\Iary married George Shortt, of Cal- gary, .\lberta, and has children, Adam (pro- fessor of political economy in ÇJueen's Col- lege, Kingston) , largaret ( now ;\lrs. Clerihue), l\lartha (1\1rs. Carter), Mary pIrs, J. Bell), Isabel l wife of Alexander \inl, of Calgary), George (a ranch man ) and James (a Presbyterian minister); James, who settled on a part of the old home- stead in Mosa, where he died in 1895, mar- ried Miss Ann Carswell, and had children, George, Jesse, Andrew, John, Martha, \\'ill- iam, Katie and James: \ndrew, bl )rn in Scotland, was educated in missionary work and sent to India, where he conducted mis- sionary schools for some years, later remO\'- ing to Australia, where he now practices medicine (he has eight children, \ Yilliam. l\Iary, Dr. Oswald, Edith, Dr, Douglas. Frank. Janet and John); Roland married l\liss Euphemia Campbell, of l\Iosa, l\Iiddle- sex County, and they ha\"e these children, Andrew, Christie (a professional nurse), Dr. Duncan, George (a business man of Kew York), Maggie, Euphemia, James, John, Roland and l\lary; Isabella, born in 18--\.2, married Neil Carswell, of )'losa, Middlesex Lounty, and has six children, Janet, Donald, Andrew, I\Iartha, John and :\lary: :\largaret married the late Archie Campbell. REV, HECTOR CCRRIE. Few min- isters in the county ha\"e, for long-continued and effecti\'e service in one charge, estah- lished for themseh-es a higher reputation than this well-knO\\ n pastor of the Preshy- terian Church at Thedford. Since his in- stallment there. thirty years ago, he has in- stigated the erection of both a new church and a manse, has established flourishing church schools, and has added to his own church membership materially. He has ex- erted a strong influence throughout his sec- tion and has long been a leading member of the Presbytery of Sarnia. :;\11'. Currie comes of good Scottish pa- C01U\lEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD rentage. His grandfather, Xeil Currie, was born in Scotland, and receiyed strict and careful rearing. He embarked upon life as a farmer, and for the most part continued that occupation throughout his actiye ca- reer. An efficient manager and hard \\-orker, he prospered in his industry. and became one of the well-to-do fanners of his locality. He liyed to the alh'anced age of eighty years. dying in 1853. During his young manhoOlI Ur. Currie married a l\Iiss ::\IcLean, and to this union \\ ere born four children: ( I) Donald is mentioned below. (2) l\Ialcolm, who came to Ontario. married and has three sons who are ministers of the Presbyterian Church: John, at Belmont. Ont,; Donald. at Keady. Ont.; and Xeil, at Eastlake. N. S. (3) Edward, now deceased, was a farm- er. (4) Duncan settled in Indiana, in the Cnited States. Donald Currie. father of the Re\'. Hec- tor, was born in Scotland about 1815, and there in a rural community grew to man- hood, l'nder the influences of good insti- tutions he receiyed wholesome rearing an<1 practical training fur life's acti\'ities. He decided \\-hen a yuung man to engage in ag- riculture, and for many years folluwed it with success in his natiye land. Upon reach- ing manhood he married in Scotland Iary lcLean, \\'ho was born in that country, and died in Ontario in 1902. By this union there were eight children: Hector, who is men- tioned below; :\Iay, who was buried at sea; Xeil. a farmer in .\ldborough, East. Elgin County. Ont.: Dougald, a Presbyterian min- ister at Perth; Iary, who married Joim Stalker, a fanner in Elgin; Donald, a farmer in \ Y est Elgin; Elizabeth, who' has neyer married, and now li\-es at the old homestead; and James, a farmer of Elgin County. Of this family the sons are all patriot citizens, and in politics affiliate \\ ith the Liberals. Some time after marriage. about 1850, l\Ir. Currie and his wife came to Canada and settled in \ \. est Elgin, Ont. He engagerl in farming, and by pfttient industry and wise management soon made an attracti\'e home for himself and family. Continuing to pros- per he in time amassed considerable \\'ealth. 245 He li\'ed to an advanced age, and died in \Yest Elgin in I8yo. :ßIr. Currie was a man of broad culture and of intellectual tastes. In his home and family he took a keen in- terest. especially in the ducation of his cnH- dren, gi\-ing them e\'ery alh'antage within his reach. .-\ strong Presbyterian. he and his wife were acti\'e in religious circles and e\'ery\\'here most highly respected. Politi- calh' he af1ì.liated with the Liberals. 'Hector Currie \\ as born in .'\ rgyl1 shire, Scotland, Sept. 9, I 46. He \\ as about four veal'S old \\'hen his parents settled in the farming district of Elgin. Ont., \\ here he grew to manhood. In the well-establishect schools of the community he acquired his early education, and, displaying a decided inclination for intellectual pursuits, later en- tered Victoria Cni\'ersity, from which he graduated \\ ith the degree of .\.. B. in I 7I. Possessed of a strong conviction of his call to the ministry. he soon afterward entered Kno),.. College, where he pursued a thor- ough course in theology, grarluating in I 74. -\s a farther preparation for his \\ ark he spent the follo\\'ing year in the mission field of :'Ilanitoba, where by his enthusiastic and \yell-directell efforts he put courage and life into many a struggling church. Returning to Ontario at the end of that period. he at once receiyed a call to the Preshyterian Church at Thedford. anel on .\.pril 25, 1876, took up his labors there. Energetic and ali\'e to the needs of his community, within a year he had secured a fund for the erection of a new church edifice, the corner-stone of which was laid in 1877. and in 1878 the church itself was dedicated. He has continued his labors here uninterruptedly since his instal- lation, and his zeal has ne\'er flagged for a minute, In 1883 he effected the completion of the pleasant manse in \\ hich he has since made his alX)de, l-nder his spiritual direc- tion ne\\' members haye been admitted to the meml'ership. \\'hich now comprises 137 earn- e"t Christians. In addition to his labors in Thec1forrl he has for some time had charge of the Lake Road congregatiun, which con- sists of se\'enty-eight members, :\t each place he has established church schools, 24 6 C011ME:;\IOR -\ TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD "'here excellent work is no,,- being done, In the discharge of e\-ery duty Ir. Currie has been most efficient and faithful. \ Yhile the husiness management of his work has con- sumed a great deal of his time, the spiritual and social sides have been by no means neg- lected, In fact, if anything, they have al- \\ ays heen first. In the pulpit he is earnest and cOI1\-incing, and he is one of the most prominent public speakers in his locality. On Dec. 27, 1877, soon after his arrival in Thedford, Rev. l\Ir. Currie married :;\Iiss Edith Jarvis, who was born in Lindsay, Ont., daughter of Paul Jan-is, a mercham of that place. She is a woman of rare social attainments, and of much assistance to her husband in his work. To this union have come three children: Sophie, who obtained her education in Forest and Toronto; Jan'is, a graduate of the Ontario College of Phaì- macy and now a druggist at \\ïnnipeg, ::\lan.; and Hector, twin to Jan-is, who died at the age of ten years. Rev. ::\1r. Currie is a man of brilliant at- tainments, gifted in many lines, wherein lies his success as a pastor. He is widely known and exceedingly popular throughout his section of the country, and is now serv- ing as clerk of the Presbytery of Sarnia, a position \\-hich he has filled for four years with eminent ability, At its last meeting he was unanimously elected moderator of the Synod of Hamilton and London. In botany and geology his reputation is more than lo- cal. In fraternal orders he stands high, be- longing to the A. F. & . \, 11., is past master of Cassia Lodge, Xo. I If), of Thedford, and is past Z of ::\linnewa\\ a Chapter. Xo. 7 8 . of Park Hill, Politically he affiliates with the Liberals, JOHX IR\\T FERGCSON, 1\1. D" coroner of Lambton County, is a rising young physician of Courtright. Ont., "here he also conducts a drug store, His medical skill is inherited as \\-ell as acquired, as his father is a ,,-ell-known physician in London, Ontario. John In\ in Ferguson \\ as horn at Sel- kirk, Ont., Jan, 30, 1878, son of Dr. Robert Ferguson, one of the leading medical men of London, Ont" and grandson of Alex- ander Ferguson, of Inverness-shire, Scot- land, who married there and came to Can- ada in 18.+5. He settled in Priceville, Ont., \\ here he carried on a general store, remain- ing there until 1885, in which year he re- moved to London, Ont., li\'ing there in re- tirement until his death. John L Ferguson received his early edu- cation in the schools of London and in the Collegiate Institute of that city, where he prepared for college. In his boyhood days he was prominent in athletic sports. IIa\'ing a strong desire for a professional career, he entered the \Vestern Cniversity, at London, and taking up the study of medicine grad- uated ,,-ith the class of 1900, receiving the degree of :\1. D. For a time thereafter he \\ as house physician for Victoria and St. Juseph's Hospitals, in London. He passed the examination of the College of Physi- cians & Surgeons at Toronto, Ont., and en- gaged for a time in local practice. He then went to Gra\'enhurst, lIuskoka, and for four months practiced in the Gra\"enhurst Sana- torium for ConsUl11pti\'es. Returning to London he was associated for a time with his father in general practice, and then went to Bruce County, practicing for a time in Pinkerton. In 1902 he came to Lambton County and bought the practice of Dr. :\1'111- strong, and has since conducted a successful practice throughout that district, having offices at Courtright, Corunna and Moore- town. On settling in Courtright he also purchased the River Front drug store at that place. Dr. Ferguson is a genial nun as \\"ell as a skilled and painstaking phys:- Clan, and has huilt up a good practice in he surrounding townships, where he is great!,... appreciated and respected. IIe is a member ( f the College of PhysiCians & Surgeons oî Untario. and in 1903 \\ as appointed by the l'rO\'incial gO\"ernment a coroner of Lamb- ton County. In politics he is a Liberal; in religion he is a cunsistent member of tIle Preshyterian Church. Dr. F erg-uson marriecl, in Courtright, Sept. 30, 1 0 , lIiss Jusephine Smith, CO:\IMEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD daughter of Canon Smith, a ,\-ell-known di- vine of the Church of England, in London, Onto His family consists of two children, Robert Smith and X orma Bertha. Being as yet only in his twenty-eighth year, the Doctor has before him the prospect of an exceedingly useful and progressive career as a physician and citizen. CH.\RLES GCSTIN, nO\\' living re- tired at Forest, Lambton County, is the owner of the popular Lake Valley Grove Summer Resort, ,\'hich comprises 119 acres, and is cOl1\'eniently located on the lake shore. 1\11'. Gustin is of English extraction, his great-grandfather emigrating from England to the colonies prior to the American Re\'o- lution, and was murdered by the Indians. His son, John Gustin. was born in what is now the State of :New Jersey, and later fuunded the Gustin family in Ontario, hav- ing located in the Dominion prior to the close of the _\merican Re\'olution. He lo- cated at Long Point, ,,-here he engaged in fanning and milling, and there died at the age of fifty years. The maiden name of his ,\"ife was Smith, and she was a native of Canada. The children horn to them were as follows: Charles, Eliphalet, Isaiah, Eliza- beth, _\higail, lrs, Robert labey, Irs. James \\'ood, lrs, Israel \Vood and Irs. John Stone. Of the abo\"e family. Eliphalet Gustin, father of our subject, was born at Long Point. Ont.. in 1800. Later he settled in London township, Iiddlesex County, and hecame a distiller, but aften\-ard was a fanner and miller, He died in London township. in 189-1-, and his "ife passed a\\ay in 1850. His first wife ,,-as Sarah Ann Ed- wards, sister of Henry Edwards, of London township, Iiddlesex County, and these chil- dren "ere horn to them: Henry li\-es at Bay City. lichigan: Jane married Samuel Drake, of Bay City. l\Iichigan; Charles; J ames, resides at Ingersoll; l\Iariah, de- ceased. \\ as the \\ ife of Prosper Bissel; Dr, Eliph let is li,'ing at S1. Thomas; Tohn is a farmer in lid(lIesex County: Richard, deceased, resided at Day City. )'lichigan; 247 Dr. \\llliam makes his home 111 Detroit, lichigan; Sarah Ann married -\. I\Ic- _\rthu r , of \Vinnipeg; and Saloma is now Irs. Rosser. The second \\ ife of Eliphalet Gustin was 1Irs. Frances Carey. No chil- dren were born of the second union. Charles Gustin "as born at l\Iiddleton Iills, Ont., Sept. 24, I 27, and grew to manhood in 1\1iddlesex County, learning the trade of shoemaker, although he never fol- 100yed it. .\fter attaining his majority he clerked for an older brother. In 18--\.8. 1\1r. Gustin married Elizabeth 1\1orden, a native of London township, daughter of Ralph lorden, ,,-ho was born in 1828, and died in July, I 88. After their marriage 1\1r. and :llrs, Gustin settled in Bosanquet township, on the lake shore, ,,'hich property now bears the name of the Lake Valley GrO\ e Summer Resort. and here :llrs. Gustin died leaving the folIo" ing children: Dr. Ralph, of De- troit, who married (first) Angeline \Yard, hy ,,-ham he had one son, Charles, (second) Iiss Fannie Pratt (no issue) and (third) Emma Bartlett; Charles .\,' a farmer of Forest, who married :'Ilary No)es, and has children, Alice. Lucena and \Villiam; George. of Chicago, ,yho married Eliza \Yoodhall, and has children, linnie and Bert; Edwin, a fanner of Ianitoba. ,,-ho married Clarinda Tenbrook. and has chil- dren, Lillian, Frank and Edith Ellen; Lu- cena, ,,-ho married Edward Pratt; \Villiam, who married \Yilda TenbrooJ.... and has chil- dren, Laura, Josie, Charles. Bessie, Lucena, \nnie, l\Iildred and Clarinda; Josie, "ho married Joseph Pratt; Frank a fanner. ,,'ho married Iaggie 1\liller, and has children, lahel and Gladys, In 1890 Ir. Gustin" as united in marriage with :\lrs, \. Lapham, 1/ce Ellen Fraser. 1\ Irs, Gustin is a daugh- ter of Donald and TS:J.bella (Ross) Fraser, hoth of whom \\"ere horn in 1812. and the latter a cousin of G. \Y. Ross. Donald Fraser was a son of James Fraser, the \yell knO\\ n Elder Fraser of London township, }liddlese-..;: County. to which county the fam- ily came in 1829 from Halifax, they having emigrated from Scotland to that province in 18[9. In 1852 Donal!l Fraser "ettle(l in 248 CO:\DIEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Bosanquet township, Lambton County, on Lot 67, Lake Road East, and here he cleared up a fine farm and died in 1888, his wife hav- ing passed a\\ay in 1882, The children born to llr. and llrs. Fraser \\-ere: Ann, Isabella, John, 'JIrs. Gustin, l\lary (wife of \ Villiam Symington) , Daniel ( deceased) , Rebecca (\\ idow of Dayid Brand), and \Villiam (born on the Lake Shore). By her first marriage, Mrs. Gustin had two children, Annie and .-\Ifred, both deceased. 1Ir. Gus- tin is a Reformer in politics, and while re- . siding in Bosanquet township served very acceptably on tht: school board. Both he and 'Jlrs, Gustin are consistent members of the 'Jlethodist church to whose support they contrihute liberally. In 1889 l\1r. Gustin retired to Forest, and while taking no acti\"e part in the business life of the conununity, his time being occupied by looking after his property interests, he has identified himself \\ ith the community and gained the utmost respect from his fellow townsmen. Since 1863, llr, Gustin has been a member of the 1. O. 0, F. lodge at Forest. JOHX HC JTER. O\\ner and proprie- tor of Cabin Lane Stock Farm. located on Lot 12. Concession I, Plympton, where he has been engaged for more than twenty-fiye years in general fanning, stock raising and sheep hreeding. is une of the best known ag- riculturists of PlymptlJn tu\ynship. He was born near Gan-agh. County Derry. Ireland, Dec_ 28. 1846. The Hunter family is of Scottish de- scent. hut lIr. Hunter's great-grandfather left Scotland and settled in County Derry, Ireland. \\-here his son James was born. The latter \\ as a tenant farmer there and spent his \\-hole life in his nati\-e place, "\1I the family \\ ere members of the Presbyterian Church, ] [ugh Hunter, son of James, grew up on his father:s farm, hut after folluwing agri- cultural pursuits md1ile he learned the art of weaying linen, at \\-hich he and his family worked at home, He was twice married, first to 'JIiss llargaret Boltun, hy \yhom he had the follm\ ing children: .\rchibald, who died in Michigan; James, who died at St. Mary's. Ont.; Hugh, deceased in :\lichigan; Martha, deceased; Isahella. lIrs, \\ïlliam Thomas; and Mary. \yidow of Jame,> Hunter, residing in 'Jlanitoha, l\Irs. Mar- garet Hunter died in Ireland. and 'her hus- band aften\ard married 'JlÏss Sarah 1 Iillan. John was the only child of this union born in the old country, and the following six were born in Canada: 'JIartha, deceased wife of \\Tilliam Bell, of "\rkona, Ont,; Nancy, Mrs. Richard Shepard, of St. llary's, Ont.; Mar- garet. deceased \\-ife of .-\ndrew :\latheson, a \1lerchant in Sarnia; Elizabeth, unmarried; Dayid, of Michigan; and a child \\'ho died in infann-, In 1847 Hugh Hunter left Ireland \\-ith his family. and sailing from Belfast reacherl Quebec after a voyage oi forty-five days, Their arri\'al in the ne\\ country was clouded at the outset by the death 'of the daughter llartha. at the quarantine station, The family went to Ontario. settled on a farm of 100 acres in Downie to\\ nship, Perth County, and remained there six years. In 1853 lIr. Hunter remO\"ed to Lambton County, hnught a tract of 100 acres of bush land in Lot 22, Concession 10, and building a log shanty to sen-e as a temporary home started at the task of clearing his farm, The remainder of his life was spent there, and while he \\'as not one of the earliest settlers he still saw considerable of pioneer life while getting his land under culti\'ation. He later put up a substantial house of he\\'ed logs and added many imprO\'ements to the place. His death occurred there in 1874, at the age of seventv-fi\'e, and he was buried in Mc- Kay's cel;letery. Like his wife, he \\ as a member of the Presbyterian Church and helped to organize the church of that de- nomination in his section, and ,,-as ah\-ays acti\-e in its work, sen'ing as a memher of the hoard of managers, and as precentor. Politically he was an ackocate of reform anll alway" s lpported the Liberal party, For some time he was a school trustee. His wi fe dierl in Sarnia and \vas laid to rest beside ,- - I f I .: , "', rfln CO:\Il\IEl\10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD lÚm. They ,,-ere people of domestic tastes, xiated himself \\'ith the 1. U. O. F., Sycamore Lodge, "-\rkona, and the C. O. F., also at \rkona. JOH .\XGCS }IcBE \X, a farmer and stock raiser in ::\Ioore tuwnship, \\'as born on his present farm Jan, 2E:, 1859, son of Angus and ::\Iargaret (Coutts) .:\1cBean and descended from an old Scotch family belonging to the clan Cameron. Angus McBean, grandfather of John .\., was a tenant farmer in his native parish of Rothiemurchus, Inverness-shire, and there married lIiss Mary Glass, daughter of John Glass, or Grant, as the family now call them- selves. To this union thirteen children \\'ere born, namely: Donald, deceased in Im'er- ness; John, who died in Moore township; Alexander, of Inverness, deceased; Le\\'is, who died in Moore to\\ nship in October. 19 0 -J.; Peter, a farmer in l\1anitoba; James (t\YÍn to Peter), deceased; . \ngus; James, deceased in Inverness; Grace, who married the late Angus Shaw, and resides in Brig- den; Jane, \vho married Robert 1IcPherson, and died in Inverness; l\Iary, who married James .:\IcDonald, of the 6th Line, Moore to\\ nship; Catherine and Lachlan, who both died in Inverness. The parents, who \\ere members of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland, both died in their native land, the father at the age of se\'enty-six, and the mother at ninety. .\ngus :McBean, son of Angus, was burn in the same place, in April, 1826, and at- tended the parish school during his boyhood. From an early age he helped his father in the farm \\ ork, and later learned the trade of a carpenter and joiner. He was thus em- ployed in Scotland until 1851, \\'hen he and his brothers, Le\\'is and Peter, s3.iled from Liverpool on the "Compromise," command- ed by Capt. Reilly. .-\fter a thirty days' \'oy- age they landed in Xew York. and remained there about a year, after \\ hich they went to Ontario and located in :.\Ioore tU\\ nship, County of Lambton, \ngus bought 100 acres in Lot 10, Concession 7, huilt a log shanty, and entered upon pioneer life, al- though for a few years he \\'orked much of his time at his trade in Sarnia. At the same time, hu\\ e\'er, he continued his efforts to get his place cleared. and hy dint of much hard \\ ork succeeded in a fe\\ years in get- ting it under cuIti\'ation, Liter he built a handsome frame house, good barns and made C01DIEl\10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 26 3 extensi\"e imprO\'ements, . \notller 100 acres in Concession 8 were added, where a son, J ames, is no\\' living. In 1889 lr. IcBean retired from farm- ing and remond to Petrolia, \\-here he lind for three years and then went to Corunna, \\'here for thirteen years he has been pleasant- h' located in a comfortable home. He and his \\ ife are members of the Bear Creek Presby- terian Church. \yhich Ir. IcBean helped to organize, and in \yhich he has filled the office of elder. His first vote was cast more than fifty years ago for Hon, George BrO\\ïl, who \\ as then leader of the Liberal party. and he has been enr since an ardent supporter of Reform principles, He has sen'ed as school trustee but in no other public capacity, ::\11'. ::\IcBean \\as married Dec, 5. I8Si, by Re\'. John Gauld. to Iiss ::\Iargaret Coutts, daughter of John and Elizabeth plcKenzie) Coutts. who resided in loore to\\-nship. on Bear Creek. The parents \\ ere both born in .-\berdeen. Scotland. but died in Sarnia. Fin children were börn to .-\ngus ::\IcBean and his wife. \'iz.: John .\ngus. a farmer in Concession 6. ::\Ioore to\\ nship : James; .\le'Xander. who died in infancy: Peter. who is employe(l in Chicago by the Xorthern Pa- cific Express Company: and Iary Jane. \yho died young, Irs, IcBean \yas noted for her charitable deeds which \vere unnum- hered, She \yas a de\'oted wife and mother, and won many friends by her genial manner. John . \ngus IcBean \\ as horn on the homestead in Concession i, and \\-as sent to the district school of that section, He also began \\-orking- on the farm at an early age. continuing at home until his father retired, \\ hen he took up the management of the place, and has heen thus engageù for si'X- teen years, In addition to the original tract of 100 acres. he has addecl 100 more, and also rents another hundred for pasture, He has been e'Xtensively engaged in stockraising. and is one uf the largest cattle dealers in the to\\ nship, He has been a prominent fiuure in all puhlic mO\ ements for some time. both in political and in busine<;s lines, .\ Liberal in his \'ie\\:5. he was in ,898 elected a mem- ber of the to\\ nship council. but after sen-- ing four years. retired; he has been a trustee of school section Xo. 8. where he ohtained his early education, filling the position of secretary and treasurer for six years; in the Liberal Association of the to\ynship he is vice-president, and always manifests a deep interest in the work of the Association, An- other thing in which he is greatly interested is the township .\gricu1tural Society, of \yhich he is secretary and treasurer. and he is also a stockholder and directlJr of the Hllron and Lambton Loan Company. In the Dear Creek Cemetery Company, of which he wa an organizer, he holds the office of president. In addition to these manifold claims on his attention ::\Ir. ::\IcBean finds time to serve as manager of Bear Creek Presbyterian Church, to \yhich the family belong. and as teacher and superintendent of the Sunday School. while he is also a member of the 1. 0, O. F., of Brigden, and is Xoble Grand. On Iarch 26. 1890, Ir. ::\IcBean \\ as united in marriage at the \ ,. at son homesteaù, by Re\'. J. \. IcDonald, to ::\Iiss Jean, youngest daughter of the late James \\. at- son, formerly clerk of ::\[oore to\ynslllp. lrs. ::\lcBean is a ladv of culture and of most pleasing manners alld meets the varied re- sponsihilitie<; of her home in the most capa- hIe \\ay, Her children number four. .\nnie Irene. Charles Gladstone. James Coutts and _ \le'Xander Ross. ::\Ir. ::\IcBean stands high in the estimation of the community, is noted for his honesty and industry. and in his moral character is unimpeachable. JOHX \Y. C-\XX, a well known farmer of Enniskillen to\\ nship. \yas born at Sarnia, On1., Dec. 20, 18;;8, son of Samuel and "\nn ("oges,,) Cann, and grandson of Philip Cann. who died in England. Samuel Cann ami his wife were both nati\'e5 of De\'onshire. England, born. re- specti\'ely, in ::\brch. ,82-\.. and 1830, They Te\\ up in the old country. and \\ere there married in 18;;;;. hut they <:non aften\-ard came to Canada, and settled at Strathroy. Later they mO\'ed to Sarnia. and engaged at farming until I g(j3, \\ hen ::\[ r. Cann pur- chased the present homestea(1 in Enniskillen 12 6 4 COl\Il\IEl\IORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD township. It was then wild land, and his first work was to clear it; later he engaged in oil production. In the beginning he put up a frame house, but after he had cleared the farm he built a good brick house and large bank barns. There he and his wife lived until 1895, when she passed a\\"ay, on May 26th, while 'he sUf\'ived until I90I. Both were members of the Iethodist Church. Ir. Cann was a Consen'ati\'e in politics, but ne\'er sought office. Three children were born to Samuel and Ann Cann, viz,: Susan, \yho died in infancy; John \V.; Caroline, born in Sarnia in 1862, who married Samuel Tomlinson, of Delhi, Ont., and has ele\'en children, \Villiam, John, Martha, Elizabeth, Samuel, Catherine, George, Joseph, Rachel, Benjamin and Charles. Irs. .\nn (Vogess) Calm's peo- ple all lived and died in England except one brother, \\'illiam V ogess, whose last years were spent in Canada. John \\" Cann was sent 'to the district schools, and then while still a young. man was gi\'en charge of his father's fan11, on Lot I, Concession 10, where he has remained up to the present time. He has also pur- chased the adjoining farm, and now has one of the most productive and best de\'eloped places in that section. On June 10, r896, John Cann married Miss . \melia Martin. who was born in Plympton township. XO\'. 20, r8G8, daugh- ter of Thomas and Rebecca plitchell) Iar- tin, who were born in Cornwall. England, in 1835 and 1836, respectinly. They came to Canada while still young, and are at the present time residents of Plympton town- ship. Mrs, Iartin helonged to an old fam- ily, the Iitchells, who also came to Canada in an early day, To this union of John and Amelia Cann two children han heen born, Vera Pearl, in April. 1897; and Philip R.. in February, I 899. Ir. and :l\Irs. Cann are memhers of the Iethodist Church: politi- cally Ir. Cann is an adherent of the Con- servati\'e party. but while he is always in- terested in public questions. he has ne\ er taken any nry acti\'e part or aspired to office, The Cann family in both generations have been people held in the highest respect in the community, have been acti\ e church \yorkers and worthy and substantial citizens. J.UIES T. WHITSITT, one of the rising young business men of the County of Lambton and already in control of a large grain trade in Courtright, is a natin of l\Ioore township, born on his father's farm in Lot 29, Concession 4, June II, I8ïo, to Ben jamin and Annie (Booth) \ \'hitsitt. The \Vhitsitt family is of Irish extraction and li\'ed in the northern part of Ireland for centuries. Joseph \ \'hitsitt, grandfather of James T., was born in County Ionaghan, \\ as a landowner and farmer, and well-to-do. He married Iiss Jane Guttery, and nine children were born to them, as follows: Sarah, \\'ho married George Campbell, and lind in the United States, \\"here both died; l\Iary, \\"ido\\' of Samuel \Viley, residing in \ V arcester. Iassachusetts; Benjamin. father of our subject; Jane, who married George Booth, and died in IÐore township; Char- lotte, now deceased, who married Francis \\'ing, now residing in Ioore township, who married (second) Lucinda, sister of Char- lotte (she is also deceased); Joseph, who died in :i\lichigan; \\ïlliam, who died in loare township; and Elizabeth, Irs. Joseph \\. ellman, of Moore. The parents \\ ere deeply attached to their children, and \\'hen lrs. \Viley married and carne to .-\merica :\lrs. \ \'hitsitt was so inconsolable that her husband sold out, took his family to .\mer- ica and at first located in \\'oonsocket, Rhode Island. Thev remained there three veal'S, during \\'hicl time the father was engaged as a gardener and the children were employed in the cotton mills, 111', \ \'hitsitt, hO\ye\'er, preferred agricultural life, and so removed to Lambton County, Ont" and bought 200 acres in Concession 4, lo()re township, He remained there until his dedth, in 1RR5, when he was aged ninety-two years. ten months, ten days, His remains were laid in the Suth- erland cemetery in :\loore To\\ n, lIe and his \\'ife belonged to the Church uf England in their nati\'e land. hut attended the reth()dist Church in Canada. He was a stanch Con- ,1 \ ÇO:\lUE110RA TIVE. BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 26 5 servati\-e, a member of the Orangemen in Ireland, and was a man unusually well-read. He had a constitution that kept him active until the last. His ,vife passed away at the .age of eighty-three and was also buried in Sutherland cemetery. Benjamin \ Yhitsitt was also born in .County Ionaghan and there received his education, He \vas still in his teens when he accompanied his parents to America and ,vhile in Rhode Island worked in the cotton mills, but on removing to Canada assisted his father on the farm and remained on the homestead permanently. After his father retired he undertook the entire management of the place, finished clearing it, built a good residence and barns, and made many other needed imprO\'ements. In time he added xtensi\'ely to his acreage, purchasing 100 acres on the Fourth Line, another 100 on the Second, and se\'entv-fin on the river front. His success was largely due to his 0\\"11 untir- ing industry and energy, and he had a high place in the estimation of his neighbors, He was a Consen'ative in politics, a member of the :\lethodist Church, and a great student of the Bible. His death occurred at his home Aug, 29, 1890, and he was buried in Suther- land cemetery. The marriage of Benjamin \Yhitsitt occurred in Fromefield, loore to\\"I1ship, Xo\". 6, 1859, to :\Iiss Annie Booth. 11rs. \Yhitsitt was born in County Do \\"11 , Ireland, daughter of George and La \'inia (Kidd) Booth, She is still living in her old home, quite acti\'e in spite of her }'ears, and is connected with the 1Iethodist Church, She bore her l.usband seven chil- dren, namely: \Yilliam, a farmer on the Fourth Line; liss Lucinda Jane, ,vho is at nome: Joseph, \vho died at the age of two years; Benjamin Charles, at home; George \Yesley, a sailor on the lakes, residing at Courtright, and married to :\liss Mary Tripps; James T.; and Augustus, at home. James T. \Vhitsitt attended the district schools of the Fourth Line, and after obtain- ing his education assisted his father on the farm. He remained at home, and after his father's death took charge of the place and ()perated it until 189ï, when he mond to Courtright to enter the employment of J. S. Scott, of Chatham, as grain huyer, After a year and a half of this experience 111', "-hit- sitt ,vent into the grain business for himself, on a small scale at first, but as his trade in- creased he branched out and now has his own ele\'ators in Courtright and Sombra, and warehouses in \\-atson as well; he handles anI' 100,000 bushels of grain during the season and ships to eastern markets. He also deals quite extensively in grain, flour and feed, baled hay and straw, wood, bug- gies, and all kinds of farm implements, 11eantime his old interest in farming has not lapsed, for in 1899 he bought the old home- stead, and is now cultivating ISO acres of land. The growth of his enterprises is quite phenomenal, and is due to his modern pro- gressin ideas, tireless energy and good busi- ness judgment. From his youth :\1r. \\llitsitt has been greatly interested in politics, and he is an active worker in the ranks of the Conserva- tins; he is a trustee of the police board in the village of Courtright, of which he is chairman, and \\'as its first chairman, elected in 1902. and re-elected in 1903. He has just been appointed justice of the peace for the County of Lambton. He is an enthusi- astic lodge man, and belongs to the I. O. 0, F., at :\loore Town, as well as to the K. O. T. :\1.. and I. O. F. at Courtright, being past chief ranger in the latter. He is also past master of the L. O. L., o. 608, and is a member of the Royal Scarlet. He has often been a delegate to lodge connntions of the I. O. F, in Chatham, :t\iagara Falls and Goderich, :\11'. \\l1Ítsitt is a graduate of the London (Ont.) lilitary College. He began his military life in 1888 as a private in C Squadron, 1st Hussars, .\fter sen-ing in that capacity for three years he \vas ap- pointed sergeant, receind his commission as first lieutenant in September, 1900, and \va!'. this year recommended for captain of the same squadron. :\1r. ""hitsitt was married in Sarnia, Ont.. Dec. 18, 1895, to :\liss Ethel Cronk. daughter of the late Asa Cronk, \vho was gO\'ernment collector of customs at Court- 266 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD right. Four children have been born to this union, Russell, Ray, Valeria and Gamet, who died in infancy. 1Irs. \\"hitsitt is a member of the Iethodist Church. The family reside in a pleasant home in Courtright, and are among the prominent and highly esteemed people of the town. i FRANK \V. HYDE, one of Brigden's enterprising citizens, a contractor and pro- prietor of the "Balmoral Hotel," was born in Iuore township, on Concessiun I, St. Clair rinr front, Aug. 2 I, I8-t3. Dr. Hyde, his paternal grandfather, was a physician, who was born in Ireland but emigrated to Canada, where he married .\nn Jane Johnson, He met his death by drowning in the St. Clair river. He was the father of two children: John G. A.; and :\Iary, wife of Lewis l\Iock, a farmer in Fort \\' orth, Texas. Juhn G, A. Hyde, father of Frank \V., \"as born in the same locality as the laUer, and was for a number of years engaged in the timber business and supplied the lake steamers with wood. Afterward he went into the liquor business in Courtright, and then in 1891 built the Hyde block and opened a hotel there, which he conducted until his death, Jan. 2, 1899. He was burierl in Sutherland cemetery, He was the owner of considerable land in :\Ioore to\nlship, and \\'as å well knO\nl and re- spected citizen. He was a member of the Church of England, and a Liberal in poli- tics, His wife, Miss Sarah Dennee, still makes her home in Courtright. They were the parents of si'\: children, viz.: Frank \ \'. ; Florence A, wife of Edward \Vilson. a rail- road engineer at St. Thomas; Iona I., \"ho married Lewis :\Iay; Sidney .\. J., at home, and t\\ 0 who died in infancy. :\Irs. Sarah (Dennee) Hyde \"as born in Kingston, Ont" daughter of Francis and Sarah A. (Boulton) Dennee, natives of Lo\\ er Canada and England. respectinly. Francis Dennee and wi fe \\ ere marrier I in Kingston. and came to Lambton County in I8fi2 locating in :\Ioore township, on the St. Clair ri\-er. He \"as a pilot on the Lakes, and had operated a hotel in :\Iontreal, but after settling in Lambton he engaged in fanning and in the lumber business, In 1880 he removed to \Yallaceburg, and after- ward li\'ed retired. To Francis and Sarah A. (Boulton) Dennee \\ ere born eight chil- dren: J olm, a miner in Colorado ; James, a sailor in 1'\ ew Yark; Elizabeth, \vidow of George Buckingham, of \\"allaceburg; ,Mary A., \\ ho died in infancy; \Villiam, in the cement business at Brigden; Francis, who died in infancy; Sarah, who married John G. A, Hyde; and Iartha, who married James Vannatta. of Detroit, .:\1ichigan. Frank \\-. Hyde attended the district schools and then Legan assisting his father in \'arious occupations. He helped to run the hotel and li\'ery stable, and after his father's death took the management into his. own hands. He is also quite e'\:tensi\'ely engaged in contracting and was the first in the county to introduce cement in block form as building material. He has contracted for laying cement foundations, has laid all the cement side\"alks in Courtright. and he sup- plied the cement blocks used for the con- struction of the new hotel at Brigden, in 1905, of which he is now proprietor. This. hotel was erected at an expense of $15,000, and is built of hard \\ ood and cement blocks; and it is equipped with acetylene gas, steam heat, baths, and, in fact. e\ erything to be found in an up-to-date hostelry, being one of the best in western Ontario. Mr. Hyde is a man of great energy, progressin and enterprising, and is a fine type of citizen. He was married Oct, 20, 1903. to 1Iiss Deb- orah Ella Baby, a lady of culture and re- finement. Ir. IIvde is a man of domestic- tastes and their h me life is a nry happy one, Politically he is a Liberal. and mani- fests an intelligent interest in the public affairs of the community, but is no active politician nor office seeker. JOHN LAXr;.\X. The oldest continu- ous shoe (lealer in Sarnia is John Langan, a most highly esteemed husiness man of this. place. \\ ho \\'as born in Darling township. Lanark County, Feh. 23, 1852, a SOIl of COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 26 7 John and Catherine p1uh-ehill) Langan. the tonneI' of whom was born in Ireland, in 182 7, Parish of Tealee, County Kerry. \\"hen yet a young man, he emigrated to Lanark County, Ont" and there met and married Catherine l\lulnhill, who was also born in Ireland. After their marriage they settled on a farm in Lanark, where they re- mained until 1855, remO\'ing in that year to PI)mpton township, Lambton County, on Lot I, Concession 6. This journey was made when there were fe\\' lines of transportation in operation, in this locality. They reached Sarnia by "ateI', and after spending the night at the old "\Yestern Hotel," they hauled their house- hold goods through the woods, O\-er almost impassable roads, fording the streams in regular pioneer style, finally reaching their new home. Here the parents of 1r. Langan worked hard in the clearing of their land, and here spent the balance of their lives, the father dying in 1892, and the mother in I89-\-. For many years :Mr. Langan was prominent in the affairs of Plympton town- ship. and sen'ed as a member of the school board. Both he and his wife were consist- ent members of the Roman Catholic Church. His political opinions made him a member of the Reform party, John Langan was but four years of age "hen he was brought to Lambton County, and \\ ell remembers an incident of the trip, this being his first sight of a negro. It was at a point on the \Yelland Canal, \vhen the boat stopped at a port, and the colored man came to the wharf with a basket of hard boiled eggs for sale. It was during this memorable trip that he had his first view of an Indian. also, the sa\'age appearing at Hamilton, Still another strange sight was afforded the little country lad, and that \\ as of a locomoti\ e. and e\'en at that tender age 1r. Langan "as so impressed with the \\ onderful object, and examined it with such attention, that he can recall its peculiar con- struction to the present day. l:ntil he was si"teen years of age the young man \\ as employed on his father's farm, attending the schools of the township, as opportunity afforded, which, although de- ficient in many particulars now considered of paramount importance, thoroughly taught the principles upon which all education is founded. _-\bout six months prior to his sixteenth birthday, he came to Sarnia and was apprenticed to the shoe business with ,'"jlliam Xeil, ,,-hose sketch appears else- "here. His apprenticeship lasted until he had thoroughly learned e\'ery detail of the business, and on Kov. 28, I8í6, he em- barked in a shoe business of his 0\\ n, at the present location, erecting his quarters in the summer of Ü í6, On the first day of open- ing, he took his first order, it being ginn by 1r. Patrick Bucklev for a fine pair of boots. Prosperity has sm'iled upon :\11', Langan, and in this same place he has met and filled the wants of his patrons for the past twenty- si" years, The family home is located on Vidal street, where a hospitable \\"Clcome is extended his friends. On Feb, 20. 1882, John Langan \vas married to Letitia O'Connor, born Oct. 20, I85í, in Kingston, Ont" a daughter of P. C. O'Connor, who \vas born in Ireland, in 1816, and was a soldier in the English army, One daughter, Xellie, has been born to :\11'. and :\lrs, Langan, who is with her parents, and the \\ hole family belong to the Roman Catholic Church. In politics :Mr. Langan is a Reformer, and he has been acti\'e in local affairs, serving two years in the to\\ n coun- cil and eight years on the school board, of \\-hich he was chairman. Fraternally he is associated \\ ith the orders of K, O. T. :\1., the C. O. F. and the C. :\1. B. _-\, The other members of his family all grew up in Ontario: One of these, Patrick, who ,,-as. ordained priest and died at the age of thirty; Thomas. who is engaged in the tea business in Sarnia. and owns farms in Sarnia and Plympton to\\ nships; :\1ar , who is the \\ ife of John D. Cronin, of Sarnia: 1ichael; Kate, who is the \\ ife of Bernard H.oonev, of Sarnia township; and Peter, ,,-ho farm's on the old home farm in Plympton township, and "ho married :\1ary Eagan and has five children. .-\11 are among the best and most substantial residents of Count\. L-Ul1hton, 268 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD THO:\L\S DOBBYK, a highly re- spected retired farmer of Euphemia town- ship, County of Lambton, makes his home in the pleasant to\\ n of Florence. He was born in Euphemia to\n1ship, April 21, 18 3 1 , son of Richard and ::\Iariah (Bobier) Dob- byn, among the very earliest pioneers of Euphemia. The parents of our subject were both born in Ireland, and came to Canada as early as 1820. Richard Dobbyn was a man well- educated in the old country, and \yhen a young man had run a way from home to en- list on a man-of-war, sailing in the \ Vest Indian Islands and South American coun- tries, He deserted the man-of-war, in some of the \ \' est Indian Islands, and made his es- cape to Quebec. Coming west to Lake Erie, he engaged with Colonel J an'ot, as sun'eyor and lanel agent. afterward marrying Miss Bobier, in the town of Castlecomer, County of Kilkenny, Ireland. He then came to Euphemia township, lucating there in 1820, He recei\'edland from Colunel Talbot on the 3 d Concession, Lot 25, where he started life as a farmer and school teacher, He taught school for t\\'eln years, his sons doing most of the farming. He was a magistrate for many years, and was one of the first men to identify himself with the affairs of the town- ship after it had been located. l\Irs. Dob- byn died at the old home in 1869, at the age of seventy years, \\ hile her husband sur\'Ìved until 1878, when he passed a\yay at the home of one of his daughters, \\,hile on a visit, being in his eighty-third year. :?\Ir. and l\Irs, Dobbyn were among the early founders of the ::\Iethodist Church in this section, in which he was an acti\'e worker and officer. Politically he was a Reformer, and was ah\'ays prominently identified with that part) . They were blessed \yith a large fam- ily, as follo\\'s: John, born in IR2I. is a res- ident of the X orthwest. and well kno\\"ll in business circles of :\Ianitoha towns. Eliza, born in I82 , married the Re\'. \\'enhyorth Hughson. a local minister of Delaware. both of whom are now deceased. Richard. born in 1826, died in Iq03, \\ïlliam was born in 1828. :\Iary .\nlle, born in 1829, married the late. \lexander Dolsen, of Chatham, Kent County. James, born in 1827, died in :i\Iani- toba, while on a visit to that country in 188 9. Emily, born in 1836, married Gilbert Dolsen, and settled in Kent County, where she died a number of years ago, Thomas is our subject. These han all left large and worthy families. Thomas Dobbyn was the seventh mem- ber of the foregoing family, He received his education through his father, and later attended the grammar school of Chatham. \\lIen a young man he purchased a tract of land on the 3d Concession, opposite his father's old home, the river being between their two farms. and here he commenced life as a fanner on \\ ild land. On Dec. 18, 1855, Mr. Dobbyn married l\Iiss Lorenda Laird, born in 1835, in Lamb- ton County, daughter of George and \\ïnni- fred Laird, a pioneer couple of Da\\'n. Mrs. Dobbyn is the only daughter now living, though two brothers, Edward and Richard, are left \\ ith her. ,Mr. and :l\1rs. Dobbyn set- tled on the farm and there raised their fam- ily to maturity. In 1892 the farm was dis- posed of, and 1\11'. and ::\Irs. Dobbyn now li\'e in the \'illage of Florence. To :\Ir. and Mrs. Dobbyn the following children were gi\'en: (I) Dolsen, who is engaged in the hard\\'are business in \\'heat- ley, Ont. He married Charlotte Johnston who lind till the summer of 1905. Their children \\'ere \\' alter, Perry, Cecil and Jessie. (2) Iinnie, the eldest daughter, he- came the wife of Fred H. 1\Iills, agent of the Grand Trunk Railroad. Both "crossed the borderland" within two years of each other and their son, Lloyd, is employed in the mercantile office of the R. G. Dun Co., De- troit. (3) Annie is now Mrs. Thomas Risk, of Detroit. ( 4) .\Jfred is of the Howden Hard\\'are Firm, London. (5) Ida married J. Z. Johnson, f)f Princeton, now of Calgary. (6) \Vinnifred remains at home, and is a successful music teacher. Religiously ::\11'. and :\Irs. Dobhyn are good :\Iethodists, the former ha\'ing- heen trustee and class leader for many Years, Politicallv he is a stanch Reformér, . and has also b en useful as a CO)'I1IK\IOR.<\ TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 26 9 member of school boards. etc, The family is ,'ery highly esteemed in Euphemia township, \\-here )'Ir. Dobbyn is cùnsidered a substan- tial and representatin citizen. .-\RCHIR-\LD S. )'IdIILLX\', now engaged in fanning in Enniskillen to\\ nship, has been identified \\ ith Lambton County since 1890, and has resided at his present home since 1895. He ,\ as born in Crewe, Cheshire, England. June 29, I 85-t. Robert )'IdIillan, his father, was a nati\'e of Kintyre, Scotland. He was superinten- dent of the carriage works of the London and Xorth \\'estern Railway, whose tennin- us and \\ orks at that time (1850) were at Cre\\e. Cheshire, England. In 1R52 he mar- ried )'Iarion Singleton, daughter of a dronr and butcher who residerl on the old :\Iarket square in Crewe. The Singletons were widely known and \'ery highly respected. . \t the age of fifteen .-\rchibald )'IdIiI- Ian \yas sent to his uncle, X eil :\IdIillan, \yho resided in Glasgow, Scotland. his father thinking the Scotch system of education far superior to that of England at the time. In 18io Robert :\IdIillan. his \\'ife and two daughters. Janet and :\Iarion, emigrated to Canada. and took up land in \" aterloo County. In I8i5 the wife and mother dieel, and the son . \rchibald \\ as told to meet his father at the cit\, of Hamilton, C. \V, After joining his father and sisters in Hamilton. .-\rchibald :\IdIillan \yas entreated to go to .-\ustralia \\ ith his father while the girls went to Scotland. but he declined to go and the father \\ ent alone. gi \-ing his son .-\rchi- bald some hyeh'e thousand dollars, and in- structions to shift for himself. The last heard of Robert :\Ic:\Iillan he \\ as conduct- ing the "Queen's Arms Hotel," :\Ielbourne. .-\ustralia. The two daughters, Janet and :\Iarion, are now in Glasgow. Scotland. Being young and ha\-ing plenty of money .-\rchibald :\IdIiIIan thought he \yould see the world. Accordingly he took passage for Europe, and after doing that continent he \\-ent to Asia. taking in all the principal cit- ies known in sacred history-Damascus, J erusalem- then .-\lexandria in Egypt, down the Xile to the Pyramids, on to India, thence to San Francisén. California, spend- ing one month in the Hawaiian Islands, en. route, .-\fter landing at San Francisco, he tra\'eled O\'er the western and southern states. Two years later he reached Coopers- to\\"11, X ew York State, \yith plenty of wcrldlv e)".perience, but very empty pockets. . \t- Cooperstown )'Ir. :\Idlillan passed an examination of trustees, and engaged to teach a country school at Phoenix )'Iills for a \\ inter term of se\'en months. ThIs was in 18ii and the follo\\ ing spring he came to Canada and engaged in agricultural pur- suits. He is no\y to be found at Lot 2 I, Con- cession 8, Enniskillen township, engaged in general farming and stock raising, making a specialty of breeding .\berdeen Angus. cattle, On Dec, I, 1895, :\Ir. :\IdIillan mar- ried :\Iiss Isabella Johnston, a lady \\ ell knO\n1 in Enniskillen to\\ nship, and, indeed, all O\'er the county, in her connection with educational and religious \york. Few resi- dents of Lambton County. and particularly of Enniskillen to\\"11ship, are unacquainted with her name and the old and honorable family from \\ hich she comes. Although not a natin of this section, she has been so clusely identified with its interests and ac- ti\'ities for so many years that she has enry claim to being considered a true Canadian, John and 1Iary (Little ) Johnston, her parents. came to Enniskillen to\\ nship among the \ ery first settlers. They were born in Dumfriesshire, where they married, coming to Ontario and settling on rented land in London township, :\Iiddlesex County, Jan. 8. I8-t8. In 1856 :\Ir. Johnston remO\'ed to Enniskillen township, settling on C0ncession 8, in the wilderness which then cO\-erecl this part of Lambton County, and erecting his first log cabin home near the retreats of the \yild creatures of the forest which still roamed O\'er this locality. Here, through great industry and strenuous effort, he cleared up a fine farm, successfully O\'er- coming hard conditions, and died on his 0\\"11 land, in 1887. He \\-as a man of ster- ling traits of character, honorable to the .27 0 COM:l\IEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD highest degree, and he toiled with unre- mitting industry to provide for the welfare of those dependent upon him. A Reformer in his political cOI1\'ictions, he nenr aspired to be more than a iaithful supporter of the laws of his adopted land, a good neighbor, kind husband and affectionate father. Both he and estimable \vife were consistent mem- bers of the Presbyterian Church. The mother of }Irs. Mc}Iillan was, too, an admirable character, a \\-oman of the greatest kindness of heart and cheerful dis- position. She endured the hardships in- cident to pioneer life \vith the dignity and placidity of demeanor \vhich comforted all around her and ga\'e encouragement and in- spiration to her husband and children. She sun.i\'ed her husband many years, and dur- ing the last years of her life patiently bore the affliction of almost total blindness, Dur- ing these years she was in the care of 1\1rs, MdIillan, who tenderly ministered to her with 100'ing filial attention, and she peacefully passed away at her daughter's home in 18 98. The eight children of J olm Johnston and wife were as follows: (I) ßlary became the wife of George \\Tilson, a sketch of whom will be found elsewhere. (2) Janet, born in Scotland, married Re\'. \\'illiam Sherritt, a minister of the Iethodist Church, who died leaving her with children as follows: Amelia and Bella, both teachers; \\ïlliam, a resident of Brantford: Alfred, a soldier, who \\'as killed in far off Africa, a victim of the Doer \\'ar: and three younger children, Lillie Stanton and Violet all of Brantford. 1\lrs, 'Sherritt passed a\\ ay in 190-1-, (3) \\'illiam, horn in Scotland, \vas educated at St, Catharines, and for many years \\ as a teacher, subsequently becoming principal of a school in County Leeds, and now sen'ing as public school inspectnr in that county. His first marriage was to Eliza \\'ilson, of En- niskillen to\\ïlship. who died lea\ ing eight children; his second \vife, }Iargaret, form- erlv a teacher, a resi(lent of .\thens, Ont" dië'd lea\'ing' six children, and his third marriage was to :.\largaret .\. :.\Iills, a model school teacher of Otta\\'a, by whom lIe has three children. I-Ie is prom- inent in :.\Iasonic circles. (-I-) Isabella is :.\1 rs. IdIillan. (5) John, born in Scotland, was liberally educated and is now principal of the Sarnia public school. He married .\lice Smith, of Enniskillen, a daughter of Esquire John Smith, of Concession 1-1-, and they have children: Barbara, lary B., Jean and \\' al- lace, .-\rchie. the eldest, died in iniancy. (6) :\Iargaret, born in Canada, in London township, 1Iiddlesex County, was educated at St. Catharines high school and after teach- ing in Lambton County for some years mar- ried Henry Shaw, a prominent farmer oi :.\Ioore township. They han two children, Ella and Edwin, (n Jane, born in London to\\'nship, is the wife Qf James Park, and they reside on Concession 6, Enniskillen. They han fi\'e children, ,Minnie (wife of David Anderson, of \\'yoming), James (a mining engineer at Toronto), Jane, l\Iaggie and \\ïlliam J. (8) Eleanor G" born in London township, is the wife of l{obert Barr, a carpenter, a resident of Petrolia, and they ha\'e children, l\Iary Little, :\Iaggie and Jean. Isabella Johnston was born in 18-1-6 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. She was a student in the Kormal School at Toronto, earning the means with which to pursue her higher education. She was graduated at Toronto in 1868, ha\'ing pre\'iously graduated at the Sarnia high school and taught for two years in her home district. She then entered into the educational field, and for nearly twenty years was considered one of the hest teachers in Lambton County, and \\'hen, in IR92. she retired from the profession, she was fol- 100nd by the good \\'ishes and the continued esteem of hundreds \\"110 had come under her instruction, In 1896 }Irs. }fcl\lillan pur- chased the old homestead, and she and her husband settled there, \\ here the aged mother still resided. After the latter's death :.\lrs. :.\fc:.\Iillan huilt the present commodious res- idence, and made many fine imprO\ ements on the place. It is a source of great gratifi- cation to her that she can spend her years in the old home surroundings, \\ hich are en- (lea red to her h ' many associations, She is a lady of e,,-cellent business qualifications CO:\DIEl\IORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD as "ell as educational acquirements, has many yery pleasant social connections in the locality, and is uninrsally regarded with re- spect and esteem. She is a prominent mem- ber of and" orker in the )'lethodist Church and taught in the Sabbath school for many years. ED\\".\RD ELLIOTT, one of the suc- cessful fanners of Bosanquet to" nship, Lambton County, no" li\-ing retired in For- est, Ont., was burn in Ireland. XOY. 15, I8..p, and came of an old and honorable family which originated in Scotland, but lo- cated in Ireland during the days of Crom- well. One of the ancestors of :.1r. Elliott, J ames Elliott by name. owned some of Crom- weIrs debentures, He married .\Iice Hall, and among their children was :.loses Elliott, who became the father of our subject. ::\loses Elliott was born in Iï92 in Ire- land, where he died about Í855. He mar- ried Catherine ::\IcGee. born Dec. 25, Iï98, also in Ireland, who died at the home of Edward Elliott, in Forest, Feb. II, 1899, at the extreme old age of 100 years and nearly two months. The folio" ing family \\ as born to loses Elliott and his wife: James, of Thedford. Lambton County, Ont,: John, of Busanquet: Robert. of Bosanquet; :.loses, of England; Jane, who married .\ndrew Elliott, a distant relatiye. and died at St. ::\lary's, Ont.: Edward; Catherine, who married James :\lcCahey, of Philadelphia, Pennsyh'ania: Rhoda, deceased: and Henry, \yho remO\-ed to California about 186:;. Ed" anI Elliott was reared to manhood in Ireland. and ahout r86I came to Ontario, yia Xew York City, "here he was offered $2.000 to go as a substitute for a man who was drafted to sen e in the Ci\'il war in the States. This he declined to do, and on .\ug. 12, IR6r, landed in the woods of Busanquet to" nship, settling on Lot 19. Concession 6. Ha\ ing neither a horse nor an ax. he pur- chased an a'\: from Jonas Cornell. at Thed- foni. a pioneer merchant in that locality. After partially clearing his purchase :.1r. Él- liott sold out and bought fifty acres on Lot 9. Concession 5, .\fter li\ ing on this farm 2ï I si years. and clearing it in part, he dis- posed of it and bought 100 acres on Lot 39, Lake road east, Bosanquet. of which sixty acres had been cleared. Here :.1r. Elliott li\'ed until 1896, when he located in Forest, purchasing ten acres within the corporation limits, on which he now makes his home. .\lthough he sernd in the Fenian raid he has not as yet receiyed any recompense for his gallantry and loyalty. :.Ir. Elliott has been t\\ ice married. his first wife haying been Barbara :.lcEwen, a nati\'e of Scotland, who died in 1884. at the age of thirty years. leaving him fiye chil- dren: l\Ioses and .\rchie. who reside on the old homestead; :.lrs. J. . \. Carrothers, of Grand Rapids. :.lichigan; Henry, a student of Toronto Cni\"ersity: and Barbara, a teacher. In 1886 :.1r. Elliott was married to Elizabeth Bailey, by "hom he has had no children. ::\1r. and :.lrs, Elliott are con- sistent members of the Church of England. Politicallv :'11'. Elliott is a Consen-atiye, and fraternalÍ y he is an Orangeman. He and his wife are highly respected in the neigh- borhood, "here they haye many friends. ::\11'. Elliott disposed of his home farm to his children. and takes pleasure in their com- fort in the home his toil prepared. I .\XTHOXY DOl-GL\S, \Yhile "num- bers of Lamhton County's citizens ha\'e helped to reclaim the land from the wilder- ness and ha\'e undergone all the priyation and toil of pioneer life, there are few \yho haye experienced those hardships three dif- ferent times, as has .\nthony Douglas. who now in his declining years finds himself ac- counted one of Enniskillen's wealthy farm- ers. and able to enjoy the ease so fully earned by all his earlier years of industry. :.1r. Douglas "as born in Sutherlandshire, in the Highlands of Scotland. \pril 29. 1829, son of \\ïlliam and Helen (Patterson) Douglas. \Yilliam Douglas ,,-as born in the Low- lands in Iï<19. and his wife in x"orthumher- landshire. England. in 1803. His occupa- tion was that of a shepherd, and he contin- ued in his old way of life for some \'ears after his marriage, But in I83ï he st rted ,,-? -1- C01L\IEl\10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD with his \dfe and family for Canada, and after a long stormy \"oyage of thirteen weeks they landed in Quebec, For a time Ir. Douglas made his home in Kingston, but later mu\-ed to London, and li\'ed there till his death in 1859. His \\ ife sun-i\'ed him three Years. Both husband and wife were Presbyterians, and always active in church work. Thomas Douglas, the oldest of their fi\-e children. born in Scotland in 1825. mar- ried ,:\Iiss Esther Hornby, and settled at Strathroy. where he wurked as a butcher; he died in October. ISg-J.. lea\'ing three chil- dren. . \nthony \vas the secund son. Jane, born in .\pril, 1831, married a }Ir. McFar- land, of Saginaw, :.Iichigan. Oli\'er, rR36, married and settled in Brooke tuwnship, where he was one of the pioneer fanners; his death occurred in January, 1893. and he left a \\'ife and family. James, April. 18 3 8 , is married, and li\'es with his family in Drooke township. . \nthon)' Douglas attended school 111 Scutland and was also sent for some time while the fam ly li\'ed in Kingston. He re- mained with his parents till they died. and then commenced for himself. sailing for two years on Lake Ontario. But in 1863, after his marriage. he abandoned that perilous calling. and started in Fredericksburg. Ont., as a fanner. .-\ftenvanl he bought land in Brooke township, and lind ,there ten years, and finally, in r883, ha\-ing sold his Drooke property, he purchased his present home- stead in Enniskillen, Lot 2 I. Concession 10. Each of these farms was only \\'ild land when Ir. Douglas settled upon it. and he was obliged to clear it, put up buildings and cultivate. He has been amply repaid. how- e\-er, for the first two proved profitable in- yestments, \\ hile his own home no\\ is splen- didly deyeloped and onc of the fine farms of the region. In September, 1863. ).Ir. Douglas was united in matrimony to :\liss Elizabeth Clark. who was bo n in St. Catharines March 24. 1841, and grew up and was edu- cated in \Varwick township. Her parents, John and Fannie (Huuse) Clark, were both born in England, and un coming to Canada after their marriage. became pioneer settlers in \ Y arwick, where the)' died later. One son, Thomas Clark, still lives there. . \ family of three daughters and four sons was bor;1 to . \nthon)' and Elizabeth Douglas, all li\'ing except one: (I) James, born in 186-J., mar- ricd Miss Maggie Brown, of Petrolia, and has seven children. Ernest, Bertha, Retta, Lizzie, . \nthon)', Ray and \Yilbur. They li\'e in Enniskillen. Concession i, (2) Sarah, born in February, r866. died Oct. 8, 1886. t 3) Ellen. born in J ul)'. r 869, is the \\ ife of '\ïlliam Brown. a prosperous Enniskillen farmer; they have no family. (4) . \nna, born in February. 18i1. li\'es at home, un- married. (5) 'Villiam ]., born in April, r8i3. a fanner of Concession S. Enniskillen, married :\liss Sarah . \nderson and is the father of Ethel. 'Yilliam A. Oli\'er and James. (6) Oliver, born in I8iS, a fanner in Concession 2, Enniskillen, married :\liss Id.ceptionally \vell, and in addition to his business property he no\\' owns a pleas- ant residence and se\ eral lots in Thedford. :\Ir. Brooks has long been recognized as one of the ablest husiness men of the community, and in 1890 he \\ as elected clerk of Thed- 29 0 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ford, a position which he has ever since held, giving eminent satisfaction. He is an adherent of the Free Methodist Church. On Jan. 8, I8Ó9, I\lr. Brooks married 1\Iiss Harriet Anderson, who was born in Poona, East India, and her father was a sergeant in the 83d regiment of the English army. Mr. and )lrs. Brooks have had nine children: (I) Clara Ann married T. A, \\ïlson, of Ottawa, and they have one son, Loren Brooks. (2) \Yilliam James, a farm- er of .\llandale, married Sarah Emms, and they have one daughter. Lottie May. (J) George Anderson, of 1linneapolis, a train dispatcher, has never married. (4) ::\lar- garet Jane marrieù \Villiam Stanford, of Torontu; they have no children. (5) Har- riet Lo\'ina married Henry H. \Yheeler, of Spencer, 1Iassachusetts: they have no chil- dren. ( 6) John \ Yesley is a telegraph operator in 1Ianitoha. (7) Lottie May is deceased. ( ) Emma Violet resides at home. (9) Thomas Vernon died at the age of six years. HE RY K. FAIRB.-\IRN, proprietor of "Rose Cottage Farm;' in Bosanquet township, is one of the best-known cattle breeders in Lambton County, having gained his reputation through nineteen years of suc- cessful handling of Shorthorns. He is a native of Ontario, horn at Pine Hill, now kno\\ n as \Vidder. Lambton County, Ont., Oct. (), I8()I, and comes of a family of Scot- tish extraction. Henry Fairhairn, grandfather of Henry K.. was born in Scotland, and lived in his native land until manhood. He learned and followed the trade of baker. \ Vhen he de- cided to come to the Dominion in search of better opportunities he hrought his wife and children with him to Ontario and established a bakery at Pine Hill, conducting same for a number of ye1.rs. Then he moved to Clandehoye, lIiddlesex County, and there also follu\\'ed the baking bu iness for a few years, thence moving to Lucan. same county, where he remained until the close of his life. He was an industrious. upright man, and a member of the 1Iethodist Church, \\ïlliam G, Fairbairn, father of Henry K.. was also born in Scotland, accompanied his father to Ontario, and learned the bak- ing husiness, assisting at Pine Hill. and later mO\'ing to Sratford. Subsequently he lo- cated in Park Hill, first on \ V estwood and later on King's street, \\ here he died in Feb- ruary. I8iO, He was buried near Park Hill. . \t Pine Hill. in Bosanquet to\\ìlship, he married Janet 1lartin, daughter. of Richard and :Margaret (Smith) 1Iartin. and they had children as follows: Henry K,: Richard, \vho died in infancy; Richard (2), a resi- dent of Joliet, Illinois; Margaret, wife of Benjamin Langford, of Lucan, Ont.; and Àlary. at home. \\'hen Henry K. Fairbairn was nine years old he lost his parents, all the children being young ,vhen they were taken away. They went to the home of their grandfather 1Iartin, in Bosanquet township, and Henry K. was reared on the farm he nO\\" owns. He attended the to\\ïlship schools, but his oppor- tunities were limited, as he was only thirteen years old when grandfather Iartin died, m1d the burden of managing anù operating the farm fell on his boyish shoulders. He bravely went to \\'ork, gi\"ing all the assist- ance in his power. to his grandmother and Aunt \Vilhelmina. In 1886 he made his first \'enture in the cattle business, his grand- mother ha\'ing expended a large sum for a thoroughbred Durham cow, \vhich was the foundation of the great fortune and reputa- tion l1r. Fairbairn has acquired in the cattle industry. \Yith the advice and assistance of his aunt. }lrs, Cmnin. he persevered, \vorked very hanI. o,-ercame many ohstacles, and is nO\\, the leading Shorthorn cattle man in Lambtun County. He has owned some of the noted bulls of the county, principally "Ro} al .-\lbert." "Great Chief," "Royal Prince," "Golden Rule," and "Sir Totten Sykes," the latter still helonging to his herd. He was the breeder of the unheaten "Great Fair Queen" (grand champion cow 1903- -0-1-- 0 5). \\'hich as a heifer hore off the palm in hoth the Cnited States and Canada. The sum of $ 1.000 is a large amount of money to pay for a heifer, but this \\"as paid Ir. Fair- COUUE:YIORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD bairn in 190-1- for "Queen Ideal," sister to the former remarkable animal, and in 1905 a bull calf, full brother to these females, \\"as sold for $500 to \Vatts Brothers. Salem. Onto "Frances Folsom III." the dam of "Fair Oueen" and "Oueen Ideal," is still retainer in 1r. Fairb-;irn's herd, He has taken O\'er two hundred prizes at different fairs and expositions in the Prm'ince, and '\\"on the sih-er medal at the Agricultural and Arts Fair in 1891, at \rkona, took the $5 0 prize at Brantford for the best Shorthorn dain' co\\" exhibited there in I 98 (ha\'ing a milk record of eighty-four pounds), and in 1900 took t\\ a prizes at Guelph for the same cows \\"ith a milk record of.eighty-si'\: pounds. six ounces, for forty-eight hours. :\Ir. Fairbairn is a thorough cattle man. His aunt also is still interested in the busi. ness. and both love and admire the noble l1erd which they ha\'e so carefully raised. He is a member of the Dominion Shorthorn Breeders' .\ssociation, of Ottawa. and of the East Lambton Farmers' Institute, and has been lecturer for the latter. Probably he 0\\ ns more diplomas from fairs than any other cattle man in his section, receiving them from the \\'atford Fair and the Thed- ford and Forest 'Cnion Fairs. Since becoming proprietor of the home- stead Ir. Fairbairn has added fifty acres to it, and is now operating 100 acres, devoting :all his time to agriculture and breeding cat- tle. :\lany of his valuable animals ha\e been sold in this locality, serving to raise the local :standard, and many also have gone across the line into the united States and British Columbia. His cattle testify in e\ ery point to the individuality of the stock from \\ hich they ha\'e been bred. Politically :Mr. Fairbairn is a Reformer. Religiously he is a consistent member of the PreslJ). terian Church. He is not only well- kno\\ n all through this part of the Domin- ion but he is thoroughly respected. being considereù a man of honorable intentions and integrity of character. !ÖCïL\RD :\1 -\RTIX, maternal grandfather ()f our subject, was born at Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire, Scotland, where he gre\\ to man- 29 1 hood and learned the \\ eaving trade, There he married :\largaret Smith, and to them the following children \\"ere born : Janet. \\"ho married \\'illiam G. Fairbairn, father of our subject; Richard. \\"ho died in .\ustralia. in 1902 ; \ \ ilhelmina Smith. \\ ho married Tim- othy Edward Cronin (they had t\\ 0 children -Byron. \\ ho died young, and :\largery, a bright, intelligent young lady. \\"ho died in 1902); and :\Iargaret S.. who married Frank Cook. and resides in :\lichigan. In 1855 :\Ir. :\lartin \\ ith his \\ ife and four children came to Canada. sailing from GlasgO\\" in the ship " eptune." and locating at Pine Hill. Bosannuet township, \\ here his hrother-in-law, \\ïlliam Smith, \\ as operat- ing a flour and lumber mill. Here :\1r. :\lar- tin worked some years and then settled do\\"n to farming, first renting a farm on the lake shore. \\"here he passed one year, and then bu). ing a tract of fifty acres on Concession 5, adjoining the land of :\Ir. Smith, Here he erected a log cabin and commenced pioneer farm life. He cleared up a farm from the forest and made a comfortable home for his family, and here the last days of his busy useful, honored life \\"ere spent. This good and \\'orthy man died .\ug, 20. 18ï3. and was buried in Pine Hill cemetery. Both :\11'. and :\lrs, :\lartin \\ ere de\'oted members of the Presbyterian Church. and by their \\"alk and conversation testified to the sincerity of their Christian belief. 1\lrs, Cronin and her nephew, our esteemed subject. occupy the old homestead, They both take a great interest in rural affairs. and are \-ery proud of the success \\ hich has attended their efforts in the raising of the splendid cattle \\ hich \\ an- del' o\'er their broad fields, JOHX STR.\THE.\RX THO:\!. The art of photography has been de\'eloped until today the acme (If perfection appears to ha\'e been reached. Such a wiùe field does it of- fer for those of artistic character that many of great ability ha\"e turned their attention toward photography as a life \\'ork. One such. and perhaps one of the best among them. i John S, Thom. one of the leading photographers of the Dominion and the only 29 2 CO 1MEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD photographer \\"ho is also a water color por- trait artist in \ \' estern Ontario. John S, Thom was born in the township of Dmvnie, County of Perth, Ont., in 1853, and had as his first school teacher :\11'. Thomas Bal1antyne, :\1. P., one of the pres- ent cheese kings of Canada, whose methods of punishing his pupils were \'ery unique, and \\ ould make present-day pupils open their eves in astonishment. The next four years of his life were spent in performing penance under a teacher named 1\1r. Peter 1IcLean, long since passed to his long home, Peter's time being prinicipa1ly taken up in the lay- ing on of hands, said hands holding a long beech rod, \\ hich \Vas \YÍelded \\ ith true Highland indifference as to hm\' deep it cut. Our subject recei\'ed his ample share of the lod, principa1ly owing to his habit of draw- ing pictures during school hours, The ne'\.t five years of his life passed merrily under an entirely clifferent teacher, with the result that at the annual examinations a goodly quota of prizes fe1l to his share. \Vhen seventeen he joined o. 1 Company, 28th Battalion, winning the marksman's silver hadges and prizes for three ) ears for the Battalion as \\"el1 as the Company. \fter this he accepted a commission as first lieu- tenant, which he held until transferred to the Captaincy of :\0. 5, 2úth Battalion, Lu- can, \vhich he retained for some six years after settling in Sarnia, Then he retired from the active militia with the rank of major. Duriug the spring of 18ïo he took a course at the :\Iilitary School, Toronto, heing awarcled a secund-class certificate. The military e'\.pedition to ::\Ianitoba, under Capt. Thomas Scott, next engaged :\Ir. Thom's attention. and he enlisted for one year. the e'\:pedition reaching Fort Garry \ ia the Dawson route after a great deal of labor and hardship, about the 19th of :No- \"ember, I 71, the detachment he was at- tached to making the record march of 120 miles in three days and a quarter. often marching knee deep in snow. \Yhile at \\ïnnipeg, 1fr. Thom competed in the .\sso- ciation rifle matches, \vinning the Di<:ley :\Iartini rifle presented to that Prm"ince, Re- turning home he attended the Artil1ery School at Kingston, graduating in the spring of 187-1- with a first-class certificate. During the \vinter of 1875 he took a course at the business co1lege in London, Ont., taking first prize in business and ornamental penmanship. Returning to Stratford he se- cured a position in 111', James Redford's Private Bank, and meantime spent his e\"en- ings Ilra\\ ing crayons, one of which he ex- hibited at the Stratford Fair, securing first prize O\"er a d07en specimens exhibited by the local photographers-prm'ing his nat- ural talent, as he had not recei\'ed any in- struction in drawing or coloring. The breaking of 11r. Redford's bank de- cided }.II'. Thom to study photography at London. Opening a studio of his m\11 in Lucan, he remained there for fi\'e years, marrying l\liss Elizabeth Eedy, of Lucan, In 1881 :Mr. Thom removed to Sarnia, es- tablishing his studio in the old Clark build- ing, opposite the "Belchamber," meeting with very remarkable success from the be- ginning, Three years later he purchased the :\1 cLe1lan property at the corner of Chri"tina and Lochiel streets, to \vhich he removed his studio cll1d found increasing prosperity until the establishment was de- stroyed by fire. One month later he opened a sttHlio in the upper flat of l\Ir. 1. \V. Proc- tor's store, on Christina street, immediately getting out plans for the substantial brown stone and pressed brick block which now adorns the cnrner of Christina and Lochiel streets, and upon the second floor of \\ hich he has constructed one of the finest studios to l'c found in the Dominion, There he still de\'otes his time to only the highest grade of photographs and \vater colors, He deserves the success amI prominence \vhich ha\ e come to him, for he has thrm\11 himself into his work \\ ith al1 his energy, To :\Ir. and ::\Irs, Thom ha\'e been born four children. the two eldest dying, The third child, I uriel, is a student at Havergal Ladies' Co1lege, Toronto, and Pearle was a member of the class of 1903, Sarnia Col1e- giate Institute, :\11'. 1'hom's father and grandfather \\'ere CO::\DIE 10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD born in the town of Ayr, Scotland, coming to Canada about the beginning of the nineteenth century. living for a time at Pickering and Scarborough, both being builders by trade. They finally took up farms near Stratford, one of which ::\Ir. Thom's father de\'eloped by his industry into one of the finest farms in Perth county, and there he died. Like his father and grandfather before him ::\Ir. Thom is a Reformer. but he takes no active part in politics, preferring to de- vote his time and attention to his beloved art. Fraternally he is a member of the K. O. T. :\1., in which order he is commander ( [902-03). Xot only is 111'. Thom possessed -of rare talent in his line, but he is also a good business man, and this combination has re- sulted in unequaled success. Among his friends he enjoys a well desened popularity, and he is one of the representati\'e men of Sarnia. JOHX J. RICH.\RDSOX is the O\mer of one of the most producti\'e farms in En- niskillen, \\ hich he has de\'eluped from wild land in a remarkably shurt time. He is a self-made man, and has only his own energy and perseverance to thank for his early prosperity and success. \\-illiåm and Harriet Richardson, his grandparents. came to Canada from Eng- land, John Richardson. his father. was the eldest in a family of five sons, and was born in ::\Iiddlese County, Ont. He married Jane Early, also of an old ::\Iiddlesex family, and they stillli\'e on the old farm in that county. They have had children as follows: (I) \\ïlliam G. married Iiss Josephine Os- horn. of Lamhton Counh', and the\' lived until 1903 in \\'ynming. a'nd then móved to a new home in Alberta; they have two chil- dren. He \vas first marrietl to Harriet La- dell. and they had two children. (2) John J. is mentioned below. (3) H emy F.. born in :!\Iiddlesex County in If(ï2. married Carrie Cameron. of \\'arwick. and they have one 'Son. Duncan: they li\'e in A.lbe ta. Xorth- west Territor). where :\11'. Richardson owns a ranch. ( -t ) _ \lfrec1, born in Middlesex 293 Count\', is unmarried. and li\'ing at the old home." (S) :\Iary J. is the wife of \\'illiam Borne, of Brooke township. and has six chil- dren. (ó) :\Iargaret .\.. hum in ::\Iiddlesex Count\' is the \\ ife of \\ïlliam \\" altham, a farme ' on Concession 8, Enniskillen; they have four child.ren, (ï) Clara. born in 1id- dlese.... Count\', is the \\ ife of Thomas Freer, and has two hildren: their home is on Cun- cession 9, Enniskillen. (8) Lena. born in :\Iiddlesex County. is the \\'ife of John Johnston, of :\letc"alfe. :\liddlesex County. J 01111 J. Richardson \\ as born in .\delaide to\\ nship, :\Iiddlese.... County, Jan. 2-t. 18ïO, and grew up on his father's farm, \\ here he was trained in farming pursuits. He re- mained at home until Ü 9S. when he bought his present property, in Lot 2I. Concession 8, consisting of 100 acres, He has cleared this land. \vhich was \\ ild when he bought it. brought it under culti\'ation, and erected good suhstantial buildings. He also rents 100 acres adjoining his own land, which he cultivates. and he is recognized as one of the prosperous and progressive farmers of his section, Un Jan, 1. 1895, :\11'. Richardson mar- ried :\Iiss Sarah J. Langford, who was born in :\Ietcalfe to\\ nship. Middlesex County, \ug, 8, 18ïo, daughter of George and Elizabeth Langford. Her father \\ as a farmer and died in 1902, and his \vidow stil1 lives at their ::\liddlesex Countv home. Thev had six sons and one daughte . l\Irs, Ric1{- ardson. The children of :\11'. and :\Irs. Rich- ardson are as follows: Lysle L., born in If(9f(: \\'alter, born in 1900: and Eva, horn in 1903, They are both members of the ::\lethodist Church. as \vere their parents be- fore them, ::\11'. Richardson and his father are supporters of the Consen'ati\'e party politically. Fraternally he is a memher of the Independent Order of Foresters, belong- ing to Petrolia lodge. :\11'. Richardson is one of the enterpris- ing young fanners of his county. and takes an active interest in promoting the agricul- tural welfare of the section. In less than ten yeJ.rs he has denlnped a fine farm from wild 29-1- C01ßIEl\10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD land, and made a pleasant and comfortable home. He and his \\ ife are much looked up to and beloved in the community \yhere they have made their home. JOHN SIKCLAIR. bailiff of the 8th Di\'ision Court of the County of Lambton and a well-kno\\ n citizen of Petralia, is of Scottish extraction. The family was founded in Ontario by his father, John Sinclair, who was horn in Iï8ï in Argyllshire, Scotland, and who died at Petralia in lRó8. He mar- ried Jane Currie, also of .\rgyllshire, who was born in Iï9ï and died in 1Rï6. They came to Ontario in 1832, locating in the County of Peel, \\ here :\1r. Sinclair cleared up a farm fram the \yoods. Later he re- mO\'ed to an adjoining to\\ì1ship. and in 1866 he came to Petrolia, In religious be- lief both parents were Presbyterians. Po- litically )'1r. Sinclair was a Consen'ati\'e. Their children were as follO\ys: Sarah (de- ceased) married Peter Sinclair, who died in Detroit: 1\1arg-aret (deceased) married Hec- tor ::\lcLiesh, who is also deceased; Jane is the widow of John Currie, of Collingwood; John is our subject; Duncan is an experi- enced driller at Petralia: Dr. Lachlan Cur- rie died in Tillsonburg: K eil. a driller, has done \york in his line all oyer the world and is now in Texas, John Sinclair \yas born :\lay 10, IS33, in Peel County, and attended the local schools, His business life hegan in that county as a contractor and huilder of houses and hridges, and he remained there until 1866, coming then to Petrolia. Here he car- ried on contracting and huilding until 18ï9, although in 1876 he had heen appointed hailiff of the 8th Di\"Ísion Court, Lamhton County. In addition to other duties of man- ifold character he has been agent for se\'eral steamship companies and also the agent to supph' men for drilling all O\'er the \\"Orlfl. His first arrangement of this sort was made in I8Ro when he sent ten men to Itah' to drill fo; oil. and he has since sent sk lled men to all parts of the world. For some years he was enga e(l in the oil husiness, hut has lately sold his interests. He has been an auctioneer for the past twenty-six years. On Kov. 4, 1879, 11r. Sinclair married 1\1iss Lizzie O'Neil, who was born in London township, 1\1iddlesex County, and died in 1898, leaying a daughter, l\liss :r\ellie Jane, who is at home. 1\1rs. Sinclair was a de\'out member of the Church of England. 1\lr. Sinclair is a Presbyterian in religion, and in politics he is a Conseryative. Few men in this section haye been more prominently identified with fraternal Ii fe than Mr. Sinclair. He has been a 1\1ason since r86ï, is past master of Petralia Lodge o. 194, has been through all the chairs in the chapter, and is past district deputy grand master of the St. Clair District. He was one of the first directors of the )'lasonic Temple Company, and has been its treasurer since 1886. He has passed all the chairs in the subordinate lodge of Odd Fellows and in the encampment, and is past grand patriarch of the grand encampment of the 1. O. 0, F. of Ontario. He helongs to the Royal Ar- canum, to the \\'. O. \V. (in \yhich he is the "banker"), and has been a memher of St. _\ndrew's Society since its organization, in. 1869, being past president and treasurer. RICH_\RD IC\RR. clerk of the town of Forest, has been a resident of the County of Lamhton since he \yas se\'et1Íeen years. old, anfl has played an important part in its redemption from its natural wild state. He cleared a fine farm in \Varwick to\\ì1ship \yhich he still owns. The Karr family is of Irish e)..traction, and the first of whom any record can be found it; Harry Karr, the grandfather of Richard, who was horn in Ireland ahout 17(,0, and married . \nn Anderson in his na- ti\ e land, She, too, \\ as of Irish birth, Harn' Karr \yas a farmer and cooper, car- ryinR on both lines of business during his. actiye life, Doth he and his wife \\ere mem- bers of the Church of England, in which faith they died, in their nati\'e land, \\ïlliam Karr. father of Richard, was. the fourth child in a family of fifteen horn to CO},I1\1E},IOR.-\ TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD his parents, and was born in Ireland in Iï 82 . He died in \Varwick to\\llShip, Lambton County, at the advanced age of ninety-eight years and se\'en months. In his native land \\ïlliam :Karr married Eliza- beth Forker, who was born in Ireland in Iï99, a daughter of James Forker, \\ ho died in that country, In 1836 \\íilliam :Karr and his wife emigrated to Ontario, locating first in Peel County, where he engaged in farm- ing until, in 1861, he moved to Lots ï and 8, Concession 3, \Yarwick township, Lamb- ton County, where he purchased -too acres of wild land. He cleared it, making a fine home, and on this property he and his \vife passed away. They \vere finn members of the Church of England. Politically :Mr. :Karr was a Conservati\'e, and fraternally a member of the Order of Orangemen. Chil- dren were born to them as follows: James, deceased: Henrv a farmer in Enniskillen; George, a farn1 r of \Yanvick to\Y11ship; .-\lexander, of Bosanquet; \ Yilliam, a coal dealer uf St. Thomas: Richard; John, a farmer of \\' arwick: and .-\nn Elizabeth, de- ceased, who married Charles :\1aidment. Richard I,-arr \Vas born in },1arch, I8+-J., in Peel County, and there resided until 1861, \\-hen he came with his parents to \\-an\ ick to\\ nship and assisted in clearing up the farm on which they located, lOO acres of \vhich he now 0\\ ns. Lntil I88-t he made this farm his home. He then rented the property and settled in Forest, and for nine ears clerked for James },laylor & Son, at the end of that time retiring from business. \Yhile a resident of \Van\ ick to\vnship he sen'ed as a member of the council for t\\ 0 years, during one of \\ hich he was deputy reeve, and thereb a member of the county council. Since locating in Forest he has been a member of the town council for fi\'e years. and in I 8 -t and 188;:; he \\ as mayor of the place. sen-ing with distinction. In 1904 he was appointed to\vn clerk, \\ hich po- sition he is no\\ filling, On June 9, I8ï-t, :\1r. :Karr married :\1iss :\1ary Brodie, \\ ho was born in Scotland in I8-t6, daughter of Daniel and Christine (:\1cFarland) Brodie, and came to Ontario 295 in 1855. The follO\ving children have been born to },1r. and l\Irs. :Karr; \Villiam John, born in ISi5, was educated in Forest and is now a teacher in the public schools of Sar- nia; Matild1. lIelen was born Aug. 25, I8i8; Christine Elizabeth was born :L\Iarch 19, 188 5. 1Ir. and 1Irs. Karr are members of the Church of England. Politically he is a Conscrvati\'e and an important factor in his party. Like his father he is an Orangeman, and \ ery popular in the order. Both as a public official and a pri\ ate citizen 1\1r. :Karr has demonstrated his ability and public spirit, and he is justly numbered among the representati\ es of the best interests of Lamb- ton County. · fORK P.-\GE, one of Enniskillen's fan11ers and prominent citizens, was born in Fifeshire, Scotland, },1ay 28, I8-t2, son of Da\'id and },1argaret (Turner) Page, Da\'id Page and his wife were born and reared in Scotland. The former was a man- ufacturer of linen goods, and was struck do\\ n \vhile his career in life still lay before him, dying when the eldest son was only a boy. },Irs. Page is still living in Scotland, aged eighty-se\'en. They \vere the parents' of fi\'e children, namely: John; Jessie, \\ ife of Thomas Hill, of },Ianchester, England; },Iagdaline deceased wife of Alexander La- mOl d, of Cooper, Scotland, and mother of \\' alter and ::\Iargaret; Da\'id, residing in Broughty Ferry, Scotland, unmarried; and Christina, \\ iduw of the late James Swayne, of Edinburgh. J 01111 Page was educated in the schools of Scotland, and then \vas taught the trade of a linen \Vea\'er. \Vhen si),.teen years old he accomp:mied .-\lexander Smith. from \\ hom he had learned his trade. to Canada, embarking at Glasgo\\ on a vessel sailing for Uuehec. -\fter si),. \veeks on the ocean, they landed at :\1ontreal. proceeded by boat to Hamilton and finally located in Lambton County. The young man continued in :\1r. Smith's employ. in order to repay the pas- S1.ge money which the latter had ad\ anced. He \\ a!" at fif',t engaged in sa\vmill \\ ork, \vhich he cC)ntinued for three years. and the 29 6 COl\Il\1EMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD foUo" ing eight ) ears he was occupied in lumbering and farming, \\ orking as a jobber in clearing land. \Vhen he had accumulated sufficient means he bought land in Bosanquet to\Hlship, built a smaU frame house and frame barn, and began life as a fanner on his own account. He remained on this farm seven years, and then in 1883 bought his present homestead, a place of 100 acres with a few improvements on it. He put up good buildings and developed the farm into a high state of cultivation, comparing fa- vorably "ith the other farms of the town- ship. :\[r. Page has been twice married, first in 18ïl, to Miss Jane McCallUill. She "as a Canadian, daughter of Peter and Elizabeth rcCaUum, who "'ere both born in Scotland, 1\lrs, Page died in RosanfJuet, lea\-ing one daughter, Jane, born in 1Rï2, This daugh- ter gre\\ up in Lamhton County. married Andrew Lunam, of Plympton, and now re- sirles there \vith her two children, Beatrice and Gladys. In 18ï6, l\[r. Page \vas united to his second \vife, l\[iss Jeanette Lunam, daughter of David and Ann Lunam, of Plympton, To this marriage eight children ha\'e been born. as follows: David, born in I 8ïï. a c:lrpenter by trade, ,,-ho owns a farm in :\[anitoba where he resides, unmar- ried; .\nnie. horn in 18ï9, unmarried: Jessie, born in 1881. who married James \ViUiam- son. of British Columbia, and has one son, Rav: Alexander. born in 18Ro, of l\lanitoba, a b che1or: John 1.. born in 1886, also a res- ident of :\[anitoba; Andrew, born in IRRR, at home: Elizabeth. born in 1890; Thomas, born in 1892. On May 8, 1903, 1\[r. Page sailed from l\1ontreal on the _\lIan line of steamers for Scotlan(l. thus carrying out a long cherished plan of re\'isiting his nati\-e land and once more heholding the mother from "hom he had parter! forty-fise years before. He was accompanied hy [r. and 1rs, Thom;J.s PO\\Tie. of Forest, After a ten davs' trip they reached Glasgo" , a record in vivid con- trast with that of 1\Ir. Page's early \'oyage to America, and proceeding to his old home, were received with the \vannest of \velcomes by his people. After fise \veeks of rene" ed acquaintance "ith old faces and scenes, ,Mr. Page once more turned his face "estward from the old lanel toward the ne\\ and re- turned to his own home and bus'iness in- terests, For many years lr. Page has been iden- tified \vith the Reform party in politics, and is one of the intelligent and public spirited citizens of Enniskillen, fonvarding e\'ery movement for the public \veHare, but he has never sought to hold office. He belongs to the Iaccabees, \Yyoming Lodge, No, 38, and is an acti\'e and prosperous member. He amI his wife are members of the Presbv- terian Church. to \vhich :\Ir. Page's parel{t" also belonged, and he has ever been prom- inent in its "ork, serving as elder and ste\v- anI. :\1r. Page is a man ,,-hose absolute in- tegrity is to he relied un. and his conscien- tious, charitahle nature has made him greatly esteemed and respected by all who know him, ALEX_\XDER :\IcDOCG_\LL. a re- tired farmer now li\ ing in Sarnia, Lambton Count v . was for many years a prominent agriculturist in Enniskillen township, living on the place now owned and occupied by his son Dugald ::\IcDougall. Though over seventy years of age he is still active. and as keenly interested in the progress of the community as in the days" hen it ,,'as necessary for him to do his full share in that work. His forefathers were among the Scotch pioneers who gave agri- culture in the Dominion its early impetus, at a time when only those accustomed to bat- tling with untoward conditions in their native Scottish hills were hra\-e enough to face the trials of the then wild and unpro- ducti\'e regions of Canada, His grand- father, also named \lexander ::\IcDougall. came from his natÍ\'e Scotland to Canada in an early day and settled in Xorth Sher- brooke, Lanark County. Ont., where he passed the rest of his life engaged in farm- ing-. His wife, whose maiden name was Clark, came from the Highlands of Scot- lam\.. They \\ ere marriell in that country. - \. f , - r COM;vIEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Dugald IcDuugall, father of Alex?nder ::\IcDougaIl, was a nati\ e of Im"erness-shire, Scotland. Like his father he follo\\ ed farm- ing, taking up 100 acres of wild land in Dalhousie to\\ì1ship, Lanark County, upon which he made a permanent home. In La- nark County he married Jane Cra\\ ford, \vho was horn near Glasgo\\, Scotland, and died in 1881, at the age of se\'enty-one. He died in 188.::;, aged se\ enty-fi\'e. They belonged to the Presb) terian Church. They had children as follows: Ale ander is mentioned below. Janet, \\ idow of Robert Paul, lives in Dalhousie, Lanark County. :\Iargaret (deceased) married Levi \ \' oods. :\lary, widow of James Johnson, is on the old humestead in Lanark County. Isabelia died young. .\gnes is the \vidow of Duncan Ic- Vaid and li\-es in Lanark County. Jane married John Craig. of Sudbury, Onto John is a farmer in Dalhousie to\\ nship. Cather- ine became the wife of \\ïlliam Dunlap, a fanner in Dalhousie to\\ nship. Christi a married Xeil IcFarIand, a contractor and builder of Lanark County. Isabella (2), ::\Irs. Blackburn, also lives in that county, Peter resides in Dalhousie township. Ale ander :\IcDougall was born July 13, 183-J., in Dalhousie township, Lanark County, and there remained until three years after his marriage. in I 6-J. mO\'ing to Lamb- ton County and taking up \vild land in Ennis- killen, in Concession 13, Lot 3. He and his wife began their pioneer life in a little log cabin, where they lived until increasing suc- cess enabled them to build a gaud brick house, in 1878, and t\\O large barns. Kum- erous other imprO\ ements \\ ere made on the place. Ieantime, in 1869, Ir, IcDougall, in partnership with John ::\IcDonald, was the first to enter upon the oil business ii1 that section, becoming the owner of a number of \vells that produced abundantly. He con- tinued in that line of business until 1897, when he sold the homestead to his son and 111O\'ed to Sarnia, where he and his \vife still li\'e, retired from the cares of active life. ::\Ir. :\IcDougall was married ::\Iarch I'::;, 186 I, at Carleton Place, Ont" to Susanna O'Xeil, and they are the parents of fixe chil- 297 dren: (I) [ary ]., the eldest, born in La- nark County, in 186-J., married Robert Dun- can, of petrolia; she died lea \'ing three chil- rlre:1, E "a, Roy and Florence. (2) Dugald was the first son. (3) ì\eil, born in 1868, \\ as sent tirst to the district schools, then to the Sarnia and Petralia high schools, ami finally was graduated from the Toronto In- stitute. He is now the principal of the Park Hill high school. He married ::\Iiss Susan Riddle, of \\'allaceburg, and has three sons, Ed\\ in, Gene and George::\1. (4) Annie, born in I 7I, is the \\ ife of James Duncan, of Sarnia township, and has four children, Oli\-e, l\Iary, Lauren and Harvey. (.::;) _\lex- ander, born in I8ï-J., married liss Iyra Cra\\ ford, of Lambton County, and has t\\ 0 sons, Gordon and Robert. He lives on a place adjuining the uld homestead, where he is engaged in the productiun of oil. lrs. Susanna (O'l\eil) ::\IëDougall was born May ro, 1833, in Dalhousie to\\ nship, Lanark County, \\-here her parents, l\eil and Christie .\nn (l\IcKay) O'Xeil, were early settlers, They came from the north of Ire- land. They remained there until 18.::;.::;, \vhen they removed to Lambton County, settling in Plympton to\\ nship, on the to\\ n line, where :\Ir. O'Xeil took up 200 acres of \vilLI iand on \\ hich he spent the remainder of his days. He died in 187'::;, aged eighty-two years, and his "ife passed away in 1877, at the age of eighty-four. They attended th.: Presbyterian Church. ::\11'. and :\Irs. O':\'eil had children as follO\vs: Ann (deceased), who married John Leckie ; Jane, widO\v of \ \'illiam Leckie, of Sarnia township; Sa rah (deceased). wife of Peter Cuthbertson; Robert (deceased). who married Iargaret Purdon: Iargaret, wife of \\ïlliam S. Thom. of Enniskillen township: :\Iary (de- reased). who was the wife of James Brooks: Susanna, ::\Irs. :\lcDougall: and John, farm- ing on the old homestead in Plympton township, DCG.-\LD :\I cDOl"G -\LL, well kno\\ n as 1 prosperous farmer and oil producer in Ennis- killen to\\ nship, ,vas born there on the old homeste d, which he now owns and culti- \"ates. Feb. 16. 1866. He \\-as educated in 29 8 COMl\:lEl\10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD the district schools, and as soon as he was ready for the serious business of life began for himself as an oil producer. He started with fifty acres ne::-...t to his father's place, which he purchased and on which he at once sunk \,ells, succeeding from the yery begin- ning'. Later he bought the 1\lcDougall home- ste'td and now ]iyes there, interested in both farming and the oil business, There is an abundance of natura] gas on his place, \\"hich he u?es both for domestic purposes and for pumping oil. He was married on Dec. 26, I 89-t, to l\Iiss Ame]ia Sharpe, of Sarnia township, and three children have been born to them, name]y: He]en, in Au- gust, I89ï; Winifred, in 1899; and .\llen, in :\Iarch, 1902. 1Irs. 1IcDougall was born :March 15, I8ï2, daughter of Benjamin and E]iza A. (Irwin) Sh rpe. Her parents were born in Ireland, and coming to Canada were among the pioneers in Sarnia township, \\ here they died at their old home, in ::\Iay, 19 0 3, and October, 1898, respecti\ e]y. 1\1rs. 1IcDougall was one of five children, as fo]- ]ows: \Villiam, a business man of Sarnia; A]exander, a farmer in Sombra to\\ nship; Benjamin, a blacksmith in Sarnia; Robert, on the Sarnia homestead; and Amelia, l\Irs. l\IcDougall, \\ ho was educated in the schools of Sarnia township. The ancestors of the 1IcDougall family on both sides ha\'e been Presbyterians, and A]exander 1\IcDougall was one of the foun- ders of the :\Ioore Line Church, in which he has sen'ed as elder for many years. He was instrumental in the erection of the church edifice. Politically, the men have ahvays been identified with the o]d Libera] party, but none of them ha\'e been amhitious for office. Both the :\IcDougall and Sharpe families well desen'e a place in the history of Canada's pioneer days, for in those early times, when the lives of those on the frontier were exposed to constant menace from hath Indians and wild animals, thev bravely held their own among countless J danger and hardships. They cleared the laml from the wilderness. foundeel the schools and churches, and laid deep the foundations for all the comforts of civilization which their children and grandchildren are now enjoy- ing. The descendants of these heroic ances- tors are worthy of their race, and are among the substantia], reliable and public-spirited citizens of Lambton County. \YILLIA:\I \VELLIKGTO , one of the old-established residents of Bosanquet to\\ nship, who through more than half a century has been closely identified with its \'arious interests, resides upon his well-de- \'eloped farm on the Lake road east, Lot ï3. He is a nati\'e of Eng]and, born in the parish of Luxlyian, Cornwall, Jan. 27, I8.p, son of Jonathan and Sarah (] ames) \ \' ellington, and a brother of Henry \VeIlington, a sketch of \\"hom, together \vith the ancestral history of the \Vellington family, will be found else- where. \Villiam \\T ellington was but eleven years of age \vhen he crossed the .L \t]antie with his parents, and after settling in Bosan- quet township he attended the Section Xo. 4 school. His opportunities to acquire an ed- ucation were limited, as in those early days. the teachers were not up to the standard now set, 1\lr. \Vellington \vorked on the home farm with his father from an early age, and on account of the father losing his eyesight \vas obliged to take charge of the farm when he \\ as only se\'enteen years old. He kept the 150 acres under cultivation, raising good crops, and cared tenderly for his afflicted father until the latter's death. In 1892 l\Tr \Vellington so]ò the homestead and pur- chased the James farm, on Lot ï3, Lake road east. a tract of 206 acres, where he has been engaged in general fanning and stock rais- ing ever since, :\11'. \Yellington was also for a time engaged \\ ith Joseph James in ship- ping cattle to the eastern markets, and was. also interested with the same gentleman in lumber manufacturing for four years, in Tusco]a County, :\Iichigan, under the firm name of Jamcs & Co, 1\11'. \\' ellington is a man of enterprise and progressi \'e ideas amI takes a deep in- terest in the affairs of his to\\ nship. lIe is also prominently identified with educationa COMl\1El\10RATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD matters anù has sen'ed as school trustee of School'Sectiun K o. 4. Politically he is a stanch Consen'ati\'e, and has always sup- ported the principles ad\"ocated by that great statesman, Sir John .-\. :\1acdonald. He is a prominent member of the Ebenezer l\1etho- dist Church, haying been an organizer of the church, one of the building committee, one of its first trustees, Sunday-school teacher and superintendent for twenty-five years, class-leader for many years, and a delegate to all the Conferences for a quarter of a century, taking a deep interest in all matters pertaining to the church. He was licensed to preach in I8ó2, and has for the past forty-three years been local preacher. He is strictly temperate in all his habits and is greatly devoted to his home and family. :\11'. "Tellington was married to Rebecca Ownes, the daughter of Joseph Ownes. and she died on the farm and \\ as buried in Gus- tin cemetery. She was the mother of chil- dren as follows: Emmeline A. died young; AdelIa Delilah also died young; Edith A. married Stonewall Rawlings and resides in Bosanquet to\vnship; Ambrose Rubarts re- sides in Forest. where he is an implement agent: Syh-ester Ethelbert is a farmer, of the 6th Line of Plympton; Sarah Dorothy married E(hvard A, 1esse and resides in Calumet, :\1ichigan; \\ïllia;n John died in infancy. )'Ir. "Tellington was again married, in London, Ont., to Isabella 1dIillan, daugh- ter of Peter and :\Iargaret 1dIillan, and to this union \\-ere born: Hephzibah married \Yilliam retullo, and resides in Ianitoba: Isabella 1yrtle resides in Detroit; :\1irion Edna married Charles Berger, of Detroit, )'1ichigan: LeIla I1a T. and Yerschoyle "". P., Beatrice Beulah V. and \\ïlliam Garner .\, are at home, The family al1 attend the ::\1ethodist Church. and are vel1 known and \ ery highly respected in the community m \\'hich they reside. CH \RLES :\1.\ TTHEWS, the O\\"I1er and proprietor of the "Commercial Hotel" at Brig-den, is one of the \vel1-kno\\ n anrl pop- ular hotel men in Lambton County. He \\ as 299 born June 25, 1854, in the township of \Yoodhouse, County of 1\orfolk, Ont" on the old 1atthews humestead, son of \\ïlliam and 1ary (Demming) ::\1atthews. The ::\Iatthe\\-s family is of English origin and the name has been identified with the progress and settlement of \Voodhouse township, 1\urfolk County, for over a hun- dred years. Gideon Holmes latthews, the grandfather of Charles, was born in 1805 in the township of \Voodhouse. where his fa- ther was one of the first settlers, owning a tract of 300 acres of land there; he parti- cipated in the war of 1812, and spent his. life in 1\orfolk County, living to a ripe old age. Gideon Holtnes 1Iatthews grew up on the farm, and what education he received, although very limited, \\ as the best that could be obtained in those days. He made fanning his occupation, recei\'ing a grant of land from the Government for services rendered in the Rebellion of I83ï-38, in \\-hich he was a pri\ate. He lived to the remarkable age of ninety-six years, being active and retaining all of his faculties to the last. His death oc- curred in 1901, on the homestead, and he \\as buried in \Voodhouse cemetery. Politi- cally he was a stanch Consen'ati\'e. In his religious belief he was a member of the 1Ieth- odist Church. Gideon Holmes ::\1atthews. married )'1aria l\Ieade, who \vas also a native of Canada, and they were the parents of four children, as follows: George, who died in 1\orfolk County; \Villiam, the father of our subject; Jane, \\'110 died in young woman- hood; and James. "ïl1iam :\1atthews was born on the home- stead in 1828, and, like his father, made farming his life occupation. He was edu- cated in the township. At an early age he began working on his father's farm, and at the time of the latter's retirement from active life took charge of the old homestead, and cared faithful1y for his mother and father in their declining years. He engaged in gen- eral farming and fine stock raising. \Villiam 1atthews is now retired from active life, hut although in his se\-enty-eighth year he is st-il1 in excel1ent health, and in the retention of al1 of his faculties, He has always been 3 00 COl\E\1EMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD a strong Conservati\-e, and believes in the principles laid down by that party. He is a pillar of the Iethodist Church, and is \'ery highly respected 111 his nati\"e township. \\ïlliam Matthe\ys married 11ary Dem- ming, a resident of the same county. and they haw been the parents of six children. as fol- lows: Charles is the subject of this sketch; Clinton follows agricultural pursuits in the State of 1\1ichigan: Peter is a farmer of St. Clair County. .:\Iichigan; \Yilliam farms a part of the old homestead; .\rthur is a resi- dent of Guelph; \Vallace is a cement con- tract0r of X ew York City. l\Irs. Matthews, who is still li\'ing, has attained the age of se\"enty-six years, Like her husband she is a consistent member of the l\Iethodist Church, Charles Matthews attended the schools of \Yoodhouse to\\'nship, Norfolk County, and worked at home on his father's farm un- til seyenteen years of age. Then, starting in Ii fe for himself, he bought a team of horses and for ten years engaged in teaming in \ V oodhouse township, accumulating enough to purchase a small tract of land and a thresh- ing outfit, For fi\'e years he carried on farm- ing and threshing. In 1883 he sold his threshing outfit and farm and remo\-ed to Lambton County, purchasing a large tract in Dawn township, on Lot 31, Concession II, \\ hich consisted of 180 acres of hush land. 1\11'. :\Iatthe\\ s cleared twenty acres of this, and there spent three years in a log house which he had built, and then sold out and located on Concession 13, where he bought a tract of 100 acres, thirty acres of which he imprm"ecl. There he spent seyenteen years, in cattle dealing, stock raising and general farming, He sold this farm in 1900 and in 1901 located in Brigden, where he bought the "Commercial Hotel" from George Spooner. 1\1 I'. 1\Iatthe\\'s has spent m'er three thousand dollars in imprm'ing his hotel, and has put in a gas plant. Although very business-like, he is a man of genial manner and makes an ideal host. In politics 1\11'. latthe\\ s is independent. The family are connected with the Iethodist Church, 'In fraternal circles ::\Ir. Iatthews is popular and is a member of the 1. O. O. F., at Florence, He was married in \Voodhouse township in 18ï4 to :\largaret Kniffen, who was born in the same township, daughter of Henry Kniffen, and the following named children have heen born to them: Edward, born on the old l\Iatthe\ys homestead, mar- ried :\Iary Ellen Bronn, and is \yith our sub- ject in the hotel business; 1\Iary married \\ïlliam Hogg, a trayeling salesman, and has three children. :\laurice. Berenice and Oli\'e 1\Iaude; Lena married Edward Ragan, of Brigden, and they have one child, Charles; Lula married John :\IcDonald and they have a son, Lloyd; Lee and Bertha are at home; \nLLL\ r l\1cCLEISTER, a dealer in dry goods, boots and shoes at Point Ed- ward, is descended from Irish ancestry, The first of \yhom any data are at hand, is \\ïl- liam 1IcCleister, our subject's grandfather, who was born in I ïï8, in Ireland. and \yas a farmer by occupation. He married a Iiss Spencer, also a natiye of that country, He died in 1848, Among his children was a son, John, father of \ Yilliam. John 1\(cCleister married Miss 1\1ary Jane Boden, horn in Ireland, He, too. fol- lowed farming on the old homestead. He and his wife were Preshyterians in religious com-iction. Politically he was a Reformer. They had children as follows: Rohert. who died' young; \ Villiam; and Eliza Jane, who married Archie Schrimager, and resides in Ireland, \ \ïlliam 1\IcCleister was born ::\Iarch 2 I. 1846, on the old farm in Ireland, and studied in the public schools of his nati\'e country. In I86ï he came to Canada, e"pecting to return, but changed his mind and went into business, His first location was in Bruce Count\., where he remained for a short time. and il{ I8ó9 he came to Point Edward. and for about ten veal'S was a conductor on freight and pas enger trains on the Grand Trunk Railroad, running as far east as Buffalo, X ew York; for four years preced- ing he had been baggage master for the same company. In 1883 l\lr. lIcCleister left the railroad busines , and in 1884 opened hi<; \" i n COilD1Eil10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD vresent mercantile business, his stock includ- ing dry goods, gents' furnishings, boots and shues, and ready made clothing, in which line he still continues. He has ah\ays taken a prominent part in municipal matters, fill- ing the variuus public positions in the gift of the people at Point Edward, including justice of the peace, cuuncilman and ree\ e of Point Edward, for tweh"e years, 188 3, 188.:;, 1886, 1888, 1889, 1893, 189-+, 18 95, 18Yì, 1898, 1899 and 1900. In 181)5 he became county councillor for Di\'ision Xu. 1. composed of Sarnia and Puint Edward. In 1902 he \\as appointed treasurer of the town of Point Ed\\ ard. In pulitics he is a Reformer. :\1r. :\1cCleister is a prominent fraternal man being a member of the 1. O. O. F" of which he is a past noble grand. and is at present financial secretary of his lodge; the Frontier Di\ ision. Order of Railway Con- ductors; and Bismarck Lodge, o. -+19, F, & -\. :\1.. of Point Edward, of which he is the present master. On Dec. 2. 1Rï9. :\Ir. lcCleister and 1iss Plm be Rogers were united in mar- riage, 1rs, ::\1cCleister is a daughter of Lock\\ ood and Phebe (Bo\\-erman) Rogers, and was born in Picton, Prince Ed\\'ard County. Ont.. March 18. 18-+-+, To this union han been born five children: ] ohn .Rogers. who ts a clerk in the Grand Trunk Railroad offices; Phæbe Jane, \\ ho married J. J. Fulford. a machinist at Point Ed\\ ard: \ Y alter, in the store with his father; Rubena and \ \ïlliam. at home. ::\1 r. and :\1 rs, :\1c- Cleister are members of the Presbyterian Church, in which he is Presbytery elder and sessions clerk. He \\ as a member of the Gcneral -\ssembly at l' umnto in 190 2 . \\ ILLL-\:\1 \\"ATSOX. The rough and arduous life necessarily experienced by all the piuneers in the Canadian \\-ilclerness has been a pm\ erful factor in shaping the characters of those who faced its hardships. Bran hearts as well as strong arms were needed by the men \\ ho wrested their homes from the wild, and as a result Canada can point proud- ly to as sturdy, solid and reliable a class of 3 01 citizens as can be found within any realm. Lambton County numbers many of thuse \\ orthy pioneers among its inhabitants, and among them all none Cdn look upon his pres- ent broad, \\ ell-culti\ ated fields with more justifiable pride in his past endea\-ors than \ \ïlliam \ \ atson, an Enniskillen fanner, and a native son of Plympton township, where he was born Sept. 23, 185-+, son of James and :\lary (Dixon) \ \' atson. James \Yatson and his \\ife were born in BerwicJ...shire and Haddingtonshire, Scot- land, respecti\'ely, he in 1823, she in 18 3 0 , and they were married in Scotland t\\O days befure starting for Canada to begin the world together. Embarking on a sailing vessel they \\ere six weeks in reaching Xew York, \\ hence they \\ ent by the Erie Canal to Buf- falo. Crossing to Canada they halted first at \Yestminster, Ont., and after one summer there tra\-eled on foot to Plympton to\\nship, \\- here they touk up a tract of \\ ild .land and made a permanent home. For a number of years they continued to li\'e in the little log cabin that had first sheltered them, but in time :\Ir. \Yatson Luilt a handsome brick house. for he had became one of the wealthy farmers of that region. He was a well known man in that section. an ardent Reformer in politics, and a member of the Pres b) terian Church in Plympton, which he and his \\ ife had helped to found. He was for many years teacher of a Bible class in the Sunday-school. His useful life drew to a close in February, 18 98. and his \\ ife followed him on Christ- mas Da , 1899. J ames and :\1ary \ \" atson had a family of nine children. (]) Ða\'id died in childhood, t 2) \ \ïlliam is the sub- ject of this sketch. U) -\ndre\\ died in childhoud. (-+) Agnes, born Jan. I. 18 5 0 , married \\ïlliam Ironside, of Plympton. re- sides on the lake road. and has six children, George. James. Juhn, \\ïlliam. Jennie and .-\ndrew. (5) James. born in 1852, married Iiss Sarah Pascoe. of Plympton, lives on a fine farm in :\1oore township, and has ten children. Joseph. \\ïlliam, Richard, ""elling- ton, George, :\1ary. Henry, Mabel. \Iolet and Emaline. (6) Eliza. born in IR:;6, married Thomas Scott. of Plympton, li\"e in -\ssini- 3 02 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD boia, and has fixe sons, Da\'id, Thomas, George, James and \\ïlliam. (7) Ellen, born in 1858, is the wi fe of James Smith, of Plympton, and has two daughters, :\Iary and EliLabeth. 8) Andre\\. born in 1866, mar- ried (first) :\Iiss Annie Crawford, of Plymp- ton. She died at his father's old homestead, lea\"ing two daughters: Mary, who died in childhood, and Flossie, who is a member of \\ïlliam \\'atson's family now. The father aften\ ard sold the homestead, mO\'ed to AI- l'erta, \\ here he keeps a hotel, and married :\Iiss l\Iary Buchanan, of that PrO\'ince. (9) .:'IIary, born in 1868, is the \\-ife of Thomas Cra\dord. of Plympton. and the mother of John, Alice, \\'atson and Polly. \\ïlliam \\"atson grew up on his father's farm and attended the district schools. He remained at home until January, 1879, when he married :\Iiss Agnes Simpson, and with her began an independent life. Miss Simp- son was born in Plympton July 14, 1855, daughter of \ \'illiam and Rachel Simpson, one of Enniskillen's old families. The young couple started out on the place which has been the family home enr since, a tract of wild land in Lot 29, Concession 12. 1Ir. \Vatson began life with just $100 which he had earned by threshing grain for his neigh- bors, By his own honest toil he has now cleared up the 100 acres and put up good buildings, including a large bank barn. At this home Irs, \Vatson died in November, 1892, lea\'ing four children, as follows: Ra- chel. born in 1880, who married James 1\1. Kay, a ranchman in Assiniboia, and a prom- inent stockman, and has one son, \Villiam 1\1.; Mary E" born in 1882, wife of Charles Gadshy, of Dawn, and mother of two sons, \Yatson and Clayton J.: James, born in I88 . at home; and l\Iinnie, born in 1890, who lives with her grandmother Simpson. In Febru- ary, 1896, :\11'. \\"atson was married a second time. to lrs. Frank Taylor. \\-h0se maiden name was Elizabeth \, Le\\ is_ She was born in Eng-Iand. \pril 1Ó, IRó-\.. and her father. George Lewis, died when she was a child. lIeI' first hushand ,\ as killed by the Buffalo express \\ hile he was crossing the tracks, lea\'ing her \\ ith four children. namely: E. :\lary, of Petrolia, unmarried; Xettie, Sarah and Frank, at home, Three children hm'e been born to the present union: Elsie Irene, in September, 1900; \Ïolet E\"a, in July, 1902; and George L., September 26, 190-\.. :\1 r. \\" atson and the family are connected \\ ith the Presbyterian Church. \ Consen'ati,-e in politics, :\11'. "'at son is at present sen-ing as path master and also as trustee on the school board. Socially, he belongs to the Iaccabees, Jubilee Camp Xo. 38, ùf \\"yoming. 1\Ir. \\'atsùn's home has been a center for hospitality and many char- itable deeds, and he has a large circle of warm friends, \\ hile he is uninrsally re- spected throughout the county. FR..AXCIS CROXE, a substantial busi- ness man now li\"Íng retired in Forest. is of Scottish extraction. and traces his ancestry back to his grandfather, also named Francis Crone, \\ ho was born in Scotland about 1728. Later he became a farmer in Cumberland, England, where he died about 1818. His wife was named :'oIary Crone, and their chil- dren \\ ere: \Villiam, Joseph, Jane, Cathar- ine and Jeffery, \Villiam Crone was horn in Scotland in 1788, and died in 1856, being drowned at sea. He married lary Scott. who was born in Scotland in 1785, and died in 1883. In I828 they came to Canada. with ele\"en chil- dren, settling nine miles east of Toronto, upon a farm, where Irs. Crone died. They had children as follows: Joseph, Jane. Cath- erine. Jeffery, Elizabeth, 1\1ary, Elizabeth, Francis, \\ïlliam. l\Iargaret. Thomas and John. all of whom are now deceased except John and our subject. Francis Crone \\'as born in Scotland July 22. 1819, and emig-rated to Canada in 1828. !111 of his life he was engaged in farming, tmtil his retirement. He located in Lambton County in 18.:;3. purchasing a property of IÓO acres in ßosanquet township, Lot 18, Concession 5. This farm he later sold. and in 1901 settled in Fore"t. \Vhile residing in Bosanquet township he sen ed as a mem- her of the to\\"11ship council and also the C0tlll t\ coun ci 1. LO DIE:MORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ::\lr. Crone has been twice married, anJ lIe \\ as first united to Sarah \\-ilson. who was born in Scotland in 1819 and died in 1888, the mother of children as follows: Joseph married Barbara X elson. and had children, Francis, Isabella, Sarah, .\lexander and Elizabeth. \Yilliam married Kate :\lcKeller, and they have had children, Frank, l\Iaggie, Sarah, Daniel l deceased) and Jane. Jeffery married Sarah English. and their children are l\Iary, Lydia, Blanche, Lizzie, Jeffery, \\ïllie amI Hazel. ::\Iargaret married Will- iam Thompson and had children, Sarah (deceased), Christine, Lizzie and Lydia. Elizabeth married Thomas Cra\\'Íord; their children are Francis, :\IcKenzie. Archihald, Ellen, Sarah, Thomas, Daniel and Jeffery. James married :ì\Iargaret :\lcPherson. John is deceased. Frank married Ann Hossie, and had children, Fred, John. Edna and Annie. Thomas married Ellen Hall, and had one -child. Sarah. In 1889 ::\1r. Crone married Margaret "'ilson, a niece of his first wife, and their children are: Sarah Janet, Frances and Flor- ence, l\Ir. and :\lrs. Crone are consistent members of the l\Iethodist Church, in the work of which they take an active part. Po- litically ::\1r. Crone has always ginn his sup- port to the Reform party, and he sen'ed in the Rebellion of 1837. He is well and fav- orably known in the community in which he has made his home for so many years, and the confidence placed in him by his fellow to\\ nsmen is full v merited. :\lrs, Crone i a daughter of Thomas and Janet (Jack) \\ïlson. Her father, born in Scotland in 1814. died in 1866. He was a son of \\l11iam and :\Iargaret \Yilson, who \\ ere born in Scntland and died there. Thomas \\ïlson came to Ontario in 1839, settling in the County of York, where he died; his \\ idow sun-iy'es, at the age of senn- t) -eight years. ORL\XDO S, CL\RK. collector of Customs at Point Edward. is a man well hnO\\ì1 in \\' est Lambton. \\'here for many years he has taken an acti\ e part ill public affairs. He was born at Clark's :.lills, Cam- 3 0 3 den East, and is a descendant of substantial lTnited Empire Loyalists. Robert Clark. his great-great-grandfa- ther, was born in Dutchess County, Kew York, :\Iarch 16, 17 -t-t. .\t the outbreak of the .\merican Reyolution he refused to take up anns against the CrO\\ nand remO\'ed to Canada. :\latthew Clark, great-grandfather of Orlando S" was born in the Cnited States. He was the father of tweh'e sons: Robert, Samuel, :\Iatthew, \Yilliam H., :\lcCoy, Charles. George, Isaac, Benjamin, Ed\\ ard, John 11. and Richard L Samuel Clark, son of ::\Iatthew, and grandfather of Orlando S., \\-as born in the township of Ernestown, Lenno'\: and .\ddington, Ont., XO\', 30. 1790. He was a man of means and influence and huilt the Clark's Mills, lumber, flour and woolen mills near N apanee, Ont., and through life was an e'\:tensiYe lumber dealer, Politically he was also very prominent. He was instru- mental in the bringing of Sir J olm Mac- donald to the front in public office. For a long period he was reeve of Camden East, and he was regarded as a most \ aluable member of his party. He married Abigail Lockwood. and they had these children: David, orman, Peter H., :Matthew, Thomas, George, Ann, Caroline and Jane. Peter H. Clark, son of Samuel, was born in Ernesto\\ n, Ont., .\pril 22. 1820, For many years he was engaged, like his father, in a lumber business there, but he now lives practically retired in Sarnia. In February, I8-tS, he married Angeline Shurtleff, daugh- ter of Samuel and granddaughter of Gideon Shurtleff. Their children \\ ere: Gratia, de- ceased; Orlando S. ; .\ugusta, deceased; 11iss Xettie.; Peter McCoy, of St. Louis, :\Iis- souri, manager of the milling department of the Keeler ::\1 illing Company; :\Iinnie, de- ceased; and Laura. a teacher in Sarnia. Orlando S, Clark was born .\ug. 17, I8-t9, at Clark's :\lills. and was educated in the Peterborough Collegiate Institute. after which he took up the study of medicine. re- signing his ambitions in that direction, how- e\-er, in order to take charge of the Clark 3 0 -t- COMMEiiORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD mills. In 1870 he remO\-ed to Sarnia. and assumed charge of the woolen mills at that place. which he later purchased. and after operating for a time sold, As stated, :\Ir. Clark has been identified "ith public and political life in Lambton County. For se,"eral years he was secretary of the \ \ est Lambton Conservatin Asso- ciation and local correspondent of the To- ronto Empire, a journal of consequence in that organization. In 1892 he was appointed sub-collector of customs at Point Edward, \\ hich position he most efficiently fills. He has always been deeply interested in ecluca- tional matters, was a member and has been chairman of the school board of this place. In August, 1873, 1Ir. Clark was married to :\liss Elizabeth Allen, of London, Ont., born there Aug. 12, 18-t-9, daughter of Rob- ert .-\llen. T \vo daughters. Emily 1\1. and \\'innifred :\1., have been born to them. The religious connection of the family is with the :\Iethodist Church. Fraternally Mr. Clark is past master of Bismarck Lodge. No. -t-I9. .-\. F. & A. ;'1., at Point Edward, and is also a member of the 1. O. F. DA \'ID B. BE TLEY, :\1. D., C. 1'1." takes a leading position among the promi- nent and successful physicians and surgeons of Sarnia. both as a practitioner and as a citizen, His family has been identified with the growth and material development of Lambton County from pioneer clays. The Bentley family is of English ex- traction, and in England Benjamin Bentley. the Doctor's grandfather. was born in ISoR There he married l\lartha .-\ppleyanl. who was also of English birth, In IS-t-S they came to Lambton County and located in 'Yarwick township. \\"here :\lr. Bentley cleared up a farm and engag-ed in the culti- vation of the natural products of the land un- til his death. Both grandparents \\ ere most ,vorthy Christian people, memhers ()f the Disciples Church. They had born to them the follo\\ ing' children: David. a printer. in :\lontreal; Hannah, the wi fe of \ ViIliam 'Ctting: Ruth. the wife of Robert Shannon; :\Iary .\nn, the wife of Thomas Dike; Joseph, who died on the ocean during the family's ,'oyage to Canada, and was buried at sea; and John, the father of Dr. Bentley. J olm Bentley was born in England, and was but a boy when his father removed to Canada, On reaching his majority he en- gaged in farming on the homestead in \ Var- wick township and continued there until his retirement from activity, when he settled in the town of \\'arwick, where his last days were spent. PoliticaIly he was a Reformer. In religion he ,,-as a member of the Baptist Church. On Dec. 15, IS63, John Bentley was united in marriage with :\liss Julia A. Rogers, and to this union the follo\\'ing chil- dren were born: David B.; Dr. George .\1- hert. a dentist in London. Ont.; .-\nnie Louise. the \\'ife of Dr, Robert Ü'"ens, of London. Ont.; Dr. \\ïlliam Joseph, a den- tist of Sarnia; and John R., a contractor in Toledo, Ohio. Da,"id B. Bentley was born on the old Bentley homestead in \ \' arwick township, Dec. 16, 1864. His early education was acquired in the public schools of \Yarwick and the Canadian Literary Institute, at \ V oodstock, \, here he obtained a second- class certificate after which he entered the lodel School t Forest. After completing the course at this institution he engaged in teaching for a peroid of three years, and then entered the X onnal School at Otta \\ a, where he took special work in the Art of Teaching. The succeeding t\\O years he spent in educational work. and in 1887 en- tered Trinity Uni,"ersity, at Toronto, grad- uating therefrom in 1891, 1\1. D" c.:\1. Dr. Gentley first settled in Oil Springs. where he remained until 1892, going then to Forest, and in 189-\. coming- to Sarnia, Since locat- ing here Dr. Bentley has been engaged in an absorbing practice. and has ,yon position \\ ith his hríJther practitioners and with the public. He is a ,"alued member of the Col- lege of Physicians and Surgeons. of Onta- rio, of the Lambton County :\ledical Asso- siation, and of the Duminion :\Iedical Asso- ciation, and is fraternally associated with the 1 iß Æ "4 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1. O. 0, F., Sons of England, K. O. T. 11., W, 0, \V" B. P. 0, E., F. & A. :\1., and Chosen Friends. On Iarch 10, 1890, Dr. Bentley was united in marriage with Miss Ellen E, Allen of Lambton County, a daughter of \Villiam P. . \llen. a native also of Lambton County, and three sons were born ,to this union, namelv: Othel .-\" Albert \\'. and David \\', lrs. Bentley passed away Iarch 8. 19 0 4, and was buried in Lake Yiew cemetery, She was a member of the Presbyterian Church. which Dr. Bentley also attends. The pleas- ant home of the family is located on \ \í elling- ton street. where friends are very sur,e of finding a generous hospitality awaiting them. The Bentleys are prominent also in the city's social life and are identified with educational and intellectual movements. which reach a high standard in Sarnia. JAl\IES PIGGOTT, one of the prom- inent and well-to-do fanners of Enniskillen, Lambton County, who resides on Concession 3. Lot 3. was born in Bosanquet township. this county, :\Iarch 17, 1860, son of Thomas and Ann ( Ricketts) Piggott. Both the parents were born near London. England. the father in I8I2 and the mother in the year following. Thomas Piggott and his wife were reared and educated in their birthplace. where they were also married. It was there that he learned the trade of carpenter. which he followed some years before coming to Canada, in the year 1850, He made thc trilJ on a sailing vessel. which was eight weeks on the ocean. landed at Quebec, and first set- tled at \\' oodstock, where he worked at his ':rarle as lontractor and bllilder for some years. In 1859 he came to Bosanquet. County of Lambton. Ont., where he pur- chased wild land on Concession 6. and clear- ing it up into a fine farm lived there until his death, in 1892. at the age of eighty. He had retired from actin life some years he- fore. His \\ ife died in the year I 88-\., In religion both were actin members of the Methodist Church. \\ hile in politics he was a Reformer. Thomas and .\nn Pig- 20 3 0 5 gott were the parents of the following chil- dren: Elizabeth, born in England in 1840, married John Brooks. who settled in Chat- ham. County of Kent, where his wife died in 1892, leaving three children, Edmund, .-\rthur and Flora, of Ianitoba. John, born in England in 18-\.2. was educated in Wood- stock. married Elizabeth Cunningham, of Park Hill, and no\\ resides in Chatham. where he is engaged in lumber manufactur- ing; he has five sons, \Valter, Albert, John. \rthur and Percy. Edmund, born in Eng- land in 18-\.6, was reared in Canada, where he married Bella Johnston, of Thedford; they removed to Dresden; where he followed lumbering for several years, and then mo\'ed to Detroit, where he is now engaged in the manufacturing business; he has two children, William and Lillie. Henry, born in \Voodstock in 1854, married Mary Close, pf Thedford, Lambton County, and they settled in the County of Kent for a time, after which they came to 1100re township, locating in Concession 5, where the wife died, lea\"Íng three children, William, Thomas and Edward; after her death he married :\Irs. Ah'ira (Wells) Smearback. Iary, born in Woodstock in 1857, married John l\IcGregor. of Lambton County. and they reside near Thedford. where he is a contractor and builder; they have five chil- dren, Laura, J olm, .-\nnie. Stanley and Edith, Thomas, born in \Voodstock in 18 59, married Iaggie Smith. of Lambton County, and settled in Bosanquet on his farm, \\ here his wife died. leaving three child- ren, \\'innie. George and Burt. James is our subj ect. James Piggott grew up at the old home- stead. where he received a district-school education, \Vhen still a )Ot1l1g man he rented his father's farm. where he lived for nearly five years, and at that time purchased his present home. On Feb. 10. I 86, he married :\Iary \Vest. who was born in Scar- borough, near Toronto. Sept. 2, 1860. (laughter of Joseph and .-\ngeline (Simons) \\'est, the former of \\ h0111 was born in Eng- land. while the latter \\ as born near Toronto. They no\\ reside on Cuncession 8. in Rosan- 3 06 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD quet, Lambton County, \\ here they are well antI favorably known among the pioneers. J ames Piggott and his \\ ife moved upon their present farm when it was wild land, and \\ hich he has cleared until it is no\\" one of the finest in the section. He has a large bank barn anù comfortáble home, anù good, substantial outbuildings. Four chil- dren have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Pig- gott, as follows: Annie May, born in 18 8 7; John \Y., born in 1890; Clarence H., born in 1894, and \Villie J., born in 18 9 8 , 1\11'. and Mrs. Piggott are members of the Iethodist Church, of which he is a dea- con and one of the trustees, which positions he has held for the last seven years, and for the last three years he has been superinten- dent of the Sunday School. In politics he has always supported the Reform party, although ne\"er aspiring for office. Ir. Piggott is one of Enniskillen's most prominent and public-spirited citizens, as \\ ell as IJeing one of its most enterprising falmers, He has always been identified with the alh-ancement of the community in which he makes his home, and he and his most es- timable wife have a host of friends in their ueighborhood, (;EORGE DO'N \LD, for many years a \\ ell-kno\\ n citizen of Plympton township, engaged in farming, stock-raising and the production of oil, \\ as born on his present farm May 29, 18-1-7, and is the fifth in direct succession to bear his name. The family is of Scottish e'\:traction, from l\berdeenshire. Georg-e Donald, his father, was born in Scotland, \ Vhile still a young man he came to Canada, and at first fanned in Dalhousie township, Lanark County, but after a num- ber of years there he mO\'ed to Plympton trm nship, Lamhton County, and bought 100 acres in Lot 6, Concession I. Se\'eral years Idter he left this property to the management of his son and made his home in London, nnt., where he died at the early age of fifty- 11\ e, and \\ here he is buried, He was a Lib- eral in politics and a Presbyterian in re- ligion. 1\11'. Donald married Janet Park, \\ 110 \\as born on the ocean, while her par- ents, Hugh amI Janet (Hay) Park, were on their way to Canada. They had one child, George. :Mrs, Donald after the death of her husband married \Villiam Clemie, of \Vyom- ing, She died in 1'lympton township, and lr. Clemie died later in \Vyoming. George Donald was educated in the pub- lic schools, and then \\orked with his grand- mother until he was seventeen. He took a life partner when he was twenty-one. After he \\as left to carry the farm on alone he brought it all under cultivation, and added 122 acres, making extensive improvements upon the whole place. He has been very extensi\'ely engaged in raising cattle and horses, making a specialty of Shorthorn Durhams, In 1896 oil was disoH'ered on his farm-the first oil \\ ell struck in Plympton township, and after spending a considerable amount of money in (leveloping he now has several oil and gas wells which are more than repaying the original outlay. In 188 5 :\11'. Donald built a very handsome brick residence, but nine years later this was des- troyed by fire, with a loss of over $2,000, only $1.000 of this being insured. This was a hard blow, for it meant that the accumula- tion of some years had been swept a way in a breath, but Mr. Donald took his misfor- tune bravely and has recouped his loss, In 19 0 5 he built a very handsome frame house on the foundation of the brick house that was hurned in 189-1-, and the new residence is oc- cupied by his son, Hugh J., who has control of the east 100 acres of the farm. In December, 1868, Mr. Donald was married to liss Susan E. \Vooley, who was born in Enniskillen township Aug. 21, 18 5 1 , sister of John N. \\Tool ey of Enniskillen, and their union has been blessed with chil- dren as follows : Jessie, 1\Irs. G. Donald, of ßosanquet township; Susie Adaline, :Mrs. David \Y. Brownlee, of 1>lympton; Lillie, Mrs. \\T. J. Rothwell. of lanitoba, who has two claughters, l\Iahel and Edna Jean; James, (leceasecl at the age of twenty-one: Hugh J., who was married Dec. 27, 19 0 5, to Iiss Mamie \, Rawson, of 11andamin, :\Iabel G" married to Norman King, a fanner of Plympton township; and Ethel Iaucle, at home, lr. and Mrs, Donald are both acti\'e members of COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD the Iethodist Church "here he has filled the office of steward, nd she is one of the representatives in the women's "ork of the church. Thev are kind and charitable in dispo';;ition and have done much good. Ir. Donald is a man of temperate domestic habits. and their home life has been a happy one. \ Liberal in politics. he has held no official position sa\'e that uf school trustee, in which he sen-ed efficiently. GEORGE SCTHERL\XD, ,,'ho for the past nineteen years has filled the office of clerk of the township of Bosanquet. and is also a successful agriculturist of that town- ship, is "ell known and highly respected. He is a nati\'e of Scotland. born in the parish of Rathen, near Fraserburgh, Aberdeen, Feb, 13. I Rt6. The Sutherlands are from Sutherland- shire. Scotland. and were a pO\\'erful clan in their day. under the duke of that name, George Sutherland. the grandfather of our suhject. ,,-as a native of Sutherlandshire and a farmer by occupation, making his home in that county. where he died at the remarkable age of 101 years. Xeil Sutherland, son of George, ,,-as born in the same county, and located in \berdeenshire \vhile still in his teens. He learned the trade of millwright. (:arpenter and joiner, which he folIo" ed all his life. and also following contracting and building. becoming very successful. He died in Aberdeenshire when a little past middle life, in the faith of the Presbyterian Church, He married. in Aberdeenshire, Barbara 1Iurison. who came to Canada after her husband's death, and spent the latter years of her life" ith her son George, in Bosan- ('Iuet township. where she died aged seventy- two Years. She" as buried in the Presb\'- teria cemetery on the Ridge road. in B;)- sanquet township. The chilòren born to X eil and Barbara Sutherland, were: George is our suhject: \Yilliam, "ho hecame a min- ister of the Preshyterian Church, resides in Edinhurgh, Scotland; Sophia married Al- hert Hare, of Bosanquet township: Chris- tina. now deceased, was the wife of \Yilliam ::\fcDonald. 3 0 7 George Sutherland attended the public school, in Fraserburgh. and later ,,-ent to high school in II1\'erness. obtaining a good educatiun, He ,,-orked on the farm for his grandfather Iurison for several years, also spending a short time in France, where he attended school. In 1872 he turned to the );' e" \\' orld to make a new home, sailing from Glasgo" on one of the .-\llan Line boats. Landing at X ew York he came "est to Toronto where he hired out as a farm hand with' ::\Ir, Edward Hagyard. near Brampton. in the to" nship of Chinguacousy, County of Peel. recei\'ing as wages sixteen dollars per month. Here Ir. Sutherland ".orked one season. and then went to Iichi- gan, where he found employment in the lum- ber woods in the ,,-inter of 1872-73. and ,,-orked on a farm for a Ir. \\ïnans during the summer of 1873. In December. 18 73, he came to the ÌlI\\ nship of Bosanquet, in the County of Lambton. where he rented a fiftv- acre f;rm. 0\\ì1ed bv Dr. Charles Coult r, of Strathrov on ,,-hï"ch he farmed for a few years, and Ù{en bought his present home. on Lot 9, 3d Concession, which consists of se\'- enty-fi\-e acres, known as the old Campbell place. Here Ir. Sutherland settled down to farming, and in 1903 built a fine brick dwelling; he also has good substantial farm buildings. fr. Sutherland has engaged in stock raising in connection with his fanning operations. and he has been very successful. In 1887 he was appointed clerk of Boc;;an- quet to\\ì1ship. under Robert Rea, who was ree\-e of the to\\ nship at that time. amI has faithfully filled the duties of that office ever since. serving under the follo\\ ing ree\'es: Robert Rea. James IcCordie, p, D. Ic- Callum. Caleb Kennedy and Thomas -\. Lampman. ::\Ir. Sutherland is popular in the to\\ nship and stands high in public opinion. He has filled the position of school trustee of Section 2 for se\'eral years. He is a stockholder in the Ridge Tree Cheese Fac- tory. and has been secretary and treasurer and also auditor of the company. He is a member of the East Lamhton Farmers' Insti- tute and the Bosanquet .\gricultural Society. Fraternallv he affiliates "ith the .-\, F. & 3 08 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD A. I., Cassia Lodge, Xo. 116, Thedford, is past master of the lodge, was elected deputy district grand master of St. Clair District, Xo. 2, in 189ï, the year of Queen Victoria's jubilee, and is a past Z of Iinnewawa Chap- ter, .1\0. i8, Park Hill; he held the office of first principal for se\"eral years, and on re- tiring from this office the chapter presented him a first principal's jewel. lr. Suther- land and his \dfe are members of the Pres- byterian Church at Thedford, in which he is an elder. In political sentiment he is a stanch Liberal, and has always supported that party. George Sutherland and Elizabeth Da\'id- son were united in marriage, in Bosanquet township. Oct. I, I 8iS. Irs, Sutherland was born in that township, daughter of \Yilliam and Grace Davidson, nati\'es of England and old settlers of Bosanquet township. To this union have been born children as fol- lo\\'s: Grace, \ Villiam, and Isabelle, all at home, The family are members of the Pres- byterian Church, ttending at Thedford. L\LCOL I D. CUIERO , e'(-county "'arden, agent for the Lambton Farmers' Fire Insurance Co" and owner of a magnifi- cent farm located on Concession 2, Lots 3 0 and 3 I, is one of the substantial and repre- sentative men of Lambton County. Ir. Lameron was born Feb. 10, I8Sï, in Lobo township, Iiddlesex County, a son of Alex- ander and 1Iary ( Henderson) Cameron, hoth of whom were born in Inverness-shire, Scotland. Donald Cameron. the grandfather of our subject, came to the Riviere du Loup. on the St. La\\ rence. in Quebec. settling 120 miles from Quehec. \\ here he folIo\\ ed farming. _ \t his death he left the following children: John. Ialcolm and .\lexander came to Lobo, Iiddlese'( County; Lillie (deceased) mar- ried .\11en Cameron. of I\Iiddlese:-.. County; Jessie (deceased) married G. },lacLecl11, uf }Iiddlese'( County: \nnie ( deceased) marriccI Robert Llovcl of Iiddlcse'( Coun- ty. All the membel:s f the family attained good old age. _ \Iexander Camerun grew up at Riviere du Loup, where he remained until his mar- riage, at \\'hich time he remO\'ed to Xew Glasgow, in the Province of Quebec. In 1838 he came to Lobo, County of :l\Iiddle- sex, being one of the very first settlers in that section. There he cleared up a farm from wild land, making a permanent home for his family, and there he died in IS89, aged eighty-four. He and his good wife had been members of the Presbyterian Church, but before their death had become connected \\ ith the Baptist denomination. In politics lr, Cameron was a Reformer, as, ha\'e been all his descendants, but althQugh a useful man to his party he never aspired to public office. To. \le:-..ander Cameron and his wife eight children were born: Catherine, born in 1839 in the County of :l\1iddlesex, married Hugh Campbell. of Lambton Coun- ty, and at her death left two children, Al- bert. of Forest, and 11ary. wife of Hugh IacLean, of Plympton. Elizabeth. born in I8,p, married Benjamin llarris, of Lobo, County of l\Iiddlesex, and has t\\ 0 children, Fred and Ethel. John. born in 18-1-3. a farmer of Strathroy, married :\Iiss E. Zavitz, and has one daughter. Iaud. Archie, born in 18.-1-5, married Iiss l\Iariah l\IcCordie, resides in l-'Iympton township, and has two daughters. .\lma (now Irs. Peter Campbell, of Brooke township) and .\nnie. .\nnie, born in I84R, mar- ried .\rthur Barclay, of Duncrieff, County of Ijddlesex, ancl has two children, Alexander and l\Iary. \\ïlliam, born in 1850. married Iiss Emily l\lcLaughlin, of l\liddlesex County. and they no\\' reside in Bosanquet; they ha\'e the following children, Catherine. Hugh, Le\"i, .\lexal1ller, Jessie and On'il. .\lexander, born in 1853. a farmer of Lobo, Iiddlesex County, married Iiss Sarah Ic- Kay of Lobo, and they ha\'e two children, Iahe1 and Lottie. Ialcolm D. is mentioned helow. l\Ialcolm D. Cameron spent his boyhood da' s on the farm and attended the district scl ools. \ \'hen eighteen years of age he came to the County of Lambton and engaged as a school teacher. teaching for two years, but on account of failing health he returned f" C011ME:MORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD to the old homestead, ,,-here he remained for a short period. He then purchased a farm in Lobo, which he worked for some years, after which he sold it and bought his pres- ent place. in 1886, in Enniskillen to\\ nship, "hich he has "orked e\'er since. He has at present one of the finest and most highly cultiyated farms in this section of the county. On Dec. 23, 1885, ),Ir. Cameron mar- ried ;:\Iiss .\nnie )'Iunro, born Dec. 21. 1860, in ::\Iiddlesex County, daughter of Donald and ::\Iary (Gilcrist) ),1 umo, members of ),Iiddlesex County's old pioneer families. To this union ha\'e heen born three children: IIa ),1.. born in I8 9; Hugh, born in 18 9 1 ; and Xorman, born in 1899. The family is connected with the Baptist Church. in which )'Ir. Cameron is clerk and Sabbath-school superintendent, Fraternally he is connected \\ ith the )'Iasonic order in the County of Iiddlesex, ),1r. Cameron has been \-ery prominent in politics, ha\'ing sen-ed as member of the township council for tiye years; county councillor for eight years, during which time he was deputy ree\'e for three years: and in 1900 was ap- pointed county warden by the county council. He has sen'ed as a county and to\\ nship offi- cial for O\'er thirteen years. Such lasting popularity is e\-idence of the sterling worth of character of which he is possessed, He has always been acti,-e in local affairs and besides I;eing a popular and efficient public ()Aìcial is one of the public-spirited residents and substantial business men of the town- ship. and is held in the highest esteem by his neighbors and all ,,'ith \\ horn he is brouo-ht , h 111 con tact. . \}{CHIE BL \CK. who is prominent among the successful farmers and business men of Enniskillen township. Lambton County. resides on his farm of 100 acres, sit- uated on Concession 2, Lot 21. )'Ir. Black wa<; born Dec. [2. 18:;1. in Robeson County, :\'orth Carolina. a on of Alexander arid ::\Iargaret (Buoye) Black. hoth of \yhom were horn in the I!5land of Jura. Scotlaml. the former in 1818 and the latter in 1819. 3 0 9 .\Iexander Black and his wife sailed for the States in 18....8. settling in Robeson County. Xorth Carolina, \\ here he started farming. buying 200 acres of land. Owing to the climate. and to the fact that Xorth Carolina at that time" as a sla\'e State, )'Ir. Black remained there but nine years. selling out and remoying to Canada, where he set- tled in Ekfrid. near Glencoe. ),1 iddlesex County, Ont.. on ,,-ild land. Here he made a permanent home and reared his family of ten children. namely: Duncan, born in Scot- land. no\\- roadmaster for the Canadian Pa- citic Railroad Company. married ),Iiss Eliza :\IcDonald, of London. and the\' reside in the :\'ortl1\\-est Territory; they ha -e children, Daniel. r.::atie. Jennette (now )'Irs. )'IcDon- aId). )'Iaggie (a trained nurse) and )'Iay. Xeil. born in Scotland. is foreman for a lumher company of )'Iillers\'ille, Ohio. . \ngus. born in Scotland. ,,-as for some years a merchant of ),Iiddlese'( County, later re- moying to Otter L ,ke, )'Iichigan. where up to the time of his death. in 1880. he engaged in the drug business: he marrierl )'Iiss Belle :i\IcDougall, and at his death left two chil- dren, the daughter now deceased, and the son, \Ieè\.ander. a resident of )'Ielbourne. Ont., \\ here he is in the hotel business, \nnie, born in X orth Carolina, married Charles "'ood, a wealthy farmer of Isabella County, Iichigan. .\rchÌe is our subject. John. bOfn in Xorth Carolina in 1853. died ,,-hen a young man of twenty-four years. Daniel died" hen a boy of ten years. at the old )'Iid- dlesex County home. James and \Ie'(ander \\'ere twins. the latter dying at the old home- stead \\'hen eighteen years of age. James has for t\\-enty years been a miner in British Columbia. Dayid. horn in 1862. is a mine inspector in British Columbia. .\Iexander Black had a brother. D0nald, who set,led in :\'mth Carolina at an early date, and died in 18Q.ï. He had three "ons: Duncan. who \\ as killed at the battle of Bull Run. while fighting in the Confeclerate army; and \Ie'(ander and John. who hoth reside in Rohe<;on Count\'. '\orth Carolina. \Iexander Black's lInly sister. ),rary. mar- 3 10 CO:\BIE:\10RATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ried eil )'IcGill, and settled in Robeson County, .:\'orth Carolina, where she died leaying a family. _-\rchie Black was educated in the district schools of the County of ::\Iiddlesex and be- came manager uf the old homestead. On Dec. L"" I8 5, he married l\liss _-\lice Pow- ers. who was born July 16, 1862, daughter of .-\lfred and Lucinda (Bolton) Powers, and recei\'ed a good education in l\Iiddlesex Count\', )'1r. and )'lr5. Black resided on the old ho"'mestead for eight years, at the end of which time )'1r. Black sold out and brought his aged father to his home in Enniskillen to\\ nship. Alexander Black died in _-\ugust, 18 9 6 . To .\rchie Black and his estimable wife Ì\\'O daughters have been born: )'laggie L., born Oct. 13. 1886, in ).Iiddlesex County, is a graduate of the Oil Springs high school; and -\nnie 1\1.. born :\Iay q. 1890, is a stu- dent of the Oil Springs high school. The familv is connected \vith the Presbyterian Chur h. In fraternal circles l\Ir. Black is \\"ell known through his connection with Oil Springs Lodge, Canadian Order of \Yood- men. In politics he affiliates \\"ith the Re- form party. He is held in high esteem in his township, and bears the el1\'iable reputa- tion of being a man of the highest integrity. of commendable public spirit and of good common sense. PETER L.-\)'IB. a retired farmer, is one of the oldest residents of Sarnia to\\'I1ship, where he has made his home for the past fifty-six years, He is of Scottish descent, born .\ug, I I, 1821. in the parish of Capith, Perthshire, \\"here se\'eral generations of the famih' had lived, His father, Peter, a life- time -resident of the place. died only two days after his namesake was horn. The mother. whose maiden name was )'Iargaret Cra\\'ford, never left Scotland. and died there in 1855, Peter Lamb. the younger. was sent to school during his childhood, hut was obliged at an early age to prm'ide for himself, He decided to try his fortunes in a ne,," land. and June 8. I 8 9. set sail from Glasgo\\ for Canada. The voyage to Quebec lasted eight weeks and was without incident till the ship was ,,"ithin twenty miles of its destination, when during a fog it ran upon a submerged rock. At high tide, however, the boat suc- ceeded in releasing itself and Quebec was safely reached, From that city the young man took a river boat to Toronto, thence journeyed to Queenston and Chippawa, then by cars to Buffalo, and from there to Sarnia by \\ater. He arri\'ed Aug. 10, 1859, and the following spring purchased his present place. This 100 acres in Lot 14, Block .\, was then a part of the Indian resen'e. It \\"as \yet and heavily wooded, and not inyit- ing for a residence, but l\Ir. Lamb at once built a log cabin, some rods south of his present house, and began clearing his land. A.s there was no market for his logs at that time he burned them and conwrted the ashes into potash, which met with a readv sale. .-\fter two years he built a larger and- better cabin, which he occupied till 1883, when he erected the substantial brick house in which he has ever since liyed. It is hard to-day to realize the conditions under which 1\Ir. Lamb worked, but he succeeded in getting his land cleared and drained, and in time beheld it transformed into a well-deyeloped and fruit- ful farm. No", in his declining years. he has gi\'en over the actiye management of the place to his son .\lexander. In his marriage Mr. Lamb connected himself with another Scottish familv. his union with )'Iiss Janet ::\IcGregor occ lrring June IS. 1858. Their children numbered six. as follows: Peter. ,,"ho died in 1879. at the age of twenty years; Janet )'IcDonald, now in charge of her father's house; )'Iar- garet, who married August Richards. of Port Huron amI has one daughter, Catherine ßI. ; Catherine, a trained nurse at Harper Hos- pital. Detroit; .-\Ie:\.ander, the manager of the homestead: and James, employed in the refinery at Sarnia. Mrs. Lamb departed this life Aug, 7, 1902, aged se\'enty-one; she was born in County Lanark. daughter of -\Iex- ander and Janet (:\Ic Donald) )'IcGregor, nati\ es of Perthshire. Scotland. :\1 r. Lamb has al\\ ays taken a keen in- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD terest in politics and gi\'es his support to the Reform party, \\-hich most nearly agrees \\ ith his ideals, In religious belief he is a Presbyterian. In spite of his ach'anced years I1'. Lamb is still wide-awake and full of interest in the life about him, and the re- spect and deference of opinion so long shown him by his neighbors and friends is till his. JOH L\RSH, a well-known fanner and stock raiser of )'Ioore township, located on Concession 7, west half of Lot I I, is a nati\-e of England, horn in Somersetshire .\pril 13, 1837. His parents, Samuel and Susan (La\er) Iarsh, \\-ere nati\-es of the same county. Samuel :Marsh passed his entire life in England, where he \\ as employed as a farm laborer on an estate in the \ illage of Cump- ton. He and his wife both died and \\ ere huried there. The) \\-ere consistent members of the Church of England. The children born to them were as follo\\ s: Henry, Sam- uel and WilIiam, who died in England; John; Daniel, a contractor and builder at Grimsby, Ont,; Iary, who married \\'illiam Crayford, in England; and Elizabeth, who died in England. John 1\Iarsh attended the parish schools in South Petherton, and recei\-ed but a lim- ited education, as he was put to \\-ork at an early age at farm labor. \\'hen he \\ as fif- teen he determined to strike out for himself in the K ew \ V orld, thinking to find more opportunities there. He sailed from Liyer- pool in October, 1852, and four weeks later landed at Xew York. Ko\-. 2. 1852, \\-hence he made his way to Ontarie and obtained employment on a farm in Grimsby. There he remained for ele\'en years. for the first year recei\'ing $8-f.; his salary \\ as increased each year, and by I 63 he had sa\'ed enough to start out for himself. Going to )'Ioore to\\ nship he buught 100 acres of land 0\\ ned hy his former employer, paying $7 an acre for it, This farm is located in Lot I I. Con- cession 7, and there ),11'. 1\Iarsh has since in- creased his holdings to 300 acres. In the heginning he li\'e(l hy himself for a nr in 3 11 a log cabin, and then married, supporting himself until his farm became producti\'e by selling oak sta \ es and cord\\ood made from his timber. 1'11'. l\Iarsh has worked very hard and now has a fine farm, well cuIti- \'ated. \\'ith good barns and a handsome frame house, He carries on general farm- ing and stock raising and is not only well est.lblished himself, but has helped his sons to make homes for themselves. On Dec. 29, I 86-f., ),11'. 1Iarsh married )'Iiss Jane Courtney, of l\Ioore to\\ nship, daughter of Michael Courtney. She bore her husband fi\'e children, viz: \Villiam Henry, a farmer in )'Ioore township, mar- ried )'Iiss Ida }{obbins of that same locality, and has Ì\\ 0 children, Ruth and Bessie. Hattie ).Iaria married Ir. R. F. Baxter, of Fargo, Korth Dakota. Arthur \Vesley, edi- tor of the Amhcrstburg Echo, of A.mherst- burg, married Bessie Hicks, and has two children, Helen and John. John Hilliard and Eya are at home. )'lrs. )'Iarsh was a model wife and mother, and her death, July y, 1901, was a blow to l\Ir. )'Iarsh. They both belonged to the l'Iethodist Church, \\ here Ir. !\Iarsh is steward and generally acti\-e in church \\ork. Politically he is a Liberal, hut has neyer held office, He is a fine t) pe of citizen. loyal, upright, of high moral character, and \-ery domestic in his tastes. and his neighbors speak of him in terms of genuine regard. DO)L\LD IcKIKL -\ Y. Among the hest-kno\\ n agriculturists of Brooke to\\ n- ship, Lambton county, is Donald 1\IcKin- lay, whose farm of 200 acres is located on the 3d Concession, Lot 17, He was born in -\rgyllshire, Scotland. in )'lay, I8-f.2. son of Donald and Sarah {\\ïlkinson) )'IcKinlay, The parents \\ ere both nati\"es of Argyll- "hire, Scotland, the father born in 1802, and the mother in 1800. He was a son of James )'lcKinlay, a farmer of Scotland, who spent his entire life there, Donald ::\lcKin- lay had t\\ 0 sisters, both no\\' deceased: 1\Irs. )'lary Jamison, and )'Iargaret. who became ::\lrs, \\"aIter Smith, of London. )'Ir. Ic- Kin1a came to Brooke township. COllnty 3 12 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD uf Lambton, in 1852, sailing from Greenock tu Quebec un a sailing ,"essel; he was seven weeks on the ocean, On locating in Brooke township he settled on the 2d Concession, the land at this time being all wild, and he had to cut his own road for a number of miles between his new home and Hamilton, whence he came by wagon. On coming to Canada 1\1r. and 1\Irs. McKinlay brought their six sons, of which family Donald, our subject, is the only member now living: (I) John lived to be sixty years old, dying at the old home in 1896. (2) l\rchie was killed while working on the canal at Niagara Falls, in 1857. (3) James, born in Scotland, mar- ried Miss Margaret lcLane, of 1\losa, and they settled on a part of his father's first pur- chase of 300 acres, where he cleared up a farm. There he died in 1877, his wife sur- viving until 1902, when she passed away, leaving four sons, two of whom reside on the home farm. (4) Duncan died in 1853, in young manhood. (5) Dunald is mentioned helo". (6) Angus, born in I 8-\.-\., married Jane \ \'ilkinson, of Plympton, and they set- tled on the 3d Concession, \\ here he cleared a farm. He died in 1901, leaving a wife with a family of five daughters, all of whom are high school graduates and school teach- ers of Sarnia. Donald McKinlay received his education in the schools of Brooke township, and en- gaged in agricultural pursuits in early boy- houd. After the death of his mother he, with his father and brother John, kept house until his marriage in 1981, to Miss Maggie Campbell. She was born in Middlesex County in 1850, daughter of Peter and Belle Campbell, old piuneers of the County of 1\Iieldlesex, where 1\lrs. 1\lcKinlay was leared amI received a guoel education, After their marriage 1\11'. and l\Irs, l\IcKinlay set- tlecl on their present home, upon which he has made many improvements. He has for many years been interested in the breeding of fine Shorthorn cattle. To l\1r. and Mrs, 1\lcKinlay have come children as follows: Sarah, horn in 1882, is the wife of John Vosburg-, of A1\ inston. and has one daughter, .\nna I3. Peter D., horn in 188-\., resides at the home. Bell M., born in 1888, is a student of the local schools, and a young lady of culture and refinement. D. Angus, born in 1890. is attending school. Effie A. was born in 1892, The family are connected with the Pres- hyterian Church, of which our subject's father \\'as one of the builders and founders, and a trustee for a number of years. M1'. McKinlay has always voted with the old Grit party, and he has been school trustee for a number of terms, He has been a memher of the board of the Agricultural Society for thirty years, and has been a director and president, at present serving as a d rector. In business circles l\1r. l\lcKinlay is regarded as a man of good judgment and clear in- sight, and as a citizen and as a neighbor he is held in high esteem. WILLI. \1\1 INGRA1\I. Lambton Coun- ty is rich in citizens whose sterling worth of character, joined with their genuine public spirit forms the very best foundation for a country's progress. To this class belongs \Yilliam Ingram, an Enniskillen fanner on Lot 18. Concession 13, whose earlier years were passed in Ireland, where he was born in County Fermanagh, July 28, 1838, son uf \ \ïlliam and l'vlary (Fosset) Ingram. \\ïlliam Ingram, Sr.. and his wife were hoth born in Ireland, and there died, and of their four children, two, James and Jane, are also buried in that country. Alexander, the second son, came to Canada in 1850 with his wife and their six children, Mary A., Eliza, Margaret, \Villiam, Florence and Iartha. At first they settled in Enniskillen. but later moved to Sarnia township, and there the father died in 1892. \Villiam Ingram grew up in Ireland, where he was given a fair education, and learned the trade of a fla). dresser. lIe mar- ried there. and in 1867 he and his wife set sail from London for l\1ontreal. On arriv- ing in Canada he went to Sarnia township, hired out as a farmer. and in that way e:lrned sufficient means to rent the farm he now owns, I Ie cleared up the greater part of it, built barns and other buildings 'J1d COl\Il\IEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD now has one of the well de\'eloped farms of the county. and is ranked among the pros- perous fanners. His wife \\-as a l\Iiss Jane 1\[urrison, born in Ireland in 1847, and to them ha\-e been born six children, viz.: (I) James E.. born in Sarnia township in 1868. married ),Iiss \lice ),Iills of Petrolia. has t\\-O children. Olive and Frank, and is en- gaged at the "Soa" as a carpenter. (2) l\Iary J., horn in Petrolia in 1871, married David Aiken. of that city and has fi\'e chil- dren. )'.Iillie. Sadie, Ethel, Shennan. and. Arthur. (3) \lexander. born in Enniskillen in I8ï4, married :Miss Annie Rarles, of Pe- tralia. and is engaged there as a mechanic. (4) Annie, born in IRï6, married Frederick Lewis, a prosperous Enniskillen farmer. and- has two children, Norman and Vera. (5) Martha, horn in 1879, li\'es at home. (6) George, born in .\pril. 1886. has grown up at home. recei\'ing a fair education, and is now assisting his father on the homestead. )'Irs. Jane O[orrison) Ingram \\ as the daughter of Ed\\-ard and l\Iary A. Morri- son. and was the only one of the family to ome to Canada, The parents ha\'e both died since [rs. Ingram left Ireland. but of their children. Ann, Edward, George and Robert are still li\-ing there. The second hild and oldest son. John, is deceased, Before leaving I eland 1\11'. Ingram be- longed to the Church of England. but now he and his wife are memhers of the Metho- dist denomination: he has sen'ed as trustee of the church. amI for twelve years has been superintendent of the Sunday-school. Po- litically he has always been a Conservative, and for four or fi\'e veal's has held the position of pathmaste;, Ir. Ingram is always prominent in every movement that promises to benefit the community, and is a well-kno\\ n and popular citizen. Frater- nally he is a member of the Orangemen, and ûf the Order of the Black. ha\'ing taken de- g-rees in both in Ireland. He holds at pres- ent the position of master in the Enniskillen lodge, In character 1\11'. Ingram is above re- proach. ancl his life has been full of kindly and charitahle deed" \\'hich have won hÏI 1 3 1 3 numerous iriends. His wife has been a worthy helpmeet in eyery way and both are respected and loved. \\lLLLnI ),IOORE, one.?f the prom- inent farmers and public-spirited citizens of Enniskillen township, Lambton County, re- siding on Concession 4, Lot 5, was born in County l\Iunaghan. Ireland, )'Iarch I, 1851, son of Richard and Bessie (Alwell) Moore, buth of whom were born in Ireland. The parents were married in their native country and came to Canada in 1866, via Quebec. settling in the County of York, near Toronto, where Richard Moore followed farming until, in the fall of 1868, he moved to Sarnia to\\ nship, where he cleared up a farm on Concession 6, on which he made a permanent home. His wife died there in 1890, he sun'i\'ing her until 1895. Both these worthy people \\ ere members of the l\Iethodist Church. In politics he was a Consen'ative. Of their thirteen children ele\'en still sun'i\'e, and we ha\'e the follow- ing record of this family: Elizabeth, born in Ireland, married George Lucas, of Sarnia, and has a family of fi\'e children, Fred (of Toronto). Frank (of Sarnia), Bessie (Mrs. George Shaw, of Toronto), :Mary and Gor- don: Isabella. born in Ireland. first married John Johnson, by whom she had three chil- (h'en. Anna pIrs. Pool). Beckie (\\ ho mar- ried Charles S\\-eet) and )'Iaggie, and for. her second husband married James l\Iiller, of Sarnia. by \\'hom she has four children, Ernest. )'Ielville. )'Iitchell and \Yillial11: John is a resident of the States: l\laggie, horn in Ireland, married James Parker, of Sarnia, and has four children. Thomas, of Kansas, and Robert, Emma and Mav of Sarnia: l\Iary, born in Ireland. marrie((Úal- calm Craig, of Sarnia, amI died leaving one son. \Villial11. of Sarnia: Jared. born in Ire- lanel. marriecl and lives on the old homestead in Sarnia, and has one daughter. Grace: ::\ Iartha, horn in Ireland. married James Lockhard (deceased), of Sarnia. and has t\\'O daughters, Kina and Grace: Sarah. horn in Ireland. married \\T esIey Smith. of Sar- 3 1 4 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD nia, and has three children, Murray, Bessie and Russell; .-\gI1es, born in Sarnia town- ship, married \Valter Storey, of Sarnia township, and has two children, orman and Gladys; Richard, born in Sarnia township, married and li\'es on a part of the old home- stead; Frank, born in Sarnia township, mar- ried and settled in Thayer, l\Iissouri; Will- iam is our subject. \\ïlliam l\Ioore received his early educa- tion in his native country and later spent a fe" munths in the schools of Canada, work- ing out of school hours at farming. On Oct. 22, 1879, he was married to Miss Char- ity A. Irwin, who was born in the County of Durham June 14, I .=;6, daughter of Thomas and Charity (Ferguson) Irwin, both of whom ,,"ere born in Ireland and came to Plympton, Lambton County. There l\Ir. Irwin followed farming until his death, in 1871, caused by the fall of a tree. His \\ife survived him until 1901, when she died leav- ing two children, l\Irs. :\Ioore and her brother Alfred, who resides at Sault Ste. :\Iarie and has a family of nine children, Thomas, Emma, Henry, Anna, Fred, Ethel, Etta, \\'alter and Frank. \\ïlliam :\Ioare Ih'ed for ten years in Plympton on rented farms, and in 1888 came to his present place, then bush land, which he has cleared up into one of the fine farms of the section. To himself and ,,'ife have been born fi\'e children, three of ,,"horn still survi\'e, Elizabeth, Ada and Albert, all at home. In religion \Villiam 1\Ioore and his wife are devout Presbyterians being members of the church at Oil City, in which he IS one' of the elders. Politically he IS a Conservative, and he is one of the school trustees, which position he has held for a numher of years. He is also a member of the Canadian Home Circle of Brigden. Besides being one of the prom- inent and leading farmers, :\Ir. :\Ioore is one of the self-made men of Enniskillen, He and his ""arthv ,,-ife hm"e reared a son and two daughters who are a solace. to them in their declining years as well as being a credit to the community. JOSEPH C\IRNS, ex-warden of Lambton County and one of its most experi- enced and trusted officials, who has proved his ability in a variety of responsible posi- tions, was born in Plympton township .\Iay 10, 18'=;2, son of John Cairns and grandson of James Cairns. J 01111 Cairns was born in Scotland, ,,"here he was educated, but at the age of sixteen he accompanied his parents to Canada and located in Plympton township. A brother George had preceded him by se\'eral years, and at first John Cairns lived with him, but later began farming for himself on a tract of 100 acres of bush land in the east half of Lot 19, Concession 13, where he built him- self a log house and led a true pioneer life. He brought his farm ,,-ell under culti\'ation, built a frame house, barns, etc., and had a well-kept and profitable place, \ Vith good health all his life, in spite of his constant ilard work he lived to be seventy-one years old. He passed away at his home in 1901, and was buried in l\IcKay's cemetery. A Presbyterian originally in his religious belief, he was nevertheless one of the organizers of the Congregational Church in the to" n- ship and sen'ed as its secretary and treasurer. In politics he was a Liberal. His wife, whom he married in Plympton, was ::\Iiss Jane Lang, who was born near Glasgow, Scot- land, daughter of Joseph Lang, and sister of John Lang, both well known citizens of Plympton. 1\Irs. Cairns still lives on her old homestead, and is now oyer seyenty-fi\'e years old. A member of the Congregational Church, she is a true Christian character. She bore her husband children as follows: J ames, who is on the homestead; Joseph; Janet Agnes. :\Irs. Harry Smith, of Assin- iboia; John Thomas, of .\Ianituba; and Sa- mantha. who diell young, Joseph Cairns was sent to one of the old subscription schools, held in a log cabin. "ith rough slah seats. He ""as taught by Finley :\IcKinle\' and later bv John Duff. After he had acqu'ired e\'erythi;1g to be learned in the district schools he tonk a course in the Com- mercial College at Hamilton. \Yhen he ,vas t""enty he tried farming for a year, but de- - ---- - /' " "" " /' / \ \ \ I / , , \ , I fI I I r / / / \ \ / '"",, : " ......""" -- \ t ( ) - -\ - 1 CO DIE 10RA TIYE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD cided to go into business instead, and so started out as a merchant in -\berarder, securing at the same time the appointment of postmaster. In I8ï6 he sold out, mond to Camlachie, purchased the business of Thomas Houston and in the past twentv- nine years has buht it up from a smaIl b - ginning to one of the largest and most suc- cessful concerns in the to\\ nship. Of genial manner and unfailing courtesy, and noted for his strict honest\" he has \\"on the re- spect and personal liking of all classes, and both in business and political life has the public confidence. In I88ç) he built a fine brick store and residence, with all modern imprO\'ements, the only one of its kind in Camlachie. During lr. Cairns's first year at Cam- lachie he was appointed postmaster by the lackenzie administration, and has held the position enr since, to the entire satisfaction of the public; in point of sen"ice he is the oldest postmaster in the county. A Liberal in his views, he has always supported that party and been actin in its work. In 1885 he was elected to the township council, and the folIowing year was made ree\'e, an office \vhich he filIed for four consecuti\'e years and to which he was twice elected by accla- mation, strong proof of his hold upon his fellow citizens. This also made him a mem- ber of the county council, and he was chosen warden of the county by that body in 1890, an office which he filIed with dignity and effi- ciency. Mr. Cairns belongs to the Liberal -\ssociation of Lambton County, and has been its president for several years. For the last quarter of a century he has been commissioner of affidavits, an appointment conferred by the Ontario gov- ernment. In addition to discharging his bu<;iness and political duties he has found time to operate a si"ty-acre farm in Plymp- tnn, which he owns, and has dealt in cattle to some e tent. Fraternally he is a mem- her of the 1. 0, 0, F.. Acorn Lodge, 1\0. 236, of Camlachie, is past grand and has been delegate to tne Grand Lodge at Belle- viIle. St. Thomas. Galt. \Yindsor. London. Hamilton and Otta\\ a. He is also connected 3 1 5 with Forest Encampment. A Presbyterian in religious faith, he belongs to the Cam- lachie Church. He is a member of both the British and Foreign Bible Societies, has been secretary, treasurer and depositor for h\ en- ty-senn years, and is the oldest official on the board. .A man who has largely edu- cated himself, and has made his own way in the \\"orld, progressin and abreast of the times, none in the county is more respected or more popular than Joseph Cairns. On Feb. 10, 1875, lr. Cairns was mar- ried in Camlachie to l\Iiss Elizabeth Frances Ross, who \\as born in Plympton township, daughter of Robert and Eliza (Benson) Ross. .\lrs. Cairns is a woman of refined tastes and beautiful character and has been a devoted helpmeet to her husband, and he owes much of his success to her help, sym- pathy and co-operation in his affairs. Their children numbered five, namely: Elizabeth J., \\ho married Dr. P. lcG. Brown, of Camlachie; :\linnie A.; J osephine 1., at home; and twins, a son and a daughter, who died in nfancy. L-\LCOL I JOHXSO , one of the \\elI-known residents of Dawn township, Lambton County, located on Concession 6, Lot 18, where he owns an excellent, welI- impro\'ed farm, was born Jan. I, 1846, in Im'erness-shire, Scotland, a son of Roderick and largaret plorrison) Johnson. The parents of 1r. Johnson were both born in Scotland, the father in 1802 and the mother in 1817. They \\"ere married in Scotland and came to Canada in 1848 with a family of five children, making the voyage on a sailing vessel by way of Xew York. They were fully six weeks in making the trip which now takes little over one at most, and they came directly to Elgin County, ant. They settled first in .-\ldborough town- ship, where the father bought 100 acres and made some imprm'ements, but five years later removecl to Dawn to\\ nship and settled on the present home fann. -\t the time :\lr. Johnson settled here his farm was so re- mote from the general highway that he was obliged to cut roads through the forest 3 16 COi\IME110R.-\ TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD to reach it. Here he built the first home of logs, a simple affair, which he later replaced \\ ith a solid hewed-log house, in \\ hich he liyed until his death, in 1873. His \wrthy wife sun'i\'ed until 1897, They were con- nected with the Presbyterian Church, wor- shipping there many ):ears. In politics lr, Johnson \\-as a Reformer. Six children were born to Roderick and Margaret Johnson: John. born in Scotland, died at the homestead at the age of sixty- fi\'e years, of injuries recei\'ed from a log rolling on him; he was unmarried. Flora, born in 1836 in Scotland. was formerly the wife of the late Xeil IcDonald. a farmer in Elgin County. amI a family of se\'en chil- dren sun'i\-ed their parents, John. Roderick, Christine, Ian' .-\., Margaret, Sarah and Malcolm. Xancv. born in Scotland in 1839, married Donald IcDonald (now cleceased), \\"ho settlecl in Sanilac County, [ichigan, 'where he follo\\"ed farming. and there liH his wife and children. Archie, Flora A.. ::\Iargaret. Roderick. John. .-\le'\:ander and Jennie. [ary. horn in I8 I. married .-\lex- ander McDonald, now decease(l, and his widuw and children still reside in Dawn to\\Ïlship. the children heing Alexander, Roderick, Donald. John. Flora and James. Malcolm is mentioned below. Alexander, born in I8 9. the youngest and the only one horn in Canada, in young manhood went to the State of \Vashington. where he worked as a lumberman. but no news of him has been recei\'ed in the last twenty years, Ialcolm Tohnson. the only son left of the old famil;-, grew \lP in D;\\Ïl and was educated in the public schools. He remained at home on the farm and when his father clied became the manager and operator of the place. where he remained. caring for his aged mother until her death. On April 28, 1874. he was married to Sarah TcCIellan, who was born in Elgin County. }'Iarch 17, 1854. daughter of Donalcl and Sarah OIc- Lean) !\IcClellan, pioneers of Scottish ex- traction. :Urs, Johnson was rearecl in Elgin Count\' and is one of the suniyOl"s of her parents' family. the others heing: Ian'. \\-ife of Donald lcDonald, of lanitoba: .\Ie'\:- ander, of Sanilac County, Michigan; .-\llen, of Huron County, 1Iichigan; and Annie, wife of George Battle, of Tuscola Count), Michigan. .-\fter his marriage Ir. Johnson and his \\"ife settled down on the old homestead, where he engaged in general farming. Pros- perity has smiled on them to a great degree, but they ha\ e also had some grief, the death of se\'eral 100'ely young daughters being much deplored. In 1903 Ir. Johnson met with an accident, ialling from a load of. hay, and this has rendered him something of an il1\'alid e\ er since. The following children were born to I r. and Irs, T ohnson: Flora, \\"ho married .-\le'\:ander Skinner, died in Dawn. le l\-ing one son, Donald. \,; Euphe- mia died in early womanhood; Roderick: Sarah . \, ; Donald . \.: Iary .:\Iargaret died in the early bloom of young womanhood; Katharine R., John I.. .-\rchibald H,. Oli\'e I., Ruth hla and ::\Iarion Elsie are all under the hospitable and happy family roof-tree. Doth Ir. amI 11rs, Johnson are consis- tent members of the Presbyterian Church, and he is one of the elders of the church at Rutherford. Politically he has always sup- porte(l the Reform party. but has ne\ er sought office. He has ah\ ays been one of the enterprising fanners and sensible citi- zens of the township, and from his youth has enjoyed the esteem of those who knew well his pnrents before him. They made a name for themseh'es as most worthy people in eHry sense of the \\'ord, and to this name he has but added in the esteem of all about him, The home of Ir. and Irs, Johnson has al- \\'ays been one where hospitality ancl friend- liness may be found, The parents haye had good reason to t:lke pride in the children gro\\ ing up about them. and the\' have al- ways instilled in them the feelings which sen'e to make them true and loyal Canadians. DEXXIS DCGG.\ \\"as one of the \\"ealthy and respected farmer citizens of En- niskillen. where since his death his \\ idow has carried on his large farming interests. and brought 11P their family to be a credit to the community. CO.i\DIEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD The parents of ::-'lrs. Duggan were John and Bridget (O'Donnell) Holling, who \\-ere among the piuneer settlers at PI) mpton to\\ nship, Lamhtun County. John Hol- ling was burn in Leicestershire, Eng- land, .xoy, ï, I82ï, and his wife \\as burn in Limerick. Ireland, in . \ugust. 182-+. Her parents \\ere Jeremiah and Elizabeth (Shannahan) OïJonnell, who came Ìfom Ireland to Xew York City, \\-here .:\Ir. U'Donnell became a hard- \\ are merchant, and li\ ed the remainder of his life. John and Frances (Brewster) Holling, parents of John Holling, were na- ti\'es ut Leicestershire, England, and came to Canada as early as 18-+-+, settling in the Count\' of \ \' entworth. Thev came 0\ er in a sailing- \-essel and landed -at Quebec, and John Holling, the son, went tu \\ ork as a share farmer. .-\fter a few years they mO\'ed tu l'lympton and settled on Concession 6, where Juhn Holling put up a brick house. He became the 0\\ ner of se\'eral farms in Plympton, which he imprO\'ed from time to time. In later life he purchased a home in \ \" yoming, \\ here he passed his last years, anll \\ here his aged \YÎte still resides. He llied in June, 1901, in the faith of the Ro- man Catholic Church, although his early training had been in the Church of England. In politics he was a strong Consen'atiw. He and his wife \\ ere the parents of four chil- dren, of whom Frances, .:\Irs. Duggan, was the eldest. The others \n re: Eliza, burn in the County of \ Y ent\\-orth in 18-+9, \\ as highly educated, and for a number of years was a teacher in the .:\lichigan schools; she married James ::-'IcKinley, a farmer of PI)mp- ton, and has children, .:\Iary, 1Iargery, James. John. Celsus, Josephine, .\nthon)', Frances and Irene. .:\1 an'. born in PI\'Illp- ton, in 1851, is the \vidow of John O'Brien, a farmer on Concession 6, Plympton, and mother of Bridget and James. John, bori1l in Plympton, died Oct. ï. 18ïï, in early manhood. .:\lrs, Duggan was born in \ VenÌ\\ orth County. Dec. 2, I8-+ï. and \\'as well educat d in the schools of Plympt0n and Lambton County. \Yhen a young woman she taught 317 school for a year in .:\Iadison, \\ïsconsin, and later in Canada. On July 5, 1870, she married Dennis Duggan, who \\ as born in County \Yatedord, Ireland, in 1839. His parents. .:\Iichael and .:\Iary (O'Donnell) Duggan, came from Ireland to \Yelland County, whence they mond to Lambton Cuunty, settling near Petrolia. .-\fter some years they moved onto land in Concession 12, east of Petrolia, where they passed the remainder of their lives. Dennis Duggan received his early edu- cation.in Ireland. and after coming to Can- ada took up farming as an occupation. After his marriage he settled on the present home- stead, the first home being a log house. In time he made many impro\'ements, among them commodious barns, which latter \\ ere burned down after 11r. Duggan's death, and have been rebuilt by his widow and sons. The present residenée is an up-to-date brick house, .:\lr. Duggan died June 15,1890, at the family home on Lot 16, Concession 13" Lambton County. He was a deyout mem- ber of the Catholic Church. In politics he belonged to the Reform party. The children born to Dennis and Frances (Holling) Duggan \vere as follows: (I) Gene\'ie\ e, born at the pre ent home in 1872, recei\"ed a thorough education in the convent schools of London, Ont., and Port Huron; "he is unmarried and Ii \'ing at home. (2) .:\lichael Hidella. born in 1874, is unmarried, and since his father's death has carried on the home farm. (3) .:\Iary, born in 1878, recei\'ed her early education in the Petrolia schools. \\ as for fiye years a student at St. Joseph's College, Toronto, and is now Sis- ter Euphrosyne. in St. Joseph's Convent, Toronto. (-+) John, born at the family home in I8ïf), spent nine years as a student in the colleges of Toronto and ::\Iontreal; he is unmarried and at home. (5) James, born in 1883. died at the age of fourteen. (6) Bessie. born in I 90, is a student in the home schools. The family are all earnest memhers of the Catholic Church. following the e'\:ample of their honored father. Both the Duggan and Holling families are identified with the early pioneer history 3 18 COM1\1EMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD of the County of Lambton, where they are widely known and respected. The memory of John Holling. father of l\Irs. Duggan, and that of Dennis Duggan, her husband, will be ever \varmh- cherished in the hearts of many friends anZI neighbors to whom they never failed to gi\'e a helping hand and en- couraging word. In the difficulties and hardships attendant upon pioneer life those in trouble were ah,"avs sure of help and sympathy from a Holling or a DUf?gan, nd their example of courage and fortitude 15 a treasured memory to their descendants. The families ha\'e an enviable record for honest ener gy and acti\'e public spirit which is b , amply borne out by the present generatIOn. who are a credit to their community and ancestry. ROBERT H, BROWXLEE is a highly esteemed and respected citizen of Brooke township, Lambton County, and ranks well amonO" the representati\'e agriculturists of b . that locality, He \\'as born at IllS present home. on the 1st Concession, Lot 13, April 15, I86-t, son of Henry and Margaret (Ken- nedy) Brownlee. \Villiam and Iary Brownlee, the grand- parents of our subject. came to Lower Can- ada from Ireland at a very early day, and finally settled in Euphemia. Lambton Coun- ty, Ont.. where he made a home from the wild land. \\ïlliam Brownlee. had four sons and four daughters, as follows: Christo- pher; \\ïIliam: John; Henry; Margaret, who married William Mulligan, of St. Thomas; Jane. who married John Powell; Eliza. who married Henry Henderson, of \Vards\'ille; and Hannah, unmarried, who resides in Euphemia, Henry Brownlee, the father of Robert H., started life as a farmer on the present home of uur subject. which he cleared from wild land. Here he diell in January, 1895, preceded to the gra\'e by his wife, \\"110 passed a\vay in June. 1889, hoth dying in the faith of the Church of England. in \\'hich he held a number of offices, Politically he was a Conservati\'e and prominent as a po- litical worker, holding a number of township offices. He was a member of the Order of Orangemen. Henry Brownlee and his wife \\'ere the parents of fi\'e children, namely: lary became the wife of Thomas LO\'elI. Thomas died when eighteen years old. Re\'. \\ïIliam, born in 1866, was educated in the Uni\'ersity of London and has filled a pulpit for fourteen years, being rector of the Church of England at Ridgeto\\ n, Ont,; he marriecl Lillie Hernley, and they have children. \\ïn- ifred, Francis, Edith, Kathleen and Ste\\"art. Keziah, born at the present home, died when four years old. Rohert H. is our subject. Robert H. Drownlee recei\'ed a fair edu- G..1.tion. and has always worked on the farm of which he became possessed after his fa- ther's death, His 150 acres of land have been culti\'ated \Ùth the best of results, and he may ,,"ell he called a leading and public- spirited citizen of his community. He has for a number of years been interested in the breeding of Durham cattle. On Jan. 8, 1896, he married l\Iiss 1\1ary Armstrong, who \\ as born in Brooke to\vn- ship Feb. 20, 1 S69, daughter of Da \.id \rm- strong, a pioneer of that township. To Ir. and lrs, Brownlee one child has come, .\n- nie Gertrude, born Dec. 14, 1898. Politi- cally 1\Ir. Brownlee is a Conservative. He is a memher of the Church of England, JOHK },lcXEIL (deceased), who for many years \\ as a well-known farmer of Bo- sanquet township, was a nati\'e of Scotland, Lorn in the parish of Kilmartin, Argyllshire, Hector 1\IcNeil, his father, was a native of the same county, where he grew to man- hood, and followed farming, He there mar- ried Iary 1\IcArthur, and to this union six children were born, three in Scotland. In r 830, with his wife and children, Hector IcXeil came to Ontario, locating in Lobo to\\ nship, Middlesex County, where he fol- 111\\ ed fanning. He then remO\'ed to Cara- doc township, where he became the 0\\ ner of a loo-acre tract and sett1ed down to farm- ing. there spending the remainder of his life. He and his wife died there, and were laid to re.-;t in the cemetery at Strathroy, They were members of the Established Church uf Scot- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD land, He was a Reformer in politics and served during the Rebellion of 1837-38 along the Detroit ri\"er. He was well-kno\\ 11 in his community. John :\Ic eil was but six years old when he crossed the Atlantic with his parents. and his opportunities for recei\"ing an education in the ew \\'orId were rather limited, He ga\'e himself a good education. hO\ve\'er, be- came a good penman, and a well-read man for his day. He remaineù at home with his parents until t\\ enty-six years old, when he settled in \\' est \\llliams township, Middle- sex Countv, on a loa-acre tract of bush land. upon whi h he erected a log house. and there he continued to engage in farming until 1870, when he sold out and crossed O\"er the line into the County of Lambton. He located on Lot 17, 15th Concession, BosaI1l1uet town- ship, buying 100 acres of land, on which he settled down to farm. and where the remain- der of his life was spent. He added fifty acres to the original purchase, at the time of his death operating 150 acres, all of which was well culti\'atecl. He was ably assisted in his farm labors by his sons. His life oc- cupation was general farming, at which he continued until 1\0\'. 13, 1902, when he passed away, ha\'ing suffered for a number of years from kidney trouble. He was in- terred at the cemetery at Ravenswood, Pos- sessed of a great deal of strength, six feet tall, and of e:\.cellent physique. )'Ir. )'Icl\' eiI was able to do a great deal, and his whole life was spent in hard work. He was greatly de\"oted to his home and familv. was liberal in his religious \'iews, a great -Bible reader, and a good Christian man. 1Ir. :\k eil was marrierl, in Caradoc township. in 185 J. to Xancy Graham, who was born in Argyllshire. Scotland, daughter of Hugh Graham. lIrs. :\lcXeil still sur- vive". at the age of eighty-fi\'e years, She is the mother of the folluwing children: Hugh, born in \\'est \\'illiams to\\"I1ship, is now culti\"ating the homestead. and has pro\'ed a good and dutiful son: he is a Re- former in politics. and a representati\'e citi- zen, '!\lary. the widow of Donald J. :\Ic- Cuish, is li\'ing on the homestead. caring for 3 1 9 her mother. Kancy died at the age of twen- ty-two years. Hector, a farmer, late of Sar- nia, died there in February, 1905. leaving a widow, Flora E. ().Iiddleton), the adopted daughter of Alexander Johnson. Catherine died in infancy. Jennette married \\ïlliam ),Iorrison, and resides in Sarnia. Catherine (2), married John Hamilton. and resides near the homestead. THO:\IAS STOCKDALE, a represen- tative farmer of Plympton township. Lamb- ton County, son of \\llliam and 1\Iartha (.\yles\\"Orth) Stockdale, \\-as born in Hope township, Durham County, Ont., :\Iarch 15, [837. \ Villiam Stockdale was born in Y ork- shire, England, in June, 1803, and was the first member of the family to emigrate to Canada. Coming to this country he located at Cobourg, Ont.. and subsequently pur- chased a farm in Stanley township, Huron County, where he spent the remainder of his life engaged in farming. For a number of years before leaving his native land he was foreman of an estate of 1.000 acres. His death occurred :March 19. 1883. His wife was born in Leeds, England, daughter of John and Sarah Aylesworth, and came to America \vith him. dying in Stanley town- ship in August, 1870. Both are interred in the gra\'eyard at Bayfield, Ont. Their chil- dren were as follows: John. born in 1829, came to Canada with his parents when four- teen months old. became a fanner, and died at Seaforth, Ont.. Thursday, Oct, I, 1896; he married )'Iargaret Collins, who survives him. Sarah Elizabeth, horn in Hope town- ship, Durham County, is unmarried, and is residing at London. Ont, Richard ( de- ceased) married :\Iargaret :\lcDonald. anù his widow and six children sun-i\"e him. Thomas is mentioned below. Hannah. un- married, resides at London, Ont. lIary (de- ceased) married Frederick Forsythe. Eliza, who is deceased. married Thomas Shaw. Mercy Jane married Frederick F0rsythe anù resiùes at London. Ont. \\'illiam married Emily Reed and resides on the homestead in Stanley township. 3 20 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Thomas Stockdale was educated in the common schools of Hope and Stanley to\\"I1- ships. going to Stanley township with his parents when twelve years of age. He re- mained on the hümestead farm until he was thirty years old. when he rented severa,l fanll in succession .continuing thus until 18ió. He then came to Plympton tù\mship and took up 100 acres, about half of which \\ as cleared, and upon which he built his present commodiuus house; he also enlarged the barns, . \11 of his outbuildings and the premises surrounding them are in excellent order, and the entire place shows that the one in charge is a good manager. Five acres of the farm ha\'e been put into a good orchard, and he also has a large quantity of small fruit. lr. Stockdale has kept a diary of his daily life for over twenty-three years, and it is very entertaining reading. He is a man \\ hose friends are without number. On .-\pril 9, 1868, Ir. Stockdale wa married, in Stanley township, County of Huron, to Lydia Elizabeth Hewitt, daugh- ter of Robert and Ann (Baker) Hewitt. She \\-as born in Glanford tU\\"I1ship, Oct. 30, 18-1-7. To this marriage ha\'e come children as follows: Barbara Ann, born April 4, 186 9, was married June 27, 1905, tu Juhn Thomas Sutcliffe, and resides in Plympton township; Ellen Iaria, born .\pril 19, rR71, is unmarried and residing at Toronto; Iùa Florence, born July 22, 1875. married James Burton Dunham, April 19. 1899: Alice Iaude, born Jan. 12, 1882. is unmarried; Albin \ \" esley was born June 20, I8R.\.. and Iary Ia bel on l\Ia y 15. 1887. The last three \\-ere born in Plympton township. Ir. and lrs, Stockdale are members of the l\Iethodist Church, in which he is a class- leader. and he has also been treasurer of the church for Ì\veh'e \ ears. as well as trustee. In politics he has lways been a Reformer. He has sen'ed twelve years on the school board, Duth parents of ::\Irs. Stockdale were na- ti\'es of N()rfolk. England, ,,-here they were married. Defore lea\'ing Eng-Iand they had two children. ::\Iartha .-\nn and James Henry, the latter dying before they left England. They settled in Glantonl, in the County of Halton, Ont., but subsequentl) remO\'ed to Stanley tuwnship, about 1854, and resided there until 1867, when ::\Irs. Hewitt died. The father mO\'ed to lcKillop township, Huron County, where he still resides, aged ninety years, The following named children were born to Ir. and l\Irs. Hewitt after their location in Canaùa: Lydia Elizabeth, Irs. Stock- dale; \Villiam, who married Mary Pethick; Elizabeth Rebecca, deceased; Robert, who married Jane :ßI uldoon and Ii \'es in l\Iich- igan; and Louisa, who married the late Dun- can Hewitt. Both the Stockdale and Hewitt families are \-ery well and favorably known through- out the County of Lambton, and their rep- resentati\'es are numbered among the leading people in the several communities in which they make their homes, while many of them are prominently identified with the material progress and prosperity of western Ontario. JOHN l\lACKEKZIE, who passed away at his late residence in Sarnia, Lambtoll County, .:\Iarch Ii. 18i7, was a son of Alex- ander and :Mary (Fleming) .:\Iackenzie, and was one of se\'cn sons: Robert, .\lexander. Hope Fleming, James, J 01111, .-\dam and Charles. Thomas and Donald died in in fancy. The father of this family died in Scotlanel, his nati\'e land. and his widn\V came \\ ith her sons to Ontario, settling in Sarnia, "here she died in 1861. John l\Iackenzie was born Jan, I, 1828, in Scotland, and there recei\'ed a good educa- tion. After coming to Sarnia he emharked in the hardware business, in \\ hich he con- tinued until his death. meeting with marked success. \\"hile a strict Reformer. he was opposed to holding" office, preferring to give his entire time and attention to his rapidly growing business, and this perhaps accounts fur his nnqualified commercial success, Fra- ternally ::\Ir. ::\Iackenzie was a member of the )'Iasonic order, His religious cOimec- tions were \\ ith the Presbyterian Church. , . JOHN MACKENZIE CO:.IME:.IORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Throughout his life he was highly esteemed, and in his death Sarnia lost one of her most representati \"e citizens. Ir. Iackenzie was married at Sarnia, Oct. 15, 1857, to Iary \Yalton, \\"ho was born Sept, 30, 1837, at Ienton, Lincolnshire, England. They had four children, three daughters and one son; the latter, named after his father, is now in business in Winnipeg. In 1872 M r. Iackenzie and Miss Charlotte Iac(;lashan were united 111 marriage. and to them three children were bom: Charlotte (deceased) mar- ried . \lexander Burnham, a barrister of Sarnia, : l;ordon is a resident of \Yinnipeg; Marian is the wife of Robert I. Towers, barrister, of Sarnia, Irs. Iac- kenzie is a daughter of Peter and Sarah ( Iåyne) IacGlashan, the former of Scot- land, who prior to the rebellion of 1837 set- tled in Sarnia, where for many years he was engaged in the mercantile business, Later he purchased a farm in If)ore tlJ\\"Ilship, Lambton County, on which he resided for some time. L'pon his appointment as col- lector of Internal Re\'enue at Sarnia he re- turned to the city, and was holding this office at the time of his death, on July 29, I8 -J., Peter IacGlashan married. in Sarnia. Sarah )'Iayne, a nati\'e of Ireland, horn in 1818, who died in Sarnia in 1892, To them the following children \\"ere born: Charlotte, Irs. Mackenzie: George (deceased), who settled in the States; John, in the States; Charlie and \ \ïllie, deceased; A.nnie, of Sarnia; Colin, of \\ïnnipeg; and Alex- ander, of IIIinois. Politically, Ir. :.Iac- Glashan \\as a Reformer, while his relig- ious connection \\ as with the Presll\,terian Church. He \\"as a son of . \lexander Iac- Glashan, a nati\'e of Scotland, "ho passe(l the latter part of his life in Chicago, IIIinois, where he died, His children were: I'eter: Iargaret, who settled in Sarnia: and Tane, Tohn, Alexander and Iarv, who settl d in Chicago. - JOSEPH H.\ Y\\- \RD. one of Ioore township's most respected citizens, who has been engaged in agricultural pursuits for 21 3 21 many years and for more than d half cen- tury has been prominent in the dc\'elopment of all of the interests of his section, \\"as born .\pril 21, 1829, in the County of Essex, England. \\ïlliam Havward his father. \\as also a - , nati\"e uf Essex, and married Emily Rider, of the same lucality. They reared ten chil- dren to maturity, as follows: Iary Ann, \\ ho married Juhn Hayward. died in Oxford County, Ont.: Alfred is a retired farmer at \ Y oodstock, Ont,; . \melia is the \\ idow of Ed \\ in Balls and resides at \ V oodstock ; .\rthur is a resident of \Yoodstock; Joseph, uf Ioore township, is our subject; Ruth is the widow of John Platt and lives at \Vood- stock; . \llen lives retired, at Cornnna; Jane is the widow of Philip Frazer, of Plympton to\\"llship: Thomas (deceased) and Henry, Í\\ ins, resided in the County of Oxford. In order tu better his 'conditiun and to prlJ\'ide a hrighter future for the family of children grO\\ ing up around him Mr. Hay- \\ anI resoh"ed to seek ne\\" opportunities across the. \tlantic, under the same flag be- neath \\ hich he was born and always desired to li\'e,' In 1837, \\ ith his \\'ife and children, he took passage in a sailing \"essel for X ew York. and reached that port after ten weeks and three days on the water. From that great city they made their way up the Hud- son ri\ er to A.lbany, thence to Buffalo by way of the canal. and then, after crossing Lake Erie, reached the Dominion of Canada. Ir. Hay\\ ard located on a tract of 160 acres of land in East Oxford to\\"llship, County of Oxford, and. with the help of his growing sons, succeeded in clearing this and in placing it uncleI' culti\"ation, Later he kept a kind of inn or half-\\ av house and thus added to his income. He-li\"ed to the age of eighty years and died on his 0\\ n farm, and was laicl to rest in the little cem- etery at Eastwood. His wife aha li\"ed to he eighty years of age, and ,he was Intrie(l in the same place. They \\ ere memhers of the Church of Englaml. . \lthough a strong Consen'ati\"e in his political \'iews, 111'. Hav- \\ anI ne\"er wanted office, He was a m n noted for his blunt honest\', Joseph Hayward was \ ell brought up, in 3 22 C011MEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD a Christian home, and he was educated in the public schools, He was eight years old when the long \'oyage \\ as made from Eng- land and can still recall many of its occur- rences. 'Cntil he \\ as fifteen years of age he \\"orked for his father and then started out for himself, finding employment \\'ith neighboring farmers at the rate of eight dol- lars a month and board. After a few years he went to the lumber regions of Oxford County and for eleven veal'S li\'ed in the little Íumber shanties iI different lumber camps, Dy the end of that time he had de- cided to invest his sa\'ings in farm land. In 1858 he came to Lambton County, Ont., set- tling in Moore to\\ nship, \\ here he bought 100 acres of swamp land in Lot 13, This absorbed his capital, but he was not a man to be easily discouraged and instead of sit- ting down to mourn over his poverty he In0ked fonvard to the time when this large body of land should haye been cleared, drained ane! put under cultivati0n. A log house was soon constructed, and gradually roads were cut to other settlements, and month by month his clearing grew larger and larg r until the day came when the last tree had been cut and the last stump dug out. During these years, for it took years, each member of the family contributed as much as possible to the general welfare, for the strictest economy had to be preserved.. The children assisted in the \\'ork and the good mother raised flax and spun and \\'ove garments, \\ hi Ie the \\'ild game and even the honey beees in the forest helped to fill the larder. In order to procure a little ready mone\' 1r. Havwanl worked from home a part f the tim in the lumber camps. In later years a fine brick house took the place of th'e log cahin, and 1\T 1', Hayward also built substantial barns and outbuildings, For the past few years he has heen engaged in cattle raising. feeding and dealing. but has uow practically retired from all business ac- tivity. ha\'ing earned a period of ease and having- deleg-ated his duties to his son Charles. a most reliahle. worthy successor. The lessons to be learned from a life like that of 1\1r. Hayward are very apparent. Industry, perseverance, courage and econ- omy \\ ill go far to make a man wealthy and independent. lr, Hayward was married .\pril 20, 18.=;.=;. at Ingersoll, Ont., to Catherine O'Xeal, who was born July 3, 1838, in County Limerick. Ireland, a daughter of Charles and Bridget (Griffin) Q' eal. the former of "hom died in his native country; the mother made her home with :\1rs, Hay- ward for a numher of veal'S, and was ten- derly cared for. Her emains rest in the Catholic cemeterv at Curunna, Irs, Hav- ward is noted for-her kindness, and," although she is sometimes imposed on, no one eyer lea\"es her door hungry or cold. She has been a great helper to her husband, ha \'ing cheerfully borne the hardships of pioneer life. It is recalled of her that in the early days. when it was impossible for her Hus- band to leave his \\ ork, she \valked a dis- tance of fifteen miles to the nearest market, carrying butter and eggs, and by their sale obtained the little necessities for the family table. In e\'ery sense of the \vonl lrs. Hayward is a good woman, \\ orthy of these few lines in a public record. Joseph Hayward and his wife ha\'e had children as follows: Allen, born June 29, 18.=;6, died Sept. 28, 18'=;9; Alfred, born in July, 18.=;8, died in infancy; Sarah A.nn. born May 19, 1859, married \Villiam 1001'e. of ::\Ioore township; \Yilliam, born March 13, 186 I, married Ruth Thompson. and is a farmer in :\1oore township; Emily, born 1arch 4, 1863. married David :-'1cGregor, of Sombra to\\'l1ship; Jane, born March 2, 18G6, married Samuel l\IcXiece. of Elgin County; Joseph, born March I'=;. lRG8, is a farmer of Sombra to\\ nship; lary. b()rn . \pril 27, [RiO, married. \l1(lrew \'orton, of ::\1001'e to\\"I1ship; Thomas Henry. born July 16. 1Ri2, is a farmer in Sombra township; Charles. born :'ITay 20. IRiS. operates the home farm; Eliza Catherine, born Oct. 21, 1880. married John Lester. of ::\Ioore town- ship, 1r. and 1rs, Hayward ha\'e nine living children and thirty g-randchildren. They ha\'e spent a half century together and have CO DIE1IOR.-\ TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD weathered many storms, and now are per- mitted to travel the c10\\"I1ward slope in com- pany. They ha\'e everything to make ad- vancing years come on wIthout apprehen- sion-ample means, continued health, a family of respected and affectionate chil- , 19. 1857; he came to Ontario at an early date and carried on a hotel in London. Ont.. later mo\'ing to Buffalo, X ew York. and en- gaging in the same business, and he died in that city. George T,. born Jan, 21. [8u. settled in Elgin County. Ont., was county tre::tsurer for many years, reared a family amI died Feb, 19. I 87-\-, Iary .\nn. born Jan, 20. IXq. died in the old country. Christopher Charles, was the father of John .\, Iary .\nn (2). born XO\'. -\-. 1818. be- CO ßIE},10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD came Irs, Smith, and died larch -t., 1860. Judith \\as born lay 18, 1821, Hannah, Lorn July 3, I82-t., died 1 works, and be- 10ngs to the :'oIethodist Church. Fraternally he affiliates \YÏth the F. & .\. I., and he "'as one of fi\'e to organize the Loyal Order of Orangemen in Sarnia, of which he is still a member, GEORGE HESCOTT is a prosperous farmer of Enniskillen, whet"e he is kno" n as a public-spirited citizen "ho takes an acti\"e int rest in all that affects the \"elfare of the community. Joel Hescott, father of George, was a man greatly beloved by a large circle of friends and neighbors, "ho found him al- ways ready to lend a helping hand in time of need. He and his wife were both faithful church members, and were largely the means of the establishment of Christian "'ork in l\Ioore township, where they had their home. They experienced aU the hardships and dif- ficulties incident to pioneer life, which they met "ith the courage which endears these early settlers to the hearts of their descen- dants. Joel Hescott was born in Somerset- shire, England, Aug. 20, 1810, and attended school in his nati\'e place. In 1829 he came \"ith his brother John. to Canada, and set- tled in iagara County, ,,-here t\\'O other brothers, Richard and James, had pre\"iously settled. Richard Hescott \Vas a British of- ficer, and commanded the fort at Xiagara. from which he furnished supplies to the army, He was retired on a pension in later life, and died at Xiagara, leaving a familv. James Hescott married and died at l;is home in Xiagara, leaying no heirs. John Hescott married in Canada, and joined his brother Joel in making a home in the new country. Of his large family t,,-o sons are still living on the old farm in :\Ioore to\\'I1- ship. Joel Hescott ,,'as a yolunteer in the rebellion of 1837 to 18-\.0, sen'ing in the 2d Battalion, of incorporated militia. under Capt. Charles \Yood, of Ko. 2 Company, commanded by :\Iajor General Sir George . \rthur, and stationed at .-\mherstburg. 1\11'. Hescott was engaged in se\'eral skirmishes on the frontier. and he rec ived an honorable discharge, ,-\pril 30, 18-\.0: Joel Hescott married, in Xiagara, Eliza 3 62 COMMEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Druce, who was born in \Yiltshire, England, in 1830, was carefully educated and came \Yith her parents to Niagara County. The Hescot1s were among the \'ery first settlers in ::\Ioure township, and their uriginal hume in that \\ ild region was a shelter made of bark and brush. 1\lrs, Hescott's parents moved to County O....-:fonl. Ont., and there spent the remainder of their li\'es, They had two sons and three daughters, as follo\\ s : Charles settled in Kent County, l\lichigan, where he still lives; his children are all mar- ried and settled in homes of their o\\'n. 1\Iark. \\ ho settled in l\lanistee County, ::\1ichigan, died there lea\'ing a family. Grace married John Ogden, of Imlay City, l\lichigan, and has three daughters, Betsy married John Jenne. of Oxford County, Ont" and has se\'eral children. Eliza married Toel Hescott. . After marriage Ir. and 1\lrs. Hescott moved into a commodious log cabin where they lived for se\'eral years. They fought the wilderness foot by foot, and gradually evoh'ed from it one of the fine farms of the county. A large modern house was built for the family home, and good barns and other farm buildings erected. After the death of his wife, in I8i8, 1\11'. Hescott made his home \\'ith his son George until his death, in 1900, at the age of ninety. Both he and his wife were earnest church mem- bers and active Christians. He was a mem- ber of the Church of England, and she be- longed to the lethodist Church. In poli- tics he was a member of the Reform party, but never aspired to office. The children of Joel and Eliza (Druce) Hescott were as follo\\ s: (I) 1\Iartha, born in ::\loore, is the wife of John 1\IcKellar, a merchant of Alpena, Michigan; their chil- dren are Carrie, :\Iinnie. Amy, Harrison and "\Iexander, (2) Joseph. born in 1\Ioore, married Alice Johnston of that place, where they reside. on Concession 6: they have two children, Elmer and Eunice. (3) Jennie, born in :\Toore. married Samuel Druce, of 1\lanis- tee, :\Iichigan, and died in 1889, lea\'ing t\\'O children. George, deceased, and Emma, at home in ::\lichigan. (.+) Emma married An- drew Rawson of Enniskillen, and they live on Concession 12; they have children: \\ïIl- kîm, Gertrude, Jennie, Alvin, Clifford, V era Viola and Beatrice. (5) George is men- tioned below. George Hescutt \\'as born in 1\Ioore township, Sept. Ii, 1862, and grew up on the farm, recei\'ing a fair education in the common schools, He was for a time his father's manager on the home place, and in 1889 bought his present property, the west half of Lot 14, Concession i, 100 acres of finely improved land, with good modern buildings. In 1890 ::\11'. Hescott married 1\liss E. Annie Sih'er, who was born in ,\ddington County, near Napanee, Ont., daughter of \ Yilliam and Christiann Sih'er, descendants of old families of that part of the country. 1\Irs. Hescott \\"as well educated in the dis- trict schouls near :K apanee, her home heing near that city. Her widowed mother still keeps the old home, with her eldest son, Sandford. and youngest daughter, Harriet. Of the children of \\'illiam and Christiann Sih'er, besides 1\Irs, Hescott, Sandford mar- ried Helen Bell, of .-\ddington, and has chil- dren, George, Lillian, and \\'illiam; George who resides at Port Huron, married ::\Iar- garet Anderson of Conm"all, and has chil- dren, Laura, Zelma, 1\lurray, Percy, Stanley and \Vellington; Lucinda married Frank \ Villiams of 1\ ew York State, and died in \Yatertown, Xew York, leaving no children; \ Yilliam, foreman of the Haines lumber finn of Brigden, married 1\lartha .-\iken, of Oil City, Ont., and has children, Frederick, Charles, Rohert and Thelma; and Miss Har- riet is at home. 1\11'. and 1\[rs. Hescott began their mar- ried life on the farm which is their present home, Thev have four children, James ,\,' Edith G.. George :\Ielhorne and William Gordon. Ir, and 1Irs. Hescott are both ad- herents of the Presln'terian Church. In politics he has always' been identified \\ ith the Reform party, He has always taken a keen interest in school matters, heing first elected a memher of the school board in 1899, In 1902 he was elected chairman CO::\DIE::\IORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 36 and treasurer of the board, and he is now one of the trustees, He is a worthy son of his honored father, a man of e.....emplary character. and actin in all that makes for the good of his town and county. The name of Hescott \\ as originally pelled Hiscott, by }Jel. father of George. and his people before him. J. F. ELLIOTT. The insurance inter- ests of Sarnia represent an important factor in the business life of that city, and among the enterprising agents engaged in that hranch of acti\'ity. John Forster Elliott oc- cupies a prominent position, and controls an excellent cla!'s of patrons. J. F. Elliott is of Irish ð-traction, his family record shO\ying that four of the name of Elliott came to the north of Ire- land with Olinr Cromwell. The first mem- her of the family of whom any data are ob- tainable. was John Elliott, the grandfather of the present John Forster. This most e.....- cellent man \yas born in the north of Ireland, and had four brothers. -\ndre\\. \\ïlliam, Thomas and Tames. and all of them "ere farmers and Yea\'ers in their natin land. John Elliott married ::\lÏss Q"Xeill and they had three sons. John. George and .\ndrew. Of these. .-\ndrew emigrated to Ontario. settling at Brantford, \\'here he follO\\"ed the trade of a plasterer, and there died. C.eorge Elliott, the father of J. F.. of Sarnia. was born in 1809 in Ireland. where he died in 18:;5. He married ::\Iary .-\nn \lcClure of the north of Ireland. born in 1807. and died in Ireland at the age of eighty-fi\'e years. She was the daughter of Foster Fleming ::\lcClure. \1. D.. a nry large land owner, \\ ho married Jane Bryson, a lady \\ hose death occurred in 1857. she ha\'ing attained to the remarkable age of 10 5 years. Two children were born to George and \Iary .-\m1 Elliott, J, Forster and George. The latter was born in Ireland. in 1843. and is general manager of the Eng- lish Insurance Company. his territory e.....- tending all O\'er Ireland, J. F, Elliott was born in the north of Ireland, .-\pril 12. 18.p, and there recei\ ed his literary education. In 1865. he emi- grated tu Sarnia. Ont.. and his first occu- patiun after locating there \\ as as a clerk for \, .-\llaire. \\ ith whom he remained for some time, \yhen he \\ as appointed clerk in. the Registrar's office. In 1867 \Ir. Elliott established a millinery and fancy goods store, and conducted it most successfully un- til 1 88, when he disposed of his interests in this line and embarked in an insurance business. \\ hich has teadily increased, and is still gro\\ ing. ::\Ir. Elliott represents the \Iutual Life. of Xe\\ York. the Tra\'elers, of Hartford. and the Ocean Accident, of Eng- land. doing a large business \\ ith the latter. In addition he was from 1896 to 1903 one of the auditors for the Corporation, He was regent of the Royal -\rcanum of Sarnia, be- ing \'ery prominent in that order. On ::\Iarch 28. 1864, },Ir. Elliott was married to ::\Iiss ::\Iary Jane ::\lcCullough. a nati\'e of Clones. Xorth of Ireland. born in [843, daughter of Samuel ::\IcCullough, of Ireland. The following children han been born to \Ir. and ::\Irs. Elliott: ::\Iary, who married Fred. Joanes. of Sarnia, Ont,; ancl ::\Iiss Lizzie Allen, of Sarnia. \Ir. and ::\Irs. Elliott and their daughters are con- sistent members of the ::\Iethodist Church, and take great interest in the Sunday-school. Politically, ::\Ir. Elliott is a Consen-ati\'e. In addition to his connection with the Ro\"al .-\rcanum, he is a \Iason. Through his o \ n steadfast efforts. \Ir. Elliott has firmly es- tablished himself in the confidence of the business ,,'orId, and is a man of prominence in the community where he has made his home for so many years. \YILLI.-\::\I BR \SDOX (deceased) was one of the \'alued and respected men of \Yarwick township. Lambton CounÌ\', one of the successful agriculturists and 'business men of this locality. He was born Dec. 15, 1847. in County Tyrone, Ireland. son of the late James and \Iatilda (::\lcElroy) Bran- don, and brother of Thomas Brandon, the well knO\\ n stock dealer of \\'arwick to\\ n- ship. an extended sketch of whom will be found elsewhere, .;364 COM11EMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD The late \Yilliam Brandon came to Can- ada with his parents \vhen fi\-e years old, and attended the schools of \\'ar\\"ick township, which, at that time were only indifferent ones. TInts he had not nmch opportunity to secure a g-ood education, another reason being that he was oblig-ed from early youth to "ork hard on the farm, helping his father to clear up the homestead in the ,,"oods. He remained with his parents until he was twenty-five years old, when he started out for himself on Lot 9, Concession 5 north, in \Varwick township, on a farm of 100 acres kno,,-n as the Joseph Johnson farm. Here he set to work clearing up a home for him- self. and made innumerable improvements, His log house while plain was comfortable, At a later date he bought seventy-five more acres. this farm being known as the Thomas Brandon farm. the property of his cousin, and still later he bought 100 acres on the second Line of \\'ar,,-ick, which was known as the Dennis Saide place. on which farm he had resided but six weeks when he died. He engaged extensively in farming and stockraising. and became one of the most successful cattle men of the township, dur- ing his later years shipping. with his brother Thomas. cattle to the English markets, 1\lr. Brandon \\'as married in Plympton township, Feb. 18, 1874, to Alison Robert- son, born in :\fontreal. Quebec. daughter of James and Elizabeth (Cummings) Robert- son. both of whom still survi\'e and are res- idents of St. Clair. 1Iichigan, The four sons horn to this union are: (I) James. born Aug. 3 I. 1877, was educated in the district schools and then assisted his father in his enterprises, His health failed in 1903. and he underwent an operation for appendicitis at St. Joseph Hospital. London, He has visited the orthwest hut prefers the home- stead where he is a g-reat help and comfort to his widowed mother, (2) \ Villiam John, horn ov, 19. 1879. is also interested in the operation of the home, (3) Robert RlIhert- son. born Aug-, I, [882. is also a farmer at nome, (4) Thomas. \lexander. born Oct. 22, 1884. is now a student at the Toronto ledi- cal College, Since the death of ::\lr. Brandon, the family sold the Saide farm of 100 acres, amI also the se\'entv-fi,'e acre Thomas Brandon farm, retaining the Jlomestead, and then bought the Lester homestead on the 5th Con- cession. and the Karr homestead of 100 acres, The family resides on the Lester farm. \ Y arwick township has had few more consistent, conscientious men than the late \Villiam Brandon. lIe was noted for his high moral character. and his unflinching honesty, and he was respected by all classes. :\.t the age of twenty-two years he became con\'erted and associated himself with the Congregational Church. and he remained a steadfast member of that religious body until 1873. during which period he gave much attention to the study of his Bible. Finally he concluded from his \'aried read- ing and study that sectarianism was not Scripture. and he became joined in fellow- ship \\'ith those who met every Sunday morning to partake of the Lord's supper, and he owned to no name nor sect, firmly believing them to be contrary to Scriptur , but his heart \vent out to all those who were Christians, regardless of what denomination they belonged to. He li\'ed up to \\'hat he believed to be the \YÏII of his Divine Master. \\Then stricken with mortal sickness he was submissive and patient. Early in 1897 the family remü"ed from the homestead to the Saide farm. On account of a bo\\ el trouble 1\lr. Brandon was obliged to submit to an operation. Feb, 12, 1897. which ,,'as per- formed by two eminent surgeons. Dr. Newell, of \Vat.ford. and Dr. Hubbard. of Forest, but all the efforts of the surgeons, the tender care of his family and the hopes of his friends were of no a\'ail. His death took place on Feb, q, 1897, and he was buried on the 17th in Bethel cemetery, the touching funeral sennan being preached by Joseph Douglas. of Detroit. :\1r. Brandon died as he had li,"ed, a true Christian father, husband aUfI friend, Hi" life ,,-as one worthy of emulation, anll his memory will long remain green, ::\Trs. Brandon. like her late husband. en- tertains the s:lIne religious belief. and in her CO DIE lOR.\ TI\YE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 36,5. dailv life displays those \'irtues \\hich should be the mark of e\'ery ChristIan. In e\ ery relation of life she has ShO\\ìl her estimable character. Her life with lr, Brandon was one of happiness. their ideas on life and its duties being entirely in accord. Their chil- dren have grO\\ìl to manhood types of Can- adian \"outh, and show the results of the Christi n training they ha\ e recei\'ed. \nLLL\ 1 FERGCSOX, now li\'ing retired at Point Edward, has been a resident of that place for many years. He \vas born in Scotland, Oct. 20, 1820, son of Duncan and Christina ( Ionroe) Ferguson, and grandson of Duncan Ferguson. In 1830 Duncan Ferguson and his wife came to Lambton County, Ont., locating in Plympton township, where he owned a tract of land on which they spent the remainder of their li\"es, each dying a! the age of eigh- ty-one years. Religiously they were Baptists, and politically he was a Reformer. They had the follo\\ ing named children, all now de- ceased except \\ïlliam; Iargaret, who mar- ried DaÙd ::\Iorrison; Christina, who mar- ried \\-illiam Stacey; _-\g11es; Duncan; )'Iary; \\ïlliam; and Kate, who married Xeil Ic\ïcars. \Yilliam Ferguson, although now past eighty years of age, is as acti\ e as many men of sixty. In 1856 he came to Ontari9, locating at Port Sarnia, where he \vas en- gineer at the Kemp mills for some time. He then sailed for four years, and in 1862 set- tled at Point Ed\\ard, \\"here for O\'er thirty years he was engineer at the Grand Trunk Ele\'ator. Since leaving that position he has lived retired, ),Ir. Ferguson was ahvays frugal, sa\'ed his money, and now 0\\ ns sev- eral houses and lots in Point Edward, the income from which handsomely supports him. Ir, Ferguson has been t\\ ice married. In IS-p. in Glasgow, Scotland, he was marrieq to ),Iiss Agnes Livingston. a first cousin of the noted explorer, and to this union were born the following children: (I) Kate is the wife of James Piggott, a railroad con- ductor, and they hm e had fi\"e chiiåren- \\ïlliam, Eddie, _ \gnes, Lizzie and Kate. (2) Christina ( deceased) married George Scott, and had eight children-Alice and Eva t t\\ ins), John, :\Iary, Isabelle, Agnes,. Cassie and Christina, (3) )'laggie married George \ \' aterworth of 1\lichigan, and had t\\ 0 children, Herbert and Beatrice. (4) ,\ggie married t first) William Dumvoody,. by whom she had five children, Lillie, ),Iamie t deceased.>, :\Iattie, Richard and X ellie. Her second husband js John Iooney, and their children are. Russell, Clifford and Hugh, The mother of this family died July 6, 181)0, and on Sept. 10, 1891, ::\lr. Ferguson mar- ried }'Iiss Jean Bell, a native of Ireland,. daughter of William and ::\lary (Cava- naugh) Bell, of Ireland, \vho. \vith her brother, John R" came to Ontario in 18 77. John R. Bell lives in Guelph, and has one son and one daughter, Fred and l\lary. Po- litically ::\Ir. Ferguson is a prominent Re- former, and in religion is a member of the Baptist Church. JOHX B. BE.\ TO)J, one of the repre- sentative farmers of Enniskillen, Lambton County. \dlO resides on Concession 4, Lot 15. was born in Lobo, }'liddlesex County, .-\ug. 27, I85-\., son of James and Effie (:ðlc- ,-\rthur) Beaton. both of "horn were born in .\rgyllshire, Scotland, the fOfll1er in 1820, and the latter in 1822, The parents of our subject "'ere both \\"ell educated in their native country, where the father followed the life of a sailor until he came to Canada. .\fter marriage they settled for a short time in Howard, Kent County, and then moved to :ðIiddlesex County, coming to Lambton County in the fifties. At that time Concession -\. was all wild land, and J ames Bea- ton and his wife were the first set- tlers, He opened up a farm, and for a number of years they li\'ed in a log cabin which had no stove, the only heat being ob- tained from a fire place which ::\Ir. Beaton had himself erected. Later he built a better home in which he lived until his death, \\ hich occurred in Iarch, 1899, his wife having died in October, 1898. Religiously 1\lr. Bea- 3 66 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ton \\ as a Baptist. while his wife was a Pres- byterian, and they were among the founders of Christianity in this section. Politically he was a stanch Reformer, James Beaton had one brother, John, who came to HO\\"- anI. Kent County. and died in Ridgeto\\ìl. where he left a familv. and one sister. Hen- riette. who married Peter l\IcNeil. a settler, and died in -:\Iosa. -:\Iiddlesex Count\', leav- ing a family. James Beaton's fathe; was a minister in Scotland, James and Effie Beaton reared a family of fise children, as folluws: (I) Hugh A., horn in Howard. Kent County. in 1852. re- ceived a district school education and after recei\-ing a teacher's certificate graduated from the X()nnal School of Toronto, He is still a teacher and is at present principal of the \Valken-ille High School. He married ),Iiss :\Iarv B. Boles. of Enniskillen. and they han two' children. Hugh and ::\lable. (2) Tohn B. is mentioned below. (3) Bella. born in 1856. married (first) Sandy :McBean, of St. Thomas. where he died, leaving one daughter K ettie: she married (second) An- dre\\ Park, of Enniskillen. (4) Katie, born in 1858. married James Kerr, of l\Iiddlesex County. where they resided for some time, later coming to Oil Springs. where they both {lied lea\-ing four children. Effie. E\-a, Kittie and James. ( 5) Dougal, born in 1860, re- ceind a fine education fitting him for a teacher in the public schools where he taught for some time, later becoming teacher in the Belleville College. where for a number of veal's hefore his death he taught in the Deaf ;nd Dumb Institute: his death occurred Feb. 17. 18 95, John B. Beaton. the subject of this sketch. was reared to manhoorl on the old homestead. which he nO\\ 0\\ ns and farms. He recei\'ed a good education in the graded schools of Oil Springs. and on leaving school his father made him manager of the oIrI homeo.;tead. In :\lay, I R82, he \\ as mar- rierl to ::\liss Eugena Selhy. who was horn in Sharon, York Cuunty. daughter of lajor John P. and l\Iartha (.\yerst) Selhy, the former of \\ hom was horn in York County, and the latter in Kent County. Englal1fl. The\ ettled in Lambton CounÌ\' at Court- righ't. \\ here he died Jan. [2: 1900, his \\ ife ha\'ing passed away in I89ó, They left a family of ten children, -:\Irs. Beaton is a ..-ery estimable lady of culture and refine- ment, and recei\-ed a fine education at St. Thomas, To John B, Beatun and his \\"ife has heen born a famih' of fin children. as follows: :\Iag-gie and Sue died in childhood; \\'esley, born in I 83. is a telegraph opera- tor: James F.. horn in [888; and Lila Jean, born in July, 1898. Religiously our subject and his wife are den Jut members of the Methodist Church. hoth taking an active part in church work. and :\1 r. Beaton is a member of the board of trustees, Politicalh' he is a stanch member of the Reform party. as was his father be- fore him. and for nearly fin years has been a member of the board of school trustees, The difficulties and hardships which at- tended the life of the pioneer settlers of this country were experienced in full by our sub- ject's father and his wife. who through e\"ery trial displayed that courage and fortitude which loyal Canadians have always admired in the character of their forefathers, John B. Beaton is a mHn of ð.emplary habits. and is one of the most actin and well to do farmers of Lamhton County. STE\\'.\RT GARDI ER. a succes<;tul fanner. who is engaged in cultivating his fine farm of 100 acres on Concessiun 6, Lot 5. Brooke township. Lamhton County. was born April 8. 1854. in Lobo, :\Iiddlesex County, son of Robert and Catherine ( Orm by) Gardiner, both of whom wert: born in County Sligo, Ireland. J ames Gardiner, the g-randfather of Stewart. died in Ireland, His son. Rohert, was horn in 1813, and married Catherine Onnshy, daughter of John Ormsby, a farm- er: his father. John. was a soldier in the British sen'ice. and recei\'ed 400 acres of land in Ireland frum the British GO\'ern- ment, Thumas Ormsby. a brother of l\1rs. Gardiner. was a colonel of the 91th Regi- ment. of the Oueen's Guards, and recei\ erl two merlals fn;7n the Queen. for branry and UJ DIE IOR.\.TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 3 6 7 good sen-ice in command. Irs, Gardiner's people \\ ere all noted in militar) circles in England, \.fter marriage Ir. Ganhner \\ orked as a laborer, until. in 1 -1-0. he left Ireland. going to England. and there re- mained until 18-1-9. \\ hen he came to the \\ estern \\ orld on a sailing \-essel. He worked fur one) ear in ew York. and then \\ ent to Sa \-annah. Georgia, where for some time he worked for a railroad, and then in I 52. came to Canada. He first was em- ployed by the Great \\' estern railroad. as a contractor. but lost hea\-ily in the IcDon- aId bank failure in London, Ont, He bought a tract of land in Bronke to\\ nship. where he settled his family. For a \\ ihle he continued to \\ ark at contracting. but later settled do\\ n and engaged in farming. which he followed until his death in 1900. his \\ ife ha\-ing passed a\\ay in [899. They were both con- nected with the Church of England, and al- ways took an acti\-e part in the work of that religious organization. To :\Ir. and Irs. Robert Gardiner the following children were born: John. born in 18-1-9, in England. married in Canada, and nm\ resides in .\h'inston. Brooke township, where for a great many years he engaged in fanning: Stewart is mentioned belu\\, Eliza ]., born in 18S(). married Thomas Elliott, of 111\\ood. Brooke to\\ì1ship. and they ha\'e children-John \V., Xina C.. Susan. Lottie amI laggie . \,: .\.nnie I.. born in 18:;8. in Iiddlese''' Count\', married \\ïlliam \ '\ elch. a farmer of Da\\'n to\\ nship, and they ha\ e three children. . \nnie, Rubert and \\ïlliam; Sarah, born in 1860. in Brooke to\\ nship. married James Ferkey. of Ah inston, Brooke township. and one son has been born to them, Robert: Susan. born in [863. in Brooke to\\ nship. married Samuel Smith, of Concession Ó. of Brooke township, awl has these children, Elinbeth c., l\Iary ].. Iaude, Rohert T., William H" \\'alter \\'.. Gordon S. and Gertrude: Thomas. born in 1866. in Brooke township, is single, and resides on the old homestead: and Christma. horn at the old home. in l ó9, resides on the old home, on Lot 12. Conces- Sion 5. Ste\\ art Gardiner was reareù to manhooù on the old home in Brooke township, and here he recei\ ed a district school education. \,"hen a young man he \\ orked with his fa- ther at railroading. at the same time follO\\- ing farming on the old home. On X u\, 1 ï, l ïS. he married Iis Iaggie Elliutt, who \\as born and reared in Dorchester, :\Iiddle- sex Cuunty. daughter of Xeanion and Jeanet (;reayes) Elliott. an old pioneer family of that County. Irs, Gardiner's mother still resides in Iiddlese" County. at the remark- able age of ninety-se\ en years. After marriage 1Ir. and Irs. Gardiner settled on the home in Brooke to\\ nship, \\ hich they now occupy, .\t the time of their settling on this land it was all wild, bush land, and Ir, Gardiner erected a log cabin and barn. \\ hich he replaced with his fine, modern brick residence in 1901. He has erected good, substantial buildings, and in 1903, he built a large bank barn and other out buildings, He has made impruyements all n\'er his farm. which cunsists of 100 acres uf fine land, all in a goud state of culti\'a- tion. and has made his farm one of the finest in this part of the to\\ nship. To Ir. and Irs, Gardiner six children ha\'e been born, namely: T ohn, died in in- fancy: Robert born in'September. 1880. re- cei\ed a good edncation in the home schools, and no\\ follows carpentering, and li\-es on the home farm: 5te\\ art. Jr., born in Octo- ber, 1883. follows farming at the old home: Louisa, born in February. 1886, eùucated in the home schools. resides at home: Stanley, 1.X:JIï1 in December, 1889. is a graduate of the home district schools; and Iaggie. born in 1893. is still a student in school. }{eligiously :\Ir. Cardiner and his family are members of the Preshyterian Church. in \\ hich Ir. Gardiner has heen a leader. In the hmood Church he was a member of the managing hoarcl for a period of ten years, and also held the position of treasurer for ten years, It was through his influence that the Inwood 01l1rch \\ as built, and e\-er since its erection, Ir. Gardiner has heen an acti\'e and liberal supporter of the same, Political- ly, Ir. Gardiner has ah\ ays been iclentified 3 68 co n,lE}'10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECURD with the Consen'ati\'e party, of which his sun is also a member. \\"hile he has never aspired to public office, he has often been asked to take part in municipal affairs. Fra- ternally he has connected himself with the Order of Orangemen, Johnston Lodge No. 83 1 , of Brooke township, and Ir. Gardiner has held e\'ery office in that suciety. Mr. Gardiner's son Robert is also a member of this lodge. Stewart Gardiner is a man of honor and integrity, ,vhuse word is as good as his bond, and he enjoys the confidence of the entire community. JOHX .\. l\10R\\"00D. In e\'ery com- munity there are men who, by reason of their ability and attainments, have been given posi- tions of trust and confidence, and in Alvins- tun, Brooke township, Lambton County, a man who has been especially prominent is John A. 1Iorwood. He \\as born :\ug. 3 0 , 18 37, at St, John, Quebec, son of John and :\Iargaret (Stewart) Morwood. John l\Iorwood, the father of Juhn A., was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1802, and his wife was born in County Sligo, Ireland, in 1808, the daughter of an old Irish family who settled in the Lower PrO\'ince, at St. John, dying when l\lrs. Iorwood was a young girl. John :Morwood located in Quebec when a young man, and \\ orked on the public \vorks for some years, later engag- ing with the St. J 01111 Railroad Company as freight agent on the first road built in Can- ada. He remained in the employ of the rail- road company for the greater part of his life and when he retired to a farm was gi\'en a life salary by the company, which he drew up to the time of his death, in 1851. After his death his \\.idow sold the farm and re- mO\'ed to London, Middlesex County, Ont., later purchasing a farm in \ \" estminster, where she died in I 88-J.. Ir. and Irs. Morwood were connected with the Church of England. Eight children were born to this worthy couple, namely: (I) 11ary A., the eldest, \\'as born in the Province of Quebec in 1835, married Francis Barrows, of \Vestminster, and has ,one child, Fred, who resides in \\"estminster. (2) John _\. U) Samuel died in in fancy. (-J.) Samuel J., born in I8-J.I, in the PrO\'ince of Vuebec, where he \\ as reared, after coming to Lamb- ton County married l\Irs. 1Iary Urchard, of Petrolia, and there died in 1898, leaving t\\O sons, Frank and \Villiam, buth of Petrolia. (s) Hugh D., born in 18-J.-J., enlisted in Com- pany B, 2d Iichigan Volunteer Infantry, when sixteen years of age, served three years in the Civil \\ ar in the States, was taken pris- oner by the Confederates, and confined for eleven months in the Florence stockade, after his release by Gen. Grant settling in N ash- ville, Tenn" and after the war returning to Canada. He married and settled in Detroit, where for tweh'e years he was a policeman, and then studied theology and entered the Baptist ministry, in the work of which organ- ization he has been actively engaged for twenty years in Illinois, (6) Iargaret J " born in Quebec in 1846, married Alonzo Bullard, of \Vestminster, and they located in Detroit, 1Iichigan, where Mrs. Bullard died. (7) Sarah l\Iaria, born in 18-J.8, married Robert Jackson, a fanner of \ V estminster, and has two children, Charles and Eva. (8) Katie, born in Quebec in I8S0, married Dr. Archie McKellar, deceased, of Green Springs, Ohio, where she still resides; she has children, Archie, Ialcolrp, Xeil and l\Iary. John A. l\Iorwood received a fair educa- tion in the schools of Quebec, and after the death of his father came with his mother to l\Iiddlesex County, locating in \Y estminster, near London, on a farm which he and his mother purchased in 18SI. Here they re- mained four years, and then 1Ir. Ior\Vood remO\'ed to London, and began work in the railroad shops. He worked t\\ 0 years as an engineer, running between London and Sus- pension Bridge, and then began to learn the trade of machinist. In 1858 lr. 1Ionvood married (first) l\Iiss Elizabeth Ste\'ens, born in \Vestminster in 1839, daughter of Perrin Stevens, who came from Pennsyh'ania, and located in l\Iiddlesex County. Ir. 1\lor- wood and his wife settled in :\Iiddlesex County, where he engaged in the mercantile business. In 1873 he sold out, and, coming " --.J COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD to L'unbton County, settled in \.h-inston, carrying on his trade of engineering in the grist and saw mills for some ten years, In 188 5 he erected his machine shops, and he has continued in this line up to the present time. In 1896 he recei \'ed the contract to erect the electric light plant in Ah inston, and this he afterward superintended for eight ) ears, in Iarch, 190-\., selling out and resum- ing his machine shop business. lr, lor- wood is the owner of a great deal of real estate in the to\Hl of .\h'inston, hm-ing a fine residence and other property, and he is con- sidered one of the \'illage's hea\iest land- owners, 11r. lon\Ood's first \\ ife died in 18ï7, the mother of children as follows:' Lucy 11ay and Kettie C. both died in childhood. John R., born in \\'estminster in 1859, \\as educated for an engineer, which profession he has followed always, ha\'ing been with one concern, the .-\h'inston Roller ::\Iills, in Alvin- ston; he married 1Iiss Christie Cascadden, and they own a fine home in Ah-inston. .-\nnie 1\1., born in )'Iiddlesex, Ont., in 1866, married John McSpadden, and has two chil- dren, Charles and ::\Iaud; they settled at Rog- ers City, on Lake Huron, \\ here for some years he was employed at a life saving sta- tion, and they are now resi(lents of Detour, near Sault Ste. Iarie, \\ here he is engaged at the American \yorks. John .-\. Iorwood married (second) Iiss Clara Estell, who was born in \\-est- minster, and died in I 89-\.. They had one daughter, Carrie May, born in I8ï9, in Al- yinston, who married \Yellington Greensled, of Caradoc, Iiddlesex County, and has one daughter, Clara Emma. Ir. lorwood's third marriage \\ as to Iiss Sarah )'Iadole, of .-\ldnston. There were no children born to this marriage, but Ir. and 11rs. l\Ion\ ood are rearing an adopted boy, Charles. Politically Ir. Ion\ood has ah\a\s been a Conservati e, and in 1880 he \\ as appointed magistrate of . \lvinston. This was when the town \\ as incorporated, and he has held that position to the present time, For se\'en years continuously he filled the office of ree\'e: and prO\-ed to be quite a capable public sen'ant. 24 369 Fraternally lr. 110n\ ood has associated himself with the Order of Orangemen, in \\ hich he \\ as master for se\ eral ) ears. He is id ntified with the 1.1ethodist Church, being a liberal supporter of the same, but not an ac- ti\t: member. 1r. l\Ion\ ouù has many warm frie ds throughout the county who enjoy his bus1l1 ss success, and his social and pulitical pronunence. JOH F. DOK.\LD, a \\-ell-known and successful agriculturist of Plympton town- ship, belongs to a family long identified with the county; he was oorn on the Donald homestead Oct, 3, 1860, son of John and Helen (Houston) Donald. John Donald, grandfather of John F., \\ as born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scot- land, and was there gi\'en a good common school eùucation. \,"hen he was twenty he married :Miss Marian Duncan, and the young couple started at once for Canada. They locat_ed in Dalhousie, Lanark County, among the first settlers, and }'Ir. Donald buught a tract, o 100 acres. In addition to carrying on his tarm, he was one of the first teachers in that section and continued in the profes- sion for t\\ enty years with great success re- tiring at the end of that time with a pel;sion from the gm-ernment. To his first purchase of land \\ as afterward added 200 acres more , and he was one of the e'\:tensive fanners of the region. He and his wife both reached the age of eighty-t\\ 0, and were buried in the cemetery at Beck" ith, Lanark County. 11r. Donald \\ as an elder in the Presbyterian Chur.ch, anù a strong Conservati\-e. The tweh-e children in the family were: . \gnes Thompson, born May 15, 1822, the \\ idow uf David Nesbett, residing in l'lympton; Jeanette, April 20, 1824, wife of John Paul, of Sarnia; John; Thomas, a cattle dealer, deceased in 1893; l\Iarion, \\ ife of John Houston, both deceased; Jean, \\ife of Peter Lee, both deceased; James, a well-kno\\ n cattle dealer, \\-ho died in Lanark County; Andrew, \\ ho was drowned in I 8io; Eliza- beth, \\ i fe of John Cuthbertson, both de- ceased; Barbara. Mrs. \Villi,lm Tavlor of Carleton Place, Lanark County; íattl;e\\, 37 0 COI\ll1El\IORA Tl\-E BIOGRAPHIC \L R ECO R lJ owner of 500 acres of lam!. and residing on the Dalhousie homestead, married to Miss Mary Buffin; and Frank. a gO\-ernment cus- toms official, residing at Carleton Place. J 01111 Donald (2) was born in Dalhousie, Feb. 3. 1826, and was educated in the town- ship schools, He assisted his father on the farm and with this experience started for himself when quite a young man, He set- tled on the 2d Line in Plympton township, Lot 8, where he bought a tract of fifty-four acres, .\fter clearing anll imprm'ing this he added fiftv acres more, and still later an- other 100 ac es un Lot 8, Concession 3, all of which he owned anrl operated until his death, He made extensi\-e improvements in the \\ ay of d\\-elling and farm buildings. and ga\'e his entire attention to his property, where he engaged in both general farming and stockraising, His death occurred at his home. March 26, 1882; he is buried in the cemetery on the 2d Line west. He wa!:! a Liberal in politics,.a Baptist in religious be- lief, and a man of temperate habits and do- mestic tastes, devoted to his family. His wife, \\ hom he married in 1854, was Miss Helen Houston. born in Ramsay, tu \\ïJliam and. \lice (Leckie) Houston; she is stillliv- ing and though troubled with deafness, is in full possession of her uther faculties, She makes her hOIl1e in Sarnia. cared for hy her daughter. She also belonged to the Baptist Church. She hore her husband four chil- dren, viz.: Alice. !\Irs. Richard l\IacDonald, of Sarnia: Iarion. of Sarnia; \\'illiam, who li\-ed only two years; and John F, T olm F. Donald attended the public sch ols amI aften\ anI made farming his oc- cupation, in which he has been very success- ful. Since his father's death he has had charge of the homestead and has made many imprO\'ements. Oil has been di cu\'- ered also, and se\'eral wells are now IJeing operated on his pruperty. His industry and integ-rity are \\ ell known, as is also his genial disposition, and he i<; held in high esteem by his many warm friends, . \ Libera!. he was a memher of the to\\ nship council for four ) ears; in religion he is a Baptist and belongs to the Church at \ \'yoming, 2\11'. Donald \\'as married in 1886 tu .Miss Jane Chalmers, born in Plymptun, daughter of "\Iexander Chalmers, but this union was brought to a sad conclusion by I\lrs, Donald's death in 1902. She was buried in \\')oming, Three sons \\ ere left, \\'illiam John, Frank and Stuart, all at home. On Dec. 28, I90-j., lr. Donald married (second) liss Christena E, :\kE\\-en, of Plympton. daughter uf James and Jessie (Scott) l\IcE\\en, of Lan- ark County. Mr and .:\lrs. l\lcEwen re- moved tu Plympton in IX85 where she died two years after. 1\1r. Donald is a member of Beaver Lodge Xo. 17, .\, O. l- \\'., of \Yyoming. WILLIAM IACKESY, one of the prosperous farmers of Enniskillen township, located on Concession 5, Lot 13, was born in County \Yexford, Ireland, July I, 1852, a son of Thomas and Frances (Larkin) Mack- esy, well known in County \Yexford, where ::\lrs. 1\lackesy still resides. Thomas 1Iackesy died in 189-j.. The children of his first marriage, ::\Iary, 11ar- garet and James, are still in Ireland. There were ten children born to his second mar- riage, the eldest being uur subject, and the uthers: John, Joseph, Elizabeth, Kate, Annie, II annah, Honor and Patrick, all in Ireland; Thomas came to Cle\-eland. Ohio, \\ here he married, has two children, J olm and T uliet, and is established as a machinist. - \Villiam .:\lackesy \Vorkel! on his father's farm until he reached manhood, having enjoyed fair educational aeh'antages in the public schools of his nati\'e lanel. In 1873 he came to Canada. In' wa\' of l )uebec, and set- tled first in York éount ', ne;'r Toronto. He continued to work on n ighb()ring farms un- til he had earned sufficient means to buy his present farm, On June 2Ó, 1 R7ó, 1\11'. :\lackesy married 1Iargaret Gleason, horn in County Tipper- ary. Ireland, Iarch 17, [853, a daughter of Dennis and Catherine (Ryan) Gleason. who still reside in Ireland, :\Irs.:\ lackesy came to Canada with relati\'es in girlhood, being CO ßIEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD si,teen \ears old at the time and well edu- cated. Ir. and :\Irs. Iackesy came to Oil City in 18ïY, and he wurked at lumbering one year and then purchased 100 acres of his pre ent home, -\t that time it \\-as only a wild stretch of country. not much re embling the culti \"ated farm of the present. . \mong the first imprO\'ements he made here, \\ as tu erect a frame house, which, in 1893, was succeeded b\' a fine brick residence with all the modern - imprm ements. His large bank barn, which can be seen a long distance away, was built in 18YI, and is one of the most substantial structures of its kind in this neighborhood. :\Ir. :\Iackesy is one of the leading farmers of this sectiun uf Lamhton County, and is the owner uf a large amount ()f property_ In IXy() he purchased a second farm un Concessiun 2, Enniskillen. and an- other of 100 acres un Concessiun -\.. ooth being largely under Clllti\-ation. .:\Ir. and .:\Irs. 1Iackesy ha\-e had fi\'e children; J olm, born near f oronto, in 1878, is a sailor on the lakes; \\ïlliam A, born in 1880, at Oil City, and residing on his farm in Enniskillen township. married Alice Xelson. of Petrolia, and has one son, \\ïll- iam X. ; Thomas, born in 1883. at the present home. li\-es in :\Ianitoba: Kathleen, born in 1887. and James .\.. born in 1890. reside at hOlne, Pulitically Ir. 11ackesy has al- ways heen identified with the Reform party. but he has ne\-er aspired to office. Religious- ly he is a Catholic. and has reared his family in the same faith. In noting the success of indi\'iduals it is often beneficial to e)o..amine \\ hy their lot is more fortunate than that of others. In 11r. .ðlackesy's case. he landed in Canada \\ ith a \ ery small capital. Those \\ ho know him best could tell the hard lalXJr and close econ- omy llf years of unremitting industry be- fore he became the fanner and stockraiser that he now is. amI tlms would tell the stOr\' of his success and make apparent \\"hy h has forged far ahead of others \\ ho started out in life's race at the same time he did. lIe is cunsidered one of Enniskillen's good, sulid citizens, and is a man who is highly esteemed hy all who know him. 3ï[ THO.\L\S H, LO\'ELL. a prosperous farmer and stock dealer of Drooke to\\ nship, Lambton County, i successfully engaged in the culth-ation of his fine farm on the 3d Concession, Lot 13, He \\ as born at Oshawa, Ontario County. Xm'. 26, 18-\,9, son of James and Eliza {BrO\\ n) Lm-ell, nati\ es of Somersetshire, England, the former born in I80\}. and the latter in IS07. James LO\'ell \\as the son of James. Sr., who died in England. He \\ as reared to manhood in England, \\ here he learneel the carpenter's trade, and was marriell. They c:une to Canada in 18.-1-7 on a sailing \'esse!. \'ia Quebec, and after landing in Canada settled for some two years in Usha \\ a, \\"here Ir. LO\-ell worked at his trade, They then remO\-ed to .\ncaster, where the\' resided for t\\ 0 years, thence to Brooke to\\ lship. on the farm upon which our subject now resides, This was all wild country at that day. and Ir, Lm-ell was compelled to cut his own road through the \\ oods iu order to reach his farm. Here he settled, clearing and culti- \"ating his tract, \s they had no team they were compelled to carry their stm-e and household goods t\\-O miles to their log cahin. Ir. LO\-ell dieel in IRh2. and his wife sUr\'i\"ed until I88R The\" 1\ ere con- sistent memhers of the lethodist Church, uf which he was one of the founders. and in which he filled many of the important offices. Politically he was a Liheral. hut never con- sented to hold office. ::\1r. and .ðlrs. Loyell had these children: (I) James. born in Eng- land in 1836. came with his parents to Can- ada where he grew to manhood. becoming" one of the well-to-do farmers of Brooke to\nlship, For many years he was prom- inent in the to\\ nship, heing a me','lber of the council for sixteen years. anrl filling many other township positions before his death in 1889, He married a Iiss Sha\'er. who sur- \"i\-ed until 1898, when she passed a\\'ay lea\"ing one daughter .\nnie. \\ ho reside" in London; Edith. another daughter, died in I 89h, (2) John. horn in England in 18-\.0, is a fanner of Brooke township. (3) lary. horn in England in 1838. came tf. Canada where she grew to \\ omanhoocl. hecoming 37 2 COl'.il\1Ei\IORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD her brother John's housekeeper after the death of her mother. She died in 1902 at her brother John's home. (4) Thomas H. is our subject, Thomas H. Lm-ell recei\-ed his educa- tion in Brooke to\\ nship, \\ here he grew to manhood on his father's farm. There he remained with his brother John, until his marriage to :Miss l\1ary J. Brnwnlee. Xu\'. 8, I8 3' lrs. Lm-ell was born in Bruoke, in October, 1859, daughter of Henry and Iargaret (Kennedy) Brownlee. Henry Bro\\ nlee and his \\ ife located in Brooke township in 1 32, where he died on the 1st Concession, I-Ie was a prominent and \\ idely kno\\ n man in Brooke for many years. and their son. Robert H, still resides on the old Brm\ nlee homestead. In 1883. the year of his marriage, 111'. Lm-ell erected a fine brick residence, a large barn ha\'ing been erecte(J some years pre\'iously. on the old place. He also owns a fine farm on Lot I I, ....th Con- cession. To 1\1r. and 1Irs. Lm'ell has been born a family of se\-en children. as follo\\-s: Ethel L., educated in the home schools, is at home: Henry H.; Edna .-\,; Edgar Frank; :Margery H.; \Villiam Fre(lerick; and Russel L. Religiuusly Ir. Lm-ell and his familv are connecteò with the Iethodist Church, in which he has acted in the capacity of sìewanl for eighteen years. Politically :Mr. Lm'ell has always been identified with the Liberal party. and has been a member of the school board for some fifteen years, In e\'ery relation of life, 11r. Lm-ell is a most \\'orthy citizen and honest man. \\'ILLIXM STE\\"ART, a farmer and dairyman of Enniskillen to\\ nship. is de- scendell in both lines from Scottish ancestry, as his father, John Stewart. came of Fife- shire stock and hi mother, Jane ( IacIn- t0sh) Stewart, belonged to a family in In- \ ernes<;-shire, Her parents \\'ere Peter and \nnie C\IcKie) :McIntosh, whose \\-hole Ii \'es \\ ere passed in Scotland. John and Agnes Stewart, the paternal grandparents. emigrated from Scotland to Canada and settled in Beverley, Ont., where Juhn Stewart died. His \\ife sUr\'i\-ed him a number of years and passed her last days in the home of her son J olm, in Enniskillen. Of their family of nine, (I) .\nnie, the eldest married George Tenant, of Be\'erley, where she died, leaving a family. (2) Jessie mar- ried first J ohn IcDonald, of Beverley, to whom she bore two sons. After his death she married for her second husband J ame Ross, \\ ho settled and died in Indiana where their two children, \Villiam and Mary, still reside. (3) Christina is the wife of Peter 1IcCall, of Galt, Ont" and has six children, Donald, Peter, Annie. Jessie ( deceased), Lynne and l\laggie. (....) Cartha, the last child born before the parents left Scotland. became the wife of David Galbraith, of Be\'erley. Both are now deceased. They left eight children, Jack, William, Agne::!, .-\.nnie, Hannah, Katie, Cartha and Christina, 5) John was the father of our subject, \ Vill- iam. (6) Robert married Iiss Isabella IcKenzie, settled at Be\'erley, and there died, leaving four children, John. Donald, -\lexander and Isabella. (7) \ Villiam enll- grated to Australia when a young man, spent a successful life there, and died in 1900. (8) .Alexander married a l\Iiss Clark, settled in Be\'erley, and there died \d1ile still a young man. (9 ) James died in boyhood. JOlIN STEW.\RT was born in Fifeshire Iay 24, 1819, the year of Queen Victoria's. birth. and came to Canada when a young man. He met his wife, Jane IacIntosh, \\ ho was born in Inverness-shire in Iay, 1821, in Beverley, Ont., and there they were married, April 30, 18-1-7. For a time they made their home in that place. where ir. Stewart 0\\ ned a farm and was engaged in stock raising. owning some \'ery fine horses. In 1855 he came to Enniskillen, about the same time that the l\Iorrisons settled there, \\ hen the Indians were practically the only inhahitants of the region. His home for many years, while he was engaged in clear- ing his land. \\ as a log house which he built himself, hut in 1870 the present commodious re<;idence was erected, while large hams were al<;o put up, and the whole place brought to a high state of cultivation, l\lr. Stewart was remarkably successful in his undertakings, , . E-< p:: f4 E-< (/) :z: ::r: o E-< p:: 3: E-< UJ W ;z: ...., (/) p:: ;::;: .... COl\1MEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD and "hile his original purchase in Ennis- killen, located in Concession 9, Lot I I, ,yas only 200 acres, before he died he had ac- quired through his 0" n industry 900 acres ()f good land, and left a fine farm to each of his sons. He" as cut off in the' ery prime ()f life. Oct. 28, 1877, and his estimahle wife continued her earthly pilgrimage alone until Feb, 21. 1902. "hen shc. too, passed a"ay, aged eighty-one years. John Ste"art and his "ife were Presby- terians in their religious belief and al" ays foremost in religious "ork, They helped to found the Presbyterian Church in their neighborhood. and Ir. Ste" at t was one of its trustees and a yery liberal supporter of it financially, though his gifts "ere neyer confined to that one denomination. In poli- tics he "as an old-time Grit and a citizen of the greatest loyalty and readiness of se!'\'- ice, l'ut he "ould neyer accept official posi- tion. He "as a charter member of the Ia- sonic order organized in Petrolia. and an ac- tiye "ort...er in that also. In short. his inter- ests and sympathies were manifold and touched eyery phase of life, Haying met in his own experience all the hardships of a pio- neer life. he was quick to understand the trials of others and ready to help wheneyer possible. His beneyolent impulses were quick and strong and he e"ercised all his life a charity that was limited only by his oppor- tunities. and of ,yhich yolumes might be written, tlms earning for himself a lasting place in the grateful hearts of his fellows. Of the stricte<;t integrity and uprightness in e\-ery business transaction, his unimpeach- able honesty left him towering abo\'e the ()rclinar mán. and in his pri\'ate'life at home his heautiful character made him almost an ido1. Eleyen children came to Tohn and Tane 5tewart. the first four daught rs horn hèfore the family rem(ì\ ed to the present home- stead, "hich is the birthplace of the others: ( I) . \gnes, hnrn in Re\'erley. married John IcC1ellan. a farmer on Concession 8. and has had sc\-en children. James. John. Ken- neth. \Yilliam. Genrge. '\Iaggic (deceased) Lind \nnie, (2) Jane .\nn married .\ngus 373 )'IcClellan, of Lambton County, and they settled on a fatm in Sanilac county, Iichi- gan, "here he died in I 9o-t-, lea \'ing a family of seyen. Iaggie, John, \ \ïlliam, Jane, Agnes, Jessie and .\ngus. t 3) Jessie and ( -t-) J 01111 died in early childhood, (:;) J es- sie (2) is the wife of John \"atson, a shoe merchant of Petrolia, to whom she has borne one son and one daughter, John and Annie. ( 6) Robert, born in Enniskillen. married liss Lizzie Someryille, of that township, liyes on Concession S, and has three children, John, :ðlay and Essie. (7) Peter married Iiss Rachel Harley, of Petrolia, liyes on Concession ï, Enniskillen, and is the father of Geneya, Irene, Lillian and \ \ï1fred L. (8) \\îlliam is mentioned belO\\. (9) James and (10) John (2), twins. born Iarch 2, ISï O , are on the homestead. (I I) Iarga- ret, the youngest member of the family. "as educated in the district schools and in the Petrolia high school. is a young lady of n1t1ch culture and refinement. and is well liked among her associates. For some years the responsibility of managing the house- hold has rested upon her shoulders, and upon her also de\'olyed the care of her aged mother in her last years. The parents were justly proud of their family, "ho reflect the greatest credit upon them. \ \ïlliam Stewart was born in the Ennis- killen home XOY. 21, I8ú-t-. grew up there. and attended the district schools. In [9 02 he and his brother James started a dairy, running from the farm to the Petrolia mar- ket. an enterprise of "hich they haye made a markerl success. For some time \Yilliam Stewart has been the manager of the home farm, and he has proyed himself a wide- awake. progressiye and successful agricult- urist. and is held in much respect among his neighhors. as a worthy S0n of his father. \\ïlliam, John. James and J argaret reside together. Thc brothers are closely associ- ated in bu<;ines<; matters, and own together 3 00 acre<;, in a single tract. ha\ ing added 100 acre" to the original property, THo r \5 SP.\RUXG. a retired farmer of Cttn=--eter and one of the best 374- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD kno" 11 citizens of Plympton township, was born in Rainamoore, County Tipperary, Ireland, K OV. I, 1830, son of the late Peter Svarling and his ,vi fe Elizabeth (Barry) Sparling. \\'illiam Sparling, a well known resident of Forest, is another son. Thomas Sparling was educated in the national schools of Ireland, and afterward learned the trade of a carpenter and wheel- wright. \Yhen he ,,-as seventeen, in 18-+7, the family left Irelancl and after a passage of six weeks on a sailing vessel landed in Xew York, Going directly to Toronto the young man follo" ed his trade in that vicin- ity for seventeen years before moving to Lambton County. There, in I h7, he bought 100 acres of lanel in Lot 27, Con- cession 9, which were almost wholly wild, and which he was some years in clearing. Putting up a log house he began his pioneer life, .\s the timber "'as cut it was sold as cord wood. During the fifteen years :ð1r. Sparling li,-ed there, he cleared the land, hrought it uncleI' cultivation, made various improvements and put up a fine dw lling. Giving the management of this farm to his son Rohert, 1r. Sparling moved to Lot 25, Concession la, where he bought fifty acres at first, and later forty more, He put up a house on this place also, and added improve- ments as he had on the other farm, In 1880 he sold his fir'it fifty acres to Ir. Burns, and then bought his present farm from his brother \\ïlliam, This he operated for thir- teen years, hut in 1902. he retired from ac- tive life and left his son to take charge, _ \ strong- Conservati,-e in his political views, 1r. Sparling was a great admirer of Sir John .\., 1\Iacdonald, and of the princi- ples he advoC1ted, He is a member of the Loyal Orange i\ssociation, which he joined at Streetsville, Ont. Religiously, he, as well as his family. united with the Zion Ietho- dist Church at Zion in which he has filled the offices of trustee and steward, Industrious and upright, 1\1r. Sparling is a man whose character is upheld by all who know him, while his domestic tastes and temperate Inb- its hcl\'e contributed to the happiness of the home life, 1\Ir. Sparling was married Sept. I I, I85ú, in Streetsville, York County, to Miss Isabella Cooper, the ceremony being per- formed by Rev. :\1r. 1\IcGregor, a minister in the Church of England. .Miss Cooper was born in York, daughter of Robert and Ellen (\\ratson) Cooper, who "ere natives of County Tyrone, Ireland, and early settlers in York County. They" ere members of the Presbyterian Church, To Thomas and Isabella Sparling five children "ere hum: t I) Susan, the widow of the late John Mc- Lean, resides at :\Ioose Ja", Nortlm-est Ter- ritory; she had two children, J olm ( de- ceased) and Isabelle ( married .Alonzo Smith. and has one son, Cecil). (2) Robert, a fanner on the old homestead. married Miss 1\lary Prout, and has five children, viz.: Eliza c., a music teacher; 1\Iary Ellen; Rena Isabelle: Thomas \ V esley; and Vida Gladys Lexie, (3) Ellen, who married \\ïlliam Prout, lives in Drinkwater, Nortlmest Ter- ritory, and has had the follO\\-ing children: Reginald, deceased; Lizzie Isabelle; Thomas Russell; 1\Iary Ellen; Thomas \\"esley; Henry Harold; and J olm George. (4) Lizzie died in infancy. (5) Lizzie (2) married Os- car Burns, resides in Plymptnn and has one son, Thomas \Vesley. There is also a niece of l\Irs, Sparling. lIiss Kellie B. Cooper, whom she and her husband have adopted. a young lady of taste and culture, lrs. Sparling is a "oman of domestic tastes and is devoted to her home and family, She is noted all through that Yicinity for the quilts which she knits, as they are of real artistic beauty, She has made fifteen for use in her own home, and another is in the possession of Re\'. Henry Cole, a missionary sent by the Church of England to South .-\frica. 1\1rs, Sparling has also trained her a(lopted niece to make these quilts. She and her hus- band. "hile they have retired from many of the responsibilities of Ii fe, are still actiw in Church and social affairs, KEIL IcF_\RL-\XE. Within recent ye:trs the science nf farming has heen stud- ied. and agriculture gi\'en an impetus which is sho" n on e\"Cry side. The farmer of to- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD day keeps 11lmself "ell posted upon all mat- ters relative to his work, just as does the merchant. the banker, the la" yer, and the physician. He thoroughly understands the value of rotation of crops, of fertilizers and of the latest impro\'ed machinery and appli- ances. In consequence, he is enabled to-day to take from his land returns greatly in ex- cess of those yielded from similar tracts of a quarter of a century ago, and through this increased prosperity. has gained for his vo- cation a position of importance second to no other calling. Among the prosperous amI progressive farmers of Enniskillen to\\ nship, Lambton County. may be justly numbered X eil McFarlane. an up-to-date farmer and stockman of Lot 3 I. Concession 3. He ,vas born at East \Yilliams, )'Iiddlesex County, Xov. 25. 18:;6. son of Duncan and Betsey (Smith) 1\IcFarlane, both natives of Scot- land. Duncan )'IcFarlane "as a son of Dun- can )'IcFarlane. Sr.. who came to Canada on a sailing vessel. at an early day, settling at East \\ïlliams, ).Iiddlesex County, \\-here he died, haying been one of the first pioneers of that locality. He and his \\ ife had a family as follows, besides Duncan, the father of our subject: John. still a resident of East \Villiams; .\nnie, deceased \\ ife of .\lex. Thompson: Kate. \vho married Peter Camp- bell, of :ì\Iiddlese--.- County: )'Iary married John Smith, of )'Iiddlesex County: )'Iar- garet, deceased wife of )'Ia1cohn )'IcIntyre, of East \\ïlliams: Flora. deceased \\ ife of Robert Brown. of East \Yilliams. Duncan )'IcFarlane. the younger. father of our subject. was educated in Scotlanrl be- fore the family made its e--.-odus across the Atlantic, and after he had settled in )'Iiddle- sex County, he married ).Iiss Betsey Smith, daughter of Jnhn Smith. a native of Scot- laml. who died in )'Iiddlesex County. After marriage. Duncan :\IcFarlane cleared up a farm in East \Yilliams, where he resided until his death, he passing a\\ay July 21, 19 0 3, full of years. amI \'ery highly respected hy a large contingent of friends, His wife, now eighty-fixe years of age. still sun-ives. She and her huslnnd \\ ere amung the found- 375 ers of the Presbyterian Church of East \ \ïll- iams, and its finn supporters. Eight chil- dren \\ ere born to them. as follows: (I) Duncan, born in Middlese:>.. County, in 1 8 4 6 , married 1Iiss Maggie Campbell, of Lobo, "here the) reside; they ha \ e four children, Katie. Daniel A., John R. and )'Iargaret. ( .2) )'lary ),1., born in 1848. married Jacob Deim, of )'larine City, Michigan, and has no family. (3) John, born in 1850, "as killed by a threshing machine when a boy. (4) Flora, born in 1853. is unmarried, liv- ing ,,"ith her mother in East \ Yilliams. t.5) XeiI. (6) Daniel. born in 1855, married )'liss Jennett Smith, of \Vyoming, and they reside on his farm, adjoining that of our subject. which he cleared frum wild land; they have two sons, James Duncan and John F. (7) Christine. born in 1860. married ).Iost:s Clairmont, of Bay City, )'Iichigan, and died lea, ing two daughters, Florence (now deceased) and ),1 iss Elizabeth. (8) John. born in 1862, married :ì\Iiss Kate Barr, of Lobo, Middlesex County, anù re- sides with his mother; they have no chil- dren. Xeil )'IcFarlane like his brothers and sisters, \\ as educated in the schools of East \\ïlliams. and was taught farming on the homestead. In I8ï8. he began working for himself. buying 100 acres of wild land. in Enniskillen to\vnship. ,vhich forms his pre5- ent home, 'L-pon this property he erected a small house and commenced life in the wuods, T\\ a years later, he provided a mis- tress for his home by marrying in Decem- her, ).Iiss )'Iartha Ladell, a nati\-e of Pick- ering. York County, Ont.. born :\Iay 20, 18:;9, daughter of \Yalter and Annie (\ Yhiteside) Ladell. pioneers of '\liddle,ex County, \Yalter Ladell. the father of )'Irs. )'IcFarlane, \\ as born in England. hut his wife was a nati\-e of Canada. Thev mO\-ed from Yark County. to ).Iiddlesex Count). in 1860. a\1(1 settled in Lobo township. "here the good father met his death hy a falling tree in I8(i3' His ,vife had passe(l away in )'Iarch. 18(iI. and t\VO chil(Iren "'ere left- or- plnns. :\11'5 :\IcFarlane and \Yalter. Tr. Of these. \Yalter Ladell. Jr.. \vas born in :\Iid- ?-6 .1/ COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD cllesex County and married ::\1iss Flora Bro\\ n; they reside at Lobo, and ha\'e an in- teresting family of four children: "'albce, Florence. Frank and Pearl. For his second wife \Valter Ladell. Sr., married )'lrs, Kancy Za\'itz, by \\ hom he had a daughter, 1\1a- linda. now the wife of Joseph Bayley. and mother of one child, Barclav Bavlev. Mrs. 11cFarIane \vas carefully eare 1 in Loho to\\ nship, \\ here she was ducated, early de- veloping those characteristics \\ hich to-day make her so heloved by her family and wide circle of friends, .\fter spending some years in the orig- inal house built by 1\]r. ::\'lcFarlane upon his property, our suhject and his wife replaced it with a frame house, but in 1902 this gave way to the handsome modern hrick resi- dence in which they now make their home. In addition to thi valuable imprO\'ement, :!'III'. ::\lcFarlane has built two large barns, and a number of out buildings. has fenced in all his ]ane1. and owns much va]uah]e ma- chinery. to which he is constantly adding. Two children have been born into this happy home: Lenna was reared and edu- cated at home. being given exceptional ad- vantages in music. and is now a charming and accomp]isherl young bdy. a. great fav- orite in socia] circles: \Valter is unmarried and at home. Both 11r. and Mrs. McFar- lane are prominently connected with the Bap- tist Church. of which denomination she is a consistent member. All his life. Mr. :!'Ilc- Farlane has heen a member of the Reform party. Starting out in life with little more than their energy and belief in each other as a stock in trade, ::\1r. and 11rs, McFarlane have ]i\'ed to see themselves \\ea]thy. prosperous and esteemed. They have heen able to gi\ e their children advantages neither enjoyed. and both take great pride in the son and daughter. Being a thoroughly practic;J.] farmer himself. -:'Ilr. -:'IIcFarlane is greatly interested in all movements tending toward the ad\'ancemcnt of the agricultural interests of the county and is one of the most pro- gressive men of his township. He is highly respected hy his neighhors for his many ex- cellent qualities, hoth as a citizen 0f Ennis- killen. and as a busine<;<; man. and is fre- quent]y mentioned as one of the most repre- sentative men of Lambton County. HENRY JOHX PETTYPIECE, editor and proprietor of the Forest Free Press and for seven years member of the Ontario Le!;- is]ature from East Lambton. is one of the most prominent citizens of his locality. The Pettypiece family is of Irish extrac. tion. The grandparents of our subject. John and Sarah (B]ack) Pettypiece, were both nati\'Cs of S]igo, Ireland. The fonner was accidentally killed in his native land. His \vidow, with her children, came to the County of Esse , Ont., locating in Anderdon town- ship, in 1843, and there she died in 1869. They were the parents of the following chil- dren: \ \'illiam amI John, both farmers in Anden]on township, who died there; Sarah, also deceased; and Anthony, the father of Henry J olm Pettypiece. Anthony Pettypiece \\'as born in 1826 in Ire]and, and accompanied his mother to Can- ada in October, 18-1-3. He cleared up a fine farm in Anderdon township, County of Esse , and spent the remainder of his life there. He married a daughter of Henry \\'right, who was born March 29, 1801, in Colchester township, Essex County, and in his youth visiteclmany parts of the country; he was at Lnckport, Ì\ew York, when the Erie canal was opened, and could remember \\ hen Hamilton, Ont.. contained but two houses, He served his country as captain in the war of IS3ï-38, at the close of which he \\'as tendered a major's commission. He assisted in the capture of the schooner" _ \nn" and was present at the battle of Point au Pe]ee, On Jan. 30, 1829, l\Ir. \Vright was married to . \manda Kemp, daughter of Dan- ie] Kemp. \\"110 was a master carpenter in the engineer's department at Fort Ma]den. \Vhen 111'. \\'right sett]ecl in )'Ialden township the country surrounding was one vast \\ i]der- ness, and the woods e\'en surrounded Fort 1Ia]den close]y. He was a member of the \\'estern District Council in 1849, anrI also a memher of the council of the united coun- " . I " --: , CO:\ß1EMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ties of Essex. Kent and Lambton. He was receiver of 1a1den in 1850, being the first person to hold that office, " hich he filled until 185 I, and in 1859 he "as again elected and also represented \Ialden in the Essex County council for that) ear. At different times he was township assessor and ta'\: collector of that municipality. 1r. \Vright's wife died April 2 I, 1882, three years after the cele- bration of their Golden \Vedding. His sur- viving children are: 1rs. O. E. Burch, Irs. Thomas J. Elliott, Colborne. \\ïlliam K. and ,Albert, 1r. \Vright was a stanch Liberal and ne\"er failed to record his vote on elec- tion day, For nearly fifty years he ,vas a member of the :ð1ethodist Church, and a trus- tee thereof nearly all of that time. He died Monday, :May 4, 1891, aged ninety years, one month and five days, The children of Anthony Pettypiece and his wife were: Henry John, the prominent politician and statesman of East Lambton; Charles. who died at the age of twenty-three years: George, of .-\mherstburg, who mar- ried Emma Hamilton and has one son Hil- land; John H., an insurance agent at' :'\m- herstburg, "ho married -\manda Brush and has one son: 1iss Sarah. of Forest; and \Vil- helmina. wife of Fred P. Smith, of Amherst- burg, who has two sons, Charles and Stephen. Henry John Petty piece was born ov. 1 I. 1855. in Andenlon township, Essex County, and passed his youth on the old farm. where he remained until I8ï9. His ambitions "ere in the line of literature, and he l'egan his career in the Echo office at Amherstburg, where he continued learning the printing business. for a period of four years. In IgR3. in partnership "ith \Yilliam H. Auld. now of Essex, he purchased the Forest Free Press of -:\lr. Anderson, who, with Mr. 1cLean, had founded the paper in 18;-<). This partnership continued until I8R8 when 1r. Auld sold his interest to 1r. Pett) piece. ,,,ho has most successfully con- ducted the paper eYer since. It is a powerful factor in his section in the support of good gO\'ernment and the principles of the Liberal party . For fi iteen ) ears 1 r. Pettypiece has 377 been ticket agent at Forest for the Canadian Pacific railroad. He has been a me'l'nber of the village council and "as also a member of the first to\\.1 council, in 1888, that being the transition period, It" as during that year that the present fire protection system was organized and Beachwood cemetery pur- chased. For many years ß1r. Pettypiece has taken an active part in J.X>litics, and he is a very effective organizer and campaign speaker. In 1888 he ,,,as elected by the Lib- eral party a member of Parliament from East London, and "as again elected in 19 02 . During the se"en years he has sat in Par- liament -:\lr. Pettypiece has been by no means content to remain on the plane of the ordi- nary member. He has taken hold of a great public problem, has studied it thoroughly, and has consequently qualified himself to ex- press e'\:pert opinion on its many phases. This is the question of "Equal Taxation;' with particular reference to the railway cor- porations. He has written illuminative arti- cles on this question, has made telling speeches in favor of his schemes for con- summating the end in view, and has intro- duced and adnJCated measures that have at- tracted no small amount of attention. In 190-1-, "hen the Pettypiece Bill prO\'iding for the more equitable assessment of railways came up before the special committee of the Legislature on Assessment and Ta::-.ation, that committee recommended the appoint- ment of a Royal Commission to inwstigate systems of railway taxation in the States. The Legislature appointed a commission, composed of 1\11'. Pettypiece, as chairman, Judge .-\. Bell, of Kent County, and Prof. .-\dam Shortt, of Queen's University, Kings- ton. During the months of July and August, 190-1-. the commission visited the States of 1ichigan. Indiana, IIIinois, Wisconsin, :\1innesota. laine, \. ermont, 11assaGhusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, 1ary- land and Pennsyh'ania and made thorough investigations of the various systems of tax- ation in those States. Their report, which is an e'\:hansti\'e one, "as published in 1905. In addition to the above work ::\11'. Pettv- piece has contributed several articles to le1. I- 3ï 8 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ing magazines On questiuns of political econ- omy and kindred subjects, \[r. Pettypiece's connection with the Ca- nadian Free Press Association began in It\8ï, ,vhen hc "as received into the membership. Eyer since then he has taken an active part in its work. In 1900 he was elected a mem- ber of the EÀecutive. The following year he "as elected second vice-pres- ident. In 1902 he rose to first vice-presi- dent, and in 1903 the presidency "as offered to and accepted by him. Possibly his best work was done for the association when in 1901, in company with D. 1IcGillicuddy ;nd John .4..., Cooper, he fought for the associa- tion against the paper combine then alleged to be in existence. In )Jo\'emher, 1879. :\J r. Pettypiece was united in marriage ,vith Mary Meloche, daughter of Cyrille :\leloche, and to this union se"en children have been born. of whum three, 1\ora, Lister and Victor. are living. Fraternally 11r. Pettypiece is a mem- her of the :\lasonic order, the Canadian Order of Foresters, Sons of Scotland and Royal A.rcanum, He is one of the leading men of Forest, not only in politics but in all that goes to build up a community. .\.LEX.\XDER LEYS. who died Dec. I Ó, I 9 I, was a prominent business man in Sarnia. where he is still rememberell. Sixty- si, years of his long and strenuous life he spent in that place. engaged for the greater part of the time in puhlic and private affairs. His erect. stalwart figure. keen eye and in- telligent countenance. and his firm. dignified bearing. ,\ ere such as to distinguish him in any gathering, and as a politician he ,\"as wi lelv knu\' n and much respected. :\Ír. Levs was horn in Gairnside. .\.ber- deenshire. 'Scotland. Sept. 21. 181 I, and came of a respected family of that locality, Good rearing and careful training in habits of industry and thrift preparell him at an early age for the acti,-e duties of life. .\bout 183-J.. impressed with repnrts of fa \'Orahle husiness openings in Ontario. he came to that Prm-ince, first taking up his ahode in Hamilton ami later at Guelph. In I83ó. hm\-e\-er. finding that the lakeside village of Sarnia had no tailor shop, and '\as also in need of a dry-goods store. he came to the place. opening an establishment combining the two. The rapid gro" th of the place brought in a steadily increasing custom. and he continue(l the industries throughuut his active business life. His services \\ ere al- \, ays the best. his goolls of a reliable quality, and he c0mnMndcd a large patronage. In 1888. after forty-four years of unceasing toil. he disposed of his business and retired from active \vork. On Xov. 29. 18-J.3. :\lr, Leys married 1\liss Jane Bossie. ,vho "as horn in Stir- lingshire, Scotland. July 23, 1825. daughter of . \ndrew and Jane (\\ïlson) Hossie. She is no\\" in her eighty-first year and still re- sides in Sarnia. where she has passel 1 her entire married life. She is ,\-ell presen'ed, in possession of all her faculties, and enjoys l'xcellent health considering her age. :\11'. and l1rs. Leys had eight children: ([) ,\nnie married Michael Fleming. of Sarnia, ,\ ho is now deceased. and they had seven children: Tinnie. Eddie, _ \nnie. Charles, Hugh. Kathleen and Xora. (2) Jane mar- ried Dr \. !\lacLean. who has a sketch else- where, (3) :\lary married David 1Iilne, and they have two children. Susan BaÀter and Margaret Leys, (-J.) John, no\\" deputy registrar of Lamhton County. married Sara l1iddleton. and they have two children. Flor- ence A. and Arthu; .\, (5) :\laggie, now de- ceased. married Andrew Brown. and they had one son. Gibson, (6) Jessie. after the death of his first wife. married .\ndrew Brmnl. formcrly mentioned. and they have had two children. Jessie Evelyn and .\Iex- ander Leys. (ï) :\Iiss Kate resides with her mother. ( ) Sophia is lleceased. :\Ir. Leys during his long residencc in Sarnia prominently identified himself \viti} almost eyerv mO\ ement for the henefit of his city, anll fiÚed \\"ith marked efficiency m;J.ny local offices. lie ,;en-ed as justice of the peace from I8ó-J. until his death. also at dif- ferent times as a member of the town and village council. e\'incing both ,\ isdom and fidelity in the performance of his duties, As C01E\IE)'10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD a Reformer in politics he did some yery ef- fecti\'e electioneering for the late Hon. George Bnn\ n during his first run for Par- liament, and also for the Counties of Kent and La l1bton in 1851. He also did merit- orious sen'ice for the late Hope F. 11acKen- zie and the Hon. Alexander )'lacl..enzie. He po;sessed considerable military skill, and sen ed as an officer in the St. Clair Border- ers, during the H,ebellion of 1837. Senator Vidal. of Sarnia, is the only li\'ing man in that place at that time resident there who took up arms \\ ith ),11'. Le) s in defense of his country. Educational matters did nut escape ),11'.' Leys's attention, and when Lamb- ton became a separate county, in 1853, he \\ as elected to the school board, a position which he filled \\ ith eminent ability until the time of his death. \. strong church mem- ber, he was one of the founders of St. An- drew's Presbyterian Church, living to see the original members reduced to sewn. and to this same denomination his wife still be- longs. Highest integrity, a readiness to shoulder life's full responsibilities, and effi- ciency in the execution of e\'ery duty, were among his dominant traits. HOSSIE, The Hossie family, of which )'lrs. Levs is a member, was of Scottish an- cestry, a;ld among the first settlers of Lamb- ton County. James Hossie, grandfather of )'lrs. Leys, \\ as a lifelong resident of Scot- land, as was also his ,vi fe, Jane (Sharp). ),11'. and :\Irs. Hossie had two sons: Andre\\', mentioned helow: and James, who came to Ontario and settled in )'loore township, Lambton County, where he has a son named James now residing, .\.ndrew Hossie, father of 1Irs, Leys, was born in Scotland in 1792. and there married Jane \\ïlson. Of this union there were nine children, the first three of whom are nmv deceased; James. who died at the age of twenty-fi\'e years; \nn, \vho married Robert )'loderwell, ex-sheriff of Perth County, Ont., now deceased: Da\'id who \\ as a farmer. amI a well known local poli- tician: Jane. )'lrs, Leys: \ndrew. who \\as a farmer on the old homestead and is now de- ceased; \\ïlliam, a resident of Sarnia; \Yal- 379 tel', of Brantfonl, now superintendent of the in:"titution for the blind; Jessie, \\ ho mar- ried John Ste\\ art and is no\\ deceased; and John, acting as sheriff of Perth County,. Ontario. _ \. ùesire to better his 0\\ n prospects and those of his family induced 111'. Hossie, in 18 33. to lea, e his' nati\'e country anù come to Ontario. There on Lot 19, Concession 12, in the interior of )'loore to\\ nship. Lambton County, he prucurerl land and erected a small log house, \\ hich \\ as the first ,york of civil- ization in that place. Later he mO\'ed to Lot 16, Concession 12, \\ here he made a cnmfurtahle home for himself and family. He died there in 1857. and his \\ ife passed a\\ay in 1873, at the age of se,'enty-eight years, ALBERT H.\.RE, proprietor of the Willow Brook farm, and one of the highly respected residents of Bosanquet township,. a progressiye farmer and successful stock dealer, belongs to that township, having been born and reared there. The Hare family is of English extrac- tion. Charles :!\lanby Hare, grandfather of \lbert. \\ as born Dec. 10, 1792, at Lincoln, the county town of Lincolnshire, England, where he was afforded a good education for the times and later learned the trade of shoe- maker. He was a studious, intelligent man, and ga\'e considerable time to the study of both medicine anrl theology. On Kov 7. 1818, he married Sarah Kirk, born July 17, 179 I, and children as follows were born to them: John 1\Ianby, born Sept. 20, 1819, at Bassingham, Lincolnshire. died there Kov, I, 1819: Ebenezer was born Dec. I, 1820, in Bassingham; Uziah Charles. born Oct. 21, 1822, at Bassingham, died )'lay 30, 1839, at Champion, Jefferson County. K ew York' Sarah Kirk, born Aug. 20, Ú32..j., at Lacolle Quebe , was a successful teacher for many years m Buffalo and other places in X ew York State, for twentv-fi\'e years was ma- tron of the Preshyterian H me for Aged "'omen in 'Xew York. and now is a member of the .\dvisury hoard, resirling in the home; Joshua, born -:\larch 9, 1826, at Charlotte,. .3 80 COM::\IE:MORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Vermont, who died at Sheridan, Montana, Feb. 2, 1899. was for years a shoe merchant at Racine, \ \ïscollsin, later at Helena, 1\lon- tana, and married Helen De Groot in 1858; Betsey Ann. horn Dec, 18, 1827, at Colches- tel', Vermont, married Le\'i \\'ea\'er. in 1851, and died at \\ïlna, Tefferson Countv, New York, May 9. I86-t-: leaving two children; Esther Parmelia, born Feb. 7, 1830, at Starksboro, Vt., in 1868. married a Mr. Drake; Daniel. born Dec, 16, 1831, at \Va- terto\\n, Kew York, died Feb. 14, I8-t--t-, at Toronto; Jane Elizabeth, born Sept. 3, 1833. in Jefferson County, Ken- York, married Albert C. Bancroft, Aug, 2-t-, 1854. Ir. and Irs. Hare, with two children, left their English home, and after crossing the Atlantic located first at Quebec and later removed to \' ermont. He -;vas licensed as a local preacher in the :Methodist Church and also had a physician' s commission, and in ministering for years to both the spiritual and physical ills of the mountaineers of Ver- mont he rode on hnrseback many miles. He also worked at his trade in the meantime, hoth in Vermont and in Jefferson County, K ew York, \\ here he also practiced medicine and preached in the little churches of the 1\Iethodist faith. Finally he located at To- ronto. then known as Little York. and there his long. busy and useful life ended, April 12. I -t-I. and his remains were interred there. In 1852 his widow married John Lane, who died before her, she surviving to the ripe old age of ninety years; her death occurred at Crittenden, Erie County, Kew York, Sept. 12, 188 I. She had made her 110me with her daughter. ).lrs, Bancroft, and was buried at Lancaster, Erie County, Kew York. Ebenezer Hare was but four years old when the family came to _\.merica. Until he was eighteen years of age he attended school. and meantime acquirell considerable kno\\ ledge of the shoemaking trade during spare time. in his father's shop, This knowl- edge stood him in good stead when he be- came a pioneer of Lambton, as he was able to make and repair shoes, From the age of eighteen until he was twenty-one he worked on farms on Y onge street, York County. in the summers. and remained at home in the winter months. The following three years he was employed by 1.11', James Lloyd. an extensi\'e lumber dealer who 0\\ ned a sa\\ mill operated by water power, about thirty miles from Toronto, near Au- rora, York County, and during his three ) ears' engagement with that employer he farmed and clrm'e teams to Toronto from sawmills, and worked in mills. Later he en- gaged in lumbering on the Otto river. On Aug. 22, I8-t--t-, he \vas married, worked in pine \\ oods cutting logs the following winter, and for the ne'\:t three years was engaged as sawyer and manager in the waterpower mill, He then came west to Lambton County, lo- cating on Lot 12, Concession 10. where he took up 100 acres of land, \\ hich he pur- chased from the Canadian Land Company, paying $2,25 per acre. He was accompanied by his brother-in-law, \\'illiam Da\\son and his wife, and \vith their wagon. with a pair of oxen and two horses attached, they could make but fi\ e miles a day. On this land Ir. Hare first erected a little log shanty, similar to a hundred others scattered over the neighboring country, and in this he and his \vife bravely took up the hardships incident to a pioneer life, That these were many may be imagined \\ hen the fact is stated that these \vere the only white families located in all this section, one which now can boast of the best cultivated farms and the highest type of civilization in the county. A few families had built along th lake shore, but the other settlers had erected their cabins a long distance away. There were no roads yet made and of course no churches or schools established, and for some years the family was isolated from all civil- ized surroundings. As time progressed in- vestors began to recognize the benefits of the localitv and 1\Ir. Hare found his time well emplo;'ed as a guide. and many of the famil- ies now established in Bosanquct township, were first led through the forests. which then cm'ered all this country, by 1\11'. Hare. over a blazed trail. and directed by his com- P:15S, E\'cry time a transfer of land was CO I:\lEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 3 81 made they \\-ere obliged to walk to Ba) field, on Lake Huron, a distance of thirty miles through the bush, \tter some years 1r. Hare sold that farm to a 1r. Rattan, and bought another on Lot 7, Concession II, from the Canada Land Company for $2.50 per acre. There he again built a log house, cleared up twenty acres, and then disposed of it to J oseph Iis- sebrook, buying a third time, This purchase was a tract of fifty acres, a pal t of Lot 8, Concession 12, for which he paid $3 per acre. This \\'as during the Crimean war. Later he went east to York County to locate a site for a lumber-mill, but on account of public troubles, business generally was at a stanJstill and he returned to Lambton Coun- ty \\-ithout completing his enterprise. He then \\-ent to \\ ork to clear up his latest farm, improYing forty acres of it, and then sold it to Andrew Da\ idson, for the sum of $1.5 00 . Again ::\1r. Hare bought, this time 100 acres in Lot 12, Conèession II, for \\ hich he paid $2,000, and on this tract he made a per- manent home during his active remaining years. This land ::\lr, Hare cleared by hard work, built a comfortable dwelling-house and substantial barns and outbuildings, and en- gaged thereun in general fanning and stock- raisit1g, In 1904 he retired and sold this homestead to John Ste\\ artson. and bought a home in Forest, \\-here he lives in the enjoy- ment of many comforts and is 100'ingly cared for by his estimable daughter. Although the winters of eighty-fÌ\ e years ha\ e passed over his head he is still in the enjoyment uf his mental faculties and is quite active, surpris- ingly so considering his life of hard \\ ork. \\ hen a barn-raising takes place in the neigh- borhood he is very apt to be on hand, and en- joys the occasion as much as he did a half century ago. ::\11'. Hare was married in York County, .-\ug. 22, I8-J.-J.. to Elizabeth Da\\-son, \\ ho \\as born in 1824, daughter of Thomas Daw- son, a carpenter and builder. They cele- brated their golden wedding on .\ug. 22, I 89-J.. with a picnic on the lake shore. It was a delightful occasion for all concerned. The \-enerable and belond heads of the fam- ily \\ ere surrounded by children and grand- children, and all vied in shO\\-ing affection and respect to them. The circle was broken b) the death of the mother, Oct. 2, 1902. at the age of se\ emy-eight years. She had had a happy married lite of fifty-eight years, durinQ" \\ hich time she had shO\\ n every Christian \ irtue, and when she \\ as laid to rest, in Beach \ \' ood cemetery, sincere mourners came not only from her kindred, but from all the neighborhood. In the early days she had ShO\\11 'the womanly kindness and sympathy to others \\ hich could never be forgutten, while the devotion she gave to husband and family endeared her to all. Children as follows were born to Eben- ezer Hare and his wife: \ \ïlliam, \\ ho died in infancy; }'latilda, who married Richard Frayne, formerly a large grain and cattle dealer at Forest, now a resident of South Dakota; Sarah, who is the wife of \Villiam Frayne, a carpenter and builder at Forest; Caroline, \\ ife of Thomas Holland, importer of and dealer in hor.ses at Marshall, l\linne- sota; Susan, whu is the wife of Benjamin Clemmens, a fanner of Bosanquet township; Albert, the immediate subject of this sketch; and Jane, \\ ho cares for her father and is a lady of must estimable character. \lbert Hare was educated in the schools of Bosanquet to\\11ship and in the 9th dis- trict Kinnard school. \s he \vas the only sun he remained at home, assisting his fa- ther, until he was 1\\ enty-fin years old, Then he started farming for himself, pur- chasing a tract of fifty acres, the first farm on which his father settled in the township. To this he added until he had 100 acres, and on that place he made many improvements, including the building of a nice brick d\\ ell- ing. .\fter living on that farm for ten )ears he ad\ antageously uld ten acres, containing orchard, house and all outbuildings, to Don- ald Sutherland, and bought the old \\ïllow Brook farm of 100 acres, on Lot I I, C0n- ce,sion I I, and adjoining his other ninety acre". The \\'illow Brook farm has long been considered one of the best farms in the CIJt1l1t}', as may be judged by the fact that it was bought by James Gammon, in 1885, for J82 CO:\IMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD $8.500 or $85 an acre, Here for the past five years Ir. Hare has been successfully engaged in general fanning and cattle rais- ing and feeding, dealing e'\:tensi\'ely in sheep. He makes C\'ery acre of his 190 acres pay, being well qualified for all kinds of agri- culture and keeping thoroughly informed in regard to such matters, He is a member of the East Lambton Farmers' Institute. ),Ir, Hare, in addition to being a first- class husiness man. takes a good citizen's interest in local affairs', supporting the prin- {:iples of the Liberal party, but not seeking any official positions, The cares of his large business sufficiently fill his time. He is so- cial by nature and has long been a member of the Forest Lodge of the A. F. & A. L, and the Sons of England. He is a member of the :'Ilethodist Church, 1\11'. Hare \\-as married, at the Arkona Baptist Church, by Rev. Joseph \Villiamson, to Sophia Sutherland, who \\ as born in Fra- serhurgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and who is a sister to the efficient clerk of Bosanquet township, whose biography appears in this book. They ha\'e had fi\'e children. namely: Eva 1\lildred, born l\Iay 24. 1891; Stanley 1\ 1 ilton, . \ug, 30, 1894; Bertha Christena, April 28. 1896; Alhert Sutherland, April 6, ] 899 (died . \ pÔI 16, 1899); and Leah \\ï- nona, Jan. 2, 1904, l\Irs. Hare is a devoted member of the Baptist Church, and is es- teemed by all who know her. HEKRY \Y. BR.-\KE. of Petralia, has spent his entire business life as an oil pro- ducer in the Petrolia fields, He is of Eng- lish e'\:traction. the family ha\'ing been found- ed in Ontario by his father, John Brake, \\'ho was a_son of Daniel and Lydia Eliza (Ben- nett) Brake. Tohn Brake and his brother George, the onlÿ members of their family to come to America. emigrated in ] 852. George is now a druggist of Lansing, Iichigan, and John located in London, Ont, TIe \\-as born in 1831. in England, and there married Eliza \Villiams, who was born in [825. daughter Df John awl :'olary (Chamhers) \\ïlliams, and died in Petrolia :\larch 14. 18<)2, In 1852, the )ear they came from England, John Brake and his \\Îfe settled in Xe\\" York Lit\', and for nine years Mr. Brake en- gaged in- the railroad ht;siness there, thence in IX61 rel1lo\'ing to Lundon, Ont. Fur three years he was engaged in oil refining in the County of Kent, and in 1867 he remO\'ed to Petrolia and became an extensi\'e pro- ducer, but he is now retired and li\'ing in London. Unt.. although still interested in oil property. \ Vhile residing in Petrolia l\I I'. Brake sen'ed in the council of the town, and ga\-e his personal support to many measures tending to\\ ard the a(h ancement of the best interests of the city, The follO\Ùng chil- dren \\ere born to him and his wife: Tohn, who lost his life in an oil fire in Ì872; George, who diecllea\'ing a widlJ\\- and se\'en children; Henry \\'.; \\' alter, who diell at the age of nineteen; Louise, wife of .\rtlmr Cooper, a photographer of Londun, Ont.; and Emily, who married James \Vood, a merchant of Petralia. Henry \Y. Brake was born in Kew York City, Feb. 22, 1855. and receiyed his literary education in the public schools of Petrolia and the London Business College, t' pon attaining to an age when he \\ as old enough to embark in business he entered the field amI hcame an oil producer \\,ith his father, and has éontinued in this line to the present day, no\\ ha \'ing 1 ïO wells in operation in the to\n1ship of Enniskillen. In 1880 :\11'. Drake and :\Iiss Ida Couley, a nati\-e of Frankfort. 1l1inois, and a daugh- ter of the late Hiram Conle\', an early set- tler of Petralia, \\ ere united il; marriag , To this happy union ha\-e been born the follow- ing children: Emily :ßlay (deceased), .\lice Ida and Frank Oli\'er. Fraternally Ir. Ürake is a member of the Royal .\rcanum and the K. 0, T. L :\Irs. Brake is a mem- ber of the L. O. T. :\1.. and hoth are popular amI highly respected by all who haye the pleasure of their acquaintance. JOHX H.\XD, one of the substantial farmers and first-class citizens of Dro(lke to\vnship, Lambton County. O\n1ing a mag- nificent falln of 400 acres un Cunces:-i,.n 2. CO:\I::\lE1IORA TIYE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 3 8 3 having the east half of Lot q and \\ est half vi Lot 15.. has also enga;.?;ed quite e'\:tensi\'ely in the breeding of fine stock. Ir. Hand was born in Leicestershire, England. Iarch 5. 18 31. son of Thomas and Hannah (I'-.itchen) Hand, both of \\-hum \\ ere nati\-es of Lei- cestershire. The mother of our subject died \\-hen he was a lad of eight years. and in his twentieth :) ear he made his \\-ay to Canada, \"Ïa Quebec, from Liverpool. being six weeks and three days on the journey. He landed in Canada \\ ith a very small amount of monev. but going to H;milton he found employm nt on the Great \ Yestern railroad. \\-ith a con- tractor, \\ ith whom he \\ orked for three years, He then worked on the B. & L. H. r.ailroad with anuther contractor off and on for seven years, during \\ hich time he pur- chased 100 acres of his present farm, of which he hire,l thirty-three acres cleared while he continued un the railroad. In 1861 :\Ir, Hanel located on his farm, upon which he erected a log house, and log sheds for his , yoke of o'\:en and 1\\-0 cows-his live stock at that time. Later :\Ir. Hand purchased 3 00 acres more. which he is now culti\-ating, and in 1885 erected a large brick residence and 1\\-0 large barns. complete \\ ith cement \\ aIls and concrete floors. 1\\ 0 nf the finest stock barns in the county. He also lmilt a silo, from which he feed; a large number of thoroughbred Shorthorn cattle. Some years after settling in Canada :\Ir, Hand sent for his father. for \\-hom he found a home with his brother. S\\ ithen Hand. \vho settled and died in Bruce County. The fa- ther died in I8ï5. aged si'\:ty-nine, S\\-ithen Hand left four children: Thoma". \\ïlliam, Elizabeth and Hannah. In July. 1854. Ir. Hanel was united in marriage with :\Iiss :\Iarv :\Ietcalf. born in Lincoh;shire. England,'. \ug. 1 Ó. 1835. daughter of \Yilliam and Sarah {Roberts) :\letcalf, \\-ho came from England to ).;'e\\' Bnms\\-ick. and later to Luther tem nship, \\' ellington Coun1\'. \vhere the\' settled as farmers, an,l \vhel:e :\Ir. ,Ietcaif \\ as killed by a runaway horse. :\Ir. Hand brought his wife to the present home. where. after rear- ing her family. she died :\Iarch 12. 18 93. Fourteen children \\-ere born to :\Ir. and :\Irs. Hand, as follO\\ s : Fanny died \\ hen a young lady: Hannah, 1Jcml in Canada. li\-es at home; Sarah is the \\ ife uf James. \nll- strong, of Brooke to\\Ïlship. and has a fam- ih' of se\ en chili lren. Chester, Clinton, Éirdie. :\Iabel. Oli\ e. Fanny and S\\ ithen: \\ïlliam married :\Iiss Katie \\' right. of Euphemia, and they reside in -\berfeldy; J ames, born at the present home, and resid- ing on his farm in Brooke township, mar- ried :\Iiss Sarah Richards, of this county. and has three children, Ernest, Vera and lIa: Elizabeth, wife of Alexander :\lcCIung, of Brooke, has 1\\"0 children, J 01111 and Or- son: :\Iary J, is the wife of Robert :\lcYicar, of Brooke, and has four children, Iary, John. .-\nnie and :\Iaggie; Rhoda married \\ïlliam Holmes, and has four children, Earl. Yiolet. \ - ernall and Re'\:ford; George of Brantford, born at the present hume. mar- ried :\liss Jane Campbell. of -\h-inston: Sa- bina, born at the homestead, is the wife of X eil :\IcCallumn, of Brooke to\\ nship, and has three children, Gladys, Homer and 'Rheta: Sophie is the wife of George :\Iad- dock. of Brooke. and has three children. Or- val, Samuel and :\Ieryle: Robert li\-es at the homestead: Lena is at home; Herbert also resides at home. :\Ir. Hand was reareel in the faith of the Church of England, Politically he has al- ways supported the Conseryative party, and has held the offices of councillor (for one term) and commissioner of Brooke (for one term) . :\1 r. Hand came to Canada as a poor young man: purchasing land then wild. and practically \\ orthless in its wild state. his energ . perse\'erance, good taste and indus- tn- com-erted it into one of the most valuahle at;d attracti\'e homes in the to\01ship, He is not only a sagacious business man. hut one of honor' and Lintegrity, whose word is as good a<; his hot1(l. and he enjoys the confi- dence of the whole community. JOHX KERR. The soil of Brooke tm\ nship. Lam1-ton County, is well suited for agricultural pursuits, and among the many 3 8 4 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD fine farms to be found \\ ithin the to\nlship limits may be mentioned that of John Kerr, which is lucated on Concession 9, Lot 17. 111'. Kerr \\as born in December, I 25, in -\rgylIshire, Scotland, son of Donald and Iargaret (McLachlan) Kerr, both of whom were nati\'es of Argy1lshire. "here they spent their entire lives. At the death of Dunald Kerr, the father of our subject, he left the fo1lO\\ ing sons: Alexander, \\ ho died in .-\Jpena, Iichigan; Archie, \\ ho married Jennett :\ldIillan, and they reside on Concession 7, Brooke town- ship; Colin, whu makes his home with our subject; and John. John Kerr recei\ ed a fair education in his nati\-e country. On Feb. 14, 1848, he mar- ried liss Flora 1lcLachlan, born in Janu- ary, I82 , in ArgylIshire. Scotland. daugh- ter of Duncan and Iary (Smith) IcLach- Ian. 11rs. Kerr's parents were farmers of Argyllshire, \\ here they both died. In 1855 I r. and 1Irs. Kerr came to Canada, via Quebec, on a sailing vessel, being four weeks on the trip, and, leaving Quebec, located in Ekfrid, for a short time, and then bought wild land in Brooke township, Bringing their family of three children, 1Ir. and 1Irs. Kerr located upon the site of their present hume, their first residence, a log cabin, being replaced in 1892 by a large brick hom.,e. 1Ir. Kerr also huilt goud substantial outbuildings and made general impro\'ements upon the property. He is now li\'ing retired from ac- tive life. He and his worthy \\ ife ha\'e had the fo1lo\\'ing chihlren: Iargaret. born in Scotland, resides at home; Duncan, born in Scotland, is a farmer of Brooke to\\ nship ; Mary, born in Scotland. receind a fine edu- cation in the district school", and resides at home; Annie, born in Canada, died at the age of three years; Sarah remains at the old home; Jessie lins on the old homestead; and Jane died in young womanhood. Religiously Mr. and 1lrs. Kerr are con- sistent members of the Preshyterian Church, and were amung the ful1l1ders of that church in Brooke to\\ nship. In political sympathy Ir, Kerr is connected \\ ith the Reform party, but has ne\'er aspired to public office. The trials and hardships of a pioneer's life were all e'\.perienced by Ir. Kerr. but all obstacles were met and overcome, John Kerr has labored hard, but he may now, in the e\'ening of life, enjoy the fruits of his early lal?or. lr. Kerr is highly respected through- out Brooke township for his integrity, hon- esty and other sterling traits of character. ]OSHC.\ .\D.\ IS, barrister, of Sarnia. Ont., \vas born .-\pril 5, 1825, at .\dams\'ille, near Perth, in what was then known as Cpper Canada. He is a son of Joshua Aùams, a relative of John Adams, one of the Presidents of the United States, His family came to Cpper Canada in the Jatter part of the eighteenth century. He was a captain in active service in defense of his king and country during the ,,"hole of the war of I I2, and shortly after its close he built mills and settled at AdamsvilIe, on the ri\-er Tay. He was for a time \\,arden of the Bathurst District and also a magistrate of that district and of the County of Lanark for about forty years. lle died in 1863, aged eighty-three. The subject of this sketch was educated at the Grammar Schoul at Perth, studied law and practiced there from 1848 to 185 I. After engaging in lumber operations in Oso for three years he came to Sarnia in 1855, and resumed his law practice, ha\'ing the manage- ment of the late Hon. Malcolm Cameron's land and fiscal business for several veal'S, He has taken an acti\-e part in local public affairs, serving as school trustee and town councillor for senral years, and as mayor of Sarnia for three years, and is now the oldest e,- mayor. He was appointed by the Govern- ment passport officer during the United States war of 1861-65. In I 99 he \\ as appointed by the Dominion Go\-ernment In- dian Lands Agent at Sarnia, and now holds that office. The late Judge Lister and the Hon, T. B. Pardee studied law in his oftlce, the Jatter having also been his law partner for three years. Mr. Adams has always been a Liberal in politics. He is a memher of the )'Ietho- dist Church, and took an acti\'e part in cffect- . <::. 3 CO E\IE IORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ing the union of the se\'eral branches of the lethoùist Church in 18ï3 and IgS-\.. .:\Ir. Adams was twice married, first to a daughter of the late Re\. James Padfield, then rector of Franktown. and second to a daughter of the late \\ illiam Cannan, Esq., prothonotary of Xew Bruns\\ ict.... He is still in the practice of law at Sarnia, and is well- known all oyer the county. RICH.\RD STCTT, who is now living retired at Forest. fur many years was a farmer in Bnsanquet to\\ nship. Lambtun County, and is a sun of \\ïlliam Stutt, a pio- neer (If that sectiun, \ \ïlliam Stutt was born in Ireland in 1797. He married Elizabeth Glass. who was horn in Scotland in I i92. and they came to Ontario in I -\.-\., locating near Toronto. where they remained until 1856. They then settled in Bosanquet township, on Lot 7, Concession 12. redeemed this farm from the bush. and resided upon it the remainder of their lives, Irs, Stutt passing a\\ay in 186..j. and Ir. Stutt in 1869. In religion they were member!' of the Iethodist Church, and ),1 r. Stutt was a Reformer in politics. Children as follow!' \\ ere born to them: James (deceased). born in Ireland in IS 18, founded the James Stutt & Sons raper ). I ills, near Dundas: \ \-illiam, born in 1820, now resides in .-\ustralia. and was a member of Parliament there for many years: Jane ( deceased) married .-\lexander Duguid. of Scarborough: Eliza married John )'lason. of Bosanquet township. and both are de- ceased: Archibald, a paper manufacturer, is deceased: John (deceased) \\-as a merchant in -\ustralia : \mlre\\' ( deceased) \\ as a \\ nrker in an iron foundry: George (de- ceased) \\ as also a worker in an iron foun- dr) , Richard is our suhject. Richard Stutt \\-as born in Ireland Deç. 2;:;. 1837, and was only in his seventh year when brought to Ontario by his parents. He spent his hoyhood days in Yorb'ille, near Toronto, attending school in that locality, and later working in a paper-mill. In 18;:;Z he married :\Iiss Elizaheth \\'arren, daugh- ter of John and. \nn (Elstone) \ V arren, the 25 3 8 5 former of \\ hom \\ as born in England in 1806. the same year as his wife, In 1851 they came to Ontario. locating at Dundas. Their children \\'ere a<; follows: Jane was married in England to \ \ïlliam Barnet, and hoth died in \ustralia, she at the age of sev- enty: John is at Hespeler, Ont. ; lar}, is the \\ idO\\ of John Smith; Elizabeth is Irs. Stutt. _ \fter their marriage ),1 r. and Irs, Stutt ettled in Bosanquet to\\ nship, \\-here he purchast:d a farm on Lot 30, south boun- dary. making the pa) ments from money earned \\-hile he was working for others: the purchase price of the land \\'as $500, for fifty acres. This farm he cleîred up, ami after thirteen years sold it for Sr ,-\.50. He then settled on Lot 9, Concession ] 3, \\ hich farm was cleared and built upon. and on this prop- erty he made his home until locating in For- est. In time he added to it, until he owned 333 acres of sume of the best land in Lamb- ton County, besides 100 acres in \Vest \\ïll- iams, Jiddlesex County. In I 97 he re- tired to Forest. and he takes a li\'ely interest in matters pertaining to current political, religiuus and temperance subjects. :'II r. Stutt has been a valued contributor to the Globe and the Farmer's Sun of To- ronto, He has always taken an active part in politics. supporting the Reform party, He has sen ed as school trustee and memher of the to\\"11ship council. and as magistrate since I8iO, In 189 I he \\ as a candidate for the Reform party for the Dominion Parliament, against }'Ir. }.Ioncrieff, of Petrolia. during \\ !1Ïch campaign he made many eloquent and \ndely quoted speeches, .:\1r. and }'Irs. Stutt had the following children: Jane married John \\'hite, of Lot f). Conces ion 13. and tl e) ha\ e one daugh- ter. Clara: :'olary . \nn is the widow of. Cenrge \\'hite. brother of John "'hite. and her hildren are Lillie and' John: Elizaheth married John Le\'itt, nf Enniskillen, and they ha\ e one daughter. Ethel :'Ilay; \Vill- iam. a farmer of Bosanquet to\\-nship. mar- ried Phcehe Hill: Ellen married John Simp- son and they have three children, Ella, \Vill- iam and \lice: Richard. a farmer on the old 3 86 COM1IEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD homestead, married Olive Hay, and they have four children, \Yarren, Howard, Ralph and Norman; John died at the age of thir- ty-one. Mr. and l1rs. Stutt are members of the Congregational Church, in the ,york of which they take an acti\'e part. lIe has served many years as local preacher and was Bible-class teacher from the age of eighteen until he retired, in I9 0 I. Mr. Stutt is one of the representati"e men of Lambton County and enjoys the re- spect of all classes throughout this section of the country. ROBERT T. 11cDOUGALD, a prom- inent and public-spirited citizen of Ennis- killen township, who resides on a farm in Concession 6, Lot 6, wa born in Lanark County, On1., June 28, 1844, son of Duncan and Agnes (Twiddle) 11cDougald. His paternal grandparents Alexander and Jane McDougald, came from the Highlands of Scotland. Their ocean voyage was made on a sailing-vessel and lasted thirteen weeks. After reaching Quebec they took a boat up the St. Lawrence to County Lanark and set- tled there on a farm. Duncan McDougald, the father of Rob- ert T., born near Glasgow in 1808, became one of the prosperous farmers of Lanark County, bt.t was cut off by an untimely death, in 1847. He married Agnes Twiddle, who was born in 1814, in the vicinity of Glasgow, daughter of Robert Twiddle, who came from Scotland to Lanark County in 1821, and spent the remainder of his life on a farm there, 11r. l\1cDuugald left his \\ ife with four chililren: DOlnld, born in Lanark County, married l1iss l1arion Thompson, and settled on a farm in Grand Traverse county, Michigan, and there he died, leaving no children. Elizabeth, horn in 1839, mar- ried \Villiam Purdon, of Lanark County. and has eig-ht children, Agnes, Isabella, Jane, Christine, Violet. 1'Iay, \Villiam and Dun- can. Alexander, born in 184 J, married May Miller, and lives in Lanark County. Robert T. was the youngest. Mrs. McDougalrl, after some years, mar- ried a second time, her husband being James '" Gilchrist, of Glasgow, Scotland. They made their home on her farm in Lanark County and there her death occurred in 1904, at the age of ninety. By this union she had four children, namely: lIargaret, 1lrs. Samuel Lett, of Toronto; ] ames, deceased; Agnes, deceased; and Jal11e \\ho with his \\-ife and three children, James, Laura and Estella, li\'es on the old homestead. Robert T. McDougald was given a fair education in the Lanark schools, and then was occupied on his mother's farm. As the elder sons married and left home the charge of things devolved upon him, and for nine- teen years after reaching his majority he continued to live at the old place anù devote himself to his mother's interests, although she had in the meantime married again. In 1884, however, he mm'ed to Enniskillen, and married Miss Christina McPhee, who was born Aug. 25, 18:;3, on Prince Ed\\-ard Island, and was there educated. They set- tled on the present home place, 100 acres of fine farming land, \\-hich he has himself im-:- proved from its original wild state, He has also put up a number of good buildings upon it. To him and his wife have been born three children, Nina, Duncan and Flora A. Mr. and 1lrs. McDougald are both members of the Presbyterian Church. Robert T, McDougald is an intelligent and public-spirited citizen, and has taken special interest in educational matters. For tweh'e years he has been a member of the district school board, and is now serving as secretary and treasurer of same. Politically he is a Grit. Startin<.:" in Ii fe \\ ith little to assist him, }'1r. l\kDougald has steadily persevered, and to-day his well-rleveloped farm stands as a monument to his honesty and wisely (lirected toil He and his wife are people of solid worth. and as such are universally esteemed by all who know them. Allen McPhee, father of ::\Irs. Ì\lcDou- galtl, was a school te"'cher for t\\ enty years, hut on moving \\'ith his family to Lambton Countv from Prince Edwanl bhml. settled on a farm in Plympton township, During the last thirtv years of his life he did con- veyancmg. He died March 8. 1891, at the C011MEl\IORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD age of eighty-one years, on his farm in En- niskillen township. \\-here his \\ ife still re- sides. Her maiden name \\ as FÌora Souther- land, and she was born Iarch 13, 1829. She is a member of the Presbyterian Church, as \\ as her husband; he \\ a a Tor} in politi- cal faith, They had children as follows: ( 1) Daniel, \,"ho married Iary .\. J. Thomp (Jn, \\-as killed in Tyndall, South Dakota, at the age of forty-three. by a kick from a horse, (2) Christina is the \\-ife of Robert 1'. IcDougald. (3) George, \vh his \\ay through the wilderness to reach the 200-acre 4 6 C011l\1EMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD tract of land which has since been the home of the l\IcPherson family. He bought the land for 2'50 per acre. Lot 19. Conces- sion 6. and on it but little clearing had been done. He erected a little log house. where he installed his family. By hard work and with the heIp of his growing sons he suc- ceeded in clearing up his land and became engaged in general farming. He lived to see his sons settled on good farms, which he helped them to obtain. At the time of his death he and his sons had 800 acres of well- cultivated land in operation. He attained to the ripe age of eighty-two, and was active to the last. He had an affliction of the throat which pre\"ented him from swallowing his food. and he slo\\ Iy starved to death, being not able to drink water toward the last, al- though the day before he died he had visited one of his sons. He passed away at his home, in September, 1878, and was laid to rest be- side his wife, who preceded him some years, in the cemetery at .Àrkona. He was a true Liberal in every sense of the word, and al- ways supported that party, was an admirer of Hon. George Brown, the founder of the party, and was a true friend and supporter of the Hon. Alexander l\Iackenzie. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, as was also his wife, who was a true helpmate and cheerfully bore many hardships. She lived but three years after coming to \Var- wick, and died in the log cabin in I8-t7. After her death :11r. McPherson made his home with his son \Villiam, who gave him all the care and attention which is due a good father from a devoted son. \ Villiam l\IcPherson attended the public schools of his native shire, and later a private school. His opportunities to acquire an edu- cation were very limited, as he had to work from an early ag-e. and was but Ì\\elve years old \\ hen the family came to America. He worked with the father at the different points of X ew York State and Ontario in road- making, contributing to the support of the family. Coming to \Varwick township \vith his parents, he found but little civilization, and he set to work \\ ith a strong will to help his father make a hlJme. The fight for an e)..istence \\ as an uphill one, but he perse- \ ered, and after years of hard and persistent toil had a fine tract of 200 acres of excellent land under cultivation, all of which was once a dense forest. He remained all his life on the homestead, and \\ hen his father ga\-e up the management of the farm he took charge of it, and made a success of farming. He built a brick d\\'elling-house, barns, etc., and has been engaged in general fanning and stock raising. During the sixty-odd years of his life in \Varwick township he has seen many changes. The dense wilderness and swamps of the early days have been trans- formed into well-cultivated farms; the little log cabins have given way to fine brick and frame dwellings; fine churches and schools are found in the fonner haunts of wild beasts; good roads and bridges have suc- ceeded the blazed trails. He has also lived to see many of the hardy pioneers and sturdy men who carved this fertile spot from the primitive wilderness laid a\\'dY to find the rest their: earthly mission denied them. 11r. McPherson has played his own part well, and after an active life is still able, at the age of eighty-one, to do a day's work as well as he did seventy years ago. He has worked hard all his life. In those early days the nearest market was London to the east, and Sarnia to the west, forty miles either way. He possesses all his faculties to a marked degree, can read \vithout glasses, and his hearing is unimpaired, and his step as elastic as ever. In politics he is a stanch Liberal, and in religious belief a Presby- terian, attending church in Arkona. In the township of \Vest \Villiams, Coun- ty of l\Iiddlesex, 1\1r. 1IcPherson married Janet 1Iaxwell, a native of Glasgow, Scot- land, and a daughter of Hugh and l\Iargaret (Faulkner) 1Iaxwell. She was a g(îod wife and mother and \vas nutch devoted to her home. She was in poor health, for se\"eral years before her death, in Xovember, 1893, at the age of sixty-eight years, and was laid to rest in the cemetery at ,\rkona. She \\ as the mother of three children: (I) Gillis H" born on the homestead and educated in the town<;hip schools, is engaged with his CO D1E110RA TIYE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD father on the homestead farm, and like him is a Liberal in politics, He married Harriet Ann Smith, and has fiye children, Jessie La- "inia, Charles laxwell, Robert E" \Yinfred Irene and \ \ïlliam. (2) Annie married Johnson Anderson, of \Varwick, and has fiye children, \Villiam (who married Sarah Elizabeth Demery, and has one child, Du- gald Clark), :\largaret Ann, Janet, :Mary Alice and Leila Ada. (3) lIargaret was educated in the public schools of the town- ship, and is now at home with her father, caring for his in his old age. She is a mem- ber of the Presb" terian Church. JOSEPH }'ICPi'IERSON, brother of \Yill- iam, \\ as born in the same parish in Novem- ber, 1830, and came to America \\ ith his pa- rents. He attended school \\ hen the oppor- tunity offered, \\ hile in K ew York State, but at the age of nine began work with his fa- ther on canal \york and roadmaking, follow- ing same both in K ew York State and in On- tario. After locating in \Varwick township he assisted the rest of the family in making a home in the woods. In 1863 he settled do\\n to farming for himself on the farm where he now li\es-a tract of 200 acres on Lot 17, Concession 6, \\ hich \\ as given him by his father. It was then all bush, and he erected a log cabin and settled down to make a home, succeeding after years of effort. He has made e....tensi\.e improyements, and there the past forty-two ) ears of his life have been spent. He built a fine frame dwelling-house, barns. etcl. \Yhen his son was ready to take charge of the farm he erected for him a fine brick dwelling on the homestead place. All his life he has been engaged in general farm- ing and stock raising. Like all the family he is a member of the Presbyterian Church, which he attends at .\rkona. In political faith he is a Liberal. He has always been a hard \\ orker, and is a good citizen, with many \\arm friends. In BII'ianquet township Joseph IcPher- son married .\gness Ross. who was born in Ireland, a daughter of Rohert Ro s. \\ ho was an old settler of Bosanquet. T en children were born ùf thi" union: Janet, at home' Anna; \\îlliam ]., \\ ho farm's the homestead: ..P7 and \\ ho married Lizzie Simmons; Thomas, \\ ho died young; Agnes, who married Isaac Cruthers; largery, at home; 11argaret, at home; 11ary. at home; Robert, on the home- stead farm; and Ada, a school teacher. Irs. IcPherson died in 1880 and \yas buried in . \rkona. She \\ as an active member of the Presbyterian Church. DOX ALD )'lcKELLAR, a \yell-kno\\ n farmer and tock raiser and cattle dealer in loore tú\\nship, has been a resident of that to\\ nship for more than fifty-two years, and is one of Lambton County's successful ag- riculturists. He \\ as born in the village of .\ppin, .\rgyllshire, Scotland, Iarch 17, 1 8-1-ï, son of J olm and . \nna .\gnes ( :\lcColl) McKellar. John McKellar was also a nati\e of .\p- pin, and \\ as a tailor by trade. The children born to him and Anna Agnes 11cKellar \\ ere: Christina, \\"ho married Iitchel1 liller, both of whom are deceased, and bur- ied in Bear Creek cemetery; :Margaret, }'Irs. John Grant, of Corunna; and Donald. The father died in 1850, while still in the prime of life; in his religious faith he \\as a mem- ber of the Presbyterian Church. The widow, who \\ as left wi th her three children to pro- yide for, determined to join a party which started, in 1852, to Canada. It comprised her sister, with husband and children, her father, Donald 1\IcColl, who was going to visit his brothers located in the PrO\'ince of Quebec, and three other families. They sailed from Greenock on the" .\nn Harley," and after ten weeks landed in Ouebec, but \yith one missing from their band, for Don- ald lcC 011 had died during the yoyage and \\ as buried at sea. The others made their \\ ay to Hamilton in safety, and there made arrangements to take pass1.ge on a sailing \'essel to Buffalo: the date of departure \yas fixed, but because of some trifling delay the ne\YCUmers failed to reach the boat in time to embark. a fortunate accident, as it prO\'ed. for the boat was lost on the trip, with all the crew and passengers. Cndeterred by such dangers, the party pressed on to the Countv of L .mbton and settled in the wilds f 4 2 8 COMl\IEUORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Moore township, to begin their pioneer life. Irs. 1IcKellar, in partnership with her' sister's husband. James IcI ellar, bought 200 acres of land in Lot 7, Concession 9. and the two families made their home together. '1'\\ 0 nars later Irs, IcKellar married again, . becoming the \\ ife of Henry l\Iorri- son, a nati\-e of Scotland, and they li\'ed on a farm in Lot 8, l\Ir. 1Iorrison was a well- educated man and for some years taught school in addition to carr) ing on his farm. He was a Presbyterian in religion, and an elder in the Bear Creek Church for twenty- fi\'e years, He was a Reformer in politics, as w re most of his countrymen. Three chil- dren blessed the union of Ir. and 1Irs. Ior- rison: John S.. now operating the home- stead. \yho married Christina Duncan, and has three sons, Leslie, Royden and Henry; Sarah, at home: and an infant that died. In I8 7 Irs. l\Iorrison was again left a widow. and her husband's remains were interred in Bear Creek cemetery, She is still li\-ing. aged eighty-nine years, and though the old- est \\'om1.n in the to\\ nship is still acti\'e, and all her faculties are keen, She makes her home with her son John S. ancl her daughter Sarah. In her early days she en- dured manv hardships. but through it all succeeded in giving her children a good Christian training. and a bringing up that reRects great credit on her. She is a mem- ber of the Presbyterian Church, and is held in special respect by all who know her. Donald McKellar was but four years old \\ hen he was hrought to America and so gre\\ up in the \\ ilderness, for the settlers in l\Ioore township were few and far between. There \\ as, however, a district school, \"here he and the other children of the region were enabled to secure something of an education, some of them walking miles to reach the little log huilding. From an early age the hoy worked with his step-father. and. when he reached eighteen he formed a partner- ship \\-ith Archie rcDerl11it and began life for himself. They bought a threshing outfit and ran it together for four years. at the end of \yhich time James IcKellar bought out his partner, and they continued the bus- iness together for eight years more, operat- ing in loore and Enniskillen townships. In I 68 our subject bnught the farm where he now resides and ga\'e his whole attention to agriculture. It was a Ioo-acre tract form- erly owneù by John eff, of Beyerley town- ship, \\'ent\\orth County, and thirty acres \\ ere already cleared when 11r. l\IcKellar purchased it. He has done much hard \,ork on it, and no\V has a splendid farm, haying added to his holdings until he possesses 265 acres. In addition to general farming he has for a number of years been engaged in the cattle business. handling more than fifty head during the \\-inter season. IIe has been Yen' successful ànd owes it all to his untiring industry and perseyerance. He has splendid barns on the farm and in 1891 erected one of the finest brick residences in the to\\ nship. costing oyer $2,000. Ir. IcKellar was married Dec, 4, I8ï2, bv the Rev. Peter IcDermit, to :i\Iiss Eliza- h th Shanks, who was born near Hamilton, 1'\ 0\'. 29. 18-+8, daughter of John and Iary (Smith) Shanks. of Ioore township, who are both deceased. and huried in Lake View cemeteJY: they were de\-out Presbyterians. l1rs, :i\IcKellar is a woman of much cu1ture and tact. \\-hile her home gi\.es abundant ev- idence of her ability as a housekeeper. Ko small share of her l{usband's good fortune in life is due to the interest and encouragement gi\en by his wife. The children in their family are: ::\Iary E., who married Francis J. Crõne. of Sarnia township; John Hugh, at home, who married Flora Finlayson (he is a member of the 1. O. 0, F,); William Henry. a ranchman in North Dakota, \vho married Sarah A, Crone; Annie, .\rchie Douglas and Herhert James. all at home: Donald Stuart. a clerk in the Grand Trunk Railwav ofjìce at Sarnia: and Peter Ross, at home. - 111'. and Irs. UcKe11ar are both memhers of the Preshyterian Church at Bear Creek, \\ here he has been manager for thirty years, r r. :\IcKellar is a progressive man, \\'ho keeps himself thoroughly posted on a11 the e\'ents of the day: a stanch Lib- eral. he is a prominent \\'orker for the party CO:\D.1E110RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ]ocallv, and has been tax collector for the to\\ n hip for Ì\\ 0 years and assessor eight ,ears. He takes a special interest in schoo] luestions. as he maintains that the future of the country depends upon the standards of patriotism and good citizenship instilled into the rising generation. F or eighteen ) ears he has been a trustee for School Section No. ï, filling the office uf secretary and treas- t11 er. His party sent him as delegate to the convention that nominated the Hon. T. B. l-'ardee of Sarnia. and the Hon. -\lexander :\lacK nzie as Liberal candidates for Lamb- ton County, and he is a member of the execu- tive committee of the \\í est Lambton Lib- era] Association: he has also been secretary of the :\loore To\\ nship Libera] Associa- tion, He is a director of the Bear Creek Cemetery . \ssociation, and has been for a quarter f a century a member and director of the .:\loore Township Agricultura] So- ciety, of which he was president for three years; he belongs to the \ Yest Lambton Farmers' Institute, in which he has filled the office of secretary and treasurer for six ears, In .:\ I a}' , 1905, he was appointed co]- lector of customs at Courtright, Ont., and three months later was transferred to Sar- nia, Onto ünder the various responsibili- ties \yhich the confidence of his fellow citi- zens has placed upon him he has e\ er been found trustworthy, efficient and tireless in his sen'ice. and is held in high esteem in the community. \\'ILLL\.:\I KED\YELL. an oil pro- ducer of Enniskillen. is in e\ ery sense a self- made man, 0\\ ing his prosperity to his u\\ n unaided efforts. He and his \\ ife were among the early pioneers in Enniskillen. and their family occupies a prominent position in the community. \Yilliam Ked\\ ell was born in Glouces- tershire. England. Sept. :;, 1830, son of Thomas and Hannah ("'heeler) Kech\-ell. both of whom lived and died in England. Thomas Kedwell was a farmer and gar- dener, and he and his wife had fi\-e children of whom ,\nna, Stephen, Daniel and Eliza .P9 beth died in England. The only one to come to this cOUilLry \\ as \\ïlliam. \\ ho landed at (,Juebec in 1853, aiter a voyage of siÅ \\eeks. His education had been limited, and h,' turned to his father's occupation of farming, \yorking in that capacity for a time in Xor- folk County, Ontario, on the Lake. In I1)6-J. .:\11', Ked\vell married Annie Becker. who was born in l\orfolk County in Xo\"Cmber, I8-J.-J.. daughter of Jacob and Sarah CMillard) Becker. Jacob Becker \\as a nath'e of Catskill, l\ew York, his wife \\as a Canadian, and after their marriage they made their home in Xorfolk County, \\ here they died, lrs. Ked\vell is the only sun-i\-ing member of her family. She was brought up on a farm and educated in the district schools. .-\fter their marriage .:\Ir. and .:\lrs. Kedwell li\'ed for two years in Xorfolk County, and in 1866 came to Pe- trolia, \\'here. four years later, .:\lr. Kedwell buught his present home propert), Lot 13, Concession 13, then all wild land. He cleared the land, built a home. and began drilling for oil, and has become one of the prominent oil producers of the regiun. The children born to .:\lr. and .:\lrs, Ked\\ ell are as follo\vs: (I) Isaiah, born in Enniskillen, Oct. 22, I 87-J., where he grew up, is en- gaged in the oil producing industr). and he and his family li\'e near the family home; he married Lydia E, \\ïlliams. of the same place. and his children are .-\nnie .:\1.. and .-\lice -\. (2) John, born on .:\Iarch 29, I8ïï, and educated in the Rural public schools and "'oodstock College, li\-es in Petrolia, Ontario, where he conducts a printing and publishing business; he married .-\nnie M. Do\\ ling. of Petrolia; they have no children. (3) Horace, born .:\Iarch I, IR86. is unmar- ried and li\-ing at home, engaged in the oil business. In politics .:\Ir. Ked\\'el] has ah\-ays been identified with the old Reform party. He and his wife \vere aillollg the early comers to Enniskillen, \\'here they are among the most respected and honored citizens. Both are regular attendants of the Petrolia Baptist Church, ::\Irs, Ked,,'ell being a member and 43 0 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD especially acti\'e in all church work done by the ladies of the community, lr. Ked\\'ell came to Canada a poor boy, and o\yes his position as one of the suc- cessful men of Lambton County to his own honest and unflagging toil. I-lEXRY IcnRYAN, fanner and stockman of the sth Concession of Bosan- quet to\\Ìlship, Lambton County, is a na- tive of \ \ hitby township, Ontario County, born on Lot 3-J., Concession S, Nov. S, 1842. Henry 1\lcBryan, grandfather of our subject, was a native of Ireland, born in the County Fennanagh, where he was a small land owner and followed an agricultural life. He there married Mary Allingham, and they became the parents of the following chil- dren: Edward; Ann (Kancy), \vho married John Sulli\'an, li\'ed and died in Little York; Hugh, \vho was killed by the fall of a tree; Anna Belle, widow of John \Vatson, resid ing in Toronto; Mary, deceased wife of Jo seph lcCallum, a minister of the Methodist Church at Toronto; and Thomas, \\ho died in 1890 in \ Vhitby to\\ nship, Ontario County, on the homestead farm. In the early twenties Henry 1\IcBryan, with his \\'ife and six children, left their na- ti\'e land to find a new home in the wilds of Canada. Sailing from Belfast on a sailing vessel for Quebec, they made their way from the latter place to Montreal, \vhere two years were spent, at the end of this time removing into Ontario County, locating first at Co- bourg, Korthumberiand County, where he rented a tract of land and settled down to farming. Here se\'en years \\ ere spent and at the end of this time they remo\'ed to 'Vhitby township, Ontario County, where a tract of .200 acres of land \\ as purchased. Here Ir. IcBryan settled down to pioneer life, and, with the help of his sons, finally succeeded, after years of toil. in clearing up his farm. Besides owning his home farm he purchased land in Huron County, near Clin- ton, and he died in 18.:;2, aged sixty-se\'en years, being buried in Salem Church ceme- tery, Pickering to\\ nship, Ontario County. In religion he was a consistent Methodist, and in politics a stanch Consen'ati\'e, His wife also died on the farm, in 1867, and was laid to rest beside her husband. Ed" anI .:\lcBryan, eldest son of Henry ,McBryan, \yas born on the little farm in County Fermanagh, Ireland, and was but tweh"e years old when the family crossed the Atlantic for their future home. He attended school in Montreal. and there obtained an idea of the French language, \\"hich, in after years, he could speak fluently. He worked on the farm in Cobourg with his father, and later moved to \ VhitLy to\\Ìlship, Ontario County, where he engaged in farming for himself, on a lOa-acre tract of bush land. Here he built a log house and settled dO\vn to pioneer life. Like his father, he worked hard, and later with the help of his sons succeeded in clearing up his farm, on \\ hich he made many improvements, including a fine brick dwelling house and a good set of substantial buildings. \ Vhen his fi\'e sons \yere ready to start out in life for themselves he \\ as able to give them farms, anò he did his full duty as a husband, father anò citi- zen. He died in 1897, at the age of eighty- nine years, at his home, now the property of his son, \ Villiam, and he \Vas laid to rest in Salem Church cemetery, Pickering town- ship, Ontario County. He was a member of the l\lethodist Church. Politically he was a stanch supporter of the prinCIples of the Conservati\'e party. He \\ as a member of the Loyal Orange "\ssociation, was fou11lIer of Rrooklin Lodge, \\l1Ítby township, was county master for many years, and \vas a memher of the Royal Arch )[asons. He was an active member of the lodge, and helped to establish many lodges in different sections of the Pro\'ince. He was noted for his hon- esty and high moral character. Ed\\'ard 1\J cBryan was married in Co- bourg, Ont.. to Helen \Vilson, \\ ho \vas born in County Fennanagh. Ireland, daughter of Thomas \\Tilson. She lived to he se\'enty- two Veal'S old, and died on the homestea l, heing laid to rest in the cemetery at Salem Church. She was a memher of the [etho- dist Church. a good Christian \voman and a de\'oted \yife and mother. She was the LU ß1E:\10RA TIYE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD mother of ten children. named as follows: lan', \\ ho m::trried Philip Cooper, resides in iu cola County, 1Iichigan; .-\nne. the \\ iùow of John Brander, resides in .-\rkona; Sarah, de eased, was the wife of Samuel J ones, a farmer of Pickering township. On- t.rio County; Isabella married \\ïlliam Bowels, of Brooklin. Ont.; Hugh. a police nlagistrate \\'ho resides in \\'hitby; Henry; Ed\\ anI. \\ ho \\ as a fanner of \ Yhitby to\\ nship, died there in 1902; Jane lives on the homestead: Thomas, a resident of Tus- cola County, :\lichigan, is a farmer; and \\ïlliam is farming on the homestead. Henry lcBryan \\ as educated in the to\\Ï1ship schools and grew up on the home- stead farm. remaining with his father until 18 7 0 \\ hen he came west to Lambton County. and settled on a 2oo-acre tract of land in Bosanquet to\vnship, on Lots sand 6. Concession 5, Here he settled down to farming for himself, and here he has re- mained for the past thirty-fiye years, en- gaged in general farming, stock raising and dealing. \"hen his son, Edward, got ready to start out for himseli, Ir. lcBryan gave him the south one-half of the farm, while he operates the balance himself. Like his father and grandfather he has always sup- ported the principles of the Consen'ative party, and was an admirer of that grand statesman. Sir John -\. 11acDonald. :\1r. ::\lc- Bryan has ahvåys taken an active part in pol- itics. but not in the sense of an office seeker. He has for a number of years been chosen delegate for the nomination of candiclates both for the Dominion and the Ontario par- liaments, held at \\'atford, He serves as school trustee of district Ko. 5, BosanC}uet township, and was collector of the school ta'õ:es for one term, He ne\-er shirked his duty as a citizen or as a Canadian, and \\ hen the call came for volunteers in 1866. at the time Canada was invacled b\' the Fenians. he enlisted in the Brooklin Ri'Aes. 34th Battal- ion, under Captain Hodg-son, ::\lajor :\IcKen- zie and Colonel Dennison, and did frontier \vork for three months and twentv days helping to take ninety pri<;oners. 'He e cei\'ed a bronze Fenian medal, and a tract of 43 1 18 972 acres of land in Xe\v Ontario, Thun- derbay District. from the prO\'incial go\'ern- ment. Ïllr, ::\lcBryan is a member of the Presbyterian Church, which he attends at .-\rkona. He \\ as one of the organizers and first stockholders of the Farmers' 11utual Insurance Company, \\ hich \\ as established in I8iS, and has been a member of the board of directors for se\-eral years. He is strictly temperate in his habits and domestic in his tastes, taking a deep interest in his home and pride in his family. 11r. ::\IcBryan married ::\larch 15, 18 7 0 , in Pickering, Ont.. Christina Smith, daugh- ter of John Smith, who \\ as a native of Scutland, amI a settler of Ontario County. :\lrs. ::\lcDryan has been devoted to her hus- band and children, and is a faithful member of the Presbyterian Church. She is the mother of ten children: \\ïlliam, a graduate of the law department of the Uni\'ersity at Lansing, Michigan, is now a lawyer in De- troit, 1Iichigan: Jessie married Samuel Stevenson and resides in Bos.nquet town- ship; Ellie, a graduate of the Forest High school. taught school for seven years. and is now the wife of Thomas ::\lcBryan of Cam- den Gore, Kent Cuunty: :'IIary is at home; Edward, who farms half of the homestead, married Jennie Gilliard: John Smith is a farmer of near :Thedford: Sarah. a trained nurse, is a resident of Chicago: Fred, a grad- uate of the Forest High school. is now a school teacher at Edmonton, X orth\\"est Territory: \\1150n resides on the homestead; and Hugh is also at home. 11r. McBryan has lived a long, honorable and busy life and has seen and taken part in much of the wonderful development of his section of Lambton County, He has made a success of his vocation. and is esteemed and respected as a leading citizen of his town- ship. ALEXASDER KIDD. proprietor of "The Arlington" at Sarnia, is one of the most popular hotel managers in Lamhton County, Ont., and has brought his house up to a standard of e'õ:cellence \\"hich places it among the leading hostelries of the city. 43 2 CO D.IE lORATIVE BIOGJ.{AP I-IICAL RECORD _ \Iexamler Kickl. his father. \\ as I:x)fn in Scotland, where he died in 1854, having spent his business life as a ship broker, be- ing quite successful. The maiden name of his wife was Elizabeth Bovd. also a nati\'e of Scotland, and after the cJe th of her husband, lrs. Kidd came to Ontario, with her only child, Alexander, then a mere lad, settling in Hamilton, that Prm ince, Here the ))oy grew to manhood. learning many useful things, and obtaining an excellent literary training in the good schools of Hamilton. .\s a clerk in the "T ecumseh Hotel," in Hamilton, ::\11'. Kidd began his career as a hotel-man. and gained further experience in this line in connection with the "Bellcham- bel' Hotel," of Samia, to \\ hich city he re- mO\ ed in 1872, In 1886, in partnership with a }.Ir. Cooney, ::\Ir. Kidd secured the "Bell- chamber Hutel," which they conducted suc- cessfully for five years. . \t this time, 11r. Kidd became inter- ested in the lumber business in connection with heavy vessel interests on the lakes. This enterprise was successfully continued until 1899, \vhen he decided to return to hotel life, and sold his interests and pur- chased the hotel he now operates, and which he has already made so popular. During a portion of the time he was engaged in lum- bering, ::\11'. Kidd, with a Ir. James O'Riley, conducted the "Chapman House" in Sarnia. "The Arlington" is centrally located on the corner of Front and \ Yellington streets, and overlooks the St. Clair ri\'er, the pros- pect being beautiful as seen from its \\ in- dows. The rooms are tastefully furnished; the cuisine is e'õ:cellent, and no pains are spared to make guests feel thoroughly at home. 11r. Kidd superintends all the im- portant details himself. and is a great fav- orite \\ ith the traveling puhlic, as well as his regular guests, being a man of genial dis- position and pleasing manner. On Oct. IS. IR95. lr. Kiehl and ::\liss X ellie V io were married, and four chil- dren ha\'e been born to them: _.\lice l\lar- garet, Gordon . \le,,-ander, Douglas and Helen. 1\1rs. Kidd \\'as born in 1872, in Potsdam, Xew York State, daughter of .\n- drew and Julia t LaDuke) \' ein, 11r. Kidd is a mem1Jer of the Presbvteri'm Church. Fraternally. ::\11'. Kidd is a inst master ::\Ia- son and a member of the ..\. O. C. \ Y. Dol h he nd his \vife ha\'e many warm friends. JOH F.\RI{ELL. district agent for the Federal Life Insurance Company of Canada, \\ ith head office at Hamilton, is one of the best-known insurance men in western Ontario. He is a native of the Province, born in \ Varwick township, Lamuton County, in a little log house on the 7th Con- cession, north of the Egremont road. The Farrell family is of Irish e'õ:traction, as the name indicates, and the family home has been in County Tipperary. Timothy Farrell, grandfather of Juhn, was a native of Tipperary, where he \\ as a tenant farmer. He there married ::\Iar- garet Callahan, and they became the parents of six children: James, \\'hel now resides in ::\ladison, \Visconsin: Richard, also of \Vis- consin; John, who died in \\'isconsin; \\ïll- iam, the father of John; lary. who married \ViJliam Hamilton. and died in 11ilwaukee; and Ellen, who married Patrick Carey (both are deceased), In the early thirties Timothy Farrell turned to the Xew \Vorld to find a home for his family. \Vith his wife and si-..;: children he sailed from Ireland for Canada. On their arrival they located in Plympton township, Lambton County, on a bush tract along what is now known as the Egremont road. They became engaged in farming. He died in Plympton, while his wife died on the present Farrell homestead, in \Yarwick. They \\'ere first buried on the farm in 1>1)"mp- ton. but later remo\'e(l to Sarnia and interred in the Catholic cemetery. \Villiam Farrell, son of Timothy and father of John. obtained a good common- school education in his native home, and wa still in his teens \vhen he came to Canada with his parents, He worked with them on their home in Plympton to\\ nship until he started out for himself. Coming to \ Var- wick township he located on the ïth Conces- sion, Lot 10, \\ here he bought a tract of 100 acres of bush laml. . \t the time he 10- , , \ Jø CO E\IEß10K \ TIVE BIOGRAPH1CAL RECORD cated there few imprO\-ements had been made in the to\ynship, there being no roads. churches. schools. or other eyidences of ci\il- ization. and there \\ere eyen \'ery few set- tlers, He built a log house and set to work to make a home for himself. He \yas a hard- \\ orking man, strong and acti\ e. The roads to Sarnia being but blazed trails and swamp, in order to keep his little family he had to walk to Sarnia for his flour and like neces- sities, carrying them on his back through woods and s\\-amp. a distance of thirty miles, He worked early and late in order to clear up his farm. hut \\ hi Ie still in middle life he had to gi\'e up \york. and aiter Ì\yo years of suffering from cancer he died at his home on .\ug. 2+, I 68. at the age of forty-se\'en Years. He was buried at \ \" an\ ick yillage, Lut later remO\-ed to the Beacl1\\'()()d cem- etery. at Forest, Ont. I r. Farrell was \yell known, and highly respected by all classes of people. He li\'ed in harmony with his neigh- bors, all of whom respected him for his Christian charities. In politics he \yas a stanch Consen"ati\'e, and in religion a con- sistent Roman Catholic. In that early period there were no Catholic churches nearer than Strathroy, where he and his family \\-ould go to attend to their religious duties until the congregation succeeded in erecting a church in \Yam-ick yillage. which they at- tended until 1875: when they joined the church in Forest. \Yilliam Farrell married Bridget Whitely, a nati\-e of Tipperary. Ire- land, daughter of Samuel and Bridget (Carey) \\11itely, and a sister of Patrick \\'hitely, a well-kno\\-n pi0neer on the Lo:. don road, in Plympton township. After her husband's death Irs, Farrell kept her chil- dren together, educated them and \\orked hareI. She died Dec. I ï. 188+, aged fifty- four. and is buried besi(le her husband in Beachwood cemetery. Xine children were born to them. all of \\ hom reflect credit on the good Christian training they receiyed at their mother's knee: James died when a young man ; Iary resides at home: \\Tilliam also resides at home; Edward cuIth'ates the old home<;tead; Samuel, \yho culti\'ates the \yest half of Lot 10, Concession 7. married 28 433 Iary Ialley, and has seyen children, Stan- ley, James, Celia, Joseph, Xorah, .\nnie and Raymond; J olm is mentioned below; .\nnie is at home; Ellie married Cornelius :\Ialley, and has children, \\ïlliam, John D" l\Iary 1. T. and K orah Beatrice; Sarah T ane died july 10, 1880, aged fourteen yea;s. John Farrell enjoyed but limited oppor- tunities for an education. He attended school in Section Xo. q, 6th Concession of \\'an\Ïck, his first teacher being Duncan Camp!Jell. who was a well-known educator- in his da). l\Ir. Farrell \\-as !Jut a boy when he lost his father, but reared under the foster- ing care of a lo\'ing and deyoted mother he followed her ad\'ice and counsel. From an early age he \yorked on the home farm with his brothers and sisters, helping to care for his widowed mother in her declining years. In 1889 he took up life insurance. first start- ing as agent for the Ianufacturers' Life, \\-ith which company he spent one year. In IR90 he accepted the agency of the Federal Life of Hamilton, so continuing for five 'ears. when he \\ as appointed district agent tor the same company, his territory embrac- ing \\ estern Ontario. He has made a suc- cess of his work, ha\-ing written O\'er one million dollars' worth of insurance, and is one of the best-known insurance men in western Ontario. He also gives some atten- tion to farming, residing on the old home- stead, and he now has 200 acres of the best land in the county, having in 1875 purchased 100 acres adjoining the lao-acre tract pur- chased by his father. .\t present it is all under cuIti\'ation eè\.cept a small maJ?le gro\-e. ,In September, 1905, he completed a ne\\ resIdence on the site of the old home which was erected in 18 5 0 . ' From an early age Ir. Farrell has taken a deep interest in public life. following in the footst ps. of his father as a supporter of the pnnClples of the Consen'ati\-e party and being a strong admirer of the founder of the party, that great statesman, Sir John A Iacdonald, He has taken a deep interest in the party's success in both Dominion and Pro\'incial affairs, and for O\'er twenty years has been foremost in the fight during election 43+ COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD contests, taking the stump for the Consen'a- tiye candidatcs. He is one of the best cam- paigncrs and <:>rganizers in western Ontario and has fe\\ equals as a platform speaker and dchater. _'\t the resignatioll of the late Hon. James F. Li;;ter, as member of the Dominion ParliJ.ment, in 1898. to accept a judgeship in the Supreme Court. 1.\11'. Far- rell was nominateel by his party to contest the \\- est Riding of Lambton, and he \yas op- posed by Dr. Johnson, of Sarnia, who de- feated him, His name \yas placed before the cO\1\'ention heM at \Yatford in September, 190+. by his party, to nominate a candidate for the Proyincial Parli:lIl1ent, and he re- cei\ed a strong support of the delegates, but not enough to win the nomination, How- e\'er, he worked hard for the successful can- didate at the general election. He has spoken during political contests in Lamhton, Kent, Middlesex. Perth and Huron Counties. In school matters he has taken ah\ ays a deep interest, sen ing for eight years as trustee of School Section Xo, 14, and \yas secretary- treasurer during the time the fine brick school house was built. He has ahyays taken a deep interest in school and church enter- tainments, and has. for years, acted as chair- man of these socials, encouraging the schol- ars and gi\'ing prizes in all parts of the count\'. He attends all church picnics, re- gardlés'i of the denomination, anrl has ne\'er } et refused to contribute to \\'orthy objects of charity. He is a big. whole-souled man, broad-minded and liheral in his ideas, \\ ith the genial Celtic temperament that makes him popul;tr with an classes. He has ne\ er heen known to refuse to help a friend, re- ganlless of the sacrifice such help may entaif upon him, Those who kl1CJ\\ him best re- spect him most. \\'hether in religion or in politics he has great tolerance for the opin- ions of others. :\11'. Farrell i'i one of the membcrs anð a director of the Lnion \gricultural Society of Forest, Ont.. and was president of the East Lamhton .\gricl1ltural Society, filling that office eight ye;Jrs, In 189+ he was elected a director of the \\'estern Di<;trict Fair .\ssociation. of \\'atfon!. and has filled the office of president, and he is a member of the \\'estern Fair .\ssociation of London. In 190+ he was elected a director of the l'rO\-incial Fair . \ssociation. being the only dircctor \\ est of London, and was three) ears East Lambton representJ.ti \ e on the \ Vestern Fair Board of London. He takes a deep in- terest in eyerything that is for the benefit of the county and Province, His yoice has been heard in the little log school. in church halls and in auditoriums, he having addressed thousands of people on different subjects. On :\larch Ii, 1905, the Irishmen of Port Hu- ron honored him by haying him aùdress them at their hall in Port Huron. He is a tme Irish-Canadian, and takes great pride in Ca.nadian institutions, progress and enter- pnse. ].-\.:\IES l\L\li):\IEXT, proprietor of Beawr Creek farm, and a \\ ell kno\\'n citi- zen of \ \- ar\\'ick township and one of its leading agriculturists, is a nati\'e of that tow11ship, ha\'ing been born on the 4th Line, Lot 3, July 18, 1846. The :\laidment family are English, Henry :\laidment, the father of lames. hav- ing been a nati\'e of \\Tiltshir , England, \\ here he grew to manhnod and engaged at different occupations. The family were for sixty years engaged on .the r;ray estate in farming, anel Henry :\laidment was also en- gaged in the homestead quarries, and learned lime burning. He was marrried in his na- tiye place to :\laria Sharp. who hore him se\'en children, the eldest Ì\\"O of whom \\ere horn in England: \ \ïlliam. a resident of Brooke township. Lamhton County: Thoma:;, \\ ho died in \Yarwic(,; to\n1ship: :\Iary .\nn, \\ho married Joseph :\Iellow, and died in Ar- mada, :\Iichigan: Charles. of Bosanquet to\\ nship: Samuel. \yho died in :\Iiddlesex County; James, ,\"ho is mentioned helow; and Charlotte, \\"ho married George Cook, and both died in :.lichigan. In 1833 Henry :\laidment and his wife and 1\\'0 suns left their nJ.tive home Îor the XC\\ \Ynr!(1. Coming to Canada \\'ith a party of friends. thcy landed at Quebec, and, coming west. :\11'. :\Iaidmcnt left his wife C01I:\IE110RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD and children in Toronto, while he and other intended settlel s. made their way to Lamb- ton County. the party taking with them pro- yisions enough to last them for some time, London then had but t\\"O houses; there \yere no roads. and it was necessary to procure a guide to pilot them, by way of Indian trails. to their new home, Locating in \\'arwick to\\ìlship. near the Plympton line. Henry :\Iaidment built a log cabin on the east half of Lot 3, Concession -1-, This land \yas (mned by Squire \msle). who ga\'e in pay- ment fifty acres of land. for e\ ery twenty- fi\'e acres cle'lred for him, -\fter some time the Squire died. and Ir. l\laidment settled <1o\yn to farming for himself, taking also the west half of Lot 3, upon which he worked hard to make a home for himself and his grO\ying family. In that section of the countr\', besides no roads. there \\"ere no bridge O\'er streams, and wild beasts roamed in the dense forests. making the life of the pioneer a difficult and perilous one. Like the other pioneers the Iaidment fam- ily hed in a little log cabin. while Ir. :\Iaid- ment, heing a strong. able man. set to \\ ark to clear roads. gi\ ing more attention to this than to fanning. his sons doing \\ hat they could to clear the farm. It might be said that the \\ av to ci\'ilization was cut through the forests 'In' Ir. ),Iaidment, mall\' of the \\'ar- wick ami Plympton to\\ nship -roads ha\ ing been cut through by him, and he also as- sisted and encouraged the early settlers. and those not so ably fitted to the hard pioneer life, Ir. :\Iaidment built the first limekiln in the to\ynship. aften\ ard ha\'ing three in operation, and many of the chief buildings of tint section used his lime in their con- struction in the manufacture of brick. Ir, Iaidment did not make a success of farming and turned O\'er the management of his place to his sons. \\ hile he. with his \\ i fe, remo\'ed to the town of Forest. where he spent some years, and \\"here his wife died. Ir. Iaidment then spent some time with his son. Samuel, on the London road in Plympton to\\ nship. and here he died in Iarch. 18Rfi, he and his \yife being both buried in \Yarwick cemetery. They \\'ere 435 memlJers of the Church of England, while in politics Ir. laidment \\ as a stanch Re- fanner. For a number of years he \\ as a member of the Loyal Orange _-\:;sociatioll, and during the rebellion of I837-3S, he took up arms in defense of his adopted country. James :\Iaidment"s birth occurred in the little log cabin in \Yan\"Ìck township. and he attended the log school house ne3r the homestead. From an early age he worked on the farm. and \\ hen, at the age of seYen- teen) ears. he found the farm turned O\"er to his management. the land was hea\'ily en- cumbered. and young James started out to clear the home from debt. This he accom- plished in a few years. and not only this but had the tract on a paying b3sis. He ga\'e hi.. father a life lease on the property and made a home for his parents in Forest, where he supported and cared for them as long as they liyed, General fanning has been Ir. Iaidment' s business in Ii fe. although for se\'eral years he has been \'ery successful in raising cattle, and his stock has taken many prizes at the fairs in this localit\'. He has made many imprO\"ements on - his farm, erecting good buildings and a fine d\\ elling, and he operates 250 acres of land. \Yhen his sons were read\' to start out in life for them- seh es he was -able to give them something substantial to start on, and they ha\ e all prO\'ed good farmers. :\11'. Iaidment he- longs to the Forest l'nion -\gricultural So- ciety, of which he \\"as one uf the organizers, the first president. and in \\ hich he has been a director for the past t\\ enty-seyen ) ears. In public life Ir. Iaidment is a Liberal. but independent. He is domestic in his tastes. a Im'er of home and famih'. and a good, reliable. representati\'e citi7en' of \\. ar- wick to\\ nship. In his habits he is temper- ate. and is noted for his pleasant and genial manner. He and his estimable \\ ife are \'al- ueel members of the Presln'terian Church \\"hich they attend at Forest.- , On Feb. 21. I8óï. in Bosanquet town- ship. 1\11'. Iaidment \\ as united in marriage \\ ith Iiss Tennette \\ eatherston horn in 1Iiddlese-..;: èount), west, daughter' of James and Catherine (Deatie) \Yeatherston, Ila- 43 6 COMME110RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ti,'es of Scotland, the former of whom died in 11iddlesex County, while the latter passed away in Bosanquet to\\ nship. To 1\1r. and 11rs: 11aidment ha,-e been born the follow- ing children: :\largaret; \ Yilliam Henry, who died at S1. Joseph Hnspital, London; James Edward, a farmer; John, farming on the homestead; \rthur, on the homestead; \\'alter, fanning at home; Jennette, a mil- liner at Buffalo; Selena, at home; Lillie Catherine, who attended Kormal School, and is nuw engageel in teaching; Gertrude, at home; and Rubert, who died \\ hen fixe years uld. .L\:\IES P.\RK. a prominent farmer- citizen of Enniskíl1en. comes of good old stock, numbering among his forefathers some of the earliest settlers in Lambton County. The parents of James Park were \ Yill- iam and :\Iary (Kitchen) Park. who ,\"ere pioneers in their part of the country. Mrs. Park was born at .\I1Caster. near Hamilton, On1., daughter of .\ndrew and Delia Kitchen, who me!\-ed to Canalla from the Cnited States, The latter were among the ,-er\' eulv settlers in Plnnpton township, ami hoth lied there, at thiir old home, They had a large family. including besides :\lary, ,\"ife of William Park, (I) Joseph. of Port Huron, and (2) Andre\\, of Bay City, J\Iich- igan, both of whom served throughout the Ci,'il \\ ar in a J\Iichigan cavalry regiment, Joseph drawing a government pension; both are married and have families. (3) Hannah, who married Isaac Durance (deceased), and li,-es in :\Iichigan, (4) Elizabeth, who mar- ried George :\IcCoy (deceased). of Michi- gan, C;) Delila, who married John Bur- gess. of Huyson's Island, Canada. \\'illiam Park. father of James, was a ! on of Tames and Euphemia (Sutherland) Park. \\ ho came over from Scotland and set- tled in Dalhousie to\\ nship. Lanark County, moving later to rIympton. where they made their home the remainder of their li,-es. and died at a good old age, Their children were as follows: Tames. who settled near the old home in Pl;-mpton, and died in "'yoming, unmarried; Allan, born in Scotland, who li,-ed for a time in Plympton, then mO\ed to Torch Lake, :\Iichigan, where he died lea,-ing a large family; Catherine (de- ceased) , born in Scotland, ,vho married Park Duncan, of \Vyoming, and left a num- her of children; and \Villiam, who became the father of Tames Park. \\ïlliam rårk was born in Cambuslang, Scotland, in 1819, and was a mere child when his father came to Canada. He grew up to the age of nineteen years in Dalhousie, where he recei,-ed most of, his education. \fter his marriage he and his wife settled on Concession 2, Plympton, \\-here he owned and cleared 100 acres of land. They lived for a number of years in a little log house, and then built a more comfortable home on the old place, Late in life Mr. Parh sold this property and bought a home in \\'vo- ming. where he lived in retirement until 'his death in 1895. His wife passed a,vay in 1885. She was a member of the Methodist Church, while he belonged to the Presby- terian con1l1umion. In politics he was an acti,'e Reform man, working actively in the interests of his party. He had a family of nine children, of whom James Park was the oldest. James Park was horn in Plympton township, Dec. 20. 18-1-7, and as a buy at- tended the schools of his native place. He helped his father clear up the home farm, and while yet a boy began work in the !tun- bel' camps in winter, doing farm work in summer. On 1\Iay 27, 1872. he married Jane Johnston, born in London township .\pril 4. 1854, daughter of John and 1\1ary Johnston, who were among the early settlers in Enniskillen, [Mrs, 1\IcMillen, a member of the Johnston family, supplies many inter- esting facts relati,-e to its history,] Mrs. Park, like all her family, was carefully edu- cated. yet (lid not hesitate to begin her mar- ried life as a settler on wild land. Their present fine farm and comfortable home has been can'ed out of the \\'ilderness. J\1r. Park cleared the bush, and has put up good build- ings, and to-day owns one of the best cul- tivated farms of the region. He also owns. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 100 acres of farm land on Concession ï, op- posite the home farm, \\ hich he has also cleared. To Ir. amI I rs. Park ha \ e been born five children, as follO\\ s: (I) lary E., born at the present home, in July, 1873, is the \\ife of Da\.id Anderson, a farmer of \\"yo- ming, and they ha\'e three children, Leslie, Russell and Cecil. (2) James, Jr., born in 18 75, was educated in the district schools, and in. the Petrolia high school; he became a teacher. and after two years at that profes- sion, entered the Ontario School of Practi- cal Science in Toronto, graduating, after a four ) ears' course, in 1905; he is now a B. .\. Sc. and mining engineer in Cobalt, a promising young man in his profession. (3) Jane J.. born in 1879. is at home; she was a student for some time in the Petrolia high school. (.t) Iargaret E.. born in 1882, is at home; she also was a student in the Pe- trolia high school. (5) \\ïlliam J., born in KO\'ember. 1889, is at home. The family have all been brought up in the Presbyterian Church, and while not members of the church they support its \\'ork. In politics Ir. Park is a member of the Reform party, and has sen-ed on a num- ber of political committees. He has filled the position of secretary of the school board since 1871. He began life on his father's farm and worked there until he bought his 0\\ n land, Lot 19, Concession 6, Lambton County. He is one of the self-made men of the county. where he and his family are well kno\\ nand hig'hh- esteemed. He comes of sturdy pioneer tock of which he and his children are \vorthy descendants. ROBERT ),lILLIKIX. one of the prosperous fanners of the County of Lamb- ton, has been a resident of Sarnia township for all but the first three veal'S of his life. and is therefore associated \\ ith the entire devel- opment amI progress of the region. He was born ::\Iarch If), 18-1-9, to Da\'id and )'Iarjory (BO\\'les) Millikin. at that time residing in Lanark County, Da\'id 1Iillikin and his wife \vere hath native of Ireland, but met and married in -1-37 Canada. The fonner was born in County Sligo in I ï 8. and came to . \merica in 1822. His \\ ife came from the same county in earh' \\ omanhood, and was married at Sher- bro ke. Lanark County, where 1\Ir. ),Iillikin at first settled nn gO\'ermnent land. He im- pro\ ed this property and prospered. but in 18 5 2 decided to go farther \\ est and begin again with a ne\\ country. In Sarnia to\\ n- ship. LamLton County, he found a location that appeared to him to promise well, and purchased 100 acres in Lot 16, Concession 2. The place in time more than justified his anticipations, hut \\ as then perfectly \dld and traversed hy no roads, so the new com- I:rS had many I;ardships to endure, and be- fore the \\ ork of clearing was fairly under \vav. the husband and father \\-as taken, stn;ck dO\m b\' \siatic cholera. He died Sept. q, 1856; and upon the oldest son de- \'oh-ed the task of carrying on the home in the wilderness. His \dfe sun-ived till Oc- tober. 189-1-, when she passed a\vay at the age of eighty-three, a prominent member of the Iethodist Church, as her husband also had been. Their children were se\'en in number: Emanuel, the oldest. \\ as the head of the family, after his father's death, and he settlerl on and imprO\'ed the south half of the homestead; Sarah Jane married Mirzah Proctor, an old settler of the county; Da\'id. a resident of Sarnia, was a school teacher in his earlier years; )'largaret . \nn died of cholera, in 1856; Amelia married John \Yardrop, of Sarnia: .\delaide. \\'l1O died in 1880. was the wife of Joseph )'Ic- Roberts, of Sarnia ; Robert \vas the youngest. Robert Iil1ikin was born in Lanark County, but his earliest recollections are of the little log cabin on the Sarnia homestead, which his father had built on their first ar- ri\'al. and his school days \\-ere spent in the log school on the Cole farm opposite, For some time after the father's death the fam- ily remainerl together. but \vhen the oldest hrother married the estate \\ as di \'ided. and Rohert \\as gi\'en the north half. [uch of his lahor had alrearly gone into the place and he has continued to imprm'e his land. being ..u 8 CO:\H.IEl\IORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD no\\- e'\:tensively engaged in raising stock and grain. His farm is a fine piece of prop- erty, and he has been more than successful in his operations, He is a Consenative in his politics. and with his family a stanch adherent of the ::\Iethodist Church. <-\ neat little ::\Iethodist Church no\\ "Stands on his farm. On Jan, IR. lRRI. ::\[1'. ::\Iillikin was married to Miss Jean Hossie, and they have had five children, horn as fullo\\ s: Oscar Kinsley. June [9. IR82: Edgar Koble, Feb. 2ï. [88-1-. \vho died at the age ùf four: Kor- man Hope. ::\larch 10. 1886; Lillian Belle, Oct. 24. 1888: Roberta May. July 18, 1892. ::\Irs, l\Iillikin belongs to another of the pioneer families of the adjoining township of ::\Ioore, and is of Scotch lineage. Her grandfather. \ndrew Hossie. \\'as born in Stirlingshire. Scotland, July 5, I ï92, and his \vi fe, Janet \ \ïlson, \\ as horn in the same locality May I ï. I ï95. They were married Jan, 23. IRIS, and became the parems of nine children. namely: James, born Oct. 22, 18 I 8: > \nn, Feb. 13, I R2 I : Da \'id. ::\ larch 29, 182 3; Jean, July 22, 1825. widow of .\le'\:- ander Leys, of Sarnia; -\ndrew, Dec, 25, 182ï; William. Sept. Iï, I82y; Walter N., Dec, 9, 18 3 1 : Janet, July 21, IR34; John, July:;, 1836. -\ndrew Hossie departed this Jife Xo\'. 25. I85ï, and his wife's death oc- curred l\lay 13. I8ï3. David Ilossie, father of ::\lrs. :\1 illikin, \\ as one of the best known men in Lambton County, A mere hoy \\ hen his parents came thither. he grew up with the country and has ahvays been identified with it, His pa- rents had left their Scottish home at Den- ney, Stirlingshire. in ::\Iay, 1833. and settled first on the front concession on the St. Clair, hut in 1840 they moved back and made their home on Lot I h. Concession 12. of ::\loore to\vnship, the farm on which Burns Church now ;;tands. Da\,id Hossie early became identified \\ ith public affairs: in IR56 he \vas appointed ensign of the 3d Batt::tlion, Lamh- tùn ::\Iilitia, and in 18fÎo. lieutenant. In municipaJ Ji fe. his first official position was that of justice of the peace. In 1856 he wa elected to the council of :\loore township, and \\ as re-elected for four succeeding years, and then was made deputy ree\'e. Chosen again in 1862, :\1r, Hossie was in 186 9. and again in I8ïo. elected ree\'e. . \fter an interval of six years he returned to the council again as ree\'e. and once again in IRS!. During his ofticiaJ term in I8/)9 :\Ir. Hossie had been instrumental in install- ing the drainage system in :\Ioore to\\ nship. hut in time difficulties arose over its \vork- ings. and while he \\ as reeve in 1881 he suc- ceeded in making a satisfactory arrange- ment \vith the gO\-ernment O\-er the point5 in dispute, so s::ttisfactory a one. in fact. that it has been adopted since in similar troubles. His political vie\\-s \vere those of a stanch Liberal. and he always stood firmly by hi5 party. in whose ranks locally he \\ as a power, His religious affiliatio115 were with the Presbyterians. and he was an earnest church \\ orker, The Burns Church was built on a part of his brother .\mlre\\'s farm, and he \\-as for many years its secretary and treasurer. Still another position which at- tested his standing among his fellows was the postmastership at Logierait, \\ hich he held from 18fÎ3 till a short time pre\'ious to his removal to Sarnia in 1886. Da\'id Hossie \\-as married. Feb, 2 , I R-1-R in :\Ioore township. to }.fiss ISïbelÌa Gallo\\-ay. \vho was born ::\larch 28. 1828. This marriage resulted in a family of tweh-e children. horn as follows: Andre\\'. Nov, 20, 18 49; Janet, -\ug-, 6. 185] ; Jean, :\Irs.1\Iilli- kin. Jan, 3], 1853: \nn. .'\ug-. 22. [85-1-: Helen. Feh. 15, 1856: .\Iexander. Dec, 30, IS5ï: D. Walker. .-\ug, 13,1859; lsa Thom- son. Oct. 10. ISÓI; Isahelle, ov, 25, ]862; Clara E.. Feh. I, ]SfÎ5; Emeline. Feh, 19, 1 R6ï: and George . \Ibert. . \ pril 20. 186:). The father of this family filled out more t1nn the allotted age of man. and when se\'- enty-two years old passed away after an ill- ness of several months' duration. on the morning- of Feb. 15, 1895. lamented by a large circle nf warm friends and admirers. His remains are interred in the Burns Church cemetery. COl\L\IE110RATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD DOX \LD [cLELL\ is prom- inently identified \\ ith the culti\ ation of the soil in Lambton County. and is the 0\\ ner of a handsome farm in 1\foore township. \\"here he is one of the oldest li\,ing pioneers, hav- ing been successfully engaged in fanning there for over forty years as well as being a stock raiser and oil producer. He \\ as born in Lobo to\\ nship. :\Iiddlesex County, J\lay 18. [835. The famih-. as the name indicates, are Scotch. \rchibald McLellan, father of Don- ald. was a nati\'e of .\rgyllshire, Scotland, \\" here he grew to manhood and \\ as a fish- erman by occupation, There he married 11argaret 1lcKellar and they had one child. Duncan, horn to them while there. and he is li\'ing in Lobo to\\ nship. In I 29 Ir. :\Ic- Lellan came to Canada by \\"ay of Quebec, amI settled in Lobo township. :\Iiddlesex, \\"hich at that time was a \\"ilderness. Locat- ing on Lot 2. Concession 7. he settled on his 100 acres of bu,h land, which he cleared and improved and built a fine d\\ elling and hams. Here he died at the ripe old age of eighty-one. and was buried in the Poplar Hill cemetery, In politics he was a Re- former; and in religion a Baptist. His first wife died in 1850, amI after her death he married 11argaret :\IcCormick, a widow. Si:-.. children, beside Duncan. were born to :\Ir. McLellan bv his first wife: Tolm, born in Loho to\\ nshiÍ), now deceased: -. \rchibald. in Komoka. Onto : Donald; Peter. deceased; James and 1Ia\colm. twins, \\"ho both died in Lobo to\\"llship, 1Iiddlesex County. Donald :\IcLellan attended the district schools of Lobo to\\ïlship, amI staid with his father on the homestead. until sixteen years of age \\ hen he went to live with his br ther, Duncan. \\ ho taught him the carpenter's trade. He worked as a contractor and builder until 18ó3, when he came to Lamb- ton County. locating at :\Ioore to\\"nship on a tract of 100 acres of land. Here he huilt a 106' shanty anù settled dO\\'I1 to pioneer life making- potash from part of his timber and com'erting the re<;t of it into cord wood. He cleared up and imprO\'ed the 100 acres. building gooel substantial barns and out- -!-39 buildings and a fine frame d\\ elling. He then added fifty more acres to his farm, \\ hich one of his sons operated, later buy- ing fifty more acres, ha\ ing 200 in all. the whole being in a fine state of culti\'ation. He also has four oil wells in operation on his farm, Religiously he is a member of the Bap- tist Church. In politics, although no office seeker. he has always been an acti\'e sup- porter of the Liheral party, and has been school trustee of the Cnion schoo\' Section Xo. 13. and \\"as secretary and treasurer of same for about nine years. In 186-!- 1Ir. :\IcLellan \\ as married in Sarnia township to :\Iiss .\gnes Thomson, born in Dalhousie, Lanark County, daugh- ter of James Thomson, She elied after thirty-si, years of married life, May 27, 19 00 , and her loss \\ as keenly felt. She was a memher of the Baptist Church. and was buried in the Hillsdale cemetery. To :\Ir. and l\Irs. 11cLellan were born nine children: James. a farmer of :\Ioore town- ship, married Ida Bilow. and had three chil- dren. two of whom are deceased: :\Iargaret married Ed\\'ard Strangways of North Da- kota, and has se\'en children: . \rchibald, a fanner of :\Ioore township. married Eliza- heth Hodgins and has four children; :\IaI- cohn. a farmer of X orth Dakota, married Lillie Gammon and has three children: Don- ald, an oil operator of r-.loore to\\ïlship, mar- ried 'Martha Rothwell, by whom he had one son, and died June 30, 1905; Peter, li\'ing in Da\\ n. marrieù Ida Hodgins; :\lary married Gilbert Leckie, of Sarnia, Ont., and has three children; Bertha and \\'alter, at home, Donald :\IcLe!lan is a man \\ ho deserves the high esteem in which he is held by all who know him, and he has reared a family which has inherited many of his sterling traits of character. \\'ILLL\:\I COCLUECK. a retired farmer of Plympton. \\ here he has resided for the pïst thirty-six years. was born at Tat\m"eel. Lincolnshi re, Eng-l am\' :\Iarch I I, 183ó. son of James amI Elizaheth (Gains- IJ'"mmgh) Coulheck. 4-+0 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD James Coulbeck, also born at Tatl1\\eel, ,vas, lihe his father before him. gamekeeper on the estate of Squire Chaplain, and passed his entire life in England, "here he died at the age of eighty-one. He and his wife were uoth nJembers of the Church of England. )Irs. Coulbeck was born in Ca" throp, daughter of John and l\Iartha (Pridgen) Gainsborough, and was descended from the famous duke of that name. She also li,'ed to eighty, and was the mother of twelve chil- dren, two of "hom died in infancy. The others were: .Annie. ,,'idow of John Kitchen; Rebecca, deceased wife of Benjamin Damn- ber: John, of Brantford, Ont.; James, of Bradford, .JIichigan; Charlotte, deceased wife of Joseph Birkett, of England; Joseph, who sen'cd in the 'Cnited States army dur- ing the Ci viI war; \ \'illiam; Elizabeth. :Mrs. Robert Fletcher, of England; Thomas, of Yancom'er, B. c., and Richard, a weIl- knu,vn farmer of Essex County. \\ïIliam Coulbeck was sent to the parish schools until he was ten, then ,,'orked on the Chaplain estate until after he was se\'enteen, and spent the next two years as a farm la- borer, recei\'ing flO lOS, a year. In 1855, when he \vas nineteen, he left home for "\merica. sailing from Li\'erpooL Five weeks later he landed in K ew York and from there made his way to Brantford, Ont., where he found employment, but received only $13 a month. The next year he \vent to \\Tisconsin and spent two years in railroad work. By 1862 he returned to Brantford, but moved soon to Oxford County, where he bought a tract of land, of which he cleared twenty-fixe acres in four years. selling his timber for railroad lumber. In 1868 he sold out. came to Lambton County, and huught 100 acres of bush lanel in Plympton, Lot 2-+. Concession I I, ,,'here he built a small log shanty and settled down to pio- neer life. The timber from this place was c011\'erted into logs, staves, hoops and conl- wood. and \vhile it required much hard work, 1\1r, Coulheck prospered from the beginning. In the thirty years he spent on the place he broug-ht it wel1 ltIHler cultivation, in 1897 put up a gooel brick dwel1ing and subs tan- tial barns besides adding steaclily other im- prÛ\'ements, and maùe a fine place of it. In 1904 he retired from acti,'e liie and gave the management of his farm to his son-in- Ja,,', John D. Tremaine, \\'hen he began life in Canada Ir. Coulbeck was fifty dollars in debt, but he "orked hard and faith fully and is now enjoying the fruits of his toil. He not only owns a fine homestead, but ga\'e an- other good farm to his son, \\'illiam H. Po- litically he is a strong- Consen'ative, but, has sought no office sa\'e that of trustee of school section Xo. 15, which he has filled for sixteen vears, He is a member of the Ct- toxeter Iethodist Church. 1\1r. Coulbeck's wife was Miss Margaret Kennech', who was born near Edinburgh, Scotlan;l, daughter of James Kennedy. They " ere married in \ V oodstock, Ontario in 1862, and only fourteen years later, Ma 28, 18ï6, l\Irs. Coulbeck was called from this \\'orId, her remains being laid to rest in the Forest cemetery. She was a member of the Presbvterian Church, There ,,'ere eight childr n born to Mr. and :\Irs. Coulbeck, namely: Richard. who died at the age of twenty-six; A.gnes, deceased \vhen thirty years old; . \lfred, who died aged twenty; \\ïlIiam, a farmer near Cttoxeter, \vho mar- ried Miss Elizabeth Faulkner, and has a daughter, Eunice; Elizabeth, Mrs. James Greer, of Port Arthur, has two children, Irene and Edna; Eunice, who married John Tremaine. and lives on the old homestead, has two children, Olmer and Jettie: and two children \\ ho died in infancy. The family are wel1-known and highly respected. T A:\IES l\IcKELL \ R. Among- the large. well-cultivated farms for \vhich Ioore to\vnship is noted is one O\vned hy James :\lcKel1ar, consisting of 250 acres located on the Brig-den side road, upon" hich he carries on general fanning and stock raising, f\[r. 1IcKellar was horn Sept, 20. 18-\.6, in . \ppin. .\rgyl1shire. Scotland, snn of fame" :\kKellar and grandson of Peter :\Ic- kellar, the latter a fanner near Glasgo\\". Scotland. Tames :\IcKellar. father of our suhject. \\ a a nati\"e of SC f )tbl1f1. horn in '-- / dc COl\I:\IE:\IORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1812. He married Janet :\lcCall, daughter of Donald :\lcCall. and a sister of :\Irs. :\101'- rison, one of the oldest residents of :\Ioore township. The follm\"ing children were born to this union: Hugh, a minister of the Presbyterian Church at Hamilton, ordained at _\lberta. Xortl1\\"est Territor\', married 11iss C. :\lcDermit, sister of Rev. Henry :\IcDennit, a minister of the Presbyterian Church; ::\Iary married John Carter. of the 8th Line of :\loore township; James is the subject of this sketch: John. a resident of Sarnia town. married Isabella Hossie, daughter of Da\'id Hossie, of :\Ioore to\\'n- ship; two children died in infancy. :\Ir. l\lc- Kellar and his wife and four children, to- gether with his sister-in-law. :\lrs. :\lorrison. and her three children, and his father-in- law. Donald McCall, who died at sea, left their nati\ e country in 1852. crossing the At- lantic in a sailing yessel to Quebec, and made their way to Hamilton, \\-here they \\"ere to take a boat for Buffalo. Thev missed the boat and thereb\" sayed their -li\-es, as the boat was lost \YÌÍ:h its crew and passeng-ers. They then made their way to Lambton County, and the McKellar family settled on Lot 7, Concession 9, :\loore township, on a tract of 100 acres, suhsequently bu) ing 100 acres adjoining, \\ hich he later sold. Here :\Ir. :\lcKellar settled down to a pioneer life, clearing his farm and erecting buildings, and became \'erv successful. At the time of his death, in Í896. he was aged eighty-four years, :\Ir. :\lcKellar was a consistent mem- ber of the Presb} terian Church, while in poli- tics he \\ as a stanch Reformer. though no office-seeker. l\Irs.:\ IcKellar died on the old homestead in 1876, at the ag-e of fifty- eight years. in the faith of the Presbyterian Church, and \\ as buried in Bear Creek cem- etery. James :\lcKellar, Jr., the subject of this sketch. \\'as but six years of age when he crossed the _\tlantic with his parents, and he attended the schools of :\Ioore to\\ nship. gro\\ ing up on the home farm, and assisting- his father until he reached maturity when h'e operated the homestead of 100 ";cres, In 186.:; he started fanning for himself on 100 4.P acres of land on the Brig-den side road, which he imprm-ed from bush land and put under culti\"ation. He made conI wood from the timber. making staves from the oak, and for these he found a read v sale along- the St. Clair rÏ\'er. :\Ir. :\lcK l1ar's hard labor has recei\'ed its just re\\"ard. and he has been suc- cessful in his farm operations, as \\ ell as in his stock raising, which he carries on to quite an e....tent. 1Ir. ::\lcKellar has bought other land in the township and is now the owner and operator of 2;:;0 acres of good land. In 1902 he sustained a loss by fire, his frame dwelling being burned to the ground. The building was worth about $2.000, and was only cm-ered by insurance to the extent of S 1,000, but he has replaced it with another frame structure. In 1900 :\1r. 1\lcKellar moved \\ ith his family to Sarnia, where he put up a fine brick residence. on Brock street. in which they ha\'e since li\'ed. The farm is now culti\'ated by hired help, though he spends most of his time there in the spring and summer, O\'erseeing and directing. :\Ir. :\lcKellar is notell for his industry. his fair dealings and good citizenship. Politically he is a stanch Reformer. and he has been placed in positions of trust and authority by his fellow tmvnsmen. He has sen'ed as a member of the township council for fi\'e years. and has been school trustee for si.... years. He has connected himself with the Presbyterian Church, attending the Church at Bear Creek. :\Ir. :\lcKellar was married Sept. 4, 1872. in :\Ioore township. to :\liss :\Iargaret Cal- lum, who \\ as born in :\Ioore township. LamLton county, Onto Like her husband, she is a memher of the Presb\-terian Church. To :\11', and Mrs. ::\lcKella; the following children ha\"e been Lorn: Lottie, who is at home; X ettie Louise, a trained nurse; Laura. also a trained J1l1rse, \\"ho is a resident of :\Iinneapolis. Minnesota; Bruce, a shoe deal- er, residing in Sarnia; and :\Iargaret, who is engaged as bookkeeper \\"ith her brother Bruce in Sarnia. Duncan Callum, :\Irs. ::\lcKellar's father came of a Hig-hhnd Scottish familv, amI \\"a born in Xairn, Scotland, For fi -e genera- 44 2 C01Il\IEMOR.\TIVE BIOGl{A!-'HICAL RECORD tions the head of the family bore the name of Duncan. His parents, Duncan and :\Iarga- ret (llertin) Cal1um, also of airn. \\ ere among the pioneer settle I s of Lambton County, Ont., and here passed the remainder of their lives, 11r. Cal1um dyiilg of fe\"er before his son Duncan ( Irs. McKellar's father) arri\'ed here. Duncan Callum, son of Duncan and Iargaret, came to Canada and settled in ::\lùore to\nlship about 1830, a few ) ears after his parents. and there he passed the re- mainder of his life, engaged in farming. There he married Euphemia lcLean, a na- ti\'e of GlasgO\\, Scotland, daughter of John and Euphemia (Blaikie) f\lcLean, of Gla - gow, who \\"ere among the earliest settlers of ,:\Ioore to\\ nship and made a permanent home there. To this union were born the following named children: Duncan. who died in :ßIoore township at the age of thirty- t1\"e years, marriell Margaret J. Bossie; Eu- phemia, of Ebro, }'Iinnesota, married Jona- than :\loors; John. of Sarnia, Ont., mar- ried Christina' 1IcLaren; Donald, a shoe merchant of Sarnia, married Jennie }'lcKeI- lar; ::\Iargaret is the wife of James :ßlcKel1ar. The father of this family died in 1897, at the age of llÌnety, while on a visit in Sarnia; the mother passed away in 1870, at the age of fifty-six. her death occurring on the farm. Both are buried in the Burn Church cemetery in Ioore to\nlship. They were memhers of the Presbyterian Church, and in politics ::\lr. Cal1um \\ as a Reformer. He served in the Rebellion of 1837-38. TH01L\S STEA.D:\L\N. By a pro- cess of natural selection, responsibility seems to devolve upon those best fitted to sustain it, and with each new efficient performance come new opportunities. Such has been the life history of Thomas Steadman, of Ennis- killen to\\:nship. who has been prominently identified with the life about him in its every phase. political. financial and religious. He \\'as born in Plympton township. Lambton County. Ont" l\Iarch 6. 1R42, son of Rob- ert and Iary (Olver) Steadman. The paternal grandfather \vas :\Iichael Steadman, \vho came to Canada and settled at Broad\"il1e, where he died. The maternal grandfather \Vas \\ïl1iam Olver, an officer in the English army, \\ ho came to Canada from England at the time of the Rebellion of 1836-37. and after the close of the war settled in EnniskiIIen to\\ nship on Conces- sion [4. In addition to his farming he taught school, and \vas also for many years a local minister. IIe and his wife both died on their old homestead. They had t\\"O chil- dren, 1\lary and \\llliam; the latter settled in \\ïsconsin and there died. Robert Steadman \\ as born in County "'exford, Ireland, in I80!, and his \\ife, :\lary Oh"er. in England, in 1813, Till' former came to Canada \\ hen he was six- teen )ears old. and for a number of years was a pilot on the boats plying the St. Lmv- rence, after which he went to Lambton County, and settled on a farm in Plympton township, Lot 9, Concession 1. He cleared this land, made his permanent home there and became one of the successful fanners of the county, 0\\ ning some 600 or 700 acres \\'hich aftenvanl descended to his sons. He died in 1876 in \Vyoming, where he \\as then li\"ing in retirement. and his wife fol- 100\'ed him in January, 1886, They were among the founders of the 1Iethodi t Church in their vicinity. Politically, Roh- ert Steadman was a Reformer, and for many years was an officer on the school board. Their family numbered thirteen, of whom Thomas was the second child. The olde was a daughter, Eleanor, who married Ed- \\"ardl1etcalf and reared a large family. She and her husband are both deceased, Thomas Steadman gTe\\" up at home, studying with his grandfather Oh'er. and \\ as gi\ en a fair education, ;\.t the age 4 f sixteen he hecame manager of his father's business, of which he hall control for a num- ber of years. A iter his marriage the young couple lived at the Steadman homestea(l for four years. and then mO\'ed to EnniskiIIen. There )'Ir. Stea(lman purchased 200 acres of land. the place where his daughter now li\"es. He huilt a brick house and gooù barn.., be- sides adding lllany other impro\"cments. and CO DIE 10R,\ TIVE BIOGR.\PHICAL RECORD remained there se\-en years, For the follO\\- i ng four years he Ii \'ed in \ Y) oming engaged in buying and selling real estate. and four or fi\-e farms passed thruugh his hands in that wa . In 1882 he purchased hi'1 present home. the Pattersun place. in Lot 13, Con- ce..;sion L , on which he has made many gen- eral imprm'ements. He has put up a large brick house. fitted \\ ith mudern com-en- iences, t\\ 0 large barns and other additions which made the property one of the hand- somest and 1110"t yaluable in that section. In the two farms. in Enniskillen and Plympton to\\ nships. Ir. Steadman owns SOO acres, all \\ ell cultiyated ami producti\'e. On Iay 31, 1866, Thomas Steadman was united in marriage to Iiss Sarah Jane Stonehouse, who \vas born near Toronto in A.pril. [848. daughter uf Joseph and Iary A.. Stonehou'>e. The muther died at the home ne'lr T uronto. but Joseph Stonehouse was one uf the pioneers of Enniskillen town- ship. and there his daughter \\'as educated. There was one other child. \Yilliam, a resi- dent of the to\\"11ship. Thomas and Sarah J. Steadman are the parents of ele\'en children. ( I) \\ïllial11 J. died at the age of eleven. ( 2) :\linnie E.. born Dec. 3 I, 1869, was edu- cated in the public schools and the high school of Petralia. She married \ \ïlliam B. Smith and has one daughter, Sarah G. The family lives on the Steadman farm in Ennis- killen. (3) lariann \deline, born Sept. 8, I8iI, is now li\'ing at home, (4) Thomas .\. born in Xoyember, I8i3, \\ as a student at Belle\'ille College, \t the age of twenty- one he \\ as given charge of a circuit in Dawn for one year. then the Ialahide circuit one ear. and then the Sheddon and Clinton cir- cuit four years. in all. and then entered the. College of Toronto. graduating in theology, He is nO\\ stationed at Point Edward Ont. He is a fine musician. as well as a p pular minister. (5) Caroline. born Feb, 9. 18ió, is housekeeper for her brother Thomas ..\, (6) Joseph R.. burn in [arch. IRïS. mar- ried Iiss Edith Duncan, of \Yyoming. \\'here thev reside, He has been collector of Enniskillén township for si", years. (7) Frederick Ellerhy. born Iay 24, 1880. is 4,n unmarried, at home. engaged in farming and stuckraising, ( 8 ) Sarah J.. born J an, 2S, 188 3, <,ttended the High School of Petrulia. :\loùel School of Sarnia anù X onnal School, Toronto. and is now a successful teacher in the count schools. (<}) D,l\'id I. \\ as born Oct. I. [R84. (10 ) 0 h'er Rov was born July 30. 188(), (II) \\ ilbur S, was born }'larch 19. 1888. The entire family are members of the Methodist Church, -here Ir. Steadman has been for many )ears one of the liheral supporters, as well as an officer in the church, In politics Thomas Steadman has always been identified with the Cons en - ati\-e party. He has always been acti\e in every movement for the advancement of the communit) and the confidence of his fellow- citizens in his integrity and good judgment is manifested bv the fact that in Enniskillen he \\ as reeve and councillor for foUl teen years. For a number of years he has been president and director of the \gricultural Society. and is a director still; is chairman of the to\\ nship board of health amI a di- rector anfl yice-presiflent uf the Farmers' Iutual Insurance Company of Lamhton County, with which latter organization he has been connected for eighteen years, \1- though entirely self-made, }.Ir. Steadman is no\\- one of the \vealthy men of the county. is \-ery influential and his family is well known and \-ery prominent. .\LFRED T. IORRISOX, Few resi- dents of Brooke township, Lambton County, are more entitled to the esteem of their f l- low citizens than is .\lfred T. Iorrison, of the 2d Concession, Lot 2 I. whose intimate relation to the agricultural interests of the county has made his name a familiar one in this part of the county, He \\ as born in Glanford. \Yentwurth éuunty, Sept. 2, 1864, son of Rohert and lartha (Elly) :\Iorrison. Robert Iorrison \\ as born in Countv .\rmagh, Ireland. in 1819. son of Samu l and Iary (\\ïlliamson) :\Iorrison. who came from Ireland to Kingston among the early pioneers, Samuel Iorrison later lo- cated near Hamilton. where he died, lea\'ing a family: Thomas. the onl son of Samuel 4-14 COMME110RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD li\'ing. who is a retired merchant of Hamil- ton; Da\'id; Robert: Philip: James: Sam- uel; Elizabeth lorrison. \\ ife of Thomas S\\ an, of Guelph: and Sarah J.. deceased wife of James ritchell, of Hamilton. Robert Iorrison was educated in I.' land and was still young when he came with his parents to Canada. He married near HamiltGn. at the old homestead, where he settled as a fanner until 18ï6, in that year locating in Brooke township, Lambton County. Here he and his sons cleared a farm from the wild land, and a few years prior to his death he retired to Alvinston, where he passed a\\'ay in 189+' His wife \\'as born in Lincolnshire, England. in 18 3 0 , and is still li\-ing. In religion Mr. Morrison was a Fresb) terian. He had these children: C)'\'illa. born in \Ventworth County, is the wife of \Y. J. Smail. of Highgate, Kent County. and has fiye children; Annie, born in \Yentworth County, is the \yife of Henry Smail. of Caradoc, and has a family of four sons: \\ïlliam E., who married liss _\nnie Hagle. a school teacher of \ Y arwick, and has one daughter. grew up at the old home, and now resides in Ridgetown, Ont., \\here he owns a market garden; James H., a mer- chant of Inwood, married )'Ess ::\lary Blakie, ()f Brigden; :ßlargaret, born in \\Tent\\'orth County. is the \\ife vf John Johnston, a business man of Detroit: Lena is the wife of Hugh )'IcTagert, who resides near Glen- -coe: John _\,. an editorial \\ riter at Bis- marck. 1\orth Dakota, married Miss Amelia Horner; Alfred T. is our subject. \Ifred T. :Morrison received his educa- tion in \\ entworth County, \y here he was reared to manhood. Coming to Brooke to\\'nship. he heC'lme manager of the old homestead, \yhere he has lived up to the pres- ent time. In October. 1892. ::\1r. Morrison \\ as united in marriage with 1\1 iss Rebecca \Vhite, born in Lanarkshire, near Glasgow. in October. IR6S. daug'hter of \\ïlliam and ::\largaret (Grey) \\'hite, the latter now liv- ing in _\h'inston with her son \Villiam, lr. and l1rs, \\'hite had these children: 1\lrs. l\lorrison: R, Jhert: r athew: J olm. of the Northwest: \\ïlliam; James, of Brooke township; Jeannette, \\ ife of \Villiam \Vil- son, of Detroit: Iargaret, \\ ife of Archie ::\Ionroe, of Euphemia; _ \gnes, wife of Rob. ert IcCartar, a farmer of Enniskillen; and one daughter who died in the old country before the familv came to Canada. :1\11'. and )'lrs. Iorrison located on the old hlJine'itead, where they ha\'e lived to the present time. Our subject added fifty acres to the original purchase. and is now the possessor of ISO acres of fine producti\'e farm land, These children have been born to 1\1r. ami Irs. :.\lorrison: ::\laggie R., born in 1893. is a student at school; Gertrude E. and Io\:athleen. twins, were born in 1895; Robert \\ . was born in March, 1901. 11r. and .JIrs. :\Iorrison are members of the Cam- eron Presbyterian Church of Euphemia, in which ::\1r. Iorrison is one of the elders, and he has also been superintendent uf the Sun- day-school. Politically a Reformer. he has held the position of school trustee for sev- eral years, and has proyen himself a careful, conscientious, interested official. He is con- nected \\.ith the _\gricultural Society of Brooke, and shows his interest in such mat- ters by attending the meetings regularly. JOH::\" TAYLOR. Among the prosper- ous agriculturists of the County of Lamb- ton, residing in the to\\ nship of Enniskillen, may be mentioned John Taylor. of Conces- sion 10. who is a nati\'e of the county, born in \\ anyick June 12, 1860, son of James and Jane p1illen) Taylor. The parents were pioneers of Lamhton County. David Taylor, paternal grandfather of John Tay- lor. \\'as born in England, where he died. ::\h. Taylor's maternal grandfather was James ::\1illen, who came to Canada as a pio- neer settler in Lambton County, dying in \ \' arwick township, James Taylor \\ as horn in Elksley, Eng- land. in 1826. while his \\ ife \\ as born in Dundee, Scotland, in 1830. These two \\'ere married in Canada in 185+, settling in \ V an\ ick township, on wild land. and there they made their home. rearing a large fam- ilY, and (1) ing" full of years awl noted for their piety. He was a member of the Church CO:.D1E:.10R. \ TI\-E BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD of England and she of the Presbyterian Church. The death of James Taylor oc- curred in February, 190 . while his \\"ife passed away _-\pril 9, I90 . They had shared together the hardships and pleasures of life for over fort) -nine years. spending their married life at their old homestead in "" arwick. They bore together the difficul- ties and hardships \\'hich attended the life of the pioneer settlers of this locality, amI \d1Ìch were ð,perienced to the utmost by :.1r. and :.lrs. Taylor, who brought to ewry trial, howe\'er, that courage and fortitude which loyal Canadians have ever admired in the characters of their forefathers. They li\'ed upright, conscientious li\"es, and left be- hind them a record of usefulness that those who foHow them may weH make a stand- ard of emulation. James Taylor was a man of e)...emplary character, and he \\ as greatly missed in his locality. In politics he was a Reformer, but he ne\'er sought office, This worthy couple had children as follows: :.Iary, bnrn in 'Van\"ick, now deceased, mar- ried Daniel Stephenson, who settled in Sea- forth, Ont., where she died and left a daugh- ter, _\da Stephenson; James, born in 'V ar- \\'ick, married Ella Sampan, of London, and :-ettled in Lubo to\\ nship as a farmer. and they ha\'e two daughters, Alice and Jennie; John is our subject; Emily, born in 'Yar- \\"ick in 1863, now deceased, married James Frayne, who settled as a butcher on the farm where she died in 1900, lea\"ing two chil- dren, Jessie and Gordon: Clara, born in Igó8, is the wife of Henry Frayne, who resides in Bosanquct to\vnship, and they ha \"e children as foUo\\ s: .-\lbin, Oscar, Emily, -\nnie, Orville, :.lartha, Edith and \ïctor; \YaHace, born in 18ïo, is unmarried, and is an invalid, residing on the old home farm. John Taylor was reared in \\-arwick township, and like his brothers and sisters recei\'ed a public-school education. Ha\'ing always taken an interest in farming, he in I8ï9 purchased his present home of 100 acres, which was then aU wild land. At first he put a log shanty on it and commenced clearing off his land, li\'ing there as a bach- 4 5 elor for se\'eral years, until :.Iay 26, 18 9 1 , when he married :.liss :\lary J. Stewardson. She was born in Bosanquet to\\"Ilship, Lamb- ton COUIlt) , Oct, 25, 1862, daughter of Thomas and Fann\' Ste\\ ardson, who came to the County of Lambton from England, and became early pioneers of this locality. .:\1r. and :\lr5. Taylor settled in their farm home, and in 1895 :\1r. Taylor built a com- fortable house. He put up his bank barn in 18 9 2 , and has made other improvements from time to time, until he no\\ has one of the finest farms in the township. One son has COme to this marriage, David, born in .:\larch, 1893, who is now a student in the district schools. In religious connection :\lrs. Taylor is a member of the :\lethodist Church, and :\1r. Taylor joins her in attend- ing its services, and contributes liberaUy to its support. Politically 11r. Taylor is a Conservati\-e, but like his father he has ne\"er sought office. He started life on his 0\\ n resources, and is now ranked among EnniskiUen's self-made men, ha\"ing purchased land and cleared up a h0me from the wilderness. He is one of the county's practical and weU-to-do farm- ers, a good citizen, and a man highly es- teemed Lv aU who know him for his honest, upright, haracter, which is evidence of his sterling worth. :\lrs. Taylor is a woman of many \ irtues and comes of a prominent old family of Lamhton County. JOHX ROBBIXS, one of :.Ioore town- ship's grand old men, \\"ho has spent sixty years of his life in that locality, being among the oldest li\'ing pioneers, is a product of Canada, born Jan. 6, 1832, in CooksviIIe, Peel County, Ontario. The Robbins family is of Irish and Eng- lish descent, but for o\-er a century the name has been established in Ontario. Amariah Robbins, the father of John, was a natÍ\-e of Hastings County, where his father settled after emigrating from Ireland. \marjal1 Robbins grew to manhood in his natÍ\'e town, and there in his young years followed farming. He remoyed to Cooksville, Peel County, where he continued farming, and 44 6 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD there he married Polly Lawrence, by whom he l13.d the following children: Jane married J ames Thrasher; \ \ïlliam died in I\lichigan in 1<)00: )'Ioses died in Cuoks\'ille; Abigail married \\ïlliam Proctor, and both are de- ceased; Rachel married Thomas Ruebot- ham. and both are deceased: .-\bijah is de- ceased; Daniel died in Northstreet. St. Clair county. Michigan; Henry resides in 1\Iichi- gan; largaret died young; John is our subject: Joseph died in lichigan; Stephen li\'es in 1\lichigan: Sarah married \Villiam McKeller. and also resides in }'Iichigan. . \mariah Robbins brought part of his family to Lambton County in [844. locat- ing on the 8th Line of Moore township, ,,"here the remainder of his life was spent wi'th his son Stephen, in Brigden. There he died in I8ï9. at the age of eighty-three years and \yas buried in the Bear Creek emeter\'. He \\as a memher of the }'leth- odist Church, \\"hile politically he was a Re- former. His wife died at the home of her son Daniel. in Xorthstreet, 1\1ichigan. where she was buried. John Robhins received but a limited edu- cation. as the opportunities for learning in those days \\ ere confined to a subscription school. tilere being no public schools at that time, He was only in his thirteenth year \yhen he journeyed with his father and other members of his family to the wilds of foore township, and assisted his brothers in clear- ing the farm. by cutting down the forest and cOI1\'erting- in into timber. He was consid- ered quite an axeman in his day. being one of the hest he\\ ers of \\"ood in the township. making from thirty to forty dollars a month at this occupation. At the age of eighteen )"cJ.rs. with the money sa\"ed from his wood cutting, Ir. Robbins purchased a fifty-acre tract of land, from \Yilliam Smith, upon. "hich he started farming. and as time went on kept adding to this tract, fifty acres at a time, until finally he had accumulated 35 0 acres-now one of the best culti\"ated tracts in the township. ::.\lr. Robbins built a fine hrick d\\elling' house in 18<)7, amI has good sub<;tantial barns. He has spent some time in horse and stock raising. He has led an abstemious, orderly life, and at an age when many ha\'e put aside all wurldly enjoyments on account of infirmity he is hale and hearty, and in the possession of his mental and phys- ical faculties. In these days it IS rather re- markable to find a man of Mr. Robbins's years who has ne\ er indulged in a1coholic be\"erages or tobacco. but such is his proud record, and he is a stanch ach'ocate of tem- perance, belie\'ing that this should he in- stilled in the youth of the country, and that the home should be the place to set the example. Politically I\lr. Robbins is a supporter of the principles of the Liberal party, and although neyer seeking office has always trieel tu do his full duty as a citizen, and has sen'ed as trustee of his school section. In religious matters he is a memher of the },J ethodist Church, and has been steward and trustee of the church at Connma. I\lr. Robbins \\"as married. on the 2d Line of loore township, July 9, 1855. to ::.\Iiss l\lary Ann Gray. who was born in Hamilton, daughter of George and Barbara (1\Iann) Gray, both of whom were nati\ es of Scotland and early pioneers in Moore township, ::.\lrs. Robbins died at her home June 1<), 1892, after thirty-sewn years of married Ii fe, and \\ as laid to rest in the Lnion cemetery at I\Iooreto\\ n, She \\as a Christian woman in e\'ery sense of the word, and \\ as greatly de\'otecl to her home, husband and family. She \\as an adherent of the Methodist Church, and was highly re- spected and noted for her kindness of heart. The following children were born to 1\Ir. and 1\Irs. John Robbins: Catherine married Albert Bro\\ n, and at her death. on ::.\lay 16, 1904, at the Sarnia hospital, left two - chil- dren. Frederick Lewis and Lena Jane. George. a farmer. married Grace Payne, daughter of the late Joshua Payne. justice of the peace. and they have se\"en children, Mary, Florence, Joshua, Morell, Retta, :\Iaurice B. anll Earl. Barhara. \\ ife ùf George Carleton, resides at Edmonton. \1- berta. . \V. T. .and has had eight children, En I., ::.\Iag!;ie, Del1a. Georgie, Wil1iam ( deceased) . Grace, Logan and Emma. CO),DIE:\10RATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Iinen-a Jane married Joseph Brown, of Sombra tmYllship, and has six children, Amos E., Iabel J.. Ethel L Eh'a S.. Jessie I. and John R. Andre\\', a farmer on the 9th Concession, :.I0ore to\\ nship. married .:\1 argaret Brown and they hél\'e nine chil- dren, Edna :.I.. Edmond, Gordon. John H., Ed\\ard, Bertha, Frederick, Xora and "-al- ter. . \lbert, a farmer on the 6th Line of :.Ioore to\\ nship, married ( first) Sarah _ \ He, b\- whom he had hyO children, Esther If (de eased) and Delmer ]. ]., and (sec- ond) Lizzie "-heeler. Emma is at home, :.Iargaret died in infancy. Annie is at home. Frank. a resident of Del1\'er, Colorado, mar- ried Clara Baxter, who died April 29, 1905. and they had two children, Pearl and Stew- art. Ida, who was a school teacher in Sar- nia township, and in the Xortl1\\ est Terri- tory, married \\ïlliam :.Iarsh, of the 6th Line of :. Ioore to\\ nship, and has two chil- dren, Ruth and Bessie E. Frederick. a res- ident of .\Iberta, Xortl1\\-est Territory, mar- ried :.Iinnie Eyerts, and they ha\'e two chil- dren, James and Hazeline, Herbert and .\le"{ander are at home. CHRISTOPHER BRO\\'XLEE, a successful and enterprising agriculturist and stock raiser of Euphemia township, Lamb- ton County, located on Concession 8, Lot 32, was born on his present farm in April. 1839, son of \\ïlliam and Jane (Willis) BrO\\ nlee. nati\'es of County Cm an, Ireland, who came to Cana(b. in 1832, \\ïlliam Brownlee \\ as born in I80i and his wife in 1802. Thev came from their na- ti\'e country in a sailfng \'essel. landing at Quebec after si"{ \\ eeks on the ocean, and 17rought their youngest son, "ïlliam. with them, John coming bter with his grand- father. Robert \Yillis. Settling on the pres- ent home of our subject. :\1r. Brownlee cleared up a farm from the bush, he and his family being among the earliest settlers of Euphemia township. :.Ir. BrmYlIlee diell at this home in r883, ami his wife in r886. she being- in her eight\'-fourth year, Of their family of eight children, fi\'e are still li\ ing: John, born in Irehnd, settled near the old 447 homestead, where he died in 1893. lem ing a \\ idow and famil\'; \\ïlliam, born in Ire- land, is a retired farmer of \\' oming: Jane, horn in Euphemia to\\ nship, is the \\ iùow of \\ïlliam :.Iain, of Euphemià to\\ nship. and has a family: :.Iargaret, born in Euphemia, married George \nnett. \\ ho died at \ Y at- ford in 1905, lea\'ing a family: Eliza is the wife of Dougald :\Ionroe, a resident of the I st Concession of Brooke township, and has a family; Henry died \yhen a young man; :.Iary .\. died in young womanhood; Chris- topher is our subject, Christopher Brownlee grew up at the old home, and recei\'ed a limited education, He remained at the old home<;tead. where he ha<; been manager e\'er since his fifteenth year, \\ hen his father put him in charge. On June 13, 1866, he marrieò :.Iiss Sarah Bas- ker\'ille, of Strathroy, daughter of Thomas and Ann Basken-ille, and they settled on the old home place which :.Ir. Brownlee has nearly completed clearing: he has also erected all of the present buildings. To :.1r. and :\lrs. Brownlee the following childrel' ha\-e been born: Adaline, the wife of Robert Johnston, resides in Euphemia. and has one son, Russell: Louis'!, the wife of Frank Dodge, resides in Ianitoba. although he \\ as formerly of Euphemia, where he owned a farm; Bertha is the wi fe of Leslie :\Ioore- house, \\"ho resides in Euphemia. and has one daughter, Gladys: Lena, \yife of John "', .\rmstrong, resides in Brooke township: \Valter H., manager of the home farm, mar- ried in .\priI. 190:;, JEss :.Iargaret :.IitchelI. horn in Brooke, daughter (If Samuel :.Iitchell, of that place: Xellie is at the 01(1 homestead; \Yilliam and .\melia died in childhood. Ir. Brownlee and his famil\' are con- nected with the Church of England, Polit- ically he is a Consen'ati\'e. has filled the office of sch('ol trustee for six years, and is a member of the county council at the present time, Thomas and Ann Basken-ille. ::\frs. Brownlee's parents. came to Canada in 1853 and first settled at Ottawa, where he started business as a cahinetmaker. continuing tlms 4..1.8 CO:\D1E 10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD for some Years. He then rem(wed to To- ronto, rema1l1mg there three ) ears, at the end of \\'hich time he located in Strathroy, where he and his \\ ife spent the remainder of their li\'es. he dying in 1900 anI I his \\ ife in 1903. They had children as follows: James, a mechanic of Chatham, Ont" mar- ried liss Rebecca Fleming, and had one son, Dr. Charles (he was a soldier in one of the ,Michigan regiments engaged in the Civil war in the United States. and served throughout that struggle, being t\\'ice wounded) : John. a mechanic of Strathroy, married :\liss :\lartha Crear)'. of Strathroy, and they ha\-e four children, Bertram, \Vill- iam, E(Ígar and Lottie; Re\'. Thomas, \\ ho resides in Detroit, \\-here he fiI1s a pulpit in the Episcopal Church, married l>.liss :\lay A.rmstrong, of \delaide, and they have one son, Herbert, a lawyer of the Cnited States; Samuel, a mechanic of Toronto, married :\lartLa l\Iorish, of Toronto. and they have a family-Lottie, ellie, Gertie. Birdie. \rthur and Herbert: Robert married Julia Ralph, of Detroit, where he and his \\ ife reside. and they have had three sons, Roy, Blake (who di d in July, 1905) and Ralpl;; Anne, the wife of James Allen, of Toronto. has seven children, \Vil1iam. Thomas, Sam- uel. \ Valter, :\label. DoI1ie and LiI1ia; :\lar- garet, born in Dublin. Ireland. died when a young lady; Hattie. born at Ottawa, is the \,-ife of George Allen. who resides in Chi- cago, being an engineer of that city, and has a family-Relle, Birdie, George, Charles and Edgar; Louisa, born in Canada, is the wife of Thomas Pearson. a farmer of :.lid- dlesex County, and has a family of four children, Otta. \\'inston. Esther and Leon- ard: Sarah, :.frs. Bro\\,llee, was the eldest daughter in this family. :.Irs, Brownlee was born in Dublin. Ire- land, in 1848. and \\as educated in Canada, where she grew to womanhood, havin been four and a half years old when her parents came to this country. She is a lady of in- telligence and refinement and has been a lov- ing wife amI de\'oted mother. For 0\ er sixty-five years l\1r. Brownlee has been identified with the gro\\th and de- velopment of the community in \\'hich he resides. and he has proved himself a most useful citizen, He is most highly honored and esteemed bv all who kno\\' him for his many admirabl traits of character. GEORGE PE \RCE, until recently the popular and efficient ree\'e of Enniskillen township. Lambton County, is an English- man by birth. and the only one of his family to reside in Canada. He was born in Devon- shire, England. Kov. 22, 1R49, son of \\'ill- iam and Elizabeth (Trayes) Pearce. \\ïI1iam Pearce and his wife were both horn in England, in 1819. and died there Sept. 26, 1896, and in 1849. respectively, He was a sailor by profession. The se\'en children born to this union all remained in England sa\'e George Pearce. the others be- ing Edward: \\ïlliam, who died leaving one daughter, Syh'ia, now 1\Irs. Hans von Per- null, residing in the Palazzo Saponara, Pa- lermo. Sicily; Elizabeth, Mrs. John Caw- ley: :.Iargaret, deceased \\ ife of George Fudge. \\'ho left se\'en children; Emma, widow of John BO\Hlen, who was kiIled in 1902, lea\'ing three children; and :;\1aria, at home. unmarried. George Pearce grc\\- up in Englanù, and was educatcd in the puhlic schools. Ha\ ing his 0\\'11 \\'ay to make in the world. he left home at the age of nineteen and sailed for Cana(la. coming to Quebec. He was first employed in railroad work in London, and then in )U1guSt. 1869, came to Petrolia, and worked by the day in the oil fields. He was employed- as fore ]an by H. \Y. Lancey. and remained with him twenty years. the latter part of the time also operating wells on his own land, as in 1882 he had bought prop- erty in Concession 12, his present home, He now 0\\,1S twenty productive wells, and is one of the acti\'e operators of the region. The familv residence is a handsome house erected sOI;le years ago. Mr. Pearce \\'as first married. in Dela- ware, Ont., l\Iarch 27. 1877, to ';\liss .Maggie Hughson, of Lambton county. daughter of John Hughson. She died :\larch 27, I88r, aged Ì\veI1tY-Se\'en years and eight months, "1 . ß&A-L-L- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD leaying one son, \Villiam. This son \\as educated in the Petralia high school. and is now an artesian well driller in Petralia. On Jan. I I, r8 2, in Petralia, :.1r. Pearce was united to .\mnia Lighthart, of Petrnlia, who was born in July, rR55, daughter of James Lighthart, and died Oct. q, I 88. She left one son, Frederick, who was educated in the high school and now li\-es at home. The present :.lrs. Pearce \\ as formerly :.liss :.lan .\. Trotter. She \\'as born Sept. 19, 186.5, in the County of Frontenac, Ont., daughter of John Tratter, a farmer of Pitts- burg, that county, belonging to one of Fron- tenac Count\"s old families. Their union \\ as solemnized in r89] and two children haye been born to them, . \lmeda and Stanley. :.lrs. Pearce's father died at his home in Frantenac Count\', where his wife, whose maiden name w s Eliza Scutt, still liyes. The others of the family \\ ho are stillli\'ing are _\Iexander, Thomas, \\ïlliam. Jane and Lizzie. the last named at home. .\nother sister, Ellen, was killed in the Grand Trunk disaster near \\Tyoming, Dec. 26, 1902. Politicallv :.lr. Pearce is a Consen-ati..'e, and has long-been prominent in local politics. In I8QI he was elected a member of the council of Enniskillen township, and filled that office most satisfactorily until December, ] 899, entering upon the duties of ree\'e in January, ]900, which position he held till December, 1903; he was chosen byacclama- tion. He is an enthusiastic lodge man and belongs to four onlers. namely: The Inde- pendent Order of Odd F ellO\\ s, Lodge X o. 6.:;, of Petralia: Court Pyramid. No, 4]2, Foresters, of :.larthaville; Cnited \Vork- men, at Petralia; and the :.laccabees, Lodge Xo. 108, at larthaville. In religious belief he holds to the doctrines of the Church of England. :.lr. Pearce is not only a popular man in his county, but is one who commands the unre'ien-ed respcct of all, for his ability" energy, honesty and geniality combine to form a most admirable character. THO:.L\S BRO"'X. a native son of the "land 0' cakes" now capably filling the honorable office of ree\-e of Sarnia township, 29 449 is one of the thrifty farmers on the shores of Lake Huron. He was born in Dumfries- shire, Scotland, the ancient home of the fam- il , in October, 18-\.0, son of Juhn and Grace tReed) Brawn. ThomaS Brown, his grandfather, was a lifetime resident of Dumfricsshire, where he passed his years in strict adherence to duty, and as a law-abiding, respected citizen. His \\ ife's maiden name was Rachel Brodfoot, Of the sons who came to Canada \\ere John, kev. Da\'id and Thomas. John Brawn was horn in Scotland, anel there grew up, carefully trained to habits e f industry and frugality. Cpon reaching man- hood he engaged in farming. He married Grace Reed, of Leeds Hills, who bore him eight children: Thomas; \\ïlliam, unmar- ried and occupying a part of the Sarnia to\\ nship homestead; Da \'id, an engineer of St. Thomas; Miss Rachel, on the home- stead: :.lary, \\Ïdo\\ of James \ Vhitman; :.largaret, \\ ho died at the ge of thirty years: :.Iiss Grace, a professional nurse; and John, also on the home place in Sarnia town- ship. Up to 1857 the family occupied the home in Scotland, but that year, when Mr. Brown was sixty years of age, he deter- mined to come to Canada, inspired by his brother, Rev. David, \\'hose glowing ac- counts of the wonderful opportunities in the Xe\\' \\'orld had induced other members of the family to seek the region where "the humblest may gather the fruits of the soil." Immediately upon landing in X ew York, after a voyage of ele\'en days, John Bro\\ n started with his family for Lamhton County, and there for the first ten years was a tenant farmer. He then purchased 100 acres on Lot 12, Concession 9, in Sarnia township, a tract that was but little cleared. To prepare a home on this land would have praved an impossible task for a man of his vears, hut in his sons ::\lr. Brawn had mo t capable helpers, and the hardest of the labor was performed by them. The farm is delight- fully located, bordering on the lake, with good sanriy beach, and it was almost alJ cleared when the father passed away, Feh. 27, ]869, at the age of seventy-four. 45 0 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Rev, David Brown, brothcr of John, was a Presbytenan ministcr in Scotland, and about I O came to ÇJuehec, where he re- mained six years. He then returned to Scot- land as a delegate on the clergy land resen-e commission, and remaineó there until 1855, \\hen he returned to Canada and located in Lambton Count v ,Ont. He made his home on Lot G, Lake Shore, Sarnia township, In 11 taught school in Plympton to\\ïlship for t\\O years. His last days were spent with his nephew, Thomas Brown, and his death oc- curred :.Iarch II, 1 88 , at the age of eight)- two yedrs. He never married. For one year he \\ as township councillor, and for two years superintendent of schools. Thomas Bro\\'n, the present popular ree\'e of Sarnia township, was eighteen years of age when he accompanied his pa- rents to Canada. His education and early training had all been acquired under the in- fluence of the hardy Scotch race, and his nat- ural energy \\ eli fitted him to contest undaunted with the natural wilderness that confronted him in Lambton County. He did his full share of labor in clearing the home farm, and then he rented an adjoining tract 0n the east, in Lot 1 I. In time he was able to buy the property, and it is now practically all. clearell and under cultivation, heing (1e\'oted to general farming, in which the owner has met \\ ith no little success, His first d\\ elling was a little log house, which in 1901 \\'as replaced hv a large hrick house that is one of the most cZmlfortable in the township, :'11'. Brown has taken a great interest in politics since attaining his majority. He ad- vocates the principles of the Reform party, and is one of the le:!dcrs in township mat- ters. In 1 8f)] he was first elected a member of the Sarnia tlm nship council, and \\ ith the exception of one year he has sen-ed contin- uouslv to the present time. J n If)02 he was electe l ree\'e, anel at the end of his term \\as re-elected. He is pflJmpt in the performance of his duties, and is a model public official. In church affairs he helongs to the Church of England. His social relations arc \\ ith l\Iaccahee Hi\'e, Xo, 35, of Camlachie, as are those of his son. In Sarnia to\\ nship, Feb, 22, 1871, :\11'. BrO\\n \\as marricd to Miss Helen \\ïlkie, who \\'as born in Rams:!y, Lanark County, Ont., Feb. 20, 18 0, daughter of Robert and Janet (l\IcFarland) \\'ilkie. Three children \\ ere born to them, but one, John, died at the agc of six years. The others are: Rohert \ r., who is interested with his father in the management of the home farm: and Jessie, who is also at home. The family are much de\'oted to their home, and are ë'stcemed by all who know them. Robert \Vilkie and wife \\ere both na- ti\'es of Scutland. They came to Lambtop County in 1850, and located on Lot 4, Con- cession 9, Sarnia to\\ïlship, purchasing 100 acres of lanù. l\Ir. \\ïlkie follu\\cd lumber- ing for a fe\\' years, and then turned his at- tention to farming. He died in 1896, at the age of ninety-four, and his wife passed a\\'ay in 1889, at the age of eighty-sewn. In polI- tics he was a Reformer, and in religious faith a Presbyterian, His children \\ ere: .\nn, \\ ho died young: .:\Iatthew amI Charles, both deceased: Janet, wido\\ ot Donald Thomas, of Vassar, l\Iichigan: George, deceased; :.Iargaret, of Bruce County, Ont" widow of John \ V ard; Helen, :!'III's. Thomas BrO\\ïl; Jean, who died young: Kate, widow of Daniel Jones, of Plympton to\\'nship; and Robert, who ùied young. GEORGE LE \CII. a prominent farmer in Enniskillen township, residing on Concession 1 -1-, Lot 29, was born in the town of O'Compton, De\'onshire, England, on July 23, ] 8-1-5, son of George and Elizabeth ( Gould) Leach. The Leach family was an old one in England, and there the grandfather, John Leach, died. There \\-ere four S0ns and two daughters, all of wh0m e'i.cept George, Sr., liwel and died in their nati\'e land. Ge0rge was horn in De\'onshire in 1R12, and was gl\'en a thoroughly good education in Eng- land, n is \\i fe, horn in the samc county in COl1l\IEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD IRI8, \\as the daughter of George and Eliza- beth Gould. Her parents also came to Can- ada, settled at \ \' oodstock and died in Zorra. 1[ r. Leach marned in England, and had fol- 10\\-ed the trade of a butcher there for ten \-ears before he and his \\-ife sailed for Quebec in 18--\.9. They made their home at first on a rented farm in the northern part of O'\:ford County, but after thirteen years in that section the" mO\'ed to Dela \\ are to\\"11ship. Middlesex County, \\-here ),11'. Leach bought 100 acres of wild lanJ, cleared it, put up good buildings. and finally made it into a fine farm. He had acquired 4 00 acres of land at the time of his death. ami was a \\-ealthy and successful man. In poh- tics he was a strong Liberal. interested in public matters and eminently fitted hy hit. education ami ability to hold any office, but he always refused every suggestion of seek- ing such a position. In religious belief ),11'. Leach and his wife \\"ere both members of the Church of England. They died at the old homestead, he on .\pril Ii. I 89--J., his \\-ife in February, 1898. To George and Elizabeth Leach eight children \\ ere born. namelv: Sarah, born in England. who died in Déla\\ are Ìl1\\ nship, \\-hen a young- lady. as did also Bessie, the second daughter: George: John, born on the Culf of St. La\\1'ence during the \ oyage to Canada in IR--\.9. \\ ho married 11iss Mary Thompson, of Delaware to\\ nship. and re- sides on a farm adjoining his father's old home: \\ïl1iam. born in 1851, who married )'liss :\lar)' Turner, of Soutl1\\ old. andliws on the old Dela\\'are home: )'lary. r8s--J., who is unmarried and living at her old home; Snphia. r856. \\-ho married .\rchihald Thompsnn. of Delaware to\\ nship: . \lberta, 1866. who li\-es at home, unmarried. Georg-e Leach \\ as educated in the schnnls nf O'\:ford County. and as he grew older remained at home, assisting his father to clear the farm in Dela\\-are. In N O\-em- her. IRi6, he married Miss :\1ary Camphell. anfl for five years following they lived in Delaware. but finallv moved to Enniskillen and bought the ho;ne in which they still live, They hegan in their present house on 45 1 their uncleared property, but 1\11'. Leach has steadi Iy prospered and to-day 0\\ ns a \\ ell cultivated farm \\ ith fine house and barns, all achie\ ed bv his 0\\11 honest industn'. He a(s,) 0\\ ns fifty acres adjoining his original purchase on the \\-est. Mrs. Leach whn was born in Southwohl. Elgin County. in . \ ugust, [856, was the daughter of Colin and Jeanette (:\Ionroe) Campbell, and of one of Dela\\ are's pioneer families. Colin Camphell was born in "\rgyll- "hire, Scotland, in 1830. and his wife, al- though born in Elgin County, in r 3(í, was of Scotch descent. Her parents, Donald and )'lary :r..lonroe, came to Canada in 1827, Colin Campbell \\-as brought to Canada in childhood and educated in Elgin County, where he continued to reside through life. :\. farmer by occupation, he \\ as a prominent man and acti\'e in public affairs, filling the positions of reeve and councilman for many years. In politics he \\ s a Liberal and a Presbyterian in his religious belief. His hnnorable and useful life ended at his home in If 95. hut his wife is stillli\'ing and makes her home with a daughter, :r..lrs. .-\le,,-ander :\IcFarland. of )'1iddlesex County. Their fi\'e children \\ ere: Donald. on the Dela \\ are farm; Kancy, Mrs. Thomas \\T est , of \\'00(1- stoc\.... O'\:ford County: Eliza, 11rs. IcFar- land: Duncan, deceased. \\-as a practicing physician of Toronto: and :r..lary, )'1rs. Leach, )'Ir. and Mrs. Leach are the parents of six children. namely: Gertrude, horn in Del- a\vare in 187i. is no\\' residing with her pa- rents: Jessie, IR80, ,,-110 was graduated from the \Vatfnnl hig'h schnol, has taug-ht sev- eral ynrs in Lambton County, and is now a student in the Toronto onnal: CI'e"ter, horn in Enniskillen in 1R83, at home; Mur- ray, IR85, also at home; Reginald, 1889. a sttHlent in the \ \' at ford high school: K or- man. IR95. They are all young people of gre,t prnmise of whom their parents are justly proud. )'1r. Leach and his wife are members of the Preshvterian Church and are prominent in all its work. Politically ),11'. Leach has always heen identified with the old Reform party. He takes a marked 4 - :J- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD illterest in school matters, and has sen'ed on the board of trustees for seventeen years. He is a man of influence in his community and a most highly respected citizen. .-\XDREW \V. CRAIG, postmaster and retired farmer of Enniskillen township, Lambton County, now residing on Conces- sion 5, Lot 3 I, was born on the Isle of \Vight, Hampshire, England, )'larch 27, 1839, son of Andrew and Helen (Reid) Craig, both of whom \\ ere born at Paisley, Scotland. \\'hen Andrt:w Craig, the father of our subject, was eighteen years of age, he en- listed in the Royal Scotch Greys from the town of Paisley, and served in tht: British army for ten years, ha\'ing had experience in the lounted Coast Guards pre\'ious to his enlistment. During his term of serv- ice he married Mis Helen Reid. ,,'ho passed away in Yorkshire, England, in the year 18-1-6, leaving him seven children: (I) El- len married \ Villiam Gordon, of Spokane, \ Y ashington, and has one son, George A. (2) James, born in England, a retired mer- hant of Toronto, has a family of seven children, James, Edward, .\da. Hypatia, -\ndrew, Blanche, and Stella. (3) Robert, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, who came to Canada in 1853, married Jane Thompson, of Hamilton, where he settled and was in the employ of the Great \\T estern Railroad for over thirty years. At the time of his death in 1896, he had a permanent home in Ham- ilton. He left four daughters, Ellen (now )'lrs. J ohn lcDowell, of Hamilton), Jessie \ now )lrs. Archie Lowrie of Enniskillen), \melia (wi fe of George Scull. of Sarnia) and Agnes, with )'lrs. Scull, of Samia. (4) Elizabeth, born in Kent, England, married John Dean, of Galt. and died in 1881. (5) . \ndrew \V. was fifth in the order of hirth. (6) Peter was horn in Yorkshire. England, the last resting place of our subject's mother. He came to Canaùa and married ::\liss Chris- tina Grant, of Ingersoll. They settled at \ Vindsnr where he ,,-as engaged in the manu- facturing business, and ",here his death oc- curred in . \ugust, 1902; three children sur- \'ive him, )'Iary (,,-ife of Alex Pepa, organ- ist of the Cathedral at Detroit), -\lex (of \Vindsor) and Ernest (" ho was seriously \\"Ounded in the South African war). (7) )Iargaret .-\. died at sea on the way to Can- ada at the age of fi\-e years. The second marriage of Andrew Craig was to lartha Carrick. of Yorkshire, Eng- land, in 18-1-7. In 1848 Mr. Craig came to> Canada but in 18-1-9 returned to England. Five ) ears later he again came to Canada, where, in Uontreal, his wife died of cholera, leaving one son Thomas, a machinist of Franklin, Uanitoba, who married Uiss An- nie Allison, and has two children, Annie and Charles. 1\1r. Craig married his third ,,'ife at Galt. Ontario, where she died in 1872. Andrew \V. Craig recei\'ed a fair educa- tion in England. \ Vhen thirteen years of age he went to sea, and followed sailing for si teen years, crossing the Mediterranean and Baltic Seas and the Atlantic Ocean. He came to Canada, via Quebec, in 1865, set- tling at Galt, where his father was located. Here he worked for one year for the Great \ V estern Railroad at Chatham, then moved to Hamilton and sailed on the Lakes for two or three years. In 1866 he saw service dur- ing the Fenian raid. In 1870 he mO\'ed to \Vyoming, where he interested himself in úil for some time, and then engaged with Frank \ V ard as foreman on the Canadian Pacific Railroad, at which occupation he ,,-orked for two years. In the year 1880 he came to Enniskillen, and purchased 100 acres of wild land, which he cleared up and made into his present fine home. In 1882 he engaged with the \Vidman Lumber Com- pany as foreman in the lumber operations in Lambton County, and for nineteen years was in their employ. Since 1902 1\11'. Craig has li\'ed a retired life. In August, 1860,' Andrew \V. Craig married Miss Elizabeth Staveley, who was horn in Yorkshire, England, in August, 1836. daughter of James and Rebecca Stave- ley, Loth of Yorkshire, :r..1rs. Craig died at our subject's home in May, 1901, leav- ing four children: ( I ) James, born in Hamilton in 1866, had a good education. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD and was a clerk. in Lambton County, until he remoyed to Spokane, \ \- ashington, where he no\\' resides. (2) Charles born at Clin- ton in 1869, grew up on the farm, and nOw resides in Euphemia to\\ nship; he married Iiss Jean Clark of Harrow, Essex County, and l{as four children, Grace, Charles, So- phie and \gnes. (3) Rebecca, born in "Tyo_ ming in Iarch, 1871, and educated in Lambton County, in December, 1895, mar- ried Henry S, Groff, of \Yelland County, son of Henry and Jessie Groff of Inwood, in which place his father died; Ir. Groff is manager of Ir. Craig's farm where he and his \\ife reside. (4) Eleanor, born in "Tyo_ ming in I 87-\., recei\'ed a fine education in the high schools, anù \yas also gi\'en the ad- \'antage of a musical education, and is a wry good vocalist; she is single and remains on the old homestead. Politically Ur. Craig has always \'oted the Reform ticket, but never aspired to office, although in 1900 he was appointed post- master of \ Veidmann, which office he has since filled satisfactorily and efficiently. In fraternal circles he is a member of Court \Yeidmann, Xo. 350, Independent Order of Foresters. \ndrew "T. Craig is a man \\'hose name as well as his word is respected, and he has always identified himself with an projects which promised the adyancement of the cunu11unity of \\ hich he is a very useful citizen. COLIN "-ALKER, a farmer of Brooke township, residing on his tract of land on Concession 9, Lot 18, \\as born 1Iay I, 1853, in Ietcalfe township, l\Iiddlesex County, son of Archie and Sarah (Leitch) \ V alker, I'oth of whom were born in Argyllshire, Scotland. James Walker, grandfather of Colin, came to Canada in 1830. where he and his wife started life on wild land, being among the early settlers of lIiddlesex County. They were the parents of se\'en children: John, de- ce sed; Duncan, deceased; Colin, leceased; Dugald, deceased: Archie; Effie, who mar- ried .\rchie Ionn)e, in Iiddlesex County; 453 and Isabella, ,dlO married Samuel Ic- Dougal, of Ietcalfe, Iiddlesex_County. Archie \Yalker ,yas born in 1815, and \\ as sixteen ) ears of age when his parents came to Canada. He \\as reared in 1Iiddle- sex, and after marriage settled near his fa- ther's old home in l\Ietcalfe, \\here he made a permanent home from wild land, and liyed his entire life, his death occurring in 1883. Irs. \Yalker died in 1902, at the age of eighty-two years. ::\Ir. and 1Irs. \\ alker "ere among the founders of the Presbyter- ian Church in ::\Iiddlesex County. Politically he was a stanch Reformer, and held the office of assessor of ::\Ietcalfe for a number of ) ears, To these good people nine children "ere born, as follows: Isabella, born in :\Ietcalfe, married X eil Campbell, of Brooke township, and at her death left a large fam- ily; Jane' married John \\T. lIcIlwain, and resides on Concession 8, Brooke township; Sarah, deceased, married Donald l\Ic\lpine, of Brooke township; Kancy, widO\y of 1Ial- comb :\IcLachlin, has four children; ::\Iizie, born in lIetcalfe, married James :\IcBride, a merchant and grain dealer of lIiddlesex County; Hugh \\'as reared in 1Iiddlesex County, where he married 1Iiss Rachel Bell, and settled at Forest, where they no\\' reside, and they ha\'e four children: \ Villiam, born in 1855, married and settled in Exeter, Ont., where he now lives a retired life; John, born in 1858, married and liyes on th old home in lIetcalfe, :\Iiùdlesex County; and Colin is mentioned below. Colin "-alker grew up on the old home- stead in 1Ietcalfe, \\ here he learned the car- penter's trade, in conjunction with farming, which he carried on for some time. In I88-\. :\1r. \\'alker "ettled on his present farm of 100 acres, which was at that time nearly all wild land, but he now has it nearly all cleared up, and has one of the best place in Brooke. He first li\'ed in a log house, making it his home until IF:98, when he erected his fine brick house, l'arns and out buildings. Ün :\lay 23. I 88-\., :\Ir. "Talker married :\Iiss \nnie IcBride, hum in February, 1858. in Elgin County, daughter of Duncan and :\lary (:\IcCallen) ::\IcBride, ::\Ir, :\Ic- 454 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Bride was born in 1828, in Scotland, son of Peter l\IcBride who came to Elgin County from Scotland. ?\Irs, 1IcBride \\ as born in Elgin County, on Lake Erie, and still re- sides at :\Irs. \Valker's old homestead in Elgin County. Her husband died at his home in Dun\\ ich to\' nship, in 1893, being at the time of his death in his sixty-fifth year. The children of :\lr, and :.Irs. :\lc- Bride \\ ere as follows: J ames, a merchant of \ \. alkt:rs, Ont.; Dunc;n, rt:Siding on the old home in Elgin County; Am), married to D. :.lcGugan, of Ekfrid, ant.; l\Iary J., \\ ife of Alexander Turner, of Elgin County; Cassie E.. married to James Gauld, of Elgin County; Libbie, married to George Little, of Elgin County; and Annie, now 1\Irs. \ Y alker, who \\ as reared in Uiddlesex Coun- ty, "here she receiwd a good education. :\Ir. and :\Irs. \ \' alker have al\\'ays lived on the home which they now occupy. To them the following children ha, e been born: Ard1ie, residing at home; Duncan P., who died in childhood; Sarah E,; Duncan J,; :\Iary J.; Hugh \\T.; :\Iaggie \,; :rv1izel a; æHl . \lma B. Religiously the family are members of Presbytt:rian Church, in ,d1ich :\11'. \Valker has bet:n a trustee, and was on the committee on church work in Brooke to\\ nship for years, and afterward \\as appointed as elder in the church. Politically he is a Reformer, and has filled the office of school trustee for se"eral terms. }.Ir. \\Talker is in the enjoy- ment of a fine home secured through his own industry. and he stands as one of the rep- resentative citizens of Brooke township. P.\CL KDJGSTOX, one of Lambton County's good. practical farmer citizens. ,dlO is engaged in culti, ating the soil in Conces- sion 13. Lot 2 I. Brooke to\\ï1ship. was born in Toronto Dec, 2. 18 :;, son nf Paul and :\Iartha ( Johnston) Kil gston. Paul ["ingston. Sr,. was born in the south of Ireland in Ú 10. the on of Paul Kingston (I). who came to Canada in 18-\.0. 5ettling at Tomnto, where he dieel in 18-\.2. Hi" \\ ife Charity Langtry, whnm he married in I o7. passed a\\'ay the year pre\ lOusly, They had a family of fourteen children, of whom only three are now liYing: George, of Buffalo; John, of Toronto, ant.; and 11argaret, tl e wife of William Kingston, ,\"110 lives near Forest, in Lambton County. Paul Kingston (2), the father of our sub- ject, \\ as educated in the old country, cum- ing to Canada in I8-\.0 with his parents. Lo- cating with them in Toronto he worked at his trade-civil engineering and the build- ing of locomotives. In I 52 he married :\lartha Johnston, who was born near Dub- lin. Ireland. in 1832, daughter of Thomas Johnston, who came to Canada and settled in Toronto, afterward removing to the to\\ n of Palmerston, Our subject's father Ii, ed in Toronto until Ü:\63 , and then remO\'ed to the 12th Concession, Brooke township, ,dlere he owned land which he had purchased in 18-\.5. Here he settled and remained until his death, clearing a home for himself anJ family from the wild land, His death oc- curred in 1890, his worthy wift: passing a\\ay in Decembt:r, 1881 He and his wife were consistent members uf the old English Church. In political matters he \\ as an acti\'e Consen'ati\'e. They left a family of six childl en, all of whom are li,-ing: Annie, horn at Tomnto in 1853, resides at \Vat- ford; Paul, our subject, is the only son of his parents; Eliza, born in Toronto in 1859. resides in \\'atford; Fannie 11., born in 1861, is the wife of James Kelly, who resides on the 12th Concession of Brooke, and has a family; :!\Iaggie, born in I 86-\., is the wife of James Coke, a resident of the 11th Con- cession of Brooke, and has a family; Hen- rietta. born in Brooke township in I8ríR, is the \\ ife of Leonard Guy, a business man of \\'yoming, and has a family. Paul Kingston (3) grew to manhood in Brooke to\n1ship, where he attended the puh- lic schools. Being the unly son he remaineLt at home on the farm until his marriage. Dec. 31, IR8-\., to :\Iis<; ::\Iary E. Shirley. who was horn on the 12th Concession of Brooke tuwnship . \ug, 3. 1855, daughter of George and :r..Iargaret (King) Shirley. pioneers of Brocke township, :\Ir, Kingston hall pur- chased his present farm, ,d1Ích then con- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD sisted of \\ ild land, before his marriage, and after clearing the land from timber and bush he erected his present brick house, in 1891. He also built good substantial barns and outbuildings, made fine impro\'ements, and has one of the best farms in the locality at the present time. In 1895 he purchased his father's old farm, and is no\\ the owner of both, operating extensi\'dy. In I90-\- he I'ought the Spalding farm, on Lot 21, Con- cession I I. To Mr. and 11rs. Kingston fi\ e children ha\'e been born: Paul S., Lorn July 13, 1886, \\as educated in the \\'atford schools and is now a teacher in Brooke to\\l1- ship; Frederick B" born Oct. 13, 1888. re- sides at home; George F. was born Jan. 16, 1891; Kathleen, Jan. 15. 1895; and Dor- othy, born _\pril 2, I8 9 (died :\larch 16, 19 02 ) . :\11'. and :\lrs, Kingston are members of the Church of England. Politically 111'. Kingston, like his father, supports the Con- senati\-e party. has been a councillor of Brooke to\\ nship for se\ en years, and a member of the school board for something like ten years, He is a member of the Order of Urangemen. Brooke Lodge, Ko. 746, in \\ hich he ha:" filled many chairs, and he was connected \\ ith the 27th Battalion, St. Clair Buråerers. in \\ hich he was a first lieutenant until the company was disbanded, sen ing as a soldier ten years. :\11'. Kingston is one of the self-made men of Brooke township. He has been \'ery :-.ucce sful in his fanning operations and has supported all good mo\ ements in the com- munity, He is \'ery \\ ell known and highly esteemed. .\RCHIE \. D \ \\'SOX, a fanner of Enniskillen tn\\ nship, located on Lot 18, Conce--sinn I-\-. \\as born July 13. 1863. in Plympton tn\\ nship. Lambton County, and \\ as only six months old \\'hen brought to the farm he still (;ccupies by his parents. Alexander and Catherine (Corkindale) Dawson, _ \lexander Dawson and his \\'ife \\-ere hoth I'orn in .\rgyllshire, Scotland. he in 1829. and she in 182 I. They were married in I 85-\-. 455 anù came to Canada on their wedding trip. :\11'. Da \\ son had been a head gardener in his nati\ e land, but after reaching the Xew \\'orld he began as a fanner, buying wild land and gradually transforming it into its present form. The road from the town line tu his house \\ as cut through by :\11'. Da\\- son himself. After nearly half a century on this place :ðl1'. Da \\ son died very suddenly Sept. 4. 1 98, but his wife li\'ed and made her home \\ ith her son, Archie, \\ here she was gi\'en the most de\'oted care by him anù his \\ ife. until her death Feb. 20, 1903. at the age of eighty-three years and eight months. Their four children \\ ere as fol- 10\\ s : Jessie. who married .\lexander :\Ic- Lachlin, and died in 1892, leaving one son, .\llen. a clerk in the oyereign Bank. \\'yu- ming; :\Iiss :\lary, born in Lambton County, and li\ ing in Enniskillen tU\\ nship \\ ith her aunt, :\Irs. CorkiÙdale; Alexander, born in 18óI, who married :\Iiss :\Iartha Osborn. of Plympton township. where they reside (they ha\'e no family) ; and _\rchie A,. mentioned helow. _\rchie .\. Dawson grew up on the old homestead. of which he has been the man- ager for many years, He was married. \pril 1 I. 1893. to lIiss Sarah Leitch, of Brooke to\\ nship, born l\ o\'. 2, 187 I. Her parents \\ere Hugh and Jean t:\lcAlpin) Leitch. old pioneers of that section. The father \\ as a nati\'e of .\rgyllshire, born in 18-\-3, and his \\'ife \\as born in Canada in I8-\-ó, They still reside in Brooke to\\ nship, The daugh- ter, :\Irs. Dawson, was gi\ en a gOOfI e(luca- tion in the township schools and is a cultured \\ oman, She has borne her husband three children, namely: .I essie, horn in :\Iarch. 18()-\-: _\nna B., in August. 1895: and _\lIen Leitch, Feb. 2-\-, 1898. The Dawson family ha\'e always heen Preshyterians. and \\'ere among the founders nf Church \\'ork in the county, Politicall)' :\11'. Da\\ son is a Reformer, He is also an enthusiastic lodge man. and belongs to the Odd Fellows Lodge o. I-I-7, of \\'yoming. an(l to the :\Iaccahees, Lodge Xo. 38. of \\\oming, :\11'. Da\\ son represents a prom- inent ami well-to-do family of Lambton 45 6 COll,1l\1E1IORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD County, and is a \\'orthy descendant. He is a man of many noble qualities, and is highly esteemed for his good citizenship and pro- gressive public spirit. ROBERT S. OLIYER. It is almost impossible to write any account of the dewl- opment of the \ arious Proyinces of the Do- minion without going into detail relati\ e to the mcn and \\'omen \\ ho have been instru- mental in cstablishing and maintaining the present prosperous state of ci\'ilization. .\mong these thus worthy of special mention is Robert S. Oliver, of Sarnia, County of Lambton, Ont,. who has been a resident of that city since 1858, and played a \'ery im- portant part in the business and public life of the community. The earliest record of the Oliver family in the possession of Mr. Oli\'er is of grand- father Juhn Oliwr, who was born in Corn- \\'all. England. about 1769, and died in that \"icinity about 1837. By trade he was a blacksmith. and he was a very worthy man. His children were: John, father of Rubert S. Oli\'er: Richard, \\"ho died in England: lary . \nne, \\'ho married James Oliver (no relation), and Elizabeth, wife of . \bner Chase, John Oli\'er was born about 1804. and follm\ ed in the footsteps of his father in. the choice of a trade, becoming a hlacksmith. He remained in his native land, \\ here he died in IR33. He married liss Elizabeth Hoare, a nati\'e of England. who later came to On- tario, and die(l at the home of Rohert S. Oliver in 1RRo. The latter was the only child of his parents, and was born in England July 15, IR30. \\'hile still in England he learned the trade of carpenter, and was there married to Jane Lang, horn in Cornwall. England. in 1826. Belie\'ing that there were more opportunities offered in the Xe\\' "\Yorld. in 18:;ï. they emigrated to .\delaide. Ont.. ,,"hcre 1\1 r. Oli\"er foll!m ed his trade for a year, and on lay 2-\., 185 . they settled in Sarnia, there making a permanent home. L'pon first IOClting in Sarnia Mr. Oli\er foIlO\\"ecl Clrpentcring. but later, taking atl- yantage of a good opening. he embarked in a contracting and roo!i.ng lmsiness. in \d1Ích he \\"as eminenth successful. and also took contracts for \n;rk in the oil fields. besides the roofing business his son now conducts, in addition to \ arious other interests, The pub- lic career of Ir. Oliver has been a prominent and useful one. For tweh'e or fourteen years he sen"ed in th,e council of Sarnia; he was deputy ree\"e of Sarnia. which office made him a member of the county council, in \d1Ích he served his last term in I Ró6, having occupied it for about four years. Three times he has been the Consen"ati\ e nominee for mayor of Sarnia. but the Reform party being in the majority he was each time de- feated, although in 1900 he came within sewn \"otes of being elccted. . \lways inter- estcd in educational matters. Mr. Oli\"er sen-ed on the hoard of education of Sarnia for a number of years, and was also chairman of that body, For 1\yO years he \\ as license inspector at Sarnia, and since 1860 has been constable, which office his father held in England, The club carried In' the latter in the exercise of his duties in thãt office i" now in the possession of our subject's daughter, :\lrs, Godley. lr. and l\Irs. Oli\"er became the parents of the following family: John, of Sarnia, married Bessie Jenkins, by \\"hom he has had children, ::\laude. Blanch, Bertha and Made- line; Christine. wife of Isaac Bond, of .\lvin- ston, Ont.. has four children. Oli\ e, . \rthuf. }'Iabel and Horace; Sarah ne\'er mar- ried and resided at home until her death, June 17, 1904: Bessie, \\ife of George Godley, of Sarnia. has six chil- dren, George, Gertrude, Bessie. \\ïlliam, Lillian and Rohert, :\ Irs. Oli n:r passed a \\ ay Oct. 30, 1904, aged 0\ er se\'enty-se\'en years. and was buried in Sarnia cem- etery, She was a memher of the :\ I ethodist Church, to which [r. Oliver also helongs, and in the \\'ork of which they ha\"e taken an acti\'e part. enjO\ ing in highest degree the respect and confidence of a \\"ide circle of friends and fellow \\"orkers. F ra ternalh- I r. Oliwr is a Chapter l\Iason. and he is also a mcm1-er of the Sons of England, 1 I r7dk if COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD T. "". S:\IITH, \\'ho \\as born June 18, I 85l>, at Strathroy, Middlesex County, is a son uf .\lfred and 1Iary E. (1\1itchell) Smith, and a grandson of George Smith, \\ hù was born in England and was a soldier in fhe British sen-ice. George Smith \vas stationed on the Island of Berinuda, and after being retired, a pensioner from the army. he brought his family to 1Iiddlesex Count . \\ here they lived for a number of Years. and then located in Lambton County, \-here :\11'. Smith died in 1895, his wife sur- yiving until 1892, when she passed away in Ah'instíJn. Three daughters and one son \\ ere born to George Smith and his wife, namely: Caroline, born in Bermuda, mar- ried George Patterson. and li,'es in Dawn, Lamhton Countv; Annie, born in Bermuda, married Isaac Totten. of Brooke to\\ì1ship; :\Iary, born in Bermuda, married Henry Faunt, of l.Ioore township, and they are both deceased; and Alfred. .\lfred Smith \\'as born in the Bermuda Islands, but was brought by his father to :\1iddlesex County, where he was reared to manhood. He married 1Iary E. 1\Iitchell, born in Belfast. Ireland. and in 186-1- re- mO\-ed to Brooke township and settled on Concession 14, where he cleared up a farm from wild land. He later remO\'ed to Con- cession 6, \\'here he cleared the farm, upon which he no\\' resides. His wife died in 1901. leaving- four children: Eliza. born in 1Iiddlesex County in 1850, married John Calhoun. of Concession I, and they have children, Sarah, Anne, l\Ierilla, iIinnie, John. Bella, .\ndrew, Benjamin and Gladys; :\Iaggie, born in 1852 in :\Iiddlesex County, married ""alter Berry. of Ingersoll. a re- tired business man. and they have children, Della, Lottie. ""alter and Clara; .\1fred S., born in 1863, in \Yarwick. married ::\Iiss Susan Gardner. of Brooke township, and has children, Elizabeth, Mary. ::\laude. Robert, \Yilliam, \Valter, Gordon and Gertrude, (they reside on the old homestead in Brooke township); anrl J. \Y., the subject of this sketch. J. \\T. Smith was reared in Brooke town- ship. where he recei,-ed a fair education, and 457 when a jOllllg man engaged in farming and lumbering. In April, IS 2, he married ßIiss Eliza Foster, born in September, 1855, in i\Ietcalfe, 1\Iiddlesex County, daughter of Thomas and Margaret t \ \'hitcraft ) Foster, and of one of 1Iiddlesex's old pioneer famil- ies. Thomas Foster and wife were both born in Ireland, and came to Canada at a very early date, settling in I\Ietcalfe, where he died in 1876, and his wife is still living on their old homestead in :\Ietcalfe, aged eighty-four years. To Thomas and :\Iargaret Foster the follO\\-ing children ,vere Lorn: 1Iargaret, who married Tames Patterson, of :\Ietcalfe, and has a family; Eliza, now the \\ ife of :\11'. Smith; Isaac, \\ ho married Della Cram, has two children and resides on Concession 1-1-. in Brooke township; and J. 1., unmarried and li\"ing at the old homestead in l\Iiddle- sex County. J. \ V. Smith first settled, after marriage, on Concession S. in Brooke township, where he started clearing up a farm from wild bush land. He erected buildings and improved the property so that in 189-1- he was able to sell it. and remO\'ed to Alvinston, where he bought real estate, and owned three or four different properties. In 1897 M1'. Smith removed to \Varwick township, where he purchased a farm of 100 acres, \\ hich he im- proved, erecting buildings and draining the land. and in 1900 purchased John H. Fairbank's farm on Concession 7, which consists of 200 acres. and here he now makes his permanent home. His land is well-cultivated, his buildings modern and substantial. and 1\11'. Smith makes use of all modern improvements in farm machinery. To ::\11'. and ::\Irs. Smith the following children have been born: l\Iaggie E., born in September, 1883, in Brooke to\\ì1ship, received her education in Brooke township, and in the .\lvinston High school. and li,'es at home: Foster \Y_. horn in October, IR8S. is a student in the \Vatford high school, and resides at home: and Gordon 1.. born in October, I8RR, is a \\ ell educated young man, who resides at home with his parents. Religiously the family are connected \\ ith the Presbyterian Church. of which :\11'. 45 8 CO:\1l\IEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Smith's parents were also devout and val- ued members, while l\Irs. Smith's parents \\ ere membt:rs of the Church of England. Politically J. W. Smith is connected with the Consen-ati\t: party, and has always taken an acti\-e interest in pulitics, and has kept \vell-posted on local and municipal affairs. He is at present serving as one of the trus- tees of the school board of Brooke township, \dlÏch position he has filled for a numbt:r of } ears. Fraternally he has connected himself \\-ith the Independent Order of Foresters of \\'atforù, al1<1 is also a member of the Ah,in- ston l\Iasonic Order, Ko. 323, of which he is a \'ery popular member. :r..lr. Smith is one of the honest, upright and much esteemed citizens of Brooke to\\ nship, and a worthy representative of a respected pioneer family, WILLIAl\I H. P.\RKS. Since the dis- cm'ery of oil in Lambton County, many of its inhabitants ha\'e turned their attention to that line of industry instead of farming, which had been so well nigh universal be- fore, and it has pro\'ed to be a most advan- tageous charge, for not only has it been profitable in the indi\'idual instances, but it has also given a new impulse to the whole husiness life of the section. One of the successful oil producers of the county is \Villiam H. Parks, of Lot 8, Concession 12, Enniskillen township. He was born in Cam- den township, Addington County, Ont., Sept. 3, 1854, to Henry and Lucy (Dop- kins) Parks. The parents were both born and reared in eastern Canada, but in 187 I Henry Parks hrought his family to Petrolia, where he follo\\'ed his trade, that of cooper. A few years before his egan farming on his own account in Ramsay township. County of Lanark. ,,-here he bought 100 acres of ,,'ild bncl. "hich he imprO\'ed, In 187-t- he sold and came to the County of Lambton. settling in Sarnia to\vnship. on Lots I and 2. in Block C, on land "hich he had purchased. It was partly cleared, but he erected all the buildings which now adorn the place. \Yith the aid of his sons he soon completed the work of clearing, and there continued to farm until a short time pre\-ious to his de- cease, when he removed to Sarnia, He lived retired until he passed away, July S. 18 9 6 , in his eighty-second year, and his widow, born in February, 1821, still sun'i\'es. .-\s a farmer, Ir. Leckie succeeded through in- dustrious application to his work and he was a man who commanded the respect of all with whom he came in contact. He was a member of the Episcopal Church and a Con- serYati\'e in political faith. To Ir. and I rs, Leckie were born the following named children: John, a farmer of 1Ioore town- ship; X eil \ \'. is mentioned below: \\'illiam lives at Port Al thur, Ont.; Christina (de- ceased) "as the wife of James Ioffett. of the Count\- of Lanark; Robert li\'es on Lot 4. 3d Con ession ; Thomas, who no,,' has the homestead. married Sarah Doherty. Xeil \V. Leckie "as born Aug. 31, 1R-t-3, in Ramsay township, County of Lanark, and \vas there reared to farming, assisting his father in the work on the home place. He I-egan farming for himself in his native to" nship, but sold the property he had there acquired in 1872, in October of which year, he came to the County of Lambton, Here he has since resided on the west half of Lot 16, -t-th Concession, Sarnia to\vnship, \vhich 4-68 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD he bought at the time of his remO\'al, anu he has since acquired the west half of Lot 14-. in the 5th Concession, and the west half of Lot IS, in the 5th Concession, as "ell as 1 00 acres in Block B. -\11 this has been accomplished by years of untiring work. and he is now one of the most extensiye farmers and stockmen in his to,vnship. Only eight acres of his home place \\"ere cleared \\'hen he removed to it, but the whole tract is now under culti,'ation, and he has excellent barns and a fine brick dwelling. heated by furnace and comfortable in e\'ery respect. 1lr. Leckie has e:trned his place among the sub- stantial men of the community. and is uni- yersally respected, He has been a public- spirited citizen of this section throughout the period of his residence here. and has taken a li,'ely interest in local affairs. He is at present sen'ing his fifth year as a mem- ber of the municipal council. In politics he is a stanch Consen-ati,'e. and his religious connection is with the Episcopal Church. On June 30, 1868. 1\11'. Leckie was mar- ried in his natin county to . \gnes Yuill, and to this union ha,'e been born: Ella Jane, nO\v the wife of Thnmas Jolly. of Sarnia township: \ Villiam . \lbert. a farmer in Sar- nia township, whu married Florence In- gram, and has two children. Lawrence St. Clair. and Fenton Y.; Christina, wife of \ \ïlliam Ingram, of Sarnia township, who hds two children, .\lexander and Xeil Ross; Leslie . \lexander. a farmer. married Eliza Fair, of Arkona, in July. 1905: Harold Xeil, Edmond Raymond and Edith lIyrtle are all at home, )'Irs. Leckie was born in the County of Lanark Dec. 12. 1846. daughter of .\le'\:- amler and Helen (Aiken head) Y uil1. nati,'es of Scotland, who emigrated to the County of Lanark. ant.. where the father followed farming and stock breeding, JOHX :\L-\RTYX. The prosperity uf any community depends largely upon the en- terprise and progressin spirit of its citizens and among those" ho rightly belong to this class. is J uhn Martyn, seniur member of the finn of J. :\lartyn & Co., grain merchants.. tile and brick manufacturers, and uperators of a grist mill and grain e1e\'ator. :\Ir. :i\lar- tyn was born July 6. Ü';37, in Cornwall, Eng- land. son of Joseph and Joanna ( Swan) :\Iart) n. John )'Iartyn's parents came to Canada in 184-8, first settling at Purt Hope, anel later remO\'ing to Strathroy, where they both died, leaving an only son, our subject, John :\Iartyn had recei,'ed his early education in England. and "'hen a young man first en- gaged in farming. He later embarked in the manufacturing business, ha\'ing an interest in a woolen mill at Strathroy. "here he re- mained three years. In I 88ó ;\I r. Iartyn removed to .\Ivinston. purchased real estate and erected his gristmill and grain elevator, and engaged in the manufacture of tile and brick, with J, C. Bindner and the late George Patterson. Since:i\lr. Patterson's death the firm has continued under the same nam , J. l\lartyn & Co., the estate of Patterson still retaining an interest. ;\11'. ,;\tartyn was married in :\letcalfe township. l\Iiddlesex County, to 1\1iss ;\Iary J. Finkle, formerly of Kingston. where she was reared. .After marriage dr. and :\Irs. 1\Iartyn removed to Strathroy, ant.. "here he remained four years, in the manufactur- ing business. and then came to his present residence in .Alvinston, which he owns, with other real estate. To John :\lartyn and his wife the folIo" ing children ha,'e been born: Dr. J. B., Beatrice, Gertrude, and Augusta. Dr. J. ß. :\Iartyn was educated at the Strathruy Cullegiate Institute, later attend- ing Trinity :\ledical College; he married )'liss Jessie Rae, of .-\h'instun, "here he has been a practicing physician since 1[-:03. Religiously the family are connected ,vith the Church of England, Politically :\1 r. Martyn has ah\ ays been connected with the uld Consen'ati,-e party, and has acceptably filled the uffices of councilman and member of the school board of . \lvin- ston. holding the latter position for several years. During the many years that I\Ir. :l\Iartyn has been in business he has gained COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD the confidence of the people. and has prO\'ed himself ,vorthy of the trust placed in him. He is justly regarded as one of the represel' tatiye men of Brooke to" nship. \XTHOXY E. KITTER1L\STER. Ó, il engineer. "ho died at his residence in Sarnia. Oct. 18. 1903. was one of the old settlers of Lamhton County. haYing located here over fifty years ago. [n the practice of his profession he assisted materially in the de,'elopment of his section. especially in the draining of the lowlands. and the construc- tion of railroads. A thorough master of his art. his services ,,-ere greatly in demand. and brought him in a large and steady income. He was born in England Jan, 17. 1829, son of James and :\Iary (Zackery) Kittermaster. The Kittermaster family is an old Eng- lish one. and the first member of which ,,'e have definite record is James. the grandfa- ther of \nthonv E. He was a resident of Englan(l. and l larried a woman of \Velsh e'\:traction, amI by this union there were four children: James t who is mentioned be- low). \\ïlliam. Richard and Catherine. James Kittermaster. father of .\nthony E.. ,,-as a man of high ntltivation, and a loyal. patriotic English citizen. He was born in England in 1796 and there spent his ear- liest years, Su strong was his military bent that when only a boy he entered the English am1\". and in the war of 18u he came with the '4-9th Regiment to Canada, sen-ing in the rank of lieutenant to Capt, Fitsgibon, \\ïth his force he participated in the engage- ment,> along the frontier. from Montreal to Fort \\ïlliam. acquitting himself with honor. After the war he returned to England and resumed his studies. which had been inter- rupted by his military acti,-ities, Turning his attention sedulously to medicine, he was soon prepared to enter upon the acti,'e duties of that profession. Locating in :\Iedding- ton. \\'ar" ickshire. England. he there opened an office and hegan practice, :\Iarked ability and a thorough interest in his work won him a large and stea(lily increasing patronage, and he continued there until the time of his \'ed to Sarnia, where he rcmained until his lleath. 47 0 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD After passing the far milestone of threescore years and ten he retired from work alto- gether, but he was \\ ell-preserved, in full possession of his faculties, and enjoyed a reasonable degree of good health. His re- mains rest in Lake View cemetery. On Xov. 10, 1853, soon after his ar- rival in Ontario, Ir. Kittermaster married Annie Gurd, who was born in Toronto, and is the sister of the late Robert S. Gurd, Five children were born tu Ir. and 11rs. Kitter- master : James Henry is mentioned below; Frederick \Villiam is also mentioned below; \ \ïlliam, general freight agent of the Cana- dian Pacific Railroad at Chicago, Illinois, married Florence Dugald, daughter of the late Jamcs Dugald, of \Vindsor, who is also mcntioned in the sketch of Duncan Dugald, to be found elsewhere; Jessie is deceased; Iiss Mary is residing at home. Mr. Kittermaster, thruughout his long and useful life, applied himself sedulously to the business in hand, preferring to perfect a few things than to scatter his energies over many. He \\'as one of the most instrumental factors in the building up of Lambton Coun- ty. and his services will not soon be forgot- ten. . \s a strong Consen'ative he was in a quiet way influential in local politics, He was a man with a keen sense of honor, a thorough Christian gentleman, and with his wife a highly respected member of the Epis- copal Church, l\MES HENRY KITTER IASTER, son of the late \nthony B, Kittermaster, is presi- dent and general manager of the Lambton Loan \ssociation of Sarnia, and a respected business man of that place. He was born on the banks of the St. Clair ri\'er Jan, 9, 1855. and recei\'ed his education in the dis- trict schoul of the neighborhood. He grew up on the farm amI followed farming in ::\Ioore township for many years, during which time he also cxtensively engaged in the lumber business. buying timber in many parts of Lambton County. In r890. \\ ith others, he became interested in the salt \yorks operated by the Sarnia Salt Company. and was tlms engagecl for ten ye:lrs. In 1900. in company \\ ith :.Ir. T. l Carter, he started the manufacture of salt ncar 1\loore To\yn,. under the firm name of Carter & Kittermas- ter. He is also interested in the oil fields of Petrolia and loore township, and in the Raleigh oil fields. On the death of his bruther Frederick, of Sarnia, he succeeded him as manager of the Lambtun Loan Assu- ciation, making his headquarters in Sarnia, Mr. Kittermaster married 1liss Fannie Gamble, daughter of Dr. Gamble, a physi- cian of 1100re Town, Mr. Kittermaster is a member of the A. F. & A. 1\1. He is a stanch Conservative and quite active in the party. FREDERICK \VILLIAl\1 KITTERMASTER.. second son of Anthony B., was born on the homestead in Moore township, near the St. Clair ri\'er. He first attended the district school of the township, later the high school of Sarnia, and took up the study of law with :.lacKenzie & Gurd. He was admitted to the Bar and practiced successfully in Sar- nia for many years. He was appointed man- ager of the Lambton Loan Assuciation, anù was president of the buard of directors at the time of his death, Jan. 19, I90..j.. He is buried in Lake Vie\\ cemetery, He \\ as a member of the Church of England, in which he was quite acti\'e, and was well-known and highly respected as a good man. He married Miss Louisa Pardee, daughter of the late Hon. T. B. Pardee. 1L\RSH.\LL 1L\CKLIN DO\\'N- IXG, \\"hose death occurring in Thedford, . \ug. IS, 1890, cut short his career in the prime of life, was a man of many re- sources, and as a lumber nnnufacturer and a live stock and grain speculator promi- nentlv identified himself with the business inter sts of that sectiun for many years. llis force of character and his alert, keen intel- lect were unduubtedly inherited from his good Irish ancestors. Mr. Do\\ ning \\ as in e\'ery respect a self- made man. Dorn in Londnn(lerry. Ireland, in 1850. he passed the first years of his Ii in that countn'. So ambitious was he. how- ever. that in I'8ó2, at the early age of twelve years. he Clme with his bwther and mother C01nlE110RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD to Ontario and in Scarboro to" nship began life's battle. On such meager wages as t,,"en- ty-fise cents per day he made his start, and bv industry and push soon rose to a more remunerati\ e position. Prudent and eco- nomical, he was enabled before many years to embark in business by himself, and. going to \Vest lcGilli\Tay, he opened a sa" mill ,,"hich he managed with ð.cellent results for many years. shipping large quanbties of lumber to the lTnited States. Encouraged by the success of this enterprise, in 1867 he branched out in business and began speCll- lating in live stock. purchasing large quan- tities of cattle, which he shipped to the east- ern markets. In connection with this Imsi- ness he purchased a splendid stock farm in liddlesex County, ,,-here he pastured many of his cattle. In addition to this enterprise, in 187-1- he moved to Thedford and opened a \\ arehouse for the buying and selling of grain. He had established the business on a large scale, and worked up a good trade when, in 1877, the building was destroyed b) fire. 'Cnclismayed, however, he soon re- built on a much larger scale, erecting a house with a capacity uf 25,000 bushels, ,,"hich "as the finest structure of its kind at the time on the Grand Trunk line between Guelph and Sarnia. Resuming business there he con- tinued his grain speculation for the most part throughout the rest of his life. 11r. Downing was a wise financier, and as fast as he made money he inyested it to advan- tage, in time becoming solidly prosperous, and owning considerable property in both Thedford an(\ Park Hill. In 1877 Ir. Downing married :\liss .-\n- gelinc Erb, a cultivated woman, of much ability. \\ ho since the death of her husband has de\'ùted hersel f \ erv closelv to the edu- cation of her children, 'In September. 1902, she mo\'ed to Forest to give them better edu- cational a(h antages. and still resides there. lIer family consisted of six children: \Villia obtained her education in the schools of Thedford and Forest and at the Toronto :\'ormal School. taught for a time. and is now the wife f)f John Campbell, of Bosan- quet to\ynship; Elsie died in 18<)2, at the age -1-7 1 of tweh'e years; Cora Bell, who is engaged in teaching, acquired her education in the schools of Forest and the Normal; larshall Guy died in 1892, at the age of nine years; Lloyd St. Clair died in Clinton, Iowa, aged twenty years: Shelta Edna has also pre- pared for the profession of teaching. Mr. Downing possessed Loth energy and skill in directing affairs, and through life kept steadily upon the rising plane, Gifted \\'ith great concentration. he confined him- self mainly to business, but was also int1u- ential in other walks in life. In municipal affairs especially his word carried weight and by furnishing employment to many men lIe greatly benefited his locality. His \\ ife and family are leading members of the .:\lethodist Church. Christian Erh, great-grandfather of :Mrs, Downing, was born Jan. 25, 17()8. and \\ as a man of much force of character and marked ability. He had a son Jacob, \\ ho continued this line of descent. Jacob Erb, grandfather of :\lrs. Down- ing. \\as a resident of Ontario for many years. He married Salome Graybill, and among their children there \\ as a son Abraham. .\braham Erb. father of Irs. Downing, \\as born in Berlin, ant" :\larch 6, 1815, amI recei\'ed proper training. On Kov. 10, 1835, he married \Yillia Clemens, who \\"as born Oct. 17, 1817, and died Jan. 8, 1881. \ farmer by occupation, 1\11'. Erb continued that industry for the most part throughout his acti\'e life. A man of energy, skilled in directing affairs, he prospered through life. His family for several generations were rethodists. and to that church he also be- longed, Politically he was a Reformer. FREDERICK F, P.-\RDEE, I. p, P'J and a leading "barrister of Sarnia, is about thirty-nine years old and has been a practic- ing lawver-all the tittle in this city-for al;out fifteen years, That he has be n able during this sl;ort period to \\ in a seat in the PrO\'incial Parliament is due mainlv to those inherent qualities of success iI1lpart d to him hy a long line of prominent ancestors, 47 2 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD I r. Pardee is of French extraction. His paternal grandfather, a man of ability and influence, was born and reared in the old country. There during his young man- hood he \\ as married, and to him and his wife \\ ere horn six children: Georg-e, Fred- erick. Samuel, Timothy B. (who is men- tioned below). .-\deline (who married 1\11'. Gan'ey) anù Rhoùa (the \\'ife of J\1r. or- ton). \ \ïth an eye to his family's future, some time priur, to the American Re\'olu- tion Ir. Pardee \yent to the United States, \\ here he made his home for a \\ hile. A.t the opening of the war. ho\\ e\'er. as a l! nited Elllpire Loyalist he came to Ontario, locat- ing in the County of Leeds. There he passed the rest of his life, Ir. Pardee \\as a leading man of his county. He \\"as an out- spoken ach'ocate of temperance, and as a platform orator on the subject \\'on a wide reputation. Timothy B. Pardee. father of Freder- ick F" inherited his father's assertive po\yers and his oratorical ability. Born in Leeds Cuunty in 1830. he there passed many) ears of his early life. So ambitious was he that in 184-9, \yhen but nineteen years old. he de- cided to cast his lot with the gold hunters then pouring into California, A cuol head and a ready art of making his \\ ay in the \\ orId cro\\Ï1ed his efforts with success, and he engaged in mining in that State for some time. Encouraged hy this ð,perience he later \\ ent to Australia, . \ fter some \'aried experiences and wild ad\'entures. howe\'er. he returned to his native county. Ne\'er content \yith a less strenuous life, he settled at Goderich. and began reading la\y with Ira Le\\ is. the present crown attorney. Carry- ing into his studies the same determination and masterful ability that had marked his previous career, he soon completed his work and \\ as admitted to the Bar. In IRfq Ir. Pardee married Emma K, Forsyth. \\,ho \yas horn ;n Lamhton County. daughter of John Forsyth, Irs, Pardee no\\ resides in Sarnia. Dv this union there were seven children: Louisa H,: Frederick F,. who is mentioned helO\y: E. C. who is connected \yith the Bank of Jontreal : J. D., now engaged in the real-estate bu iness at the "Soo": Ii, ),1.: and T. D. and E. K.. \\ ho reside 111 Sarnia. In I8óo Ir. Pardee settled in Sarnia, where he became a lawyer of no small merit. .\ knowledge of all classes of men, a keen penetration into vice and treachery. as well as a high appreciation of truth and yÍr- tue, marked him from the first as a man who would rise. In a short time he worked up a large practice. \\hich he retained through- out his life, His hrilliant intellect and thor- ough knowledge of law won him a foremost place among the members of the Bar in his section. He died in Sarnia in 1889. Ir. Pardee possessed those dominant traits of character eminently fitting a man for public sen,ice. and as a' Ref"nner he \\ as long prominent in politics. Through the merited esteem of his feIlO\y-citizens. in 1867 he was sent to the PrO\,incial Parliament. where his success in furthering the interests of his community marked him as just the man for the place, and he was honored \\ ith the office throughout the rest of his Ii fe. and was PrO\,incial secretan' and commissioner of CrO\\ n lands in the gm'ernment of Hon. O. :\Iowat. Ir. Pardee had energy coupled with rare tact, \\ as both forcible and logical in argument. and in e\"ery respect a credi-t to the Bar and his cit\,. Frederick F, Pardee. though living a less varied life. has met with a success at the Bar not surpassed hy his father. He was born in Sarnia in IR66, and has for the most part made his home in that city. .\t an early age he entered the schools of the place. where his rare po\yers of mind soon asserted them- seh'es and \yere carefull de\'eloped. :\ lak- ing rapid progress. at an early age he was enabled to enter the Cpper Canada Col- lege. from which he graduated in 1885. Both exceptional opportunities for study and inherent ability for the profession de- termined him to prepare for the law. and set- tling in Sarnia he there began reading for the \\ork. In 1R90 he passe(1 his e'\:amina- tion \\ ith credit and \\ as admitted to the Bar, "'hat patient im'estigation of cases, thorough equipment for the \\"ork. tact and CO:\111EMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD address could accomplish. that 1\11'. Pardee did from the start. and "as soon recognized as a la\yyer with a future. His practice steadily increased. and his popularity became unquestioned, He now has a standing in the profession "orthy of a man of twice his years, In 18<)1 Ir. Pardee married lIiss 11. E. Johnston, daughter of the late Hugh John- ston. of Goderich, By this marriage there ha been one daughter. P. L. I r. Pardee has shm\ n himself eminently fitted for public leadership. Gifted" Ith a ldrge command of apt and forcible language. and a clear conception of the proper time to speak his mind, as a councilman in 18<)7 he did efficient service for the city of Sarnia. In fact so e\.ident was his ability that the following ear he \yas sent to the Lower House of the Provincial Parliament. as rep- resentati\ e for \Yest Lambton, He also filled this place ,,-ith marked dignity and much credit to himself. .-\LEX.-\XDER SCOTT, 11. D" :ß1. B., 1. C. P. .. L. I.. L. R. C. P.. L. R. C S., whose death in Forest Jan, 20. 1<)03, "as a distinct loss not alone to his family, hut to the profe sional. business and civil life to the Count\' of Lambton and of all On- tario, was born Aug. <). I8..p, in the South of Ireland, His remains rest in I3eecl1\yood cemeten', Forest. .\da'm Scott. his father. was born in I80h. in the Korth of Ireland. Prior to his marriage he n1m-ed to the South of Ireland. He w s a man of intellectual attainments. and in his nati.\'e land held the office of land sun'eyor and had business relation" with many of the owners of the largest estates. In 184-7 he came to Ontario. locating in Middle"ex County, where he found immed- iate demand for. his sen'ices as a teacher. and he continued in educational work until the close of his life, His death occurred in I8<)h, Politically he was a Consen'ati\'e. His family "-a,, reared in the faith of the Church of England, The children born to the first marriage of . \dam Scott were: James and John, hoth of whom died in Ire- 473 land: Sarah .\nn, wife of .-\Iexander Fisher. of Iichig:lI1: \lexalHler: Elizabeth. who died .\pril I. 1903. widow of John Guest, of Elginfìe1 make this his permanent home. Dr. Scott invested largely in real estate here, and added to the beauty of the to\"n by erecting eleven first-class buildings. of substantial character and attracti\'e appearance, and he also built himself a beautiful home on the lake shore for a summer residence, His late home in Forest is a historic spot. the resi- dence having formerly been one of the Gr>\'- ernment buildings of Ontario. Dr. Scott changed it into an imposing pri\-ate resi- delKe. and it has been the scene of many so- cial functir>ns of a delightful character. On 1Ia\" 1. 1874-. Dr. Scott "as uniter1 in marriage with I rs. John ,-'\. (Richard- son) \\' oodroffe. ,,'ho "'as horn in Kent. England. Jan, 28. 1838. daughter of George and .\nzlee (\\'est) Richardson. hr>th of whom were born in the Countv of Kent. England. the former in [808. an'd the latter in 180<): Irs. Riclnn1spn's father. Henry 4ï..J. COl1MEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD \ \' est, \, as a timber inspector in England, In 183911r. and :Mrs. Richardson came to Buf- falo, X e" York, where he ran a bus line until. in 1850, he remO\'ed to Sarnia, Ont., where he died, while driving in a sleigh, in 185 ; the mother sun-i\'ed until 1900. Their only child besides :Mrs. Scott was a son, Herbert, who emigrated to the United States, and during the CÍ\'il \"ar sen-ed in the Confederate army; he died at St. Louis, lissouri. By her first husband, John \Vood- roffe, :Mrs. Scott had two daughters: Selina Emma, born May I I, 1857, who married Tom Iaylor, a merchant at Forest; and Sophia :May, born June 8, 1861, who mar- ried (first) John J. Jones, and ( second) Cyril Ianby, a large fruit farmer at Niag- ara Falls. Dr. and ::\Irs. Scott had the fol- lowing children: George . \., born in 1876, "as graduated at the Toronto University in 1896. "ith the degree of B. A., and is man- ager of the Sovereign Bank at Stouffville, Ont,; Reginald F., a hard,,-are merchant at Forest, married J essie lcLellan ; and Charles R., who was a member of the first Canadian contingent sent out to take part in the South African war, is now a corporal in the Cnited States na\-y, at Boston, Massa- chusetts. They had also a daughter, Edith Elizabeth, adopted at the age of four months, who still resides at home. Mrs. Scott died April 8, 1905. Dr. Scott always took an active part in public matters in Forest, "here he was health officer for many years. For twenty-seven :} ears he "'as physician to the Indians at Ket- tle Point and Stony Point Resen'e, being one of the oldest Indian officials of this dis- trict. For fourteen years he was chairman of the high school board of Forest, and was instrumental in securing the crection of the substantial high school building. Politically his sympathies were always with the Re- form party. His fraternal connections in- cluded membership in the Royal Arcanum, the C. O. F. and the K. 0, T.::\1. He and his wife \"ere active members of the Church of England. REGINALD F, SCOTT ,,'as born in Forest April 21, 1878, and recei\'ed his literary ed- ucation in his nati"e town. In 1901 he formed a partnership with Tom Houghton and established the hardware firm of Scott & Houghton, which enterprise commalHled a flourishing trade, and had bright pruspects for a long and prosperous career. It was dissoh'ed in 1903, "hen Mr. Scott purchased his partner's interest, and he has since con- tinued the business alone. On Oct. 9, 1901, :Mr. Scott and ),Iiss Jessie ::\1cLellan, of Brisbane, Australia, were united in marriage, and they have one son, Lindsay :McLellan. 1\1rs. Scott is a daughter of James and Agnes (Brodie) ::\IcLellan, the latter a daughter of Daniel and Christine (McFarIen) Brodie, who came from Scotland in 1850, locating in \Vest J\liùdlesex, where Mr. Brodie died in 185 I, at the age of fifty-one years; his widow died in 1880, aged seventy-si'X years. Irs. Scott, ,,-ho made the trip alone from Aus- tralia, to become the wife of our suhject. i:-- a most charming and accomplished young lady. :Mr. and :Mrs, Scott are pleasantly lo- cated in their comfortable home in Forest, and are active members of the Presbyterian Church. In politics he is a Liberal. He is one of the rising young men of the town, and he and his wife have a host of friends throughout the surrounding country, being very important factors in the social life uf the community. IS.\AC PICKERIXG, a prominent farmer and cattle dealer of Forest, C()mes of English extraction, tracing his ancestry back to his grandparents, Jeremiah and J\Iary Pickering, nati"es of Pickering, Yorkshire, England, Jeremiah Pickering was a farmer and cattle dealer. II is children" ere as fol- lo\"s: Jeremiah die(1 in England: John, a fanner of England, is now deceased: Har- land came to Ontario in 18..J.7. locating in Halton County, \"here he engaged in farm-' ing: \ \ïlliam was the father of our subject. \\Tilliam Pickel"ing was horn in 1800 in England, where he \\ as a horsc and cattle dealer. In [837 he camc to Ontario, landing at Toronto. and later he settled in the town- ship uf Chinguacousy, Peel County, taking ..... -II' -'; f 'l . ..( - . ;:,' ' ., .. ': " -f "\ j 4 .... ... / " . , CO}'l 1E}'10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD up 100 acres of land which he farmed until his death, in 1882. In England he married lan' Harland, of Yorkshire. Rosedale .-\bb y, :england, who was born in 180-1- and died in 1:-:82. This Yenerable cuuple had been married fifh'-fì.\"e veal's at the time of her death, In' religi';us faith they \\ ere [ethodists. while politically he \\ as a Re- former. The children born to them were as follm\ s: Hannah (deceased) married Benja- min Ducker; [arv is the widow of \\ïlliam -\ddy, of Drampton; Harland is a retired farmer of Brampton; Isaac is our subject; \\ïlliam (deceased), a carpenter, died in Chattanooga, Tennessee; Jeremiah is on the old farm. Isaac Pickering was born in what is now Brampton, Ont., 1\m', 6, 1837, when that locality was all bush, and there grew to man- hood. He learned the cooper's trade, at which occupation he worked for ten years. He then took up fanning in Peel County, and con- tinued at that calling until I 7I, when he came to Lambton County and purchased 200 acres on Lot 16, Concession 12, Plympton township, kno\\ n as the Switzler farm, which he still retains. He remained in Brampton for a time, howe\'er, not moving to Lambton County until 1872, when he pur- chased 100 acres more, on Lot q,. Conces- sion q. He cleared up all his property, mak- ing one of the finest farms in the county, on which he resided for two years, when he sold it and mo\ eel onto Lot 14, Concession 10, buying 300 acres, 200 of which had already been cleared. In 1880 he remm-ed to Forest and purchased 100 acres adjacent to the town. Ir. Pickering has been in the grain business for se\ en years, and he has also been extensively engaged in cattle dealing, handling on an average a thousand head annually, amI finding markets all oYer the country. \\"hile dnoting a large portion of his time to this business, he still o\\'ns and continues to operate 600 acres of well-culti- vated farming land. :\11'. Pickering has been ree\'e of the town. member of the county council, mayor of Forest. and a member of the to\\"I1 c uncil of rorest for a number of -1-75 years, in all of his political offices discharg- ing the duties faith tully and honorably. On Dec. 31, 1860. 1r. Pickering was nnrried to liss largaret Hetherington, born in Toronto township, Peel Count)', Xov. 3, 1838, daughter of John and Ruth (\Y alker) Hetherington, and six children have been born to this union: ::.\lary married larshal B. Gardiner, of .-\urora, lIIinois. and has three children, 11arshal, Earl and Gladys; \\ illiam, a veterinary surgeon of Forest, married Rehecca Dickey, a daughter of R. R. Dickey, of rorest; Ruth married Dr. Ale-.,;:ander. of Sih-er\\'ood, lichigan; largaret married George Keifer, proprietor of the ::\orwood Register, and has one son, Harland; John H., a veterinary surgeon of Edmonton, .-\lberta, married 11rs. Tennie I. lcFarland, and h s one daughter: Iarga- ret; laud is the \\ ife of . \lbert Paltridge, of Goderich. and they ha\'e one daughter, lar- garet. The family belongs to the lethodist Church, and has always taken an actiye part in its work. In 1872, in 1882, and again in 1885, 1\Ir. Pickering visited the home of his ancestors, Pickering Castle, and spent con- siderable time in l00king up his ancestral his- tory, discoYering that the Pickerings were founded in England about the year 1000. Aside from being one of the \\ eaIthy men and prominent politicians of Lamb ton County, :\1r. Pickering is a true friend and kind neighbor, and has a host of friends. where\'er he is known. John and Ruth (\Yalker) Hetherington, 1\lrs. Pickering's parents, came to Ontario from Cumberland, England, about 1830, lo- cating in Toronto township, County of Peel, where they took up eighty acres of \\ ild land. Mr. Hetherington never farmed, but fol- lowed his trade, tailoring. until the last few years of his life, when he retired. He re- mained on the farm. hiring the labor dont, until his death, in I Ró6, at the age of se\'- enty-eight years. [rs. Hetherington dieel in IR98. at the age of eighty-fuur years. Thev were members of the [ethodist Chu'rch. They \\ ere the parents of the fol- lowing named children: Isabella m<:rrierI 47 6 CO 1l\1El\10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD John :\1. Smith, a meat dealer of Or:mge\'ille, Ont.; \bigail married Daniel Leelands, a farmer of Toronto to\Yllship. Peel County; John was a farmer, and was li\'ing retired in Brampton, Ont.. at the time of his death; :\Iargaret IS l\J rs. Pickering: Robert is a farmer of Harrison. Iichigan; George died on the old homestead when twenty-four years old. HOX, KE.\L }'Ic IILL\X. Among the distinguished residents of Samia one who has \\ on the high esteem of citizens of all shacles of political opinion, by long public sen ices of a conspicuous character, is Co!. Xeal :\ldlillan, the L'nited States consul. Ir, Idlillan is a Canadian product of Scotch ancestry. and possesses many of the admirable attrihutes for which the natives of both countries ha\'e long heen noted, Xeal 11dlillan \\as horn in the Prm'- ince of Quebec. Dec. 25. 18-\-5, a grandson of \rchibald rc Iillan, who was born in .\rgyllshire, Scotland. and there married .\nn Cameron. who hore a name well known in song and story. In I82-\- he brought his famih. to the PrO\'ince of Ouebec, Canada, settle l down to agriculturaÏlife, and in the peaceful pursuit of this \-ocation passed the remainder of his days. One of the twelve children of Archibald and _ \nn 1\lc1\lillan was a son. Archibalcl. \\'ho was born in Ü 08, in Scotland, and was sixteen years of age when he came to Can- ada. .\hout the time of his majority he married Janet 1\lcXaughton, a natiw also of . \rgyllshire, Scotlaml. and a daughter of Dougal ::\IcX aughton, who had come to Can- ada at the same time as did the 1\Ic1\lillan family. In IR58 the father of Consul l\1c- :\Iillan mO\'ed to Grand Rapids, l\Iichigan, \\'here he tngaged in fanning and lumbering until his death. in 1894, The mother passed a\\ ay in I 88-\-. During his residence in the rnited States Mr. 1\ldlillan was identified \\-ith the Republican party, but never sought official recognition, Both p:trents were \'al- ued members of the Presbyterian Church and highly esteemed memh rs of the cOlr- munity. Their children \vere as follows: J aim, deceJsed, was a farmer in \da, Kent County, :\Iichigan; Dougal is deceased: .\r- chibald is a resident of Jackson, 11ichigan: :\largaret is the \\ ife of .\Ibert Headley, of \ V alloon, 11 ichigan; K eal is mentioned be- low: Kate is deceased: lary is the wife of \. H, Turner, of .\da, l\1ichigan: Janet is the \\ ife uf \ \' arren Russell, of liddleville, .i\Iichigan. During the Ci\'il war, in the L'nite!l States. John, Dougal and Archibald were in the Cnion army from 1861 to I8ó Keal 1c::\Iillan was only twu years old when his parents removed to lichigan. anc 1 he receiwd his educational training in the public schools of Grand }{apids and at De- troit. In 1871 he entered upon his business career as a druggist at Rockford. :\lichigan. and continued so engaged until 1890. His aptness and interest in public life were early manifest. and after sen-ing as school ex- aminer, county clerk and supen-isor of .\1- goma township, Kent County, and se\'eral years as a member of the board of educa- tion, at Rockford, he was in I8Ró. the choice of his party for the Legislature, and Ì\\ 0 years later was re-elected, 1\1 r. 1\1c:\lillan has seryed in many other public capacities, one of these heing that of State oil inspec- tor which position he held four years, His reputation as a man of strict integrity has made him the selection for many administra- tive duties. and in eyery case he has admir- ably met the demands made upon him, In February, 1898, he was appointed to the Lnited States consulate at Sarnia, by th, late President :\1cKinley. whose most ex- cellent discrimination \\ as newr better shown. In [872 l\Ir. :\Ic:\Iillan married l\liss Florence \, Dnckeray, who died in 1875, To this union was born one son, Ernest D.. who married Bessie Sheldon, of Lansing, l\Iichigan, In I R7ï i\Ir. l\ I c1\Iillan married Jennie .\, Blake, who died in 1896. and was the mother of three children: K, Ethel and ?\. Grace. who are at home, and Grace, who died \,-hen h\-e years old. In 1898, for his third wife, Ir. :\Ic\Iillan was united in mar- LO L\IL\10R.\TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD nage with :\liss l\Iyrtle Hyde. Like his other \\ i, es :,he i:, from Rockford. :\lichi- gan, and all \\ ere acquainted. :\11'. and 11rs. 11c:\lillan attend the rres- hyterian Church, and are leaders in social circles in Sarnia. He is a prominent mem- ber of the lasonic fraternity. being grand master of the grand ludge of _ \, F. & . \. I.. of I ichigan, and has also long been identified with the 1. 0, O. F. llis ac- quaintance is with the leading men of boP Iichigan and Canada. and he fills the dis- tinguished l'ffice to which he \\ as so appro- priately appointed with the efficiency and dignity it requires in a government repre- sentati \'e, NEIL LECKIE, one of the best known citizens of Sarnia township. has been popu- lar in public life and pruminent as an ex- tensive farmer for many years, He rep- resents one of the old families of Lambton County, his grandfather. John Leckie, hav- ing come to Canada in 1821. John Leckie "as born in County Down, Ireland, married Elizabeth ::\lcCracken, and li,-ed for some time in Glasgow, Scotland. until he decided to come to Canada, He fir t located in Dal- huusie township, Lanark County, Ont" later mO\-ing to :Moore township, Lamhton Coun- ty, and there he and his wife dieù at aù- ,-anced ages. John Leckie, father of :x eil and second son of John and Elizaheth (McCracken) Leckie, \\as horn in Ü 13 in Glasgow, Scot- land, and was therefore eight years old when the family came to the Xew \Vorld, He grew to manhood in Lenark County. and there married Ann O'XeiI. \\-ho was horn in Ireland. daughter of eil O'Neil. and came to Canada with her parents in childhood, the family settling in the County of Lanark. \\ here 11r. O'Xeil took up a farm, in Dal- housie township, In time John Leckie bought a farm of 100 acres on ::\lississippi Lake, same county, remained there six years, sold it, and moved to Ramsay township. pur- chasing another Ioo-acre farm, which was partially cleared. "\bout I RS3 he sold out and came to the County of Lambton, pur- ..j.ï7 chasing ..j.oo acres in the eastern part of .\Iuore township. The land was wild and nutch hard work was necessary to put it in good condition for profitable farming, which howe\ er, he accomplished in good time, with the aill of his sons, . \t first they made potash and \\ ere engaged in getting out square tim- bers, but as the land became tillable they gradually took up general farming. and they did their full share in reclaiming that sec- tion from its primiti \-e state, The region was all wild at the time of their remO\'al thither, but no\\ fine farms are to be seen on nery hand. Here the father passed a\\ ay at the age of sevcnty-one years, amI the mother died in June, I 75, at the age of si::-..ty years, Their family consisted of the follo\\-ing named children: J \/hn lives in l\Ioore to\\ nship, on part of the 4oo-acre tract prcviously mentioned; XciI is men- tioned below; Robert lived in :\loore town- ship and later in :\Iichigan, and was en- gaged as a lumberman (he is deceased); \\ïlliam enlisted for sen-ice in the Civil war in the Cnited States, was captured and confined in Libby prison, and after the war again \\ ent to the L nited States; Thomas, nu\\ deceased, was a resident of Moore township; Stewart died in Seattle, \ \í ash- ington; Gilbert is engaged in farming on part of the old home place in ::\loore town- ship. Neil Leckie was born l\Iay 2, I R39. in Dalhousie to\\ nship. County of Lanark, and \\ as reared there, being fourteen years old when the family settled in ::\Ioore township, this county. For se\-eraJ years he assisted his father faithfully in the hea\'y work of clearing. making potash, etc.. and in 18G2, in his early twenties, struck out for British Columhia. spending eight years in the \Vest. IIe was engaged in mining. and had his full share of the trying experiences and hard- ships that fell to the Jot of those who ven- turecl west at that early day, but he was used to hard \\'ork and had developed a plucky spirit in the rugged atmosphere of the pio- neer section in which his youth \\'as passed. Finally returning to Lambton County, he bought sixty-five acres in Sarnia township, 47 8 C01\D.IEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD along the Plank road, later adding consider- ably to his holdings. He has de\'oted all his attention to general fanning, with excellent results, and his farm shm\ s the thrift and intelligent management of the 0\\ ner. He has improved lÌis land in many \\ ays, and is regarded as one of the progressive agricul- turists of his section, having done much to raise the standard of farms and farming in his l()cality. Ever since his removal to Sarnia township, he has taken a lively in- terest in the public welfare and local civic matters, and has served in various positions óf trust with an efficiency which speaks well for his business ability. He was a member of the township council, deputy reeve for fi\'e years, and is now serving his fifth con- secutive year as member of the county coun- cil. . \s an evidence of his JX>pularity it may he mentioned that he has been chosen for, the latter office each year by acclamation, with the exception of 1905, when he was electeù. Such a record speaks for itself. In political sentiment 1\1r. Leckie is a Conservative. ::\1r. Leckie was married Oct. 3, 1871, to l\1iss l\1aud l\IilIikin, who \\'as born in Sar- nia township. April 30, 1850, daughter of Emanuel and Anna (Hanna) l\1ilIikin, of Ireland, who came to Lambton County, Ont., in 18-1-5, and took up 100 acres in Sar- nia township, making it their home. To l\Ir. and :\lrs, Leckie have come the following named children: John, who is engaged in fanning in ::\loore township, on the 4th Con- cession, married l\Iiss Emma A. Finch. and has one son, Kenneth J.; Fred is employed in the locomotive department of the Grand Trunk railroad and lives at home; George has a ninety acre farm in Sarnia township; Robert is at home; Joseph is also engaged in farming. The sons are all respecteù citi- zens, and reflect credit on their hOine train- ing, The family attend the l\lethodist Church. C\PT. JOH TRACY. Of the many public-spirited citizens of whom Lamhton County can boast none. perhaps, has done more for the ach'ancement of his section or is more \\-idel)" knO\\ìl and belO\'ed than Capt. John Tracy, of EnniskilIen township, His life has been spent in many lands and he has seen many vicissitudes of fortune, but through it all he has remained essentialIy the same loyal, upright and useful citizen. He was born near London, in l\Iarch, 1823, son of John and l\1ary (Fife) Tracy, nati\'es of England and Scotland, respectively, who lived and died in England. . Capt. John Tracy was the eldest son, and was educated for the medical profession. After finishing his course in medicine he immigrated to Australia, and there was put in charge of the gold fields under the Brit- ish gm'ernment. a position which he retained three years. \Vhen the Crimean war broke out he recei\'ed a commission in an Osmanli cavalry regiment and served in it to the close of the war in 1856. In December of that year he started for Canada, by way of Port- land and Iontreal, and then pressed on to Lambton County, where he bought land in Enniskillen township, and began to make his home. \Vhile developing his farm he also practiced merlicine gratuitously among his neighhors, and was thus occupied until the discO\-ery of oil in this section, Then he mO\'ed at once to Petrolia, and acted as land commissioner for various agencies in Can- ada and the United States. Such employ- ment lasted twelve years, during which pe- riod he was a number of times elected to a place on the council of Petrolia, hesides act- ing as school trustee. He was likewise one of the founders of the English Church in Petrolia, and was not only warden for some time but also filled other. positions in the church. During his residence in Petrolia Capt. Tracy was instrumental in bringing the branch railroad as well as in securing many other improvements in the place. About 1880 he retùrned to his farm in En- niskillen township, and there engage(l in oil producing on his own account, while he also leased amI worked other lands near. and this has been his main interest ever since- one, too. in which he has been very snccess- ful. Capt. Tracy has been twice married. the hrst time tll :\1 iss Jane Cox. a nati \ e of Eng- LOMMEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD lanel. who died in Petrolia, in IRó8. No children "ere born to this union, His sec- ond marriage \\ as to Iiss Caroline Rams- den. daughter of John Ramsden, who came from Yorkshire, England, and settled at Blenheim, Kent County. The daughter was born and reared in the Canada home. She has been the mother of fl\'e children, all of whom receiwd a fair education. mainly in the public schools of Petrolia. . \gnes. the deceased wife of \Villiam \Yebb, of Lamb- ton County. left no children. Mary married Simon Baker, an Englishman. and they with their two children, Caroline and John P., reside in Enniskillen to\\11ship. where 1\11'. Baker is engaged in the oil business, John grew up in the Petrulia home and still re- sides in that town; he married :\Iiss J 0- sephine Bailey. of Lambton County, and they have two daughters, Dolly and Lucy C. Isa- bella, the fourth child of Capt. Tracy, mar- ried Thomas D. 1Iackey, and they reside \\-ith her father. Humphrey \V. married ::\Iiss Iary Ennis, of Enniskillen township. and they haw two children, George L. and Jessie May. In his political ideas, Capt. Tracy has always been one of the old Conservative party. "-ith a keen interest in the public \\ eHare, he has al\\'ays been active in muni- cipal affairs, and during his residence in Pe- trolia held many official positions of trust and responsibility. In fraternal circles also he is a prominent figure and began his con- nection with such urganizations before he left England. He joined the Masonic order there and belongs to the Grand Ludge, being one of the leading Iasons of Petrolia, and has been the representati\'e of his lodge from its organization, as well as being District Past Deputy Gram!. In religious belief the Captain and his family are members of the Church of England in Petrolia. in which he has always taken an active interest. and "'here he has held many positions. For many years he has been one of the leading citizens of the township and of Petrolia and has made many warm friends throughout that section. XIJne stands higher than he in the general esteem, and he is Im'ed by all 479 who know him for his kindly, genial nature. He does cOl1\'eyancing for the convenience of his neighbors, and de\'otes most of his leisure to reading and drawing, being re- markably well read and quite accomplished as an artist. He has a number of oil paint- ings which he himself executed. TOHN :\IcH.\TTIE, clerk of the muni- cip;lity of. Petrolia and an oil producer of the County of Lambton, is of Scotch extrac- tion and a son of George and l\Iargaret (Duff) l\IcHattie. The parents were both born in Scotland, George, IcHattie was a farmer in the north of Scotland. In relig- ious affiliations he and his wife \\ ere Pres- byterians. To their union was born the following family: \\ïlliam, who came to Canada. located at iagara Falls, where he is employed in the police department; he married Flora ::\IcKinion. James is residing on the old homestead in Scotland. J olm is our subject. J 01111 1\IcHattie was born in Scotland ov. 2, 1844, and gre\\ to maturity in his native land. He was engaged as salesman for a wholesale :"ugar house for about six years. In I 877 he married :\Iiss Jemima Linklater, a native of Aberdeen, daughter of Capt. Jame.s and Barbara (Allen) Linklater, and in 1880 1\11'. and :\1rs. IcHattie emi- grated to Untario. locating at Niagara Falls for four years. In 1884 they removed to St. Clair. 1Iichigan. 1'.11'. 11cHattie taking a position as agent with the l\Iichigan Cen- tral Railroad Company. It was then known as the Canadian Southern. He remained with that road as agent until 1895, in 188 5 coming to Petrolia, \\ here in 1895 he en- gaged in producing oil. in "hich line he has since continued with marked success, In Iarch. 1899, he was appointed clerk of Pe- trolia. which position he still holds with credit to himself and honor to his party. The folIowing family has been born to 1\11'. amI I\lrs. 1\IcHattie: James L.. who is assistant ticket agent for the Illinois Cen- tral Railroad Co.. with headquarters at Chi- cago: George, an accountant in the Bank of Toronto, at London, Ont.; Flora; \\Tilliam -1- 80 CO DIE lOR.\Tl V E EIOGRAl'l1IC1\L RECORD John, in St. Louis, :\lissouri. with the \mer- ican Express Co.; and }largaret at hume. Politically 11r. :\lcHattie is a Reformer. Fraternally he is past master of \Vorthington Lodge, Ko_ 2ÓO. _-\. F. & .\. 1\1.. of Pe- trolia, and he i'i also a member of the S. O. S. \\'ILLL\:\1 :\IILLER. While Sarnia township is essentially a fanning section, in the last few years there haH been many dis- cO\'eries of oil in that region, and the new industry has been incrnsing rapidly, The largest resident operator in the to\\"Ilship i \Yilliam }liller, a prosperous farmer. who still carries on his agriculturallaLors. but has comuined \\ ith them the operation of si"teen nil wells, He is a natiye of the township, hnrn \ug. I. 18-1-ï. son of Juhn and Janet (Lyle) }liller. John :\liller was a Scotchman. born in Glasgow in 1803. son of John }liller. Sr., who passed his entire life in Scotland. where he reared three sons and three daughters: John. Robert, James, Christina (who mar- ried J nhn Lee), i\lary (\yho married \\ïll- iam Craig). and }Iargaret (who married Joshua Lockington). John [jller continued to li\'e in Glasgow until he was eighteen. _ \t that age he made the yoyage to Canada, and settled first in Dalhousie tcm'nsbip. Lanark County, \\ here he secured a gO\-ernment grant of land for fifty acres, which he built upon and cleared. In 1836 he sold this prop- erty and \\'ith his family remoHd to Lamb- ton County. \\ here he bought fifty acres from lIon, lalc(l]m Cameron, in Lot -1-, Concession 3, the first clearing made in that section, He built a log cabin and stable, clearerl the land. and made hi home there until 1 55. when he sold the place to .-\mlre\\- . \]n.ander. His ne,t purchase was 100 acres in Lot 4. Con- cession -1-, and he hegan anew the old hard struggle \\ ith the wilderness. The county then "as almost cfn-ereel "ith dense forests of hicko(y. elm, oak and huttonwood. im- mense trees many of them. and \Villiam }liller recalls an elm se\ en feet in diameter, and an oak of six feet and a half. which, though large. \\ ere not unusual. There wa no sale of these ,,-oods, amI had it not been for the ready nnrket for putash the land would ne\ cr hm e ]'een cleared as e.lr]y as it was, The trees hest suited fur that purpose, howeyer. otten gre\\ in the swamp. so the necessar) \\-ork of cutting and hauling \yas maele e\-en more ehfficult, Dy the time the l\Iiller family began on this new property the sons \\'ere large enough to assist in the \York of clearing, and eyen the youngest had to do his part. John }liller \\ as married in Dalhousie to\\'11ship to l\liss Janet Lyle, daughter of "'alter Ly]e, a "heehuight. who died in Lanark County, She died \pril R I8ï2, aged fifty-nine years. and was suryi\'ed by [r. l\liller until :\Iarch 21. 1 8 -I-, \\ hen he passed away at the old home on the -I-th Line, Sarnia township, aged eighty-one, amI was buried in the Burns cemetery, Their chil- dren \yere: }Jargaret. dec 1sed wife or Henry :\[ills; John. deceased, who was a farl11er in Sarnia township: :\Iary. late wife of George }laine, of Sarnia to\\ïlship; \ Y al- ter, who died in 1901. a farmer in Chatham township, Kent County: Robert. who liHd only fiH years: James. a resirlent of Sarnia; \Villiam: Janet, wife of John Doig. of Pe- trolia: Isaac. a ranchman in }lontana, where he was killed hy the Indians: and Dayid, \\ ho owns the homestead. :\11'. }liller. the father, \yas a memher of the Reform party in politics : he was a Preshyterian in religious Lelief. and for about four years of his life occasiona]h walke\l to Sarnia to church, fol- lowing an fndian trail for eight miles through the unbroken forests. \Yilliam l\Iiller \\as only eight years old when his father moyed to his last farm. He was sent to school for some years, "alking back and forth the three miles, but as soon as he was large enough to use an ax he had to help in the clearing of the land, for eYery hand "as needed. He assisted his father for a number of years, but at the age of t\\ enty- six he bought his present home and started nut for himself. Of this property, situated in the west half nf Lot 3, Conce"sion 2, abr. F, ß. \Vi]kinson, of Sarnia: Norman, who is mentioned be]ow; Mary; Jessie and Douglas. ::\11'. Gurd was a1\\ ays a man of many in- terests, Besides attending tu his \-arious business and professional duties he gave much time to public affairs generallv. Especially was he acti\'e in educational nnt- tel'S, and he sen-ed as director of \\'ycliffe College-an Episcopa] Divinity Schoo] af- filiated with Toronto Uni,'ersity-aI1l1 of Rid]ey College, performing his duties in that position \\'itl1 the same fidelity and thoroughness that marked his work in other lines. Xorman Curd has inherited his father's brillidnt intellect an(l his large capacity for work. _\t an early age he entered the Dub- lic schuu]s of Sarnia, and afterward bec;J.l11e a student of Trinity College School, P H't Hope. After a short course there he en- tered Cpper Canada College, \\ here he was graduated in 1889, at the early age of ninc- teen, Some years later, in 1896, he rc- cei,-ed the degree of B. C L., from the Vni- versity of Trinity. Toronto, \\'ith a bell tu\\anl the law, upon ]ea,-ing schoo] :\Ir. Gunl entered his father's office in Sarnia, and hegan studying for the profession. He took to the work readily, and a short time after- \\-arcl entered Osgoode Hall, finishing his preparation there in ] 894. The same year he went to Peterboro, On1., anù entering the office of "\, p, Poussette, K, C, began regu- lar practice. Prompt attention to his Imsi- ness, anù a thorough knowledge of same, \\ un him the confidence of the community at once, and he soon had a thriving prac- tice, For two years he continued there, es- tab]ishing a firm reputation for himself. In 1896, upon the death of his father, he came to Sarnia and became a member of the firm nuw known as Kittermaster & Gurd, and here he has since remainehington: Glen \\as born in Septemher, r890; Harold. in June, 189-1-; and Frederick Peter. Jan. 5. I8í)R. The family are well liked in the commtmity in which they li\'e. PETER (;RAH,\M. son of the late Peter Graham, \\'as horn on the Graham homestead Sept. 12, 1860, ami attended the district school of his nati\'e township, He remained at home ,yith his father until he reached his majority, when he struck out for himself, going to the State of \ \ïsconsin, at the head of Lake Superior. "'here he found emp]oy- ment in the lumber r gion of that section, remaining there t\yO seasons, Returning to Lambton he \yorked on the homestC'HI for a \\ hile and then started out for himself on a fifty-acre tract-a part of the homestead. to \\ hich he added later the fiit\, acres of his hrother George. who \yent \\'e t. There lr. Graham farmed until I88ï. \\ hen he sold out to Robert Harper, and bought his pres- ent farm on Lot I'=;. Concession .=;, \yhere he has been engaged in genera] farming and stock raising. He has made many improve- ments on his farm, erecting barns and siloes, and is engaged in the dairy business. For se\'era] years he was interested in stock-rais- ing and feeding. He ,,'as a member of East Lambton Farmers' Institute. and takes a deep interest in to\\ìlship affairs, etc. He represented the Da \,id :\Ia well Implement Company of St. l\Iary's for fi\'e \'ears. Politica]h', like his father. ir. Graham is a strong T iberal and takes a deep interest in the to\\ìlship affairs and schoo] matters. In 1899 he \yas elected member of the board of councilmen of \\' an\ ick township; the following year all the hoard \yas elected by acclamation, the onh, time in the history of the township. and th ne"t year lr. Graham was elected by a larger majority than any other man on the board. He sen'ed three years. when he resigned. He sen'ed as trus- tee of Schoo] Section Xo. 4 for fifteen Years. Like his father he is a consistent m mber of Bethel Iethodist Church, filling the office of trustee, ste\\'ard and recording stew anI of the circuit. and he has filled the office of class-]eader. In \\Tanyick tmynship. June IS, 1886, Mr. Graham married Susanna Ross. (]augh- ter of Da\,id 1. Ross. and nine children have been born to them. as foIlo\\'s: \\ïlben, Ed\\'anl. Stanford. Da\'id. Iary Feme, Peter. Jr.. Thomas C. Re\'a Catherine and Xei] Doug]as, allli\'ing at home, Ir, Gra- ham is a member of the \Yoodmen of the \\'orld. and is popular in the order. His pleasant manner and sterling characteristics entitle him to the esteem and goud-will of all \\ orthy people. CO::\lMEl\10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD JOHX L\XG, a prosperous retired tanner of Plympton to\\ nship. County of Lamhton. Ont., and one of the pioneers of the cuunty. wås born in Glasgow, Scotland, ::\[ay I I, 1823 son of Joseph and Jeanette ( Lockhart) Lang, both nati\"es of Glasgo\\', In IS29 the parents of our subject, and three children. including John. came to _\merica, locating in the township of Dal- housie. County of Perth. \\ here they pur- -chased a farm and remained fourteen years. They then settled in Lambton, buying- a farm on the Lake shore. Plympton town- ship, and lived for about fifteen years. Once more they sought a new home and found it in Iinnesota. and they there spent the re- mainder of their lives, \ \'hile attending school in Dalhousie to\\"nship. Juhn Lang also workerl upon his father's farm. and there remained until 1850. \\-hen he bought his own home of 100 acres. \\ est half of Lot 15, Concession 13, Plympton township. At the time he pur- chased the land it \\'as covered by a dense forest, but during the fifty-five years he has made it his home, he has hrought the land into an almost perfect condition, and enjoys a handsome income from his broad acres. L pon the farm he has erected a handsome hrick house, commodious barns, and neces- sary outhouses, and all his improvements bespeak intelligent foresight and excellent management. On Oct. 20. 1857. ::\11'. Lang was united in marriage with Isabella Gray, daughter of James and Euphemia (McPhail) Gray, of Sarnia. She died in June, 1902. aged sixty- se\"en, and is buried in the Beach\\"ood cem- etery at Forest, This marriage \\"as blessed \\"ith the following children: James, de- cea,ed. \\ ho married Dorothv Ross, and had t\\"O children, Oli\"e G. and Ruby n.; Joseph, in the hutcher business. in Manitoba; John, deceased. \\ hú married Elizabeth Mack, and had one daughter. Edna: Jessie who mar- ried Robert Goderich. of Port Huron, Ont.. and has one son, ::\lilton: Euphemia married \\ïlliam Gilbert. a carpenter at Bay City, Michigan. and had fi\"e children, Isahella .( deceased), Han'ey G" William (de- 499 ceased). .\ndre\\' and \\ïlliam (2): Alex- ander. at home: _ \mlre\\, an engineer on the Grand Trunk railroad, at Samia; Jane, \\ ho married John Scott, a fanner of Plymp- ton, and has Ì\\"O children, Fred and Geurge; Robert L., of Sarnia, ant.. working for the railroad. _\11 the members of this large fami1\' ha\ e been connected with the Pres- byterian Church. l\Ir. Lang although re- tired from acti\'e life, is a man of unusual intelligence. \\ ell-posted on current events, and a pleasant companion. His fellow tm\ïlSmen honor and respect him, and he is an admitted authority upon the e\"ents of piuneer days, - JOHX HEXDR.\. for many years one of Enniskillen's best kno\\ n and most pop- ular residents. and a man of influence in local affairs. \\ as born in Truro. Cornwall, England, .\pril I(í. 1832 to Thomas and . \nna (Blewitt) Hendra. Thomas Hendra and his wife were also natives of Con1\\'all born in 1795 and 1796. respectively. They remained in England many years after their marriage, and ::\Ir. Hendra \\ as employed in a tin smelter. In 1839 they came to Canada, whither their son \\ïlliam had preceded them. amI joine(l him in making a home in Enniskillen town- ship. County of Lambton, Ont. In those days the forest was practically unbroken, and the Indians \\'ere almost the onl\' inhab- itants. but the newcomers built a log house and hra\'ely started in to make a home. 111'. Hendra \\ holly de\'oted his attention to ag- riculture afer coming to Canada, and became one of the successful farmers of his region. His death occurred Sept. 22, I 7I, and that of his wife .April q.. 1882. In Canada they \\ ere connected \\"ith the ::\Iethodist Church. ::\'11'. Hendra \\"as a strong Consen-ati\'e. They were the parents of eight children. all born in Corl1\vall. The first Ì\\ 0, (I) Thomas and (2) Jane, died in England. (3) \Villial1l. horn in ::\lay, 1827. was educated in England. and at the age of sixteen came to Canada. he being the real pioneer of the famih-, He li\"ed at first at \ V estminster \\"ith -his uncle \\ïlliam, \\"ho is stilI a resi 5 00 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD dent of that place. now aged ninety-two. Later he \\"ent to EnniskilIen and purchased land in Concession 7. Lot 6: \\"hich is still the family homestead. There he \\"as joined by his parents. and there he stilI makes his home. in the family of his brother J olm. for he himself has been a ]i felong bachelor. (-\.) ,\nn, born May 5, 1829, was educated in Eng]and, and after reaching Canada mar- ried Joseph Payne, of ::\Ioore township, where they now ]i\'e \\-ith their only son Thomas, (5) J uhn was the third son. (6) ::\Iar)'. May 10. 1833, married ::\IaIco]m Gunn. of the County of LaI11bton, and set- tIed in Dawn, - where she died in January, 1903, ]ea\'ing no children. (7) Henry. .-\u- gust, It;35, was educated in Eng]and, and \\"as a young man when he came to Canada. He married Miss ::\Iaggie 1Ioffett, of Perth County, lived in Concession 8, Ennis- killen. for some time, and then mo\'ed to their present home at \ Y estminster. near London. They ha\'e no children, (8) E]iza- beth. .\ug. 10, [837, married \rthur Stokes, of Sarnia township. and li\-ed for some years near Oil Springs, where l\Ir. Stokes died in 1896, leaving his wife and se\-en children. \-iz.: ::\Iary. deceased; Thomas, of Petro]ia: Elizabeth. l1rs. \ Villiam Patterson, of Pe- tro]ia; \ \ïlliam, of A]berta, \\ ho is marriecI and has one son. George: Edith, ::\lrs. James Reacl. of Park HilI; l\li]lie, Mrs. John Hug- gins. of Manitoba: and J olm, of Petro]ia, \\"ho has a wife and one daughter. John Hendra grew to manhood in Eng- land, recei\'ed an ordinarily good education, and learned the trade of wheelwright. He took a position in 1856 with the Cobra Con- so]idated ::\Iining Company of Eng]and, and \\'orked in Cuba for three and a half years on contract with this company. His voyage to Cuba \\ as made on a sailing \'essel and occupied se\'en weeks. In I8GI he joined the rest of the family in EnniskilIen, coming- from Cuba by way of ew York. Since that time he has remained at the farm except for a year or two when he \\as engaged in mer- canti]e business in Centra]ia. County of Huron, He has put up new buildings on the old place, a good house and barns, and has added many impro\'ements. He has been \'ery successful in his agricu]tural. operations. and no\\" has 200 acres including the original homestead. and nearly all of it is under cultivation. Fourteen years after coming to Canada. Mr. Hendra was married, the ceremony oc- curring . \pril 5. 1875, when Iiss Lizzie 1Ioffat became Mrs. John Hendra. She was born in Blanshan], County of Perth, Sept. I , 1852, daughter of \Villiam and Maggie ::\Ioffat, an o]d pioneer family of the Countv of Perth. The parents were born in Ireland and died in the County of Huron, leaving six daughters and one son, three of whom are stilI living, 1\1rs, Hendra \\"as. very \\'ell educated, a \\"uman of much cu]- ture, and for some years was one of the most successful teachers in the Huron and the Lambton County Schools. Her death i,l February. 1896, in the prime of her \\"0- manhood. \\"as a great loss, felt not only by her family, but throughout the neighbor- hood, which had for many years kno\\'I1 her many kindly deeds. She was the mother of nine chi]dren: (I) Maggie A., married Herbert Patterson, in Xovember, 1901, and they live on one part of the Hendra homestead. There are two chi]- dren. (2) Thomas \\", born in _\ugust. 18 77, died in 1898. (3) E\'a J., June, 1879, was given a good education, anl] in August. 1903, hecame the \\"ife of Arthur .\tchinson. of Sarnia. He was a machinist by profession, but now is engaged in farm- ing in Daml. (4) 11aud E., Feb. 13, It;8r. died in 1901. (5) Sarah E,. ::\lay 27, I8t;3. died in December, 1895, (6) Daisy, April 16. 1885. was gi\'en a fair education in the home schools and is now Mr. Hendra's housekeeper, filling her mother's place in the family. (7) Gertrude A.. Sept. 3, 1888. (R) F]orence E., Oct. 2.1890, and (9) John J. B., November, 1893, are all at home, at- tending school. ::\11'. Hendra with his family, belongs to the ::\lethodist Church. He has always man- ifested a keen interest in public affairs, and has been a prominent figure in local politics. a supporter of the Reform party. For seven CO:\1:\1EMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 501 ' years he acted as treasurer of Enniskillen, at . the youngest daughter married Mr. Furguer- the end of that period resigning the position. son. of Strathroy. For one term he filled the office of council- Da\'id \Yellington Finch began life for man, and for six years was secretary and himself as a farmcr, on a farm in the 8th and treasurer of the Enniskillen school board. 9th Loncessions, to\\ìlship of South Dor- _\lways anxious to promote agricultural in- chester. County of Elgin. He added to his terests, he has long been a member of. and holdings till he finally uwned 400 acres, anù for thirteen years secretary and treasurer of was one of the prosperous farmers of that the .\gricultural Society. He was at one region. 1-1 is death occurred in I8óó. \\ hi Ie time, also, a member of the order of Orange- he \\'as still cumparati\'ely young. His wife men. .\side from his prominence in public was 11iss Rebecca House, by \\-hom he had a affairs. ::\Ir. Hendra's pri\'ate life has been family of thirteen children. viz.: Atlanta, a constant influence for good, for his in- 11rs. Fawcett. of Belmont; ::\Iartha Ann, de- tegrity. sympathy and bene\'olence ha\'e \\'on ceased \dfe of Samuel Hambley; 1Ielissa, the hearts of all. and many unfortunate deceqsed wife of Reuben Hambley; Henry, ones ha\ e been turned to better \\'ays and a farmer in HarrietsvilIe; Sarah Belle, 1\Il's. gained rene\\ed courage by his \\ise aile' Ballah of Calgary. Alberta; John \\-.. a kindh- counsel. farmer in .\dmer, Ont.; Rebecca, ::\Irs. - Jackson. of iIanitoba: Judson G.; Retta, JCDSOX G, FIXCH, for many years a ::\lrs, Shirk, of Hamilton; Culver. a farmer merchant and at present an e,tensi\'e farmer in Mapleton, Ont.; David Densil. a farmer and oil operator in Sarnia to\\ nship, repre- in ::\lapleton, Ont.; X ellie, of Elgin County; sents one of the pioneer families of Canada and Lillian. ::\lrs. John !\lcTa\"is, of Bel- and bears a name well-known in the very mont. The maternal grandfather was Cap- early days. His great-grandfather was tain House, a t._ E. Loyalist who came to Elder Finch, who \\'as sent from Great Brit- Canada from Pennsyh-aliia in the first years ain in the interests of the Baptist Church, of the century. and settled in Elgin County, and who spent many years tra\'eling through where he dre\\ gO\ ernment land from CoI. Canada. mainly in eastern Ontario, carrying Talbot. the land agent at St. Thomas. He on his missionary work. ::\Ianv of the min- sen'ed in the \\ar of 1812, and took a prom- isters \\'ho after \'ards became .prominent in inent part in the battles of the Kiagara the affairs of the Baptist denomination in frontier. especially at Lundy's _ Lane. His Canada, were ordained by Elder Finch, wife was a 1Iiss Bacon, a relati\'e of Lord Thomas Henry Finch. son of the Elder, Bacon, and they \\'ere the parents of thirteen came from England with his parents, and children. during most of his life resided in Toronto, Judson G. Finch \\'as born in South Dor- \\-here he conducted a general store. His chester, Elgin County, Oct. 19, 1852. .-\s a last years were spent at Komoka, where he hoy he attended the home school, and then died at the advanced age of eighty-nine. His helped on the farm. He continued to assist \\'ife, three years his junior. li\'ed to the same in managing the homestead for some time age. They had a large family of whom only after his father's death, and also o\\'ned a the third daughter is still living, Salinda, farm in the ne,-t concession. This property the eldest daughter, became the \\'ife of a he disposed of later, going to Belmont, ::\11', Ech\ anls: one daughter married a Mr. \\ here he \\'ent to school and at the same Becl(\\'ith: Henry. deceased, was a prom- time speculated to some e,tent. In 1\Iav, inent merchant and hotel proprietor at _ \yl- I RïB. he went to Mandamin, Lambtón mer. Ont. : Thomas resided at Aylmer. Ont, : County. and bought the st0ck of general \\'illiam \\ as a farmer at KOl11oka: Jane. the merchandise owned bv T ohn Russell. later third daughter. \\'ife of Eliphalet Gustin, purchasing the builclil{g 'also, In this busi- li\'es in London. Ont.: Da\'id \Yellington: ness he continued till the fall of 1903, when 5 02 COM1IE::\10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD he sold to the present proprietors, E\\ art & Barnes. "-hile in the mercantile business ::\Ir. Finch \\'as also extensively engaged in fanning; his home place, consisting of nine- ty-fi\-e acres of thoroughly developed farm- ing land, was purchased in 1886. His resi- dence. the largest farm house in the county, \vas built in 1888, and is 38 by 32 feet, with an annex 20 by 26 feet, full two stories. Be- sides this valuable property, 11r. Finch o\\-ns another 100 acres in Lot 2, Conces- sion 3, Plympton to\\'nship, also \vell-im- prO\'ed. A number of oil \\ells have been sunk there, \vhich are producing largely, but ::\Ir. Finch has lately sold the rights to these. . \t present he is confining his attention al- most entirely to farming. and makes a specialty of stock raising and bUYll1g and selling cattle. On Oct. 16, 1879. },Ir. Finch was mar- ried to ::\Iiss Jessie Cuthbertson, who was born in Sarnia to\\ìlship, Dec. 17, 1857, sis- ter of \Villiam Cuthbertson of Samia town- ship, and they ha\'e had fiTe children: Della is the \vife of Dr. T, A. E\\art of 110renci, ::\lichigan, and has one daughter, Catherine E. L.; Cuthbert is in business in Regina, N. \V. T.; Eva, Han'ey and Jessie are at home, The family are all members of the :ì\Iandamin Presbvterian Church. Politically ::\1r. Finch is a 'Consen'ative, and socially belongs to the Foresters and the Maccabee . \,"ealthy and influentia1. Ir. Finch is one of the prominent men of the county, and he has many warm friends. JOHX \YOOD\Y.\RK. postmaster at "'heeler. Ont., and a successful farmer of Enniskillen township, Lot 4. Concession 3, \vas born Sept. 28, I 38. near "'hitby. York- shire. England, His father died when he \\'as but a child, amI when ele\'en years of age he came to Canada \vith his step-father and muther and his half-brother. reaching Halton County in 1850. Here he grew to manhood, \vorking on farms in the summers and attending the Xelson township school" in the winters, until 1862. Then he engaged \vith the Grank Trunk Railroad Co., in the locomoti\-e department. and there sen'ed five years, making his home at Point Ed\vant. In 1866 he left the Grand Trunk system and came to Oil Springs, \\ here he eng'aged as an engineer and driller, ha\-ing charge of the machinery department. After ac- cumulating sufficient means he purchased fifty acres of land adjoining his present home. \vhich he cleared up and transformed into a fine farm, His improvements are e'\:- cellent and the land is under a fine state of cultivation. In 186:; Mr. \Vood\vark married ::\Iiss Nancy A. Thompson, the estimable daugh- ter of James and Jane (Hobson) Thompson, and a member of one of the old pioneer fam- ilies of Enniskillen. Her parents \\ ere na- tives of Scotland and England respecti\'ely. },Irs. \Voodwark \vas born Oct. 16. IR'{'5, in Haldimand County, and \\ as educated in Canada. After their marriage ::\1 r. and ::\Irs. \Voodwark settled on the present home place, at that time the property of James Thomp- son, but later becoming the property of ::\Ir. \Voodwark through purchase. He has added to the original tract until he now owns 200 acres of fine farming land. This has been the family home ever since, and here ha\'e been horn six children, namely: Jane, born in 1865, is now the wife of \\ïlliam Engals, of St. Clair, Mich., and they have four children, David, John. George and ancy; l\iary K., born in 1868, is the \vife of James B. Scott awl they ha\'e three chil- dren, Bessie. Bloss and Beulah; John Roo born in 1871, the manager of the homesteïd farm, is unmarried: Sarah E., born in 1873, is the wife of \\'illiam Doolan, who resides on Conce<;sion 3. in Enniskillen, and they have had one son. John, no\v deceased: James 1.. born in 1876. a milhuight by trade, married Jessie Black, of Brig-den, awl they now reside in Sarnia (they had one son, Ottamer. now deceased) ; Hannah died Dec. q, I 8.=;. ::\Ir. and 11rs, \\'oodwark also adopted a daughter, Clara I. ::\IcBean. who was bnrn in L-mdon and \vas reared and educated in their home, In 1891 1fr, \Vood\\-arJ... \vas appointed prstmaster at "'heeler. an office he still most e:fciently fills. Politically be is a Cunsen'a- COl\G\IEl\10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ti\"e. The family is connected with the Church of England. :.\1r. \Yoodwark is a self-made man. ha\"ing prO\'ided for his own necessities trom boyhood, and his success but sho" s the value of industry, energy and economy. James Thompson, father of 1Irs. \Vood- \vark, died in February, 1891, and his wife in I8G8, The\' had five children, the two SUnï\'OrS being ::\lrs, \V ood\vark and her hrother, _\Iexander Thompson, of Oil Springs. For thirty-se\"en years, ::\Ir. \\'oodwark has heen identified with the prugress and de- \-elopment of his section and he has prO\-en himself a most useful citizen. Since his ap- pointment as postmaster he has managed official affairs at his own home. and that he has continued so long in the office speaks forcibh. as to the conlÌ.(lence felt in him l>y his felÍow citizens. ' GEORGE FCLLER, a highly respected citizen of \\"af\\-ick township, Lambton County, no\v living retired on the to"ïlship line, was born in the PrO\'ince of Ouebec, in the electoral district of J acques C tier. The grandfather of our subject, also named George Fuller. \vas born in County Cork, Irelanel. ,,-here he fullowecl the occu- patiun of milling. In the early Ì\venties he came with his family to Quebec, locating in the electoral district of Jacques Cartier, ,vhere he spent some time. later remo\ ing to Southern Ontario and locating at .\ncaster, Brant County. "hich \vas then a new coun- try, and where he remained but a few months, Coming thence to l\Iiddlesex Coun- ty, On1., he follo" ed farming until 184-1-, ,,-hen he came \Yest to the County of Lamb- ton, and settled down to fanning in \Var- \vick to" nship. Here he spent the remain- der of his life, \\ïlliam Fuller, the son of George, \\ as also burn in Cuunty Cork, and came to Can- ada \vith his parents, gruwing to manhood in the l'rO\"ince of Ouebec. There he married ::\latilc1a Black. a nati\"e of County Down. Ireland. amI she bore him childre l as folio" s: George; John, decea:;ec1; Cath- 5 0 3 erine, \vho married Henry Settington, of \Yar"ick township; Jane, who died young; Thomas, who died in Leamington, where he had been engaged in banking; \Villiam, who died in British Columbia; Ann, wife of J 01111 Kersey, and residing in Flint, l\lichigan; l\Iatilda, married to Henry Hume, of \Vat- ford; Esther, wife of George H, \Vyne, a banker of \Vatford; l\largaret, who died young; Samuel, a resident of 1Ianitoba; and Sarah Fannie, "ho married Robert ]. Tan- ner, of Otta" a. 111'. Fuller, ,vith his" ife and family, composed at that time of four children, came to Ontario in 1838, locating in Adelaide to\\ì1ship, liddlesex County, where he engaged in farming for many years. .c\fter retiring from active life he came, in 1873, to \Vatford, Lambton Coun- ty, where he li\'ed retired and died in 1881, his \vife sun"i\"ing until 1892; both \vere buried in \Varwick village cemetery. They died in the faith of the 1Iethodist Church. 111'. Fuller \vas a Reformer. George Fuller, was but six )ears old when he came to Ontario with his parents, and he here recei\ ed his education, from his father. He never attended school three months in his life. He" orked at home on the farm until 185-1-, \vhen he came to Lamb- ton County and purchased 200 acres on the 2d Line, south of the Egremont Road, in \\"anvick township, Lot 30. Here he re- mained over fifty years, successfully engaged in farming and stock raising. 1Ir. Fuller hnally retired from active life, and came to the line of \\"anvick township, where he and his" ife have since resided, owning a small tract of land. 111'. Fuller married, in 185-1-, ::\liss Sarah Clark, born at St. Catharines, Ont., daughter of William Clark, and the couple celebrated their golden "ec1ding in I o-t-, surrounded by their children and grandchildren. The children born to them "ere: John C is a farmer of Bosanquet to" nship; 11ary died when thirty-one ) ears old; Jane married Dm'id Johnson. a fruit gro" er of \ Y anvick township: \\ïlliam T. is a general merchant of \\'atfonl: Philip is a butcher and stock huyer of \\"atfonl: Francis Joseph is a 5 0 -1- C01iMEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD farmer in \\Tarwick township; Sarah mar- ried Thomas ::\Iarsh, owner of Spring l\lills, \\'est \\ïlliams; George T. is a farmer on the old homestead; Hannah L. married Rob- ert .\rthur Galt, of \ \-arwick township; Samuel Robert is at home. 1\1r. Fuller is a Liberal and in early life \\ as very acti\'e in the interest of his party. He served as tax coBector of \Varwick town- ship for a number of years, but now takes no acti\-e interest in politics. He was for many years a local preacher in the Method- ist Church. but in I Î8 became connecte(t \\ ith the Church of God, which faith he has since adhered to, P \TRICK R\RCL.\Y. who for forty ye:irs was postmaster of Petrolia, and \vas one of the prominent old pioneers. died at his home in this city. April 20, 1902. ì\Ir. Barclay \\-as born Scpt. 8. 1827. at Paisley, Scotland. son of ::\Iatthew and :Mary (Flem- ing) Barclay, the fonner of whom was a soldier in the Peninsular wars under Sir J 01111 l\loore. and his father founded the factory for the manufacture of the celebrated Paisley sha\ds. closing out the business in 1832. when ::\Iatthcw Barclay mo\-ed to Ontario and located in Halton CounÌ\'. In 1853 Patrick Barclay came to Ennis- kitIen to\\nship. Lambton County, where he purchased a farm on Lot 1..1.. Concession 10, and in 185-1- built thereon a suhstantial house \\-ithin the corporate limits nf Petralia. In J ()I he \\-as one of the fonr men who ga\-e Petrolia her name. a \'ery appropriate one. \Yhen a postoffice ",vas first proposed to be established here. M 1', Barclay \\ as made postmaster as the most eligible man for the position. and he serveò \\ ith puhlic apprO\'al until his death. In I ?'S3 he \\ as made en- sign of the 3d Battalion of Lamhton. and in 1860 became its lieutenant. For thirty years he \\-as treasurer of Petrolia. and for many years \vas a justice of the peace. In relig-inus belief Ir. TIarclay \vas a life-long Presbyterian, anll was one of the thirteen men \\'ho founded the Presbyterian Church at Petralia, lIe \\as officially con- nected \\'ith it until his de,th. and during his long and busy life. it \\as his plcasure to bc one of its liberal supporters. ,:.\11'. Barclay \\-as twice married, first to Catherine COr11, \\'all \dlO at death left two sons, \\T, G, of .\lhena, and George B. of Joliet, JtIinois. \\'ho married Elsie \Vilson, and has one daughter. Mary Bell. On June 25. IR73, ::\11'. Barclay married (second) l\Iiss Margaret L. J. McKee, daughter of the late David ì\IcI'-ee, one of the early settlers of Middlesex County, and to this union t\\'O chihlren were born: larie, \\ ho \vas edu- cated in the public schools of Petrolia, and the Ladies' College at Brantionl; and \\Tal_ tel' p" a member of the class of 1903, at Toranto Cni\ ersity. i\I r. Barclay \vas a man who took an acti\-e pan in all that concerned Petralia, and was one of the first oil operators in this section, a business in \\'hich he continued as long as he li\-ed. . \Ithough not an active politician, he believed in the principles of the Reform party. For many years he had been a mel11ber of the ::\lasonic fraternitv and had attained to high position in it. . \ one of the first settlers at Petrolia and an ufficial for forty years, he was \\-ell kno\\'n to almost even' resident, and \\'as univcrsallv csteemed. iris death \vas cunsidered a lo;s to the community, remO\,ing as it did, one who had bra\'ely borne much of the "heat of the day:' and had done much to make the paths of those who foBO\ved easier to tra\'el. X.\TH.\XIEL D, DO\\-LBY. Among the self-made men of Lambton County, \vho ha\-e been successful in life may be men- tioned X. D. BO\dby, who is farming a.tract on Concession ?', Lot 26, in Braoke town- ship, and also carries on carpcntering and contracting, He was born ::\lay 14, 1854, near St. Thomas, in Elgin County, Ont., son of Daniel and Charlotte (Reid) Bowlby, members of a pioneer family of Brooke township, Daniel Bowlby was born in 1814. in El- gin County. \\ hile his \\'ife \vas born in the LO\dands of Scotland in [ 2 I. They were married in London, Ont" and settled in El- gin County, \\ here he \\"orked at his trade of ........ '- I PATRICK BARCLAY CO:\E\IE:\IORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD shoemaker. until in 1 85-\-, when they re- mO\'ed to Brooke to" nship, County of Lamb- ton. and settled on a bush farm. Mrs. BO\dby was the daughter of George Reid, a soldier who sen-ed in the battle of \Vater- 100. and who, after the close of the war, lo- cated in :oIiddlesex Countv, where he and his wife li\-ed until a few )'ears previous to their deaths, when they came to live with our subject's parents. :OIl'. Bowlby made Brooke to" nship his permanent home, giv- ing up his shoemaking trade, and building a log cabin on his farm. where he resided until his deïth. in 1872. his ,,'ife survi\'ing until I 87. This worthy couple were con- sistent members of the :oIethodist Church, in ,,-hich he was class leader and trustee for many years. Politically a stanch Reformer, :OIl'. Bowlby ne\-er aspired to office, being a domestic man. :oIl'. and :OIl's. Bowlhy were the parents of three sons: George 0., born in 18-\-9. in Elgin County. \vas reared on the home farm. and married :oIiss A.1ma Edgar, of Lambton County. and they removed to \Yisconsin. where he died in 1888; Alex- <'lI1der, born in 18:;7, married 1\Iiss Janet 1\.Ic- Intyre. of Dorchester County, and they set- tled at Lapier, :oIiddlesex County, \vhere he followed cabinet making and general con- tracting and uuilding. dying there in o- \'ember. 1900. the father of three children, Lottie :01., (\dlO married E\'an :oIcGregor), .-\nne L. and Alma (,,'ho reside at home) ; and X athaniel D. Xathaniel D. Bo,,'lby grew up at the old home ,,-here he has always li\-ed, being four months old when his parents came to Brooke to\\ïlship. He ,,'orked on the farm until of .ge when he engaged in carpentering and building. and at the same time looked after the home farm. \\ïth his brother Alexan- der he did contracting until 1885. and from that time until 1903 carried the bus- ÏIiess on alone, but hie;; land consum- ing so much of his attention he then abandoned all other "ork. On June 23, 1880. he married :oIiss Elsie Sutton. born June 15. 18:;9, in Elgin County, daughter of .-\nthony and Betsy (Gilbert) Sutton, pio- -0- :J :J neers of that county. .-\nthony Sutton came to Canada from Ireland and settled in Elgin County. where he died, his ,,-ife ha\ ing died \vhen :OIl's, Bowlby \vas a child. To 1\11'. and :OIl's. Sutton the follO\ving children ,,-ere horn: George. of l\Iichigan; Zacharias, of Kortl1\nst Territory: Henry L.. of Dutton, Ont.; Christopher, of Elgin County; Fran- ces, now :OIl's, \Vait. of Dutton; Bets\'. ,,'ho married E. H, Bowlby. of Elgin C unty; and Elsie. wife of Xathaniel D. BO\dby. l\Ir. and :\Irs, Bo" Ibv settled in Brooke to\\ïlship. and there thev'ha\e resided to the present time. The log cãbin of his father ,,'as replaced by a large modern frame building \vhich :\11'. Bo\"lby himself erected. To him and his wife these children han been born: Charlotte, born .-\pril In, IS8I, died in 1902, at the old home; Daniel G., born Dec. 6, 1883, is at home: Agnes :or.. born :\Iarch 6, 1885. Ale-..-ander H., born Dec. 26, 1887: :oIay E.. born Dec. 29. 1889. is a student of the schools: Sarah D., born Dec. 8. 1892; Elsie \Y.. born :oIay 10, [897. Religiously :\11'. BO\dby and his wife are connected with the l\Iethodist Church. Po- litically :\11'. Bo\"lby has ahvays been identi- fied with the Reform part), but has stead- fastly refused office: except that of school trustee. Socially he belongs to Xapier Court, C. O. F. He is ,,'ell known and high- ly respected in the community in which he has lind so long. and he hears an em-iable reputation for honesty and integrity. \nLLL-\:\I :\IO\\'BRXY. The :\Ioore township of to-day, ,,'ith its "'ell ctdti\'ated farms. handsome brick and frame d\nllings, lava roads and substantial bridges, i difficult to associate with the :\Ioore township of sixty years ago, "hen it was only a s"'ampy "ilderness where wild animals roamed at ,,-ill, where the only road was a blazed trail, and \"hen only two or three bra\-e pioneer families had ventured to settle. This great change has all come about during the ) ears of \\ïlliam :ofowbra\ 's residence in the re- gion, and he has don the part of a good citi- zen in furthering the work of de\-elopment. 5 06 C01\I1\1El\IORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD He \vas born in England, in Killdale, York- shire. eight miles from the riwr Tees, Z\1ay 9, 182 9. Thomas :\1owbray, father of \Villiam, "'as also born in England, in February, 1797, and there grew to manhood, making farming his occupation. \Vhile a young man he mO\'ed to Killdale, and there married :\liss Thomasina Langlay, the mother of \ \ïlliam, "ho was their only child. :\Irs. 1\10\\ bray died in 1840, and two years later the bcrea\'ed husband and his thirteen-yea 1'- old son left their nati\'e land and sailed from l\1iddlesLorough, Yorkshire, for Quebec. After a six \veeks passage they landed there, and making their: \\ ay to 1\lontreal took the steamer "Shamrock" for Kingston. This ill-fated vessel blew up during the trip, and of the 120 passengers fifty-seven lost their li\-es. Both :\11', :\Io\\-bray and his son were wry severely injured, but escaped with their hws. \Yhen they \vere able to leave the hospital in l\1ontreal, to \vhich they had been carried, they ,,-ent on to Toronto, or Little York, as it was called then, and finally, in 18-1-3, reached Lambton County, ",here they settled in \\ hat is noW' Sombra, on the St. Clair river front. Three years later they moved to :\1oore to\vnship and bought a 100-acre tract of bush land, where they built a log shanty and made a permanent resi- dence. At that time there "ere only three other settlers in the region. 1\1r. Mowbray at first made potash from the timber, selling it in Sarnia, and then after getting his land cleared he engaged in farming for more than thirty-seven years, In his declining years he was cared for by his son and daugh- ter-in-Iaw, and died in their home in the spring of 1883, aged eighty-seven. He was buried in Fromefield cemetery, l\1oore town- ship, He \\-as a member of the Methodist Church, a stanch Reformer in politics, and a good man and citizen. \\ïlliam :\1owbray attended national school until he left England, but in Canada he had no further opportunity for receiving instruction and had to carryon his o\vn edu- cation as best he could" ith the aid of what- e\-cr school hooks he could get hold of. He is today one of the best mathematicians in the county, a great Bible student, and a care- ful reader of many of the ,,'orld's master- pieces, . \ll his life he has heen specially in- terested in bee culture, has subscribed for many of the publications on bees, both in Canada and other places. and is an author- ity on the subject in the county, having had half a century of experience in apiculture. On settling in 1\1oore township \ Villiam 1\1owbray helped his father in the labor on their new property and from that time \vorked in close association with him. At the father grew older the son gradually as- sumed the entire management of the fann and added many improvements, erecting a good house, barns, etc., and carrying on af- fairs very successfully. \Vhile a small man physically he has ah\'ays done his full share in every task, and has accomplished much, so that he can now rest in the consciousness of having nobly fulfilled his duty in ewry relation of life. In his views he is a stanch H.eformer and active in local politics. having been assessor. of l\Ioore to\\ìlship for six years; his first term was in 1862 and his last in 1875. He also served on the town- ship council for one term. The agricultural de\ elopment of the country has always been deeply interesting to him and he was sec- retary of the Moore TO\\ïlship .\gricultural Society for a long time and of the, County Society for twenty years. Religiously :\11'. ::\1owbray is a :\1ethodist, belonging to the Church in Corunna, where he has sen'ed as recurding steward, member of the building committee, secretary and trustee, and has been an active worker in the Sunday-school. A man of good character, domestic tastes and with well trained mind. he stands as a good type of fanner and citizen. 1\1r. 1\1owLray has been twice married, the first time Aug, 28, 1855, to Miss :\1ary Jane Brock. daughter of rhomas and :\1ar- garet (\Yeir) Brock. old settlers of Plymp- ton to" nship. :\1rs. :\lowhray died Feb. 5, 18:;8, and \vas buried in Fromefield ceme- ter;'. She \\as a memher of the Methodist Ch lrch, Two daughters came to this union: :\1argaret . \nn, horn Oct. 6, 1856, married CO)'D1E:.\IORA TI\-E BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD in 1887 .-\ndrew Hossie. of Ioore town- ship. and they ha\ e three suns, .-\ndrew L., \\ïlliam C. and Clifford. Iary Elizabeth, born Jan. 28, 1858, li\'ed only a little O\-er a month, For his second \\'iie Ir. )'1úwbray chose a sister of his first wife. )'1iss Alice Brock, \\'ho has pro\'ed herself a de\'oted \vife and mother. She is also a Methodist. Their union occurred _\pril 3. 1858. and they had children as follows: :\1ary Jane, born :\larch 10. 1859, died in September. 1863; Thomas Langley, born ::\0\'. 23, 1860. died Sept, -, 1863, of diphtheria. as did also 1ary Jane: Frances Alice, born Feb. 5, 186 3. died July 3. 1886; Eliza Emily, born Sept. 25, 1865, i<; the wife of John :\Iiller, of l\Ioore to\ynship, and has three children, Elva. \\ïlliam L. and John E.: Harriet Re- becca. born 1ay 10, 1868, married :-.1arshall Hicks. of PlYI;1pton township; Clara Wil- helmina, born Jan. 23. 1871, died of diph- theria :i'\o\', 20, 1878; William Oscar, born 1arch 2-\-. I87..J.. is a farmer in Ioore town- ship; John Herbert, born July 7, 1876, liv- ing on the homestead, married Dec. 27, 1902. Georgina Sharp, and has one son, Graydon: Harriet :l\Iaud, born Oct. 20, 1878, died in 1879. :\1CRDO :\IcLE.-\ Y, no\\' li\'ing re- tired at \Yatford, is of Scotch extraction, and the first in his family of \yhom there are any definite data was )ohn )'IcLeay, his grandfather, \yho was born in Scotland, and li\-ed and died there. His children were: Elizal'eth married J. F. Elliott; Donald, died in Ontario; Dugald sen'ed in the English army, was present at the battle of \Vaterloo in 1815, recei\'ing a medal for bravery, and died in England; J 01111 became the father of our subj ect. John .:\1cLeay \\-as born in Ross-shire, Scotland, in 1797, and in early life entered the service of the Hudson Bay Company, "ith whom he remained for five years. He then connected himself \\'ith the Sir John Franklin Land .\rctic Expedition, from \\ hich he recei\'ed the following honorable certificate of character \\ hich is carefully presen'ed by his family: 5 0 7 Admiralty, 1st Xm'.. 1827. Thi ,tù certifv that John IcLcay "ened as 'teer man in the Lat;d .\rcfc E"pedition under my commanù from .\ug. 30, 182-1, to :-':m. I. Ig2ï, dur- ing all of "hich time hi.; cOl.lduct wa" tead), correct and e>..cmplar); and he actively perf nl1ed the du- tie of hi" station. Gi, en und r my hand this day. [Signed] JOHN FR\NhLIN, apt. R. .. C Illlmandcr of the Land .\rctlc E"pedltlon. In 1832 John }'1cLeay married :\1argaret :\1cKinzie, \\ ho was born in Ross-shire, Scotland. in 180-\-, and they emigrated to Ontario in I83-\-. locating in \\'arwick town- hip, Lambton County, on Lot 18, Conces- sion I. There :\11'. and :\Irs. John :\IcLeay resided until his death, _\ug. 30, 1853. }'Irs. IcLeav sun-i\Ïng until 1876. Both were consist nt members of the Presbyterian Church. Politically he was a Reformer. The children burn to himself and \\-ife were: Philip ( deceased), a farmer on the old homestead, \\ ho ne\-er married; :\Iurclo; Robert (deceased), a farmer and sawmill operator; John (deceased), who was a phy- sician in Lobo, Ont., where he left a family; and William, of Watford, clerk of the court. :\Iurdo l\IcLeay was born in Ross-shire, Scotland, April IS, 1833, and came to On- tario \\'ith his parents in 183-\-, locating about four miles from \\-atford, on 200 acres. The father also secured a grant of 200 acres from the government for sen'ices rendered under Sir John Franklin, and a grant of 1,000 acres for his sen ices with the Hudson Bay Company, on which part of the city of \Yin- nipeg nüw stands. Our subject remained on the old farm until he was eighteen years of age, "hen he went to Toronto and entered the normal school, and after finishing a course he taught in \Varwick to\\nship for three years. His ne"t occupation was con- ducting a dry-goods establishment in Ham- ilton for a year, \\hen he settled at \Vidder, Ont" and there \\'as also engaged in the dry- Roods business, in partnership with James Harmon. . \fter three years, ho\\ ever, in 18 59, he located in \ Vatford and erected the first store building in that city, on the pres- ent site of McLaren's drug store, and there he carried on a successful business for about t\\ enty-fi\-e years, when he retired from act- 5 08 CO lMEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD i\-e life. In 1865 :\1r. 11cLeay was appoint- ed postmaster of \ \' atford and held that po- sition for eight) ears, discharging the duties nry acceptably. He \vas also express agent and in charge of the Dominion Telegraph Co. In 1873 he erected a business block, 63x3 , and also the "Taylor Hotel:' at a cost of $6.000. For nearly thirty years he sen'ed on the school huard of \Vatford, and was chairman at the time of the erection of the present school building, selecting the plans for that building in connection with Dr. Gibson. On "\ug, 6, 1857, Mr. 1\lcLeay married 1\1iss Janet Glendenning, a daughter of Alex- ander and :\largaret (Park) Glendenning, nati\'es of Scotland, \\ ho came to Ontario in I8-\--\-, Iccating in Scarboro, near Toronto, \\'here the father farmed, but in 1852 they remo\-ed to Countv l\liddlesex, and there the father, continued {arming until his death, in ISRy, at the age of sennty-two years. The muther passed a\\-ay in 18-\-5, aged thirty- three years, 1\1rs, :l\IcLeay was born in Scotland, Feb. 17, 1839. She bore her hus- band the following children: Margaret Grace married Dr. Arthur D. Smith, of Mitchell, Ont.. and has one daughter, Evelyn; Dr. John .\Iexander, of "-\tlanta, Georgia, was a physician of \Vatford ten years, during which time he \\'as the promoter of the elec- tric light and water \\'orks at that place (he is married) ; Franklin died in Londun, Eng- land; Florence, an elocutionist of note, re- sides at home. Both 1\lr. and 1\1rs. lcLeay are members of the Presbyterian Church, of which :\lr. :\lcLeay is an official member. Politically he is a Conservative, while fra- ternally he is a membec of the Royal Ar- canum, Enterprising, energetic, a man of affairs, :\1r, 1\1cLeay has played an import- ant part in the upbuilding of \ Y atford, and is one of its representative men. TH01\L\S \YEST S:\IITH, now living retired from actin business at Forest, is a natin of Ontario, and one of the representa- tive men of the County of Lambton. Jethro Smith, his granc]father, was born in "ermont in 1779, and sen-ec1 in the \\'ar of 1812. and at the age of 105 years he went to Detroit to c1ra\\' his pension. He died in the State of :\lichigan, and was a \-ery won- derful old man. He was three times mar- ried, and his first wife bore him a son, Hor- ace, born in Vermont in 1817. \\"hen still a young man Horace Smith located in Ontario, and married Susanna Rush, born in 1820 in Canada, who now resides at Toronto, at the age of onr eighty years. Her father, Peter Rush, \\'as born in \Yales, from \\'hich country he emigrated to Pennsylvania, but later located in Canada. To Horace Smith and wife these children \vere born: Benjamin, \\'ho went to the Uni- ted States; Thnmas \ Y est; }'lartha, widow of Thomas Shane, of Lansing, :\lichigan. Horace Smith died in 18-\-0, and his widow married Charles Pratt by whom she had the follo\\'ing children,-\\ïlliam, Charles, -\I- bert, Orrin, John, Frank. Nathaniel, Sarah, Jane and Joseph. Thomas \Y. Smith was born in Tecum- seh to\\nship, County of Simcoe, July 23, IR38, and was educated in a little log school house. In 1867 :\1r. Smith engaged in the hotel business at Keswick. continuing there one year, when he returned to the County of Simcoe and also operated a hotel there for fin years. Then locating in Forest, he took charge of a hotel on the present site of the "J ohnstnn House," on :\lain street, and con- tinued in this line for six years, At that time he retired from acti\-e business life, \vith the exception of a short time when he was engaged with J. O. Wisner, of Brantfonl, in the implement business. Since locating in Forest, 1\lr, Smith has served two years in the council; his popularity \vas evidenced by his being elected hy acclamation. l\I r. Smith has been twice mar,ried, the first :\lrs. Smith having been Hannah Adams, l'om in Ireland in 18-\-0, daughter of James and Jane (:\lcChesney) A.dams, who came to Ontario in 18-\-0, locating at Port Hope, \\ here :\1r. "\dams died, \vhile his widO\v sUr\'ind him a fe\\' years, pass- ing away in Toronto. .i\Irs, Smith died in I8y-\-, lea\ ing tW/1 children: Ida, \\'ho mar- ried George \\ïIlt. hy \\ hom she has four C01DIE1\IORATIVE BIOGRAPHiCAL RECORD children; Iary Josephine. \vho married C. S, Rawlings, by \vhom she has four sons, -\llen, Claude, Vaughn ami Howard Stan- ley. In 1896 Ir. Smith \vas united in mar- riage \vith Irs, l\Iary (Goble) Gammon, \\ ido\v of Frederick H. Gammon, and they have t\VO children, Iary and Gurdon H.ob- ert. Irs. Smith is a daughter of Robert and Jane Goble, the former of whom was born in 1833, in England, and the latter in Ire- land in I 83-\-. They came to Ontario in I8()9, locating at \ \' oodstod... Robert Goble \\ as born in 1809, son of John and Mary Goble. and he died in 1868. and his widow in 1880. Dy her former marriage Irs. Smith had three children, \" era Iaude; Harry. who died at the age of eight years; and Oli\'e :i.\Iyrtle. }oIr. Gammon \\ as born in England in 1861, and died in 1892. :\Ir. Smith is a member of the Brethren Church, while :\Irs. Smith adheres to the Congrega- tional Church. Politically Ir. Smith is a \'ery stanch Reformer, and takes an import- ant part in local affairs. Fraternally he is a member of the 1. O. O. F., and the Iasonic order, and is popular in both organizations. The members of the Smith family are prom- inent in the social life of the community and enjoy in highest degree the confidence and respect of all who know them. D \ VID FITZGIBBOX was one of the first settlers of Point Edward, as well as one of the most genial gentlemen of the County of Lambton, Ir. Fitzgibbon is of Irish birth. born on the Emerald Isle, in 1837, he being a son of Patrick Fitzgibbon, who sen-ed for thirty years on a British man- nf-war in the Royal ]'Ça\'y, and who died in Ireland. Patrick Fitzgibbon married Jo- hanna .-\nderson, also a nati\'e of Ireland. .-\iter the death of her husband Irs. Fitz- gihbon emigrated to Ontario with our sub- ject. and her death occurred in Point Edward. David Fitzgibbon landed in Quebec \\'hen he \\'as nineteen years of age. From Quebec he went to Iontreal and there remained fourteen years, during which time he learned the printer's trade, but instead of follo\\'ing 5 0 9- it engaged as ste\\ard on the Grand Trunk ferry, thus continuing fur ten ) ears. \Yhen the Grand Trunk railroad \vas extended to ['oint Ed\\ard, Ir. Fitzgibbon was a pas- senger on the first train \\ hich pulled mto that station. For some time after settling there he was connected \\'ith the Grand Trunk raiiroad running between that point and Port Huron. In 1881 Ir. Fitzgiuboll upened the first billiard parlor in Sarnia, and operated it for about t\vo YCdrs, then re- turning to Point Eclward, and building the " Iontreal Huuse," but later lost it by fire. In 188-\- he built the "Queen Hotel," a fine three-story brick building. supplied \vith all modern imprO\'ements, where for eighteen years Ir. Fitzgibbon conducted a first class hotel, it being one of the best in \ Vest Lamu- ton. 11r. Fitzgibbon and Iary Rogers \\'ere united in marriage in K e\\ York State. To Ir. and :\Irs. Fitzgibbon were born the fol- lo\\'ing children: Rose, who resides at home, assisting' in conducting the hotel; :\Iinnie, deceased; Cecelia; Da\'id, one of the lead- ing lawyers of Port Huron; Charles, de- ceased; Alice, \\ ho married E. J. Hayes; Fannie, deceased; and Harry and Matthew, at home. Ir. Fitzgihbon and family are consistent members of the Roman Catholic Church. During his long residence in Lamb- ton County, 1\11', Fitzgibbon has made many friends. all of whom unite in honoring him for his many e"\:cellent traits of character. WILLLUI FCLLER. one of the suc- cessful business men and an implement dealer of \Vatford, Ontario, is of Irish ex- traction, he tracing his ancestry back to his grandfather, George Fuller, who was born in Ireland in q83. and there married. In 1828 he and his wife emigrated to Canada. locating near Beckwith for a short time, after which they removed to Adelaide, County of Middlesex, and for six years en- gaged in farming-. In 183-\- the family set- tled in \\"af\\'ick to\\ nship. County of Lambton, on Lot 26, Concession 2, when the county \\'as all conred with brush. Here they cleared up a nice farm, and died full of 5 10 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD years. consistent Christian people. Their children \\ ere; \\'illiam, deceased, \\-as .Iiss Elizabeth Lucas, daughter of Andrew Lucas, a natiye of Ireland, who died in Brooke tll\\inship. }.Ir. and }'Irs, Lucas came to Ontario and settled at Beckwith, but in 1835 I1- sig11l1lent he returned to the hote1. Soon thereafter he engaged to furni h prO\'isiolb , " " '. , v "! . I r .. W H. HAMMOND COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD to the laborers on the Grand Trunk rail- road between Port Huron and Detroit, con- tinued along this line for a short time, and in 1861 settled in Port Huron, where he car- ried on a meat business successfully, On ac- count of the trouble in the States at that time, however, he returned to Ontario and settled in Petrnlia, and has since continued to make that cit\ his home, \ Yhen he came to Petrolia there were only three houses in its \vestern portion: and th se "ere only lC\.g shanties. There were two or three business hou es in the east end, but the present sites of the Grand Trunk depot. the -:\1ethodist Church and the "Engineers Hotel" were cO\'ered "ith timber. It will therefore be seen that -:\1r. Hammoml \vitnessed the growth of Petrolia almost from the begin- ning, and that he played an important part 1n this same de\'elopment is equally true, It was through the representations of a John Bn'ant, of Petrolia, that -:\1r. Ham- llOnd entered into the oil producing business, "hich resulted so arh antageously for him. His first \ 'ork along those lines was the casing of a large amount of oil for European markets, He then purchased a half interest 1n a refinery at Uil Springs, which business he remU\'ed to Petrolia and later sold. _-\fter that he engaged e'(tensi\'ely in the production of oil. owning a numher of good wells in the township of Enniskillen. In addition to his oil interests l\Ir. Hammond later took the contract for cutting down "The Durham Creek Hill" for the plank road which was built at an early day. Xot only "as Ir. Hammond successful with his business yen- tures, steadily rising from the position of a pnnr man tu that of one of the leading busi- ness men in his locality, but he was promi- nent also in municipal affairs. ha\-ing held every office within the gift of the people- sen ing as ree\'e, and as member of both city .anfl county councils, and in 1897 he was ap- pointed police magistrate, which office he acceptably held until his death. He was a man admired and belO\'ed where\ er known, children especiall fairly worshiping him. He was particularlv liberal in his contribu- tions to all worthy'causes, and by his good- 5 21 heartell disposition and kindly ways "on a high place in the esteem of his fellow-citi- zens. He passed away -:\1arch 6. 19 0 -1-, mourned by many ,,-hose lives he had made brighter, and was laid to rest in Hillsdale cemeterv, On June 30, 186-1-, -:\11'. Hammond and Iiss Eliza .-\nderson "ere united in mar- riage. They had no children. In 1891 -:\11'. lIammond built the pleasant home on Pe- trolia street where he and his wife dispensed a gracious hospitality. He \vas a consistent member of the Church of England, as is also )'Irs. Hammond. In his political faith ),1 r. Hammond was ah\ a ys a Reformer. :\11'. Hammond ,,'as a son of Geurge Hammond, and a grandson of Thomas Hammond, both of "hum spent their entire li\'es in England. His brother, George Hammond. came to Ontario and for some time ,,'orked for :\11'. \Y. E. Hammond in his refinery, and he died at Petrolia lea\'ing two sons, \\ïlliam and George, and three daughters, Emma, :\1innie and Lizzie, the last named li\'ing with her uncle from child- hood, ROBERT J. P_\RK a prosperous farmer of Enniskillen, is acti\'e in municipal affairs in his community, \vhere he has held many local offices. the Park family is of Scotch extraction, and the emigrant ancestur "as Hugh Park, who was one of the early settlers in Lanark Cuunty. From there he came, in 1838, to Plympton township. being among the first to locate in that section of the Count v of Lambton. He and his wife, Jeanette Hay, made a home in the "ilderness, and left a family of fi\'e sons and six daughters. The only survi\'ors are: _\nclre". a resident of Sarnia: Jane, widow of Duncan :'olcX augh- ton, of -:\1artha\'ille; and )'1an', unmarried and living at Sarnia. - .\rthur Park, father of Robert J.. wa!> born in Lanark County, Ont" in )'1arch. I 28. He grew up on the farm, and worked for his father until he began life fur him- self, on Lot '), Concession 3. He cleared this land. erected buildings, and made a hume 5 22 CO E\IE.:\10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD and a good farm out of what had been a \\ ilderness, .\t his death, -:\Iarch 27, 1902, he \\ as one of the pmsperous farmers of the section, . \rthur Park married l\Iary .:\Ic- I\uslin. who \yas born in Lanark County in February. 1832. She is still living in Plympton, at the home of her daughter. -:\lrs. \\ illiam Saunders, -:\lr. and 1'1rs, Park \\ere both members and actin \\ orkers in the -:\lethodist Church. of \\ hich he was one uf the trustees. In politics he voted \yith the Reform party. For a number of years he was one of the trustees of the school board, The children of . \rthur and :\Iary (';\Ic- . \uslin) Park were as follows: (I) Hugh died at the age of eighteen. (2) Robert J. is mentioned below. (3) _ \gnes, born in Plympton in 1866, married Robert \Vater- fiehl, sectiun foreman on the Grank Trunk railroad. and liyes at \Vyoming. They have no family. (4) Jeanette, born in [863, mar- ried James Harrison, of Plympton to\\ nship, an engineer in the oil business. (5) \Villiam, horn in Plympton, in 1866, married 1'1ary .-\. Strangway, of Plympton. and they have two children, Robert and Lulu. and live on Concession 5, Enniskillen. (6) Silas, born in 18GR, who married Anna .-\nderson, of Plympton, who died in 1903. leaving two sons, Vaughn and Victor. He liyes on the homestead at Plympton, (7) Lillie, born in 187-J.. married \\'illiam Saunders, of Plymp- ton, They haye one daughter. Robert J. Park was born in Plympton, .:\lay I I, IR58. attended the common schools. and workecl on the home farm until he became of age. In 1882 he bought his present property in Lot 14, Concession 8, then wild land, which he has cleared and improyed. On June 2-J.. 1891, he married .:\liss -:\laggie Kemp. a nati\'e of Enniskillen, daughter of .-\lexander and ::\lary (Archi- bald) Kemp, descendants of Scotch families. The young wife was brought to the rough homé, and had her share in making it the comfortable and pleasant place it is to-day. Thev ha\'e had t\\"O children: Cora -:\1.. horn Feh 18. 18()2: and. \rthur, born June 25, 18 9 6 , -:\1r. and -:\1 rs. Park are hoth aclherents of the Presbyterian Church, In politics he belongs to the Reform party. For five years he has been secretary of the school board in 18Y7 he was elected deputy ree\e, and ably filled the pusition fur three years, In 190-J. he \\ as elected a memher of the town- ship council. He is prominent as a farmer and widely and fa\ arablv known for his acti\'e pubÍic spirit. - D.\ \-ID B. -:\IILLS, one of the pros- perous oil producers of Petrolia. comes of a family which was founded in Ireland at the time of the Commol1\\ ealth in England. and the member of whom he has definite data is Robert .:\Iills, his grandfather, who was born in Ireland. .\mong his children \\ as a son George, \yho became the father of our sub- ject, and who \\a::i born in Ireland in 1792. In 1825 he married .:\Iiss Uartha Charleton. horn in Ireland July 26, 1802, daughter of Francis Charleton. The family was orig- inally English. though Francis Charleton was Scotch. By trade George l'Iills was a saddle and harness maker, and \dlen he em- igrated in 1832 and settled in Kingston. ünt., he found sufficient \\ ork to keep him busy. ,\fter fi\'e years he remO\'ed to i\ap- anee, where he died -:\larch Ie). IS7ó. \\ hile his wife passed a\yay July 30. 1887. In religious conviction they were both :;\Ietho- dists, while in politics ::\Ir. .:\Iills \\as a Con- sen'ati\'e. Their children were as follows: John, born .\pril 17, 1826. went to Califor- nia, but died in Bath. Ont.; George, born Sept. 15, 1827. is a resident of Kapanee, Ont.: Sarah .-\nn, born Dec. q. 1828, mar- ried A C. Da\.is and li\'es in Toronto; \\ïll- iam, born Xov. 19, 1830, is deceased; Dd\"Ìd B. was born Jan. 27, 1835: .:\latilda, horn ::\fay 4. 1837. is deceased; Charleton, born l\Iarch 2X. 18-J.o, of Cle\'eland, Ohio. is a prominent oil and mineral speculator: Eliza Jane, born Feb. 17. [8-J.2. li\'es in To- ronto. Dayid B. .:\fills was born in Kingston, Ont.. a11<1 eduC'ìted in X apanee. where he learned the s'lddlery and harness makin trade, He follo\\"ecl this calling for ten years. a11<1 then purchased the scow "Jane co nlEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD la\\," \vhich he sailed for some time. In 1882 he settled in Petrolia to louk after 51 Jme property ior his brother. F. c., anll the Hun. fOÌln Stephensun. and since then he has been quite extensiyel engaged in the oil business on his U\yn account, In politics :\Ir. :\lills is a Consen-ati\ e: he represented his party on the school board for eight years and also sen-ell yery ably as a member of the city council. On Tune 26, I8R2. :\1r. )'lills married :\Iiss :\Irnnie :\Iaud Dunning, who was born in Prince Edward County, and is a daughter ui Francis Dunning, One son, Charleton .\rthur, "as born to them in Petrolia June 2. 1883, Both )'Ir. and :\lrs. :\Iills are consistent members of the }'Iethodist Church, and fraternally he is connected with the Orangemen. They are widely known and \'erv highlv respected, and )'1r. )'lills is recogni ed as ü'ne of the men who ha\'e con- trihuted largely toward the present pros- perity of Petrolia. GEORGE SITTER. a well known farmer and fruit-grower of \Yarwick town- ship. of "hich place he has been a resident for over fifty years, is a man well known and highly respected. He was born )'lay 5, I R-t.6. in Rainham to" nship, County of Haldimand, Ontario. The Sitter family is of French descent, and the home of the iamily "as in the Prov- ince of .\Isace. France, now a part of the German Empire. Xicholas Sitter, grand- father of our subject, was a native of the above Province. and there grew to manhood, following the peaceful pursuit of farming. He had fought under the great Emperor Xapoleon. during that great general's won- derful career. In France )'Ir. Sitter mar- ried Barbara Phillips. and they became the parents of eight children: Xicholas, Cath- erine. Peter, Jacob, Yalentine, Barbara, Christina and Caroline, .\t that time in France it was customary for all boys, when they reached the age of eighteen years, to begin training to enter the army, and as the sons of :\Ir. Sitter had no desire to enter the army. they influenced their father to dispüse 5 2 3 of his huldings and sail for .\merica. Thi!> he did in 1836. making the trip from Havre (Ie Grace to X ew York, "hence the little l>.c'lnd of home-seekers made their way to On- tario. locating in Haldimand County. They were among the earliest settlers of Rainham township. and there they settled down to pioneer life. The country "as new at this time; wuh-es, bears, deer and other wild animals roamed the forests; there "ere no schools ur churches, and no roads to guide, except the trail of the Indians. In fact there were no traces of ci\ ilization whate\'er. It "as in such a country that the little band settled, taking up 100 acres of land, and here. after erecting a little log cabin, started to clear a home frum the forest. .\fter years of hard "ork this \\ as accomplished, new buildings were erected, and Mr. Sitter, be- fore his death in 1857, saw the farm in a fairly cleared condition. His" ife died in I 85, and they were buried in Rainham cemetery. They" ere members of the Lutheran Church. Xicholas Sitter, the father of our sub- ject, "as a native of France, born there in 1818, and there received his education, most- h' in German. .\fter. locating in Rainham tm\"l1ship, he, "ith his brothers, assisted his father in clearing a home. He married Catherine Fess, also a native of Alsace, France, daughter uf Soloman Fess, who came to Canada about the same time as did )'1r. Sitter. icholas and Catherine (Fess) Sitter \\ ere the parents of: David, a resi- dent of Forest. Ont., who married Hannah :\lumma; Anne, \vho married \Villiam :\lul11- ma; Peter, of Sarnia township. who mar- ried :\latilda Chriestler; George, our ubject ; Kicholas, who died in \Yar" ick township. and" ho married Cinderella Lampman; and Barbara, who married Isaac Burse, of . \rk- ana, In the latter forties the family sold out their holdings in the County of Haldimand and located in the County of Lambton, pur- chasing a tract of 100 acre" of land on Lot 21. Concession 5, of \Yarwick township, and there settled down to claim a home from the wilderness. There the remainder of Xich- alas Sitter's life \vas spent. He also pur- 5 2 4 r:Oi'..1:MEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD chased 100 acres of land near Bethel. ""ar- \\ ick township. He lived to the ripe old age of eighty-four years. dying in 1902. and was buried in the l\lennonite cemetery, in \\'hich faith he died, His \\ ife died in 1879 on the farm, and \\'as buried in the same <:emetery. George Sitter attended the schools of \\'arwick township, being quite young when the family left the County of Haldimand. He \\ orkcd on the farm \\-ith his father, upon which place he has spent his entire life. hav- ing taken the management of the place after his marriage, and he and his wife taking charge of his father in his declining years. -:\1r. Sitter has made many improvements on the old farm. and he continued actively to operate it until I<)o-\., when he turned the management O\-er to his son. and erected a fine (h, elling house and barn. jnst south of the homestead. "here he is now living en- joying the fruits of his early lahars. For, the past ten years he has been engaged in fruit raising, principally small fruit. for which he finds a ready market in Sarnia. 1\1r. Sitter: is ,-ery fond of horses. and owns some of the finest horse-flesh in the to\\"llship, For a number of years :.\1r. Sitter conducted a cooper shop at Thedford, making barrels, etc. He is a man of enterprise. and progres- si,-e ideas, i a good citizen, and is popular with all classes. ::\Ir, Sitter was married, Jan. 19, 1879, hy the Rev, Henry Haultin, Lutheran min- ister, to -:\ I iss Caroline Schrader, 'v ho was horn in .-\Isace. France, daughter of :Kich- vIas and Catherine (Dindinger) Schrader. The father of :.\lrs, Sitter died in his native place. and his widow and 1\lrs. Sitter came to Ontario. locating in Hay township, Coun- ty of Huron. ::\1r. andl\Irs. Sitter are mem- hers of the l\Iennonite Church. in which he is a deacon. The children born to 1\Ir. and 1\lrs, George Sitter are as follows: Solomon. a farmer of Sarnia township. married Clara Zimmerman. and they ha,-e two children, I(la and Emanuel. icholas, who operates the home"tead. marrie(l .-\me1ia Trowel. and t ley ha "e one daughter. I rena, J acoh mar- ried Jessie }.lunger, and resides in Bosan- fluet to\\ nship: they have three children, Lloyd, George and Gordon. Rosa Ann mar- ried \ \ïlliam Allen, and resides in Thed- ford; they ha,'e three children, George, Car- rie and ::\largery, Barbara Ann is at home. Catherine married Thomas :Millman, of Bosanquet tn\\"llship l\largaret and Carrie are at home. Sophia married Harold Smith, of ,\rkuna, and has had two children, Flos- sie (deceased) and Beatrice. Elizabeth and Emanuel are both at home. Z.-\CHARL-\H J.-\CKSO , for over a quarter of a century a farmer in Enniskillen township, was born and reared in Brock- ,'ille, the son of \ \'illiam and .-\nnie (Run- ning) Jackson, and grandson of \ \ïlliam Jackson. Sr. The latter is stillli,-ing in lana, where in October, 1903, his friends celebrated the hundredth anni, ersarv of hi birth, In September, r 872, Zachariah Jackson married l\Iiss Ellen Brison. who was born in F ebru- ary, [856, in Plymptnn township, Lambton County, and was reared and educated there, After marriage 1\1r. and Mrs. Jackson began housekeeping in a little log cabin on a tract of bush land in Enniskillen, hardly to be recognized in the present weB cultivated farm with its good buildings. There Ir. Jackson died Jan. 13, rg99. He was a con- sistent member of the Iethodist Church, in which he was an acti,'e worker and had sernd as ste,,,ard for many years. In poli- tics he \\ as a Conservati,-e, and socially be- longed for over t" enty years to the Order of Orangemen, Lodge :No. 536, Plympton. He \\ as belond and esteemed for his many qualities and generous nature, and the rec- ord he left of useful and conscientious living might weB he emulated. His wido" has since become the wife of James \V. Guord, of Cuelph. Ont. She is a member of the Methodist Church, The death of :.\1r. Jackson left his wife and a family of young children. ,vhich great- ly increased her cares amI responsibilities. hut she is a \\ oman of strong and nohle char- acter, and a dnote(l mother. The eldest daughter. Emma, born in June. 187 -\.' is the COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD wife of Joseph \nderson, of Point Edward, and has twu daughters, Pearl and Elsie. James B.. burn in April, l ït), nnrried Iiss Edith :\lerritt, of Enniskillen, has one daughter. Elsie [ay, and li\'es in Conces- sion 6. Lettie X" born in -\pril. I8ï8. is the \\ ife of Levi Jones. uf Plympton, and has one son, \ \ïllard, \ \ïlliam. born in Iarch, ISÖO, married ÀIiss Sarah Ra\'en. of Ennis- killen. has one son. \\ïlliam E.. and lives on a p3rt of his mother's farm. Laura. born in ()ctober, 1882, is the \\ ife of John Ross, a merchant at Point Edward, Lavinia, born in -\pril, 1883. is at home. ':\Iary E. died in girlho()d. in November, I 89--J.. :\Iabel J. was born in December, 1886. .\Iexander Z., in June, 1898. Pearl 1., in Decemher, 1890. George W., Sept. 5. [89--J.. Herbert S., in September, 1896. Ellen E.. in -\ugust, 18 99. \\ illiam Brison, grandfather of ':\Irs. Ellen (Brison) Goold. came from Ireland and was among the first residents of Plymp- ton township, \\'here h and his wife both died. They left two sons. \ \ïlliam and J ames, the fonner of whom died in \ V ar- wick. James Brison, father of Irs. Goold, was born in Ireland, and accompanied his parents to Canada, where he began life for himself, buying wild land in Plympton and making his permanent home there. In poli- tics he was an acti\'e Consen'ative. and he held a number of county offices: in religion he and his wife were Presbyterians. )'Ir. Brison married Annie \Yilliamson, daugh- ter of John and Ellen \ Yilliamson, \vho set- tled on Bear Creek. Enniskillen. where :\Irs. Brison was born. ),11'. Brison died in 18 97, hut his wife is still living in her old hume. Ele\"en children were born to them: ( I ) -\nnie married (first) Hugh Kelly, of Plympton, by whom she had four children. James. John. Hugh and Susan. . -\fter ':\Ir. Kelly's death she married John Houston, of \\'yoming, and has had one daughter. An- nie. (2) J olm, born in Plympton. made his home there and married (first) ':\Iiss Han- nah Dell. who died leaving two children, John and La\'inia. By his second wife, :\Iiss 5 2 5 1Iatilda Lucas, he has had no children. (3) William married ::\Iiss Lavinia Reese, of Plympton, for his first wife, and after her death Iiss Emma Robinson, by whom he has had twu children, Cora and George. (4) J ames died in early manhood. t 5) Ellen has been previously mentiuned. (6) ::\Iag- gie, born in 1859. is the wife of -\Ie ander Thompson, of Plympton, and has six chil- dren, John, \\'esley, Albert, La\Hence. Ro- sie and Harold, t7) Joseph, born in 1861, married :\Iiss Isabella \ \' illiamson, and lives on his farm in Plympton. Their fi\'e chil- dren are J ames. katie, Isabel, Uaggie and ::\Iyrtle. (ö) Eliza. born in 1863, is the wife of Tames \Vyant, of Saginaw, ':\Iichigan, and has three children, Russell, Cora and Leslie. (9) Richard. born in 1865, lives on the old homestead, unmarried. (10) Ben- jamin married 1Iiss Isabella Dewar, has one son, Howard, and lives in Plympton. (I I) La\'inia is the wife of Frank l\laid- ment of Plympton, and has one son, \rnold. WILLL-\)'I J. BEA TTY. \mong the prosperous farmers of Enniskillen township may be mentiuned the name of \Villiam T. Beatty, who resides un his finely culti\'atëd farm on Concession I, Lot 28. He was born ':\Iarch 17. 1860, in Sarnia township, son of J ames and Margaret (Porter) Beatty, pio- neers of Sarnia township, John Beatty. his grandfather, came from Ireland to Toronto. where for t\venty years he followed the trade of a baker. Later he came to Sarnia township and resided with his children on a farm. which had been cleared by his sons James and Benjamin. John Beatty died at the Sarnia home, leav- ing four children: Tohn and \\ïlliam. who later on settled at St. Thomas; Benjamin, who followed the lakes until he removed to the Sarnia tU\\ nship farm and both he and his brother James remained on adjoining farms. James Beattv settled on the old London road. fi\'e miles from Sarnia. where he made a permanent home from wild land, and died in ISg--J., his wife surviving until 1896. In 5 26 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD religion these good people were consistent members of the :\Iethodist Church. In poli- tics :\Ir. Beatty ,vas a Consen'ati, e, and he filled a number of local offices, among them those of councilor and reen. Of their ten children eight still sun'i,-e: 1Iaggie and Sarah died in childhood; \Villiam J. is our subject; Benjamin, a member uf the Salva- tion .-\rmy in Sarnia township, lives in St. John, Kew Brunswick; Susan, born in 1866, ;narried \lfred \Y orts, of Enniskillen town- ship, and has a family of four children; Martha, born in 1869, married John 1\10n- Toe, of Enniskillen, and has three children, 1\ orman. Iaggie and Katie; James, born in Sarnia in 1870, a boilermaker for the \Va- hash Railroad Co., married Miss Hind. of St, Thomas, where they now reside; Eliza- hth. horn in 1873. married :\'lartin Yates, ,vho lives on the old Beatty homestead in Sarnia to\vnship; George. born in 1876, a railroad employe. resides in the Northwest; Mary J., born in Sarnia in 1878, is a dress- maker of Sarnia. \\ïlliam J. Beatty was reared to man- hood on the old homestead and received a fair education in the district schools, work- ing on the farm until of age. when he bought fiftv acres of land in the township of Sa mia, ,,-hich he cleared and upon which he erected buildings for a home, Later he sold this farm back to his father, and in 1892 he pur- chased 100 acres of ,,-ild land. his present home. which he cleared and greatly im- prond, His first house burned and in 18 99 he erected a ncw substantial modern home and a large bank barn, now having one of the finest farms in the section. On June 12. I8R8. 1\1r. Beatty married Iiss Elinbeth Gallie, who was born in De- troit. :\Iichigan, :\Iarch 22. 1860. a daugh- tcr of \Yilliam Gallie. of Scotland. now de- ceased, Her mother lives at Point Edward, and has attained the ripe old age of eighty years, To this union han come four chil- clren: Edna. born in Sarnia in I88C): Gor- don. horn in Sarnia in I8C)2: Hattie 13.. horn at the present home in September, I8C)6, and George .\.. born in I8 8. Politicall} :\1 r. De:ltty has ahvays been a finn supporter of the Reform party, and he is now filling acceptably the office of secre- tary and treasurer of the schoul LuanL The family attends the Presh) terian Church. Fraternally :\1r. Beatty is a member of the Order uf Foresters, \ \ eidmann Lodge. In recalling the early days of the life of James Beatty and his wife in Sarnia town- ship one is led in thought to the pioneer times in this section. when. in place uf com- fort. plenty and privileges of all kinds, ci,'il- ization was making but slow progress, They performed well their parts in life and are remembered with affection and respect. Their son, the subject of this record, is a ,\"()rthy representati,-e. and during his thir- teen years' residence here has ÍIn-ariably dis- played the qualities which cause him to be honored and esteemed by all "ho know him, X_\TH -\XIEL :i.\IcCORDIC, one of the oldest living pioneers of Bosanquet town- ship, where he has made his home for O\'er fifty-fin years. is now spending the evening of his life in the enjoyment of the fruits of his early labors, happy in the companionship of his devoted wife, :\Ir. l\IcConlic's life has been one of hard work. and during his half centnry in this township he has seen many changes. He was born in Kew l:\runs- "ick. along the t, John river, :\Iarch I':;, 18 3 0 . Rubert 1\lcCordic. the father of Natlnn- ie!, ,,'as a native of Ireland. ,,-here he grew to manhoud, and when a young man came to K ew Brunswick, settling along the St. John ri,'er. where he engaged in farming. He there married Maria Fletcher, a nati,-c of K ova Scotia. Their children were: James, who died in Bosanquet township: Xathaniel. our subject; Susan. deceased; )J ancy. who died in } oung womanhood: arah _ \nn. "ife of Thomas Tremball, of _ \rkansas: Robert, who resides in Zion City. North Dakota: \ Villiam, of Brooke township; Isaac, "ho died in 1896; l\Iaria, who married \rchi- bald Cameron, of Plympton township: and ;\1 111 a , "ho married Frank Clock. and re- sides in Zion City. Xorth Dakota, In the early forties :\1r. ncl :\Irs, :\lcConlic loctccl COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD in Untario. settling in Yarmouth township, Elgin County. on a tract of 100 acres. Here he became engaged in fanning. spending his entire acti\'e life in that section. and after he retired from farming he made his home with his son )oJ athaniel, with \vhom he died at a ripe old age. His wife died while living with her son James, in Bosanquet township, and they both rest in the little cemetery at - \rkona. He was a member of the Church of England. while she adhered to the Bap- tist faith. Politically he was a stanch Con- sen'ative. athanie1 -:\IcCordic \\as only ten years old when he came to southern Ontario \\ ith his father. and he attended the schools of Yannouth, Elgin County. He worked at farm labor until 18;;0. \\hen he came to Lambton County. locating in Bosanquet township, where Jura is now located. There he settled down to pioneer life on 100 acres of land, which he purchased from the Can- ada Land Co., for $3 per acre, and which \\ as all bush land at the time. There were few settlers there, no schools or churches within miles, no roads made, Indian trails being the only guide for the settlers, and a hridge \\'as something unknown. Here Mr. -:\IcCordic settled dO\\"Il to make a home, and here he has resided for O\'er fifty-five years. He has now one of the fine farms of the section. \\ hich his youngest son is operating f()r him, 1\Ir. -:\IcCordic is noted as an en- tertainer. and has taken acti\"e part in many church. school and social entertainments, no entertainment being complete without him. He won the respect of all classes, and is known all O\'er tlie tf1wnship for his hon- esty and honorable dealings, Politically h IS a stanch Conser\"ati\'e. He \\'as one of the first members of Loyal Orange Lodge, Xo. 819. of Jura. in which he has filled the office of deputy grand master. He is an all- herent of the Baptist Church. Ir. 1\IcCordic was first married in Bo- sanquet township. to -:\Iargaret Campbell. horn Sept, 6. 18.32. daughter of John Camp- bell. and to this union came: Mary .\nn, horn J ul)' I, 185-1-. is the widow of 'George Perry, uf Loho to\\'nship. ::\Iiddlesex Coun- 5 2 7 ty; -:\faria, born Àlarch 13, 1856, is de- ceased: Sarah Elizabeth, born ::\Iarch 12, 1 85 , married James Grant, and resides in Ianitoba (they ha\"e nine children); Ra- chel Amanda, born :\.ug, 2-1-, 1860, deceased, was the \\'ife of .\Ibert Spearman; Albert Ed\\ard, born l\Iarch 31, 1863. died young; Amelia, born Iay 20, 1865, married J. P. Spearman, of Bosanquet to\\ìlship, and they ha\"e six children. l\Ir. IcCordic's second marriage was to .-\nne Stewart. of '" arwick township. by whom he had children as fol- lows: Georgina, born Sept. 5, 1869. mar- ried Hugh Russell; Isabella, born No\". I, r8ï2, married Xathaniel Keely, and li\'es in Chicago; Lillian, born Jan. 28, 187-1-, mar- ried \Villiam E\'ens, of Bosanquet town- ship. and they ha\'e three children; Nathan- iel. born April 23, 1876, died in 1891; Ben- jamin, born July 2, 1878. who operates the home farm, married ::\Iargaret Finn and they ha\'e two children. 1\Ir' IcCordic's present wife was ::\Iar- garet D. Mcintire, a nati\'e of Lobo town- ship, daughter of Duncan l\Iclntire. She is a member of the Baptist Church. JOHX CA::\IPBELL, who owns ISO acres of land in Concession 6, Lot 29, Brouke township, Lambton County, was born in June. 1828, in Argyllshire, Scotland, son of Archie and ::\Iargaret (1\IcCullam) Camp- bell. who were also born in . \rgyllshire. Archie Campbell and wife emigrated to Canada as early as 18-1-2. and settled in Brooke township. making the journey on a sailing \'essel that \\ as si weeks on the trip, and came to Brooke to\\"Ilship. via Quehec, They settled in the woods on Concession 6, where 1\Ir. Campbell made a permanent home from wild land, and there the\" li\"ed in a little log cabin. where he died i 186 5, while his wife sun,i\"ed until 1867. They were the parents of the following children, of \\ hom our suhj ect is the only one li\'ing: Donald settled in Brooke township. where he left a family. Duncan, born in 1830, set- tled on the old homestead. where he died in 188 5: Catherine married \Villiam Leitch. of ::\Ietcalfe, ::\[iddlesc'\. County; l\Iary. mar- 5 28 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ried \\'illiam \ \' ebster, who settled in Brooke to\\ nship; :\Iargaret. born in lS38, married AJexander Camphell, of Brooke township; Effie, burn in 1 -J.3, married Hugh IcIn- tyre, \\ hu settled in Iiddlesex County; and J olm. John Campbell received a limited edu- cation in the place of his nativity, and was reared on the farm. \"hen a young man he engaged \\ ith John P. Clark, as his man- ager in his fishing ventures on the Lakes, following that occupation for senral years. In lSS3 he married 1iss Christie .\. Camp- bell, born in 1iddlesex County, in 1832, daughter of Duncan and Effie Campbell. -:\Irs, Campbell's parents \\ ere among the first settlers of Iosa township, and Irs. Campbell was the first white child to be burn there, John Campbell and his wife settled on the home which he now owns, \vhich he cleared up from wild land. in ISSl replacing the log cabin with a large, modern, brick house. Here )'1rs. Campbell died in 1896, having been an im'alid for seventeen years. The follo\\ ing children were born to 1r. and l\Irs. John Campbell: l I) Euphemia, þorn in 1854, married Hugh Downie, of Brooke township, and at her death left these children, Christie L. (who married John Dubes, of Duart), Iaggie, .:\Ialcolm, J olm (who lins \\Ìth his grandfather), and Peter D. (2) Duncan, born in 1856, \\'as reared on the home farm, where he received a fair education. In l\ovember, 1899, he married Miss Belle \Valker, who was born in I8G7, daughter of Dougal and Iary \Valker, pio- neer fanners of Iiddlesex County, l\Ir. Campbell brought his wife to the old home- stead, where she resided until her death, July 21, 190-J., passing away in the faith of the Presbyterian Church; she \\ as a noble, worthy Christian woman, and was beloved by all, and her death came as a severe shock to countless friends, (3) Peter, born at the present home, resides in letcalfe on his farm; he married ).1iss Betsy Monroe, of Iosa, and they have these children, John .\., Christie and Emerson. (4) Donald re- sides on his farm in )'Ietcalfe township: he married ).Iiss Barbara Crann, and has three children,-Tennie Bell, Robert anù Elda I. (5) l\Iargaret \Vas reared at the home, where she recei\'eda fair education in the public schools. She nursed her invalid mother for snenteen years. (6) 1Iary married Elijah .\rmstrong, a farmer of Euphemia, and has children, Charles 1\1., John E., Christina I. and James R. (7) Katie, born at the old homestead, married \\'illiam Leitch, of Iet- caHe township, and they have three children, )'hlrguerite, John \\T and Alexander Xeil. lS) Christina married Frank .-\llin, of Eu- phemia. Religiously this family are connected with the Presb) terian Church, in which :\Ir, Campbell has long been one of the trustees and an ofncer. He was one of the founders of the church in this section, and has always been very acti\-e in its work. Politically I1'. Campbell, as well as his sons, affiliates \v th the Reform party, but he has never con- sented to hold ofnce. He engages in a gen- eral line of farming, with his son, Duncan. His efforts have met with much success, and he is placed with the solid, substantial men of Brooke township. ROBERT FR.\ CIS STOCKD_\LE, Collector of Customs at Courtright. is one of the best-known men of that part of the Counh of Lambton, where the familv name has b en a familiar one for O\-er seventy years. George Stockdale, father of Robert F., ,,'as a nati\'e of Yorkshire, England, where he grew to manhood and learned the trade of a carpenter and joiner. \\'hile quite young he came to . \merica and settled in Detroit, where he and a brother, Joseph Stockdale, also a carpenter, follmved their trade. 1\11'. Stockdale worked with his brother for some years and was engaged in the construction of many public buildings in Detroit, including the State buildings, and also the county structures, and St. Paul's Episcopal chur h. In the early thirties, soon after his marriage, II'. Stockdale l loved to the County of Lambton and bought 100 acres of land in Lot 12, on the St. Clair rÌ\'er front, a small portion of which had \",\\ f , ' \ " 't, . \ /f dc / CO),1),lE),10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD already been cleared by the Indians. It was in the days \\ hen there was no road there, only an Indian trail, and the family saw many privations and much hard "ork befure l\Ïr. Stockdale got his land cleared and ready for cultivation, In the Rebe1lion of 1837-38 he sened a a volunteer a.nd \\ as statiuned along the r1\'er front. He dIed Aug. 26. 18.=;6, at the comparati,'ely early age of fifty-si...., and hi "idow. Elizabeth Coombs) Stockdale, "as left in that new land with onlv her "ot1llg sons to depend upon. She survi,'ed for nearly forty years, ga,-e her chililren good Christian training, and after a long and useful life passed a"ay Oct. 22, 18g , aged eighty-one years. She is buried l'eside her husband in Sutherland cemetery. They were members of the Church of England. The nine children born to George and Elizabeth Stockdale were. Elizabeth, 1\1rs. \\ïlliam Beal. of Detroit; George c.; Robert F.; Clara, deceased wife of _-\dam Courtney, and mother of five chil- dren; John; . \lonzo, who died at the age of sixteen; :\Iary, wido" of _-\ugustus Dar- ro\\', of Detroit; Amelia, who married Capt. \\Tilliam D. Keal, of 1Ioore to"nship; and Louise, at home. Robert Francis Stockdale was born at the homestead ov. 13, 1839. Brought up in the wilderness as he "as he had but one month's schooling during his whole life, for at his father's death he and his brother had to assume the "'hole charge of the farm. That one month he went to the little log schoolhouse in Section Xo. I, then taught by :\Ir. \\ïggin, an Englishman. lr. Stock- dale has, ho" e"er, educated himself. learn- ing much in the school of obsen'ation and e'-perience. .-\fter doing his part in provid- ing for his mother and the younger children he finally started out for himself, taking the south half of the homestead, where he built a dwelting, !Jarns, etc,. ami carried on farm- ing and stock raising until 1890. He then sold to his brother George, hought the Day farm of 120 acres, and worked there for four years, after which he rentell the place and accepted the position of superintendent of the Stag Island farm for :\11'. Xelson :\Iills, 34 '=;29 of :\Iary ville. :\Iichigan, lIe remained there ten yeJ.rs. during which he \\ as made coltec- tor of customs ft)r the goyt rnment, and then in September, I yo , "as made coltector of customs for the port of Courtright, succeed- ing John :\lcKenzie Lott. This position of trust and responsibility he fills to the general satisfaction. Hi" farm was sold in IgOl, and he nO\\ makes his home in Courtright. On Sept. 22, I86 , Robert F. Stockdale was married to :\Iiss :\Iary Jane Gaw, who was born in Enniskillen, Ireland, and was in every \\ay a most admirable woman. She has borne her husband four children: Edith died at the age of eleven; Frank is a resident of East Courtenay, British Colum- bia; Lottie, :\lrs. George Bowan, of l\Ioore to\\ nship, has four chihlren, Edith, Geral- dine, Sinclair and Georgia; Estella is at home. :\11'. and ::\Irs. Stockdale are both mem- bers of the Church of England, in which the fonner has been \'estryman and warden, and he is at present lay delegate to the London S}nod. He belongs to the h. U, T. :\I.. at Courtright, and to the 1. O. F.. Camp Sylvan, of Courtright. Because of his own early limitations Mr. Stockdale has alway been keenly interested in the a(h'ancement of education, and has sen-ed as trustee for School Section X o. I. . \ strong Liberal in politics, he has been made commissioner of roads and ditch construction, Although or a quiet disposition, :Mr. Stockdale is ,.ery genial and cordial, has many friends, and is a man whose nati,'e ability and manly in- tegrity ha,-e "on the respect of all. GEORGE COOMBS STOCKDALE, brother of Robert F" was born Sept. q, 1 37. He at- tended nu school, and Legan earl v to "ork on the farm. \"hen he and his brother di,'ided the homestead he built a home on his half and continued to farm there until It<90. after which he bought the other pan from his brother. and has since been tilting the whole 100 acres, engaging also in stock- raising. Like his brother he is a Liberal in politics, and a memLer of the Episcopal Church. in \\ hich he has been warden. _ \1- though domestic in his tastes he has ne\'er 53 0 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD married, but with his sister Louise has kept up the home, and cared for both his mother and grandparents in their hst years, ]OIl"," STOCKD_\LE, the third brother. was born ]une 26, 18-t.-t.. was ellucated in School Section o. I. and remained with his older brother until he \\ as of age. He then \\ ent into busine<;s for himself, buying and selling .conh\ ood to the lake steamers. and \\ as thus engaged fifteen years, after \\ hich he again took up fanning. and has e\-er since been so engaged on the 0111 I, ittermaster farm. a fift\'-acre tract. It has been his home since 187K and he has fanned the same \\ ith much success. He married .\nnie. daughter of the late Capt, Thomas 1\ ea1. of 1oore tmnlship, but in 1902 he lost his wife. who \\ as hlried in the Sutherland cemetery, Ioore town. She \\'as a member of the Church of England, Of the nine children born to them. six died in infancv. and the others are: Laura, who man'[ed l\Iajor Robert G. Stewart. of Courtright: Roy, a sailor on the lakes: and Reta, at home. John Stockdale is of the same political faith and religious persuasion as his brothers, has been a school trustee many years, is a member of the A. F. & \, 1\1.. Moore Lodge, 1\ o. 29-t., is a 1aster 1as(Jn. and also be- longs to the 1. 0, 0, F, at Courtright. .\ member of the church for t\\ enty-fi\'e years, he has continued the famih' record for sen'- ice as \'estryman and \\ arden, Ceorge Coomhs, the maternal grand- father of the Stockdale brothers. was a na- ti\'e of England, ami learned his trades of saddler and harnessmaker there. He was engaged under \Yelling1:on as an army sad- dler. He came to Canada when Ontario was just being opened up and \\as gi\-en by the British government a soldier's grant of land on the St. Clair ri\'er front, in Somhra town- ship. He tried to settle there. but there were no neighbors. the cUlm try was a \vilderness. and his wife \\ as once lust in the \\-oods, and was led to the ri\-er hy an Indian \\ ho by chance ran across her in the woods. so they decided to get nearer civilization and went to Detroit. then a mere \'illage, He plied hi" trade there for l1'al1\' \'e:J.rs and then in their old age he and his \\ ife came to Lamb- tnn Count\'. where the\' were cared for bv their daugilter. 1rs, StZ)Ckdale. and her chiÍ- dren, r I'. Coombs died in his ninetv-ninth year. \\-hile his wife was nearing her O;lC hun- dredth birthday when she passed away, Thev \vere buried in Sutherland cemeterv, Botl \\ ere members of the Episcopal ChurcÍl, and they \vere worthy Christian people, FIXL\ Y S:\IITH. In the death of Ir. Smith Xov, 23, 1904. there was re- mo\'ed from Plymptun township one of the most tl'ieful and trustworthy citizens of the county--{)ne who had been identified with its interests from the pioneer days. when he felled the forests that he might build a hume in the wilderness. lIe was born in Inver- ness-shire, Scotland, Feb, 4, 1827, son of Duncan and 1argaret (1\1cGilvary) Smith, both natives of Inverness-shire, who ne\-er left Scotland. Of their other children. Dun- can and ]ohn, were both farmers. and died in Australia, and Angus, a school teacher, died in _\ustralia, Of the half-brothers and sisters of 1\11'. Finlay Smith. Farquhar is a retired farmer at Park lIiII, Ont.' and ]anet widow of ]ohn Stewart, li\ es Ü; Australia: ::\11'. Smith received his education in his nati\-e land, and in early life was engaged in herding cattle and in general farm \\ork. In 1850 he came to America. spending about eight months in Ohio, but in [85 I he and his brother remO\'ed to Plympton, Lamhton County, \\-here they took up 100 acres of land. each, in Lot 19. Concession 13. which at that time was in a wild state. Here they at once went to work to make a home. They first built a log shanty. and li\'ed in it while they chopped down the trees, and con- \"erted the land into a farm. For O\'er fifty years l\Ir. Smith resided upon the property he wresteù from the wilderness. and was one of the progressi\'e men of his to\\'nship. The forest was long since cOI1\"erted into producti\'e fields and orchards, and a com- fortable d\\ elling and commodious hams tonk the place of the log shanty. attesting to hi:,. industry. thrift and good management. J I'. Smith \\ as al\\"a s quite active in C01I.l\1EMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD township affairs. haying served as township ree\'e for six terms. school trustee for a num- oer of \'ears, and he alwa) s supported the principl s of the Reform party. During his earlier days. ::\1r. Smith taught schuol in Lambton éounty, and was \'ery popular \\'ith his pupils. In religious affiliatiuns he and his family are Presbyterians, 1r. Smith \\'as t\\ ice married. His first wife, whom he married in Plympton town- ship. was .\nn lcKay, a nati\'e of Plymp- ton township, who bore him the following children: Daniel .-\ngus: John . \lexander; ::\largaret. deceased; Catherine Ann, who married Colin lcKay, and li\"es in lani- toba. lr. Smith married (second) at Lon- don, Ont.. Jan. 21, 186-1-, ::\liss Jeannette \. ilkinson, daughter of Duncan and Jan plcKinlay) \\ïlkinson, Irs, Smith \\as Lorn in Argyllshire, Scotland, in January, 1829. Two children \\ ere born of the second marriage: Jane, at home; and Duncan, a farmer on part of the home farm, who mar- ried Lily Cairns, and has three children, Lorene, K ellie and \\ïlliam. For many years lr. Smith \\'as regarded as one of the most successful farmers of the township, and his efforts in behalf of the locality, as a puhlic official. added to his popularity. His remains rest in IcKay's cemetery on a part of the old farm. His family is very highly respected. both in the church and in social circles, and they ha\'e many friends through- out Lambton County. Duncan Smith, son of the late Finlay Smith, \\ as bQrn on the present homestead, Aug, 2-\., l ó7, and he remained at home un- til his marriage, He then moved to another part of the same farm, ha\'ing 400 acres in his farm. For the. past nine years he has been school trustee. In politics he is a Re- former, and in religious \"Ïews a Congrega- tionalist. On Jan. I. 1896, he married Lily Cairns, and has three children: Lorene, Xellie and William. THO 1 \S EBEXEZER EDG.-\R, for man years one of the best kno\\ n and most highly respected men of his locality, died at his late home in Forest in September, 1900, 53 1 1r. Edgar \\'as born in Scotland. and he inherited in marl\.ed llegrec, the integrity of character and the persc\ ering industry so characteristic lIf the Scotch iJeople, In all his business transactions through life, his straightforward methods gained him the confidence of all with \\ hom he dealt. He c:lIne to Ontario in the early fifties. and for some years \\as a railroad contractor, during whicl; time he was lucated at Port Stanley, Hamilton, St. Thomas and Forest. coming to the last mentioned place about 18:;:;, Here he took a contract for the grading of about t\\O miles of the Grand Trunk Railroad in that locality, Later he went to Huron County \\ here for a short time, he was en- gaged in the building of higlmays, Cpon his return to Forest he lmilt the "British Queen Hotel:' just \\ est of the residence of Reginald Scutt, This hostelry :\11'. Edgar conducted for about t\\'ent) -three years, \lÍter which, ha\'ing accumulated a comfort- ahle competence. he retired from active bus- iness during the remainder of his life. In addition to his resiùence he owned the ground located on the south side of King street from lr. Lacheid's store to lain street. and at one time O\oled a farm in PI mpton to\\ nship, 1r. Edgar \\ as not only a man of business ability but of intel- lectual endO\\ ment also, He \\ as a thor- ough student in the science of geology, and at his death left a work on that suhject, ready for publication. He had also engaged in other literary work and left a manuscript entitled "......nnie Laurie." being led to gi\'e this name on account of the interest he felt in the home of the" \nnie Laurie'" celebrated in sung, near \\ hich his 0\\ n birth took place. Few more gifted men ever li\'ed in Forest than the late Ir, Edgar. . ::\1 I'. Edgar \\ as twice married, first in his nati\"e land, to Euphemia Thompson, who was born in 1822. in Scotland, and to this marriage these children were born: laggie, deceased \\ ife of John Tenant: Elizabeth, deceasell wife of Isaac Iercier: Catherine, \\'ife of Daniel IcLend. of Xelsnn, B. c.: Jessie. married and Ii \'ing at \ \' estminster ; Jennie. \vife of Thomas Jennings; Emma, 53 2 COM1\1EMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD \\-ho married F. D. Thurston (deceased) and died lea\"ing children, Edith (of N ew York City) and Edgar -\. (of "The Soo"); Thomas, who died at the age of six years; Grace, deceased; and John .-\lexander, in a confectionery business at Forest. .\fter the death of the mother of these children, 1\1r Edgar married (second) in 1 81, .\mIie Elizabeth \Vick, born in England, daughter of John and .-\nnie (J [ooper) \\ïck, the lat- ter of \\ ham was born in England in 1814, and still resides in Ontario, whither the fam- il) remO\-ed in 1852, :\11'. \Vick was born in 1810, and died in 1872. Irs, Edgar had one sister who married a .:\Ir. Creer, and is now deceased. Irs, Edgar is one of the most highly es- teemed ladies in. Forest. She is a musician of rare ability, coming of a musical family. and is a welcome addition to Forest society. She is attached to the Preshyterian Church, of which her husband \\ as also a membel:. Politically Ir, Edgar \\as identified with the Reform party, His death was a distinct loss to Forest and he left behind the record of the estimable life of a Christian gentle- nlan. PETER \V. KECK, a prominent farmer and oil pruducer of Petralia and one of the oldest settlers of that place, comes of Dutch ancestry, awl his parents \\-ere nati\-es of Pennsyh'ania. His birth occurred in Jackson County. Ohio, XO\". 15, 1836, and he is a son of Da\'id and Iary (Daer) Keck. The latter, born in 1810, is now making her home with a daughter in Ohio. Da\'id Keck was a stonemason by trade. He died in middle life, leaving children as fol- lows: Edward, a farmer of lichigan; James, of Ohio; Peter \Y.; Francis, of \\'ar- ren, Ohio; Samuel, deceased; David, a farmer of :\lichigan; John, a farmer of Iichigan; Daniel. deceased; lary, \\ ho married Lewis Enzer; Lucinda, deceased; and Sarah, who married Henry Enzer. Peter \V. Keck \\'ent to lichigan in early manhuod and there married Sarah (;ranger in 18óJ. She \Vas horn in Xew York State in \priI. 1839, daughter of John and Iary (Flemings) Granger. Immedi- ately after their marriage the young couple settled in larshall, where 1\1r. Keck fol- leJ\\ ed the cooper's trade. In 1866, attracted by the accounts of the oil boum in Petrolia, they mO\-ed to that place. and l\lr. Keck be- came manager for a Marshall and Battle Creek company of oil producers. Later he purchased an interest in an oil refining com- pany, and in time sold at a profit. He then engaged in drilling oil wells, in which \\ork he continued until 1902, when he sold his last drilling rig. . \mong the \\"ells he drilled \\ ere some of the best producers in the vi- cinity. During this time, for ten years, he successfully conducted a hotel in Petrolia. .-\t present he lives in Petrolia. His farm ad- jacent to the city is de\'uteel principally to stock raising. 1\11'. Keck is one uf the uldest oil men in Petrolia. The children born to himself and wife are as follows: Ferdinand Elsworth, born in :\Iarsha}1 in 1864, is a newspaper man in Philadelphia, Pennsyh"ania; Charles -\,' a driller, who died Dec, [I, 190I. married Lotta \Yhite and left two children, Oli\'e and 1\1ary; Effie Aurelia married Keil Ic- Gill, and has two children, Hazel and Vaughn. 1\1r. and '1rs, Keck are members of the Methodist Church, in which they take an acti\'e part. Politically 1r. Keck is a Consen'ative, and for several years he served as a member of the school board of Petrolia. \\'ILLL\:i\1 JACKSO)J, an enterpris- ing fanner of Sarnia to\\ nship, was born Dec, 12, 1855, in Moore township, the son of John amI Jean (Leckie) Jackson. John Jackson was of Scotch parentage and was born in Glasgow, Dec, 21, I 22. He began \\'orking when only a Lay of nine years, heing employed as a printer's "devil." \Yhen tweh"e years old he came to Canada with the lonteith family, and first li\ ed in Dalhousie township, County of Lanark, but about sixty years ag-o mm"ed to the County of Lambton and bought the east 100 acres in Lot 7, Concession 2, in l\Ioore township, then perfectly \\ild land, He built a small cabin and made some preparation for setting COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD up housekeeping, and then returned to Dal- housie to\\ nship to be married, His \\'i fe was }Iiss Jean Leckie. daughter of John Leckie, and the young couple at once started for their home in the wilderness. By boat they \\ ent to Hamilton, then by rail to Lon- don and for a part of the remaining distance they were obliged to go on foot, carrying their prO\'isions with them, Their house- hold goods meantime ""ere sent around by \\ av of the lakes. :\.s the timber on his pla e \\'as cut, }Ir, Jackson made potash, thus securing- some income \\ hile he \\ as getting his farm cleared. The first small abode was occupied a while, then a hewn log house was put up, and. later, some forty years ago, a mortared frame house \\ as built, This old home is still standing. The mother of the family passed away at the age of fifty- se\"en years, Dec, 18, 1881. l\Ir. Jackson was a stanch Liberal in his politics, and for a number of years held office as justice of the peace, In religious belief he was a faithful Baptist and served as deacon in the church, The family born to John and Jean Jackson "ere as follows: John L.. a grocer in Chi- cago: Robert. proprietor of a planing and lumber mill in Petrolia: Elizabeth. deceased in 1899, who li\'ed at home until they broke up housekeeping in I 89 . after which she resided 'with her sister in Petrolia; \Yilliam, who died in infancy; Ellen, wife of Albert Duncan, police magistrate and ex-county warden of Petrolia: \ Yilliam; Thomas, de- ceased, a farmer on Lot 10, Concession I, :;\Ioore township, \dlO married Bella :\Iary Chalmers; .-\lice, \yho liyed but two years; Joseph, \\"ho is engaged in business in To- ronto: and (;eorge H" a fanner \\ho died Oct, IT. 18t58. aged twenty-fi\ e. \\ïlIiam Jackson was born in the old hewed log- house and there grew up, at- tending school in a log school built on a corner of his father's farm. He remaiilerneil; Elizabeth is a storekeeper in the County of IidcIlesex: John. a farNler of Ekfrid township. married Jane IcDougal; Dunc n, who resides on the olò homestead. married Tessie Fletcher' rargaret. \\'idow of Jame Gentleman, re sides in Ekfricl to\\ nship: Donahl i" a resi- dent of \Villis. \\'ashington. C. S. .-\., Jame" Campbell. the subject proper uf 535 this sketch, attended a pri\"ate school in Glas- gow until he \\as eight years old, when th family came to the new home. Settling in the woods, he had fe\\ er ach'antages than mallY children of his age ha\'e, but his father assisted his children in the way of educatiul and he imprO\'ed all his opportunities and became a \\-ell infurmed man. Being the second eldest son in the family, hea\-y re- sponsihilities fell upon him, and he had much to du in the \\-ay of clearing up the farm. He remained at home assisting until Ig59, when he began to teach school. teaching for 1\vo years in Ekfrid and Xissouri townships. and then coming to \\'an\ ick township and locating on Lot II. Concession 5. Xorth, This \\-as a tract of 100 acres of bush and swamp lam!. and here he started into farm- ing, first building a log cabin and making necessïry imprO\'ements of \'arious kinds. One year later he married and brought his young bride to the humble lng home \vhich her cheerful acceptance of hardships made bright and cheery. He taught school in thl to\\ nship for about t\\ a years, but since then, a matter of 0\ er forty yeïrs, he has gi\'en his time to agricultural pursuits, [11 [ 87 ::\Ir. Campbell erected his present fine home, a brick structure \\ hich combines util- ity \\ ith comfort, and his substantial hams gi\'e an idea of thrift and plenty. His sons have added fifty acres to his original tract and ha\ e placed the whole 150 acres under a fine state of culti\'ation, Like his honored father, Ir. CampbeIl is a stanch Reformer. and he has alwav9 taken a deep interest in party affairs. F r three years he was a member of the to\\ n- ship council ancl served one term as deputy ree\'e, bv \ irtue of which he had a seat in the county council. Ir, Campbell has shown his de\'otinn to the educational interests of his section hy consenting to sen'e for O\'er t\\ ent} -fi\'e ye:trs in school offices, gi\-ing hi time, attention al1l1 ach-ice to this Yen' im- portant hranch of county \\ ark. In rel[gious belief he is a Congregationalist. rr. Campbell \\as married, \pril 27, 18ó3. in \\ am ick township, hy H.,e\'. Daniel rcCullol11. a mini--ter c'f the Cnngrcgatiollal 53 ó COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Church, to :I\Iiss }Iargaret Brandon, sister of Thomas Brandon, of \Varwick township. }Irs. Campbell died Oct. 2 I, 1898, after an illness of but two \yeeks. For thirty-five years she had been her husband's 100'ing com- panion, and cheered his path \\ hen every- thing looked dark in the early years, and when it seemed as if only hard labor would be their portion through life. She li\ ed to enjoy ease, peace and comfort, and is re- membered with affectiunate consideratiun hy her cle\"oted family and a large circle ( friends. She was laid to rest in Bethel cem- etery. For a number of years she had heen a member of the Plymouth Brethren Churcll. 1\1r. and .l\1rs, Campbell were the pa- rents of fourteen children, four of \\ ham died in infancy. The others all reached maturity, and were given e\'ery chance to develop into the intelligent, respected members of society \\ hich they ha\'e become, a credit to their rearing and to their neighborhood. Six be- came school teachers. The family roll reads as follows in 1905: Robert Alexander, died March 23, 1870. 1Iatilda Jane, \\"as educated in \\"an\ ick township and Sarnia high schoul, taught school in \ \' arwick and Brúuke townships, and is no\\" the wife of George }IcElroy, of Brown City, .l\lichigan, and has four children, Thomas, \Villiam, Richard and .l\Iargaret. Elizaheth died March 29. 1870. Letitia was educated in the \Yarwick township schools. Strathroy high school, and the normal school at Ot- tawa, and then taught school for eight years in Kent and Lambton, prior to her marriage to Joseph :\1ills, of \Van\ ick to\\ nship. Robert Duncan died Sept. 15. 188ó. )'Iary Elinbeth died Feb, 14. 1887. Jamcs \\as ed- ucatef the village and is now sen'ing as \-illage treasurer. Soon after his marriage :\Ir. \Villiams settled at Buffalo, X ew York. where he was engaged in business for some time. Later he mO\'ed to Port Dalhousie, Ont., \\'here he conducted a hardware store and \yas man- ager of the hydraulic works. He resided there for some time. and then mo\-ing to the Georgian Bay district engaged in the same: business, Induced In' a better O p enin a in - 0 Port Huron. :\lichigan, he afterward moved there, and for some time operated a shinale- mill. He soon afterward disposed of this business and later, \yith his two sons, inaugu- rated the daily, Sunday and \yeekly Tele- graPh, a \yell-circulated newspaper of Port Huron. This, \yith the aid of his sons, Edwin C. and \\'alter B, J.. he conducted fur some time, I1is next business change \ya e\ en more marked and pronounced than his pre\ ious ones had been, and \\'e find him in Florida, engaged in the culti\'ation of orange 53ï trees. This imlustry, ho\\'e\'er, proHd in- sufficient to meet the demands of his relent- less acti\'itv, and he soon aften\ ard founde(1 the Citrus 'Coul/h- Star, \yhich he conducted with success for'some time. .-\t this period the illness and death of his \yife had begun to make inroads upon his health and decided him to make a trip to England, where he \\'ent in 1889, and there, about t\\ 0 weeks after his arri\'al. he died. \\' alter B. J. \ Yilliams has achieHd suc- cess mainly by confining his efforts to one pursuit. Born in Port Dalhousie. Ont., Jan. 2, 1862, he \\ as still quite young when his parents mO\'ed to Port Huron. In the public schools of that cit) he acquired his education, deHloping the keen perception, strict atten- tion to business, and taste for good literature, which ha\'e e\ er since characterized him as a man. By the experience on the TelegrapTl he early receh'ed practical training in news- paper \\'ork, \yhich has been of invaluable sen,ice to him, In the fall of 1885 he \yent to Florida, and started an orange grove, but the climate being ill-suited to his health, in February, 188i, he returned to Ontario, and, settling at Point Edward, took OHr a news- paper kno\\n as the Point Ed\yard Post, established the pre\'ious Christmas Day by his father. .-\s a man of energy and fertile resources he mastered the difficulties beset- ting a ne\\'spaper easily, and continued the publication of this periodical for fi\'e years. Then, in 1892, finding a good bargain in the Sarnia SUI!, a paper founded in 1885, he made the purchase and consolidating that periodical \yith the one he had been running he established the Sarnia Post. Keen in- sight into the tastes of the cOl11mUl1Ïty, and tact in presenting his \-ie\ys, \\ on him the confidence of old subscribers and brought in new ones. The paper is independent in poli- tics. and now has a wide circulation. On April 30, 1890, ::\Ir. \\ïllial11s mar- ried :\1iss :\1an' Tacob, \\ho \ya born in Chatham, Ont.: d;ughter of George Jacob, \yho \\'as killed in the battle of the \\ïlder- ness. while sen-ing \yith the Xorthern army in the American Rebellion. He was a rela- ti\-e of Commodore Grant. \\ hn is further 53 8 CO)'E\IEMOR.-\ TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD mentioned else\\ here. To )'Ir. and :\Irs. \\ï11iams ha\-e been born six children: \Val- ter RusseJI and Edwin George (Ì\yins), Ruth . \Iexamlria, .-\1fred Joyce and Grant Barthe (also t\yins), and Dorothy :\lary, )'Ir. \ Yi]]iams possesses rare foresight, comhined with great energy. Xot only can he concei\'e of a practical idea, but he CaIl also carry it into effect. As an editor he is untiring in his efforts, and finds his chief delight in mastering the obstacles besetting his path. In the social and religious life of his city he is active. He is a member of the Baptist Church, being among its substantial supporters, Fraternally he affiliates with the \. F. & \. :\1., R. . \. M., and K, T., the K O. T ),1" and S. of S, PETER McC-\LLC::\1 (deceased) wrote the fo11owing account of his own life: "I, Peter 1\1cCa11um, was born in the Parish of InHrary, in Culuha, Glenshira, on the fifth day of December, in the year 1812. \Vas the youngest of a family of eig'ht-five boys and three girls. Before I was a year old my father mO\'ed from there to St, John, \\"here he li\'ed for Ì\yet1Ìy-se\'en years. The parish school, \\ hich was about a mile dis- tant, \\ as where I got my education. The teacher's name was Mr. Bain; \vas an old soldier and was in the battle of Copenhagen, He WdS a very good teacher and was pre- centor in the Established Church, At the age of seventeen I \vent back to Glenshira and hired with a 1\1r. Turner as herds boy, receiving two sterling for six months. . \fter that I was at different places in .\rgyllshire as a shepherd, going occasionally to Glas- gow and Falkirk \\ ith sheep and cattle. "In IKp married Catherine Mc\rthur, and settled in Drimuanmc1ach, in the parish of Killean, as shepherd for Dr. James Hall. A fter two years \\ e moved to .-\rdary, in Kilniichael parish, Loch \ \ye. From there \\ e mO\'ed to Dunoon, sti]] remaining ,,-ith the same master, :\1r. :\lcDuga1cl. \\"here I stayed until 18.:;0, \\hen my wife's relati\es, \\ ho were coming to . \merica, persuaded me to come with them. It was ven- much against :\Ir. IcDugald's \vi]] that 'I came, as I had been engage!l \yith him for another year. . \fter se11ing our cattle and a few sheep and our hou:,ehold furniture we sent our luggage and such things as \\ e intended to take \\ ith us to . \rdrishaeg to be for- \\"arded to Greenock, from \vhich place \\ e intended to sail. Then we visited our friends in the mother land for the last time, after \\"hich \ve tra\ eled to\\-ard Greenock, cross- ing Loch Fyne to CO\'al at Strachur, from thence on our way to Dunoon \\ e heard the cuckoo cooing for the last time, I then \vent to Glasgow to arrange for our passage, also for a collie dog \vhich I thought a good deal of. and which was a guod deal of trouble. F rom there I \\ ent to Greenock and \\ e a11 hoarded the hoat called the '\\'ains\\orth,' and bi,l adieu to the 'hills and heather.' It "as on the 14th of June that we set sail from Greenock. \ V e were towed out as far as . \ilsa Craig by a tug, and before the tug left us a stO\\-a"ay was found \\-ho was running a\\ay from his wife, so he was sent back. \ \' e got out of sight of land the first day, then it was two weeks hefore we sighted an 'ocean wandered.' The '\ \' ainsworth' \\ as a strong boat but very slow. \\'e \\"ere O\'ertaken by se\-eral storms. In one \-ery se\-ere storm three masts \vent O\-erboanl \\ ith t\\ 0 sailors, who were in the rigging (fifteen of the pas- sengers died of smallpox and measles), The- boat had to gu to Cape Breton to be re- paired. where we had to wait two \\eeks, From there we went to Gross Island in the St, Lawrence ri\'er. It was there \\ e tìrst met Ir. Scoular, now of Forest. \\-hen we landed at ::\Iontreal ,,-e left that boat and boarded another \\"hich took us as far as Kingston, from there \\"e \\'el1Ì to Toronto, Queenstown, Buffalo, and finally landed at Port St lIJlcy: altogether \\-e \\"ere t\\ eke weeks on the journey. \\'e \'isited some friends in Sout h\vold and \\. estminster hefore coming to Bosanquet. \ \ - e came to Donald :\lcKeIlar's on the 2d ('on- cession and staved there about two weeks after \'ie\\'ing the lami. Then Dougald ::\Ic \rthur and J. went to the agent to get the lots \\ e \\-ere l( Joking at. \\'e found him at Brewster's )'lilI, nuw LU:\DIE:\10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Grand Bend. Dougald took the land on the Ridge Road no\\ occupied by :\lrs. Jean :\lc- .-\rthur. \ Yhile we \\ ere huilding a shanty (>n his place \\ ord came that the place that 1 intended to take had been taken up. I then got Lot 19, on Concession 12, and the In- dians \\"ere my nearest neighbors, I got men from the 2d, ..f.th and 6th Concessions, and :\1r. Bradley from Forest to build my shanty. It \\as built on the Indian trail. .-\fter \\c got the roof on the shant) I got .-\aron Tool, who had a yoke of o::-..en, to bring our lug- gage from the 1st Concession where \\"e had left it in a barn owned by John Elliott. \\lIen :\1r. TonI left, our first act was to pray for mercy and protection in our new home. Before \\ e had the house finished a Baptist minister by the name of Elder \\ïlliams, who preached at Bosanquet Corners, now .-\1'- kana. passed our place on his way to the Lake Shore. I \\"as glad to see a man pass- ing. Shortly after this another man came along, this time a :\11'. . \rmstrong, I thought I was fortunate to han stumbled on a minister's track although I had wan- (Ie red so far into the \\"ilaerness, I had to make a road to allow the \\ agon to go through the bush, :-'Iy wife had to pull turnips the next day for 11r. Tool for bring- ing our luggage, and I had to turn carpenter and put floor and door in the house with the assistance of an axe and auger. By this time six hens and a rooster had perched in the brush heap that I cleared off the lot that the shanty \\ as built on. \ Vhen I was laying the floor a hen-ha\\ k came and scared the hens. I hurried to put together my double barrelled gun which I had bought at :-'Iont- real. \Vhile I \\"as tlms engaged the hawk came back and caught a hen right at the door, but, on seeing me, he let her go and was hurrying a\\ ay when I shot him, I said to myself, like George Buchanan 'Gi\"e me your hand so that you will not do it again.' -\fter getting the floor laid and the door hung (which had to he hung \\ ith wooden hinges and pins for nails) I undertook to build a chimney \\"ith clay and split wood. The first tree I felled \\ as a large oak. and as I had no experience in such work \\"as \"ery 539 much afraid the tree \\ 0uld fall on the shanb" and I called my wife out to he out of dange;, but it happened to go the opposite \\"ay. \\' e were there but a few days when Donald Thompsnn and his wife and hrother, :;\lal- cohn, who had taken land beside us, came, Shortly after, another neighbor came, in the person of :\11'. Pringle from Yarmouth, \\"ho took up Lot I K l3y this time \\ inter had set in, and it was with great difficulty that \\ e cut the logs to huild a shanty for him \\ hich kept us employee I for three \\'eeks; but after all he did not come to settle there. Our ne::-..t difficulty \\'as \\"ith the mice, of \\ hich there \\"ere not a fe\\" in the shanty and \\ e had no means of catching- them, so I went to Duncan Johnson's (\\'ho is now in 1\Iani- toba) , amI got a cat, and \\ as no sooner home \\"ith her than she caught three mice. Our proyision for the winter consisted of flour \\ iiich was brought from Lobo, and po- tatoes \\ hich \\ e had bought from a :\1r. De\\"ar, of Plympton, and half a beef that Dougald :\Ic\rthur and myself had bought in Lohu, (This old friend of mine died in Kansas recently.) "TO\\"anls spring Elder \\ïlliams of .-\1'- kana held meetings in the shanty owned by :\11', Dawson on the Ridge Road, now 0\\ ned by .\, Ximmo; people came se\'eral mile" t attend the meetings. During the winter \\ (: \\"ere busy underbrushing and preparing the land for the spring crop. In chopping down the maples we sa\\ sap running, so \\ e boiled some down and made a small cake of sugar which we sold for a York shilling to :\1r. Gustin, who came from London township and was going to see his son at Lake Valley Grove. This was our first sale of any pro- duct of Canada. .-\bout this time a :\1r. Durand started a store near \\ here the cel- ery farm now is, and had as clerk a :\11', Bro\\ n from GlasgO\\, On my \\"ay to the store one day I met :\Irs, Rae, mother of Robert Rae of Thedford, and had a short cOI1\'ersation with her ahout the hardships of the pioneer's life. Xear the store there li\'ed an Indian chief bv the name of Quigua, who short1\' hefore had sold out to . \llen Kennedy. 'One day, in the spring. , \Irs. D, 5..J. o co n"IEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Thompson came to our place on a \'isit and got my wife to go out to the creek to fish, They took \\'ith them an old can-ing fork (\yhich we brought from the old country), and put a long handle in it to spear the fish with and were \"ery successful in catching some suckers: often after that they \yent there to fish, (l\lrs, Thompson is stillliying on the old homestead.) .\nother time while she was looking for the cows she got lost, and the little settlement turned out to look for her but did not find her that night, but on the next day her brother and some others found her near about where \\'illiam Nimmo no\\ has his house, The first question she asked her brother \"as 'Did you bring me anything to eat?' Before planting time \\ e heard that an Indian by the name of Stone had potatoes to sell, so 1\1r. Thompson and myself \\'ent \"ith a yoke of oxen and a sleigh to buy some. \\'hile there the Indian shO\yed us a t:'nited States bill and asked us if that \"as good money. \Ve told him we did not kno\\', but \\.hen we paid him with sih'er money he said that was good because it had the Oueen' s head on it. \\' e had a good deal otdifficulty in getting the potatoes home. the o'\:en got tired and did not want tu draw. so we got one on each side and tried to keep them straight but finally we got stuck and left the potatoes and sleigh there and \\ ent home with the oxen. The next day 1\Ir. Thompson's brother. Malcolm. who was a better teamster, \\'ent back with the oxen after the potatoes and sleigJl, That year I raised se\'enty hushels of potatoes, \\'hen we planted the corn the squirrels \\ ere so plentiful that they took a great deal of the seed out. "Our nearest post office \\'as at Adelaide yillage, which was nineteen miles from our home, and I \"alked that di;;tance more than once to see if there \yas a letter. and when one did come it was a letter with a cheque on the bank. and I had to go to London to get it cashed: then I \\as enabled to bu\' a yoke of oxen, \yhich J got from a :\Írs. :\10ore in \\'anyick. I also gnt a yoke and logging chain, I next got a CO\\'. and thought then that I \"as in a fair \\'ay at farming, \Ye then got a bell to put on the oxen, and a compass to guide us in the \\ oods. During that summer a number of people passed in search of land to buy, and especially on Sundays the settlers \\-ould take strangers to see the Indian settlement. One day the Re\'. :;\Ir. Scott. a Presbyterian min- ister (then of London. but \\-ho is now dead), and John Campbell, of the third con- cession (\"ho \\ ent along as guide, and who is also now dead), yisited all the new settlers of Bosanquet. They tra\ e1ed on foot. This minister took a great interest in supplying us \\-ith missionaries and ministers, and sent us forty dollars to help us build a church, which after a time was built at Pine Hill. \mong the first to come after 1\1r. Scott's yisit \\-as a 1\lr. Fraser. a catechist of Lon- don to\\ïlship, \\-ho held meetings in 1\1r. McLellan's house on the 5th Concession. 11r. Fraser's two sons, Donald anti .\iex- ander. took up land at the Lake Shore that year. and were aftenyard elders in Ra\"ens- wood Presbyterian Church. The Presbytery of London then e'\:temled as far as Sarnia. Chatham and \Vindsor, and the county coun- cil held their meetings at Sand\yich. "In l\lay, 1852, I sold my place to Ì\\-O brothers by the name of E\'es. and bought the north half of Lot 10, Concession 6. from Dougald :\lcLaughlin. I built a house on the place and settled dO\\ïl to \york. The place is now owned by George \Vilson. The first meeting to arrange for preaching in the section was held at the house of A.lexander McInnis. The next week another meeting was held at Dougald lcKellar's, who is now in Thedford, and the Presbyterians from all around attended the meetings. 1\1r. Brown. before spoken of, acted as secretary. :\lr, Campbell and myself were appointed to write to the Presbytery to supply us with a minister, and at the same time it \\ as de- cided to hold the sen'ices in the school on the place owned hy :\lr. Kietchim. now 0\\ ned hy Da\'id Smith. The Presbytery first sent us a man named :\1r. Clark. a mis- sionan-; he was also treasurer for the Pres- byter . and a \'ery goml man who looked after the interests of the people. Those who C01DIE1IOR.\TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD \vere sent after that to preach \\'ere Rev. :\Ir. :\IcPherson, of \\-est \\ïlliams; Re\'. :\Ir. utherland of Ekfrid; Re\-. :\Ir. :\IcCaul, Chatham; ReL 1r. \Yalker, also of Chat- ham; and Rev. :\1r. King, of Bu",ton; then \\ e had a student, a Ir. Ferguson. The min- isters boarded with Donald :\lcKellar. .-\bout that time Re\', :\Ir. \Yalker, who \vas going to Sarnia to be placed, passed through by our place, and spent a night \vith us. He \vas aften\ ard clerk for the Presbytery of Lon- don, Our first settled minister was :\Ir. Blont, who \\as a godly man and won many friends during his short stay. \Yhile here he married a :\liss Kennedy of \ Y est \\ïlliams, lateh- out from Scotland. He preached at Pine"' Hill and Ra venswood. It \\ as at that time that the church was built at Pine Hill, for \vhich Re\'. :\1r. Scott gave the forty dol- lars, :\Ir. BIont \\ as delicate, so after bid- ding a sad fare\\ ell to the congregation here they started for the Old Country, but when on the St. La\\-rence ri\ er the vessel sank, and he and his wife and son \\ ere druwned, Our ne",t minister \\ as Re\'. :\Ir. Goodfel- lo\v; he \\ as here but a short time \\ hen he m rried a :\Iiss :\Iartin of \\Ïndsor, an(l took up housekeeping in Arkona, where he preached occasionally. He remained with us several years. His son and daughter are still living. In his time the :\Ianse was built at Pine Hill, it being the house now occu- pied by George Thompson. :\Ir. Goodfellow moved from here to XO\'a Scotia, where hi" wife died. He married again but he and his \\'ife are both dead now. 1\Ir. Goodfellow \vas succeeded by the Re\', :\1r. l\Ic-\lpine, who sta\'ed \vith us a few Years and then went to' St. lIary's. He w';s succeeded by the Rev, :\Ir. Currie, who followed the ex- ample of other ministers, and married :\Ii E, Jarvis shortly after coming. Steps \vere taken to haYe the place of meeting changed, so a church was built in Thedford in 1877. The contractor was :\Ir. Robinson of Sarnia and the building committee: T. Kirkpatrick: Donald :\IcKellar, T. Carmichael. T. Gordon, H. IcXabb, :\lr. Grierson, J. Dallas, and myself. :\Ir. Kirkpatrick prO\-ed a great help as he was a mason. Of this number 5-1-1 four haYe passed a\\ ay to their rest, and t\\ 0 ha\ e mm-ed awa). :\lr. Kirkpatrick laid the corner stone, and a fe\v ) ears ago :\Irs. h...ir:"'- patrick ga\ e a bell fur the church, which calb us to the house of God. In his will :\Ir. Kirkpatrick left four hundred dollars to the church and Sabbath-school. amI of this one hundre(1 dollars was expended in pur- chasing a library. .\ fe\\ years ago :\lr5. Parker, then a member of this church, gave a clock to the church. She has since mO\-ed to Forest. The congregation has been steadily growing-, and prospering although. large number haYe died since our minister \Vas first placed among us. In the year 1885 a ne\\' :.\lanse \vas built close to the church, and \\ ith :\Ir. Currie's good taste and labor he has made a beautiful lawn with hedge and e\-ergreens. .. X ow to return to the 6th Concession. \ Y e \\ ere not long there \\ hen a Sunday- school was started by the efforts of \Villiam Smith and m self. It was held every Sun- day afternoon in my house. .-\fter a time Ir. Smith removed from there and his brother Va \ id took his place in the Sunday- school. The scholars came from between the Ridge Road and the Boundary, and were taught from the Bible and the Shorter Catechism, there being no other lesson helps. This continued for some time till the school house \vas built on Luke Robinson's place (no\v owned by Henry :\lcBryan), then the Sunday-school \\ as held in the school-house. _ \t that time the woh'es and bears \vere abundant. The first sheep I had was carried off by a wolf, and another time a bear took a calf out of the field and took a pig from .-\lexan(ler :\IcInnis, One time when Dou- gald Campbell (no\\ dead), who li\'ed about \vhere George Sutherland now liYes, \\ as out looking for the co\\ s, near what is no\\' the back of 1Ir. Jaap's farm, he saw a bear with two cubs, and he at once climbed an ironwood tree \vhich unfortunately \vas not very strong so that he could not go up \'ery high. \Yhen the bear saw him it got on top of a li.ttle knoll where it could reach his foot, and tore the back of his foot badl\', Just then his dogs sighted the cubs and w s b;rk- 5-1-2 CO!\1l\1EMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ing at them, so the bear left Dougalll to at- tend to the cubs. He at once got down and hurried off to the nearest house, which be- longed to Rohert Cra\dúrd, who then ]i\'ed 011 the farm now o\\ïled 1)\ .-\lex. :\Ic);'abh, \\'hen he gut there and sa\ " the blood on his foot he could not mOHo and 111'. Crawford had to carrY him home. . \nother time when some one \ "as going through the woods he sa\\" a bear and a couple of cubs. He told the people and the neighborhood turned out in search of the bear. On seeing so many men the cuhs climbed up a tree, but were shot. and when they fell we were as fright- ened to touch them as \\'e had been when the\' were alive, \ \T e did not see al1\,thing mo e of the bear, and \\'ere not troubled with them after that. "The first school that was built "as a shanty built on the corner of 1r. Terrace's farm: now O'\\"ned hy :\1r. Armitage. The first teacher was :\liss Star and when she left :\1iss Hill came. After coming to the 6th I was appointed a school trustee and continued in that office on and off for twenty years. Shortly after\\ ard I was appointed justice of the peãce. Dissatisfaction had arisen about the place where the school was situated, some \\"anting to haH it mO\"ed to the side road bet\\ een the 6th and 8th Concessions. A day was appointed to haH a meeting about it. but on that dav there was a child's funeral. Some wanted to" ha\'e the meeting postponed but this ,ve could not do, and the majority were in fa\'or ()f having the school on the side road, It was built on the farm then 0\\ ned by Peter Campbell, where it stayed for some time, hut trouh]e again arose. and No. S section was divided into three sections, 5th, gth and IOth. The 8th and IOth joined and huilt a schoo] of their own on the farm of Tas. l\1cCordic, hut this schoo] was burned, 'and after some time they hui]t a brick school. It \Vas at this time that the red schoo] was huilt on the 6th, and a fter some time it \\ as replaced by a brick one huilt on J. Dallas' farm, where \\'e \\ ill now leaH it. "In the veal' 1868 I suffered a severe loss in the (le-;ith of my wife after a lingering illness of seHral years, \ Y e had taken a young girl to raise by the name of Janet .i\Ic \rthur, in the year 1861. Soon after we tonk a nephe\v of my "ife to raise, Peter :\Ic \rthur, who was about eight months old, Shortly after this my nephe\\" came out frum Scut]and to help me \\ ork my farm, and I bought one hundred acres, one fifty adjoin- ing the lot I had, and the other was the \\"est half of Lot 13. He thuught he could make more money speculating. so he left me after a couple of years. lIe married :\Iiss E. :\Ic- Lellan and went to liH at \\'allaceburg. where they still live, A few years after my \Ùfe died Janet :\1c.-\rthur took her sister Isabella. to stay \\ ith her for company, and I sent them to school and gaH them all a good education, "Thos, Piggott. Sr., had built a cheese factory on the Ridge Road: after he had run it a year or t\\"O the Ridge Tree Cheese Com- pany huught him out and ran the facto! y HI') uccessfl1ll) till Oct. 23(1. 1887. "hen it "as burned. This \vas a great loss to the company; howe\'er. they soon got to work and put up a ne\\" factory. . \fter the first factory was hought the cheese company founded a lodge called the 'Grange: and got a :\11'. Cole from Bear Creek to organize the society, \\'e used to hold our meetings upstairs in the factory, I ""as appointed secretary for a time, I took orders and \\ e sent a""ay to the \\'holesa]e Grange store for our supplies, keeping a kind of store, __ \n e\"ening \vas appointed fnr our meetings. when the goods \\"ere distributed, ""e did a rushing husiness for a few years and had an oyster supper occasiunally and had a Hry enjoyah]e time. \Ye also had 'Grange pic- nics,' in the summer, when \\"e \\'ent to .i\1r. Smith's grove in \Yarwick. and had a num- her of speakers from a distance, .-\iter a time it \vas thought a(kisab]e to mo\"e the Grange. It was then taken to John :\lcKay's, and ,,-hen he sold out the Grange went dmnl. The numher of the lodge was I04, and \\"as called Ridge Tree Grange. In addition to all the other organizations, the society had to start a Township Insurance Comp:my. but not haying the numher of memhers required we tried to form an Ea t Lamhton In<;ur- C011 IEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ance, and ,;ucceeded, This is nO\\' \...no\\ n as the East Lambton Fire Insurance Com- pany. "In the fall of I SI I sold Lot 10. on the 6th Concession, Some years pre\'ious to this I had mO\-ed to \\est half of Lot 13. 5th Con- cession, where I li\-ed until I sold out and mO\"ed to Thedford in -\pril, Ig 5, "On Oct. ï. I gg I. I was again married to }Iiss _ Ic -\rthur. of St. Thumas, In the pring of 1883 \\'e tuok another girl to raise, in the person uf }Iaggie }lc\rthur. who is still \\ ith us:' In .-\pril. IX95. }Ir. }IcCallum and his e<;timable wife mO\ ed to the \'illage of Thed- ford. principally for the purpose of being near the church which he 100'ed so well. and where he was to be found \\ orshipping e\ ery Sabbath as long as the state of his health per- mitted. 1\Ir. }IcCallum li\'ed a contented, pious, Christian life. 100'ed and respected by a large circle of friends and acquaintances. until he departed this life and entered into his re\\'ard. \\'ESLEY C. PRAY (deceased). .-\mong the eminent men of Lambton Coun- ty. \\ hose names are still familiar anù \\'hose memory is still green, none is called \\'ith more e"-pressions of regret and esteem than thè late \\' esle\" C Pray, \\'hose death oc- curred at his Í1Üme in'. \h'inston. Brooke to\\ì1ship. :\Iay 1 ï, 1898. }Ir. Pray \\'as born Dec. 19, 18G5, at Ogdensburg. ew York. son of \ \ïlliam and }Iary (Braith- \\-aite) Pray. \Yilliam Pra\' settled for some time in \h-inston, wher he engaged in the manu- facture of hoops and sta\"es, In 1902 he re- mO\'ed to Indian Head, Xortl1\\'est Terri- tory. \\'here he is still engaged in business. \ \' esley C Pray \yas the only son of his parents. and recei\:ed his education in Buf- falo. \ \'hen his parents came to . \h-inston, our subject engaged as bookkeeper. \\'ith his father's business. }Ir. Pra\' married \Iiss Ada Crmdord. of -\h'inst m. Ont.. only daughter of Dr. . \llen and .-\lmyra (Patter- 5-1-3 son) Cra\donl, \\ ho came as pioneers, from Scotland to Canada. Dr. Crawford prac- ticed medicine in Doswell, before coming to .\h inston. in 18ïï. and \\'as highly esteemed in that place, as \\ ell as here, \\ here his death occurred in 18gX. Full of charit\' and thought fur uthers, Dr. Cra\dord ha l hosts of friends \\ here\'er his \york led him. while his sound judgment and sterling character \YUn him a place in the front rank of men of refinement and education. 1\Irs. Crawford died in 1891, in the faith of the ::\Iethodist Church. T\\ 0 children \\ ere horn to Dr. and :;\Irs. Cra\dord: Clare, a student in the London Business college; and. \da I-J" nO\\ :\Irs. Pray. Dr. Cra\\ ford \\'as a Reformer in politics. During his residence in .\h'inston, }1r. Pray purchased a brick residence on :\Iain street, in \yhich :\Irs, Pra) now resides. Re- ligiousl} :\1r. Pray was a consistent member of the :\Iethodist Church. In political s) m- pathy he was a Reformer, and for senral \"ears held the office of reeve. At his death Íle left the follO\\'ing children: Harrison C, .-\lma H., and .-\lIen T., all of \\'hom are students in school. Socially he \\ as a mem- ber ùf the .-\. F, & .\. }L: the C. O. F,: the 1. O. F" and the 1. O. 0, F., all of ,\h-inston, Ontario. During his honorable and useful life, he displayed those characteristics, \\'hich en- title him to the remembrance and esteem of his fello\\' citizens, D.\ IEL DCXH.-\:\I. .-\mong the progressi\-e and representati\'e men of Plympton township, Lambton County, Ont., is Daniel Dunham (brother of Da\'id Dun- ham, mentioned elsewhere), born in \'au- ghan to\\ nship, York County. Ont., :\Iarch 31. 18-1-8, \\'hen he was fi\-e years of age. he \\ ent to li\'e \yith a married sister, 1rs, \ \ïl- liam F. \Yard. and when nine years old went to Dorchester, where he acqt;ired a limited education. Still later he came to Plympton to\\ìlship \\ ith his brother Da\-id, and took up 100 acres of rough land in Plympton to\\ìlship, This he subsequently sold to .54-1- COM:\IE)'10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Da\-id, and purchased the lOa-acre farm on \\ hich he now resides, and \yhich he has brought into a high state of culti\-ation. A.t . \rlwna, Lambton County, Dec, 30, 1869. Ir, Dunham was united in marriage \\ ith \Iiss Harriet ElIen Sninly, daughter of l)ayid and Elizabeth Sni\-ely. .11rs, Dun- ham was born in \'"elIand County. Ont., :\ov.4, 18-1-9. and died Oct, 25, 1890, They became the parents of the following chil- dren: Samuel Curtis, born July 8. 1871, married Catherine Curtin, June 21, 1902, and resides in Sih'er Creek, )J ew York; James B., born March q, 1873, married, in .-\pril, 18 9. Ida Florence Stockdale, and re- sides at Burlingtun, Ont.; Franklin Evert, burn April 16, [880, married Rachael Freele, Dec, 25, 1901, and resides in Plymp- ton to\\ïlship; Harriet Emma, born Dec, 28, 1883; Ethel .1lay, born March 4. 1885. .1lr. Dunham has filled the office of school trustee, very acceptably. He and his family are consistent members of the Ieth- odist Church. of which he is class leader. In political affiliations he is independent, pre- ferring to \-ote for the man rather than to be bound by party lines, lIe is a member of the C. O. F., of Forest, and has held the office of chaplain for the past fiye years. .1Irs. Dunham \\ as the second daughter of David and Elizabeth Sni\-ely, and the family mO\'ed to Dorchester to\\ nship. \vhere :\Irs. Snively died when )'Irs. Dunham was a child. Mrs. Dunham was converted at a revival meeting held at HarrietvilIe \vhen she was eighteen years of age, and since then has been a consistent Christian \\ oman, Dur- ing their married life :\Ir. and :\Irs. Dunham han passed throu h the various trials and pri\'ations incident to pioneer life, but now they appear to have forgotten nutch that \vas hitter, and enjoy recalling the pleasures of those early days, in their comfortable home, surrounded by the comforts their thrift and industry have prO\'ided, There they dis- pense a generous and deeply appreciated hos- pitality to their many friends, and enjoy the blessings sent them as a re\\ ard of upright, conscientiuus living and earnest, hard work. JOHX FOSTER. une of EnniskilIen"s most afh'perous general merchant and postmaster of Brig- den. lo(Jre to\\"I1ship, Lambton County, who 0\\ n-> and operates a branch store at Brad- sha\y. is one of the count\" best known citi- zens. having been identifi d \\ ith the gro" th, prosperity and progress of this section for O\'er a quarter of a century. )'1r.. \rm- strong \\as born \pril 23, 18-J.6, in Zorra East to" nship, Oxford County. Ontario. \rthur .\rmstrong. his father, was a na- ti\'e of Ireland, born in County Ferman gh, in ISla, and there grew to manhuod and en- gaged in fanning. He came to Canada in 18 35 in a sailing \ es"el, \'ia Quebec, settling in the Xiagara District, \\ here he spent five years on a farm, and \\ hile there he enlisted in the British army, seeing sen'ice during the Iackenzie Rebellion of I 83ï-38. In I83S he came. to Oxford County, bu)ing a tract of land in Zorra \\'est township, being among the first settlers in that section. Here he ,;ettled and began the life of a pioneer, huilding a small log house, and by hard work he succeeded in clearing his farm which he imprO\"ed eÀtensi\"ely, building a fine dwell- ing-house and barn. . \fter remaining fi\ e years he mO\ ed tn Zorra East and \\ ent through this e....perience again. There the remainder (If his Ii fe was spent, his death occurring in I 88-J.. at the ripe old age of se\'enty-four years. .\rthur \rm- strong \\ as a de\ out member of the Church of England and ga\ e the land upon \yhich the cemetery stands, the same being a por- tion of the old homestead. He was a stanch Consen ati\ e. but \\ as no politician and did not seek public office. \\'hile in the Xiag- ara District, he married Susan E\'erett, \\"ho was born in Canada, on the Xiagara river, and whose parents "ere nati\es of Xe\\" Jer- sey and of German descent. She died on the farm. and both Ir. and lrs, \nnstrong .::-f.Ú CO IMEl\IORA TIVE BIOGR.\PHICAL RECORD, are buried in the Church of England ceme- tery. Eight chi]drcn \\ ere born to this union, three of whom died young: 11ary (deceased) married Joseph Jclmes; Jacob is deceased; John is our suhject; Hannah mar- ried \\ïlliam Regan; Ruhert is deceased, J olm \nnstrong attended the district schuols of his nati\'e township. and recei\ ed a fair education. although in tho"e days. the country being new, the opportunities \\ ere extremely limited. He grew up on the farm. where he remained until of age, assisting his father in farming, \Vishing to see \\'hat opportunitics presented themselves to young men in the \\ estern country. he started fur the \\ est, going- as far as \ Visconsin, \\ here he spent a veal', principal1y engaged in con- tract work. Seeing that Canada afforded better opportunities he returned home, and for fl\"e years engaged in public work. huild- ing bridge, in his O\\Ïl and adjoining town- ships" In 1 R73 he built the \woden bridge 0\ er Smith creek, which is stil1 standing, in a good state of presen'ation. after U\'er thirty-three years of use, ] n this year he ga\ e up contract \vork and started farming, buying land near his father's homc which he farmed for fl\"e years. In I 7K he rented his farm and came to Lambtl)J1 Countv. be- coming a partner with Juhn Da\\"so . his \\'ife's brother, in the general merchandise lJUsines at Brigden, For four ycars the business \\ as conducted under this partner- ship, l\Ir, .\rmstrong, at the end of this time, assuming thc whole business. \\ hich he has successfully carried on for the past Ì\\ enty- three years. adding to the general merchan- dise lJl1sine s, a millinery and tailoring de- partment. china\\ are, crockery, carpets. ete. The estahlishment is now one of the largest in the Count v of Lamhton, In the year If-:R9 :\Ir. .\rmstrong com- menced the construction of his present fine business blod:. built of brick. one of the finest and most substantial in the county: its cost \\"as six thousand dollars. In 1893 :\11'. .\rmstrong opened his branch store at Brad- sha\\, under the management of \y, J. Brr)\\"nley. and the success \\ hich has heen gaine(IIJ\' the ne\\' branch as \\"cll as the main st! Jre testifies to the e'\:cel1ence of the goods and the husiness ability of 11r. \rmstrong. In 1897 he started another branch, at In- \\ 00<1. under the management of his nephew, \\', R. Da\\ son, \\"ho for nine years was a clerk in the store at Brigden. to \\ hom :\1r. \rm.,trong has lately sold his Im\ ood branch. In 1902 l\Ir. .\rmstrong erected a large cold storage building in Brigden, the only structure of the kind in the CnUllty, and up-to-date in e\ ery respect. It is 2h by So feet in dimensions. and has a capacity of fi\'e carloads. :\11'.. \nnstrung is a man of en- terprise and besides his husiness interests 0\\ ns 200 acres of well-cultivated farm land, 150 acres in Enniskillen to\\"nship, and fifty acres in Somhra to\\"nship, upon which he carries on stock raising and general farming. His fine brick residence in Brigden is one of the most beautiful homes in the county, It is fitted with all modern improvements and no pains ha\'e been spared to make the home comfortable, :\11'. _ \nnstrong is not a politician, but he is a stanch memher of the Consen'ative party. to \\"hich his father belonged, He \\"as appointed postmaster at Brigden in IR82. under Sir John A. :\lacdona](l"s ad- ministration. and has filled that office for the past Ì\venty-t\\"O years with credit and satisfaction. Personally 1Ir, \rmstrong is a fa mil v man, stricti v d mestic in his habits. He anclI1Ìs familv ar members of the Church of Eng-Iand, but ;IS there is no church of that denomination in Brig-den they attend the Presb\ terian Church. On June 18. 1873. :\ I r. .\rmstrong \\"as married to :\Iiss Eli7ahcth Da\\"son, of Blen- heim to\\ïlship. Oxford County, Ont., daughter of the late Thomas and Eliza (\ \' oo\"erton ) Da\\son, and fi\ e children ha\ e been horn to them: .\rthur, born in East Zorra t(1\\ nship. attended school in :\[nore to\\ nshlP allll at l'ppcr Canada Cnl- leg-e. recei\"ed his Il11siness training in his father's stl're. and since 1902 has been en- gag-eel in husiness at Oil Springs. ha\'ing hought out the business of . \]exander \\Til_ son: he married Edith \Valker. daughter of Jllhn \Yalker. amI one son, John. has been co nlE IOR.\TIVE BIOGRAPHIC\L RECORD. horn to them, Clara _\,. \\ ho \\ a<; educated in the Brigden nd arnia high schools. married C, C. p, Réntsch. of St. Louis. :\Iis- souri, ha died} Ullllg, Rflbert \ \'.. e!lucated at the home schO! b and at the Chatham bus- ine <; C! llege. is at home \\ ith his father. Lyla I. is at home. SCTHERL\XD JOHXSTOX, cus- tom nfficer at Sarnia and for a numher of years a leading druggist and reliable phar- macist of that place. \\as born Jan, 26, 18 55, and is a son of the late Dr. Thomas \\'illiam Johnston. extended mention of him and fam- ily being found else\\-here, :\1 r. Johnston \vas educated in the public schools of Sarnia, and sen-ed his apprentice- ship to the drug business with F. \. Grem- mill. of Sarnia, afterward taking a Cr>urse in pharmacy in the Cnited States. He then commenced busine<.;s for himself. during I8ï5-ï6 in Bay City, :\Iichigan. Returning to Sarnia. he opened a business here in Sep- tember, I ï6. and for t\\ enty-one years was located in the Durand block. 011 \\'est Front street. in 189ï remO\-ing to East Front street, His residence is located on East Christina street. He control1ed a large part of the trade in the localit\,. not onlv because he \\ as a nati\'e of the it\- and f an old and distinguished family, b 1t because of the confidence he inspired by his ul1\'an ing care- fulness and complete comprehensi m of his most important business. In Septemher, 1902. he s()ld his business to P. T. :\lcGib- }'on, and in February, 1903. \\as appointed cu<;tom officer at the port of Sarnia. :\Ir. Johnston has ne\'er gi\'en much attention to public matters, the demands of business usu al1y requiring all his time and energy. On July IS. 1885, :\Ir. Johnston was married to :\Iiss Iargaret Foulds, a nati\'e of Sarnia, and a daughter of James and Grace (Cameron) Foulds, James Foulds w s born in 1830, at Renfre\v. Scotland, and came to Ontario at the age of ele\'en years. \ fter spending some time at Perth, Brock- ville and Goderich he in IRp settled in Sar- nia. where he engaged in a baking and con- fectionery business. and here he died in 1896. 5-1-7 He was a man of prominence in Sarnia. and sen-ed in the council for se\'eral Years, His wife, born on \\'olfe Island, prec ded him to the grave in 1892. at the age ()f fifty-six years; her life, from the agc of se\'en ycars, was spent in Sarnia, James Foulds and his \\'ife had the fol1O\\ ing children: Elizabeth, \dlO is the wife of John :\lcGregor, of De- troit, Iichigan: Iargaret. [rs. Johnston: :\Iartha, \vho is the wife of \\ïl1iam Steed, of Johannesburg, South .\frica; Charlotte, who married J. C. :\Iills. of Jan is. Ont,: James, \\ ho is engaged in mining at J ohan- nesburg, South .\frica: Edgar, \vho died at the age of 1\venty-t\\ 0 ears: Frank. \\ ho is engaged in the confectionery husincss at \\'aterloo. Iowa: and Ethel. \dlO is unmar- ried and resIdes at Johannesburg. James Foulds was a son of \\ïlliam and Elizabeth t Kinninmond ) Foulds, the maiden name of the latter's mother t \\ hose parents had a farm at \\' emyss, in Fife County) heing Os- wald. The birth of \Yilliam Foulds oc- curred in Fife, Scotland, in 1803. His fa- ther was \\ïlliam Foulds, of A \Tshire, and his mother's maiden name was \\ïlson, and her parents li\'ed in Paisley. \\ïl1iam Foulds, father of James. came to Canada in 18-1- I, amI settled in Lamhton County. and died there in I8ï6, The mother of :\Irs, J ohn- ston. Grace (Cameron) Foulds, \\as a daughter <)f Donald and Janet t Ramsey) Cameron, and a granddaughter of Hugh and :\Iargaret (:\lcCiellan) Camerun. of Glen- garry. Unt. Hugh Cameron \\ as a son of .\llen Cameron, a farmer of Loch \ber, Scotland, Janet Ramse}. the \\"Îfe of Don- ald Cameron. \vas a (laughter of Gilbert and Grace ( \nderson) l{amsey, of old Rattray, Scotland, and the latter \\ as a daughter of J ames and Janet ( ichol) .\nderson. of BlairgO\\ rie. in Scotland. Gilbert Ramsey \\ as the son of Da \-id Ramsev amI Elizabeth :\lingis. of Rattray. :\Ir. and :\lrs, John ton both ha\'e an an- cestr of \\ hich they may justly feel proud. _\ family of four children ha,> been born to them. namely' Dorothy. Grace. Gilbert amI Elin, :\lrs. Johnstun is a valued mem- her of St. _\ndrew's Presbyterian Church of i-l.8 CO:\111E110R--\ TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Sarnia. :\1r. Johnston is fraternally con- nected \\ ith the :\Iasonic order, holding mem- bership in St. Simon Cyrene Preceptory, Xo. 37, K. T.; \\Tawanosh Chapter, Ko. 15; and Victoria Lodge, Xo. 56. In his po- litical sympathy he is with the Reform party, He stands high in the estimation of his fel- 10\\ citizens, dnd he and his family enjoy a pleasant social life and have a wide circle of friends. HEXRY E, TE\\', \\ho has a farm of ISO acres on Concession 2, Lot 13, is one of the representati\-e farmers and stock buyers of Enniskillen to\\ìlship, Lambton County. Henry E. Tew was born near Paris, Drant County, May 17, 18-1-7, son of Will- iam and Jane <.. \Vilkins) Tew, both of whom \vere born in England, The father of \\'ilI- iam Tew \\'as \VilIiam Tew. \dlO died in England, leaving the following children: Rev. Henry, deceased; Dr. John, deceased; \rthur, a resident of Brant County; and \\ illiam. \Villiam Te\\, the father of Henry E., came to Canada \\ hen a young man and settled in 13rant County, \\"here he nnrried. Here he engaged as a butcher and drO\'er, \\ hich trades he follO\ved until he retired from acti\'e htsiness life. He and his worthy \\ ife still reside in Brant County on the home \\ hich he cleared from wild land. They are devout members of the Iethodist Church, To them have been born the following chil- dren: \\ïlliam, a veterinary surgeon of :ì\lÏch- igan, is the father of t\\.o children; Arthur resides at the old homestead; :\Iary married Joshua Gillam, of Burford, Brant County, and has four children: John is at home; .\n- nie married \Villiam Hull and has t\VO sons; Ed\\ anI married the daughter of '11'. Cook, of Brant County, and settle(l at Brantfonl, \\here he died in 1897, lea\'ing two children: _\rchie married Miss Kate Freil, of Dawn, \\ here they no\\' reside, having three chil- (Iren. :\Iyrtle, E\-a and E(h\ard; Henry E, is our subject, Henry E. Tew was educated in Brant ('ounty, \\"here he grew to manhood, coming to Lambton County at the age of nineteen. Here he worked for three years at 1ul11ber- ing, after which he engaged in the butcher trade, at \\ hich he continued for si",teen years. During that time he purchased his present fine farm, which at that time was solid \\ood land. On June 9, 1887, he mar- ried :ì\liss Mary Pelton, who was born in Brant County, Oct. I, 1859, daughter of Hamilton and Hannah Pelton, and a mem- her of one of Brant County's oldest families. To Henry E. Tew and wife have come four children: \\ïlliam, born in 1889, a student at the Oil Springs high school; Vera, born in 1890; Lorena, born in 1894; and 1\Iinnie, born in I89R, who took the first prize at the Toronto Fair out of 5,000 children present, for being the handsomest child, In religion this family are members of the :'.lethodist Church and politically :\11'. T ew is an acti\ e supporter of the Conserva- tive party. He has long been considered one of the best fanners in the to\\ì1ship, and is highly esteemed for his genial disposition and upright character. \\lLLL\:\1 J. :\L\C\LPI , one of \ Van\ ick Ì(m nship's \\'elI-knO\\ì1 CItIzens, and the representati\"e of the Lambton County Farmers' :Mutual Fire Insurance Co., is a native of the county, born south of the London Road, il} \\'an\ ick tm\"11ship, :\lay 9, IR-I-9, __ \ndrew :\lacalpin, his grandfather, \\as a nati\'e of Scotland, where he learned and folIo\\ ed the trade of cotton weaver. There he married a l\Iiss :\lills, and they hecame the parents of six children, as folIo\\ s: \ \ïll- iam: Peter, who resides in :\fichigan; Rob- ert, deceased; \ndre\\, a resident of Sarnia; Eliza, \\ ho married H.obert Burns, of ParI-. Hill. Ont.; and Janet, the widow of \\ïlliam Frederick Smith, residing in \ \T arwick. In 1822 ),11'. Iacalpin, with his wife and littlt. family, came to Canada, first locating in Sherbrooke, Lanark County, in which sec- tion they \\ ere amlJng the first settlers, There he farmed among the rocl,s, trying to sup- port his family. In IR35 he came to Lamh- ton County, locating on part of the farm hi son \\ïlliam had taken up in 1832. He died at the home of his son, .\nc1re\\", in Sarnia CO:\DIE IORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. to\\ nship, in J 8-1-5, at the age of se\ enty, and \\"as buried in the Bunyan cemetery in Sar- nia to\\ nship. He \\ as a :"tanch Liberal. In his religious \"iews he was a Baptist, and for ears he \\ as a local preacher in Lanark County, being also one of the pioneer preach- ers of Lal11bton County. His wife died on the farm in Lanark County in 183-1-. ag-l fifty-fi\-e years, and was buried at Perth, in that C0unty. \\-illiam Iacalpin. eldest sun of .\nJre\\ , \\-as born in Scotland, about 18 J I. and \\ as ele\'en ears old \\-hen he crossed the .\tlantic \\ ith his parents. He recei\ ed little educa- tiun either in the schools of his native coun- try or in the :\ew \Yorld, He grew to mall- hoo(l in the rough countr) of Lanark County, and was in his twenty-second year when he came to Lambton County, alone. HO\\ e\-er he \\ as \\-ell used to pioneer life. He purchased a tract of land, comprising 200 acres in \\-arwick to\olship, Lot 3. Conces- sion 3. S. E, R.. just south of the Londo;] Road. near the Plympton line. .\t that early day there \\"ere no roads, only Indian trails to be guided by, unly a few settlers within miles. a little lug cabin here and there, and the forest ahounding with woh'es and other wild animals, Here he settled to make a home, cutting his 0\\'11 lumber for IJis first home. a little log cabin, Shortly after ar- ri\-ing he sold half of his land to \\ïlliam F. Smith, his brother-in-law (whose widow nO\\ 0\\ ns it). retaining the other half for his 0\\ n use-the part now owned by his son \\ïlliam. Here he spent a life of hard work. He succeeded finalh', with the assistance of his sons, in clearing up his farm, but it was only after years of toil. .At that early day there \\ as little or. no demand for timber, which \\ as cut dmo1 and còm'erted into potash, for \\"hich there \\ as a good market. I r. Iacalpin \\"as a \'olunteer in the Rebel- lion of 1837-38. He died on his farm Dec. j, I8ï8, and he is buried in the Brick Church cemeten-. in the Count\- of Lambton. He "as a standi Reformer. He" as a mem- ber of the Baptist Church. and \\as \'erv ac- ti\'e in church affairs, IIe was a memh r of the British Bible S()ciet in \ \-an\"ick to\\ n- 5-1-9 ship and "as president of the \Yarwick branch for a number of years. :'\Ir. )'Iacalpin married, in Lanark County, .\lice Smith, \\ ho "as born in Burk- head, near GlasgO\\", and died Feb. 10, 1898, on the farm, being laid to rest beside her hushand. She \\ as abo a memher of the Baptist Church and was a good, kind, Chris- tian \\oman. They had the..e children: Ellen, \\'110 died) 0l1l1g: .\ndrew. \\ hu farms a part of the homestead; Jane, \\ ho married _ \rchibald \ \' ark. of PI) mpton to\\ nship; Robert, physician and surgeon of Petrolia; John, a well knO\\'I1 oil operator. who died in 190-1- in PetrolIa; :\liss Elizabeth, who re- sides on the old homestead; \ \ïlliam J.. our subject; and two children who died in in- fancy. William J. lacalpin was educated in the public schools of the district. \\'here he has been engaged in fanning all of his life, He culti\ ates fifty acres of the homestead farm, on "hich he has made many imprO\'ements. Besides farming ).1r. :\Iacalpin has de\"oted many years to the insurance husiness, He was agent of the Imperial Life Insurance Co., of Lambton County, for e\-eral years, and \\'as one of the promoters of the Lamhton County Farmers' ).Iutual Life In- surance Co" being auditor of the company for se\ eral years. Since 1895 he has been agent for the company in \\'arwick and Plympton to\\ nships. Politically he is a stanch Liberal. He was assessor and tax collector of the township for a number of years, offices "hich he filled \\ ith credit to himself and to the satisfaction of the com- munity. For ten years he has been a mem- ber of the board of license commissioners for the East Riding of Lambton, and \\"as chair- man of the hoard for a like period. He was one of the organizer" of the East Lambton Farmers' Institute and \\"as its second \'ice- president for two years. heing no\\' its secre- tary-treasurer. Ir, )'lacalpin is a member of the Sons of Scotland and the Rm-al Tem- plars. He is connected with th B'lJ>tist Church, and like his father is a member of the British and Foreign Bihle Society. being president of the \\'arwick branch, a posi- 55 0 COMMEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. tion he has held for the past fi,'e years, Hc has been an active prohibition ,varkel' for many years, and was chief organizer of the temperance forces in the Referendum cam- paign of 1902, putting up the largest vote in the Pnl\'ince. On Dce. 13. I ïf>, Mr. 11acalpin was married in \ \' an\ ick to\\ìlship to 11iss Elizabeth Kenward, who \\'as born in \Yar- \\ ick township, daughter of Thomas Ken- ward, a full sketch of "hom "ill he found else\vhere, Irs, 11acalpin dieel Sept. 13, I t-; Î. and \\'as burneel in St. lary" s Church cemetery, \Yarwick \'iIIage. She "as a member of the Church of England, "'as a good wife ancI mother and a Christian "'O- man. T\\ a children were born to 11r. and 11rs. .i\lacalpin: J uelson, a butter manufac- turer of St. Mary's. and Lena 11ay, a trained nurse at the Yonkers (X ew York) Il0spitaI. FR,-\XClS nCFFy. Perhaps there is no ilwestment, considered e\"en from a finan- cial standpoint, which pays !Jetter than a life ,veIl-spent. During the years of upright Ii\'- ing there is nothing wrong to O\'ercome, and \vhen the strife is over. and the e\'ening of old age arri\'ed. there are no vain regrets, The example set by a man who has passed through the temptations of Ii fe' unscathed, and yet ,,-ho has achie\"ed success hy his hon- orable efforts, is an e"celIent one, and one to he long rememhercd, Such a man is Francis Duffy, of . \h'inston, Brooke ï:Ownship. Lambtnn County, who ,,"as for many years a scccessful contractor and farmer, but" ho no\\' is li\'ing retired. Francis Duffy \\ as bnrn in County 110n- aghan. Ireland. \pril 17. 18,p. son of Pat- rick amI 1Iargaret (11c:\ally) Duffy, both nati\ e<> of Irelan(l. \\ herc the father was born in 1800, and the mother in I Roó. \Yhen these e\.ceJlent people came to Canada, they made the journey on a sailing \ esse!. \'ia Quebec, ancI ele\'en ,veeks were tInts con- sumed, Coming Ilirect to O"fonl County. Ont.. they settled in the township of Xor- y;ich, ,,'here they lived and died. the father pas ing a\\"ay in- 1R39 and his \\-ife in 18-1-8. both dnout members of the Roman Catho- lic Church. In politics the father \vas a Consen"ati\'e. Patrick Duffy \\"as a man of superior attainments, highly educated, and his sen'ices were often required in the courts of his ne\\ home, l'\ot only did he speak his own language, but also Gaelic, and did yea, man sen ice to the Scotch, I-lis ellucatiun did not interfere" ith his ability as a fanner, for he cleared up a fine farm, and de\'eIoped it into a very valuable piece of property. Se\'cn children "ere born to Patrick Duffv and wife: (I) Sarah, born in 1821. married Ed\varcl O'Connor, deceased, who settled in Uxford County, and there left a family, (2) James, born in 1823, li\'es on the old home- stead in Oxford County: he has a family. (3) Patrick, born in Ireland in 1826. mar- ried and settled on the homestead. "here he (hed in 1892, lea\'ing a family. (4) [-rancis, (5) John. born in Ireland in I 83-f., marricIl and settled in Durham, Oxford Count). \\"here he foIlO\ved his trade of blacksmith- ing: he is now a farmer and has a family. (6) O\yen, twin brother to John, died at the age of twenty-four. (ï) Peter, born in Can- ada in 1R39, emigrated to 10\\ a when a YUl111g- man, .11](1 is engaged in the railroad business; he married a daughter of Judge Topluff, of Dubuque, Iowa, and has a family. The early life of Francis Duff) \yas spcnt like that of many boys on a piuneer farm, attending schnol \\"hene\"er opportun- ity offered. and at all times working upon the farm, .\s soon as he \\"as old enough. he commenced learning the carpenter's trade, and foIllm ed that caIling all of his active Ii fe, developing into a builder and contractor. anti making a specialty of hridge contracting. Iany of the most suhstantial bridges in Lamhton County h l\'è heen erected hy him. On :\0\'. I, If(.:;ï. 1Ir. Duffy was united in marriage with :\Iiss _\daline Cramer. a nati\'e of Kiagara County. Xew York. \\ here she" as horn Oct, 6, 1R30. daughter of Nicholas and Elizaheth Cramer, of the same localitv, X icholas Cramer was born in :\ ew Jersey. of (;erman parentage. while his \\ ife, whose maiden name \\'as Hunl'- man. \\'as horn in I'cnn..;yh ania. They settled COMME110RATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. in iagara County, where they fanned, and he follo,,"ed blacksmithing until his death. Two children \\ere horn to him and his wife: Elizabeth, 11rs, lcDonald; 1Irs, Duffy. \fter marriage, 111'. and 11rs, Duffy settled in O ford Count\'. \\here they re- mained until 1859, \\ hen -they emigrated to grooke to\\ nship. Lamhton County, bought land on the 8th Conces ion, upon \\'hich he made a home for his familv, and there he follO\\ ed farming anll contr"acting until his remO\'al to \h"in ton in I 88ó, He then bought a good lot, and erected his present cmnfortahle home. \\'hich is one of the best built hou es in the place, For eighteen.} ears. he has heen timber buyer for Roach & Co" of Quebec. He owns considerable realty in _ \1 \ inston and throughout Brooke township, and is a man of means, not only thoroughly understanding how to make money. but \\'hat is still more important, how to sa\'e, and then hO\\" to im est it, Xine children ha\'e been born to 111'. and 11rs, Duffy: 1largaret. born in Oxford ('ounty in 18:;R. married John Kinkaid. of the 9th Concession, I3rooke to\\ nship, and thev have three children. 1liner. \Yilliam and Cah in; Charles, born in O....furd County in IXÓO, is unmarried. and resides on the old home: forancis. horn in Oxford County. and now residing at Sheffield, Pennsyh-ania, where he is engagell in milling, married 11iss Lizzie Dartch. of Canada, and -they ha\'e one daughter, 11yrtle 11. ; Sarah, horn in Brooke in IgÓ:;. married Thomas 1Ic1Jann. of En- niskillell, amI they ha\-e one daughter. Clara: Peter. born in [RGR. nO\\ residing in Detroit, ,,"here he works for the 11ichigan Central railroad as hrillge builder. married a 11iss Bell Li\'ingston. of :\Iilldlese.... Countv, anll has one son. John F.; Edward, h rn in Brooke township. in 1Ró9, settled in .\1\ ins- ton. ,,"here he was a farmer and contractor until his death. .\ug, 2X, T 97, when he left a \\'ido\\' formerly 11iss Katie 1fcLean of Brooke township, an(l two sons, Vernard and On ille: John 11.. horn in Brooke to\\'nship in J Rï 1. settled at \1\ inston. where he worked at his trade contracting and huililing 55 1 until his death, Oct. 1, 1895, leaving a \\'illO\\, formerly 11iss :\Iargaret Bo" ie, of Brooke and t\\ a children, Harriet anù John; .\delia D., born in 187-1-, is the \\ife of John Perry, of Burlington Beach, near Hamilton, \\ here he is engaged in business, and they ha\-e se\'en chililren, Francis. K,lte, \\ïlliam, lary, Certrude, John and (;Iorie \.; ich- olas, burn in Drnoke township in I R7 . mal- ried Iiss Kate Bo\\ ie, of Brooke; they re- side in that tu" nship on his farm on the 11th Concession. and ha \'e four children, \\ïll- iam. Leslie. Irene and Charles C. Religiously Ir. Duffy and family are consistent memhers of the Catholic Church. and I1'. Duffy is one of the foumlcrs and Imilders of the church at \h.inston, Po- litically he has always been a Consenati\'e, and has filled the position of member of the council for nine years in Brooke township: has been deputy ree\ e for two years; tax collector fur se\ en years; for one year he was a memher of the council of . \h-inston and has been treasurer of the same place since IR95. a period of nine years, .\s before stated. 1r. Duffy owes his success to his 0\\ n efforts ami thrifty hahits, and while he has been furthering his personal interests. he has not neglected public affairs, hut has gi\"en liherally of his time and mone) to aid in a.:>.) difficulties which appeared almost insur- mountable, Half a century ago agricultural Ii fe \\ as a far different matter from what it is today, \\ hen science and i\1\'enti\'e genius ha \'e dune su much tÙ\\ anI lifting burdens amI simplifying farm \\ork. Then. too, farmers lacked mcans of transportation. Set- tlements \\ cre far apart. and wild animals and still more sa\ age Indians lurked in e\'ery cluster of trees. Deadly perils surrounded the piuneers, and yet they came out \ ictors in the unequal fight, and the result of their ende:J.\"ors is shO\\ n today in the great pros- perity to be foum!. e,,;pecially in \\'estern On- tario. _ \mung the \ ery early settler of Sarnia "as Joseph h..aupp, a prominent business man, whn resided in the city from I 52 un- til his death, which is stifl fresh in the mem- ory of his fello\\ citizens, He \\ as a sun of John Kaupp, a nati\"e uf Cenllany. who \\ as a butcher during his acti\ e husiness life. .\mong hIS children \\ ere: Lawrence, ùf Lambton County. who was engaged in the meat business, and died at Point Edward, Ont., in 1903; Joseph; :\lichael, a prosperous retired butchcr and farmer in Germany; and Fred, no\\" deceased, who was a farmer in Huron County, :\lichigan, Joseph Kaupp \\ as born in Germany in 1832. and learned the meat business in the establishment of his father. In I 50 he emi- grated to the Lniteel States, \"isiting Buffalo, and later locating in X e\\ York City, where he engaged in butchering fO! a shurt time. His next change was maùe to Detroit. where he followeel the same business until he lo- cated in Sarnia. in 1852. .\fter coming to this city he established the first meat market in the place, and during his entire business life engaged in that line of acti\"ity exclu- si\ely. For a short period he was located at Point Ed\\ ard, and while there was a mem- ber of the council. but after returning to Sarnia he took no acti\"e part in political mat- ters, although al\\ ays a strong Cansen ati\'e, :\1 r. Kaupp 0\\ ned considerable real estate at Point Ed\\'ard and Sarnia. and he "pent his time looking after his property, ha\"ing clis]Ju..;ed lIf his meat lJt1 iness in 189ì to his 55 6 (U L\IE 10R.\TIVE BIOGR.\PJIICAL RECORD. Ì\\"O sons, \\ïlliam and Joseph, who still con- tinue it, under the name of Kaupp Brothers. From that time he li\-ed retired until his death, which occulTed Xov, 10, 1903. He is buried in Lake Vie\v cemetery. .\fter locating at Sarnia 1\11'. Kaupp was united in marriage \\ ith Miss Caroline r-;:Iump, \\ ho died in 188-1-, aged fifty-two ) ears. Four of the children born to this union are li\'ing, namely: \\'illiam, a member of the firm of kaupp Brothers, married liss Iaria O'.ßeil, by whom he has three children, Joseph, \\ïlliam and Bertha: John, who is engaged in the meat business at the "Soo," married 1liss Minnie Ferkie, hy whum he has t\\ 0 children, Reah and Carl; Joseph. a memher of the finn of Kaupp Brothers, mar- ried linnie McGlaughlin; Nellie married \\'illiam Frazer, and had one son, Gordon, who \\ as drowned with his father in the ri\'er St. Clair. After a lifetime of honest toil ?\lr, Kaupp enjoyed his prosperity in his latter years, secure in the 10\ e of his children and the respect and esteem of his fellow towns- men. He was a member of the Presby- terian Church. and fraternally affiliated with the K, of 1'. at Port Huron, Ontario. GEORGE L-\RR. one of the prominent farmers of Enniskillen township. on the sth Concession, Lot 18, was born Aug. 15, 1857, in Bedfonbhire, England, a son of Thomas and . \nn (Colcman) Carr, the former of whom was born in Bedfordshire in 1814, and the latter in 1820, Thomas Carr died in IR(:q, having been a farmer all his life. His \vidow still survi\'cs and li\"es in Eng- land. George was the second eldest of his parents' children cll1d the only one who came to Canada, the others Leing: Henry, of England; Elizabeth, \\ ife of \Villiam Buck- ingham, of England; and Mary, wife of Thomas SnotseL of England. . \ll are \\ ell settled in life, \YÍth families of their 0\\ n. Gcorge Carr \\ as reared in England and \\ orked at farm duties there until 18 7 0 , when he came to Canada, For a year amI a half he worked on a farm at Bath Mar, Kingstnn, in 1872 coming to Oil Springs. If ere he found work as a lahoreI' in sawmiIl<; and on railroads, and in this \\-ay he earned the means to purchase his present farm. This he accomplished in 1876. It was al\ bush land. entirely \\ ild, He cleared it up, cutting down the timLer, and, with the help of a cheerful, capable wife, has transformed it into one of the fine homes of the town- ship, He owns another farm in this town- ship, \\ hich is also under cuIti vat ion. On Oct. 15, 1872, ::\11'. Carr was married to ::\liss Eleanor \Vayman, who was born near I-;:ingston, Jan. 20, 1852, daughter of \\'alter and Elizaheth (Ashland) \\'a)'man, of English and Canadian origin, respect- i\-ely. .l\lrs. \Va)man died when Irs.Carr \\as hut a young girl, and Mr, \Vayman died in XO\-emher, 1902. )'lrs, Carr is one of Ì\\ eh'e children horn to her parents. To .l\Ir. and l1rs, Carr came children as follO\\-s: \ \'iIIiam. Lorn at Oil Springs in 1873, mar- ried Jane . \rmstrong, anù they reside on a farm adjoining the Carr homestea(l (they hase four children, Harold, Jane, Charles and . \nnie) ; Ernest. horn in Enniskillen, in 1876, is at home; \Valter S" born in April, 188 5, and John, born in 1888, are at home. Thomas E, died in boyhood, aged six years. Religiously the family belongs to the English Church. PoliticaIly .1\11', Carr has always \'oted with the Conservatives, but he has ne\"er desired political rewards. Starting out in Ii fe in Canada, in 1870, with a capital of two dollars, .l\1r, Carr has changcd his condition very materially, being counted among the responsible and up-to- date citizens of his locality, He has heen successful beyond his early dreams and has accumulated l11s fortune hy his own efforts. He is highly esteemed hoth for his sterling traits of character and for those qualities which make him a good neighhor, a kiml parent. and one \\-hose first interest is always for the \\'eHare of his family ARCHIBALD B. FERGCSO is a well kno\\"l1 resident on the 6th Line. 1'lym])- ton township, where he is a prosperous and progressi\'e farmer. He is a nati\ c son of the township, horn Oct. 28, IRS I. The Fergnson family is of Scotch extrac- CO \L\IE.\IUR_\TIYE DlOGH.\PHIC\L RECOR}). tinn, and the first to come to . \merica was Dougal Ferguson, gran CO),I:\IEl\IORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. that he \\"as said to be the most \\ ideh' kno\\ n man in shipping circles in \\ estern Ontario. For years he had the responsibility of supply- ing the Lake Superior posts of the lludson Bay Compïn . He became posse:,sed of a, large amuunt of dockage along the S1. Clair ri\ er. establishing and maintaining for many years a line of ste_lInboats plying between Sarnia, \\-allacehurg and Dresden. until the building of the Lake Erie & Huron raih\"a . This line of steamers prO\-ed to he. in those days. of untuld \"alue to the commercial in- terests of Sarnia. From the beginning he pruspered and in 1 56 he built the fir t of his brick blocks. on 'Y est Front street. in 1 86 erecting. on the south, the second fi\"e- story brick block. the same nO\\ occupied by Clark & FO\der, the Clark Coal Co. and apartments. lr. Clark possessed admirable qualities ()f head and heart, but \\ as ah\ ays a man ab- surbed in his business, finding little pleasure in politics or other outside enterprises, Hi activity in his 0\\ n line bruught him \\"ealth and prominence, hut it was only in private life that he was thoroughly known, a man of the kindliest impulses. unostentatiously liLeral and of unimpeachable integrity. His business was conducted on lines \\ hich pro- daimed its reliabilit\" and lr. Clark con- tinued its actual mal{ager until a short while hefore his death. He \"oted the Reform ticket as a matter of principle. Through life he belonged to and liberally supported the Presbyterian Church. The first marriage of the late \\-illiam B. Clark was to Jane Young, a daughter of his first employer at Sarnia, and tu thi" union 1\\ 0 daughters \\"ere burn: Helen. who mar- Tied 1ichael Harris. and has children, lIelen, :\luriel. Susie. \\ïl1iam. Eileen and Edmund: alHI Jennie. the wife of John Ran- kin, of Hamilton, whose children are. \\ïl1- iam, Helen. Jean and larjorr, The sec- ond marriage of lr, Clark was to Tane El- lis, \\'ho sun'i\'es. and continues to 'esirle in Sarnia. The children horn to them \\"ere: Emily. \\ïlliam B., Georgiana, James C, Belle. Frederick and Louise. 'Villiam B, Clark (2) was born in Sar- 559 nia Feb. 22, 1S6j. and is the senior member of the firm of Clark & FO\\ ler. merchants. at Sarnia. His education \\ as acquired in the schools of Sarnia and Cpper Canada Col- lege. In politics he supports the Reform party. In 1896 he married Catherine Steed, and they ha\ e three children, Catherine. Emily and Iargaret. Both he and his \\ ife belong to the Presbyterian Church. ].UIES C. CL\Rh. \\"as also born in Sar- nia, Feb. 2j, ISj1, and \\"<1S educated in the city schools and at .Cpper Canada College, L pan the death of his father he assumed charge of the fon\"arding, storage and coal blsiness, and in his hands it \\ ill probably continue to healthily e).,.pand, In 1902 he married .\nnie Fleming, and they ha\e one child, Kathleen. Like his brother he belongs to the Reform party. and also, like the other members of the famih', affiliates "ith the Presbyterian Church. . Frederick Clark resides in Detroit. Belle Clark married E. V. Brown, of London, and they ha\-e one daughter, Helen, Louise Clark married \\ïlliam E. \\-ill- iams, of Sarnia. Emily Clark married \lbert Bradley. and l'oth \\ere killed in 1 Y3 in the Grank Trunk railroad \\ reck at Battle Creek. :.lichigan. The\' left two children, T ean and \ '-illiam B. Georgiana Clark is -deceased. D.\ '"ID DCXI-L\ l. a progressi\"e farmer of P) mpton to\\'nship. Lambton County. residing on the west half of Lot 30, 12th Concession. was born in the to\\ nship of "aughan. York County, Ont.. :.larch 13, 18-1-6. son of James and Harriet (Foulger) Dunham, James Dunham \\"as born in Count\" Suf- folk. England. in I o3, and came to éanada in 1835. locating in Yaughan to\\ nship, County of York, where he \\as one of the pioneer settlers Some years later. he re- mf)\ ed to a farm on the -I-th Concession of "aughan township. and in I R5ï settlerl in Dorchester. ,,"here he purchased a farm, and upon it spent a number of years. but subse- quenth' he sold this farm, He a ften\ anI bought t\\ 0 anrl one-half acres, in the same .=;60 CO D1E),10R. \ TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. to\\"nship on \\"hich he spent the declining years of his life, passing a\\ay after a \\ell spent life, Sept. 19, 18 2, The muther uf our subject \\ as also a native of England, and came to . \merica \\ ith her hushal1ll, d)- ing in Dorchester 11a)' 7, ] 882, The follO\\"- ing children \\ ere born to them: Lucy, Har- riet. James, Isaac, Susan, Dina (deceased), Juhn, \nn, Da\'id, Daniel, Samuel and \ \-illiam, David Dunham did not have the oppor- tunities to secure an education which are of- fered to the children to-day. hut \\"hat he did ha \ e he made the most of. and the few hours he could he spared from the arduous duties of the farm he filled to the utmost \\ ith hard study. For t\\ enty-five years he remained in \ aughan tU\\ÏIship and Dor- chester, but in 1870, he and his brother Dan- iel came to Lambton County, and purchased 100 acres on the [2th Concession uf Plymp- tnn to\\ nship, of \\'hich about t\\'enty-seven acres \\ ere cleared. Some years later, he bought his hrother's half of this farm, and all his interest in the stock un same, and there he still resi(les, On l\IW. 16, 1871, lr. Dunham was married in Durchester to :.Iiss Sarah Lu- cinda \\'anl, daughter of H,ufus and Sarah \Yard, and to them have come the follO\\ing children: .\rthur .\rtenms, horn Sept. 27, 18 7 2 , married Caroline Iaud :.lcLaughlin, and has six children: Gertrude II.. . \rchie D., Emily R" Joseph If" Lillie and Stanley; )'lary ,\lferetta, born J ul y 29, 1874, mar- ried John P. Chamberlain and has three chil- dren, \\llbert E, E.. Lucinda F, .\. and :.label .\. c.; and Elmer Henderson, born .\ug, 27, 18 7 6 , In politics, Ir. Dunham is a Consen-a- ti\'e. The family attend the Congregational Church, and are honored in that body, 1\11', Dunham is a memher of the \y, O. \\-., of Forest. lIe is one of the highly honored ag- riculturists of Plympton to\vnship. His \vonl is as good as his bond, and his strict integrity in business matters has won for him an em"iable position among his fellow towns- nlen. \\-ILLL\ 1 JI. H.\H.DlXl;, one of Enniskillen's most popular citiLens, and a man \\ hose genial nature and optimistic dis- pnsition have made him a host of friel1lls all over Lambton County, has in his sixty-odd years of life seen a \-ariety of experience and of people that has enriche{1 and enlarged his vie\\ s, and made him ahle to understand men and to help them hy this very understanding. IIe \"as horn in Prescott. Ont., July 22, ]8..\.3, son of John and Phoehe ( Iosher) I larding, John Harding was an Englishman, born in Yorkshire in 1801), ] [is wife's birth oc- cUrled in Ogdenshurg, Ont., in 18]3. He came to Canada prior to the Rebellion of ] R37. in \\"hich he sen'e(l, and met and mar- rie{l Phoehe }.Iosher. They made their home for a fe\\ years at Prescott, and spent the succeeding fourteen years on Dundas street, near Hamilton, \\-here }.1r. Harding kept a hotel. The ne:-...t mo\'e was to Sarnia, in \\ hich city he was employed as a butcher, and then finally to their permanent home in \\"yoming. Ont" where }.lr. Harding en- gaged in Imsiness for the rest of his life, His life was hrought to its close .\ug. 18. 1883, hut his ,,"i fe is still living and makes her home \, ith her daughter, :\lrs, Bitner, in Clinton, Iowa. She is the mother of four children, \-iz.: William H,; l\Iary, horn at Prescott, \\ho married John Bitner, of Clin- ton, Iowa, an(1 has a family; }.Iosher, born at Prescott, "ho is married, has a family, and is a blacksmith in Clinton, 10\\ a; amI :.Iartha. who marrie(1 James Clark, of Chicago, and has four children. \ \ïlliam H. Harding was only fourteen years old when he starte(1 out for himseli, being employed first in the .. Belch amber Hotel" stahles in Sarnia. . \fter se\-eral years of that work, in ] 861, he dro\'e the stage hetween \Yynming and Oil Springs, continuing thus for four years, amI then took the contract for the mail amI stage route bet\\een \Yynming antI Oil Springs, \\hich was first opened in 18ól. In .\pril, 1862. he dre\\ the people. frlJl1I \\'yoming to Oil Springs, in a stone boat. through the mud. , '" '- 1 I CO:\DIE:\10R.-\TI\"E BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD -GI J Later he tOJk the route fram Sal nia to Oil prings and ran th st:!.ges there for one \ ear. His marriC'ge occurred during this peri('d. amI he and his wi fe first Ii \ ed at Oil Spri 19S. hut in I ()R he mO\ ed to Petralia and became occupied in te'lming, being en- gagul in this line for eight years. after which he turned his attention to agriculture, -\fter tweh'e years on a rented farm on the loth Line, Enniskillen. in 188R :\Ir. Harding bought his place in Concession 9. \\ hereon he made many improyements. put up better buildings. and brought it to its present high state of culti\'ation, It has been the family home e\ er since he first acquired it. \\ïlliam Harding chose for his wife :\Iiss :\Ian' \, Brichan. to whom he was united in mar iage July I(). IS()(). She \\as born in Halton Cuunty. Jan. I, IR3('. granddaugher of Re\' Da\,id Brichan, D. D" of Scotland, and daughter of one of Lamhton County's earliest pioneers. \ \. ellington Brichan. The latter was born in Scotland, in I I I, and his \\ ife. Jane :\Iitchel1. \\ as born in England in 1809, They met and married in County Peel, ant.. and in I8-.J.6 settled in Ennis- killen. in Concession 8. risking their li\'es in a frantier country infested \\ ith woh'es anù Indians. :\1r. Brichan \\ ith his own hands hewed out the logs for the little cabin which \\ as their home for some \'ears, The near- est market then for supplies "'as Sarnia, :\ cabinetmaker by trade. :\11'. Brichan \\ as em- ployed at that work in Churcl1\'ille for tweh'e years. and then purchased his farm, which he e\'entually cleared. put up good buildings. and made it into a fine home. their permanent abiding place, He was a yery praminent man in local affairs and possessed of great influence. .\ scholarly man. of good educa- tion, he was well fitted for public responsi- bility, and \\ as long an office-holder, being to\mship clerk oi Enniskillen for t\\ enty- one years. He belonged to the Reform party, He and his wife \\ ere member of the Presbyterian Church and helped to found the first one of that denomination in Enniskillen, Roth passed away some years ago, :\11'. Brichan in September. 1882. ami his \\ ife - \ug. 9. I RRC). He was a man of soli(1 worth 36 and one \\'hose place will not easily be filled. Se\'en children were horn to :\1r. and :\Irs. Brichan. of whom (I) \Iary . \., :\lrs.. Hanlit 1 g. was the eldest. She was educated in the Churcl1\"ille schools, (2) Da\ id, born in 1838. remainetl at the homestead. married, and died soon after, lea\ing 110 famil (3) Juhn. born in I8-!-0. married :\liss 11ary Has- brook. of :\lichigan, resides there, in Gratiot cuunty, and has one son. \ \' ellington, (-!-) J ames ami (5) \ \' ellington both died young. (()) EliZ1beth li\'ed only three years. (7) Richanl. I'orn in Enniskillen in I8-!-8, mar- ried :\liss Jennie Graham. of Enniskillen. has t\\ u sons. X orman and .-\11 en, and Ii \'es 111 Sagina\\ County. :\Iichigan, To \\ïlliam H, and :\Iary .\, Harding only two children ha\ e come. hoth sons, \ Y ellington. the eldest. !JlJrn at Uil Springs in I ()7. married )'Iiss :\Iinnie O'Dell. oi Petmlia, Later he was sent to '\ustria in the interest of a Petralia oil company. and though he and his \\ ife remainecl there 0111\' Ì\\ a years his health became so impaired clu;- ing that time that it re__ulted in his death at his father's home in I 89-!-' He left no chil- dren. The second son, Henr). born in 1872. married :\liss Fannie St. :\Ian-'s. of Ennis- killen, and no\\ resides in Petr lia. in the em- pia) of J. H, Fairbank. He has t\\"O chil- dren: Da\'id. born in 1896: and :\lary, horn in 1899. The Harding family are all members ot the Preshyterian Church, In politics :\1r. Harding is identified \\ ith the Reform party. . \Iways intere<;ted in educational matters, he IS a memher of the Enniskillen school board. I-I e was formerly a member of the 1. O. 0, F.. hut is no\\' connected only with the :\lac- cabees. Petralia Lodge. Xo, 10. Probablv no man is personally so wel1 knO\\ n in Laml;- ton County as "Billy" Harding. as he is affectionately termed. for his nnny \'ears as stage dri\ er an(lmail carrier houg-hi: him in contact with all the people residing near Pe- tralia. Sarnia and Oil Springs. \\ hile his genial. sunshiny nature made him mal1\' friends amung all classes. He and his wif are essentially open-hearted and hospitable, and in all seasons. either of gay sí'cial inter- 5 62 C011ME:.IORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD cuurse or of sickness and grief. their home is open to their friends or to anyone in need (If assistance. lr, Harding is ]Jublic-spir- ited and a good citizen, foremust in eyer) progressi \"e mo\"ement, and his place in the esteem and affection of his fellu\\ to\\ nsmen is an assured one, \\ ILLLUJ J. \YR \ Y. ()ne of the rep- resentati\'e citizens of loore to\\ nship. \\ ho has heen identified with its interests all his life, is \Villiam J. \\'ray, ,,"ho helongs to one of the old and honorable families of this sec- tion, having been born Iarch 29, [856, on the old humestead on Lot' I I, Concession I I, Iuore township. The \ \' ray family is of Irish descent. \\ïlliam \Vray. the grandfather of our sub- ject, was horn in County Ca\'an, IreblHl.. where he grew to manhood and was a tenant farmer. He married first .\nn BrO\nllee, and she hecame the mother of six children: John, who died in 110ur township; Ann, who married \ Villi am Quigley, and is no\\' deceased: \ Villiam. a retired farmer (Of Ioore to\Hlship: James. who died in York County; Fannie, who married \\ïlliam :'ar- gent, and died in Iy04 in Sarnia; and 1\1rs, Peter Herrine, \\ïlliam \\'ray married for his second wife, Bessie :\Iatherson, and they had two children: George. a merchant of Sarnia; awl Sarah. \\ ho married Henry Tuck. anll died in 1900 in SaÙlia, where he also died. In 1R37 the \Yray family left their nati\e hume and made the trip frum I reland to :\ Iontreal in a sailing \"esse\. They located in "hat was then ßluddy York, \\"here ).11". \ \' ray followed farm lahor amI contracted fnr clearing lam\. In 1R-J.S he hrought his family to the County of Lambton, locating on the I I th Concession. l\loore township, on a tract of 200 acres of hush land. \\ here :\Ir. \ V ray sIlent the remainder of his Ii fe dying in í 878, at the age of eighty years, and was laid to rest in the Pnn'idence cemetery on the loth Line of l\Ioore to\\ nship, l\Irs. "-ray (lied a short time after her hushand, and \\ as laid besille him. The\' were hoth consistent and deFìted members of the 1Ieth- odist Church, John \\'ray, eldest son of \\ïl1iam, was horn in Ireland and came to Canada \\ ith his parents, \\"hen the 200 acres of land were bought in :\Ioure township. John \\'ray took the \\ est half of the propert), on Lot I I \\ here he settled down to farming. There "ere no roads in that section at this time, and the \\'ray family were among the earliest settlers in that part of the township, :\1 r, \\'ra\" fanned successfulh-, and made many imprc.n'ements on his p;uperty, putting it under a gaud state of culti\'ation, He died in IK80 at the age of sixty-fi\"e years, He "as interred in the PrO\-idence cemeten', He was a memher of the :\Iethndist Churcl , and "'as a steward anll trustee of the church, John \\' ra\" married in Toronto. the Little Y0rk. Sa'rah \nderson. a nati\'e of Ire- lam!. and the} became the parents of these children: Cathenne. "ho married \\ïlliam Craig, and resides on the Lake shore in Sa!" nia township: \nl1ie. who married George "\nderson, of Sarnia: Fannie, who die(} young: \ \ïlliam J. ; and :\Iargaret, ,,-ho mar- ried Laughlin I\IcClaren, of :\Ioore town- ship, Irs. \\'ray died in 1885. on the farm, and" as huried hy her hushand's side. She was a member of the :\lethodist Church. \\ïlliam J. \\'ra 's hoyhood days "ere spent on the homestea em!. cU\\ ering in a blanket 0n the top of his load of feed bags, his anxious mother climbed to him to see that no Inrm had hefallen hlln, L ntil her \ oice reassured him he was certain a \\o!f had got him. Capable, even as a child. at the early age of se\"en. at the open- ing oi the rebellion. he at one time went alone on horseback to London. a distance of se\'en miles. to bring hume the war ne\\"'" As a preparation for his life work he learned the carpenter's trade, \\'hich during his young manhood he followed as a regular busine <, for a number of years, The steady growth of his section furnished plenty of \\ ork in hi" line, and as a master of his art, especially gifted in uverseeing workmen, he made a thorough success of his industry. promi- nently in the building branch of it. Later, howe\'er, finding a better opening in the oil business of his section, he \\ ent to London and established a refinery. Here, meeting with as good results as anyone could de- sire, he continued for fifteen years, During this period, in 1853. he recei\'ed his appoint- ment as Indian agent for the Chippe\\as, a tribe numbering about four hundred and fifty. Opening an oftìce at Sarnia. he per- formed the duties of this pusition for a number of years in a(lt education the local schools afforded. and then as he grew older took charge of the homestead, .-\fter his father's death fifty acres of the old place fell to him amI he has since continued farm- ing there. . \hout five } ears ago he dis- cm ered oil on his land and began his opera- tions in the oil business, He gets his power for the \\"f1rk from a gas engine. and has now eight "elIs pumping, In both lines of \\-ork he has I'een successful. and although still comparati\-ely young has an assured place among the responsihle men of the com- --I ;II munity. Politicallv he is a Conservati\-e, and in his religious helief a Preshyterian. On Dec. 31. 1 95. :'oIr. Sharpe \\as uni- ted in nMtrimon) to )'Iiss ::\Iargaret ::\Ienzie, born on an :)/- COl\lMEMORATIVE BIOGKAl-'HICAL RECORD erland cemetery at Iooretown. She was all her life a member of the Church of Eng- land. The children of Joshua and Jane (\ \ïlkin) Payne were as fonows: . \nnie, who dieù ) 01111g; Eliza, \\ ho is unmarried and li\'es in 1Iooretown; 11ary \nn, who died in infancy; Sarah, who is unmarried, and li\'es in looretown; Jane, who mar- ried Dm-id Richmond. of :\Joore township; 1Iary. \\'110 died young; Joseph, who is mentioned beIO\\': Rebecca (deceased), who married Philip Hoskins, of l\foore to\\ n- ship; and Grace, \\ ho married George Rob- bins. of Ioore township, Joseph Payne was born on the farm on 8th Line. loore township. April I I, 1852, and attended school in Section Ko. 3. of that to\\ nship. He worked \\'ith his father on the home farm until he started out for him- self. 1)l1\'ing JOO acres in the west half of Lot 2-t.. Co ce sion 8, There he has built a fine brick house. and put up large barns and other buildings. and has engaged success- fully in general farming and stock raising, Since the death of his father he has also car- ried on the homestead farm. which he now owns. His unfailing industry and strict at- tention to husiness ha\'e made him one of the successful agriculturists of the region, as his 200 acres of well culti\'ated land attest. On Feb. 26, 18ï9. Mr. Payne married Emma Galloway, a native of f\Ioore town- ship, daughter of John Galloway. 1\11'. Gal- loway was horn in Scotland, and became a farmer in Ioore to\\ nship. \\ here he spent many years of his life. He was ree\'e of the township for some time. and there died. The children of Joseph and Emma (Galloway) Payne are as fol1o\\'s: Joshua E.. Mary and Joseph John \Vi}fred, all at home, Ir, Payne is a Liberal in politics. \vas elected to the township council in I90-t.. and takes an acti\'e part in the affairs of the township. He is a member and chief commander, of the order of Chosen Friends, Commandery No. 325, at Corunna, and has heen sent as a rep- rðentati \'e of the order to the Grand Coun- cil in Toronto. Like his father he has made a success of his Ii fe in all its phases, as a husiness man. a citi7cn and in his domestic relations, He is a member of the Church of England, was for se\'en years \\ arden and vestryman of the church at 1Iooreto\\ì1, and is at present lay-delegate to the synod at London, He has also sen ed as a member of the church building committee. He is a man of genial temperament, popular \\ ith all classes of the community. JOHX DI\:ON ECCLES, J. P., de- ceased, \\ ho departed this life at \Vatford. Dec. [I. I S82. \\ as \\-ell and familiarly knO\\'n as "Squire Eccles," He \\ as born in County Tyrone. Ireland. in 1817. and emigrated to Ontario in 1835. locating in \\"arwick town- ship. when that now prosperous locality was a great \\'ilderness, There he cleared up a hne farm and made his home until remov- ing to \ \" atford in 1879. to aShume the du- ties of secretary to the East Lambton Farm- ers lutual Insurance Company. \\'hile re- siding in \\'arwick to\\ì1ship. f\Ir. Eccles took an acti \'e part in local affairs, and \\ as a memher of the township council for many years: he also filled the office of ree\'e. and on account of that was a memher of the county council. In I8ï4 111'. Eccles was warden of the county, anù \\'as also one of the ol he \\-as a Consen-a- ti,-e. while fraternally. for forty years he had been a member of the L. 0, L. In July. I8ó5. :\11'. Holme;; married \Iiss Emma :\Iaria Ros.;. horn at Toronto, daugh- ter of George Ross. of Huron County, She died on the farm Oct, R. I 88ó. and is lmried in the 8th Line cemeten, Her religious faith" as that of the Chttr h of EnglancÌ. and COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD she was a de\'oted \yife and mother and most e'\:cellent lady. Xine children \\ere born to Ir. and I\lrs. Holmes: (I) George. Lorn Sept. 17, 1867, in Enniskillen township, at- tended school in -:\Ioore tuwnship, and \\ orked upon the farm \\ ith his father: now he and his hruthers operate the homestead, amI are engage!l in se\-eral uther lines of husiness. (2) Thomas. born A.pril 23. 1 t;ÓCj, in Enniskillen township. was also educated in the schools of Moore township. After the death of his father, he with the other chil- dren took charge of the farm of 300 acres, and it is now deyoted to general farming and stock raising, The brothers also deal exten- si\-ely in stuck. and operate se\'eral oil wells on their property, Thomas Holmes is actiye in township affairs and sen-ed as ta'\: col- lector during ISlol and I <}02. and in 1905 \\ as assessor of Iuore t of the Baptist Church, In politics [r. E\\ ing supports the Reform party, Fra- ternally he belongs to the \, 0, F CEURGE I< mG X. now in his eigh- ty-ninth year. is one of the old resident, of Sarnia towmhip. having settled on a farm there about fift years ago, For fully twen- ty-fi\'e years he took a strong hand in the de\-elopment of the agricultural re,uurces of his section. ami since then ha;; resided in Sarnia. a\-ailing himself of a little well- earnedlcisure, [r. Iorgan comes of good English an- cestors. His granèlfather. \ \-illiam Iorgan. was a man of a mechanical turn of mind, and posses,ed considerable ability. IIe was born in 1760. Preparatory to a;1 occupation in life he went into a shiphuilding yard to work as a carpenter for some time. Talent for the craft, and strict attention to busines,. enabled him to acquire considerahle proficiency at it, and he later followed it for a regular Imsi- ness, . \fter many years of usefulness he died in IR3e). in h-is 'eightieth yeJ.r, By his nnrriage there \vere three children: James who is menti(,ne,1 heln\\'; Sarah, who mar- rieel \\ïlliam Tumblance and Elizabeth, \\ ho married J olm \ \11ite, James .:\Iorgan, father of Genrge, \\ on a place for himself by hard manual labor Born in England in I7 5, he there passed his life, The son of a hanl-working man, he early felt the necessity of winning his 0\\ n bread, and. securing a position in the mines. shouldered his responsihilitie,;, fter hecom- ing accustomed to the \vork he made good \\'ages. and continued in the same pursuit throughout his business life. [r. Morgan married \nn Batton, who \\"as also born il' England, and hy this ma.rriage there \\ ere se\-en children, The first four dieel as fol- lcm s: Elizaheth, in the State of 1\ ew York, \\ here she had resided for some years pre- \ iously; \ \ïlliam. in England: James in Lambton County. where he \\as engaged in fanning for some years: and Thumas, in Englanel. George is mentioneel helem, Iay . \nn and Henry hoth died in England. George [organ. coming of a famil of sober, industrious laborers. was naturally possessed of considerable ability in the same line, Born in EnglamI Oct. II. [817. he there. in an orderly and thrift\ c0l11111unity, gre\\- to manhood, " Sympathy"with the ha;d life of his father forced him early out into the world for himself. fter a \\'hile he rase to the position of a contractor in coal mines, ,;inking pits and tunnels, and as a skilled \\orkman, gifted \\-ith the ahility of directing affairs, he continued in this line \'Crv suc- cess fulh- for mal1\- \-ears in his O\vn co"nntn-. (Juring: his young.' manhood he married n England [ary \nn .:\Iorgan, and by this union there \\ ere nine children, four of \\-hom are li\'ing. four dying in infancy. Lydia marrieel Samuel I . Clark. of Sarnia to\\ïlship. ami the\' had three children, Flos- sie. George and Lillie. Ben Parks. now d res- ident of Sarnia. sen-ed during the Fenian raid. in Sarnia. under Capt. Da\'is: he mar- ried Euphemia :\lcCregor. and they 111.\"e one son. Ceorge, Lea nnrried Thon11.s Clark. of Detroit. and thev have ,e\'en children. Fred, _ \Iice. George, Edward. Tohn. ITO\\'anl ancl Tri,ie, Ge rge ,\. of Oètroit. married Ie- rilla Cox. and has one danghter, Gertrude. 5 8 -1- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD .\lice (deceased) married Dm id l\lexanùer. In 18-\.9 Mr. Morgan came with his fam- ily to Ontario. Finding in Sarnia to\\ nship, Lambton County, a fine 300-acre timber tract, ujJon which stood a deserted log house, he purchased it and moved there, In spite of the fact that a pre,-ious occupant had become discouraged O\'er the thought of clearing and breaking it. 1\Ir. Morgan faced his \\ or). cheerfulh- and in a short time had made st.me ,-er;.'marked improvements in the place. Determination and \\ ise management en- abled him tq clear up large tracts in the cuurse uf ) ears, amI here he carried on agri- culture, ery successfuIly. ,\ iter twenty-fi,-e years he had one uf the most ,-aluable and attractive farms in the OJmmunity. By I8ï6. feeling that he 11ad done his share of labor- ious \\-ork. he remo\ ed to Sarnia. \\ here he has since resided, He has im-ested in con- siderable property in the place, and owns besides this a Ioo-acre tract in the township outside the city. He has realized good profits upon his i11\'estments, and has been living in retirement fur many years. :\Ir. Iorg-an has long i(lentified himself \\-ith jJublic and social affairs, He was the principal factor in the building of the No. .5 school in Sarnia, and \\-as secretary and treasurer of that section for Ì\\-enty-one years, [n politics he affiliates \\'ith the Con- sen'ati\'es. Ile is a noble Christian man. a memher of the Episcopal Church, Though now far éllh'anced in years, he is \\"eIl-pre- sen-e(l and possessed of keen facuIties, Fond of reminiscences. he relates stories of the early (lays of Sarnia. of the had roads and deep mud. and of how. on one occasion. a horse that had wandered from the stahle into the street hecame mired and froze to death during the night. He remembers distinctly an old log store that stood on the site now occupied by Irs, Rubert Grant's heautiful residence, and he also te1ls how peaceahle In- dians used to spread out their deer fl)r sale UI1 streets nO\\ bustling \\-ith business, FREDERICK C. KE\\-LEY. one ()f the thriving youl1g fiJrmers of Sarnia tnwl1o.;hip, is a grandson of the fir!.t man to dra \\ a gll\-- ermnent grant in Ioore ti)wnship. dnd the family name has been a familiar one in Lambton County cyer since. :\Ir. Ke\dey was born on the old humestead o\". 22, 1862, and is a son of Edmund amI Jane (C01lins) K e\dey. The Ke\dey family came originaIly from the Isle of Ian, where the great-grandfather of our subject. \ Vi1liam Kewley, was born, ancl \\ here he died, The grandfather, also named \\ïI1iam. grew up there and remained on the island tiI1 1826. He \\-as twice mar- ried, both times before lea,-ing his native land. His first wife hore him si, children, viz.: John. a seafaring man. who \\'a drn\\ ned; Jane. wife of a Ir. Caine. cousin of the famous novelist; \ ViiIiam and Eliza- heth, \\ ho hoth 1 enMined on the island: Dan- iel, who came tu Canada and locate!l first in 1Iuore township. and later on Lut 16, Concession 3, Sarnia to\\ nship ; and Thomas. who \\-ent to Ohio at an early date and has been lost sight of. The second wife. whose name \\'as Ann Curmod, \\ as the mother of Isabella. \\ idm\ of John Chase, of Port Hu- ron: Henry. ,\"110 went to the Black Hills during the gnl( I e,citement and remained in tlw \ \- est; and Edmund. father of Fred- erick C. \\ïtIiam Kewley had been engaged in fanning in the Isle of 1Ian. and fo1towed the "choo1. \\'a" bound out by his father to a shoe maker in order that he might learn the shoe- making trade. He was apprenticed to a :\11'. Ephraim Land. for three and a half years, but only sen-ed three years of his ap- prenticeship, not caring to go any further in this line of \york, as for his \york he only re- ceiyed his board and clothing. He returned hOlue but staid only a short time, lea\-ing for arnia, from \\ hich place he shipped up Lake Superior to \\ ark in the copper mines, spend- ing t\\'o years there, for \\ hich work he re- ceiyed thirty dollars a month, From there he went to Illinois, locating in Elizabethto\\ n, .10 Da\ iess Cuunty. working for a year and a half in the lead mines. Subsequently he removed to Colorado, working in the gold mines for two years. and from there to );'e- \-ada, \\ here he worked in the gold and sil- \ er mines fixe years. ,-\fter leaving here he took a trip to the Pacific coast. visiting Cali- fornia, returning to Canada by the Isthmus. _ \rriying in Canada he settled in PI) mpton to\\ì1ship, Lambton County, where he bought 100 acres on the 6th Line, upon which was a small clearance. Here he set- tled dO\\'I1 to work, clearing his farm and putting it into a good state of culti\'ation, and here he lived until 1883 when he sold out and came to ::\Ioore to\\ nship, locating in Concession 10, Lot 20, where he bought 150 . acres of partially cleared land, Here he has spent the last twenty-one years in farm- ing. 'stock raising and cattle dealing, He has made many imprO\-ements in the farm, building a fine dwelling, good barns and out buildings and added 150 acres more to his original farm. His farm is now culti- vated by his sons, who ha\ e leased 300 acres of land of the Indian Reserye in Sarnia township for pasture purposes. ).11', \\' ellington \\ as married in Plymp- 5 8 9 tnn to\\ nship. Dec. 13, I86ú. to :\Iiss Cath- erine :\lclntire. a sister of John :\lclntire, of Plymptnn tuwnship. a history of the family appearing else\\ here. Three children have heen born tu this union, as follO\\ s : ( 1 ) J() eph John. Lurn in 1'1)'mpton township, Dec, 2K I 6ï, was educated in the district schools. and remained on the farm \\ ith his p:lrents until after marriage, \\ hen he re- mO\ eel to 100 acres of land adjoining his father's farm on the \\ est side, where he is I O\\ extensi\-ely engaged in cattle raising and dealing and general farming. On Sept. 20. .903, he married :\Iiss :\linnie Brock. of Enniskillen to\\ nship, and one child \Vas born to them, . \lma Ethel, \\-ho died in in- fancy. They are members of the ::\Iethodist Church, in \\-hich he has been a steward for se\-en years at Corunna, and was a delegate to the :\lethodist Conference at \\'ingham, Hurun County, and he is al<;o secretary of >chuol district );' u. -\-, :\Ioore tuwnship. (2) Henry Jonathan, born in Flympton to\\ n- ship, Dee. 26, I8ú8, \\-as educated in Plymp- ton and ::\loore townships, and has followed railroading for many years, and is nO\\- an engineer on the Canadian Pacific Railroad; he is a member of the 1. 0, O. F. (3) Don- ald :\lcIntire, born in Plympton township Jan. 13, 18ï2, \\as educated in the district schools of ::\Ioore to\\ nship, gre\\ up on the homestead and has always been engaged in farming. He now has charge of the home farm, operating 200 acres and is also inter- ested with his brother Joseph in the cattle bu<;iness, He is a member of the :\Iethodist Church and belongs to the Epworth League at Corunna. :\11'. \ \' ell ington has always been a strong Consen'ati\'e. which does not mean that he is an office seeker or politician, although he has shown quite an acti\-e interest in school matters, and has been a trustee of school dis- trict Xo. -\-. He and ::\lrs. \\'ellington are devout members of the ::\lethodist Church at Corunna, where he has been a steward and trustee. 1\Irs. \\' ellington is a lady of re- finement and belongs to one of the best known families of Plympton township. 1\11'. and :\lrs. Wellington adopted Jessie 1Ichen- 59 0 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD zie, ,,,hom they reared, and who married \ \ïl1iam Bossie, of 1om-e to\\ nship. 1r. \ Y ellington is general1y considered one of the be..,t fanners in his neighborhood and the appearance of his fine farm upholds the statement. He is also a man of integrity and en joys the esteem of his fel10w citiLens. J OSEPH IcI TlRE, father of 1rs. \\' el1ingt()n, \\ as born in Argyl1shire, Scot- lan<1. "here his boyhood days were spent, and \\ hich he left at the age of se'"enteen. In 1820 he came to Canada, in a sailing ves- sel. landed at Quebec, and then made his way to Xew Glasgow, where he found em- ployment in the lumber mills on the Ottawa ri,'er. Later he settled do\\ n to fanning and remained there until 1833. when he re- mm'ed \\'ith his family to Lobo township, 1iddlesex County, Ont. There he bought a tract of 100 acres of land, ,\ hereon he re- mained t\\ enty years. In [853 he sold his farm and came to Lambton County, locat- ing on Concession 7, in Plympton town- ship. where he bought 400 acres of bush land and trected a log cabin, He was one of the first pilmeer settlers of the region and he spent the remainder of his life there, actively engaged as long as physical strength per- mitted. He died at the age of ninety years, in December, 1893, and \\ as buried in Black- \\ell cemetery, Sarnia. In politics he was a stanch Liberal. He was one of the first members of the Presbyterian Church in this region. hut later became identifie,l with the Methodist body and \\'as one of the founders of that church at Iax\\-el1. 1r. 1cIntire \\'as married at Xe\\' Glas- gow to Xancy 1attison. \\'ho ,vas born in Ross-shire, Scotland. daughter of Alexander 1\Iattis, In. ,yho brought his family fram that country to Canada, locating fi1:st at Cape Breton, where his wife died. The latter part of his life was spent in Plympton town- ship, \\ here he died at the age of 103 years, and he was huried in Ohan cemetery. 11rs. McIntire died at the age of sixty-si" years, on the home farm. and ,vas interred in Black- \\ ell cemeterv. She \\ as a ,yorthv memher of the reth dist Church, The,' had se"en children horn to them. namely': John. of Plympton township; _ \lexander, a resident of \ \ innipeg, lan.; Duncan, a farmer in I'lympton township; Catherine, \\ ife of Henry \ Y ellington, of :\loore to\\ nship, Lambtün Countv; Donald, a resident of Plympton w,ynsÍ1ip, on the homestead farm j Janet. deceased; and Joseph, \\ho is a rbi- dent of British Columhia. GILBERT LECE.IE. son of the late John Leckie. was born on the homestead on Lot 1 I. 12th Line, 1\Ioore to\\'nship, 1\0\. 4, 1857. and recei,'ed his education in the district schools, 1\1r. Leckie worked with his fa her until the latter retired, when our subject recei,'ed one hundred acres, p,rt of the old homestead. where he has remaine(l. and has impnwed same with ditching. etc. On this property ),1r. Leckie has carried 011 eneral fanning, (lairying and stock rais- mg. In 187Y he emharked in the threshing husiness with \\ïl1iam Leckie as partner, \\ hich partnership was continued for tweh e years, until :\1r. Leckie went into the busi- ness un his own account. and has met with great success. Political1y 1r. Leckie is a Consen'ati,"e, but has never sought office. [ e is a consistent member of the Presby- terian Church, \\'hich he attends at Osborne, He is socially inclined. and is a memher of the 1. O. F,: of Brig-den. and the K, n T. :\1.. of Osborne. On Oct, 29. 1883. Gilbert Leckie mar- ried 1iss Pol1y Robinson, who \\'as horn in Petralia. Ont., daughter of Thomas and :\Eary (Hunter) Rohinson. nati,'es of Ire- land, and of the earliest settlers in 1.amhton County, Ontario. The only child of this union died in infancy, 1\1r. Leckie is held in high esteem in this county. .\RTHCR \\. ELLIS, Xo field lle- mands more from one who would succeed in it than (lues journalism. for nothing needs more force and originality, a closer touch with men and e,"ents or a more ceaseless outgo of Ii fe and energy than does the man- agement of a succes'iful newspaper. . \rthur \\" Ellis, the editor and proprietor of th CO:-'l:\IEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD \ \-) L1ming Enterpris(', is well fitted h) nature awl training alike for the career he has un- dertaken, Ir. Ellis \\as born in \Yalkerson. Brant to\\ nship, Üruce Cuunty. Feh. ï. I 81, sun of John and -\nna pIcCann) Ellis, The former \yas a carpenter in that to\\ n. of Fnglish birth. and died in I:-: -f.. when his :,.on \yas on1\' three years old, The boy at- tended the imblic a;ld high schools it:; his natiye to\yn. and there. too. learned the printer's trade under \\. R. Telford. editor of the Herald, From that office he went to ::\Iontreal, and spent two years in the print- ing department of the H('rald of that city, and next \\ ent to Toronto and \yas employed eight months by \Yanyick & Rutter, gO\'ern- ment printers, In 1901 ::\Ir. Ellis came to \ Y yoming and \yent into partnership ",ith X, T. Han'ey, publisher of the Enterprise, and in September of the follo\\ ing year, bought out that gentleman's interest, as he \\ as going to San Francisco, California, his present abode. The Enterprise was :>tarted July I-f., 1893, by E. L. ::\lott, \\ ho conducted it two and a half years; it \\ as then bought by E. Y. Donelly. who in turn sold out fixe years later to ::\Ir. Han'e\', Cnder ::\Ir, Ellis it has taken on new Íife and is a bright up-to-date paper. -\s the proprietor is Independent in politics. the paper reHects his yiews, :\Ir. Ellis is a member of Burns Lodge. Xo. 153, .-\. F. & . \, ::\1.. \Yyoming: Jubilee Camp, K. 0, T. ::\1.. \\'yoming, and the C. O. \V. 0, \\'. STL\RT O. ::\L-\CKEXZIE, :\1. D., C 1.. :\1. R. C. S.. L. R. C P. . \mong the leading exponents of the medical pro- fession of Sarnia, County of Lambton. Ont., Dr. :\Iackenzie occupies a \'ery enyiable po- sition. and is highly regarded not only as a physician, but also as a man. He is a son l)f the late Charles :\[ackenzie. ex-:\I. P. p" a full sketch of whom appears else\yhere. Stuart D. [ackenzie is a nati\ e of Sar- nia. horn Jan. So IR o. and recei\'ed an e'\:cel- Jent literary eduCJ.tion in the puhlic schools 59 1 and Collegiate Institute, finishing at the C p- per Canada College. Toronto. from \\ hich in- stitution he \yas graduated in ISYï. C pon the completion of his literary studies he en- tered the \\ ell-kno\\ n ::\1C<;ill C ni\ ersity at Iontreal, and completed a medical cour in 1901. graduating \\ith the degree of :\1. D" c.:\1. He then entered the GO\ ernment Hospital at Sarnia, where he remained as an interne until June. 1902. at \yhich time he \yent to Europe. He continued his studies in the famous hospitals of London, England, \yhere he receiyed his degrees of ::\1. K C. S., and L. R. C. P. in 1903. Before return- ing home he tra \,eled extensi\'ely, yisiting - \ustralia, India. etc" reaching Sarnia again in XO\'ember, I90-f.. In his religious connections Dr. :\Iac- kenzie is a Presb\,terian, His ideas with re- gard to political 'matters make him an en- thusiastic suppurter of the principles of the Reform party, Haying had exceptional ad- yantages Dr. ::\Iackenzie comes to his life \\ ork fully equipped, and already stands \ ery high among the younger members of his profession. while personally his pleasant, genial manner \\,ins him many friends. He is a member of se\'eral college fraternities, GEORGE HO\\' \RD, now li\'ing re- tired at \\'atford. comes of honorable old English ancestry. His father, John HO\\- anI was born about q69, in England, and married .-\nn Ball. also a natiye of England \\ ho died there, His death occurred in I8-f.2, Their children \\ ere as follO\ys: James, a \yoolen manufacturer. as \yas his father; -\nn. \\ ho married a ::\Ir. Howard (no relation). and died in England: Henry, also engaged in woolen manufacturing; Eliza, \\ ho died in England unmarried aged ninety-one years; ::\Iaria. \yho died in Eng- land: John. a \yoolen manufacturer \\ ho died in England; and George. George Ho\\ anI \\ as born X 0\', 2 I, I8Iï. in Gloucestershire, England, and there follO\\'ed the wool manufacturing lmsiness until IR58. when he came to Ontario and located at -\delaide. near Strathroy. where 59 2 CO:\D.IE:\10RATIVE BIOGRAPIIIC\L RECORD he fannell until he came to \\"atfonl in 1872. Here he hecame bookkeeper for the late Ir. Dodds. ami since retiring from that position has liyed retired. lr. Howard was married (first) in Eng- land. to Elizaheth B. Haskew, and their two children \\ ere: George Robert. a resident of \\ïnnipeg, a solicitor of prominence, who married Jane Sewall. and has children. Ia- hel. Verånica, Penelope and Percy; and Henry B., a resident of Chicago, who mar- ried and has one daughter, Lena. The mother of these two sons died, and Ir. Ho\\anl was married (second), June II, I 67. to Sarah \\ïlliams. daughter of Dr. Roger S. and Maria \nn ( Dyke) \ Villiams, the funnel' of \\'hom \\as born in 1797, in England. a son of Roger \\ïlliams who died there. Dr. \\ïlliams married in England and came to Ontario in 1837, locating on 4th Line, S, E. R., .\delaide township, County of :\Iiddlesex, when all that locality was still a \\ ilderness. Here he remained for a season and practiced medicine. hut later remoyed to Strathroy where he died in 1880. his \\ ife ha\"ing passed a\\ay in I8i8. They were members of the Church of England, In politics he \yas a Cunsen'atiYe, Their chil- dren were _ Roger, a fanner. died aged sev- enty ) ears; l\Iary. deceased, married Rich- anI Browne. son of Capt. Browne; Sarah hecame Irs, Howard; Iaria married \\ïl- liam Crone, anù is deceased; John liyes re- tired in Strathroy; Lawson,' a farmer, ùied unmarried, in 1900; \ \ïl1iam died unmarried, aged thirty-three years; Deborah is 1\1rs. Charles Sewell, of Turonto; and .\nnie and Jane died unmarried. ':\lrs. Howard was born in England, and \\'as seyen years of age when she came to Ontario, T \yo sons have been born to our subject and wife, namely: Rev. Roger S, \\'il1iams, a clergyman of the Church of England, at ':\Iitchel1, married Jennie Tweedy, daughter of Dr. Gilbert Tweedy, and they ha\ e one daughter, Sarah Glynne; and Oswald \\ï1fred. a professor in the l\lontreal Diocesan Theological Col- lege. married Georgiana Eva Gillespie, daughter of Re\'. John Gillespie. Politically ':\11'. Ho\\ arcl is Consen'ati\"e in his views. Both he and \\'ife are members of the Church of England, in which faith they carefully and successful1)' reared t\\'O sons who reflect great credit upon them, JOSEI'll OSBORXE. an enterpnsmg fanner of Pl)'mpton township. Lambton County. \\ as born Sept. 3. 1833. in Glasgow, Scotland. Of his paternal ancestors he knows nothing. but his grandparents on his mother's side were .\dam Crawford and ':\Iargaret Taylor, of the old town of Stir- ling, Scotland, through whom there was a large number of re1ati\"es. Xothing of importance occurred during the first nine years of our subject's hoyhood, hut he remembers that he was a \'.ery trouhle- some lad to keep imloO!'s, Haying no play- mate<: hut a brother \\ hn was kept at school or apprenticed out. his great delight wa;; tn see the sights and roam the streets of Glas- gO\\", Though not much inclined to COI1l- pan) \\ ith other hoys. he \\"ould strol1 along the Dromielaw. and knew all the ships am} small steamers that then plied on the Clyde, or sl1end hours along the Glasgow and Pais- ley canal and other places of note. There was no trouhle in keeping him indoors at night. for the names of Burke and Hare, the noted Edinhurgh murderers, \\'ere at that time a terror to all little boys throughout Scotland. The mention of the names of Burke and Hare was more restraining to the jm"eniles of Glasgo\\ than the strap or shorter catechism. In I8..p his parents mm'ed from Glas- g'O\\' to the I'mnnill of . \ldic. in Perthshire, The railroad from Glasgow to E(linlmrgh \\ as opened but a short time before that, and he remembered the cars had no seats or co\'- ering. amI though it rained al1 the way. the only shelter the passengers Ind was mnhrel- las, The year I8-\.2 was a memorahle one in the annals of Scotland. The Queen and her hushand, Prince .\lbert. made their first royal yisit to this part of the British Isles, Our young suhject \\'as taken to see the Queen a she passed through the town of Kinross on her \\'a\' to the Duke of \thol's residence in the Highlands of Perthshire. There was r I CO:\E\IEl\IORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD no railroad then in that part of Scotland. Her 1Iajesty and Prince .\Ibert rode in an upen carriage. so all the people had a fine \Ìe\\ of her. In 1843, a memorable year also, for it was in this year that the disruption of the Established éJ1l1rch of Scotland occurred, he was hired out as a herd boy. This \\ as the 111t)st wearisome time of his life. The farm- er, a bachelor, with two plowmen to \\ ork the farm, and an old maid to keep house, were the only inmates of the farmstead. From early morning to late at night he was kept busy back in a lonel moor \\ ith the cows, \\'here the chief and only \'egetation was whins. broom and heather, Like many another herd laddie, he ran a\\ ay, \\ as taken back, ran away again, and his time had to be made out bv his elder brother. X ext \'ear he was hired in the same capacity, but in a much better place; here \\ as a wife and chil- (Jren, his pockets \\'ere stuffed \\ ith bread and cheese, and a Scotch plaid gi\'en him in wet weather. C ntil he was thirteen years of age his education did not amount to much, nor had he any inclination for school work, but in the \\ iI{ter of IR47 he was coaxed to attend Fossaway Free Church school. and continued three successi\'e years, making such progress in the study of mathematics and the ancient classics of a country school that steps \\'ere taken to enter him in the L ni\'ersity. .\t this time, as an outcome of the dis- ruption in the Established Church of Scot- land in 1843, discussions on religious ques- tions \\'ere ,'ery strong in his neighborhood. Listening to these contrO\'ersies led him to change his mind and abandon the career he had marked out for himself. In 185 I he accepted a position in the Scotch drapery business in London, at \\'hich he continued a year, but, not liking the business, he returned to Scotland in 1852. Emigration at this time to Australia, Cape of Good Hope and .\merica, \\"as drawing from Scotland a great many young men, and ha\'ing recei\'ed a pressing inyitation from his brother, \\'ho had preceded him t\\ 0 years, to come out to Canada. he, \\'ith his father and mother. in 88 593 the early spring of 1853, took passage for X e\\ York. with Port Sarnia, the county to\Hl of Lambton, as their terminus, Cross- ing the. \tlantic fifty years ago \\'as an e\'ent in one's life not soon forgotten. Steam \\'a beginning to be used, but the passage money was high, so our little party \yith bet\\ een irmr or fi\'e hundred other immigrant" took passage on the . \merican pacJ..et -ship "Har- monia," lea \'ing the Bromiela \\ , as the wharf at Glasgo\\ is called, and reaching X ew York fifty-two days later. The landing was made on Ionday, July 4th, which day \\'as spent in \\-atching the celebration of American independence, and on the e\'ening of the following Tuesday a sail up the Hudson for twenty-t\yO miles took the party to the rail- road station at Pierpont. \\ here they em- barked for Dunkirk, on Lake Erie, which was reached on Thursday morning. Trans- ferred here to a steamer, Lake Erie \\'as crossed and Detroit reached on Fridav morn- jng, Changing here to the ri\'er 'steamer "Ruby," Port Sarnia \\'as reached the same afternoon, and foot set for the first time on Canadian soil. The little party \\'as met here by the brother, who had rented a house for a month, but after staying two" eeks in Sarnia they became so imlJeltient to get out to the bush, and be at home, that a wagon was engaged and the last part of the journey ,,'as completed. Being in the summer, season the roads \\ ere good, but the wagon road ended \\"ithin a mile of their destination, the rest heing bush with no road but an Indian trail. The help of a settler with a yoke of oxen and a long sleigh was obtained, and by follow- ing the trail around fallen trees and s\\ amps, the heart of a two-mile clump of bush was reached, and the party safely landed along- side of a little log shant , cO\'ered with elm bark, and nothing in sight but woods on e\'ery side. Of that little party, the subject of this memoir is the onh- one ali\ e toda\' and when he landed th re in the woods: ",here he has e,er since resided for the last fifty years, his total asset" were eighteen pence of pocket money. It is well his fin- ances were low, for his first e'\:periences in backwoods life were so disappointing that if 59-1- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD he had had the money it \\ auld ha\'e been used to take him back to Scotland. In ::\ o\-ember. I RS3. when reco\'ering from a spell of sickness. he was waited on bv t\\ 0 school trusteeS from the township of J nniskillen, \ schoulhouse had he en huilt on the loth Line of that township. in the spring of that year. and a teacher hired for six months. but at the end of four and one- half months he had resigned and the trus- tees could not draw the go\'ernment grant unless the school was kept open at least six months in the ye3.r. The object of the ,'isit of the two trustees \\'as to en.gage Ir. Os- borne for the remaining one and one-half months, and to continue his services if satis- factory on both sides. The bargain \\'as not an unusual one in the early days of our school system, fourteen dollars per month and "hoard around." that is. the teacher to stay so long at each house as there were children going to school from that family. The proposal was so novel a one that he ac- cepted the terms, and, passing the County B(îard for the examination for teachers, he began the work of "teaching the young idea how to" etc.. in a small log house in the middle of the wooels where the town at Petrolia no\\' stands. ::\ ot a house or clear- ance \\ as in sight. and as this \\'as the only school at this time in the \\'hole township of Enniskillen some of the children had to come from long distances. The boarding around ga \-e our young pedagogue an e"perience much needed at the time. ancl which has prO\-ed valuable through life. as it made him acquainted ,,-ith the inner life of the first settlers of our Prm-ince, \11 the hoarding houses were log buildings composed of one apartment. that sen-ed for kitchen, dining- room, sitting-room, hedruum. etc,. a large open fireplace sen-ing for cooking. heating and light. StO\"es were beginning to be in- troduced and \\-here these \\ ere used hOll1E- made candles thre\\ a dim light over the apartment, In few of the houses was there any reading n13tter. not e\ en a \\ eekly ne\\'s- paper. and in the long e\'enings the male members \\ ould gather round the hlazing iogs, sing songs or tell stories of other days, \\ hile the \\ omen were busy knitting socks and mitts, or setting the dough for the mor- row's consumption. \\Then bedtime came the "master" was always honored \\-ith a bed while a shakedown \ -as laid out for th youngsters. The si" weeks ,,"ere. however, satisfactorily made out, anI) a second en- gagement was entered into at an a(h'ance of salary and a change in the boarding arrange- ment. A third arrangement for nine months \\-as made, and a fourth offered. but as he had gi\'en himself to harel stmh' he wished a higher school. and obtained tÍle one in his 0\\ n section in Plympton, \\'hich he taught for fi\-e consecutive years. A sixth engage- ment \Vas offered him, but he declined and obtained a still higher classed school in \\-hich he did his last public teaching, for ha,-ing married, in 1860, Miss Janet Ic- Auslan. he retired to the farm. where he has continued e\'er since, Like many retired school teachers he has been called tipon to fill offices of trust and usefulness, .h-oiding politics and municipal matters. he has been president and secretary cf se\'eral organizations. of a religious. liter- ary and agricultural nature. Se\'eral of his acquaintances ha\-e hall him to draw up their wills and appoint him their executor, In this capacity a goocl many thousands of dollars of other people's money ha,"e passed through his hands and he has always obtained an honorable discharge from the Surrogate Court, Ha \'ing kept up his acquaintance \\'ith the ancient classics he has gi\'en pri\'ate lessons and assisted ministers and school- masters in their acquiring a knowledge of the Creek_ and Latin langnages. .-\s a literary recreation for his spare moments he nses his pen in writin.g for the press and has contrihnted not a little to the antiquarian researches of our Clluntn', he- sides a \'ariety of miscellaneous sketcÍles, .\fter rearing a family of eight chi)llren. all of whom are ali\"e. he \\'as hereï\ ed ..f his partner in life. Jan. 12. IR9R His chil- dren are: Richard, a farmer and lanrlowner of Enniskillen to\\ nship: Rohert. a ranch- man at Charlron. Kehraska: Iartha. mar- riell tu _ \]ex, Da\\'son, of P1Yl1lpton to\\'n- COM:.'vIEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD :;;hip: John. a ranchman of Gillette. \ \' YOl11- ing: Xelson. on the old homestead: Iary, married to Robert Lon, of Sarnia: Jane, un the old homestead: and JO'iephine, married to \\ . G, Richardson. of Cayley. _\lherta, X ortl1\\-est Territory. D_ \ \'ID L\X);EX has been a resident of Ioore to\\ nship for about half a century. and now li\-es on the 7th Concession. His birth occurred July 12, 183-\., in Be\'erley to\\ nship. County of \Ventworth, Ontario, The Iannen family is of Irish descent and has been identified with Canada for O\'er a century, John Iannen, the grandfather of Da\'id. was the first of this branch of that name to come to Canada, He was a nati\'e of Ireland and a soldier in the British serv- ice, [n the latter part of the eighteenth cen- tury he came to Canada, locating in County \ \" enh\ orth. ,,'here he became the owner oi 200 acres of land. situated in Be\'erley to\\ n- ship. J uhn Iannen was killed by the fall of a tree, \\ hi Ie engaged in clearing the old gO\'ernment road. and \\"as buried on the homestead. He \\ eighed over 400 pounds. and was \ ery powerful and acti \-e, He mar- ried a Irs. Goodale, and they became the parents of se\-eral children, John :Mannen. one of the sons of John, and the father of Da\-id. \\ as born Jan. q. 1806. at Glanfonl. \ \' entworth County, and remO\-ed to Be\'erley to\\ nship with his par- ents, there growing to manhood, He chose farming as an occupation. and became the owner of half of the homestead. his brother Da\-id taking the other half, and here John Iannen spent his life engaged in general farming and stock raising, He became suc- cessful and bought land in both Ioore and Enniskillen townships. He died Iarch 30. 1872. at the age oi sixty-six years, and was huried in the Baptist cemetery at Dumfries, Ont. He was a deacon in the church. Po- litically he was a Reformer, and he was a good and useful citizen, John Iannen mar- ried (first) Eliza Person, who was born July lK 1 07, and died Iay 5, 1839, the mother of these children : Jane, who married Henry Rouse; Iatihla. \\ h() died yuung; Da \.id : 595 \ \ïlliam. who died young: John. a resident of Moore to\nlship; and Perry, deceased. Ir, Iannen's second marriage \\as to Han- n3.h \'an Sickle, widow of James Iaguire. and their children were: Daniel, \dlO is on the old homestead; Benona. who re'iides at Unondaga. Ont,. a ianner; Elizabeth, a resident of Ianitoha, married to Joseph Thlllnpson; George. a resident of \ \' ent- \\ orth County; and Robert. deceased_ l\Ir. Iannen's second wife died at Onundaga. Ont.. with her son, and was buried in the Baptist cemetery at Dumfries. DaYid Iannen attended the subscription schools of his native to\\ nship, there being no puhlic schools until his school days \\"ere nearly O\'er. He worked on the home farm \\-ith his father until he was of age. when his father gave him and his brother John a 200- acre tract of land in Moore township. Here the two brothers located in 1858 and started life in the bush, Da\'id taking the west half of Lot 5. Concession 7. He erected a log shanty in which he lived while making a home. and by hard \\-ork succeeded in clear- ing up a farm. \\ hich he now has in a good state of culti\'ation, and upon \\ hich he huilt a fine hrick dwelling house in 18B-\., at a cost of $2,000, He built barns and added 100 acres of land to his property. west of the homestead, and owns also fifty acres in En- niskillen township. Mr. :ðIannen was the second settler in Ioore township to own a threshing outfit. which he successfully oper- ated for eighteen } ears, also operating in Somhra, Sarnia and Enniskillen townships. He is still acti\'e, but there is no necessity for him to work hanl. as he is ably assisted by his sons, who are young men of promise amI character. :Mr. Iannen is a stanch Lih- eral. hut has ne\-er aspired to puhlic office. He has the reputation of heing a man of hon- esty and integrity. is domestic, temperate in his habits, and a kind father, and as such is highly respected in the community, He is a memher of the Baptist Church of Brigden. On Feb. 17, 18Ú9, Ir. Iannen married. in Ioore township. Iiss Sarah Jane South, danghter of John South. and a sister of Irs, Rohert II, Da'Xter. of Ioore to\nl"hip, 59 6 C01IMEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD )Irs. )Iannen died at her home Feb. 19, 1901. For a long period she devoted herself closely to the care of an i11\'alidmother. She ,,'as a true Christian ,,'oman and was buried in Bear Creek cemetery, The children born to )11'. andl\Irs, Da,'id )Iannen were: John died young; Bert. "ho resides at home, mar- ried Orra Neil. daughter of John Xeil, and one child has been born to them: Leona; .\1- bertha J. (deceased) married Joseph Potter, of )Ioore township, and they had three chil- dren, Jennie, Verna and "\Ibertha; Robert Y. died at the age of t\\ enty-five years; Ar- ,erill resides at home. JOHN ::\L'\NNDI, of the 7th Conces- sion. 1100re township. is a \\ ell kno\\ n resi- dent of the community where he has spent the past forty-six years of his life. He was born in Beyerley township, County of \ \' ent- worth, Jan, 27, 1837, son of John Mannen, and a brother of Da ,'id )Iannen. previously n 1 entioned. J olm :Mannen was educated in the schools of his nati,'e township and was reared on his father's farm. where he re- mained until of age, and then located with his brother David in ::\Ioore to\\nship. He settled on the 200 acres of bush land gi yen to him and his brother by his father, and \\'orked with his brother about ten years, when they both married. and di,'iding the pruperty farmed by themselves. John took the east 100 acres and built a fine frame dwelling, the work being done by his broth- er-in-la\\, J. J. Kerr, the well kno\\ìl con- tractur. Here ::\1r. ::\lannen settled down to pioneer Ii fe, clearing up his farm, draining the land and erecting fine barns. He later hought fifty acres more in Enniskillen town- ship, ,,'hich he sold in 1904. He is still operating the homestead and, like his brother has made a success of his agricultural work, and has also engaged in cattle raising. ::\11', 11annen was married at the Kerr homestead, Iarch 10, 1869. in :l\Ioore town- ship, on the 8th Line, by Re\'. Peter ::\IcDer- mid, to ::\liss :Mary Kerr, who was born in Donhill. Scotland, daughter of Peter and }'Iary (Donald) Kerr. and a sister of John and James Kerr, well known citizens of the County of Lambtun, ::\lrs. ::\lannen died at her home July Lt" 1893, after being an in- "alid three "ears. She was buried in Bear Creek cemet ry, She was a 100'ing wife and mother and a cun istent member of the Bap- tist Church, \\ hich she joined in 1875. being haptized in the St. Clair river, near Court- right, hy Re" }'1. manchaI'd, a'nd remaining a member until her death, Mrs. l\lannell received her education in the l\Ioore town- ship schools and the high school at Sarnia, amI taught school in Enniskillen township for two years. Children as follows ,,'ere born to Mr. and ::\lrs. John ::\lannen: l\Iary . \gnes, born Dec. 17, 1870, resides at home; John, born .\pril 23, 1872, a farmer of the State of ::\lontana, married Euphemia X es- bit, daughter of Dél\'id Xesbit. and they have two chilclren, Lila )largaret and John Ken- neth: 0, ertOn Erskine, born July 22, 1873, married 11ary Goring, of Enniskillen town- shIp: Peter 1\1. S., born "\pril 18, 1876, died Oct. 22, 189-1-. and is buried in Bear Creek cemetery; Annie Beulah, born Aprils, 1881, married Julius Arnold, of Bradsha". and has two children, .\gnes G, and Robert H.; I-lope Judson, born Oct. 18, 1883, resides at home. )1r. ::\Iannen's children attend the Bap- tist Church at Brigden, in "hich he is a dea- con and teacher in the Sunday-school. He \yas one of the founders of this church. In politics he is a Liberal, but he is no office seeker. ::\11'. ::\Iannen is not only a' good and useful citizen. but a man of honor and in- tegrity, whose word is tiS good as his bond, and he enjoys the confidence of the entire community. JOHX L. K .\CFF, of Point Edward, is one of the oldest barbers in Ontario, hav- ing followed the business for more than thirty years, and has been a resident of Point Edward since 187-1-. His ancestors came to Lambton County, in 1833. .:\1 r. Knauff is of German extraction, his grandfather. Xicholas Knauff, ha,'ing heen horn in Bavaria, Germany, where he was a printer and boukbinder, and where he died. His two sons were Frank and John Xicholas, the latter the father of our subject. COMME110RATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD John Xicholas :Knauff \\as born in 182 5. in Ba\-aria, and there learned the jeweler's trade, \ Vhile still a young man, he emi- grated to X ew York City, thence to \\ïlkes- Barre, Pennsvh'ania. There he married r.\'a SIn-del, I;orn in Pennsvkania in 18 3 0 . J olm Xicholas :Knauff follõwed his trade there for some time, and then \\ ent to Buf- falo, X e\" York. and there engaged in a ho- tel business fur three \-ears, after which he spent some time in éincinnati. Ohio, and X ewport, :Kentucky. .\t the outbreak of the Rebellion in the States. he enlisted in 1861 in the w7th Ohio Regiment, as a pri- yate. and by the time his three years of serv- ice had e::o...pired, he had been promoted to the rank of lieutenant. Be re-enlisted at Buf- falo. and \\ as made a captain and served un- til the close of tlie war. He then established a jewelry 1H1 ine s at Chippa\\ a. Ont.. and continued until his death in 1877. His \\'idow sUf\'i\-ed until 1899, During his residence at Chippa wa. he tilled the office of county constable. His children \yere: John L.; :Kate. \\-ife of Paul Blundy; .\nnie. \\'ife of Dr. Slocum. of Xew York City; Joseph, of Buffalo, an engineer on the Delaware, Lacka- wanna & \ Y estern Railroad: Carrie, \yife of 11. Buland. of Rochester, X. Y.; Theresa, \yife of Joseph HokeI', of Buffalo: and F rank. a fireman on the X ew York Central Railroad. John L. :Knauff was born at l\Iauch Chunk, Pennsylyania, June 3, 1853, and was educated at Buffalo, X e\\' York, where he alsu learned his trade. He practiced his trade for three years at Cincinnati, then at Buffalo for a hort time. and at Chippa\\ a. Ont.. for a year, and then, after another short stay in Buffalo. came to Point Edward Iay 26. I 87-\., Be owns se\ eral choice lots in this place and upon one is situated his place of business. On .\ug. 15. 1976, Ir. :Knauff \\as uni- ted in marriage \\-ith Iiss Iary Egan, daughter of lichael and Catherine (O'Brien) Egan, the former of \\ hom sen'ed through the Rebellion in the States, lrs, Catherine Egan \\-as born in Irelan(l in 1819, d daughter of John and Sarah (Dorsey) 597 O'Brien, who came to County Lambton when the country was a wilderness. and they were one of fiye familie" in \\- an\ ick to\\ n- ship. Ir, O'Brien died in 1863. and his wido\\ in ISCq, both aged se\-enty-fi\-e years, Iichael Egan. horn in 1817, in about 1835 came to Ontario \\ here he died in 1869, his \\ idow suryi\'ing until I 89-\., and dying at Port Huron. Their children were: Sarah, wife of "\Iexander Stoliker: Bridget. wife of James BittleI', of Port Huron; James, drowned in the St. Clair riyer in 1890; Iary, 11rs. :Knauff; ::\lichael, of Port Hu- ron: Patrick, of Port Huron: Catherine, \yife of ?\. E. Corry. of Port Huron; Jo- hanna, deceased; and Edward, a marine en- gin er. All \yere born in \\. arwick township, Count\' of Lambton, To lr. and Irs. :Knauff ha\'e been born children as follO\\'s: John E.; James F., a sailor: ::\Iary, who mar- ried Charles Lacey. of Battle Creek. lich- igan; Sarah; Leo, deceased: Aloysius: An- nie: and Joseph. Ir. and Irs. Knauff are members of the Roman Catholic Church. Fraternally he belongs to the Royal Arcanum and the K. O. T. M. He \\-as town coun- - ci110r one year. JOB:\' P.\L-L a retired fanner, now one of the highly esteemed citizens of Sar- nia. is li\ ing there surrounded with the com- forts of life and ministered to by willing de- scendants, He has been a resident of Can- ada since 1830. ha\-ing heen brought here when a child. from his nati\'e Scotland. The Paul ancestry may he traced to a John Paul. a nati\'e of Scotland, \\ ho \yas the great-grandfather of John Paul, of Sar- nia. He had a son to \\ hom he gan the family name of John and \\ ho was born in li61. and died in 1851 In early manhood he marrie(l Belle ::\Ioore, \yho died in Scot- land, lea\ ing one son, \ndre\\, Prior to 182 I he married a second time, and \\-ith his family emigrated to Canada, the second \\-i fe, hO\\'cver, not sun-iving the long HJY- age, She did not see the ne\\ home in Lan- ark County, where Grandfather John Paul locate(l. The land was situate(1 in Dalhousie township and was still \\'ild and uncl1lti\'ated 59 8 CO L\IL\lOR_\ Tl \-E BIOGR.\PIIlC \L H.ECORLJ. and here 11'. Paul spent the balance of his life, .-\mlre,,- Paul. the only son by his father's first marriage, \,as born in 1801, in Scot- land, ,,-here he was reared to manhood. Se,'en years of his life were spent as a sol- dier in the British army. and at the time of the battle of \ \' aterloo: he "as on his way "ith his command to take part in it, when the ne" s came of the surrender of X apoleon. The daughter of John l\Iugo, ::\1iss Jane lugn, of Scotland. became his wife, and they reared a family of eight children. as f()l1ow : 11argaret. who marrieel John lc- Cullough, is deceased, as is also her husband; John is uur subject; \ \'illiam is a retired farmer of Perth, Lanark County; James is deceased; Robert. who was a farmer in Dal- housie township, Lanark County, died in Fehruary, 1904: Bell and George are both deceased; Jean became the "ife of Joseph Ic\ ay. In 1830, ten years after his father had emigrated to Canada, .-\ndrew Paul fol- lowed" ith his family. locating in Dalhousie township. Lanark County, Prior to coming to Canada he had folIo" ed the wea, ing trade for some years, but in the new land he en- gaged in farming and so continued until the time of his death, Jan. 22. 1849, at the age of forty-eight years. John Paul, the son of \ndrew and Jane ()'lugo) Paul. was IJorn in the city of Glas- gow, Scotland, Oct. IÓ, 1823. and ,vas a lad of six and a half years "hen the long journey was made to Canada which con- sumed eight "eeks and fi,-e days. In 1848 he married l iss Janet Donald, a daughter of John and Marion (Duncan) Donald, both of "hom "ere horn in Scotland, the mother in I í99; the father dieel July 2. IX8C), the mother li,'ing to he eighty-one years of age. .:\lrs, Paul was born in Lanark County. .-\pril 2Ó, IRq. and still sun'i,'es. enjuying the quiet comforts of home in arnia. "here she and husband are most highly \'alued in the Presbyterian Church. They'han had eight children. namel\-: . \ mire,,' married Jessie Renwick. and b )th are deceased: thei;' t,,-o ()ns are John and Frank. .:\Iarinn. \\-ho is the wife of .\mlre,,- Park. of Plympton, has these children, .-\Ihert. Herbert, Frank, 1Iag- gie, Thomas, Russel and Elizabeth. Jane, who is deceased, married Rubert lcGregor, and has these children, Jessie (,d1O married a .:\11'. Pan'is amI has two sons, \\ïl1iam Ralph and Robert [<,. great-grancl-chilclren of our subject). .:\Iaude, Clara (deceased), Rose. John. Peter, Fred P. and Florence. John, ,,-ho married Jessie Ewart, has these children, ::\Iaggie. Edith, Fred, William, Robert and Jessie. fhomas married Liaie Ewart. now deceased, and has children- John Keith, Jennie and Iaggie label. Iaggie, who married .\. E. lcDonald. has. had children, John, largaret (decea<;ed).. \\'illiam Robert and Ed,,'ard. Frank mar- ried ::\Iaggie Fraser, and they ha\'e had three children, Elizabeth (deceased), Janet and Iarion. \\ïlliam Robert, of Samia, Ont., married Iinnie Loughead, and hacl one elaughter, .\ileen, deceased, . \fter marriage lr. amI Irs, Panl set- tled in Plympton township, Lambton County, on Lot S. Concession 3. amI there they resided for many years. Ir. Paul mak- ing a fine farm out of the wild bush bnd. Since I 92, with his wife, he has resided in Sarnia. one of his sons culti,-ating the farm. He has been a director of the Lambton County Loan & Im-estment Company fur the past thirty years, ] n his political sym- pathies lr. Paul affiliates ,,-ith the Reform party, His lung life has been such as tn en- dear him to his large family and to insure him the confidence and respect of his com- munity, ROBERT DOCCL\S. a prosperous re- tired farmer of the 12th Concession. 1'lymp- ton township. Lambton County. \\ as born in the ,"illage of Streets,-il1e. Peel County, Ont.. .\ug, J 2. J 3I. son of James anel :\Iaq:;aret (Uli,er) Douglas. James DOllglas ,,'as horn in the Hig:l- I ands of Scotl:mel and C3.me to Canada \\ hen si,teen ye'lrs of age. He ,,-as a son of John and J eanette \ \" allace) Douglas, who emi- grated to Canada in I R2-\.. and took up lanel in Tnronto tU\nbhip. 1 'eel Count , Ont., be- CO DIE JOR.-\TI\YE BlOCR \PHIC\L RECORD. ing among the \-ery fir t settlers of that county, "here they spent the remainder of their li\'es. The children of James and Iar- g:lret Douglas. the parents of Robert, were: John, born in Peel County, June 13, 1828; Robert; Iary, widow of John Beattie. of Forest; Jeanette, \\ ho married Edward Coyne. ,,-hom she sun'i\'ed. re iding in Tra- i.tlgar township. Halton County, Ont. (her (leath occurred in 190-1-) ; Charle , "ho died in early manhood; Iargaret, wife of John Cordingly, a resident of Halton County; . \nn Jane, ,,-ho died in childhood; Thomas, residing in Halton County; Peter, who died in early manhood; Ellen, who died in early \\ ol11al hood; and James, a resident of .\1- berta, X, \Y. '1', Robert Douglas remained on the home- :"tead farm until he was t\\'el1ty-three years of age. in 185-1- coming to Lambton County and taking up 200 acres of land, 100 in the 12th Conces ion. Lot [8. and the other 100 in the 13th Concession. Lot 16. This land was then cu\'ered with a dense forest. Here he has continuously resided for O\'er fifty years, steadily clearing off his land and im- prm-ing it. until to-day he is surrounded by fields and buildings 'which denote his indus- try, thrift and good management. while he is taking a well-earned rest. the farm work being attended to by his sons, Robert Drmglas "'as married in the vil- lage of Streetsyille. Dec. 29. 18 Ó -l-, to Iar- garet Douglas. who was born in Streetsville, Feb. 2R IS3-1-, daughter of Donald and Iar- garet ( IacFar1and) Douglas of Streets- Yille, To their union ha\-e been born the fol- lowing children: \\ïlham J '. born. \pril 10, 18óï. married Jane Iack, and resides in Plympton to\nlship; they ha\'e two children, Robert E. and Frances J. John was born .-\pril 13, 18ïI. Iiss Ida E, is at home. Iabel. horn June I. 18ï3. died Oct. 21. 19 00 , \Iiss .\delia. born June 28. lX75, is at heHne. Charles S,. horn Dee. Ó, 18ï7. is at home, The family was brought up in the Preshyterian Church. hut attends the Con- gregational Church. in \\ hich they are much 1 especte(L In politics }'Ir. Douglas is a Re- former. hut he ha ne\-er ought for public 599 preferment. He is numhered among the sub- stantial farmers of Plympton township, and he and his wife are highly esteemed through- out the neighborhood. S \MCEL D.\ YID R\RXES. a highly respecte(l and prominent resident of \ \' at- ford, Ont., is of English e'\:traction. and the family \\ as founded in Canada by the grand- father, Jonathan Barnes. who ,,-as born in England ahout lï(q. There he married Hannah Herhert. amI in [812 they came to the Dominion. locating in Brant County, Ont., where he follo\\ ed his trade of brick- making. They afterwarcl came to \Yan\ ick tnwnship. Lamhton County, amI here hoth he and wife died. lea\'ing children:. Sam- uel, John, . \rabella, Catherine, Peter and Charles I. Charles L Barnes was born in 'the city of New York in 1812, shortly after his pa- rents landed in .\merica on their way to On- tario, He learned the tailor's trade, hut in 18-1-5 ettled on Lot 15, Conces ion3, X, E. R., \\'anyick to\\n hip. Lambton County, and engaged in fanning until he retired from business actiyity in J 885, \\ hen he settled in Forest, He married .\nn Inch, a native of Duhlin, Their children ,,'ere: Joseph Ed- "'in. in the States; Jonathan, :ðlary Jane and Iatilda, ,,-ho all died young; lary . \nn. de- ceased, \vas the wife of James Bowley; Samuel David; Charles .\.. an inspector of schools for East Lambton ; and L. Elizabeth. Samuel Da\'id Barnes was born in Brant County in J 8-1-3. and ,,-as two years of age when he came to the home in \\'arwick township, On reaching manhoo(l he en- gaged in fanning on a part of the old home- ste:ld, and later owned and operated two other farm" in the same township. In 19 01 he sold his propert). and in the next year settled in "-atfon!. For the past tweh'e years he has been successfully engaged in the insurance busines . For many years 1r. Dames has he en identified with the Reform party. hut as a ;;trong temperance man, he consented to he the candidate on the Pro- hihition ticket fnr Parliamcnt in IRCJo, He is a n1:ln who enjoys 11l1i\-cr :l1 esteem. 600 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD :\1 r, Dames has been twice married, first in l ïo to Louise lIogle, who died in 1893, lea ,-ing six children, as follo\\ s: Charles, principal of puhlic schools at Arkona, mar- ried Elizabeth Fuller, and they ha\'e chil- dren, Louis Hogle and Bessie Lucas; . \nnie Ellen marrieù John Thompson, of the Korth \Vest Territory, and they ha,"e une daughter, Lois Ella 1\Iay: Samuel .\ugustus Gonion, a teacher in the Korth \Yest. took his degree at \ Vinnipeg: Lois . \da l\Iaude married \\ïlliam Brent, and they ha\'e chil- dren,-Gordon D. and Lois :\Iay: Henry G., formerly a student at \\ïnnipeg College, is now in X orth Dakota; Carrie Bell Ger- trude \\ as educated at . \Ima College in music and elocution. The second marriage of Mr. Barnes was to :\Irs, Ruth (Cherry) Boyd, widow of John Boyd, and one daughter has he en horn to this union, Alma Reta \'ictoria. Both :\Ir. Barnes and wife belong to the l\Iethodist Church, Fraternally he belongs to the :\Iasons, the C. O. F., Chosen Friends, and in the latter order was sent as repre- sentati,-e through the l\orth \Vest Territory. He spent nine months in British Columbia, and \\ as so pleased with that section of the (,Ol111tn' that he purchased land in "\Iberta, and a farm of 160 acres in the Saskatchewan Valley neïr Flett's Springs. His foresight told him that that section is hound to be the great \\ heat depot of the world. JOHX XELSOX \YELLS, who wag one of the successful and prominent resi- dents of Moore township, and who owned extensi\"e timber interests in \Iahama. was a nati,'e of Lambton County, horn in Bosan- quet tm\"llship. J an, :2 I, 18S8. (I) William \Veils, the first of the \Yells family in Ontario. was born in England, where he married and reared a family, whom he hrought with him to Canada early in the nineteenth century. He came to Canada a... a major in the British army in the \\'ar of 18[2, and after its close settled on gm-ern- ment land at \urora, in I(ing township. County of York ant.. where he nndc a permanent home. 0\\ ning 1.000 acres which still belong to the \Yells family. He Insse l the rest of his life as a farmer. His chil- dren \\'ere: Robert, James, John, Job, Jo- seph. Jacob, Elizabeth and Iargaret. (II) Job \Vells, son of \\ïlliam. born in England. also became a fanner, ha,-ing re- cei,'ed gO\"ernment land in King township, County of York, which he cleared and im- prO\-ed and culti\"ated, There he spent his life, He sen-ed with his father in the war of 1812, although only a lad of thirteen. and during the Rebellion of 183ï-38 \"olunteered for the gm-ernment service, In 1819, in \urora, he married l\Iiss Hannah Da, is. who \Vas born in 1800, in Pittsburgh, Penn- syh'ania, daughter of Samuel Davis, a native of England. who re.,ided in Pennsyh'ania until the close of the war, \\'hen he came to Canada, ßlrs. Hannah (Davis) \Vells died in 18R8 in King to\\'11ship, and is buried there, She was the mother of children as follows: ßIarv (deceased) married Da,"ier interests in St, Clair county, . \1abama, \\-here he and his hrother Samuel H, \vere in partnership, operating lumher mills under the firm name of \ Yells Brothers. 1r. \" ells was a shre\n1 and suc- cessfu1 husiness man, one who gained his high position by his industry and strict at- tention to every detail of his affairs. and he \Vas thorough1y progressi\'e in his ideas, He took a specially keen interest in fraternal matters and belonged to the A. F. & .\. 1\1.. Goose Run Lodge, Ko. 19, of orth Da- kota: \Vas also a member of the I. O. O. F., Florence Lodge. No. H)Ó: and of the l\Iod- ern \Yoodmen, Lodge No. 22. of Hatton, :r\ orth Dakota. l\I r. \\T ells passed a \\-a y 1\lay 13. 1905. anr1 is buried in the I'rome- field cemetery. 1\11', \\'ells \\'as marrier1 Jan. I I. 1893. in King to\n1ship. County of York. to Iis Alice ::\lalinda \\'ells, daughter of Da\'id \\'ells. To their union one daughter \vas horn, Dorothv E\'aline. no\V a bright and promising child of eight years. ::\1 rs, \Vells 602 _I CO IME::\10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD is a cultured \\ oman, who full)" s)"mpathized \\ ith all her Imsbaml"s progressi\ e ideas, and prO\'ed an admirahle \yife and helper. The tami]y attend the Iethodist Church at Co- 1'unna, - \XDRE\Y S, AXDERSOX, who for man)" years has been in the linry business at Forest, and is one of the city's prominent res- idents, \yas born .\pril 4, 1839, at Edwards- hurgh, Ont., on the St. La\\ rence ri\"er. a son of Le\"i and Lillian (Sparro\Vha\\'k) _ \nderson, Lc\"i . \nderson \\ as horn in Ontario in IRq, and his \\'ife \ras born in Ireland in 1816, being brought to the State of N e\\' York hy her parents in 1818. Her death oc- curred in the township of Iatilda, County Dundas, Ont., on the old homestead, in 18 54, .\Ir. . \nderson survi\'ing her until 1882; he died about six miles from his old homestead in .\Iatilda township. .-\.fter their marriage .\1 r. anù .\Irs, Le\'i . \nderson settleù on Con- cession 6, in .\Iatilda township, on the St. La\\ rence ri\"er, where he engaged in farm- ing and follo\yed his trade of carpenter. Po- litically he \\ as a Reformer. and for many years he sen'ed as school trustee. His re- ligious cOlwictions made him a .\Iethodist, and he \\"as \'ery active in his denomination. The following children \yere born to him- self and \\ ife: Alexander, a farmer of Iin- nesota; Andrew S" Our subject; Lucinda ( deceased). who married \ Villiam .\Ic- Kee\'er: Ezra .-\..; Frank, of l\Iatilda, Ont.; Ste\'en. a farmer of l\Iatilda; and Horatio S., who is in the li\"ery business in Chicago. . \ndre\\- S, .-\.nderson has spent his entire Imsiness life in Lamhton County, \\-hither he came in the fall of I86I. His literary train- ing \yas recei\"ed in the log school-house of his nati\'e locality, In 1861 he engaged in a hlacksmith and carriage repairing business On the lake shore, continuing in that line for nine years. after \yhich he remO\"ed to For- est and follo\yed the trade of carpenter for ahout a year. He next turned his attention 11) the hotel Imsiness, and in 18ï9 started in his pre"ent line. He ha<; become one of the leading li\ erymen of the town. In 1<)0 I hc completell his present brick li\"ery barn, lo- cated near the depot. fully equipped with e\-ery modern appliance, which is conceded to be the finest of its kind in Lambton Cnunty. . \ full line of carriages and other \'ehicles is carried, \\-hile ten horses are kept busy meeting the demands of the public. The dri\'ers are reliable men and al] of the equip- ments are entirel modern, In January, IRó2. :\Ir. <\nderson and .\Iiss Ellen Jones, daughter of John and .\Iary Jones. of Plympton to\\ nship. \yere united in marriage. and the following chil- dren han been burn to this union: Charles . \, is \\ ith his parents in Forest; Frank H., a \"eterinary surgeon of E\-anston, Illinois, married .\Iiss Anna Hartrey. of that city, now deceased, by \yhom he hac! three chil- dren, Raymond, Rose and Ruth (\yho died in infancy) : \\ïlliam is deceased: Clarence A" a veterinary surgeon of Purt Forest, Illinois. married Kittie : \Vinnie married Ho\yanl Fraleigh, of Forest, by \yhom she has one son, Sidney, ::\Ir. and Irs. Anderson are consistent members of the Church of England. Politicall) he is a Reformer and an acti\-e \\'orker in his party, and fraternally he is a member of the I. O. F. and the K. 0, T..\1. The success \yhich has attended his efforts is \\'ell merited, and the esteem in \\ hich he is held hy his fellow to\\ì1Smen is but the natural result of hon- orable dealing and manliness of character, He sen'ed ahly in the to\\"l1 council for fi\-e years from 1885 to 1890. ROBERT ].\CKSÚX. \yho is engaged in the lumher. coal. sash and hlind. and also in the oil husiness at Petralia. is a nati\'e of .\Ioore township. Lambton County, son of John and Jane (Leckie) Jackson, of Scotch extraction, John Jackson \yas horn in Scotlancl in 1812. and in IR25, at the age nf thirteen veal's. he came to Lanark Cnunt\'. Ont" \'here he remaincd until 1844. c!uril í; \yhich time he met the lack \yho later hecame his. \yife. In 18-1-+ he cåme to .\Ioore to\\ nship, Lamhton County, and settled in the \\'oods. on Lot ï. Concession 12, where he pur- CO ßIE:\IORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 60 3 chased 100 acres of land for $1.25 per acre. .\fter clearing a small bit and building here a log shanty, he returned to Lanark County, and there married Tane Leckie. daughter of T aIm and ElizabetÌl t :\IcCracken) Leckie, Ì)ioneers of Lanark County. .\fter se\'enty- nne veal's of married life, John Leckie died in :\Íoore township, aged ninety-si'\: ) ears, his \yife dying aged ninety-four) ears. ."-fter marriage John Jackson and \\ ife started on the long and then arduous trip to the new cabin hume prepared by Ir. Jack- sun. They came bv boat to Hamilton, then by stage - to London, and the distance of sixt\, miles from London to Ioore to\\ n- ship, they made on foot, follO\\ ing Indian trails and \\"hate\'er roads they could find. This home \yas made happy by 100"e and con- tentment; here the children were born, and here the faithful mother died; Ir. Jackson still sun'iYes and resides with a son in Ioore to\\ nship, He has always been a Reformer in politics, and for many years was a jus- tice of the peace and \\ as generally kno\\ n as "Esquire" Jackson, Both he and \\ ife be- longed to the Baptist faith. To these most estimable people \yere born eight children, our subject being the second. and the others as follo\\ s: John, a merchant in Chicago; Lizzie, deceased: \\'illiam, a fanner in Sar- Ilia township: Ellen, \\ ife of .\lbert Duncan, of Petrolia: Thomas. deceased; Joseph, of Petrolia: and George, deceased, Robert Jackson was born in 18-.\.8. and attended the schools in his neighborhood, He learned the carpenter's trade \\ hich he fol- lowed for a time, and then purchased the lumber business of J. C. Houston & Co" of Petralia, to which he has since added other commodities, and in addition is one of the important oil producers of the county. He has sen'ed one term in the Petralia council. but takes no \'ery acti\'e part in politics be- yond voting the straight Reform ticket. In 1876 Ir, Jackson married :\Iiss Iaria Fleck. daughter of Robert Fleck, one of the early settlers of Ioore township, \\,hose sketch appears elsewhere. The four children bnrn to thi<; marriage are: Blanche, an accomplished yuung lady, bookkeeper in her father's office: Estelle, at home; Dlake. in husiness \yith his father: and :\Ierle at home. The famil) belongs to the Baptist Church. Since ISiO :\Ir. Jackson has been a :\Iason, and is past master of Petrolia L()dge. S"\ ICEL \Y. ED\Y.\RDS. \\ ho is e'\:- tensi\'ely engaged in the stock business and farming in \Yarwick township, Lambton County, has been a breeder of Clydesdale horses, Shorthorn cattle and sheep for many years, and since 1898 he has been a dealer in cattle, He is of Irish extraction, a son of the late Thomas Ed\\ ards, and a grandson of Francis Ed\\"ards, born in Ireland in Iiú5, \\ here he married and \\ hence in 1822 he emigrated to Ottawa, Ont., there remaining until 1837. That year he came to \\' an\ ick to\\ nship, Lambton County, and there he died in 1862, his wife passing a\\"ay in about 1830. Their children \\"ere: James, de- ceased, a farmer of \\. arwick to\\ nship. where he located in [826, the first of the fam- ily to come to Lambton County: Thomas lIary; Alice. Thomas Ech\'ards, father of our subject. was born in Ireland in 1819. and came with his parents to Ottmya in 1822, and in 1837 to \\'arwick to\\"nship, \\here he located on Lot 25, Concession 3, He cleared up an e)".cellent farm, becoming the owner of 250 acres. During the Rebellion of 1837 he gave the gO\ ernment \'aluable service, and \yas also in the Fenian Raid. Politicalh' he \yas a Reformer, and his religious cOI;\'ic- tiùns made him a :\Iethodist. His death occurred in 1885. In 1859 Thomas Ed- \yards married Susan \Yard. born in Ouebec in I83-\., and she no\\' li\'es on the olc(Í1ome- stead aged se\"enty-one, and acti\'e for her :} ears. The children born to Thomas Ed- wards and his wife are: Samuel \\,,: Ezra .\, married Lizzie :\IcKenzie. and had chil- dren, \llan \Y., Grace, Florence and Alex- amler; \\'alter married Jennie Smith, and has t\\ a children, On ille and Clayton: J 0- seph \Y. married .\nnie Gillatly, and their children are \\ïlfred and. \sa: Ida married Elijah Le\'ans. and has one son. Lyle; Her- 60 4 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD bert \. married \nnie Trafford, and has t\\'O children, Eric and Burton; J\Iary married Charles \\1 atson, and has two children, :\1in- nie and Hazen. Samuel \\-. Ed\\anls was born in \\'ar- \\'ick to\\ nship. April 20, 1860, and was educated in the public schools of that lo- cality, Cpon reaching his maturity he en- gag-ed in fanning on the east half of Lot 24, Concession 2, \\'hich farm he still owns. Here he made a specialty of raising fine horses, cattle and sheep, and continued along these lines very successfully until 1898, \"hen he located in \Vatford and he \\'as there \ery largely engaged in buying and shipping cat- tle. In Xn\"ember, 1903, he returned to his farm, On Oct. 22. 181)0, 1r. E3. she married John Harrison, a nati\'e of Lancashire, England, born June 16, I 82-\., son of John Harrison, who died in the Old Coun try; J olm Harrison, J 1'" came to Can- ada when a )oung man, and in 1857 engaged with the Grand Trunk Railroad, at Brant- ford, where he met .1Irs. Harrison. They made their home in Brantford until I 86ï, ,,-hen they remO\-ed to Dawn township. and purché'sed the home now owned by .11rs. Harrison. There they lived in a small log house, and made impro\'ements on the place. Both husband and wife were strong, healthy and willing, and their labor was awarded ,,-ith a prosperity not experienced by every one. The bush plat has become an excellent 606 . CO:\IMEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD farm. the log house has gi\'en way to a sub- stantial frame residence, ,,-hile frame barns, stables and sheds make up the necessary outhuildings of a comfortable farm. :\1r. lIarrison's life affords a good illustration of \\-hat a man may accomplish merely through the force of his o\yn industn', He \yon suc- cess for himself and family: and maintained through all trials an honestly \\"On reputa- tion for unimpeachable integrit . He passed a\yay after a lingering illness. . \ug. 15. 1901. in the faith of the English Church, .\ Liberal in politics he \\'as collector of 1)a\\ n to\\"Ilship for fi\-e years. [r. and 1\[rs, John Harrison had three children: (I) John, born Feb. Lj., 1864, rccei\'ed a district school education. and grew to manhood on the farm. where he has al- ,,-ays resided, becoming the manager when quite young; on Sept. I I, 1895. he married Maggie Down, born in County Elgin in 1871, qaughter of John and 1\latilda 00\\'11, a \\'ell-to-do family uf Elgin County, who settled there on coming from England. Mrs. Harrison "'as educ'ated in the high school of St. Thomas, and is a lady of culture and refinement. [r. ] [arrison \\ as elected town- ship auditor in 1891. a position he filled t\yeke years. and in 1904 was elected treas- urer of Da\\îl, still holding that office. (2 ) [ariah. born at Brantford, Dec. 16, 1866, is the \yife of James A. Johnston, formerly of Lambton County. now a prosperous mer- chant of Bozeman. 1\lontana, and has three children: G11\. Oli\-e and Elizabeth. (3) Robert J., b )rn in Da\\"II. in September, I Rï I, is a ,,-idmyer. haying been married in lontana, anel is employed by the Lander Furniture Co.. of Butte. that State. rrs. Harrison. our suhject. liyes alone in one of the homes erected by her late hus- hand. and near that of her eldest son, John, \\-ho lives 111 the latest home built hy his fa- ther on the homestead, The difficuities and hardships which attend the li\'es of the pio- neer settlers of our country ,,-ere e'\:perienced to the full Iw Ir. and [rs, Harrison. \\-ho through e\'e y trial. displayed that courage and fortitude \\'hich loyal Canadians so ad- mire in the character of their forefathe,'s. :\Irs. Harrison has a yery large circle of friends, who ah\ an find kindness and hos- pitality at her hands in times of sickness and trouble. She is a faithful member of the Church. and is a lady of strong Christian character amI \yas a faithful \\-ife. C\PT. JOHX 1c .\B. The shipping intert ..,ts of any lake city are ahnys import- ant. and offer many fields of operation to those whuse natural tastes lead them to en- gage in a life upon the water. Especially is this true in Sarnia. Lambton County, Ont., for it occupies a yery desirable location \yith relation to the lake traffic, and among the lines which connect it \\-ith other ports is the one bet\\ een Sarnia and Duluth, One of the best-known \'essels of this line is "The United Empire," and fully as well-known is her genial captain, John [cKab, \\-ho is one of the oldest mariners of this locality, Capt. lcXab \yas born in Scotland. a son of Robert IcXab. a nati\'e of that coun- try, burn in 1813. His \yife's maiden name \\'as :\Iary Black, amI she \yas also a nati\'e of Scotland. In 1856 the family emigrated to the Duminion, selecting the County of Grey, Ont.. as a place of residence. lIere the parents engaged in agricultural pur- suits. and remained. highly respected and honored citizens. The father died in Feb- ruary. IgO-l-. aged oyer ninety. the mother dying in Decemher. 1903. aged ninety-three. To this \yorth)' couple four sons and se\-en daughters \\-ere born. the sons being: Rob- ert, a mariner. \yho was drowned: . \ndrew and \\ïlliam, farmers in the County of (;rey; and Capt. John. Capt. IcNab was born June Lj.. IR-I-3' in .\rgyllshire, Scotland. and he was only thirteen years of age when the family exodus was made, As early as 1850 he began his nreer as a seafaring man as deck hand on the side propeller "Clifton." plying beh\-een Owen Sound and Collingwood. From this steamer Capt, :\IcXab \\'ent to the Detroit & C1e\-eland line and then to the Death' line. as \\-heelman on the "\\"aubul1o."' In'lgï-l- he became c1.ptain of the "Sih'er Spray:' plying hch\ een CoIling\\-o( Id and the "Sno:' COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD and later he was made captain of the "City of Owen Sound:' plying bet\yeen Colling- \\ ood and Duluth, thence going as captain to the steamer "Campena." In [893 Capt. .\lcXab \yas placed in command of the "Cni- teel Empire:' one uf the three \\ ell-kno\\ n boats of the Beatty line, plying bet\\ een Sar- nia and Duluth. The other two buats are the ".\Ionarch" and the "lIuronic:' the latter heing considered the finest boat e\'er built in Canada; she \yas placed in commission in .\Iay. 1902. For forty years Capt. .\IcXab has been engaged in a seafaring life and knO\ys the upper lakes as a rural resident the country surrounding his home. In 1895 he changed his residence from Owen Sound to Sarnia. The Captain \\ as first married. in I 8ï-\.. to .\Iarion Brown, of Scotland, and they had two children: :\Iiss .\Iaggie. \\"ho is teaching school in Sarnia; and .\Iary. wife of Robert G. .\lcKa . of O\\"en Sound, In r88-\. Capt. .\lcXab \yas united in mar- riage \\'ith Bessie 11cXab, also of Scotch parentage. and to this union ha\'e been born three children: .\leck, Jessie and Islay. The Captain and his wife are stanch members of the Preshyterian Church. His fraternal affiliations are \\ith the .\. 0, C. \V. and the I. O. 0, F Politically he is a member of the Reform party, He is a public-spirited man. fa\'uring all measures calculated to pnJ\'e beneficial to the community at large, His record shows his reliabilit\,. strict ad- herence to duty and thorough grasp of his calling. but it cannut gi\ e a true idea of the man himself. or express the high esteem in \dIich he is held by the officials of the Beatt\' 1ine as \\ ell as the many friends he is co\;- stantly making. Honorable. upright. un- t1inching in the discharge of his duties. yet possessed of a pleasant manner. Capt. .\'Ic- Xah is one of the most popular officers on the upper lakes. JOHX R\TTICE, a \yell-knO\\ì1 resI- dent of Enniskillen township, Lambton County, \\'as born near Xassaga\\"eya. IIal- ton Count\-. Dec. Ai, r8()0. son of Chester and ElizalJeth ("'right) Battice, 60j Chester Battice \\"as born in Toronto in r823, of French parentage, and his \\'ife \\"as born in England in 1828. Their marriage occurr d in Canada, and they made their home for some \"ears at Toronto, after which they mO\"ed to Hamiltun, There he followed staging and mail carrying. \\ hich he had be- gun before his marriage. From there he \yent to Caledonia and became sawyer for a mill company. .\iter fifteen years in that position he remO\"ed in 1882 to Petralia, continuing to reside in that city until his death. in October, r90-\.. Of his children, John is the eldest son. .\Iaggie. born in the County of Haldimand, is the \\ ife of John Oli\er, an architect in Port Huron, and has had six children, .\lice, :\Iarion, \ \Tillard, _ \rthur, Earl (deceased) and Ella (de- ceased). J aile married (first ) James lIann, of Petrolia, by whom she had four children, Frank, James. .\mber and Juhn; after .\1r. .\Iann's death she manied Jacob \nderson, Eliza (deceased) married Oli\'er Riddle. of Oxford, and had fi\'e children. Lizzie. George, Emma, l\Iary J. and Louisa. Harry, horn in Caledonia, married Iiss .\Iary J. .\IcCort. of Petrolia. and has Ì\\'O daughters, Pearl and Gladys; he is engaged in electrical \\ork for the Port Huron Company, Lizzie, born in Haldimand County, is the \\"ife of George Haley, of Petrolia, an oil producer, and has had nine children, Samuel. . \lfred, Cora, .\nna. Kenneth. Retta, Hazel. \ïolet (deceased) and Gnrdon. Mary is the \\ ife of Daniel "'oolse\'. of :\Iartha\'ille, Pru- dence. horn in' Xassaga\\'eya. married George .-\lIunby. of .\Iuskuka, \\'ho died in Petrolia, lea\'ing nine children; his \\ ielo\\" has since married Richard Rump, of God- erich. John Battice \\'as educated in a pri\"ate school in the Count\' of Haldimand under the instruction of (:01. :.\Itl1va\". now of .\lanitoba. .\s a young man he 'learned the trade of a machinist and \\'hen only eighteen years of age \\'ent to the oil fields of Petrolia and started life as a driller. After some } ears of \york for others he purchased his n\yn outfit and began to sink \yells on his o\\"n responsibility, putting do\\ n a number in G08 . CO Il\IEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Loth Petralia and Sarnia township. . \fter his marriage, in 1887, he moved to the En- niskillen farm \\-hich he now 0\\"I1S, Sub-Lots 19 and 20, in Concession 10, put up, a fine house and other buildings, sunk wells, and in e\-ery way imprO\'ed the property so that it is now one of the \yell-de\-eloped places of the township, He has three wells. In Janu- ary, 1k87, he married Christina Gondie, of 1'lympton, \\ ho was born in 1861, ,daughter of J 01111 and Jane Gondie, pioneers of that region, She has borne her, husband two children. Jennie E. and \Villiam R. For the past nineteen years l\Ir. Battice has belonged to the Sah"ation .-\rmy, of \\"hich his wife is also a member, and he has during that time gi \"en largely of his time, talents and means to the work of redemption and the spread of a truly Christian spirit. He has had a broad experience in religious work and is de\"oted to his labor for the im- pnn"ement of his fello\vmen, His interests, however, are far from being confined to this one field, and he is always equally ready to \\'ork for any cause for the good of the com- munity in \\hich he lives. taking an acti\'e part in municipal art lirs. He generally sup- ports the Consen-ati\"e party at the polls. He holds the position of policeman and con- stable for Pec-olia, lr. Dattice is also an acti\"e lodge man and belongs to the Cana- dian Foresters at Petrolia, Lodge Xo. 63, and to the Orangemen. Lodge o, 1 J5. of the same city, in which latter he has held \'arious positions. Starting in life entirely on his own resources, Ir. Battice is now one of the self-made men of \\"hom the county may well be proud. S.\ IeEL \ VELLS, a prosperous and leading business man of Enniskillen to\\"I1- ship. Lambton County. resides on Conces- sion 2, Lot 2-\., He \yas born at .\urora, York County, Aug. 20, 1822, son of Job and Hannah (Da\'is) \Yells. \Yilliam \Vells, the father of Job. an grandfather of Samuel. came to Canada as a major in the British army in the war of 1812, and after its close settled on govern- ment land at . \urora, \\"here he made a per- manent home, 0\\ ning 400 acres of land, which still belongs to the \\'elIs family, ,\t his death he left the following children: Rohert, James, John, Job, Joseph, Jacob, Elizabeth and l1argaret. Job \ Yells sen'ed \yith his father in the war of I I2, although only a mere lad at the time, In 1819 he married, in Aurora, Iiss Hannah D<1.'yis, who was born in Pitts- hurg. renns) h"ania. in I Roo, daughter of Samuel Da\'is, a native of England, who re- sided in Pennsdyania until the close of the \\"ar. \yhen he 'came to Canada. .-\fter his marriage Job \ Y elIS follO\\"ed farming, hav- ing recei\"ed gO\'ernment land which he cleared and imprÜ\'ed, His first \yife died in 1838, the mother of eight children, as fol- lows: lary (deceased) married Dm'id Ic- DOl\gal. of Elgin County; Samuel is men- tioned below : Jane, \yidO\y of John Page, of \' aughan. Ont" has three children: Benja- min. a blacksmith of Oil Springs, died in 1898 (he was married); George, born In Elgin County. now resides in .\rkona, Lamb- ton County. Ont. (he has married Ì\\ice) ; Iargaret married George Crossley, and they ha\'e se\-en children: \\'illiam married and resides near Hamilton, \\ here he is one of the old pioneer school teachers; Fannie (de- ceased) married David ::\IcDougal. and had three children, Joh \YelIs had four chil- dren by his second marriage, to Betty Dele- hentey, namely: Job. \yho \yas on the old homestead, which has been sold; Da\'id, \yho resides in \Varwick: Peter, of Lambton County: and .\nn, married to J ames Ialoy, of Forest. The mother of these also died, in King township, and is buried there. Job 'VeIls reached the age of eighty-four. The family adhered to the Episcopalian faith. Samuel \VelIs recei\'ed a district-school education \\-hile working on his father's farm. "'hen a young man he learned the carpenter's trade, \\ hich \vork he followell until his marriage. In I8-\.8 he married liss Hannah Gordon, daughter of Isaac Gonion, a member of one of Elgin County's old Scotch pioneer families. .-\fter his marriage ::\1r. \VelIs took up lumbering in King town- ship, and has followed this \york to the pres- I I I " -v& (,O L\IE:\IOR \ TIYE BIOGRA.PHIC\L RECORD. ent time. In 1832 he sold his intere"ts in Elgin County, remO\ mg to Bosanquet, Lambton County, \\-here he engaged in the sa\\ìllill business until 1360, when he \vas burnt out. He rebuilt and continued his operations here until IX8-\., when he came to EnnisKillen to\\ nship, \\-here he has contin- ue(l until the present date, \\Thile his busi- ness interests are located in Enniskillen. he occupies a beauti ful home in Oil Springs, the propeny of Irs. \ Yells. To Samuel \Yells and his wife eight chil- dren ha\-e I>o'n I'orn: Eliza, born \pril 3, 18-\.9. in Elgin County, married John Dick- inson. of Creemore, and they ha\'e children, Frank, Herbert. Iaud, Jessie. Harry, Roy, Lloyd and \\ïlbert. Sarah, born Sept. 2, 18 Ú, married \\ïlliam :\Ienhenick, of Oil Sp ings, an oil operator. and Ins one daugh- ter. \Yaneta Cora. Lamhert \Yellingtun, born in the Count\' of Lamht()n in Octoher, 1833, is a graduate of the London schools, and resides in Colorado, where he 0\\ ns min- ing interests, John X., born in October. 18:;8, migrated to Dakota \\ hen a young man and in a few years returned \vith $12,000, and he later resided near Ioore, where he o\\-ned a large summer resort; he married a :\Iiss \\'ells, and they had one daughter, Dorothy. Samuel H" born in 1859. is an oil producer of Petrolia; he married Iiss Emma \-ande- water. of Oil Springs. and has four children, Lila, Percy, Sydney and Helen. \lfrecI, born in 18ó2, died in his \'outh, \\ïlburt, horn in 186:;, resided in - Florence, Ont., \\'here he \vas engaged in the furniture busi- nes. and undertaking. but is now farming near Regina, )J, \V. T.; he married :\Iiss Rhoda Linden, of Florence, and they have iour children, Charles, Kellie, Harry and J aqueline. Iary died when young, Politically I r. \ Y ell is a prominent member of the Con5ervati\'e party and \vhile a resident of Bosanquet held the office of school trustee. He was a delegate to the Liberal connntion of Enniskillen in 19 0 3. Fraternally he is a member of the Order of Orangemen in Lambton County, \vhile re- ligiously he is an acti\'e worker in the I etho- 39 60 9 dist Church, I r. \\T ells is thoroughly prac- tical. and has \\ orked his way to the front hy his natural adaptability and strict atten- tion to business. JOSEPH P \ TTIXSOX. a substantial stoc\.. farmer of Brooke to\\ìlship, Lambton County, nO\\ living on his fine farm on Con- cession I, Lot 21, \vas born at his present home Iay 23, IXÓÓ, son of Joseph, Sr., and Elizabeth ( IcXill) Pattinsun. Joseph Pattinson, Sr., \\'as born in Eng- land, and his \\ ife \\ as horn in Scotland, where she was reared to \\omanhood. Her father die(l in Scotland. and her mother brought the family to Lambton County, \\ here she met her husband. -\fter being married, Ir. and Irs. Pattinson settled on the present hOille of our subject, and here he cleared up a farm from \vild land. later pur- chasing 250 acres more, which he also cleared, operating both farms. He died at his first home in Brooke to\\ nship. \\ hile his \\ ife died in September. [81)0, \vhile residing \\ ith her son, our subject. Joseph Pattinson, Sr.. and his wife ha(l six children, one daugh- ter dying \\ hen one year an(l nine months old. Joseph Pattinson gre\\' to manhoud on the old home farm, where he has always re- sided. He tenderly cared for his aged mother in her declining years, .-\fter her death, he added fifty acres to the home place, upon \\ hich he erected a fine brick house. Since boyhood he has heen interested in the stock business, in which he has been \ ery successful. owning one of the finest stock farms in Brooke. ::\1r. Pattinson has ne\ er married. He is connected \\'ith the Church of England, of which his father \\-as a com- municant. His mother was a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church. 1\1r. Pattinson is identified with the Reform party, but only takes a good citizen's interest in political affairs. nenr aspiring to public: office. STEPHEX COHSELL. who died in Thedford, Xov. 12, 1893, was a man of many attainments. His force of character, execu- ti\'e ability, thorough knowledge of business ("0 CO::\t:\IE110RA TIVE BIOGR.\PHICAL RECORD. and large fund of general information es- pecially fitted him for public sen ice. and for ,ears he was one of the most popular and uccessful candidates for local offices. Ir. Cornell was of good \\-elsh ances- try, his great-grandfather Cornell, who set- tled in the State of X ew York, having been born in \Yales. Sylvanus Cornell, grand- father of Stephen. was born in the state of Xew York, about lï..J.9. Reared to farm work, upon reaching manhood he chose that occupation for his life work, In 1812, after marriage, he came to \ \' entworth County, Ont" and settled upon a tract of new land in \\'aterloo township. He imprO\'ed this place, making it in time one of the most at- tractive farms in his locality. He continued agriculture in this vicinity throughout the rest of his active life, and here in 1829 he died. He ,,"as the father of ten children: John A.. a fanner of \Yentworth. who also acted as a local preacher for the Dunkards; Samuel. a farmer of \\'aterloo township: Joseph, \\ ho was engaged in agriculture in Beverly township; Enoch, who is mentioned below; \\îlliam, a farmer of \\' aterloo town- ship; Aaron, a farmer of Bcnrly township; Bruen; Sarah, who married a 1rr. Ioore, of Deverly to\\ï1ship: Annie. who married a ::\[r. \\'olcott, of \\-aterloo tU\\ nship; and Rhoda, \\"ho married a ::\Ir. lIillborn, Enoch Cornell. father of Stephen, a thrifty agt iculturist, was born in the State of :'Jew York. in I ï88, and there recei\"ed the ordinary rearing of farmers' boys of his locality, Practical knmdedge of agriculture decided him upon reaching manhood to en- gage in that pursuit; and this he followed for the most part throughout his active career. During his young- manhood he married in Ontario, l\Iary Sipes. \\ ho was born in the State of Xew York. and of this union there \,"ere nine children: Svh-anus, who \\'as a fanner of Bosanquet t \\ï1ship. died in l\lanitoha, Joanna married Daniel \\ïntermute. Harriet was the \,"ife of Aaron Cornell (she is no\\' deceased). Jo- seph amI .-\ndre\\', who \vere hoth residents of Bosanquet township. are now deceased, John and Jonas are now residents of Thed- furd, Stephen is mcntioned bel 0\\-, Han- nah. who marricd .-\lexander Ketchie, is now deceased. .-\ fter marriage 11 r. Cornell settled upun a tract of new land in Be\'erly township, \\' ent\\ orth County. Ontario. and IJegan making imprO\'ements. \ Yell-directed ef- forts enahled him in a short time to trans- form the wild tracts into neatlv fUlTo" ed fields and vcrdant pastures, and he event- ually became one of the prosperous farmers of the county. He continued the pursuit of agriculture in that locality for the rest of his life, and here, in 18..J.8 he died. ::\Ir. Cornell combined a large capacity for work with sound judgment and keen intellectual qualities. Possessed also of marked perse- verance, he confined himself mainlv to one main industry. He found time, hO\ve\'er, for discharging his religious and puhlic ub- ligations, and as a Conservati\'e \\'as influen- tial in local affairs. In religious sentiment he and his family were Dunkards. Stephen Cornell \\'as born in De\"erly to\\ï1ship, County of \Ventworth, Aug. 26, 182Ú, and there on his father's well con- ducted farm grew to manhood, He received good rearing and possessed of a naturally bright intellect, a\"ailed himself of every op- portunity for cnlti,"ating his studies. . \s a yuung man eager to make a start in life, he entered a sa\\"lnil1. and there, gi,-ing strict attentiun to business. \vorked for slllne years commanding good \ "ages, Preferring,- how e\"er. to engage in business for himself in 1853 he purchased a splendid farm in Do- sanquet to\\"l1ship. County of Lamhton, \\'here he settled and engaged in agriculture. This placc he put under e'\:cellent culti\"ation, e(luipped with e\'erything necessary for mak- ing a success of all branches of general farm- ing. and as a result raised some of the finest prnducts marketed in the county. From time to time he also imprond the l;uildings, and en ntually had one of the most attracti\'e farms in the locality. lIe continued here until 1882. ,,"hen he retired from acti\'e \vork and mm"ed to Thedford. \ wise man- ager. he made ,veIl out of his industry. and ""as considered one of the most solidly pros- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ]}el'Ous men of the county. He made his home in Thedford for the rest of his life. in .all about thirteen} ears. giying his attention mainly to public affairs and to his innsted interests. In 18-1-:; 111', Cornell married Sarah l\Iain. Sh still resides in Thedford, To 1r. and Irs. Cornell ,,-ere horn ten <:hildren: (I) Da\-id A" born July II, 18-1-ú, now a druggist in the State of Iich- igan, married 1Ielissa Smith. and they ha\'e fuur children: Hetty, Alexander. Lena. and ,Annie, (2) Iary .\nn, born Jan. 25. 18-1-8, married Elisha Hill (he is nmy deceased), and they had fixe children, L(m. Ethel. \Yebster, Warner and Cecil. (3) Dr. \\'arner, born Feb. IÚ, Ig:;O. now an e\"e and ear specialist, of Port H lron. marriéd . \n- nie Irwin. and after her death Josephene De:iry. o children haye come of his mar- riages. (-I-) \\'ebster. horn April 20. 11'<5-, now a resident of Reed City. Iichigan, mar- -ried Eliza Smith, and they ha\'e no children, (5) Dr. Daniel B. Cornell, an eye and ear specialist of Superior, married l\Iaggie 1\Iit- chell. and they haye one daughter, Edna. (6) Alexander A,. born July 31. 1856. now a farmer of the State of Iichigan, married Iaria Parkinson, and the\" ha \'e no children. (7) Jonas S,. b( rn Iaréh 18, 1859. also a farmer of l\lichigan, married Emma Park- inson. and they han four children: .\nnie, Lida, Xe\\ ton, and \\Tebster. (8) \Yelling- ton . \" a fanner of Bosanquet to\\ nship. married Hannah Bode. and they ha\"e four children: Stephen.- Iaggie, -Sarah anll Phoehe, (9) Dr. Eliphalet. an eye and ear physician of Port Huron, Iichigan. mar- ried I ollie Rose. ( 10) Dr. X e\\'ton Cor- nell. now deceased. married Alice Crooker- ton. and they han one daughter, Alice X e\\-ton. :\11', Cornell. as has been said, was es- pecially fitted for public sen'ice, and for years filled at different times the offices of deputy ree\ e, and ree\'e of the township. as \yell as that of \\'arden of Lambton Count\'. After taking up his residence in Thedf01';1. he acted as magistrate of .that place for many years. His sound judgment anll con- 6II scientious attention to e\'en' detail of his \'arious offices \\ un for hin; the unlimited confidence of the general public. He was a m,Ul of finn religious cOl1\'ictions, sincere, hone"t, anll charitable in all the affairs of life. and was long an acti\'e member of the Baptist Church, to which his family still he- lung. Fraternally he stood high, and was for years a most prominent memher of the .\. F. & .\, I. .\s a well informed. capable. puhlic-spirite(1 man he \\ on for himself friends in all circles. Da\'id lain. father of 1\Irs. Cornell. was horn in 179-1-. and in 18 I 0 came to Canada and settled in Ontario. Here he passed the rest of his life. dying in I8úú. His \yife, Elsie (\\T ea\'er) Iain, was born in the State of Pennsyh'ania, and died in Ontario, in ] 873, at the a(h anced age of eighty years. B-oth were prominent and exerted an in- fluence for go()(l oyer the yarious communi- ties in \yhich they resided, J.-\MES STEWART, a successful re- tired fanner of the 12th Concession. of Plympton to\ynship, and a man \\-idely known and greatly respected. \yas born in County 1\Ionaghan, Ireland. about 183 I, son of Samuel and .\gnes (Gilhraith) tew- art. hath nati\-es of Ireland. who spent their entire li\'es in their natiye land. James Ste\\'art came to Canada \\'hen he \\'as about eighteen years of age, and 10- nted at Hamilton, Ont., \\ here he was em- ployed in the lumber business. In 1850, he mO\-ed to the Cuunty of Lamhton, and pur- chased 100 acres of land on the 12th Con- cession. Plympton to\\ì1ship, on which he huilt the customary log house. and for fifty- fi\-e years he has been a continuous resident of tl;is township. ami ranks among the old- est and mo"t honored citi7ens of the county. On Sept. 28. 186-1-. 11r. Stewart was united in marriage \\ ith Iary Ann Beatie. at Oak\'ille. Ont.. and she is a daughter M Joseph and Iary .-\nn Beatie. born in Coun- t\" Down, Ireland. Four children were born ,;f this union: Iatilda Jane. born Sept. 4, I RÓ5. married \\ïlliam Straghem, and re- sides at Detroit. 1Iichigan: \\ïlliam lIenty, ÓI2 COMl\IEl\IORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. born Oct. IÓ, I8óó, died in July. 189Ó; .-\g- nes Emma. born . \ug. lb. I8ó9; Samuel, born July 8. 1875. died in Kovember, 1899. :\Irs. Stewart died :\Iarch 3 I, 1880, and is still deeply mourned by her husband and family. The members of the Stewart fam- ily are all honored in the se\'eral communi- ties in which they make their homes, and :\Ir. Ste\\"art has eYery reason to be proud of his children. JOIT \ :\lILES, a \\ ell k!1O\\ n citizen of Bosanquet to\\Ïlship and one of its success- ful agriculturists, is a native of Canada, born in the township of Durfonl. Brant County, Ont.. Sept. 28, 18.+2, The :\Iiles familv are of Irish e traction, ha\'ing made their home for generations in County Tyrone. where the grandfather of our subject. also named J aim :\Iiles, was horn, H is father and the grand father of :\Iajor General :\Iiles, of the L'nited States army. \\ere brothers, John :\Iiles grew to manhood in County Tyrone, ,vhere he mar- ried :\Ian- Baker. the follo\\"ing children he- ing born 'to the union, Joseph, )ohn, Rachel, George. Samuel. Rohert and Elliott. all of whom are now deceased. with the exception (If Elliott who makes his home with his daughter,' :\Irs, \\'alker. in Enniskillen township. Lamhton County. .\fter mar- riage John :\Iiles. the grandfather. came to Canada \\ ith his \vife and children, locating in Burford township, Brant County. where he settled on a I1fty acre farm and spent the remainder of his life engaged in general farming. dying at the age of eighty-four years. .Here his wife also died. and they \\ ere both Imried in the cemetery of the Church of England. of which religious faith they were members. He was a strong Con- sen-ative. John :\Iiles (II), the second son of Juhn :\Iiles, was horn in Count\' Tn'one. \\"here he grew to manhood, :\Ir. iIile came to Can- ada at the age of eighteen years. crossing the .-\tlantic in a sailing ,-esse!. Landing at Uuehec. he remained there a fe\\ months. in the employ of the GO\'ernment. {\rilling and blasting the old French walls. Then he found employment in .:\ e\V Jersey, where he spent four years, Returning tu Ireland he induced his parents to come tv Canada, and accom- panied by his father and mother and their family, \\ ith the exception of his hrothers Joseph and \\ïlliam. \\ho \\ere members of the Irish constabulary, and dill not join the family until the fallowing year. he returned to Canada, On reaching their new home, John l\Iiles purchased 100 acres of land. I1fty of which he sold to his father, retaining th other I1fh" for his own use, The country \\"as ne\\: the land cO\'ered \\"ith hrush. an 1 the settlers few. John :\Iiles erected a little log house and stable. and succeeded in clear- ing his farm and putting it under Cttlti\"ation. This he exchanged for a lao-acre tract, previously o\\'Iled hy John Baldwin. which was located Ull' the loth Concession of the same to\\ nship, This he also cleared and later bought another 100 acres on Section 29, Concessiun 9. ,vhich became his per- manent home. and \\ here \vith the help of his gro\\ ing sons. he made a I1ne farm. He built a handsome brick d\\"elling house. 28 hy -+0, with a kitchen 20 by 2-+. erected barns and made other necessary imprO\ ements, ancl here spent the remainder of his life. I-Ie died at the age of se\ enty-three years, and was laid to rest in the Burfurd street cemetery, He \vas a member of the Church of England. Politically he was a strong Consen'ati\'C. John :\Iiles spent his entire life in hard work and was noted for his honesty and industry. In Ireland he belonged to the Loyal Orange _ \ssociation, Juhn :\Iiles married in Burford township. Brant County, Rachel \\'hite, a nati\'e of County Tyrone, Ireland. and she li\'ed to the ripe old age of eighty-I1\'e years. :\Irs. :\Iiles \\"as a de\'oted wi fe and mother. and a good Christian woman. belonging to the Church of England, She hore her hushand fourteen children. four of whom died in infancy. The ten who grew to maturity ,vere: Lucinda. the \vido\\" of John Sl1IllInen,ille. who resides in Forest; ancy, \\ho marrried \\ïlliam :\Ivr- rison and resides at Owen Sound: John; :\1 an-. the \\ ife of Rohert :\Ic Kenzie. resid- ing t Xorwich, O-.,;:ford County; \\ïlliam, a CO:'oDIE110RATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. farmer of Burford township: Rebecca, who married Richard [cKenzie and resides in Durford, Brant County: ].)seph, a resident of Xorwich, Uxford County: Rachel. who married Duncan :'oIcGill and resides in \\"ar- wick township. Lambton Count): :'oIariah, \yho married James Shillingham and resides in Burford to" nship: and George, also a resident of Durford township, John [i]es (III) attended the district :,chools of his natiw to" n,l1ip, and from early boyhood worked on his father's farm, ,,-here he remained unti] his t" enty- fourth year. He then struck out for himself, com- ing ,,-est in I ÓÓ to Lambton County, arri\'- ing in [3os'mquet tU\Hlship on Easter Sun- day, He purchased a sixt} acre farm from _'\.Iexander :'oIcDona]d. half uf "hich "as de:lred. and upon the clearing- stond a small log house and frame barn, Here :'oIr. :'o[i]es settled do" n to make a home. and after years of hard labor succeeded in clearing up the remainder of the land and making a fine farm, In I8iS he erected a handsome brick d,,-elling house. and a fe,,' years later. losing 11Ïs barns by fire, added a frame barn costing SI ,500,00. He purchased forty acres more ]aml. on Lot ,3G. South Doundary. which he C\]so cleared, and he now owns and operates 100 acres of some of the finest farming ]an(] in the t()\\ïlship. He has made farm- ing and cattle raising and feeding his life oc- cupation and has been eminent]" successful. For six years }[r, :'oIi]es engagecl in pressing ha\'. and was one of the first to introduce the Dédrick press for baling- hay. During the time he was engaged in this line. :'ok :'oIiles haled thousands of tons of hay in \ \- arwick, Plympton and Bosanquet to" nships, and for European markets. handling the business of \" Trembh' & Sons. of :'o[ontreal. :'o[r. :'oIiles is a man (;f enterprise and progressi,-e ideas and is ah,-ay read} to support any project calculated tu be of benefit to his to\ynship. He is a Consen'atiye, and has ahyays sup- ported the principles of that great party. t1.k- ing acti,'e interest in its success. ::\1r. Iiles is wel\ rea(l, broad minded and up-to-date. and his farm is a school of stock raising-. Re- Jig-iously he belongs to the Presbyterian GI3 Church. "hich he attends at Forest. .\ man of strung character amI positi,-e yie,,-s. he commands both respect and liking, 11r. [iles "as married in \\'anYick ,-il- Jage. to :'o[artha Craig, born in COllnty .-\n- trim, Ireland, daughter of Robert Craig. 1[rs. :'oIiles is greatly de, oted to her home. and is a member of the Presbyterian Church. Eig-ht children han been born to :'oIl'. and :'oIl's. :'o[iles. all boys, ,-iz,: three "ho died in infancy: John, "ho died from the effects of the kick of a horse. at the age of six years; Robert, a carpenter and joiner of Sarnia, ,\'110 married EliZ1.beth Bender, of Ontario: Joseph, a resident of :'oIanitoba: \\'illiam. ,yho n" ns large properties in Dnqnquet to" nship. but makes his home in Sarnia; and George. a resident of British Columbia. JOHX .-\, CR.'\. \\"FORD. a rt:tired car- penter and real-estate man of Sarnia, is prob- ably one of the best kno" n citizens uf that place, For O\'er forty years he has been known there. and his public-spirited enter- prises, among ,yhich ha,-e been the laying out of a street in the city and the erection of seyeral residences. ha,'e especial\y com- mended him to the communit,". Born in Scotland :'oray I'=;, I8.!.=;. :'0[1'. Crawford has inherited from good ancestors hoth strength of character and a masterful intellect, undoubted promoters of his emi- nentl) successful career. His father. -\n- dre,,' Cra,YÍonl, was a tho[í)ughly com- petent workman and a man of ,,-ise business insight. He ,yas horn in Scotland Jan. Ii, Ii So . and there for the most part spent his usefu] and acti,-e life. In early years. pre- paratory to shouldering the responsibilities of life. he learned fanning and the trade ùf a stonemason, Proficiency soon rewarded his faithful apprenticeship,' and upon reaching manhood he applied himself unreserndh- to the pursuit of his trade, Thoroughne" of work and a large capacity for pushing his enterprises redounded to his success from the start, and he carried on a profitable business in this line during the g-reater part of his mature life. He died Ju]y 2. I8 ó ,3, In early manh(" 1(1 he married [arion \rtI1l1r. "ho Gq C01DIE110R.\TIVE BIOGR.\PHICAL RECORD. \\-as Lorn in Scotland ::\Iay 8, Iï82, and who prU\-ed a faithful helpmeet throughout her married life. She died Xov. 3, 1865. Of this union there \\-ere ten children: Sarah (who married Da\'id Ferguson), \ \ïlliam, Janet (married James Borland) , James, Hugh, Iarion (married Da\.id Love), Elizabeth (married _ \rchibald I Iodgen), A.ndre\\, Da \'id and John . \., the twu last named, both residents of Sarnia, being the only sun-i\'ors, 'John .-\. Cra\\-ford passed his early years in Scotland \\orking in the \\oods, and farm- ing, . \s a practical means of earning his livelihood at an early age he set about learn- ing the carpenter's trade, and possessed of inherent ability in that line soon mastered all the details. In 18-1-ï, soon after attaining his majority, he married Elizabeth Graham, a woman of character and ability, who was born in Scotlanù in 1820, . \s a sympathe- tic encuurager to her husband in all his pro- jects she was of im'aluable sen'ice to him throughout their married life, She died in Sarnia in 1896, 1Ir. and 11rs, Cra\\'ford ha \'e had t\\ a children: Jane marrie(l \ Vill- iam Luscombe. who has a sketch else\\ here; Elizabeth married Ða\,id \Yinter. now de- ceased, and of this union there \\ ere t\VO chil- dren, John Cra\\-ford and Da\'id Duke. In 1857 1\1r. Cra\\'ford, with faith in the gro\\ ing industries and the large openings of a ne\\ country, came with his family to On- tario, first locating at Komoka. There he remained for some time, looking about for a desirable position, X at finding business as thriving as he wished he later, in 1859, \vent to Port IIuron, Here again there seemed too much competition in his line, and a trip to Sarnia promising the desired outlook he soon mO\'ed there and began follo\\ ing his trade as a regular carpenter. Guod wurkmanship, and promptness in meeting his engagements, hrought him all the business he could pos- sibh- attend to, and he continued there for sonie time. In 1861, ho\\-ever. finding some- thing better in Oil Springs, he went there and carried on his trade steadily for three years. Returning to Sarnia in 186-1-, he con- tinued his business uninterruptedly for many years, the gro\\ ing industries uf the place and the openlI1g up of ne\\ portions of the city bringing him plenty uf profitable wurk of a high orùer. But I11S alert intellect and large capacity for achie\'ements could not cOl fine their acti\'ities to the sphere of the ordinary carpenter; and in 18ó5, with "oIid faith in the increasing value of city prop- ert), he im ested in fin acres of land along what is now Crawford street. \\ïsely la ing' these out into city luts he in time sold many of them at a considerable profit. On others he erected substantial residences, upon \\ hich he has also realized good interest upon his in- \'estments. Crawfurù street, \\ hich was- named in his honor, is now one uf the fine streets of the city, due mainly to his enter- prise and artistic \\ orkmanship. Though he has now dispose!l of considerable of his ci'ty property he still retains some. having sev- eral \'aluable city lots, 11r. Crawford has shown himself a strong man physically and intellectually. Sound in judgment, J..een in foresight. his word upon husiness matters has long carrieù weight \\ 1th his ,fellow-citizens. His re- markable powers of achie\'ement ha\-e also conunendeù him to the people of Sarnia, and \\ on him husts of admiring friends. He is a man who has always kept abreast of the times and is \\ell infurmed upun all public matters. Politically he is a strong Reformer. -\ man of unquestionable honor. he is re- spected in all circles. The Presln'terian Church. to \\'hich his \vife also beÍonged, counts him among its substantial members. . \LBERT W. FREER. Lambton County numbers among its citizens men of probity and \vide experience, \\ ho devote their energies to the culti\-ation of the soil and the de\'elopment of the agricultural pos- sibilities of this greatly fa\'ored portion of Ontario. . \mong these men is Albert \ V. Freer, of Lot 28, 8th Concession of Ennis- killen to\\ nship. who is a nati \-e of the Prov- ince, ha\-ing been born in the western part of the County of :\IiddIese'\. XO\'. 23, 18óï. son of Henry and 11ary (Foster) Freer, pioneers of that lonlit\". COMME IORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 61 5 Henn' Freer was born in \Yarwick, Lambton" Count , Sept. q, 18..p. while his \\ ife \\ as born in )'Iiddlese'\: County the fol- 10\\ ing year, she being a daughter of George and Sarah Foster, \\ ho came to Canada from England and settled as pioneers in Iiddle- se,,- County, \\here they later passed away, highly respected by all \\ ho lme\\ them. The paternal grandparents of our subject \\ ere .\rthur \Y. and Eliza (Danford) Freer, na- ti\'es of Ireland. who emigrated from the land of their birth to Canada, settling in \\'ar\\'ick as early as 18 37. .\rthur \\'. Freer was a soldier in the British army, and participated in the great battle of \Yaterloo, Later he was sent to the Dominion, was pro- moted to the rank of colonel, and as such was engaged in the rebelIion of 1837-38. On account of the great bra\ ery he displayed he \\"as re\\ arded by a pension of one hundred pounds a year and 200 acres of land in Lambton County. Settling on this prop- ert , he spent some useful and happy years, and died there in 18-J.6, lea\'ing three sons: \\ïlIiam. George and Henry. Of these, "ïlliammO\'ed to \-ancoU\'er when a young man, and still resides there. ha\'ing become \"ery successful. George died in hoyhood. and Henry became the father of .\lbert \V. Freer. The widow of Arthur "", Freer later married Barnard Knight, amlmO\'ed to )'Iid- dle:"e'\: County, where Henry Freer grew to manhood, By her second marriage she had lÌ\'e children: James, John, Arthur, Sarah (who nnrried \\ïlIiam Iurphy, of Iid(lle- sex County). and --, allli\'ing in Iid- dlese'\: County. Henry Freer was taught farm \\"ork on his step-father\. estate. and in 1866. marry- ing Ii s Iary Foster, of )'Iiddle'iex County. he started out in life for himself on wild land, \Yorking early and late. he cleared up a fine farm.' and a lded to it until he now 0\\ ns -J.50 acres. and is regarded as one of the most substantial farmers of his locality. He has been honoreel \\'ith the office of coun- cillor, \\'hich he has filled with honor to his constituency amI credit to himself. for nine ears. reprc"enting \1 etcalfe township. To Ir. and Irs. Henry Freer ha\'e been born children as follO\\'s: Albert \ Y. is mentioned lIelu\\'. George, born in 1869, resides near his father in )'Iiddlesex County: he married Anne Richardson, of Iiddlese'\: County, and has three children, Clifford, .\reta and Ierle. Emma. born in 187I, married \\ïlliam \\'att, of the 8th Concession of Enniskillen township, and they ha\'e a son, Yerne. Edna. horn in I 87-J.. in Iiddlesex County, married \\ïlIiam Du\\ ding, of London. On1., and has one daughter Irene. Thomas H., born in 1877, resides on the 9th Concession, \\ here he is a prosperous fanner; he married liss Clara Richardson. of Iiddlesex County, and has two children, Elton and Ernest .\. Eliza, born in 1880, is residing at hmne. . \nnie, born in 1883. is also resid- ing at hume. \rthur, born in 1886. Dora, horn in 1887 and John .\.. born in 1888. are all at home. .-\lbert "-. Freer was educated in Iid- dlesex County and passed the required e'\:;- amination for entrance into Strathroy Col- legiate Institute. He completed the course in Goldsmith's Business College. in Detroit. He was married on Christmas Day, I8RlJ, to Iiss Iatilda Ed\\ ards. daughter of James and Jemima Ed\\ ards. pioneers of the county. a sketch of whom appears else\\'here. Irs, Freer was born in Iiddlesex County, Dec, 10, 1871. and \\'as well educated in the schools of that county, The children of Ir. and Irs. Freer are: Cordon. born in 18YI; .\rthur. born in 1803; LilIie, born in 181)5; .\rena y" born in 1897: Cecil \\-oo horn in 1901: and . \lbert Boo born in 190-J., The religious affiliations of the family are with the Church of England. I r. Freer has al- ways been a supporter of the Conser\'ati\'e party, He ha<, ser\"ed ?s a member of the school board, and as trustee of Enniskillen township for t\\ a years. and is one of the men of influence in his localit\" He is command- ing master of JIl\\oo(f Lodge. Xo. 10:;, Orangemen, and was alsn deputy mast r while residing in Iid(l1ese'\: County. He is also d member of the Order of Chnsen Friends, in which he is steward. He is a man of such admirahle clnracteristic,;; that 61Ú COMr..lE 10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. he enjo) s the respect of all who J..no\v him. and is ranked among the men of Enniskillen to\\ nship, \vho ha \ e had much to do in mak. ing it \\ hat it is to-day. .-\fter his marriage. 1Ir. Freer remO\'ed to Enniskillen. settling on the 8th Conces- sion, \\ here he made many imprO\'e- ments. among others erecting a fine barn. In lRR he sold this property to David 1Iann, and purchased the \\'right farm. on the 8th Concession, on which he has erected a large barn and cleared up the greater portion of the land. making many imprm'ements. until he no\\" has one of the finest estates in Lamb- ton Count). consisting of 100 acres in a high state of culti\ atIon, IIe has always \\ orked hanl. endea\'oring to make the most of his possessions. and his efforts ha \"e heen re- \\'anled \\ ith \\ ell-merited success. . Delonging as he does to one of the old pioneer families of Ontario. from boyhood he has taken a great interest in the future of the PrO\'ince. and since removing to Ennis- killen he has put special efforts forth to make that portinn of the Dominion the garden spot of the \\01'1(1. .\s a pri\'ate citizen. public off.cial and kind friend he has li\'ed up to his ideals. and proved himself a loyal. upright. honorable gentleman, PETER IcGREGOH. DRO\\'X, 1\1. B.. one oi the rising young medical prac- titioners of Lamhton County, \vas born :\Iarch 17. 18ó.=:;. in Sarnia township. son of Thomas \\", BrO\\ì1. a well kn()\\ n agricul- turist of Sarnia. and grandson of Peter :\IcGregor. Dr. Brown was reared on thIs grand- father's farm. whose namesake he is. and \\":::.s educated in the district schouls, The death of his grandfather. \vhen he was fifteen ) ears of age. tl1fe\\ him enti rei)' upon his U\\"l1 resources and \\"hat he has accomplished must be attributed to his 0\\ n industry and natural ability. A.mhitious to enter profcs- sionallife. the youth took ath'antage of e\-ery opportunity. and managed to pass through the Sarnia I r igh School \\ ith credit and pre- pared himself for teaching, For four suc- ccssi \ e veal''; Dr. nrr>\\"n taught chuul in Enniskillen to\\ nship, PrO\'íclent care oi his earnings made it possible for him tu enter the Turonto ).Iedical Cni\'ersity, in 188 7, \\ here he spent four years, in the meantime teaching one year again, in Bosanquet and \\'arwick to\\ nships. After these years of study, wurk and self denial, in 1892 he \\"as graduated from the :\Iedical Department of the Toronto Cniversity, \\ ith the degree of :\1. D. . \ iter a short residence at arnia, he located at Camlachie, in Plympton township, following Dr. Dell, and during the past tweh-e years he has demonstrated his pro- fessional ability and has become a prom- inent factor in the township's public and so- cial life. He is the present health officer of the to\\ nship. and the reputation it has for good sanitary condition may be attributed to his watchful care. His practice cO\-ers a large territory and he bids fair to reach a high plane in his profession, I-Ie is a Lib- eral in politics, and belongs to the \'arious medical societies of note, and is also a mem- ber of the Sons of Scotland. at Forest. Dr. Bruwn married Iiss Elizabeth Cairns, daughter of Juseph Clirns, une of the leading citizens of Plympton to\\"11ship. She is a lady of many accomplishments and a fa \"ürite in the social circles of Caml lchie and both she and husband are valued mem- bers of the Presbyterian Church. PETER ICGREGOR, the grandfather of Dr. BrO\\ì1, \vas horn in Argyllshire. Scot': land. son of Robert l\IcGregor and a de- scendant of a noble old family of that name, identified with the history of Scotland hack to early days, In young manhood Peter :\IcGregor came to Canada, landing at Que- bec. where he spent se\'eral years \HJrking on the Lachine canal. . \ssociated with French- men in this \vork. he learned the language and hecame ahle to speak and read French. He had become proficient in Gaelic as \\"ell as in English, in his nati\'e land. From Quebec he came to Ontario and located in Deckwith. Lanark Count\'. where his uncle, . \Ie"ander :\IcGrcgor, \\ a located, and here he followed farming for some time, and then embarked in the hotel Imsiness at Frankto\vn, in the same county. In Beck\\"ith he marrierl :\Iary CO Il\IE1IORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. l\IcGregor, his cousin, daughter of \Iex- ander IcGregnr. In I8-J.G they came to Lambton Count\, with their fn"e children, and located on (-oncession :;, London road, in the township of rIympton, "here he bought 1 50 acres of land and settled dO\\11 to fanning. in addition to hotel keeping, His public house Wt11lt;'. but her father, \Villiam Tennent, had come to Canada from Scotland. settled near Luckin and there died. In 18(jo \\'illiam Lewis and his wi fe mO\'ed to Petrolia, where he engaged in a general merchandise, flour and feed business: afterward he was also in- terested in the production of oil. During his residence in Petrolia l\Irs. Lewis diecl, in ] R7I, and later, \\"ith his four children, :\1r. Lewis mO\'e(1 to Enl1iskillen. amI made a ne\\" home there in Concession ï. on hush CO:\L\IE:\IOR.\TIVE mOGR.\PHIC\L RECORD, Jand. which he cleared and de\ eloped into a good farm, and where he remained until his death. There were four children. Thomas, horn in Petralia in Ig60. ,,-ent to California when a young man, and is there engaged in stock raising: he is nnrried but has no cl1il, dren, Catherine, hlrn in \ \' ards\'ille. mar- ried Thomas Hudson, of London township, and died. leaying three children. Cora, Yera and Lewis. :\Iinnie born in Petralia, is the wife of \\'. H. Stotten. but has no children. Frederick E. was the oungest, Frederick E, Lewis gre,,- up in Petralia and there attended schoof. Since completing his education his attention has been entirely de\'oted to agriculture, .\fter his father's death the homestead became his property and he carried it on most successfully, He put up a good brick house. gradually added many imprO\'ements to the whole place. and in H)02 sold it. He purchased instead \rthur H ume' s farm. in Lot 17, Concession 13, En- niskillen. one of the finest places in the county, and is continuing his operations there, :\11'. Lewis was married April 13. 1898, to :\Iiss Annie Ingram. born in Enniskillen in 1878. To their union three chil_dren ha \'e heen horn. name I y: ::\ orman E, . Fell. 26. 19 00 : \ era J., July. 1903: and Viola E., Sept. 20, I90-!-, ).11'. Lewis was brought up under :\Iethodist teachings, his parent" helonging to that church. but he and his wife ha\'e both united with the Presbyterian Church. In his political helief :\Ir. Lewis is a Consen'ati\-e. as his father was hefore him. . \Ithough young and a man who has had to depend on his 0\\ n resources. he is acti\'e and enterprising, and has alreadv made an as- ured position for himself. \;'hile his neigh- hors all bear testimony to his good citizen- ship. his honest industry and keen intelli- gence, qualities ,,-hich ha, e united to make him one of the popular men of Enniskillen. \\'ILLIA:\I J. BE::\TLEY. L. D, S" D. D. S.. the leading dentist of Sarnia. Lambton County, Ont.. is descended from one of the earliest settlers of the county, \ full account of the Bentley family is gi\'en 1'.,," U_,) in the history of Dr. D, B. Bentley. which is to be found elsewhere. Dr. \\ïlliam T. Bentley ,,-as born in \\'ar- ,,-ick to\\ì1ship. Iarch 3 18ïI. and his lit- erary education "as acquired in the public schools of his nati\-e town and in Forest, .\bout the year I8SJo, Dr. Bentley was en- gaged by the .\nn .\rbor Railroad Company, and remained in its employ for four years, when he "'as one of the sun-eyors who laid out the route of the Chippew Yalley Rail- road. a road which has as yet ne\'er been built, .\fter his work for thi company was completed. Dr. Bentley returned to the . \nn - \rbor Railroad Company for one ear. and then the following two years ,,-ere spent in the employ of the Pennsyh'ania Railruad Company, Subsequently he engaged for a short time with the Hocking Valley Rail- road Company. .\t the completion of his railroad career, Dr. Bentley took up the study of dentistry, for which he had al" ays had a strong inclination, and in 1900 was grad- uated from the Toronto Cninrsity ,,-ith the 'degree of D. D,S., and at the sal{le time he recei\'ed the degree of L. D. S.. from the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of To- ronto. On :\Iarch 2G, [901, Dr. Bentley re- cei\'ed from the State Board of the State of Ohio. a license to practice dentistry in that State, Immediately after graduation. Dr. Bentley opened an office in Sarnia. where he has built up a good. substantial practice, which is constantly increasing, and comes from the leading people of the city. In I90I Dr. Bentley was appointed sergeant major of the ::\0. 6 Field Hospital. .\. :\1. C. and in that capacity was a representatin of the contingent at the Coronation ceremonies of King Edward. In 1905 he was appointed army dental surgeon, Politically Dr. Bent- ley is a memher of the Reform party. His fraternal relations are with the l\lasonic or- der. the 1. 0, 0, F.. and the B. P. O. E. Dr. Bentley is one of the leading profe,;;sional men of Sarnia. and occupies a \-ery em'iahle position socially. Although still a young man, his skill in his chosen profession is so great that his success has been stead,- and his continued prosperity is assured. - 62-1- CO:\DIEl.IOR \TIYE BIOGR.\PIJIC\L RECORD. ROBERT STCRGOX S:\IITH, one of the ,"enerah]e retired residents of f\Ioore township, Lambton County, who has spent a long anel useful life in thi" section of On- tario. is held in respect and esteem by neigh- bors and friends, his associates during this long period, }Ir. Smit]Ù birth occurred Tan, 12, 1828. ne"lr Belfast, Count" DO\, n, Ìre]allll. \\"illilm Smith, father o(our sub- ject, was born near Belfast. and up to the time of his death C(Ju]d ,'i,"id]y recall the Re- bellion of 1iS8. He was a tenant farmer. He married E]inheth :\Ic(;owan. and they became the parents of the following children : James. who died near \\'aterdo\\n. \Vent- ,\"Orth County, Ont,: :\lary (deceased), who married John Shanks: Joseph, deceased, who was a farmer in South Dakota; Jane. \\ ho married \\"illiam Dornan (both died in Hami]ton) : a daughter who died in infancy: \ \"illiam, \\"ho died in \ \' aterdown; Rnhért Sturgon, our subject; and Samuel. a retired fanner of Sarnia, Onto :\f r. and }Irs, Smith were members of the Presbyterian Church, Robert S, Smith attended the national schools of' th place of his nati,'ity, and at the age of fifteen years, with fi,'e of his fam- i]y, left Ireland, embarking at Belfast in the sailing yesse! ". \rabian Knight:' com- manded by Capt. James Rainey, .\fter a six weeks' yoyage they hnded at Uuehec in 18-1-3, :\11'. Smith and his brother Samuel found a home with his uncle, . \]exander Reid, in Be,'erley township, \ \' entworth County, Ont" where he found employment at farm labor, for which he receiyed onl\- a little clothing. The next spring he worked with a farmer named \ \Tilliam Rice, receiv- ing twenty dollars, with hoan] and lodging, the first year. He remained in \ \T entworth County 1I1til 1850, when he rel11lwed to Lambton County and settled down to farm- ing on a clergy resen'e of 100 acres, in Lot IS, Concession 9. \\ hich \\'as all wild !amY. He made this his home for O\'er fifty-five years. .\fter erecting a log cabin he went to work in the woods, making cord-wood from the timber, for which he found a ready sale along the banks of the St, Clair ri,'er. Thus he olJtained a start. for he \\"as "ery poor, indeed, \\ hen he settled here. By hard work he managed to clear up his farm, and put it under culti,'atinn, adding se,'enty-fi,'e acres to it h} purchase, and he has prospered by industry and good management. \ \'hen his sons were ready to make homes for them- selves. he assisted them greatly. He hag been engageel extensi,'ely in the cattle raising business, in \\"hich he has gained success. For the past t\\"eh'e years the farm has been culti- vated by his t\\ 0 sons. :\1 r. Smith is a mem- ber of the Presbyterian Church, in which he has been an elde for a number of years. In politic,> he is a Liberal. and has sen"ed as school trustee. 1\1r. Smith's first marriage, in 1857, in Hamilton, \\ as tn :\1 iss Selina Francis. who was horn in Hamilton, (laughter of Jacob and Fanny (Phe]ps) Francis, She died in 1 R70, the mother of the following chi]dren: :\fay B. (deceased) married Genrge Hack- ney, and had one son. Rohert O. \Villiam Francis. a resielent and merchant of British Columbia, married X ettie Freeman, and they ha\'e se"en children, :\Iarjorie, 1\1ay, Jessi , Doug]as. Xeil. \\'il1iam and Esther. 'ðIarv Elizabeth C\linnie) married James BroWl , of the 8th Line, and has two children, Ken- neth and Chester. Robert John, a farmer of the 8th Concession, :\Ioore township, married E]izabeth \\'hite, and they ha, e three chi]- dren. Frances. Robert and Earl. Da ,'id :\Ic- Gowan resides at home. Samuel James is at home. Herbert Phelps, a merchant in North Dakota, married Ju]ia Hague, and has three children, Orpha], Lloyd and Howard \ Vi]clrue, !\1r. Smith married (second) in 1873, ill :\Ioore township, :\liss :\fargaret \\'hite, daughter of A.lexander and :\Iargaret \Vhite. 1\Irs. Smith is noted for her charity and hos- pita]ity. She has no children of her own, but she has reared her husband's children to maturity, and they all look upon her as a mother and 100'e her as such, She is greatly devoted to her fami]y, and while she has suffered greatly from sickness during the last seyera] years, she bears all patiently, and is a good wife and Christian woman. The \ \'hite fami]y, from \\"hich 1\1rs. I . . , . "' " - - Vèdd d CO)'D1E:\10RA. TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Smith is descended, is nf Irish descent, A,Ie-\.- ander \\ hite, her fathcr, ha\-ing been born in Cnunty DO\\Jl, Ireland, near Belfast. There he ;lurried )'Iargaret Xiblick. and the children horn to them \\ ere: ].)1111. \\ ho die!] in )'Iuúre to\\ nship; _ \gnes. \\Ïdow of \ \- en- dell Bra\\ n. residing in )'Ioore to\\Jlship; Robert. who makes his home \\-ith )'Irs. Smith; Elizabeth, who married Robert Smith, and died in Sarnia; James, deceased; the foregoing children were all horn in Ire- laml. and the children born to :\Ir. and :.\Ir , \\'hite in Canada \\-ere: )'Iargaret, \\ ife of Robert Sturgon Smith; \Iexander, of )'Ioore to\vnship; \ \ïlliam, deceased: and .:\Iary, \\ ho died at the age of t\\ 0 and one- half years, In 1830 .:\1 r. \ \'hite came to Canada \\ ith his \\ ife and fixe children, and settling near Hamiltun follm\-ed farming, and bought land in .:\Ioore township for his sons. He \\ as a Liberal in politics. and in religion was con- nected with the Presbyterian Church, His wife, after her hushand's death in I g5-\., re- moved to .:\Ioore township and passed the re- mainder of her Ii fe with her children, dying at the age of ninety-four ye1.rs, in the faith of the Presb terian Church; she \\-as buried in Bear Creek cemetery. Robert S. Smith has successfully carried on genera] fanning, raised good stock, and continued to imprm-e a property which is now \-aluable. His standing in the com- munity is that of an honest, upright and pub- ]ic-spirited citizen. .-\LEX.\XDER D, .:\IcLE.-\X. Peter .:\IcLean was born in Im'erness, Scotland, and married Catherine .:\1urray, also a na- tive 01 that place, Coming to Canada they settled in Ekfrid, .:\Iidd]esex County, as early as 18-\.0, \\- here the village of . \ppin now stands. Here :\Ir. .:\1cLean made a penna- nent home, clearing it up from wi]d land. but in 1859 they removed to Brooke township, and settled on Concession 8. Lot 25, the present home of his grandson, .-\]exander D. :\lcLean. Here they both died, 11r. .:\IcLean in 18iO, while his wife sUr\'i\'ed until 1879, Hector .:\IcLean was the only son of 40 c ,_ 1)_;) reter, and \\as born in Scotland in 1819. He \\-as but a boy \vhen his father came to Canada, amI her Hector .:\1cLean married Flora .:\IcX eil. horn in Scotland. in 1822, daughter of X ei] and Christie .:\lcX eiI. who came to Canada among the early settlers. .:\Ir. and .:\Irs. .:\IcXei] settled in Ekfrid, :'\]iddlesex County. where they died. ]eaYÌng a fami]) of six children: John. a resident of Ekfrid, :.\Iiddlesex Count\'; Flora, now :.\Irs. :.\lcLean: .\Iexander, de eased; :\Iary, de- ceased; Sarah, deceased, \vho married .\r- chie Johnston, of Ekfrid; and Christie, de- ceased, who married Alexander :.\IcXeil, of Brooke township. Hector :.\lcLean had re- ceived a good education in Canada, and for se\"era] ) ears taught school in :.\1idd]esex County, In 184>, the year of his marriage, he located un the 0]'] :.\lcLe as a hard- \\ are merchant at :\lih"erton. near Stratford, continuing in that line for si'\: years. In I 97 he sold out and came to Uil Springs, \\ here he has since heen engaged in the im- plement business, handling a full line of farm machinery, as \\ ell as an extensi\"e stock of carriages, \\"agolls and cutters, On XO\". 28. 189-1-. Ir. Sutton was mar- ried to :\[iss Sarah Rae, who \\ as born in Xorth Perth in \ugust. I Rï-l-, daughter of James L. Rae, a pioneer and enterprising merchant of that place, :\[r. and :\11'5, Sut- CO)'G\lE lORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ton first settled in lilnrton. ",here he had yaluable real estate, and later came to Oil Springs. \\ here he purchased the fine home in which they ha\ e since resided. To this union ha\"e come the follO\\"ing children: \\- allace C, born at lih'erton in 1895; Gordon K.. born in 1897; ami Richard Rae, born in I 89Y. Politically lr. Sutton is prominently con- nected ,,"ith the Consen'atiYe party. has held the office of councilman for two years. and in I90-J. was elected ree\"c of Oil Springs. a position which he still holds, Fraternally he is a member of the Olld Fellows. Ridgely Lodge. Xo, 250. of Oil Springs, In religion he is a member of the Church of England. as are his parents. lr. Sutton has made many warm friends since coming to Oil Springs: where he has \\ orked hard in the interests of the com- munit\,. and all \\"ho kno\\" this acti\"e yotmg busin ss man unite in saying that he' is an ideal citizen as well as a faithful public -sen'ant. S_\ ICEL HITCHCOCK, The manu- facturing interests of Sarnia are many and yaried, the product of the city's factories finding a ready market all oyer the Domin- ion as well as in foreign countnes, .\n en- terpri"ing and public-spirited citizen until recently engaged in this line of commercial actiyity is Samuel Hitchcock. former manu- facturer of the Huron BiC\'cle, He is a na- ti\ e of Point Edward, Co mty of Lambton. horn Dcc, 27, I8óR, a son of the well-known I. .\, Hitchcock. of that place, whose life is e,tensiyeh- treated of elsewhere. Samuel Hitchcock recei\ ed his literary education in the public schools of Sarniã, \\"hile his training in business life has been ohtained by close obser\"ation and e,peri- ence. In 189-J. he formed a partnership \\ ith F. E, Hitchcock. his brother, and the firm engaged in the manufacture and sale of hi- C} des. also conducting a large jewelry es- tahlishment in Sarnia. Four nars later the hrothers di\"ided the interests: F, B. Hitch- cock retaining the je\\"elry business. \\"hile Samuel Hitchcock continued the manufac- 62 7 ture and sale of bicycles. his Huron make heing a great fayorite and heayy seller. He followed modern husiness methods and steadily e)..tended his fields of operation. fol- hm"ing that line until .\pril. 190-J.. "hen he disposed of that business and engaged in the hshery business \\"ith his father. of Point Edward. On Dec. IG. 1896, lr. Hitchcock was married to Iiss Etta Leitch, daughter of Re\", R. \\-. Leitch: her great-grandfather \\ as a natiye of Scotland. . \mong his chil- dren ""as a son. X eil Leitch, the grand fa- ther of Irs, Hitchcock, \\"ho married Iiss Ellen \\'ahhup. Their son. Rey. R. \\'. Leitch. the father of lrs. Hitchcock. mar- ried [iss Elizabeth Echlin. and to them were horn the folluwing children: Ethel- hert, Etta (wife of subject), Edgar and Herbert, Two children ha\"e come to lr. and \lrs. Hitchcock: Ste\\art, horn Gct. 23, 18 9 8 , and Kathleen. born June 23. I9 0 I. 1\11'. and lrs. Hitchcock are members of the Presbyterian Church. in the ""ork of which they take an acti\'e part. Fraternally 1\1r. Hitchcock is a lason, a member of the h.. 0, T. I., and of the Royal .\rcanum, and is popular in all those orders, His po- litical opinions are such as to make him a supporter of the principles a(h'ocated In the Reform p,rty. Enterprising, possess d of marked business abilit}. he is justly regarded as one of the leading yuung men of Sarnia, while socially. he enjoys the respect and es- teem of a large circle of friends. J.UlES GLOYER, of Petrolia. and one of the leading men of that city, come" of I rish descent, the family being founded in Ontario in I8-J.O by his father's brother, \\ ho located in Huron County. James GIO\ er is a son of John and Elizabeth X. Glonr. of Ireland, where they were born and spent their entire lins, Their children were: \\ïlliam. of Ireland; George, who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsyh"ania. but later re- turned to Ireland: .\mlrew. of Ireland' James: Jane of Benton, \\ïsconsin: ami Elizaheth and Ian' .\nn, \\"ho both died in lreland, . 628 C01\I1IEl\:10RA TIVE BIOGRAl-'HICAL RECORD James Glover was born in Ireland in I8-J.5. and in his nati \ e land learned the trade of blacksmith, which he follO'\ ed for some time, In 1870 he removed tu Ontario, settling in Petrolia \vhere for thirteen years he followed his trade, and in the mean\vhile he purchased a farm on Lot 4. Concession I I. Iuore tlJ\\"Ilship, County of Lambton, and he is now occupied in its cultivation, al- though he resides in town, \\'hile he was liYing in Ireland he mar- ried Iary .-\nn Ingram, born in that country in I 8-J.ï, a daughter of \ \ïlliam and :\Iary (Faucet) Ingram, early settlers of Ontario. Lr, and. Irs. GIO'"er ha\e had children as follows: \\ïlliam, deceased; John, of Cali- fornia, \\ ho married :.\label Jackson; Eliza- beth, who married John Ferguson, of Pe- trulia; George, of Borneo; Freel. \lbert and :.\Iaude, all of Petrolia, :\11'. and :.\lrs, Glover are members of the Church of England, and politically :.\11'. Clonr. is a Consen'ative. Both of these most excellent people, as well as their children stand very high in the esti- mation of the community, and the success which has attended the efforts of :.\11'. Glover is well merited. JOHX D.-\LL-\S (deceased) during life \\ as one of the well knO'\ n citizens of Bo- sanquet tuwnship and a prominent agricul- turist. He was born in 1831, in Perthshire, Scotland, the family being one of promin- ence in the Highlands, _ \lexander Dallas, first of the name of whom we ha\'e direct knowle(lge, was the grandfather of the late John Dallas and was born in Perthshire, Scotland, where he lind and died. James Dallas, son of -\lexander and fa- ther of John, was also born in Perthshire, \\ here he spent the early days of his boy- hood prior to going to Edinburgh, \\ here he learned the wheelwright and blacksmith trade. following it as long as he remained in Scotland, In Perthshire he married Cather- ine Cameron, and they hall these children horn to them: .\lexander, who died at Shake- speare, Perth County, Ont,; James, \\"ho was a land owner in Hurun County, where he died; Isabella, who now makes her home with her nephews and nieces in Bosanquet to\\ïlship; John; and three who died young in Scotland,' \\"here the mother also passed a\\ ay, In 18-J.3, after the death of his \\ ife, .:\11'. Dallas \\"ith his four motherless children came to Canada. locating in Perth County, nnr Stratford, Here he followed farming during the remainder of his life, dying at Shakespeare, and he \\as buried in orth Easthope township, Oxford County. :.\11'. Dallas \vas a consistent member of the Pres- byterian Church, .-\11 his life he had been a stanch Conservative, The late John Dallas was tweh-e years old when he came across the .\tlantic \\ith his father amL he had already had some schooling, \\"hich he supplemented by attend- ance in the puhlic schooLs of Perth County, \\llen the Grand Trunk Railroad \\as heing huilt through Ontario, he became an employe of that company as a telegrapher and \\'as made station agent and operator at The(l- forcl. Lambton County, and later at Forest. where he continued until 1867. .\Ithough he \\"as doing well amI was highly thought of by his employers, I1'. Dallas long had cherished a desire to settle down on a farm of his own and the wish became so strong that he resigned his place and mO\'ed to a tract of 100 acres on Lot [, Concession ï. property which he had purcha erI from Luke Rohinson some time pre\"iously. I()re than half of this land was still uncleared and the residence on the place was only a small frame house. Here he settle(l dO'\ìl in the WOOrIS, surrounded by pioneer conditions, which he accepted as the ine\'itable adjuncts of a new country. lTnceasing industry and persever- ing effort soon had made great changes, In the course of time, 1\11'. Dallas had increased his land to 150 acres, which he imprewed with good buildings, making a very nice, comfortable home. He \\a's al- ways much interested in agricultural ad- vancement and was one of the first organ- izers of the Lambton County Farmers' :.\Iu- tual Fire Insurance Company. [n 1875 after its organization, he was made the first presi- COMl\1El\IORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 62 9 dent and remained a member of the board oi directors until ISY5 \\"hen hc resigned from the duties uf that position and accepted the agenc) of the company in the district of \ Y est \ \"illiams and Bosanquet townships. This office he held up to his death, \vhich took place, July 21. 1901, at the age of seventy years. He \\ as laid to rest in A.rkona ceme- tery, During the whole of his long and busy life he \\"as a stanch Conservati\"e, and he adhered to the principles of that great party leader. Sir John .\. :.\lacdonald. In [876 he was elected a member of the hoard of coun- cilmen of Bosanquet t!l\\ïlship and served one term with the greatest efficiency, He \\"as one of the organizers of the Ridge Tree Cheese Company. of which he \\"as secretary and treasurer as \vell as a stockholder for many years. :.\1 r. Dallas is recalled as a \'erv earnest student of the Biblc. Its \\ isdom -was well knO\\ n to him and ie\\ occasions arose \\ hen some apt quotation \\ ouldnot rise to his lills. On all other literature he also was well in- formed and he kept abreast of the times in public affairs, ] Ie was affiliated \\"ith the _ \, F, & .\" I. lodge at Thedford and followed dosely the teachings úf the fraternity. For many years he \\"as a worth v member of the I'rc;h):terian Church, in \\:hich he was an elder. He was a good citizen. a devoted fa- ther and kintrar of deeds of L,l11hton County, which he filled \ ery acceptahly for eight m'mths, Then he accepted a more paying clerkship \\-ith I()surett &. Co" grocery de,ders of Sarnia, who are now in husiness at Toronto. Ready capital. and confidence in himself in- flucnced him to go into partner,hip "ith his hrother Thomas. and purchase tIle husiness. Efficient sen-ice and a fine line of gt)(lds re- tained old customcrs. and brought in new ones. The business prospered from the start, and the firm, T. & R. Kenny, continued un- broken for fourtcen years. Then Thomas \\ ithdrew, and established a "holesale house, and Randal \\ as left sole proprietor of the retail business, ,,-hich he has since continued. He has enlarged his trade and imprm-ed his store, and is no\\' conducting a vcry exten- si\'e industn'. He has a full linc of fanC\' and staple groceries, keeps ten employees i;l his sen ice, and is doing an annual bU'iiness n f fi ftv thousand dollars, _\5 a "ise finan- cier. Ir, I ennv has ah\avs im'ested his savings so as to' procure large interests and at the same time tu henefit his fcllo\\' citizens; and he nmv owns considerahle stnck in the Sarnia Gas & Electric Light Co., of which his brother Thomas is president, and he has also an interest in the Sarnia Electric Rail- road, of which he is director. In 1881 Ir. Kenny married Elizaheth Jobson, \\ ho \vas horn in Ireland. X a chil- dren haw come of this union, Though Ir. Kenny's achievements are largely of a Imsi- ness nature, his influence has been a telling one upon the community in general. He is progrcssi\-e, philanthropic, and has always kept an eye out for the good of his city. In all circles he has friends, and he stands high fraternally, affiliating \\ ith the I. 0. n. F. and the Royal \rcanum, Politically he es- pouses the cause of the Consen-atives, I30th he and hi., wife are influential members of the Episcopal Church. \\'ILLl \:.\1 \\'ILLI.\ ISOX, now li\-- ing retired from business cares at \\'atfonl, is of Irish extraction, the family heing founded in Ontario by his father, Richard \ \ïII iamson, ,,-ho was horn in Ireland in I Î()(}, and "ho died in \\'atford Tan, 10, I g , , - In his native land Richard \\'illiamson married RehecC1. Doke, horn in Irelan,l in I ï (). and die.1 in \ \' ar\\ ick to" nship in 187-1-. Ir, and :.\Irs. \Yilliamson emigrated to Ontario in I -1-0, locating in Perth, hut in 18-1-7 settled in \ \ ar,,-ick tmn1ship, on Lot ó, Concession -:.. \\ here they clearcd np a fine ó3 2 CO:\DIEMORA TIV E BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD farm, IIere they made their home, and here the wife died. after \\"hich 111'. \Villiamson remp\"ed to \\"atfon!. and there as in \\'ar- "ick to\\ nship. took an interest in Reform politics. although not aspiring to office. B()th he and his \\ ife \\ ere de\ out members of the Presbyterian Church. in "hich he was an elder. The children born to Richard \\ïll- iamson and wife were:' David. decease(l, \\ as a farmer of \\"an,ick; John, deceased. \\as a farmer of \ Yam ick: Sarah married \ \' illiam Higgins; Iary, deceased, married John Holines; Rebecca is the ,,'idO\v of James Kelly; Elizabeth, deceased, married James Connor; Richard. of \ \" an,"ick is unmarried; Joseph li\"es in \\'an,ick; James is a fanner; \ \ïlliam, \\ïlliam \\ïlliamson ""as born in Sher- brooke. Ont,. in 18Jï, and ,,"as hut a boy when brouRht to \ \' an, ick to" nship by his parents, lIe has spent nearly all (If his life in this locality, C pon attaining to maturity. he learned the trade of a shoemaker. and fol- Io" ed it successfull) for many years in \ V at- foni. and also in I'lympton. but ahout [R82 he retired from business and no\\" li,"es in \\" ation!. In political faith he is a Re- former, but like his father before him he does not take an) acti,"e part in local affairs. Dy hard \\"ork. industry amI thri ft. he accun1t1- lated means, and firmly estahlished himself in the confidence and esteem of his neiRh- hors, and has many friends in the neighbor- hood. XELsnx HILDURK. a piuneer fanner in Dosanquet to" nship. has been a resident of that locality for nearly fìfty-one years. The fine old homestead there. where he is now carrying on a highly successful indus- try. he helpe(l his father to hew out of the \\'ilderness, :\lr. Hilborn is paterna]]y descended from fìne English stock. amI from the mater- nal line draws good Pennsyh"ania-Dutch hlood, His great-grandfather Hilhorn \\"as the first of his line to settle in .\merica. amI made his home for the most part in Pennsyl- vania. .\mong his children" as a son named Joseph, \\"ho continued the line (ìf descent. Joseph Hilborn. grandfather of Kelson, was born in Philadelphia. about 1 ï 3. and at an early date came to Ontario. settling upon a farm in \Yaterloo Count), Here he engaged in agriculture for the mo<;t part throughout hs acti\ e career, and, being an energetic man and a slue" d manager, \\ as remarkably prosperous. His activities, huwever. \\ ere soon cut short, as his death occurred at the early age of thirty years, He married Esther Cornell. daughter of Syl- vanus Corne]], and to 11r. and l\[rs, Hilborn \\ ere born three children: Thomas, \\"ho is now deceased; . \nnie. who married \Vi]]iam . \nglem) er. and died at the a(h'anced age of ninety years: and John c.. who is mentioned helm\". John C. Hilhorn, father of 1'\elson, \\ as a man of ahility and many attainments. lIe was born at Preston, Ont., :\Iay ] I. 18]3, and in a ,,"ell-ordered home recei,"ed careful rearing, [n the schools of that vicinity he acquired a good education. and being of an inte]]ectual hent availed himself of e, erv opportunity for culti\"ating his literary tastes. For an occupation he chose tanning. which he foll()\\"ed from the age of fourteen to the age of twenty-four, 1\hout 11'352 he settled upon a tract of wild land in ßosan- quet township, where he cleared up a fine farm for himself. and there he also follo,,"ed tanning. and. Riving strict attention to uus- iness, and being- skillful in pushing- affairs, he made an unqualified success of his ""ark. In addition to his other enterprises ::\1 r. I-I il- born early began acting as preacher for \"ari- (Jus rural communities. anù for fully si:'\.ty years acted in that capacity, e\"en in his hus- iest seasons gi,'ing n1t1ch time to this '\'orle . \ wise and frugal manager. he made \\ ell out of his \ arious enterprises. and in time hecame one of the well-to-do citizens of Bosanquet township, . \ fter many years of fruitful work he retired from his lahars, and took up his residence ,,'ith his son for Ì\\"elw Years, Then he "as married again. to )'Irs. Susan T()ole, and remoyed to Thedford. where he li,"ed retired mitil his death. Feh, 23, 18í)8, at the age of eighty-four years awl nine months. \ ( , , CO),I1IEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD GJ3 During his young manhood :\11', Hilborn married Sarah _ \nglemyer, who was born in Pennsyhania in IXo9, and who died in I8ïS. By this union there were nine children: J 0- seph. \\"ho i:- nuw a resident of Guelph: Elizabeth, who married _\mlre\\' :\litchell: _ \dam and Samuel. \\'ho died young; l\' elson. who is mentioned below: :\Iargaret, \\"ho married Lyman S\\ an. and is nO\\ deceased: \\ïlliam, farmer of Bosanquet to\\ìlship; Juhn, a farmer of the same locality: and Jacob. who is engaged in farming in :\lich- Igan, :\11'. Hilborn \\'as gifted in many lines and possessed the rare pO\\"er of making a suc- cess of whatner he turned his hand to. He \\ as an indefatigahle \\ orker. had rare bus- iness abilit . and exerted a strung Influence in all walks of life. His de\"otion to his \\ ùrk and his high moral attributes, as well as his many social graces. \\ on him the re- spect and confidence of the community. and he made friends for himself at e\ ery step in life. Xelson Hilborn was horn in \\'aterloo to\\ nship. \\'aterloo County, July 28. 18.p, and \\ as a boy when his parents came to Lambton County and settled in I30sanquet to\\'nship, Capable for his years, he e\ en then \\ ent to work. a'\: in hand. to cut dO\\ll the timber on his father's ne\\' farm, He also assistell in remO\'ing the timber which during the \\ inter hecame lodged in the ice, for ahout a mile \\'est f om Thedford. along the Crand Trunk railroad. .\mbitious for an education. he passed his eyenings after a hard day's \\ork in study, beside an old-time tallO\\ candle, and in this \\ a y acquired a large fund of useful and practical knowl- edge. It was during this early period that the to\\"I1 of Thed ford was laid out. and it ""as :\Ir. Hilborn who drO\"e the yoke of o:-..en to mark the site, Reared as a pio- neeI'. upon reaching manhood he \yas not a fraid to take a hand at am work which fell his way, and as a young m n he cut and split conl\\ (,oil into sto\ e lengths. which he hauled to Pine HiIl and marketed, recei\ ing 1.23 per conI and his dinner. On Sept. Iï. 18óS, :\1r. Hilhorn married :\Iiss 1\Iargaret L. 1\litchelI. \\ ho \\"as horn in Ke\\ Bruns- wick. daughter of .\ndre\\" :\Iitchell. To 1\1r. and 1\lrs, Hilborn ha\'e been born three chililren: Franklin, \\"ho died at the age of four years: 1\Iiss Sarah Esther, at home; amI John Kelson. a farmer of Bosanquet to\\ìl- ship, who married ::\11'5. :\Iaud (\\ïlliam- son) Laughlin. . \fter his marriage 1\1r. Hilborn settled upon the farm in Bnsanquet to\\ïlship where he now resides. \\'ith a $6,000 debt upon his shoulders he went to work with energy and determination, and" hy economy and \\ ise management slllln removed the incttln- hrance, He also impro\'ed his propert). and in time made it into one of the most attrac- ti\'e farms in the locality, He has trans- formed large areas into well-furrO\\'ed grain fields and thri\"ing gardens. and raised thereon some of the most valuable crops pro- duced in the \'icinity, . \ gOOiI manager. he has made well out of his industry, and is no\\" one of the wealthy fanners of his local- ity. His place embraces [50 acres, has at- tracti\ e buildings, and is \\"ell equipped \\'ith e\ erything necessary for carrying on his in- d ustry successfully. :\11'. Hilborn possesses great energy and the wisdom to direct it properly to the e\ ery- day affairs of life. He is a hard worker, and has deri\"ed good money returns frum his labors, His achie\'ements and his force of character ha \'e \\ on him the confidence of the community. and he is \\'idely known and e\'erywhere most highly respected, .\ con- sistent member of the :\lethodist Church. he is a man of firm religious con\'ictions and throughout his life has espoused the cause of e\'ery ent rprise for the uplifting of his fel- 10\\ -citizens, Politically he affiliates \\ ith the Consen'ati\'es. He has been a most con- scientious Imsband and father, and has as- sisted his children to good places in life, .\ndre\\' 1\1itchell. :\Irs. Hilborn's father. \\'as horn in Irelaml in I g I 2. and his parents were of Irish and Scùtch hirth. respectively: the\' were married in X e\\ Bruns\\ ick. Ire married . \nnie Rutherford. \\ ho \\ as h. 1m in SCI,tland in J X q. The\' came to Canada in 18-\.-\.. settling in X e\\ llnms\\-ick. anll 63-1- CO::\DIEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ahout ten ears later, in I 85..\.. mO\'ed to a farm in Bosanquet tm\ nship. Lambton County, \\ here 111'. [itchell engaged in ag- ricultura] pursuits, He died there in 1882, ::\Irs. .:\ritchell passing a\\'ay in [870. He \\-as a memher of the Episcopa[ Church. she of the l1ethodist. Their children were as fo]- 10\\ s: \ Villiam, of Sundridge. ::\1 uskoka. a carpenter; Catherine. decease(1 wife of . \rch- ihald }'IcKinnen; ]ary Jane, of Sarnia, Ont.. \\ idow of \ \ïlliam Fleming; John, \\ho died in Detroit. :.\Iichigan, in 1903; \mlrew, a farmer of Drmn1 City, 1Iichigan, who married Elizabeth Hilborn, sister of our subject; l\Iargaret L., ::\Irs, Hilborn; Charles, \\ ho died at the age of tweh'e; and .:\ Iaria, deceased wi fe of Joseph Lusby. JOB:\" DOBBI (deceased), for many years one of the highly respected farmers and good citizens of Enniskillen to\\ nship, who passed away April I. 1895, \\-as horn in 182(), in County Cavan, Ireland, and \\as a son of Leonard and l\largaret Dobbin, who passed their \\-hole ]i\'es in County Cavan, Their three children, Jane. John and Leon- ani, all came to Canada, The one sister was the widm\ of \ \'illiam Smith. She married ( second) John Tate, who died in Sarnia, Ont.. and she, with her three children, \\'ent to 1\ ew .:\Iexico, where she subsequently died, One of her sons, _\Iexander Smith. re- turning to Canada, settled at Oil Springs, The late John Dobhin remained three years in the State of X ew York prior to com- ing to Canada. in 18()6. He entered into the oil husiness at Oil Springs and continued there until he came to the farm occupied hy his son \\ïlliam S.. on Lot 14, Concession 4, Enniskillen township, Before coming 'to Canada he married Jane Sharpe, daughter of .\]exander and Jane Sharpe. \vho ,,'ere born and who died in County Cavan. Ireland. .:\Irs. Dohbin \\-as horn in I R30 and four of her <;isters anrl brothers emigrated to Illi- nuis. where they still reside. She died in 1 89 I. .:\T r, and :i\f 1'5, Dohhin remained on the present home farm amI there reared an a(l- mirable family, one \\hich is respecter I \\ herever kno" n. Children as follows \\-ere hurn to them: ( I ) 1Iaggie, the eldest, died in the State of ew York, in childhood. (2) .\]exander, born in Xew York, \\as reared in Lambtnn County and married J en- nette .:\Ic Phee. of Enniskillen, Thev moved to Winnipeg, ,,-here he died in 1901: leaving his wido\\' \\ ith fi\-e chiidren,-Ella. flossie, .\Iexander. Christie and Dora, (3) ::\Iary J., born in X ew York. has ah\ ays heen the mainstay in household affairs, the true and faithful daughter" ho ministered to her pa- rents, and. ,,'ithal. a ]ad" of culture and all "oman]y accomplishmerits, (..\.) \\ïlliam S., born }'Iarch 8, 1866. is one of Enniskillen to\\ nship's most enterprising young farm- ers, and has O\\ìled the old homestead and operated it for a number of years. (5) Leonard. born in I G8. in Canada. mar- ried Bella ::\IcPhee of Enniskillen, and they reside on Concession ..\.' and haw a fan,1ily of four children.-John, Leonard, \\-alter and Stella. (6) ::\Iaggie (2), born in 1870, in Lamhton Count), is the wi fe of Jonathan Perkin, a ranchman in California. and they haw six chi]dren,-Henry. Le\\is, Jacol;, Jennie. ::\Iary and :.\Iartha, (7) J 0]111, born in 1876, in Enniskillen township. left home in young manhood and located in California, " here he married and is engaged in msiness. The late T ohn Dobhin was a man well and favorabl): known all over the tomlship, respected for his many sterling traits of character, among which was strict honesty. He was very charitable and gave ]argely of his means whene\'er he found \\"orthy objects. He was a man of intellectual acquirement,> and ,,'as one of the best Bihle students in his locality, For years he \\ as a consistent mem- ber of the Preshvterian Church and was Sunday-school superintendent, hath in Ire- ]and and Canada, Politically he \Vas a Con- servati\'e. Be helonged to the order of Orangemen. at Oil Springs, HERBERT \\"FST. a farmer an(1 stock- raiser on Concession I I, Lot I:;. P]ymptoll to\\llship, \\"as horn July r. 18.=;8. son of Stephen \\-e t. horn in 18[:;. in Croy(1en, County Kent. England. CO::\DIE::\10R\TIVE BIOGRAPHIC\L RECORD 635 Stephen \Yest learnell the trade of ship carpenter. serYing an apprenticeship of six \'ears. and \\ as not t\yenty years of age \\ hen he crossed the ocean to éa;lada, He located at Kingston. Ont., and \yas employed in the ship yards there. and \\ as made an 0\ erseer of construction, \ Yhen the rebellion of 183ï-8 broke out, he entered the British sen ice, and took part in the battle at Pres- cott and the old \\ indmill. . \fter this he re- mO\'ed to Toronto, which \\ as then known as lud(h' York. and here he follO\yed the trade of l;uilder. erecting many of the houses on the Kingston road, Remm-ing to Plymp- tQn township, he settled on a fine tract of land, which he later left as he found he could not obtain a secure title, and he then mm-ell to Lot 13, Concession II. \\'here he bought 200 acres of bush land, He sold the west 100 acres to John Barker, now owned by John Copes. ::\lr, \Yest settlell on the east loo-acre tract, \\ here he erected a log shanty the first year, and settled dO\"l to the grad- ual clearing of his land, This included the making- of potash from his timber. \yhich he sold at Sarnia, the trip, with his ox \\'agon, taking him t\\O days to make. Here he spent the rest uf his active life. building house and hams and putting all his land under a fine state of culti\'ation. \ few years prior to his death he remoyed to Forest. where he li\ed a retired life. giving his son Herbert charge of the homestead, There he died in 1899, and \vas buried in the Forest cemetery. His rearing had been in the Church of England, hut as no church of that kind had yet been organized in his neighhorhood. an l as he was a man of moral Ii fe and exemplary character, he joined the ::\lethodist Church, and until his death \\-as a good and accept- ahle member. In his early life he was a Comen'atiye. but later. he - united \\ ith the rest of his family in upholding the principles of the Reform part} . \ man of domestic tastes. Stephen \ Vest married early. selecting a most estimahle young ladv, ::\larv \nn Thomas. born of \\'elsÌl pa ents, in the neighborhood of ],ïngstnn. Thirteen children \yere born to thi;; union, and they \\ ere named as follm\'s: \y, H" a retired farmer residing in ::\lani- toha; Stephen. re iding at Forest; George, a farmer in ::\luskoka: Frederic\.... of Bruce ::\Iines: James. an engineer at Fort Coving- ton, X ew York: Thomas. a member of the police force at Port Huron; Herbert, subject of this sketch; Sarah .\nn. \yidm\ of Joseph (;riffin. of Xe\\ York State: Esther, deceased wife of \\ïlliam Crothers; Emily. \\'idm\ of .\hraham Hudson. of Georg-eto\\n, Ont.; ::\lary, \\ ho married R. H. ::\lorris, of Port Huron: and the two youngest children died in infancy, The mother died at Forest. She \yas a consistent member of the lethodist Church. ] lerbert "-est \\ as reared on the home farm and attended the schl)ol in the loth Concession. remaining- \\ ith his father until he h:1(1 gro\\ n to young manhood. \yhen he remO\'ed to the State of Xe\\ York and ac- cepted employment on a dairy farm there, \\ here he recei\ed thirty dollars a month. ::\1r. \ Y est then returned to the homestead \\ here he assisted in the farming during the summer seasons, and in the lumher regions of ::\lichigan during the winters, continuing to make his home \yith his father. "-hen the father retired to Forest. ::\lr. \Yest took charge of the farm, For the past twenty- two years he has carried on farming and stock raising here with good success. Under his management the 100 acres have produced fine crops. and he has raised some of the hest cattle and hogs in the to\ynship, ::\1r. \Yest \\as married at Xiagara Falls to Harriet Dalton, \yho was born at Xiagara Falls, a daughter of Frank Dalton. a fruit gTO\\ er there, . \ familv of eleven children has been born to this union. namely: Frank, the only one away from home, li\"C at Sault Ste. ::\larie: and ::\laud, Emih'. Frederick, .\lice, Ethel, Jennie. Herhert. éharles, Pearl anrl Clara Irene. ::\1r. \Yest has gi\'en his children e\'ery alh'antage possible in the way of educational opportunities and social envir- onments and it is one \yhich is \'ery popular through Plympton township, The \Yest famil) all helOIlg to the Presbyterian Church at '\heranler. In poli- tics ::\Ir. \Yest is a Liberal. hut is a man who ó3 6 CO ßIEl\10RATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD has ne\ er sought political prominence. He is a prominent member of the I. 0, 0, F,. and belongs to "\aron Lodge. o. 236. at Camlachie, holding the office of grand mas- ter. and he also belongs to the encampment at Forest. On occasions he ha been a rep- resentati \ e to the Grand Lodge at Xiagara and at Forest and Toronto. He is a man of large ideas and enlightenecl minc!. and tlms ably fil1s the offce of \ ice president of the public library at "\berarder, and is one of the directors. BEX] \ nx Z.\VITZ. One of the self-made men of Brooke township, \vho has met \\-ith much success in life. entirely through his o\\-n efforts, and has become a "ell-knO\vn and highly respected citizen of his community, prominent in local matters. and the owner of a fine farm on Concession 9, Lot 13. is Benjamin Za\,itz, 1\Ir. Za\'itz was horn Sept. 1. 1839. in Lobo, County of Iicldlesex. son of Benjamin and Esther (. \ugestine) Za\'itz, Ceorge Za\'itz. the grandfather of Ben- jamin, Jr., came to Canada from Pennsyl- \'ania, pre\ ious to the Re\'olutionary war, and settled at Port Colborne, he being one of the Cnited Empire Loyalists that came , from Pennsyh'ania, He settled along the "'elland cana!. where he cleared up a farm, and at his death left a family. 1r. Za\,itz' first \vife was a :\Iiss Cutler, and after her death he married her sister. To him and his first \\ ife these children were born : Jonas, ] essie. John. Benjamin and Sarah. the latter of whom married Abraham Keff, Benjamin Zavitz, Sr.. \\ as born in 1806. and his wife in 1809, They \\-ere married in 1830. and in that year remO\'ed to Lobo, :\Iiddlesex County, \\-here, with his brother ::\Ir. Zavitz started clearing the \woded land for their farms. In recal1ing the early days in the life of Benjamin Za\'itz and his wife in Brooke township. one is led in thought to the pioneer times of this section. when, in place of comfort. plenty and privileges of all kinds, ci\'ilization \vas making but slow progress, '\'hile the men cleared the land. the \\-omen spun fta" to make the clothe,; worn by the family. and for a number of years the teams used in the \\ ork on the field \\ ere teams of oxen. They performed well their parts in life and are remembered \\'ith affection and respect. Religiously this \vorthy couple were Baptists, and among the founders of the first Baptist Church in Lobo, of \vhich Ir. Za\'itz \\as made a deacon. sen ing in that capacity until his death, He \\ as taken into the Church as early as 1835, and \vas ah\ ays one of the leading active members, and a liberal supporter. Politically he was a stanch Reformer. 1\1r. Zayitz's death occurred at his home in Lobo, in I 88-J., while his \\-ife sun iyed until 1902, being at the time of her death in her ninety-second year. Benjamin and Esther Za\'itz were the parents of the follc)\ving children: l\Iary .\., horn in Lol'o. in 1831. married Thomas Try- hem. who settled in London, 1\Iiddlesex County. and at her death left these children, John, Isaac. Da\'id. Thomas, Lucinda. Sarah and" \Iice; George, Ixml in 1833, is a retired fanner of "atford. \\-here he has a family; Luticia, born in 1835. married John Lam- bert. a retired farmer of 'V at ford ; Samuel, born in I8-J.O, married Iiss 1\Iary Orchard, and they settled on Lot 12. in Brooke town- ship. where he O\vned a fine farm. and at the time of his death in 1899 left these chil- dren, _ \rthur. Ida, Ernest. Edith, Flossie and Rosa; Elizabeth, born in 1843. died in young \vomanhoorl; ]onas, born in I8-J.5, married Miss Pllúehe Dunlap, of Lambton County. and they reside in Brooke township, \\ here he has a farm on the loth Concession, and has four children, Xorman. Omar. Ethel and Elsie; Alfred, born in I8-J.7, married Miss 1\Ielissa Gadsby, of Ontario, and they settled on a part of the old homestead in l\Iiddlesex County, where he died in 189ï. lea\'ing these children, "'aIter, Clayton, Stanley, Ida, Iary and Yiola: ]oram, born in I f(-J.9. married I iss Elizabeth . \nn Coke, of Brooke to\\ nship. and no\\ li\ es on the old farm in Luhu. and has these children. Stanford. Flayia. \\ïnnie, Laura anel Pearl; and Benjamin, Benjamin Zayitz recei\ ed a district co nIF IOR_\TI\ E ElOGR.\PHIC \L RECURI). chod etluc:ttion in the little log school house in Lobo, Iiddlesex Count), and worked on his father's farm until eighteen years of age, \\ hen he took his l'ncle John Za\"itz's farm to \\ ork on shares, \yhich he did for eight \ ears. On Dec, 20, IS6-J., Ir. Za\'itz mar- ied Iiss Barbara Stephenson, born in \\'ar- wick, Lambton Count), January 9, 18-J.-J., daughter uf Thumas and Elizabeth (Scott) Stephenson, one of the pioneer families of \ \ arwick, who came from Scotland. Ir. Stephenson and his wife \\ ere both born in 1 oo, and married in Canada, settling in \\'an\ick at a very early day. They both died at their old home in \Yarwick, he in lðï-J., and his wife in I8ï6, They \\'ere the parents of fixe children, namely: ] emima married Henry .Chalk, deceased, of \\'ar- wick: Joseph resides on Concession 9, Lot I. in Brooke township; Robert and George, both reside in Iichigan; and Barbara, now .\Irs, Za\'itz, \yas reared on her father's farm in \\'an\'ick. and receiyed a district school education, B\. the time he \\"as married Ir. Zavitz had accumulated enough money to purchase his present home, at that time all wild land. He \yurked hard to clear this land up, and at the time of their first settling, the home in which they resided \\as a log cabin, which was replaced in 1892 by his e)..cellent, large, brick house, .\ fter clearing up the original piece uf land, Ir, Zavitz added by purchase time and again, until he now o\\ns a fine Iso-acre tract. cunsisting of some of the best culti\'ated land in the community, To Ir. and Irs, Benjamin Za\'itz, the following children have been born: .\h.in owns a farm of his own in Brooke to\\ìlship; Elton married l\Irs, Ellen Douglass, of Brouke to\\ nship, and they reside in Da\yn on his farm, and have one daughter, Bar- hdra: Elizabeth married Daniel l\Iaddock, of Brooke to\\ nship, and has three children, Cecil. Basil and 1Iary P.; Oli\'e residing at the old home,>tead, is a highly cultured young lady: and Iorley C. lives at home with his parents. In the matter of religion Ir. and Irs. Zavitz are consistent members of the Baptist 637 Church, of \yhich Ir. Zavitz is also a lib- eral SUpP{ .rter. Politicall), \vhile ne\'er seeking public office, preferring a domestic life. .\11'. Za\'itz has ah\ays held up the ideals nf the Reform party. Benjamin Zavitz is a \\ mth)' representatin of his parents, and during his forty ye:trs residence in this com- munity he has invariably displayed the qual- ities which cause him to be honored and es- teemed by all \\ ho know him. The history of his Ii fe is one that is guod to read, sho\\- mg, as it does, what a youth with limited re- sources can accomplish by applying himself closely to the duties that come in his way, and âepending more upon his own sterlÍI;g traits of character for success than upon any help from outside parties. FREDERICK BCTLER. a prominent citizen of Lambton County, is of English descent, and \\ as himself born in Bucking- hamshire, England, Oct. 2, 18-J.6, His pa- rents, \\ïlliam and Hannah (Brock) But- ler, were horn in that same shire, and passed their \yhole li\'es in their nati\'e land, Of their children, two, Henry and Frederick, came to Canada. the others remaining in England, The two brothers came to this country in 1868 and settled in \Varwick. Henry married Iiss .\Iice Smith, and was engaged in farming until his death in 1889. He left a family of fin children. FreZlerick Butler received his education in the common schools of England, and was a young man of t\\"enty-t\\ a when he came \yith his brother to \merica, He reached Canada by \\ ay of Portland, Iaine, travel- ing thence by the Grand Trunk Railroad to London, Ont. His first \\ ork was done for \\ïlliam Thompson, of \\'arwick township. Later he spent two years in the lumher camps of 1Iichigan. By the fall of 1873 he had accumulated means to buy land of his own, and he chose the place on which he still lives. It was then wild land and he started at once to clear it, keeping "bache- lor's hall" the first year in a log cabin which he had put up, He has no\\' cleared seventy- fi\'e of the 100 acres, in 1893 built a large Ú3 8 CO:\L\IE:.\lOH..\TIYE BIOGR.\PHIC-\L RECORD, hank IJarn, and in 1897 erected his handsome modern brick house, The farm, located on Concession 13, Lot 26, in its buildings and general state of cultivation, is one of the finest farm home.; in Enniskillen. On Sept. I, 1873, occurred the union of Frederick l3utler and 1\Iiss Rebecca Griffith. :Miss Griffith was burn in 18-1-9, in Renfrew County, daughter of John and Sarah Griffith nati\'es of Ireland, Her grandfather was one of the first school teachers in London in his ) ot1l1g days. Her father settled in Ren- fre\\' County originally, later served in the Rebellion of 1837 and after the close of that trouble mO\.ed to \Varwick to\\ nship; later he retired and mO\'ed to \Yatford, Ont., where he and his wife both died. A son, James, lives in Brooke township, and an- other daughter is i\lrs. John l\lcKellar, of Hamilton. Frederick and Rebecca Butler are the parents of se\'en children, namely: Albert E., born in July. 1874, a resident of British Columbia; \ \- ellington, born in 18 7 6 . \yho died in I8f\9; Sarah J., born in 18 79, who married \Villiam Tanner, a farmer in \Vanyick. and has one daughter, Thelma; Ernest Sidney. horn in 1880, who married Mise; :\largaret Pelligan. of British Colum- hia. \\ here they nO\\' live; :\lary E., born in .\pril, 1885, at home; \Vilson V., born in Ü 8í. at home; and E\'a -:.\1.. born in 1893, a student in school. Ernest S" after going to British Columbia, enlisted in the English army in South Africa and served through the entire \yar; he \yas at the battle of Harts' river, and in a number of skirmishes. In political \ ie\Ys :.1r. Butler is a stanch supporter of the Consen'atÍ\ e party, and for a veal' acteù as trustee on the school board. H belongs to the :\Iaccabees, Jubilee Camp No. 3 8 . in \Yyoming. and in religious affil- iation is a member of the Church of Eng- land. His \yife belongs to the :\fethodists. as her parents \yere connected with that church. Ir. Butler is one of Enniskillen's gom!. honest and popular citizens, \yell de- serving the high esteem in \yhich he is held by all, for his kindness, hospitality and up- right dealings. H, A. COOK, who is engaged in the furniture and undertaking business at \ \' at- ford. Ont., is the proprietor of the first husiness of the kind ever established here his father ha\-ing been its founder. ' The Cook family is of English extraction, and was planted in Ontario by Henry Cook, father of our subject. Henry Cook was born in Gloucestershire, England. and on coming to Ontario located at \\' est minster. He there learned the cabinetmaking business, and in 18 7 0 embarked in same in \\' atford. He erected a factory in which he employed about fourteen men, and to this business he added undertal<Ìng. being, as noted, the pioneer un- dertaker here, He continued his business until his death in August, 1897, \\hen his son, H. A. Cook. assull1eù 'charge, and has most successfully conducted it e\'er since. Henry Cook married :l\lelissa Kennard, born in \ \- an\ ick township, of an old pioneer family of Lambton County. They became the parents of these children: H. A.; Let- tie, \\'ho married Harry Bradley; Clarence, a commercial traveler of Toronto, who mar- ried Carrie 1\ladden. and has one son, Harry; and \\'arren, of Toronto. II. A. Cook was born in 1871, in \\'at- fonI. and was educated in the public schools. He learned the furniture and undertaking business \\'ith his father, and succeeded the latter. For many years the business \yas conducted on Trent street, which property our subject once O\\ìled, but in [902 he pur- chased a brick bluck on l\Iain street. and no\\' has commodious and convenient quart- ers. _\r\jacent to this business block is the oldest building in \ \T atford, one \\'hich was erected bv Tames :\lurry, and it is also ()\\ ned by :\11'. é ok. . In 1897 1\11'. Cook married Christine !\1cLeary, daughter of Robert 11cLeary. the latter an old settler of \Van\'Ìck to\\'J1ship. where :\{ rs, Cook was born. She is a con- sistent memher of the Preshyterian Church, which :\11'. Cook also attends. and he liber- alh' contributes to its various charities and missions. :\1r. Cook has never taken any acti\'e interest in public affairs. hut \ otes COM 1EMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ,,-ith the Consen-ati\-e party. Fraternally he is connected \\ ith the :\Iasons. the \ Y. O. \ \', and the 1. O. L. JOH)J F \ \\TETT. now li\'ing retired after fort\'-fiye years of farm life in the township J of Bo anquet, where by his hard work and good judgment he succeeded in ac- cumulating a large tract of land, is spend- ing the e\ ening of his life in the enjoyment of the fruits of his labor. His retirement from acti\'e life is an enforced one, on ac- count of lameness, the result of an accident to his limbs. :\11', Fawcett was born in the to\\ nship of Scarborough, in the East Rid- ing of York, Ont., :\Iarch 16. 1835. \\ïlliam Fa\ycett, the father of John. was a nati\'e of Cumberland. England. where he learned the trade of stone mason and \\orked in the lead and coal mines. In his nati\-e country he married Jane .\nnstrong, and two children \\ ere born to them there. In the latter part of the twenties \ \ïlliam and Jane Fa\ycett \yith their two children crossed the Atlantic for their future home, and arriving in Canada. located in \yhat is now the to\\-nship of Scarborough, \\'here :\11'. Fawcett purchased 200 acres of land, half of which he ga\'e to his brother Isaac. Here he settled down to pioneer life, but not being accustomed to farm labor, the struggle was an up-hjll one, He built a log house for his little family. and \yhen his sons grew old enough the) cleared the farm, while the father worked at his trade of mason. and helped to build rndds through the forest. He succeede(l in this line and built a fine frame lhyelling house, 30x..J.0, and made many improyements on the farm. \ nlen his sons were reach, to settle dO\\11 themseh'es. :\11'. Fawcett l;ought them land and ga\'e them a start in life. \\'hen he retired from acti\'e work he built a home on the farm, in which he and his faithful wife spent the remainder of their days, and there he died aged sennty-two years. His wife passed away at about the same age, and they \\"ere both interre(l in the Scarborough cemetery. They \\ere faithful member'> of the :Method- ist Church, Politically he \yas a Consen'a- Ó39 ti\-e, The children born to this estimable couple were: \\ïlliam, born in England, \yho is now, at the age of sennty-eight years. living retired in Toronto; :Mary. de- ceased, born in England. \\ ho married Thomas "'hite, also deceased. and li\"ed in Pickering. Ontario County; Jane, born in York County, \\ ho is the \\Ìdow of Jere- miah .\nnus, of Scarborough; Isaac. who resides at Hollands Landing. York County; John: Edward, a resident of British Cohun- bia; Elizabeth, unmarried; and Ellen, \\-ho married John Taylor, and resides in Pick- enng. John Fawcett attended the subscription schools of Scarborough to\\1lship, and later, on their establishment. the free schools. From early boyhood he \\-orked on the home farm, \\ here he remained until the early six- ties, \\-hen \yith his wife and t\\"o children. he came \\' est to Lambton County, settling on a tract of 100 acres on the I..J.th Line of Eo- sanquet township. \yhich property had been purchased for him by his father. Here he settled do\yn to farming and has made his home e\ er since. The little log house, roughly plastered on the insi(le with mud. gave no promise of becoming the beautiful dwelling now owned by Ir. F a\\ cett; neither did the hea yih' \\ ooded brush land much resemble the fe tile. producti\'e farm \yhich he nO\\' 0\\11S. There were but few settlers in the region, the few who li\'ed in the locality chyelling along the lake shore, The life of the farmer in the early days \\'as anything but easy, but John Fa\\cett was not one to giye up, and through tireless en- ergy succeeded in not only clearing his orig- inal tract. but in also putting under culti\'a- tion 250 acres more \yhich he had been able to add to the first 100. \nlen his sons grew to manhood 1\1r. Fawcett ga\'e oyer some of his farm duties. but ne\'er retired entirely from actin work until the accident occurred \yhich depriyed him of the use of his lower limbs, :Mr. Fa\ycett had built a fine ch\'eI1- ing house, and some good substantial farm buildings. and while roofing the latter fell. breaking his rig-ht leg. In 1902 he met \yjth another accident. \\ hen in falling he hurt his Ó4 0 C01I:\lE::\IORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD left kg. and the t\yO together have incapaci- tated him for acti\'e work. In consequence of his misfortune he has had to lea\'e the operating of his farm to his son, Thomas (;eorge, 1lr, Fa\\ cett and his \\-ife are mem- bers of the ::\Iethodist Church, \\-hich they attend at Forest. 1'0litic q l1y he is a Liberal, dnd has ah\ays supported that ticket. On Sept. 1. 18SY. lr. Fa\ycett \yas uni- ted in marriage \\ ith Elizabeth Jackson, in Scarborough township, York County, 1rs. Fawcett was born in Scarborough town- ship, the daughter of Robert and Ann (\Vil- son) Jackson, nati\'es of Yorkshire. Eng- land. and early settlers of York County, where they died. 1\1rs, Fawcett, although in her se\'entieth year, is stil1 in ful1 possession of all her faculties, is very active. and is a good Christian woman, devoted to her hus- band and familv. To :\11', amÍ :\1rs. John Fawcett these children ha\'e been bor l: Robert \Vil1iam, an architect, \\,ho married Jane Little, and resides in Sarnia; Ed\yard. a farmer of Bo- sanquet township; Mary Jane, who marrieù Ed\\ anI Col1ins, and resides in Chicago, Illi- nois; John Henry, a farmer of Bosanquet township, who married Fanny .\cton; \1- bert James, also a farmer of Bosanquet town- ship, who married .Annie Brush; Thomas George, who operates the old homestead in Bosanquet township; Elizabeth .Ann. who married John Dew. and resides in Bosanquet township; Jackson Erie, principal of a pub- lic school of Toronto, who married .Annie Joy, and Frederick Charles, who died in in- fancy. .\11 of the members of John Fawcett's familv are consistent members of the Meth- odist Church, and the family are well known and highly esteemed in Bos nquet to\\ nship, r\l\IES FLINTOFT, the present sher- iff of Lambton County, and the second in- cumbent of that offìc since the establish- ment of the county. is descended from an- cestors who were 'born in Yorkshire. Eng- land. Christopher Flintoft. his grandfather. a nati\'e of Yorkshire, England, came to On- tario in 1 20. 10Clting in the County of Lan- ark. \yht:Te he engaged in farming during his actin business life, E lis death occurred Feb, 14, I S7. in Sarnia, at the home of his son. James Flintoft, Sr., then sheriff of Lamhton Cl)unty. His children were: John, Job, Sal1)', Hannah. and James. James Flintoft. Sr.. the father of James, \\ as born in England in 18oh. and died in Sarnia July I, 1878. In 1820, he came to Perth. locating in the County of Lanark \\ ith his parents, On reaching his majority, he engaged in lumbering in that county for a number of years. and about 1 S-1-4 came to Sarnia. In 18-1-5 he erected a mill on the present site of King's mil1. and operated it for a time. disposing of it to 11 r. l\Ialcolm Cameron, for whom he managed it. In ad- dition he carried on an extensive lumbering business. but withdrew from all other inter- ests upon his appointment as sheriff of the new County of Lambton, in 1853. (-pon assuming the duties of this office he devoted his entire time to their discharge, and con- tinued in this capacity until within a few years of his death, \yhen he was succeeded by his son, James Flintoft. Jr. James Flintoft. Sr.. married Rebecca \\'ier. a nati\'e of Ireland. \yho came to On- tario \yith her parents in ISI3. and died in Sarnia in I8R-1-' Two children were born of this marriage, James and a child that died in infancy, James Flintoft. Jr., \\-as born at Perth. Lanark County. Jan. 7. 18-1-2. and was only a boy when his father remO\'eù to Sarnia. Here he received his literary education. later reading law with the late Timothy Pardee. ,About the time he completed his legal studies his father's failing health made his help necessary, and in 1869 he \yas made deputy sheriff, on July 6, 1872. being appointed sheriff to succeed his father, He has held the office e\'er since, his calm, steady adher- ence to duty, his discrimination and courage, making him almost i1l\'aluable. On June 22, 18iO, James Flintoft and Miss Cassie F, Goodson were united in mar- riage. and four children ha\'e been born to them: James Herbert: George Auhrey, in COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD his father's office: Frances [atHle: and Ed- ward Percy. a member of the cla s of 1903 at Osgood Hall, Toronto. Irs. Flintoft is a daughter of the Re\". George Goodson, and she is a member of the :\Iethodist Church, \\ hich the sheriff attends. and to which he contributes liberally. Fraternally Sheriff Flintnft is a member of the 1. 0, O. F, and th K. O. T. l. F \\' m n are more highly steemed in Lamhton County than he is. not onl as a public official. hut alse I as a pri\-ate citizen, and the regard in \yhich he is heltl is richly desen"ed. D.\ YID .\:\IV TOHX \YlLSOX. two \\-ell known young ;nen and successful farm- ers of l'lympton township, County Lamb- ton, are sons of Thomas \\ïlson. who, now retired, resides on the homestead farm, TIIO:\L\S \\'ILSOX was,born in 1831, in County Tyrone, Ireland. son of John \\ïl- on. of the same county. The family orig- inally was Scotch, but for generations li\'ed in Ireland. ] ohn \ \ïlson died in Ireland, but his \\ idow came to Canada and made her home \\ ith her son Thumas, \\ here she die(l at the age of ninety-one years. and \)-as laid to rest in the Lake \ïew cemetery at Sarnia, She \\ as the mother of the following chil- dren: John, of Sarnia to\\ nship. a retired railroad man; Thomas: Robert. of Sarnia township; James. \\ ho died in Ireland; Sarah Jane. \\ ho died young; and \\ïlliam. Thomas \\ïlson gre\y to manhood in his natiye land where he followed the occupation of farming, and prior to his marriage, he spent one year ngaged in mining in Scot- land, . \ fter his marriage to Elizabeth Cam- muck. in Ireland, he sailed with her for America, and landed at the port of ew York. Later he \yent to Philadelphia, awl there worked \\ ith the horses in a riding school for 1\yo years. and then concluded to join his t\yO brothers in Ontario. Canada. With his \\Îfe and child. he reached Canada. locating first on the London road. Plympton to\ynship. Lambton County. where he worked at wea\'ing and for farmers until he secured a small tract in Sarnia to\\ nship. ."- fter a few years he remond to the London 41 Ó-\.I road. I'lympton to\\ nship, \\ here he bought a fifty-acre tract of land \d1Ích \\ as part of his broth r \\ïlliam's farm, and here he set- tled do\\-n to make a permanent home and has resid d eY r since, _ \ ft r ,the death of \\ïlliam he purchas d the remaining fifty acre--. \\ hich \\ as the balance of th 100 acres first purchased by \\ïlliam. His wife died J l1l1e (I, I X9. un this farm, and \\ as buried in Lak \ï \y cemetery. She \\as a \\'orthy memher of the Church (If England, Ir. \\ï1sun is a tanch Cons n'atiYe. In Ireland he joined the Orang . \"soci.ttion, The four children of Thomas \\ïlson and \yife \\ ere' Juhn, born at Philadelphia: Da\-id: :\lary \nn, \\ ife of Charles Rubertson; and Rob- rt, of Lundon, Ontario. John \\ïlson, son of Thomas \\ïlson, was brought to Plympton township with his. parents in boyhood. \\ïth his brother Da \-id he is operating some 200 acres of land. Both he and his brother are oung men uf en rgy and h;l\ e progressiye ideas which th y are putting to the test, and are meeting \\ ith encouraging success. John \\ïlsun is unmarried. H is a member of the C. O. F. IJa\'id \\'ilson, son of Thomas \\ïlson, is associated with his brother John in e:-..ten- siye farming and stockraising, Both \yere educated in the public schools of this to\\ n- ship. and both men are held in general es- teem. [r, \Vilson. like his brother. is un- married. lIe attends the Iethodist Church \\-hich is on part of his farm. Fraternall; he ;s connected \\ ith the K. O. T. :\1. The late \ Villiam \ \ïlson, youngest brother of Thomas \\ïlson and hushalHl of 1[rs. .\nnie \Vilson. was born in Cuuntv Tyron , 1 relanel. and accompanied hrs mother to Canada, locating in Plympton to\\ nship. He bought fifty acres of land, and later anuther fift\-. and settled d(J\\ n to fanning and stock-riising. and was so en- gaged until his death. ]uly 27. I8Rï. when he was huried in the Oban cemetery, located on Da\'id \Vilson's farm. He \\-as a man of sterling character, one \yhose \\ onl was as good as his bonel. J n politics he \\ as a ("on- selTati\ e, \ \ïlliam \Vilson married (fìr<;t) ] essie 6_1-2 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD :\fann, who died on the farm without issue. -' Ie married (second) .-\nnie Iorrison. daughter of the late John :\lorrison. l1rs, \ \ïlson is a ladv of culture. education and amiable Cjualitiei, The \yhole family is \yell knO\Yll and much respected in PI ympton township. IR5, I \RG.\RET IcLE \X. wife of the late Hector :\IcLean. and daughter of Duncan and Isabell Harmer, who was born in ::\orfolk, Eng- land. :\larch 23. 1833, the second daughter of \\ïlliam and Elizabeth (Long) Harmer. \\ïlliam Harmer and his wife \yere born in ::\ orfolk. and remained there a number .)f years after their marriage. In IK.j.J they cal;le to Canada b\ wa\' of Ouebec. and for the first \ ear linj nea;' TOI nto on \ onge -;treet. -Ùle\' then \\ ent to Perth Count\-, in its pioneer days, and made their penna;lent Ì10me there. :\Irs. Harmer passed away in 1865. and her huslxmd in ISïS. They were members of the Church of England, Of a family of nine children, all lx>rn in Eng- land, fi 'e are still living, l I) Sarah is the \yidow of Charles Fore1. of Perth County, and is the muther of \\ïlliam. Charles. Rob- ert, George, Elias. :\Iary and Linda, (2) Phoebe is the wido\\' of J nseph L. Rubertson, (3) James married and settled on a farm in Perth County. Hi,;; children are Elizabeth. :\Iary. James. John. Jennie and Frank. (4) Betsey married Joshua 13ell, of the County uf Perth. and both are deceased; they left one son. John. (5) \\ïlliam married in Perth County. but settled for some years at Comber, Essex County. \\ here he kept a hotel. Later he moyed to Detroit. built the "Harmer Hotel" at the :\Iichigan Junction, and there died in 1899. leaving a family. l6) John married and settled near Lundon. and has a family of eight, (7) Samuel. a hlacksmith of Furest. Lamhton County. has three sons, (8) Robert settled in Detroit, \\ here he died lea\-ing an only son. (9) :\Iary A" married James Cow ley. of Perth County, who mO\-ed to Ohio, and there both died, lea\'ing two children. :\Irs, Phoebe (Harmer) Robertson re- cei\'ed the greater part of her education in Perth County, and there gre\\ to woman- hood. In October, 1853. she married Joseph Rnl>ertsnn. \\ hose joys and sorrows she hared for u\'er forty years, :\1r. Robert- sun was the son of Juhn amI \gnes Robert- son. nati\ es of Scotland, the former a soldier in the British army. It was during his pe- riod of sen-ice in Spain that his son. Joseph Robertson \\ as born, in the city of Paradas, in 1827, Later the parents came to Canada and settled at Fergus, \\-here the father and mother both died. _\11 the children born to them are alsu deceased, .\bout t\\ 0 years after their marriage :\11'. and :\11'5, Robert- -;on mm-ed onto a farm which they rented in the County uf Perth, In I8ï8 :\11'. Robert- sun came to Enniskillen to\\ nship. and \\ as engaged there in drilling and engineering \\ ark in the oil fields. His \\,idO\y 0\\ ns three acres of oil lands in Enniskillen tU\\ nship. In the cuurse of his residence there he bought the present homestead. built the house in \\ hich his \\ ido\\ still li\-es, and passel I his last ears there. His death occurred in :\Iay, 1895, He and his \\ife were de\uted mem- hers of the :\Iethodist Church. and were very actin in Church work. Politically :\11'. Robertsun was a Consen'ati\-e. He \\'as a man of the mo-;t upright character, and practiced in his life the teachings of his re- ligion, His neighburs and friends all ad- mired and respected him and his death \\'as greatly regretted. :\11'5. Robertson is the mother of ten chil- dren. snen of whom are living.: (I) Eliza- beth, horn in 18.i3, is the wife of Charles. Cole, an Englishman; they li\'e in Conces- sion 12. Enniskillen. and are the parents of \\ïlliam. Charles, Therza, ILIa, Lillie and Bessie, l2) \gnes, born in County Perth in 1857, \\-as educated for the teacher's pro- fessil1n. he married David Humphrey, a :\Iichigan farmer, and has ten children, :\Iary. .\lice. Cassie, ::\ ettie. ellie, John. .\lexamler, Carrison. Beatrice and Daisy. U) Jennie, born in Perth County, died at the Enniskillen home when a young lady. Ct.) John. born in Perth County, in 1861, g-re\\ up at home and there died in January. 1904, His occupation was that of an en- gineer in the oil district. (5) \\ïlliam. born in the County of Perth, in I8ó3, married :\Iiss :'olary Brennan, of Lambton County. resides in Enniskillen. and has fin children, Lulu, Kate, .\lma, ::\ ellie and :\Iay. (6) _ \lexander. horn in the County of Perth in 1865, was in Borneo for some years as a well driller. He now farms in Enniskillen. He married .\manda Burnham, (7) :\Iary .-\" born in Perth County in It;ú6. is now the ()54 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD \\ ife of .-\Iuert Latham, of England, and has t,,-o sons, Fred and Charles. He is employed in railroad work in Sarnia. (8) Emily, horn in Lamuton Cuunty, in 1869, is the wife of Frank Spun\-ay, uf England. They Iin in Port Huron and han three chil- dren, Lancaster, Ida and Samuel. (9) _-\sa, I'orn in L1.mbton County, in I8ï3, lins at home, ( 10) Isabella died at the age uf four. The sons are all Consen'atins in poli- tics, like their father before them. lrs. Robertson is widely known in the community for her many deeds of charity and her life has been spent in doing good and she is spoken of in e\'ery home by the affec- tionate name of "Grandma Robertson," In her home she has been a de\'oted \\ ife and mother, and her children are a comfort and solace to her in her declining years. \\lLLL-\ I H.\CKXEY, who died at his residence in Thedford, Jan. 6, 1890, was one of the pioneers of Lambton County. Coming to this section in 1850, for nearly forty years he took a strong hand in the de- veloping of its agricultural resources, and bv his efficient business management as \\'ell a his close application to work, won for himself a very solid prosperity. Born in England in 1826, he was the son of John and Jane (Butler) Hackney. John Hackney \\'as a man of ability and great force of character, and passed his life in Englancl. Upon reaching manhood he married Jane Dutler, and they had se\'eral children, among whom were: \Yilliam, who is mentioned uelow; Jane, who married Joe Bail\-, and resides near Petrolia. Ont.; and Rob rt. who is now deceased, After mar- riage :\1 r. Hackney remained in England, and in the steady pursuit of husiness pro- vided a good home for himself and family, and in the course of time attainecl to a con- siderable degree of prosperity. . \fter many years of most fruitful \\ ork both he and his wife died in England, 1\11'. Hackney pos- sessed the sturdy English \"irtues of honesty, courage and sound moral principles. as well as thri it. inclustn' and keen business discern- ment. I Ie wa \ ell-known, inlÌuential. and pC'ssessed many warm friends 111 his com- munit . \\ïIliam Hackney was reared in Eng- land, under the influences of a \\ ell-ordered home and progressin institutions. Trained from a child to habits of industry and self- reliance. as a young man he was both ener- getic and capable, Reports of excellent openings for men of push and ability in Can- ada decided him in I8S0. when abuut t\\ en- ty-four years old, to come to this country. In Sarnia township, Lambton County, Ont., he soon procured an excellent tract of wild land, where he settled and began making impro\'ements. A wise manager, not afraid of work, he soon cleared up large tracts, put them well under cultivation, and in time raised some of the best products marketed in the county. He also erected good build- ings and equipped the place with e\"erything necessary for conducting all branches of general agriculture. .-\.S a result at the end of his twenty-three years' residence there the place was exceedingly valuable. Selling out to good a(h'antage, he then purchased a farm in Bosanquet township, which he cultivated with his usual efficiency for many years, In the meantime. however, he took up his resi- dellCe in Thedford, where he passed the rest of his life. Remarkably successful in all his ventures he amassed considerable property. During his young manhood 1\Ir. Hack- ney married, in England, :\Iartha Carlisle. who \\'as horn in that country in I8Lj., She is a woman of marked ability and was of great assistance to her hushand in all his undertakings. After the death of 1\Ir. Hack- ne\' she married a Ir. Hoh\'ell, \\'ho is alsu no'w deceased, She is still li\'ing at her residence in Thedford, where she is sur- rounded by many \\'ann friends, She is a nohle Christian woman, and a consistent member of the Episcopal Church. No children came of this marriage of :\Ir. and :\Irs. Ilackney, hut they adopted one son, \\ïlliam .\Iexancler Hackney. son of Rohert Hackney. and he married Emily Shepherd: they ha\'e two sons. Rohert Clifford and David S. :\ T r. Hacknt:') posses"cd that bre1.dth of CO:\UIEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD intellect and large capacity for work \\ hich enabled him to achie\"e success at e\'ery step in life. . \s a man of marked force of char- acter and great ability, he exerted a large influence in all walks of life, In politics he was a COllsen'atin, dnd his word carried \\ eight in lucal affairs. but gi\"ing himself unreserndly to the pursuit of business, he ne\ er found time for office holding. Large hearted and generous. he gan his support to e\'ery worthy enterprise. He was a man of marked integrity and was a consistent member of the Episcopal Church, [RS, ROBERT GCBBIX5. The es- timable lady whose name opens this sketch is one who is as well-known through Brooke to\\ nship, for her kindness and hospitality. as for all the other qualities which go to make the hest of mothers, the kindest of neighhors and the most consistent of Chris- tians. Irs, Eliza Guhhins is the \\-idow (If the late Robert Guhhins. and she \\ as born June 19, 1839, in IcGilli\Tay to\\nsl1Ïp, [iddlesex County, daughter of Robert and Iary (Gla\'in ) Ierrick. pioneers of that county. Robert Ierrick \\as born Aug, 12, 1812. in the Xorth of Ireland, \\ hile his \\ ife, Ian' (;}a\'in. \\as born at the same place, in Julý, 1818. They \\ere married in January. 183ï, and came to Canada, \'ia Ouebec on a sail- ing \'essel. the follc1\\"ing ear. 'They first -.;ettled in Iitlcllesex Count\', where he cleared a farm from hush lal1(( and li\-ed for l1me years. They then remo\"ed to Brooke township. on Concession q, where he cleared another farm. and made a permanent home on Lot Lj.. \\ here I rs. Ierrick died A. ug, 1:-:. 18.=;..j., lea\-ing her husband with t\\"eln children: (I ) Benjamin. deceased, \\ as a resident of Huron ('ounty. Iichigan. en- listed in the Ci\.il war. in the 9th Iichigan '-ohmteer Infantry, and sened until he \\as wounded at \ntietam, later re-enlisted and \\"as gi\'en a captaincy. sen ing until the close of the war. He then returned to Iichigan, and resided until 1898. \\"hen he \\ ent South for his health. dying the same year, lea\-ing his \\ ife \\Íth t\\"O children. \ \ïlliam and 6-- JJ Frederick, both of Bay City, :\Iichigan, (2) Eliza is mentioned belm\". (3) John follm\ s farming in Iemphis, :\Iichigan: he married - \nnie IcLachlin, of Brooke to\\ nship. and has these children, Gordun. Louis, Eliza- I-eth, Jane. Ella, :\Iaoel and :\Ierle. (..j.) \\ïll- iam, born in 1Iiddlesex CounÌ\', married [iss .-\.lice Hayes of [ichigan, i:or a \\ hile they resided in Port Huron. and then re- mond to Bad. \xe. where he was sheriff for t\\ eh-e years. He later \\ as elected county judge. and at the time of his death in 1898 \\-as internal re\"enue collector of Huron County, Iichigan. He left his wido\\ with three children. \Yilliam F,. .\h'a R. and Gail. ( :;) James. born in Ontario, married ::\Iiss \nnie Lyons. of Sagina\\". Iichigan, \\-here the settled, he heing a s l\nnill operator, and at his death in I 89ï, he left t\\ a chil- dren. :\Iay and Fern. (G) :\Iargaret. born in Ontario. married James Breslin. deceased, and at the time uf his death had three chil- dren, .-\.lbert. Louisa and Lillie. (ï) Xellie, born in Ontario. married \, T- Smith, a lumberman of [ichigan. and h s t\\ () chil- dren, Guy.-\.. and Iaud, (8) Rohert. burn in Iiddlese'\. Count\, married [iss Stella Haskett. and li\'ed 'in Iichigan for some years. but is now a resident of Seattle, \\'ashington: he has two children. Flossie and Robert S, (<) ) Joseph, horn in [iddle-' sex County. married Iiss Iargaret Doyle. of Strathroy, and has t1\-e sons. Charles, \Yilliam, Karl, .-\.rthur and Leo: he is a carriage builder of \\'est Branch, :\Iichigan, ( 10) Iary .-\.. died at the age of nine ears. ( I I) \higail. horn in [iddle ex CounÌ\', married Richard Smith, clerk of Hur n County, l\[ichigan. and has three children, Xettie, \\ïlliam B.. and Richard D. (12) Jerry I.. born in Brooke township. marrietl in Bay City. Iichigan. 1Iiss Polly McDon- ald. and settled at Bay City, [ichigan. where he died, Ir. and 1\Irs. 1\[errick were memhers of the Church of England, while pnlitically. Robert :\Ierrick was a Cunsen'a- ti\-e. :\Irs. :\Ierrick \\'as one of the most highly esteemed ladies of the neighhorhood. where she was \\'ell-kno\\ n for her many good qualities. her kindness of heart and her 65 6 C:O'.Jl\lE:\10RATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD bounteous hospitalit , Rubert ':\lerrick in e\'ery relation of life \yas a goull man and a first-class citizen, Elin .:\Ierrick \\"as reared in .:\liddlesex County, where she married Robert Gubbins, Xov, Lj., I .=;g. f\lr. (;ubbins was born in Dublin, Ireland. in r X29. son of Dan Cuh- bins, amI was the only one of his family to c.lme to Canada. The other children \vere John and Sarah, .\fter marriage .:\Ir. and .:\Irs. (;uhhins settled on the homestead which the \\ idow nO\\" occupies, The huild- ings were at tìrst made of logs. but after a good farm had heen cleared. these crude buildings \'"ere replaced \\"ith substantial ones, \\ here the couple li\'ed until Ir. Cub- bins' death .\ug, 31. 1 8g. leaving- his \\"ido\\' \\ ith tì\"e children: Louisa. born in 1 61, married Charles Ross. deceasell. formerly a farmer of Brooke to\vnship. amI at his death left a daughter, Estle F.. \\'ho died in young \\"omanhood; Fred \\'" born in 1863, gre\\ up at home. no\\" residing on the homestead, marrieù l\liss Elizabeth S, Raycraft, of (;lencoe, and has one daughter, Roberta; Dr. Robert l.. horn in IX(J5. graduatell from the London schuols, followed teaching for some years. in I 92. graduating from a .:\ledical college of London. and no" is a practicing physician of Ceresco, .:\Iichigan; Ella. born in IX()X. marriell \\' alter. \nnett, a fanner on the 12th line in Brooke to\\ n- ship, and has tì\'e children. I van E.. \ïolet 0.. Robert G.. Cah'in .\., and Leonard \\',; and Stella . \.. \dlO \\'as graduated from the Strathroy Collegiate Institute, and for tì"e years was one of Lambton County's teachers. married John _ \, Rose. a hanhyare merchant of London, and has three children, Kathleen .:\1.. John F, L. and Charles .\, G, .:\ r r. Gubbins was a consistent member of the Baptist Church. and .:\ r rs, Gubbins care- fully reared her children in that faith. Po- litië'allv he \\'as a Reformer, but never as- pired to public office. In husiness circles .:\Ir. (;ubbins \\ as reganlell as a man of good judgment and clear insight, "hile as a citi- zen and a neighhor he \\"as held in high es- teem, TH( ßl \S RlCI L\RDSO)'; BOOTH- .:\1. \).;, ree'"e of the to\\"11ship of Sombra, and a ""ell kn(l\\ll agriculturist, \yas horn near Carlisle, in the (. 'ounty of Cumherland. Eng- land. ).;0\".22, IK.j.-\', son of John Boothman, a nati,"e of the same place. John Boothman was a dyer in a large cotton factury in his nati,"e countr\', and there he died, whiie still in young mal;hood, He married Catherine Boothman. and of that uniun our suhject \yas tÌ1e only child. . \fter the death of her tìrst husband .:\Irs, Booth- man married (second) J aIm Scott. a \\ id- 0\\ er. anll the father of one child. Isabelle, who marrie<1 Benjamin King, and died in loore township. Lambton County, Three children \\"ere born to John and Catherine Scott: Ellen. who married Samuel Leggett, of Sarnia to\\"11ship: (;eorge, a resident of Sarnia: and (. 'atherine, who diell on ship- hoard \\ hile coming to Canada with her pa- rents, In 1853 .:\Ir. Scott. with his wife and tì\'e children. left their English home for Cana came from Detroit to minister to the spiritual needs of the French settlers along the St, Clair ri\ er. Father Brennan has made many impro\'e- ments in its buildings and equipment through his energetic management. He has huilt a brick parish house at a cost of $3.000 and made other ach'antageous changes, He is also in charge of the parish of St. Charles at Courtright, holding sen'ices at both places e\'ery Sunday_ Father Brennan is a man of progressi\'e ideas, a fine preacher as \\-ell as pastor, one \vho helie\'es in active. aggressi\'e \\-ork. and \vho holds the confidence and affection of his people, D \ IEL \YOLSEY, an oil driller of Enniskillen to\vnship, residing in Lot 9, Concession 12. is of English parentage, but \\ as born in Canada. in O-..;:ford County, -:\[arch 21. 18....9. the son of Thomas and Iary (Hagen) \\' olsey. Thomas \Yolsev \vas born in Korfolk- shire, England, in i800, his \vife in the same locality in I8q, They married there and came to Cana(la some\vhere in the early '30' s settling on wild land in Oxford COt1!{- ty. in Blenheim township. In [862. \vhen this hall been de\'eloped into fine farming land. Ir. \Volse\' sol(l out and mO\'ed his family to Petroli'a. where he bought pmp- erty in Concession 13. Enniskillen to\\'nship, and again \vent to \vork to redeem a home from the wilderness. Some ,'ears later he mo\ ed to Iartha\'ille and bO lght oil lands \\'hich prO\'ed \'ery producti\'e, In the home (In this third place .he li\'ed until his death, in September, 1901: his wife had passed Gï 6 CO::\I::\IE110RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD l\\"ay ten years pre\'iously. In Canada they \\ ere members of the Methodist Church and \"ery earnest \\'orkers. Politically Ir. \\"01- sey \\ as a Refurmer. Thirteen children comprised the family burn to Thomas and ::\lary \\"ulsey. (1) John, bum in England, married liss Lizzie Cpp, resides in British Columbia, and has six children, Mary, Emma, Barbara, Sarah, Dayjd and Thomas. 2) Rlrbara, Lurn in England, married the late (;eurge Scarf, uf O"ford County. where she alsu died, lea\"ing a son, Üscar. (3) X ancy, born in Canada, married the late George Ferguson, of Martha\"ille. \\'ho left four sons and three daughters, George, Thomas. James. John, Oli\'e. Sarah and Lot- tie. (4) ::\lary .\.. born in O"ford County, is unmarried and li\'es in Victoria, B. C. (5) Sarah. burn in Oxford County, married Elijah Harmer, of ::\Ianitoba, where she died in 1899, lea\'ing a family. (6) Daniel. (7) Lizzie, born in Oxford County, in 1851. is the \\ idow of _\ndrew Smith. of Victoria, B. C, and has three sons. Frank. James and Patrick. (8) Charlutte, burn in O"ford County. marrierl John Scott, of Lambton County, and has since died, lea\"ing two sons, F rani, anll Andre\\. (9) _-\manda, born in Iiddlesex County. married .-\ndrew Don- aldson, of Victoria, ß, C. and has three chil- dren, _-\llen, Douglas and Reta, ( 10) (;eorge. horn in 1\Iiddlese" County, married Iiss ::\lary Ferguson, of Lambton County. He \\'as formerly an oilman in Petrolia. but nO\\' li\"es in Sarnia, His children are named Gertrude, Lizzie and Iaxwell. ( 1 I) \\'ill- iam, born in 1\Iiddlese" County, n1drried ::\Iiss _\ngeline Tonk of LamlJton County, and resides \\ ith his family on a farm in ::\Ianit( )ba. ( 12) James. burn in Petrolia, went \\"hen a young man to .-\ustria: \\"hile engaged there as an OIl driller he died in 1890. unmarried, (13) One named \\ïlliam died when young. Daniel \Volsey passed his boyhood and outh in O"ford and ::\Iiddlesex Counties, and \\"as gi\'en a good education in the dis- trict schools, . \ fter the family mo\"ed to Lambton County. he worked both on the farm and at oil drilling until he starteel out for himself, \s he had the pre\ ious experi- ence in the latter line, he continued to fol- 10\\' that fur a number of years, both for him- self and for other parties, In [900 he bought his father's old homestead in )'Iar- tha\.ille and now li\"es there, He was mar- ried in December. 1873, to ::\Iiss ::\Iary 1\1. Battice. horn in orfolk County. in 1850, daughter uf Chester and Elizabeth Battice, nu\\ of Lambton Cuunty . For a number of ) ears after their marriage they lived in En- niskillen to\\ nship. hefore purchasing the present home, ::\1 rs, \ V olsey is a member of the Baptist Church, Ir. and ::\lrs, \\'olsey are the parents of se\"en chilclren, (I ) Thomas 1 I., born in I8ï...J.. gre\\ to manhood, at home, and learned drilling under his fa- ther's instructions, In 1897 he was em- ployed by a company to gel to Russia and drill for oil along the Caspian Sea. Since li\"ing there he has married an English lady. (2) On-ille, 18ï6, married ::\Iis" _ \nnie Drader. of Petralia. has a son Daniel E., and li\"es in1\lartha\-ille. (3) Barbara ),1., 1879, is li\'ing at home, (..1-) .\mlre\\". 1881. mar- ried )'Iiss . \da Currie of Lambton County, resides in lartha\'ille, and has a daughter, 1\IaryF. (5) Daniel was born in I 88...J., (6) James. in 1889. and (7) John, in 1892, Daniel \Volsey has always been identi- fied \\"ith the old Reform party and is a pub- lic spirited citizen, hut has ne\'er aspired to office. Fraternally he belongs to the Inde- pendent Order of Foresters, 1\0. ...J.I2. Court Pyramid. of ::\Iarthaville, The family is one held in high esteem for many es- timable qualities and 1\1r. \Volsey stands as a good type of the representati \'e citizens of the township, .\D.-\ I DEL)'L\GE, \\ho ranks among- the oldest and most prosperous of the Count) of Lambton's pioneer settlers. now residing on the 12th Concession of Plympton town- ship, \\"as born in Countv Kilkemw. Ireland. ahout 1829, though no' record o( the exact date is obtainable. He is a son of Mathew and _-\nn (Rose) Delmage. both nati\'es of the Emerald Isle. the fortner of County Tip- perary, and the latter of Queens County. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 6ïï The father of our subject was the first man to enlist in the Irish Constabulary on its formation. and sen'ed as a sergeant in this branch of the sen'ice, His death occurreù in Queens County, Ireland. Robert :\, Delmage. a brother of our sub- ject, was the first of the family to come to Canada. and he located in the township of Trafalgar, County of Halton, \bout two years thereafter. ,,"hen \dam was about si,,- teen yeJrs of age. he was induced by his brother to come to .\merica. and upon his arri,'al. he resided with Robert for about three years. In r8:;3, he came to Plympton to\n1ship. and purchased roo acres. although at that time there were but few settlers on the 12th Concession Line. He at once began clearing up the land. which at that time ,,-as in its primiti,'e state. and in order to haw shelter. he put up a log shanty. This lanù was the west half of Lot 20. 12th Conces- sion. Later. he bought fifty acres of the ,,'est quarter of Lot 19. 12th Concession, and two e1rs later. purchased the east quarter of the same lot. Fi,'e years later on he bought the other quarter. making one hun- dred acres, Still later on, some si"teen years. he bought the other one-half. making 200 acres, In I 8f)6. he bought the \\'est one-half of Lot 23. 100 acres. and no\\ 0\\"l1S 400 acres. and resides on Lot 23. on which he has a two-story hrick house. a good barn, 104 ,,60 feet. and also another barn. The whule _1.00 acres are in a high state of cultiva- tion, He deals largely in cattle, and gro"'s large quantities of corn and other cereals, :\11', Ðelmage ,,-as married. in Plympton township. :\Iarch 2, I8ï2, to ::\Iartha Daw- son. a nati,'e of Belfast. Ireland. These chil- dren were born to them: Sidne,-. \11>ert, Jennie (\\'ife of Daniel ::\lcKinlay). \nson. Maude and \\ïlliam, In politics. ::\1r. Del- mage is a stanch Ton', The famih' attend the < Congregational Church. \\ here they are 'en' acti,'e, The family of Delmage originated in Germany. from whence its representati,'es remm'ed to Ireland. :\lember<; of the same family are t(, he found in Coderich to" n- ship. and elsewhere in Ontario, and ,,'here'-er they are. they are people of importance in the community. \\TILLIXM CO\\'.\.K, a retired farmer of Enniskillen, ,,-ho "ith his estimable wife is enjoying the t\\ ilight of life in comfort amply earned b) earlier years of special trial and hardship. is one of Canada's adopted sons. born in County \rmagh. r reland. in 1826. His parents were John and Mar- garet (::\Iitchell) Cowan, "ho both li,'ed and died in their nati,'e land. John Cowan and his wife \\ere the pa- rents of eight children, three of whom died in Ireland. Eliza. one of the daughters. married .\ndrew Fair, and came to Petralia, \\-here both died many years later. Frank, if li,'ing. is a resident of Xew Jersey, Sarah, the wi fe of \lbert Jeffries, of X en- Jersey, died, lem'ing a familv. Susannah married John Brown, and li,-es in Kew Jersey, \\ïlliam CJ\\-an gre\\ up in Ireland. and \\'orked at fanning there till he came to America in 1856. He had pre,-iously to that time, in 18-1-9, married ::\Iiss Ellen \n1Ït- croft. "ho "as born in County I(Jna o-han, in \pril. 1832, She was the daught:r of Henry and Elizabeth (Lachen) \\'hit- croft. ,,"ho were both born in that same county, and li,-ed and died in Ireland, Thev were members of the Church of Englanâ_ .:\!rs. Cowan was the only daughter awl was gn-en a fair education in the Irish schools. She left Ireland with her husband while her parents were still li,-i.ng, One son. Thomas, remained in Ireland. is married, has a fam- ily and li,'es on his father's old homestead, \\'illiam, the oldest son. marriecl .:\Iiss Eliza Eags. of Ireland. and settled on a farm tl ere, where it is supposed he is stilI li,-ing: hIs two sons, IIenrv and \ \ïlliam are mer- chants in Philadell)l1Ïa. Penns,'h' nia. \\ïlliam Co,,-an and his ,-ife came to Canada from Belfast. ,ia Ouebec and were fì,-e \\ eeks on the ,m-age:- The - had left their eldest child, a 'da'ughter. ï"n Ireland. but brought with them their son. Landing in Canad3 without a dollar. both parent<; 6ï 8 CO::\IMEl\10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD were obliged to strain e"ery ne!'\'e to secure a fQoting in this new land. The" ife, with her son, remained in London, and worked for different families there, " hile Mr. Co"'an went to Plainfield, New Jersey. For six years the two worked thus apart, al- ways hoping and toiling for a home together in the future. At the end of that time they had earned sufficient means, to buy bush lanel in Brooke to".lship, and there the re- united couple began their years of fanning. l\lr. Cowan cleared that property and de- "eloped it and then later another farm in Enniskillen, This second purchase" as the present homestead in Concession G, Lot 7, situated west of Petrolia; this also" as ,,-ild land ami ::\1 I'. Cowan once more began the arduous task of clearing it. The \York has long since been accomplished, substantial buildings haw been erected and it is one of the large and well culti,'ated farms of the township. :\11'. CO" an still O".lS the former place. although in 1899 he and his wife de- cided to Iea,-e that home and reside with their son Samuel on the other farm. Xine children ha,-e been bom to \Vill- iam and Ellen Cowan. (1) Eliza, the eldest, did not join her parents in Canada till she was a young lady. She married George Large, of England, and now li,-es in Sanilac County, ::\Iichigan. She has three children, Lula, Charles H, and John R. (2) ::\largaret died in Ireland in childhood, (3) Frank, horn in Ireland in 1855, died in 1901. (4) John .\., born in Canada in 1861, married :\[iss Luuis:! Smith, of Canada, and settled at [nwood, There she died, led,'ing three children. Eh'a E" Flossie .\, and .:\[aud E. ( deceased), who were taken into their grandparents' home, (5) \\T. HeIllY, horn in EnniskiIlen Ìn IgÓ...j., died in 1901, un the same day as hi!> brother Frank. Both had most promising careers open hefore them and left man" warm friends, (6) Sarah .\., born in 1866: is the" ife of Thomas Bailey, of Conce sion 4, Enniskillen, and has one daughter, Ellen J. ( 7) Da"id Samuel, J 8(i8, is unmarried and the 0" ner of the farm in Concession 6, "here he Ins the care of his aged parents. (8) Thomas died in childhood. \\ïlliam CO" an is a member of the Pres- byterian Church, but his wi fe was brought up under the teachings (If the Church of England. and still remains a member of that denomination, Poli ticall y ::\11'. Co\\ an is a Consen'ati,'e. and fraternally helongs to the order of Orangemen, Brigden lodge. This aged couple ha,-e seen man)' trials dur- ing their long married life, endured separa- tion from each other in addition to cea eless labor, and ha ye suffered the loss of t\\'Ü sons in the ,-ery prime of their li,'es, but their courage and energy, their páse,-erance through all discouragements, ha\'e ne,-er failed, and ha ,'e now hrought them to a serene old age, surrounded with e,'ery e,'i- del1Ce of material success and brightened hy the affection not only of their children but of a large circle of warm and de,'ote(l friends. :\lcIXTY RE. The ::\lclntyre family of ßosanquet to\\.lship, now represented hy Duncan and Dugal Furgeson .:\[cIntyre, men of sterling ,nJrth and noted fnr their in- dustn' and honest\' and high moral char- acter: \\ as founde'd in Canada hy Dugal ::\lclntyre, the father of Duncan and Dugal F" and a man whose life and character is worthv of record, D lgal l\lclntyre \\-as a nati,'e of the parish of Carmichael. in Argyllshire, SC0t- land, a son of John, who was a farmer, ami who died there. Dugal ::\fcIntyre gre\\' to manhood in his nati,-e home. and leamed there the trade of wheelwright. "hich he worked at as a journeyman. There he mar- ried ::\largaret Furgeson, and they had two children horn tn them in their nati,'e coun- try. Duncan and John. Seeing little P1')<;- pect of making a comfortable li,-ing for him- self and famih' in Scotland, Dugal ::\[ cIn- tne decided to'turn to the Kew \\'orId, ami I ft his home and fatherland in 18..\.3 on the sailing ,essel ".:\larlin." Sailing from Creenock, after a long passage of O\'er nine \\ eel,s the little hark landed at Quehec, hut COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD during the voyage across the .\tlantic, 1\1r. McIntyre's infant son, John, died, and was buried in mid-ocean. I\laking their \,ay by ,,'ateI' from Quebec, the family landed at Hamilton, and from there traveled by wagon to Elgin County, locating in the township of Dunwich, where Mr. lcIntyre purchased a tract of land, upon \yhich one year was spent. Disposing of this land, )'1r. IcIntyre remm'ed his family to I\1iddlesex County, locating in Lobo township, where he started into pioneer life, buying a tract of 100 acres of bush land on "hich "as sit- uated a little log cabin, which served as the family home. Here 111', McIntyre farmed for se\'enteen years. He was a hard worker and finally succeeded in clearing up his farm, which he sold in 1861. In that year he located in Lambton County, on Lot 54, Lake road ,,-est, on a tract of 165 acres, which he had purchased of the Canada Land Company at $3 per acre. The farm" as all bush and Ir. Iclntyre had to cut dm\"11 the timber to enable him to erect a little log shanty. \\ïth the help of his sons he was enabled to clear up his farm, and to make imprm'ements, and he later built a larger house of hewn logs. 1r. 11cIntyre spent the remainder of his life upon the farm, dy- ing in 1880 at the age of se\-enty-three years, amI he was laid to rest in Rm'ens- "ood cemeten-. He was a stanch Liberal, hut ,,'as no office seeker. He attended the Presb) terian Church at Ra\-enswood, His de\'oted wife followed him to the gra\-e in IR91, aged se\-enty-se\'en, and was laid he- side him at Rm-ens" ooel. )'Irs. )'lclntyre \yas also an attendant of the Presb)terian Church at that place. The children born to Ir. and ),11'5, IcIntyre in Canada were: Ed" anI. who was drowned in Iichigan and "as huried at Rawns,,-ood; K eil. a farmer nf Bosanquet tn" nship, who dieel there; )J,lIlcy and ::\I.!rgaret. "ho died in ) oung ,,'nmanhood; \rchihald," ho died in Bosan- f(uet township; Dugal Furgeson: Elizabeth; amI three children" ho died in infanc\' Dl.'NC.\X ldxTYRF. the eldest of the family now living, was horn in _\rgylI'ihire, 0;-1) Dec, 3, 18,39, and was still in childhood \\-hen he came with his parents to Canada. He attended school in Lobo to" nshi,p, 1\1id- dlesex County, where his father had settled, and there he grew up, "orking on the farm ,,'ith his father. On locating in Bosanquet township he continued to help his father un- til he started in farming for himself in I 8ï-\., on his present farm of 100 acres in the 13th Conce sion of Bosanquet to"ì1ship, at h.in- anI. Here he has farmed for the past thirty- one) ears, and has also dealt successfully in stuck. He erected a brick house and harns and made other e,--tensi\'e imprO\ e- ments on the farm. and added fifty acres to the original purchase. \\ ith the help of his son he 'is now operat- ing 150 acres of Bosanquet's best land. Ir, lcIntyre is a man of the strictest integrity. Of a quiet disposition, he is honest and hon- OI'ahle, domestic in his tastes and temperate in his habits. and he is very well known and highly respected. lIe is a stanch Liberal, but takes no more than a good citizen's in- tere"t in politics, He is connected with the Rm-enswood Presbyterian Church, and was one of the organizers of the church in this section. 1\11'. McIntyre married in Bos,lIlquet to"ì1ship, in XO\'ember, I 8ó-\.. Jane Icln- tire, a natiw of Yarmouth, Elgin County, daughter of Dugal IcIntire, a na- ti\'e of Scotland and an okl pioneer of both Yannouth, and of Bosanquet town- ship, in which latter place he died. To 1\11', and )'lrs. lcIntvre have been born two children, l\lary Ann and John Edward, both at 11Ome, Irs. :UcIntyre is a \\ oman of domestic tastes, and is a de\'oted wife anll mother and a true Christian WI man, After suffering for) ears with ill health, she finally lmt her eyesight, hut great as is her af-Aic- tion. she he,l's her trouhle patienth', and \\ ith that Christiall fortitude for wllich she is lloted, DCG,\L Fl.'RGESON lcI TYRE, the younger hrother of Duncan, who no\\" oper- ates the h()\1lestead, \\"as horn in the to\\'n- ship of Lo!Jo. :\Iiddlese'\: County. Oct. I. 680 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 185-\., and was but a child when the family remO\'ed to Dosanquet to\\ nship, There he attended the district schools and attended to his farm duties, ha\'ing been engaged in agricultural pursuits since boyhood, He was but seventeen years of age when he took charge of the homestead, \yhich he worked ,,-ith good results. .\fter the death of his father he continued to operate the farm, and to take care of his aged mother. Since that time ::\11'. l\1cIntyre has added fifty more acres tu it. and the entire property is ,,-ell culti\'ated and tiled. IIe erected a fine brick c1.\\'e11jng in 1 88-\., ,\ hich he lost by fire. This he replaced by a large frame húuse, In H)OO he also lost his barn and its contents 1)\' fire, caused hy being struck by lightning, a;1(1 re- sulting in a loss of $2.000, His barn he also rebuilt, .1\11'. McIntyre is a good fanner and cattle dealer, and is considered one of the suhstantial business men of the town- ship. He married Feh. 14. 1893, in Dosan- quet to\\ì1ship, Anna Delle .!\IcGill, daughter of Peter :\lcGill. Irs. ::\lclntne, like her hushaml, is a member of the 'Presbyterian Church, \yhich they attend at Ra\-ens\\'ood. Four children have been born to Ir. and .l\lrs, ::\lcIntyre: largaret I sabel; Jennie Elizaheth: ,\rchihalcl. who died at the ao'e b of two anti one-half years: and Dnncan Xeil. ::\Ir. ::\IcIntne has ahya\-s heen a stanch Liberal. and ha"s sen'ed in th township coun- cil from the 3d ward for six years, heing eIccted in 18<)<). and sen'ing e\'er since. He "as deputv ree\'e for one session, and sat in the CoU;U\ council. During his term of office ::\11', ::\TcIntyre workell hard and took a deep interest in the drainage of the town- ship and other like puhlic necessities. He sen-erl as school trustee of schonl section X o. . for one term and has held minor offices. Fraterna11v he affiliates with the ,\, F. &- \, ::\T.. Cas "ia Lodg-e, of Thedford. and the K. 0, T. \T., of Ra\-ens\\ no(1. He is a member of the East Lambton Farmers' Institute, and also belongs to the enion Agricultural Society of Forest. in \"hich he ha,.; been a director. J.\::\IES KELLY. .\mong the "turdy pioneers of western Ontario, ::\11'. James Keny, of Sarnia, Lambton Cúunty, enjo) s the distinction of being one of the oldest business men of his city, He has seen the country deyc10p almost from its primiti\'e state to the flourishing prO\ ince it now is. .!\II', Kelly comes of Korth of Ireland parentage, his father, \\'illiam Kelly, hav- ing been horn in the Emerald Isle ahout I i80, \ \'hen 'Jld enough he joined the Eng- 1ish army in "hich he sen-ed for many years, He was Ì\yice married, and his second \\ ife, whose maiden name ,,'as Elizabeth Flintoft, \\as the mother of James Kelly, She was an aunt of Sheriff James Flintoft, of Lambton County. "\hout 1816 \\'illiam Kelly, "hile still in the English army, came to Ontario, heing stationed at Prescott, "here he met and married Miss Flintoft. Later he "as transferred to Quebec, ,,'hence in 1 33 he returned to England to secure his discharge, but upon his arrival he \"as taken sick and dieel, anel his remains \\-ere laid to rest in his native land, To \\ïIIiam Kelly and ",ife were born the folIo" ing chil- dren: Christopher. deceased, who ",as for many veal's in the lumber husiness in Lan- ark' County: James: Philip, \\"ho died young: Hannah, wido", of Carr Thomp"on, of Perth: and Robert, engaged in the fruit growing business, at Deamwille, Ontario. James Kelly was born at Prescott, Ont" Uct. 2i, 1822, After the death of his father his mother settled in Perth, ,,-here James grew to manhoocl, being educated in the public schools of that commt1llÍÌ\'. In 18:; 1 he came to Sarnia and fnr thre years ",'as engaged in the clothing and tailoring husi- ness, . \t the expiration of this time an opening appeared at Oil Springs. ",here he locate!!. and carried on a general merchan- di e and oil business, heing very successful. . \ fter fi\'e years he sold his interests ancl re- turnetl to Sarnia, resuming mercantile hus- iness, in "hich he continued until [ i r. . \t this time he disposed of his husiness, and for a short period \\'as in the :'\orth\\'est. \fter returning once mnre to Sarnia he en- - --' \ .. I COl\Il\1EMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD gaged in a grucery business of which he dis- posed ad\-antageously, after building it up to large proportions, and turned his atten- tion to a confectionery husiness, This he later sold to ::\lacKenzie Bros.. but retained the huilding- in which it was located, In J 898 ::\Ir. Kelly purchased his present resi- dence on George and Iitton streets, and here he no\\" conducts a confectionery busi- ness. bcing so acti\'e that he is not content tu rest from business Ii fe, but must still be engagell in somc pursuit. _ \s he is \'ery e,,- pert in this special line. his goods are in great demanù hy those who know and appre- ciate their excellence. Defore lea\ ing- Perth. ::\Ir. Kelh' was marriee!. in I FLI-4, t ::\Iiss l\1argaret Du lgeon. a nati\'e of Ireland, who was born about 1823 and died at Sarnia in 1893, Xine children \\ere horn to this union: \\ïlliam IIenry. a lanclO\\'11er of the Xorthwest: _ \nnie ::\Iaria, of Sarnia; .\Ifred. deceased: _-\Iex.. a husi- ness man of Sarnia. \\-ho married. \da Hark- ness: Robert. of Seattle. \\' ashington. a printer: "\Ima. who is the wife of H, E, Alexander. of Detroit, and has one son, Thomas: John; James, deceased; and Fred, of Seattle, Politically ::\Ir, Kelly is a Consen'ative, His religious home is in the ::\lethodist Church, of which he has been a member for many years_ Although ::\Ir. Kelly is O\'er eighty years of age he is wonderfully hale and retains his faculties to a remarkable de- gree. His accounts of the early days of the Dominion are wry entertaining, amI Sarnia is justl\' proud of this sturd\' man, \\ ho has made the city his home fm: so many years. and elone much toward its de\'elopment and ach'ancement. His friends are numerous and he is re\-ered and esteemed by them. as well as hy his children and thei;' children. and his old age is made happy bv the 100'e of his descendants. - - JOHX FERGCSOX, farmer stock raiser and dairyman of Plympton tm\ nship, County of Lambton, member of the Plymp- ton IJoanl of councillors, and one of the best óRr known citizens in this locality, was born l\lay 23, 1859. Alexanùer Ferguson. father of our sub- ject. \\ as horn at ::\larket Hil!. East Kilbride, Lanark hire. Scotland, June 9, 1808, a son of Malcolm Ferguson. a nati \-e of the same place, The latter was a member of the 42nd Highland regiment, one thousand strong, which fought at the battle of \Vaterloo, un- der \\' ellington, in which historic fight, this regiment lost ïOO gallant soldiers, .\fter this battle the remaining members of this noble regiment were gi\'en their discharge. Later, 1\Ir. Ferguson \\ ent to England, and there his life closed. :Malcolm Ferguson \\ as twice married. first to ,\nn Smith. \\'ho dicd when her son Alexander was an infant. - \Iexander Ferguson \\ as taken by his maternal grandmuther \\ ho rearell him to the age of fifteen years. when he came to Canada with his l1I cle. James Smith, lucat- ing in Ramsay to\\ nship. County of Lanark, Ont,. with whom he remained until 1825, \\ hen he learned the trade of carpenter. After becoming an expert in this craft he learned the trade of ship joiner and worked at it un- til 1850. in the meantime spending a short time at O i\\-eg-o. :\ ew York. In 1850 he came with his family to the County of Lamb- ton. locating at Errol. on Lake Huron. in Plympton township. where he estahlished his family and worked at his trade at vari- ous points. one of these being 1'\ ewport. now ::\Iarine City. ::\Iichigan. where he spent fi\,c years working- in the ship yards. In IR53 he turned his attention to farming amI set- tled in Concession 8, Lot 3. where he erected a house. and. assisted by his son. hecame one of the suhstap .al men of Plympton town- ship. 0\\ ning a farm of 120 acres, On this farm he dieel in l\Iarch. 1887. aged se\'enty- nine years. and was buried in the Errol cemeter\', For manv years he was an ad- herent f the Presbyterian Church. \\ hich he attended at Camlachie, Politically he was a strong Consen-ati\'e. His public and pri- \'ate life were without a stain. amI he was honored and respected wherever known, In 18,.\.2. at TIrock\'ille. Ont.. 1\lr. Fer- (.82 CO:;\L\IE IOR.\ TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD guson married :\Iarian Smith, born in Scot- land. daughter of \ \ïlliam Smith. a native of Scotland. "ho came to Canada and settled in the County oi Lanark. Later he mm ed to Ingersoll and still later to Plymp- ton to" nship, where he subsequently died. ::\lrs, Ferguson died on the farm in Xm'em- bel'. 1901, aged eighty years, and was in- terred in the cemetery at ErroL She also was a member of the Presbyterian Church. ["heir children were: . \lexander. a lumber manufacturer at Oil Springs: Jane. widow of John Griff. of Sarnia; \Villiam. "ho sailed on the lakes se\-eral years and finally drifted out of the knm\'ledge of his family; ::\Ialcolm. a publisher at . honmore, Stor- mount County, Ont., formerly the publisher of Public 0 pill ion at Bridgen. Onto : John, of this sketch: and Janet, Isabella and El- nora. \\"ho still reside on the old homestead. John Ferguson attended the public schuols of his township, and has remained on the home farm. He is interested in gen- eral farming on his portion of the home- stead. sixty acres. to \\'hich he has added twenty-se\'en more, and he also carries on dairying and stock raising. In 1900 ::\11'. Ferguson \\'as elected a member of the township council and was aften\'ard re-elected bv acclamation until 1905. when he was defeated. During his connection with public affairs he has been able to bring about many improvements and is \'alued for his de\'otion to public interests. Fraternally 1\Ir. Ferguson is a member of the ,\, [<', & \. :\1.; the K. 0, T. ::\L, and the Son" of Scotland, of Sarnia, ::\IRS, JOHX )JELSOX, the owner of a large farm in Enniskillen tm\ nship. Lot 12. Concession Lt., is one of the \\'irlely- known residents of that sectiun, where she has li\'ed e\'er since her first marriage. She was born in Kingston, Ont.. ::\Iarch IÓ. 18-1-3. daughter of James and .-\nn (Patter- son) ::\Ic::\Iahan. James :\1c.:\Iahan \\-as the eldest son of Jnhn and Elizabe h (::\Ioran) ::\IdIahan, of Ireland. The parents came to Ontario and settled on a farm near Kingstnn, where the father died, One son, John, lived on a farm in .Plympton township and there died. James \\'as born in Ireland in 1812, grew up in Canada, and early learned the trade of a ship carpenter, which he followed until 18-1- 6 . when he moved to Cohourg amI bought a farm, In I g60 he sold the prop- erty and purchased another farm near Pe- trolia. but after li\'ing there a short time he sold that also and settled on \\ ild land in Concession 12, ::\Ioore township, \\ hich he cleared and made into a permanent home. James ::\IdIahan married. in 1838 or 1830, ::\Iiss .\nn Patterson. who was horn in Ire- land in IRI9, Her parents. John and .\nn Patterson. migrated to Canada. a 11(1 settled neetr King"tnn. where they died leaving si.... children. all now deceased, They all mar- ried and li\'ed near Kingston. and there snme of their children still reside, James ::\fc- 1\Iahan and his wife \\'ere hoth memhers of the Church of England. and politically he was a Consen'ative, His death occurred in 1873. and his wife's in 1883. The children born to James and -\nn ::\fc Iahan numhered ten. nine of whom grew up: ( I) \Villiam. born at Kingston. mar- ried 1\Iary Armstrong, of Enniskillen tn\\ìl- ship. and resides in Plymptnn township, a prosperous farmer and stock dealer. He has no children, (2) A.nnie, 1\Irs. Xelson. was the next child, (3) ::\Iaria died while a young lady. (4) John A" born at Kings- ton. married riss O' eil, of Lambton Coun- 1\'. and lives on a farm in Enniskillen town- ship, They ha\'e fi\'e children, Alice. ::\Iag- gie. Rnbert. Cora and \\ïlliam. (s) Thomas horn in Kingstnn. resides in Enniskillen tm\"llship. an 1 is a \\'idower \\ ith ten chil- dren. ::\Iethel. Sidney. Thomas. Pearl. James, \rthur. Ella. \\'allace. Gertrude and ::\h'rtle. (ó) Helen. bnrn in Cohourg. married (first) ::\ Ialcolm ::\fc aughton. of T'lympton town- ship. and had three children. James. Jennie and \\ïlliam, \fter ::\11', ::\Ic aughton's death she marriecl \ \ïlliam English, of Pe- tralia. They h:J.\'e no children. (7) Hen- rietta. horn at Cohnurg. is the wife of Tohn S. ::\TcKenzie. of Lambton County, They have no family. (R) Frederick. born in co n1E 10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Cobourg. married ::\Iiss Lizzie Elliott, of ),1oore to" nship, and they li\'e on his fa- ther's old homestead. They have fixe chil- dren. Lena, _ \nnie, Charles, Grace and James. (9).-\ ug ustus, born at Cobourg, married )'liss Isabella Forbes, of 1oore to\\ nship, and they li\ e there. on a part of the old homesteall; the v are the parents of five children. Gladys, Ílelen, Willie, Har- ye\' and Bruce. , . \nnie lc lahan grew to \\ oman hood at Cobourg and \\'as educated in the schools there, In 186-1- she \\ as married to \ \ ïlliam Dunlop. of Plympton, and they settled just on the to\\11 line of Enniskillen. There ),[1'. Dunlop died in 18il, lea\'ing his \\ife with three children, namely: Iinnie. born in Enniskillen, who married John L. Gardner, of Sarnia, and has fi\'e children, Jettie. \Yill- iam. Jean. Robert and Oli\'e: Elizabeth, who is the wife of George :\1cFedron. of Ioore to\\ nship, and has two sons, \ Villiam and Frank; and Lena, born in loore town- ship, \\ ho married David Richardson, of Plympton to\\ nship. but has no children. In 18i9 lrs. Dunlop mar- ried John Xelson, a prosperous oil pro- ducer of Petrolia, of Irish hirth. They settled on the present homestead, formerly the property of \\'ilIiam Dennis. \\here in 1892 lr. :\elsun erected a large brick house. and he also put up commodious barns and other necessary buildings, There they li\-ed happily until lr. Xelson's death, .-\ug. 8. 189-1-. ),11', Xelson had been for many years a stanch Presh} terian, while in politics he was a Consen'ati\-e. He was a man very highly esteemed by all. and his death was deeply regretted. )'Irs. X elson was left with 1\\'0 children by her second marriage: liss Henrietta, at home; and .-\ugustus. unmar- ried. who manages his mother's farm. Irs. X elson is also a memher of the Presbyterian Church and is une of its faithful workers. She is a \\ oman of most estimahle character, and commands the respect and admiration of those who know her. The family has ah\ a ys been a prominent one in EnniskilIen township. 08J. ROBERT L.-\\\1UE CR_ \ISE, \\ho departed this life at his late residence in Pe- tralia street, Petrolia, Jan. 26, 1901, was one of the most highly respected citizens of that place, \\ hich had been his home since 1806. 1r. (raise was a nati\ e of Stanford township, \\'elIand County, Ont" \\here he was born larch 12, 18-1-7, He was a son of .\dam and Eliza (Lawrie) Craise. Robert L. Craise received his literary training in the public schools of his nati\'e county and after spending a fe\\' years with his uncle. Rohert La" rie. at S1. Catharines, :\11'. Craise trm-eled e\.tensi\'ely in the States, and in IRóó settled in Petrolia. and there- after devoted himself to the interests of that city. . \t the time of his location there, the place had only heen chartered fi\'e years, so that he aided in its de\'elopment almost from the WI') first. During the Fenian Raid, lr. Craise \\as a member of the Horse Guard. His settlement in Petrolia was about the time that oil was discO\-ered in its vicinit}, and lr. Craise hecame connected with the \\'est- ern Canada Oil Co.. now the Ontario Land and Oil Co., and superintended the laying of the pipeline for that concern, being \-ery proficient in that class of work. His suc- cess \\ ith their line was highly appreciated by the firm. who always held him in high- est esteem, and he \\as ah\'ays regarded as a man of strictest probity and ability. On Oct. 25. I8ïI. ),11'. Craise and liss Clara H. Boyce were united in marriage. She is a daughter of \\'ilIiam and -\nnie (Cramp) Boyce, early settlers of Petrolia, 1r, Boyce was born in England and his \\ idow who still suni\'es. was hnrn in the same country in 1820, Six children ha\-e been born to lr. and 1Irs. Craise: Clara Lawrie is at home; Robert. an oil producer of Leamington. Ont.. married :\laggie Raw- lings; Lawrie, of Petrolia. succeeded to his father's business connections with the On- tario Land & Oil Co., which speaks well for hoth father and son; Oli\'er is now attend- ing the Toronto lJni\'ersity: John is an oil producer of Leamington: and Lottie is at he line. G8.-I- COl\ßIEl\IOR \TI\-E BIOGR.\PHICAL RECORD, l\Ir. Craise \\as a man \\'ho took a deep interest in educational matters, and while a resident of Petralia erved on the school board, In politics he \\ as a Reformer. His religious affiliations were with the Presby- terian Church. Fraternally he was a mem- ber of the 1, O. O. F. for many years. 1\1r. Craise's long residence in Petrolia made him \\ ell acquainted with almost all the people, and he had the hest interests of the city at heart. Tn his death Petralia lost one of its most highly esteemed citizens, and his family a de\-oted husband and kind and indulgent father. THCßIAS GO\'ENLOCK, one of the highly respected men of Bosanquet to\\"11- ship, and one of its most successful agricul- turists, was horn Nov, 29, 1829, in Rox- hurghshire, Scotland, a son of John and T ane (Flowers) GO\"enloch. . John GCJ\'enlock, the father, ,,-as also a nati\'e of Scotland, where he was a fanner and plowman. He there married Jane Flowers, and they had four children, name- h': Thomas. of this sketch: l\larv. \\-i fe of _\nclrew Davidson, \dlO met ÍÚs death through accident in this township; .\dam. who also died from the effects of an acci- dent: and John. who died of smallpox in infanC\', Tn - I83ï the parents and their four chil- dren left their Scottish home for the Do- minion of Canada, sailing from the port of . \nnan for Liverpool and thence for Quehec. The frail little sailing \'esse! finaIJy reached that port after eight weeks and two days on the ocean, during which time smaIJpox had hroken out on hoard and a]] the GO\'enlock familv feJI victims to the dread disease. The infant son died of this sickness and his little hodv was consigned to the sea, The father (lid - not recO\'er and died at quarantine on Goose Islan(l, where the unfortunate family \\ as oblig-e(l to stay for ten long- \\-eeks in the hospital. This was a \'ery sad entrance into the lan(l toward \\ hich they ha(l starte(1 \\'ith such high hopes. E\'en after the} \\'ere per- mitte(l to leave Goose Island a \-ery cheerless future faced the wido\\' and her three father- less chilùren. That 1\1rs. Govenlock was a \\'oman of more than ordinary force of character, her whole subsequent life proved and it was shown by her immediate resolve to make a home for herself and children through her own efforts. Her little means served to transport them by boat to Hamilton and then hy wagon to \ \' estminster township, l\Iid- dlesex County. That \\-hole expanse of country was one vast wilderness, without dwellings, bridges or e\'en roads, and far and wide few traces of civilization could be seen, The whole of the western country \\'as then in turmoil on account of the \Vill- iam Logan l\IcKenzie Rebe11ion. which lasted for some two veal's. It \\'Ould seem as if e\'erything conspired to make conditions unusually hard for the lonely mother and little ones. She selected a home right in the woods, buying one-third of a 2oo-acre tract then O\\'ned by three brothers by the name of "Tilson, of which four acres had been cleared and here she went to work bra\'ely. She hired a man to chop down the trees and then hegcll1 the clearing of a farm, while in a couple of years she was assisted hy her good children. ,\s years of hardship and toil passed, peaC6 and comfort finally came as their result and she li\-ed to see Íler little farm productÍ\'e and \'aluahle. and many more acres added \\ ith substantial imprO\'ements of a11 kinds. Her boys had grown to noble manhood in spite of the hardships under which they g-re\\ up and ha\'e been a credit to a mother who \\as one in a thousand. The sons added to the farm until they had 300 acres of well cnltivated land. which in later )ears ,,'as O\\Ïled by her son _ \dam, Thi son died from accidentally falling from a tree and hi remains were laid away at Pond :Mills in \\. e tmin ter Connty. The mother made her home with her grandchildren. where her l'eantifnl. helpfnl life closed in I8R3. at the a(h'anced age of ninety-fi\'e years. and she "as huried in the Pond :oTi]]" cemetery. She was a trne Chri tian ,,-oman. a con istent CO),D.IE:\10Rc\TI\ T E BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD mcmber uf the Presbyterian Church, The g-ood inrluences of such a character and the records of such a noble self-sacrificing- life able attenti n to duty. lcCOKNELL. The McConnell family has for over sixty years been identified \\ itÍ1 the grnwth and prosperity of Plympton to\\ nship, memhers of the family being among the early settlers of that part of Lamhton County. Plympton to\\ nship ranks "ith the hest in Ontario in point of indus- try. intelligence and wealth, and 0\\ es its prosperity to the character of its original settlers, The :\lcConnells are of Irish descent ó9 0 COMMEl\10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. and the first to come to . \merica was James :\IcConnell, father of Jclm and \\'illiam De Lap, who are mentioned below. James 1Ic- Connell was born in County . \rmagh, and there passed his boyhood and early man- hood, follO\\ ing the occupation of farming, as a tcnant fanner. He married A,bigail De Lap, also a natin of County Armagh, whither her French ancestors had fled from religious and ci\'il persecution in their na- ti \C country, The De Laps \\ ere H ugue- nots. and the :\IcConnells are members of the Church of England. l\Ir, and 1Irs, :\Ic- Connell began their married life in Ireland, and there si-.,;: of their se\'en children were born. In ÚtJ....J. the whole family left the c.Juntry and sailed frum Bc\fast on a \'essel hound for Quehec, \\here they landed after a \'oyage of forty-fi\'e days, John De Lap. a hrother (If :\Irs. :\fcCon- nell, had pre\'iously come to Canada. and settled in l-'Iympton tm\ nship, \\here he hought JOO acres of land for himsel f. and ()\'er 100 for }'Ir. :\lcConnell. in Lot 7, Con- cession ï, and to this home came the family and heg-an their new life in a small log house, The country \\ as \ ery sparsely set- tled at that time. there \\ ere no roads, no ditchcs. the land \\as swampy. and there \\'ere no schools. :\Ir. :\IcConnell did not live to enjoy any benefits of the ne\\ life, hut died after he had resided hut a few months in Canada. ha\'ing- con- tracted fe\'er and agne. and thcre being no physician \\ ithin reach \\ ho might han sa\'ed his life, he died at the age of fifty- two, awl \\ as huried on the farm, as there was no burying ground in that new country. :\fter the death of her hushand :\Irs, ::\IcConnell struggled along the hest she could, trying to keep the children together and make a home. She suffered great hanl- ship and pri\'ation, hut a mother's loving heart helped her through. and she 1i\'e(1 to see her children gnJ\\' up to a manhood and \\ oman hood \\orthy of their parentage. and creditable to the communitv, She was a firm adherent of the Church of England, an(1 ga\'e her children the he,-t of Christian train- ing. She \\ ill Inng be rememhered as a wo- man of noble courage, an eAìcient worker and de\'otedmother. desen'ing a place in the annals oi the pioneers of Plympton. She died at the age of se\'enty-t\\ o. amI was buried in the l'rcsh terian Church ceme- ten' at Camlachie. The children of James and .\bigail (De Lap) l\fcConncll were as follows: ( I ) Joanna. \\ ho died in Leamington, On1., in Fehruary. J905. married Reuben Trusler. of Forest. and hall the following children: Elizaheth (deceased). ,\\fre(\' a residcnt of :\orthwest Territory: Jane, who married. \1- bert Twiss. of Glencoe: Emma. wido\\' of James :\Iinton. and li\'ing in British Colum- hia: Clara. a teacher: Edith. who liws in British Columbia: and. \deline. who is un- married and at home. (2) Tohn is men- tioned below, (3) Elizaheth. - \\'ho married \ \ïlliam Patterson. had six children, as foll()ws: Jennie. \\ ho is a teacher: \\'illiam, who li\'es in Chicago: Jane (deceased); . \ndrew, who is a commercial traveler; . \deline, who married Peter }.fcCra : and Ernest, whn li\'es in :\Iedicine J [at, :\orth- west Territory. (-I-) Jane married Donald McPherson, and had one child, Emma (de- ceased). (;) \Villiam De Lap is mentioned helO\\, (6) .\big-ail married James Robin- son, of Cam\achie, and had one child, \da, \\ ho married Rohert Joynt. nf PI ympton township, (7) Thomas, who \\ as born in Lambton county. after the death of his father, and now li\ es in Sih'er Cliff, Col- orado. Tonx :\JCCO:\NFLL \\as horn in COlllltv \n;1agh, J reland, :\Iay 4, J 8,V. awl he 01;- taincd a limited education in the schools of his nati\'e place. He \\as a lad of Ì\\eh'e when he came to Canada with his parents, and there \\'erc no schools in the rough coun- try' in \\'hich they settled. The death of his fáther occurred \'hen they' had been hut six months in Plympton, ancÍ John was obliged tn go to work to help support the family, lIe \\ nrke(1 for the neighboring families at odd times. and .\\'ith the help of hi'i younger hrothers hegan to c1e'lr the farm. In the clJurse of time a good farm was de\'eloped and another J 00 , the latter 0\ er ninety years of age. Eight of their nine children are living, one, Charles, ha,ing died in June, 1905. \ \ïlliam 0\ ans was next to the young- est of the familv and was ellucated in the schools of Uud;ec. He learned the trade of a blacksmith and \\ hen a .) oung men \\ ent to Perth County to pursue his calling. . \ fter three ve:lrs there he mo\'etead in Plympton. In Ig:;2. \\ith his \\ite and children. Jona- than \\ ellington embarked on the sailing \ essel "Bell of Pats toe" and after a yoyage of forty-fi\'e da s landell at Quebec. He \\ ent \\ est to Lambton l-ount\ \\ hel e his hrother-in-la\\", Ir, James, li\éd, bought a tract of I SO acres of bush land and settled dO\\ n there, He built a log house which is :"till standing, and engaged in cutting and :--elling his timber, to be made into lumber, staves. etc, His \\h, I8ÚC). Irs. Richard Iatthe\\"s: Julia, born July 2, ISi2. who married Re\, :\Ir. \\'alter Iibon, a Iethodist minister at \\'heatle\', h.em Count\": Catherine born Iay 2S: I8iS, and died" June 2, I8iS; and Charles Taylor, born June 2-\., I8i6. \\ho married [iss Eunice 1. ::\eadom and li\es on the homestead, Tile \\'elling on familv ha\"e for the past Ì\\ enty-nine years heÚt 7 00 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. family reunions in Bright's Grove, Lambton SL\IOX I3LCXDEK, ,vho is now County, and the relatives gather from all among the oldest li\-ing pinneers along the parts of Canada and the Cnited States. shore of Lake Huron, stands foremost Irs. \Yellington belongs to the Thomas among the representative citizens of Bosan- family, \\'hich is of \Velsh descent. Her quet township, where he is engaged in gen- grandfather, John, spent his whole life in' eral farming and stock raising. The whole his native land, \\"here he reached the age of his life has been spent near the shores of of 104 years and his vvife 102, His son Lake Huron, and he has seen much of the John married Iiss Frances Reece and in the hardship that falls to the lot of the pioneer. early thirties came with his family to Can- He is a native of Ireland, born Dec. 15, ada, sailing from Li\-erpool to Quebec. He 1836, in County Kilkenny. \\ ent first to Sarnia, then settled in Plymp- Christopher munden, father of Simon, ton on Lot 5, on the Lake Huron front and was a native of the same county, and was a made his permanent home there. His tract son of wealthy parents. He was a man of of land consisted of 100 acres bought from education and refined taste, and was a lover the government, and the family made their of the hunt and outdoor sports. His younger home first in a little log house there. lr. days \Vere spent in his Irish home, but his Thomas had learned the trade of a mill- rO\-ing disposition caused him when a young \\Tight in England and follO\ved it in Can- man to cross the ocean to America, where ada, putting up the first gristmill in his \"Ì- he remained snme little time. He then re- cinity. Like the other pioneers of those turned to Ireland and married Catherine earliest veal's. he also made potash and sold munden, and two children were born to it to pr vide the necessaries of life.'\ll the them in Ireland: Traver, who died in furniture in that first home he made him'ìelf. Plympton tnwnship; and Simon, In 18 37 He \\ as one of the very first settlers in Christopher Blunden \\'ith his wife and two Plympton and \vent there while the country young children crossed the Atlantic, to make was still O\'elTun hy woh'es, bears and other their home in the wilds of Canada, Sailing wild animals, 11r. Thomas \vas a Reformer from QueenstO\vn, Ireland, in a sailing ves- in politics; in religion a Presbyterian, he seJ to Quebec. the little party made their was a great Bihle student as \veJI as a gen- \vay ne,t tn the shores of Lake Huron. eraJIv \\ ell read man. Of temperate habits They settled on Lot 43 on the lake shore in and '\vith the usual sturdy physique of the Plympton to\\Ï1ship, where he bought 3 00 pioneer. he reached the age of eighty-four acres of land from the government. all of years. and his remains \\ ere interred at Cam- \vhich \\'as hrush and s\\'amp. Here he set- lachie, His \\'i fe died at the farm, aged tied down to the life of a pioneer, erecting a eighty-six, and \vas huried in the same cem- log cabin in which his little family made eterv. She helonged to the Baptist Church. their home, Ir. Rlunden. not being used Jnlll and Frances Thomas had a family of to hard work, f(\lmd that clearing up a farm ele\'en children. one of whom r1ied in in- from the \voods \vas an uphill fight, but fancy. The others ,vere: John. deceased, in \vhen his snllS gTe\\" old enough he found one nf the \Yestern State<;: Thnmas. de- help in them. and he continued in the ,york ceased in Sarnia; Reece, who died in Thed- until his death. at the age of sixty-t\VO years. ford. Dosanquet township; David. \vho dieå He \\'as huried in the cemetery at Hillsbor- in Camlachie: Jemima. Trs, James Hous- ough, oil the lake shore, He \\as a member ton of Camlachie; \\'illiam. rleceaserl: Dan- of the Church of England "nrl a strong Con- ie!. who died in Plymptnn: Henn'. \vhu also sen'ati\.e, His wife also died on the farm, died in Plymptnn: Eliza. \\-ho resides in Sar- in the faith of the English Church. The nia. the \vidOl\' of the late \\ïlliam Hnustml; children horn in Plympton -to\vnship \\'ere: amI .\nna. \Trs. \Tark \Yellington, Humphrey. a resi, ;1 ld got e\'erything into very good conditiJn. Later he bought another 100 acres east of ilis homestead and ga\'e it to his son John. His hard work and close attention to })l1.,i- ne<;s made him verv successful. and he was able to provide w ll for all his children. His wif died } eb, 8. 1890, and his own d - mise followed in about a year, !'IIay 31, 1891; they were buried in Errol cemetery. -:\Irs. lcLe lI1 attended the Presbyterian Church hut her hushand was not connected with a v denomination, although he made the GolcÍen Rule his invariable principle of action. He was a Liberal in politics, and universally known as an inclustrious, honest man and good citizen, The children in the family were nine, of whom Alexander is the only one li\'ing. They were: Eliza- beth, who died young; Christina, Mrs. Jo- seph Trott, of Plympton; Ellen, l\Irs. John Robertson; Anne, lrs, David Robertson; Tane, wife of the late . D, Portes; Katie, lrs. Samuel Xicholson: a child deceased in infancy; Alexander; and John. .\lexander :McLean was only a year old \\ hen his father mO\'ed to Plympton town- ship, and he grew up there on his father's farm, attending the district school. For some years before his father's death he had charge of the homestead, and after that event it became his own property, He has made many improvements, has added fifty acres and is engaged in both general farming and stock raising, in which he is very successfuL lr. l\IcLean is noted both for his industry and his strictly honorable dealings, and as he has a very genial manner, he is both re- spected and popular. He is a Liberal in poli- tics, but an independent one, and not an act- ive participant in local affairs, He is broad- minded and a good citizen, while like his fa- ther, his religion is the Golden Rule. He belongs to the 1. 0, O. F., Acorn Lodge, No, 23, in Camlachie, holding office of Past Grand; and is a member of the Aberarder Library committee. In 1897, in Camlachie, l\1r. McLean was married to l iss l\laggie McCauley, daugh- ter of E, 'McCauley, of Brigden, Ont., and to their union two children have been born, l\Iary Ellen Cameron and Alexander, Tr- Both l\Ir. and 1\Irs. l\lcLean have ma'n y warm friends. IRS. GEOH.GE GER!'IIAN, for many years a resident of Lambton County, was. born at Napanee, Lennox County, Canada, Nov. 15, 1839, the only daughter of William and Catherine (Holcomb) Russel. \Villiam Russel was born in Ireland and his wife in Lennox County, where she grew to womanhood. She was the daughter of John Holcomb, who came to Canada from the United States, Mr. Russel left Ireland \vhen he was eighteen years old, in company with his hrothers, Thomas and Joseph, who likewise hecame early settlers in Lennox County anrl reared families there. \ Villiam, the youngest. married and settled there on a farm which pro\'ed to he his permanent home, and On which he and his wife hoth died, she in 1882 and he in 1890. The Rus- sels and Holcomhs were hoth families who wer prominent in the :Methodist Church, as they were all members of it, while ::\lrs, Russel's father and her son Tohn were local ministers in Lennox Countv 'for manv veal'S, 1\Irs. German was the oni y rlaught r' born to this couple, hut there were six sons. (J) C. Fletcher hecame a general insurance agent at Toronto, He had heen \vell educated and for a numher of veal's taught in the Toronto high school. He'marriecl Iiss !'IIaria Dixon, COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ()f Canada, who was left a widow in 1886, with five children, John, Jerome, Edith, Frank and Arthur. (2) Rev. John was given a classical education and fitted for a teacher, but later entered the theological school in Toronto and prepared himself for the ministry, in which he labored for thirty- seven years. He is now living retired in London. His wife was a Miss Hester Kerr, -of Brockville, by whom he had seven chil- dren, Ella, Minnie, Laney, Hattie, Dr. John, T ean and \Villiam. (3) N elson, married Ì\'Iiss Mary J. English, of Lennox County, settled there on a farm, and has had three children: Amos, deceased; Martha, Mrs. \Vil- liam Lloyd; and Bruce. (4) Andrew mar- ried Miss Clara Parks, of Lennox County, settled in Napanee. and, after teaching in the high school some years, began farming, which occupation he followed till his death, in 1878, His" ife died soon after, leaving three children, \Villiam, Fred and Nellie. William is a resident of Seattle, \Vashing- ion. unmarried, while the two younger chil- dren were brought up by their aunt, Mrs. German, who gave them all the care and the educational advantages which her own chil- dren enjoyed. Fred is now a general in- surance agent in Montana and Nellie has married Roy Burgess, of Petrolia. (5) Anson married Miss Samantha Spencer, of Lennox County, and made his home in Pe- trolia, where he was engaged in the oil busi- ness, His death occurred in 1889, and there were no children to survive him. (6) James, born in 1848, is one of the leading insurance men of Lon(lon. He married Miss Emma Attletine. of Napanee, and has three children, Percy, Cyrus and Rose, 11rs. German attended the schools of Len- nox County, and received a good education, In 1Iarch, 1860, when in her twenty-first year, she was united to Georg-e German. with whom she passed thirty-fi,"e years of married life, Mr. German ,vas born 1Iay 3. 18 3 8 , in Lennox County. the son of Gar- rett and Catherine (Groomes) German, hoth 'Canadians by hirth, He grew up on his fa- ther's farm and after marriag-e continued to li,"e in that County till 1888. In that year 7 0 9 he purchased 200 acres in Lambton County, located in Lot 18, Concession I I, Enniskillen township. He added many improvements to the place, put up substantial buildings, in- cluding a large bank barn and fine country home, and prepared to spend many happy years there. But five years later, in J anu- ary, 1893, he was called from this world ,vhile still in the prime of life, and his widow was left alone in the home. M r. Gernlan was, like his wife, a member of the Method- ist Church and politically belonged to the Reform party. A man of the most upright character and conscientious life, he was uni versally regarded as a good citizen and a trustworthy friend, who could be relied on for help and sympathy in distr.ess. 11r. and Mrs. German were the parents of five children, all born in Lennox County. (I) Catherine, born in January, 1861, mar- ried Emory Clemens, an Enniskillen farmer, and has six children, Gertrude, Roy, Harry, Edna, Pearl and Clifford. (2) Wesley, June, 1864, received a fine education and was graduated from Belleville College at the age of eighteen. He married Miss Ella IVlar.tin, of Lambton County, and resides in Sarnia, where he is engaged in business, They ha'"e one son, Vaughn. (3) Anson, April I. I8G8, married Miss Josie Buckley, of \Vyoming, and has four children, Earl, May, Delma and Harold; he is a business man of Sarnia. (4) Andrew, June 29, 18 7 0 , grew up on the farm like the others, but he has remained there and since his fa- ther's death has been manager of the place. In March, 1899, he married Iiss Laura Brown, of Enniskillen, daughter of \Villiam Brown, and they are the parents of Mabel and Cecil. (5) Dewart, April 4, 1877, ,vent west to Montana, where he is engaged as traveling agent for a Montana firm, His wife was Miss Phoebe Peterson, of Sarnia. The sons are adherents of the Reform party and are wide awake on all questions of pub- lic interest, Andrew German is a member of the Maccabees, Lodge No, 10, of Petrolia, has been ('ne of the leading hass singers in the Iethodist Church for eight or ten years and is a popular young man socially, 7 10 C0I\1I\1EI\10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Irs. German, the mother of this family, is a lady of great culture and refinement, who was not only giyen a fine education as a girl, but has continued to improye her mind e,-er since, as she comes of a family natur- ally scholarly, In all the hardships of their earlier years, she was a true helpmeet for her husband, and has been a wise and de- yoted mother, whose children are nO\\ re- paying her for all her care, For oyer forty years she has been a member of the church ;nd in all that time has been foremost in its work, besides doing much in a charitable ,,-ay privately. H \RRIS -\LBERT SPE \R:\L\N, one of Bo.,anquet to\\ nship's nati,-e sons and a well known and highly respected citizen and fanner, was born 5ept. 20, 1 65, on Lot 28, South boundary, Bosanquet town- ship, Lambton County, Ontario. The family of which 111'. Spearman is a member, is of Irish extraction. the members haying made their home for many years in County Tipperary, Simon 5pearman, grandfather of our subject, was born in that county where he learned the trade of black- smith: 'an occupation he folIo" ed in his na- ti,-e land, There he married :\[argaret Nap- per, "ho hore him thirteen children. nine of whom grew to maturity: Benjamin, who in .-\delaide township. Middlesex County; Susanna, who married first a :\11'. Long, and after his death a 1Ir. :\Iaher. and died in Ire- land; \\Tilliam, who died in Bosanquet town- ship: Jane, ,dlO married 'Yilliam "-ebb, LInd died in :\[ichigan: Simon. who died in Da\\ n to\\ïlship, Lambton County: John; Tames, "ho died at Dawns :\[ill, Kent County: .-\mlre,,-. who died in :\Iichigan; and George. \\ ho died in Da\\ n tn\\ïlship, Lambton County. In the e3rl):- thirties Simon Spearman with his wife and eight children crossed the . \tlantic to make their home in Canada, and after twelve \\ eeks ,-oyage on a sailing' es- sel. located in Huntingdon County. Quebec, where Mr. Spearman followed his trade. and where the rest of his life \\-as spent. He also owned land, ,,'hich was operated by his sons, and he li,-ed to a ripe old age. He and his "orthy wife were members of the Church of England. Politically he \\ as a strong Consen-atiye. John Spearman, the son of Simon, \\ as. but se,-en years old \\-hen he came to Canada with his p;rents T and he had no opportunity to acquire an education of the commonest kind, the schools in Uuebec at that eïrly period being confined t; those of the Frend;. 1[ 1', Spearman worked at home \\ ith his father on the farm, and here he remained until twenty-fi,-e years old, "hen, lea,'ing home, he came ,,'est to Ontario, locating in Dorchester township, Iiddlesex County, near Spearman's Corner, which place \\ as named after relatins of the family_ He drO\ e a team from London to Hamilton fol' se"eral years, and in 1855 located in Lamb- ton County. on Lot 2 , South boundary, Bosanquet township. on a tract of I r -I- acres \\ hich he purchased from the Canada Land Company. paying three dollars per acre, I lis land was all bush, and to rC3ch it he had to underbrush the road. Here he built a log house and made a home for his ,,-ife and children, "hile he set to \\-ark to clear up his farm, :\lr, Speïrman "orked tirelessly, earlvand late, for man v Years. recei,'ing as- sist;nce in his task onlý vhen his sons were old enough to work. Then for many years they worked together finally getting the land in a good state of cultiyation, There being no market for lumber in those days, the tim- ber cut from the farm was made into logs and burned, The nearest markets ,,-ere London to the east, and Sarnia to the ,,-est. Ir, SDeannan spent his acti,-e life on his farm, later buying 750 acres on Lot 6, 9th Concession, Bosanquet to\\ïlship, now oper- ated by his son. James, also purchasing a tract of 100 acres in Brooke to\\ïlship. on Lot -1-. Concession 3, no\\" operated by his son, John, He remained on the homeste:lcl falm until 1897 when he remo,-ed to Forest. \\-here he and his (h'oted wi fe li,'ed until his death, Feh, 8, 1905, :\11'. Speïrman passed awa} quietly and pe-lcefully, being afflicted with no illness, in the faith of the Church of England, and was bid to rco;;t in Beach- CO IMEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD wood cemetery, Politically he was a strong Conservative, and sen ed as a schoo] director. He was a charter member of Jura Lodge, No. 819, Loya] Orange Order, and "as a member of the county lodge. He always took an active interest in the work- ings of the order, the lodge meeting in his home for fourteen years. John Spearman was married in Hunt- ingdon County, Quebec, to Charlotte Smith, born in Devonshire, England, daughter of James Smith, an old settler of Quebec. Mrs. Spearman is still living at her home in Forest, active, and in the full possession of all her faculties; she is a mem- ber of the Church of England. She has had the following children: James and Simon, twins the latter of whom died in infancy, and the fornler of whom, J ames, marri d (first) Annie Irwin, and (second) Harriet Dunlap, and follows farming in Bosanquet to" nship; Elizabeth married Thomas Bailey, and resides in Euphemia township; ::\Iargaret, married John Silk, of Brooke township; Jane married \ Yilliam McCordic, of Bosanquet township; Charlotte Levina married J olm Sterrett, and resides in Sar- nia; John is a farmer of Brooke township; Simon ( 2) died at the age of eighteen years: Harris Albert; Robert Henry died at the age of se,-en years; Annie, the widow of Edwin :\Iichaels, resides in Forest. During the Fenian raid in 1866 1Ir. Spearman was a volunteer, and sen'ed gallantly to protect his home and country. Harris Albert Spearman attended the district school X o. 10, "hich was all the op- portunity he had to recei,-e an education. From an early ag-e he worked on the home farm, assisting his father and brothers to cultivate the place, and also assisted 111 clearing the 100 acres in Brooke township, In 1887 :\Ir. Spearman pur- chased the homestead from his father, the latter still ]i,'ing there, howe,-er, until 1897. For the past sixteen years :\Ir. Spearman has been successfulh' en- gag-ed in g-eneral farming- an(1 the r ising and feeding of stock. In H)03 he built a fine hrick d" elling- house. and he has made 71 I many improvements on the farm, mcluding the raising of the barns and the building uf brick foundations under same. Politically he is a stanch Conservati, e, always sup- purting the principles of that party as form- ulated and laid do" n by that great states- man, Sir John .\, ÀlacDonald. 1Ir. Spear- man was elected a member of the board of councilmen of Bosanquet township in I 89C), and sen'ed in that capacity for four ye:trs, the last) ear as deputy ree,-e, \\ hich was the last year that the old la\\ ,,-as in force, Dur- ing his terms in the cuuncil many imprm-e- ments "ere made in the township, a 120- foot iron bridge being built across the ri, er BunvelI. In 1900 Mr. Spearman "as a candidate for the ree,-eship of Bosanquet, and in a three-cornered fight the election re- sulted in a tie between 1\11'. Spearman and ::\Ir. Thomas Lampman, the tm\ nship clerk. :\Ir, George Sutherland, the clerk. gi, ing 1Ir. Spearman the deciding vote, he per- formed the duties of that ofuce for a month, but lost the election on a recount, :\Ir. Lampman being declared elected. Frater- nally ::\Ir. Spearman is connected with the .-\.rkona Lodge, Xo. 307, A. F, & .\, 11.. of which he is past master; is past master and a member of Jura Lodge, Ko. 819, Loyal Orange Order, has filled the office of master for t" 0 years, and is a member of the county lodge. He is a member of the Chosen Friends of Jura, to "hich his wife also be- longs, and in \\ hich he has passed all of the chairs, He was a member of the 1. O. O. E, X o. 108. Forest, and also connected \\ ith the Patrons of Industn'. He and his wife attend the :\Iethodist éhurch. :\Ir. Spearman was first married in Strathrm', :\Iiddlese-,,;: County, to Rachel ::\IcCordrc. of Bosanquet to\\ì;ship, and she died one and a half years after their mar- riage, and "'as laid to rest in the .-\.rkona cell'etery, ::\1 r, Spearm:m's second "ife was ::\Jiss Elizabeth Thompson, horn in \\'arwick to" nship. daughter of the late r ames and ::\Iargaret (Cah-ert) Thompson: the latter of whom makes her home in S:mlia, "hile the former died in \ Yan,-ick t(m nship. ::\Irs. SpeJ.rman j<; hig-hly cnltmerl and a lady of 7 U COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD refinement. and is greatly admired for her many lovable traits of character. She is de- voted to her home and family, and is a good, Christian woman. To Mr. and :!'IIrs. Spear- man Ì\\'O children have been born: James :!'I1ason and Pearl Gladys, the latter of whom met with a painful accident near her hume, ,\ hen eight years of age. A \\-agon passed O\'er her shoulders and chest, and from the effects of this accident the child died in her mother's arms t\\ enty minutes later. This sad occurrence has cast a deep shadow over the once happy household. J.UlES EBEXEZER B.-\. KISTER, a prosperous fanner on the q.th Concession of Plympton township, Lambton County, Ont" was born on the homestead farm, Lot 22, 14th Concession, Nov. 25, 1865, son of J ames and Harriet (Gammon) Bannister. J ames Bannister was born in Suffolk, England, ov. 6, 1R17. In 1836 he emi- grated to .\merica and located at Salt Fleet, near Hamilton, ant., amI there he resided until 1852. engaged in agricultural pursuits. In the abm'e mentioned year, he mm'ed to Plympton township. Lambton County, which at that time was covered \\-ith a dense forest. and there were but a few log cabins in that locality. He purchased first 100 acres of forest. Lot 2..j., west one-half, 15th Con- ce"sion. but ne\'er lived on this land. Later he purchased 200 acres, Lot 22, qth Con- cession and on this he at once erected a com- fortable log cabin, which served him and his de\'oted wi fe as a home until 187 I, "hen he built the commodious home now occupied by his son James Ebenezer. He was a good, stanch Consen'ati\'e in his political views, and while not a member of any church, al- ,,-ays npheld the doctrines of the old Bap- tist Church. He was an honest, upïight man in all his husiness transactions, firm in his cOIn-ictions, a practical farmer, and be- Im-ed hy all "ho had the pleasure of his ac- fluaintance. In addition to his land in Plympton township. he purchased fort). acres in Huron County. and fifty acres in G0sfìeld, Essex County. anI this land he gave to his sons, James Bannister \vas twice married, His first ,,-i fe, whom he married at Salt Fleet, ant., l\1arch 15, 1846, was Elizabeth Mar- shall, who died July 2, I8-J.7. One daugh- ter ,,-as born to this union, Eliza, born Feb. 19, IR..j.7. On Oct. 16, I8-J.8, he married Harriet Gammon, who was born Feb. I, 182 7, and they became the parents of the following children: Elizabeth, born July 18, 18 49, now resides at Dorchester, ant. Amos, born April 27, 1851, li\-es in Plympton township, John Earl, born Nov. 17, 1852, resides in Plympton township, George Eli, born Oct. 10, 18 5-J., resides in Gosfield to\\ n- ship, Essex County, \Yilliam Albert, born Feb. 15, 1859, resides at Great Falls, :\1on- tana, Charles Thomas, born i\lay 15, 1859, resides in Gosfield township, Essex County, Lmt. Xaomi Jane, born April 6, I86I. died Feb, IÓ, I 86..j.. HannC1h Charlotte, born :\lay 20, 1863, li\'es in :\1ontana. James Bannister, the father, died Oct. 3 I, 1903. GVSTA\"FS \\'ILSON, of Plympton town- ship, ,,-as born in Durham County, ant" son of Samuel and .\nn (Howden) \\'ilson, both natives of Ireland, \\"110 came to Can- ada at an early date, being among the pio- neers of Countv Durham. Samuel \Yilson \vas accidentally killed by the falling of a tree, \vhen Gustanls was only three years of age. The mother spent the remainder of her life in Durham County. The other children born to Samuel \Vilson and ,vife were: John, ,,-ho married a Miss Scott, and resides in Michigan: Samuel, \vho married the \vido\\" of John \Vellington, and resides in :\Iichi- gan: Richard, ,,-ho married :\1iss Ross, and resides at Thedford, Lambton County; and one that died in childhood. Gustanls \\'ilson was educated in the country schools of his nati\ e to" nship, and his entire Ii fe has been spent in agricultural pursuits, In 1859, he purchased land on the Lake road, and subsef]uently hought forty- se\ en acres on X 0, 9 Side Road, 0n ,,-hich he pnrsued farming on an e'\.tensive scale until I8c)2, when he retired and went to li\-e \\'ith his son-in-law, M r. Bannister, Gustanls \Yilson was married in Dur- ham County, ant., to Margaret Owens, a COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD native of that county, and they have had the following children: John, born April 15, 1858 ; Joseph Albert, born May II, 1860, died in childhood; Theodore, born Aprils, 1863, residing in Forest; Annie, Mrs. Ban- nister, born April 22, 1867; Mary Ella, born Dec. 10, 1869, deceased in childhood; \Villiam, born 11ay 17, 1873; Almeda 11ay, born Oct. 19, 1877, and died in childhood: Thomas Elmer, born April 17, 1879. JOHN GRO\VDER, a farmer in En- niskillen township, Lot 20, Concession 10, was born in Argyllshire, Scotland, in 11a)', 1829, the son of Alexander and Amelia (Lamont) Growder. The parents were born in Liverpool, England, and in Argyllshire, Scotland. respectiYely, were married in the city of Li\'erpool and then settled in the wife's native land. Mrs. Growder did not live long and left her husband with the one son, J olm. J olm G.rowder \\'as brought up by an uncle, Alexander McNabb. of Scotland, and was sent to the public schools of that coun- try, In his youth he learned the trade of a carpenter and was only seventeen years of age when he started for Canada to pursue his trade in that new land. He sailed from Glasgow to Quebec, spending six weeks on the voyage, and \vhen he landed had only fifty cents in his pocket to begin life on. For a few years he worked as a carpenter at Belleville. Canada, and later in Brooke township and in Detroit. His next venture was in the copper mines of Michigan, but after a short stay in that region he walked to St. Paul, :\linnesota, and took a steamer down the Mississippi to Louisiana. \\ here he worked at the cotton gins some time. By 18.:;6 he was ready to return to Canada and settled in Enniskillen, where he bought the property on which he now liyes, 200 acres of \vild land which he immediately hegan to dear. He put up a log house and entered upon the usual experiences of pioneer life, for he was one of the Yen' earlv inhahitants of that section. He has ince rected good substantial huildings and developed the place 7 1 3 into a fine farm, which has brought him profitable returns for all his labor. After tweh'e years of bachelor life on his farm. 11r. Growder was married, July 14, 1868, to lIiss Catherine McKellar, of :!\Iosa township, lIiddlesex County. Miss McKellar, who was born Aug. 14, 1838, and died Feb. 17, 1905, belonged to one of the early pioneer families of that county, for her parents, Archie and Jeanette ( Black) McKellar, were among the first settlers. They came from Argyllshire, Scotland, and were granted their land in Middlesex by Col. Talbot. agent for the English government. Mrs. McKellar passed a \\ a y there in her home in 18-1-0, but her husband surviyed her until 1878. They were members of the Disciples Baptist Church. Eight children were born to them, as follows: Nancy, widow of the late John Patterson, of Aldborough, Kent County; Peter, who lives with his family in \Vis- consin; Duncan, a resident of Duluth; lIary, :\lrs. Hugh Ferguson. of Middlesex County; Effie. deceased wife of Duncan Ferguson. of Middlesex County: John, who died in Montana, leaving' three children; Donald, who died at his home in lIichigan in February, 1904, leaving five children; and Catherine, 1Irs. Growder. A family of five children has come to John and Catherine Growder, four sons and a daughter, all now in prominent positions in life. (I) Archie Growder. the eldest son, was born at the Enniskillen homestead in 1869. In 1893 he immigrated to Australia and lived for ten years, after which he returned home: it was only for a brief stay, how- ever, as 1Iarch 24, 1904. he started again, this time to Borneo, \\ here he is engaged in prospecting for oil for an English syndicate. (2) John, born in 1871, in early manhood went to India in the interest of a London oil company, amI has been there now for eight years. (3) Peter, 1872, is the manager of the home farm. (4) Ale'\:ander. 1875, grew up at home, and became a proficient oil (lriller. In 1899, however, he abandoned that occupation and went to British Colum- ï I 4 co n1E 10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD hia, ",here he is engaged in mining. (5) \nnie ::\1edia, born in February, IRïX, is the ,,,ife of \\'illiam Strangways, an Enniskillen farmer. and has four sons living, .-\rchie, John, Roy and Leonard, "hile the two daughters, Hattie and Jessie, are both de- ceased, ::\11'. and Mrs. Growder are members of the Baptist Church. Politically he has al- ways supported the Reform party and has heen quite an active worker for it. ,\ hile he filled for a time the position of pathmaster, an office \\'hose duties he discharged most cftìciently, His early years" ere hard ones, for he had to make his own way and he and his wife can look back upon many difficulties which they faced together. but his sturdy industry and honest independence brought their o\\-n reward in his present affluence and in the hearty respect and liking so freely ac- corded by their many friends. 111', GrO\wler has been a useful and public spirited man, ac- tive in every movement for the imprO\'ement of the community, while as a neighbor he is uninrsally spoken of in the kindest terms for his hospitality, generosity. and chari- table spirit. ELGI:'\I \'lOOD, who is ,,,ell-known to the citizens of Sarnia and the wholesale fruit trade as a busine<;s man of energy and commercial integrity, is a native of Canada, horn in Middlesex County, Ontario, and he descends from an old and honorable family. Caleb \'lood, the g:reat-great-grand- father of Elgin \'lood, was born Aug. 29, 1723, on Long Island, Kew York, and he died in Xew Bnms\\-ick, Sept. 20, 1794. His marriage was to ::\1ary Vail, who was born on Long Island. Jan. 9, 1725, and who died in e pper Canada, l\1arch 5, 179 6 . Israel \Vood, son of Caleb and Mary "'ood, was born on Long Island, Jan, 28, 17-1-9. and died in Upper Canada, :\1ay 29, 1817, His wife, who bore the maiden name of Ruth Gould, was horn in K ew York State, Dec. 25. I7-IK and died in Cpper Canada, ::\1ay 12. [829. Their children were: Phoehe, horn Dec, 20. 1768: Sarah, horn ::\Iay J 2. 1771: Pbt, horn Jan, 25, 1773; Keturah. born Oct. 26, Iï74; Sam- ue1. born Sept. 14, 1778; Jacob, born Aug. 14, I7 2; Israel. born l1ay 23, Iïf:5; Caleb, born May 26, 1ï87; and James, born July II, 179I. James \'lood, son of Israel and Ruth Wood, was born near the St, John Ri\'er, in Canada, the older members of the family being nati,-es of Long Island. On Jan, 17, 1817, James \\'ood married Cath- erine Gustin, who was born in Charlotte- ville, Korfolk County, on Lake Erie, 1\Iarch 18, 1796. He died Oct. 12, 186-1-, aged seventy-three years, three months and one day. His wiùow surviveù until Sept. 12, 1872, when she passed away aged se,-enty- six years, five months and twenty-three days. The children born to this most worthy couple were the following: James, born Jan, 5, 1818; Sidney G" Oct. 5, 181 9; Isaiah, !l1arch 20, 182 I ; Alanson G., Dec. 20, 1822; Ruth P., Jan. 26, 1826; and Rebecca Ann, Dec. 2, 1829. Israel "'lood left Long Island with his family during the time of the American Revolution, and in the same year settled in Canada. He was true to the mother coun- try, and rather than take up arms against her as a U. E. Loyalist he settled in Cpper Canada. James \,"ood, son of Israel, married Catherine Gustin, daughter of Juhn and Abigail ( mith) Gustin. whose other chil- dren were: Abigail, who married Elder 11.ayhew, of \ Vest Oxford; Sophia, "ho married Jacob \Vood, of \Vest Oxfonl, in 1804; Jemima. who married Israel "-ood. at Korwich, Jan, 29, 1806; Charles, of Vic- toria. Lake Erie; Rachel, who married Samuel York, and died leaving no children; Freeluve. who married (first) John :\lan- uel. and ( second) J olm Stern; Eliphalet. who lived at Lobo. l\1iddlese" County. and died at the age of ninety-three years; Isaiah, "ho also resided in :\Iiddlesex County; and Salome. who married Henry Edwards, John Gustin, the father of this family. was born 111 Germany. rom which country he came to Canada. and after his marriage, located at Charlotteville, making the journey 0' et" co nlE IORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD the Indian trails from Fort Erie, accompan- ied b\ his \\-ife and two chilùren. .-\.t the outset of the journey, they had Ì\\"O horses, but on the road, one of these "as stolen by the Indians. By occupation John Gustin was a miller, and he followed the milling husiness in Charlotte\-ille, "here he built a mill "hich stands on the same spot to-day. hort1y after their settlement in Charlotte- ville. the \ \' oods and th R} ersons arri \-ed, and -\.braham Powell opened a mercantile husiness, the first in this part of the country. Calico sold at this time for $1 a yard, -\.bra- ham Powell married Ruth \ \" ood, an aunt of the grandfather of Elgin \Yood, and her son, Israel \\'ood Po\\'ell, \\as a member of Parliament for many years. Of the above mentioned \ \' ond family Isaiah \ Y ood be- came the father of Elgrl; \ Y ood, Isaiah \\T ood \\'as born ::\Iarch 20. 182 I, and Sept, 14, IR.p, he married Lavina Chapman \Yoodrow, daughter of the late Joseph \Voodrow, of Norwich, and they lo- cated for a time in :\Iichigan, later mo\"ing to lo\\-a. On May 24, 1861, they returned to Ontario, and located at Sarnia, operating a farm on the London road. There Mr. \ Y ood died in 1899, and there his wi fe still resides at the ag-e of eighty-fixe, Politically he was a Reformer. Both he and wife \\-ere members of the :\Iethodist Church. They had these children bnrn to them: Sidney G" a resident of Detroit: Joseph, a fanner of Sarnia to\\-nship; Lanson H., a resident of Xorth Dakota; Elgin, of Sarnia; James F" deceased. who \\-as ,,-ith his brother El- gin, in the fruit business; :'>J ancy, \\ ife of L-riah Yarnum. of Sarnia to\nlship: \V. 0., deceased: :\Irs. Johnston, of :\linnesota; :\Irs. \\'oodhall, of Iinnesota; and Frank- lin, deceased. Elgin \\'ood was horn in ::\liddlesex County, Dec. I I, 18-1-8. but it is in Sarnia where he has developed into a successful business man. He began life fnr himself in the capacity of a clerk. amI in If:i3, in part- nership with his brother, J. F. \Yood, he en- gaged in the fruit and produce business, under the firm name of J. F, \\'ood & Co" which name has been ret:1ined although J. 7 1 5 F, \\'ood died in I8R5. His business meth- ods ha\ e been such as tu entitle him to the confidence of both the trade and the public, and ::\[r. \\"ood is \\ idel" known as a re- liahle dealer. In public -life he has found time tu sen e on the council ùf Sarnia, For the past t\\ eh'e years he has been a member of the Sarnia board of education and has sen-ed t\\'O years as chairman of the same. :\lan y busin ss enterprises of more or less moment ha\"e claimed his attention. one of these being the founding of the \ \' oodrowe Beach Summer Resort, a \'enture \\ hich has prospered e\'er since 1896. Fraternall y he is a member of the Royal \rcanum and the \,0, C. \\', On Jan, 12. 18iS. :\11'. \\ ood \\'as mar- ried to :\[ary \. Ro\\ e, daughter of the late Capt. James Ro\\-e, of \Vhitby. and to this union have been burn the<;e children: Elgin Ro\\e, deceased; Charlotte Louise, \\-ife of J 01111 D( Jherty, of Sarnia; Gertrude; Emma; Edith; James Gordon; :\Iarion; Elliott and Jean, ::\1r. and ::\lrs, \\'ood are members of the lethodist Church. In political sym- pathy ::\11'. \Vood is a Reformer. THO L\S CORE, farmer and stock- man of Plympton township, is one of the well knO\\'!l residents of the County of Lambton, and he \\as born July 18, 1862, in Lancashire, England. \ V alter Core, father of Thomas, was also born in Lancashire, \\.here he learned the trade of carpenter, and follo\\ ed the same many years in his native country, se\"- en teen of which he was employed on the docks at Li\ erpool, holding the position of foreman mechanic for some eight year<;. In Lancashire he married Cecelia Crook, and they had these children: \Villiam E., now deéeased, \\ as a resident of :\lichigan; James H. is a fanner and landO\nler in ::\lichigan: :\lary E., deceased, was the wife of Dudley Joynt, of Plympton township; Thomas: \ Y alter resides in Enniskillen township; Luc} married Finley Chalk. and resides in \\" an\ ick to\\ nship. Earh" in I8()8. ::\1r. Core, \\ ith his family consi ting of ,,-i fe and fi\'e children. left his nati\'e 7 16 COMMEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD country for Canada, hoping to find a good location where his children could provide for their futures. Coming to Huron County, Ont., he located for a short time in Clinton, but soon discovered that conditions there would not suit him, and he came on south to Lambton County and settled in Plympton township. Here he purchased a loo-acre tract of bush land on Concession 8. This purchase about exhausted his few resources, but he built a small home and set about clearing up his farm. His sons were able to give him considerable assistance and he soon had his land ready for cultivation. At a later date he erected dwelling and barns, and made all the improvements which go to make a comfortable home, and here he spent all his active years. Before his death lIe remO\-ed to the home of his son Thomas, where his wants were carefully looked after as long as he lived, and he died l\Iay 29, 1904. His remains rest in the cemetery of the Church of England at Errol, the funeral having been conductecl by the Rev. Mr. Gunne, of \Vyoming. For years Mr. Core had been a devoted and consistent member of the Church of England. He was a stanch Lonsen-ati,-e in politics, but he ne"er sought any political office. His wife died on the farm in [882, and she, too, was laid to rest in the cemetery of the church she so dearly 10\'ed thr0ugh Ii fe. Thomas Core was but fi,-e years old when the family left England and came to Canada. He attended the district schools of Plympton to" nship, and assisted his fa- ther on the farm until his majority, when he went to 11ichigan, In that State he ".orked in various sections and occupations for two years, and then returned to Plymp- ton township, and ".orked for three years on the farm of his father-in-law, Tohn P. Tar- maine. Mr. Core then bought à farm of his own on the 8th Concession of Enniskillen to" nship. consisting of JOO acres, for which he paid $1 ISO, This farm like the one his father had bought years before, was all hush Jand, and years of hard work were required to put it into such shape that :\Ir. Core. ten years later, was ahle to sell it for four times the amount he had paid for it. He had made extensive improvements, building excellent structures of all kinds, and making it one of the valuable properties of that section. After disposing of his first farm, Mr. Core purchased 100 acres on Lot 12, Con- cession 6, which had been the property of R. P. Campbell, and for the past few years he has been successfully engaged here in general farming, sk}ckraising and feeding. His fine modern brick dwelling and com- modious barns and other buildings mark this farm as one where method and good man- agement prevail. Finding his farnI too re- stricted on account of the increase in his cattle and stock, he purchased an additional fifty acres which he uses for pasturage pur- poses. Mr. Core "as married in Plympton township to Mabel Jarmaine, born in \Vest- minster township, County of Middlesex, daughter of John Palmer Jarmaine, men- tioned elsewhere. Mrs. Core died in 1896, in Enniskillen to\YI1ship, and was buried in the cemetery of the Church of England at Errol. She ,,-as a lady of beautiful char- acter, a good Christian woman, loving mother and devoted wife_ She left two children, Emily and Percival John, both at home. 1\lr. Core is much respected in Plymp- ton township, where he has shown himself not only one of the good farmers, but one of the progressive and public spirited citi- zens. In his political views, like his father, he is a stanch Consen-ati,-e, but holds no puhlic office, although thoroughly qualified to do so. Reared in the Church of England, he has always heen faithful to her precepts and teachings, and is no,,- filling the office of warden in the church at Camlachie. He has made a success of his life because of his in- dustry, perseverance and ability, Temper- ate in all things his influence has ah,-ays heen good and he enjoys the respect and es- teem of all who know him, HENRY BRITXEY, one of the most reliahle and solid citi7ens of Lambton Cuunty, living in Lot 22, Concession 10, co:-.aIE:-'IORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Enniskillen township, was born in New Bnms\\-ick, Feb, 12, I8_B, the son of Henry and Ann (Seeley) Britney, The grandpa- rents on both sides of the family came to .:\ ew Bnms\\ ick from Pennsylvania during the Revolutionary war, and were among the settlers known as C nited Empire Loyalists, although themselves of German parentage. Henry and Ann Britney left e\\ Bruns- \\ick and settled on \dld'land at \Vest Zorra, near \ Y oodstock, but after fanning there for some years they moved in 1852 to En- niskillen township and once more started to redeem land from the wilderness. A house and stahle of logs were built and in time the land \\ as cleared and developed. Six- teen years later, in .\ugust, 1868, Henry Britney died and his sons were left to carry on the farm, The mother also passed away, }lay 16, 18ï2, only four years after her hus- haners death. They were both members of the English Church and politically Mr. Britney was a Conservative. The family consisted of fn'e sons and two daughters, as follows: (1) 1\on'al, born in ew Bruns- \\'ick in Nm-ember, 1832, who married Miss Jane Moore, of New Bruns,\-ick, settled on a farm in Enniskillen, Concession 8, and died in 1896, lea ,-ing t\\ 0 daughters _ \nnie and Charlotte; (2) Jerome, burn in 1834, unmarried, who has always lived at home, assisting in the management of the farm; (3) Ubediah, July, 1836, who married Miss Tillie }IoOl'e, of :\Iichigan, lives on his farm in Enniskillen, Concession 4, and has four children, \\ïlliam, James, \Vallace and .\lice; (4) 1Ielvina, May, 1839, who died at the age of sixteen; (5) Allen, who died ',\ hen three years old; ( 6) Sophie, 18 44, educated in the schools of Lambton County, "ho remained at home, caring for her pa- rents, and later as housekeeper for her brother; an (1 (7) Henry. Henry Britney has, since the death of his parents, shared with his brother Jerome the care of the homestead, which has steadily improved under their hands, Besides clear- ing much of the land themselves, they have built a large house, good barns, and added general imprO\-ements until the place is now 717 one of the desirable farms of the county. .:\either brother is married. The family started as pioneers, with very limited means, but by their industry and honesty they are no\\ among the prosperous farmers of the region, and ,-ery highly respected for their untiring efforts. They are people of solid worth, good citizens and helpful neighbors, and their kindly disposition and upright conduct ha,-e won them many friends. Politically, Henry Britney is a Conserva- ti,-e, but no aspirant for office, although he and his brother have buth been active in all measures tending to benefit the region. Re- ligiously the family are all members of the Seventh Day Ad,-entists, and earnest workers in that church. ROBERT S}IITH, a well known agri- culturist of \Varwick township, is a man well kno\\ n and highly respected in the com- munity. He is a native of Enniskillen town- ship, born on a farm which is the present site of Petrolia, May 10, 1861. \Villiam Frederick Smith, the father of our subject, was a native of Germany, born in Sax-Gotha, Feb. 23, 1818, and there he received a good German education. He \\"orked at farming and in the vineyards with his father, but, not wanting to join the German army, left his native country at the early age of nineteen years, for America, ,,-here he hoped to find freedom. He sailed from Bremen on a sailing vessel in 1837, and after a ten weeks voyage, landed in Xe\\' York without friends. lIe found em- ployment with a fish company, afterward going to Baltimore and working in a piano factory for six months, when, not caring for that business, he joined the American arm y, as cook in the mess department, and served throughout the Indian uprising in the \Vestern States. After spending three years in the service, he was mustered out at Fort Greshot, and in 1842 came to Lamb- ton County, \\ here he took up farming, locat- ing- on the London Road in \Varwick to\\n- ship. He purchased a bush tract on Lots 2 and 3, of 150 acres, which had been the }Ic.\lpin property, and here he settled dmnl 7 18 COMI\1EMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD to pioneer life. He erected a little log home in the \\ilderness, there being but a few set- tlers in that section at that early day, His nearest markets \\ ere Sarnia to the \ Vest and London to the East, There were no roads but Indian trails, no churches nor schools \\"ithin miles, and woh'es, bears and deer infested the forest. Mr. Smith worked hard and 'iucceeded in clearing up his farm, later adding 100 acres. and also seventy-fi\'e acres in Enniskillen township, what is now the town of Petrolia. Here he erected a lumber mill. and for six years was engaged in the manufacture of lumber. 11r. Smith endorsed about this time a note for a friend, a :\1r. Smart, of Sarnia, for $1800. \Vhen this note fell due ::\11'. Smart" as unable to pay, and as a consequence :\11'. Smith was forced to sell his mill and farm, ne\'er re- cei\"ing a cent in return from 1r. Smart. . \ fter this 1\11', Smith ga\'e his whole atten- tion to fanning the homestead, upon which the remainder of his life was spent. He brought to the township the first threshing- machine, a tread-power mill which he had purchased in Albany, ew York. This was taken to Lambton County by way of water, and from Lake Erie to \ Y an\"Íck township hy team. \\'hile \\"orking this machine Mr. SmIth met ,,-ith a painful accident, his hand being se\ ered at the \\Tist, having- become caught in the machine. 1\11'. Smith, ne\'er- theless, worked hard up to the time of his death, He bought a 200-acre farm in \\'ar- \vick township, near Forest, which he later sold, operating the Ioo-acre homestead, now belonging to our subject, until his demise. He erected a frame dwelling house, fine belrns, and tiled all of his land, 111'. Smith died on his farm ;\.pril 7, II'(9K at the age of eighty years, t,,-o months. an(l was buried in the cemetery at \\'an\ ick \'illage. He "'as a member of the Baptist Church, and was a Reformer in politics. ::\1r. Smith marrie(l in \Van\ ick town- ship, Janet ::\1 c.-\lpin, born in Scotland, aunt of \V. J. :\Ic-\lpin, nf \\'an\ick to\\n- ship. a sketch of \\-hom will he fOltl1(1 else- where, ::\lrs, Smith is li\'ing at the age of eighty-fi\'e years; she is a member of the Baptist Church, Eight children were born to :\1 r. and ::\lrs, Smith: Frederick, who oper ltes a part of the old homestead; .-\.n- drew, a contractnr and builder, \\ ho died in Petrnlia; Peter, who makes his home in the States: \\ïlliam, a resident of the N orth- west Territory; Elinbeth, at home: Ben- jamin, who died young; Robert; and .-\.lice, at home. Robert Smith grew up at the homestead, assisting his father on the farm, and attend- ing the district schools. In 1887 he \\ ent to North Dakota. in company with his sis- ters Elizabeth and Alice. and there he took up a homestead of 480 acres for his sisters and himself. He later increased this by pur- chase, having 900 acres. and here he re- mained three years. At the end of this time he sold out and returned home, \\ here he has remained e\'er since, engaged in farming and stnck raising. and \\'ith his sisters, car- ing for their aged mother. Politically 1\11'. Smith is a stanch Re- fortner. and although he has ne\-er sought public office, takes a great interest in the success of that party. He is a member of Cah'ary Baptist Church, to which religious organizations his sisters and mother also belong. Honest and upright in all of his dealings, 1\11'. Smith has a host of friends who enjoy his business success. DOXALD FAIR S:\IITJI. It is by no means infrequent that among rural com- munities are found men of the truest poeti- cal feeling- and instinct, a temperament often seemingly fostered by the close touch in which they live with nature and which some- times has power to lift their daily round of prosaic toil in field and meadow to a higher plane of ideality. One such, who like his own fa\'orite Burns, has lived the humble life of a farmer and yet felt the stirnngs of a poet's spirit. is Donald Fair Smith, Xot only is 1\11'. Smith a well-read man, a true lonr of books in general and of poetry in particular, but he himself has gi\'en utter- ance to verse of no little merit. sometime" patriotic, as when he sings of Canada's bnuties and possibilities. sometimes of other C04\L\IE)'IOR -\ TIYE mUGR_-\PHIC\L RECúl{D. themes \yhich appeal to the feelings of all Inen. To the oUÌ\yard eye the life of Donald F. Smith has been like that of most of those ahout him, His father. \Yilliam, \\as a Scotchman, born at Inverness. Leaving his natin: land when a young man, he came to Canada, rented a farm in Kelson to\ynship, Count\' of Halton. ant., and there married .i\Iiss ilargaret Fair, \yho was also born in Roxburg-hshire Scotland. She died when Donald L F . wa still a child, and the father aftenyard married again, a liss -\ustin, and mO\"ed to X ebraska, where he is still li\'ing on a farm. Donald F., born in Kel- son township. Halton County, Feb. 4, 18 5 8 . was one of six children, the others being: George R.. an engineer at St. Thomas, ant. : Frank and John, both in ebraska; .i\Iary, who died young; and Bessie, Mrs, Frank Schram, of Plympton. a poetess of marked ability. .-\fter the mother's death. Donald F. left the schools of Kelson township which he had begun to attend, and going to the home of his uncle. Francis Fair. li\'ed with him and attended the schools of Hamilton. His 1ìrst independent venture in life \\'as as a sailor on the Great Lakes, as an able seaman. - \bout 18ï2 he \\ ent into the sm\"lnill busi- ness at Camlachie. \\"here for fourteen years he was in the firm of Stirrett & Smith. and afterward continued the business alone. Finally selling out, he turned to farming, bought a 150-acre place knO\\"I1 as the Rus- sell farm. and settled dO\\ï1 on his present home in Plympton, Concession 8, \\'here he has been engaged in farming and stock rais- ing. He is an independent in politics. \\ ith his \vife belungs to the Pre"hyterian Church at Camlachie, and is a member of the Son,> of Scotland. an(l of Huron Lodg-e. A, F. & \. r.. at Camlachie, L On Jan, 4. I8 R. at Sea forth. Countv of Huron, fr, Smith \yas married to l\Iiss largaret Ferg-uson, a nati\"e of that place. Irs, Smith is highly educated. taught in the County of Lamhton three years. is cultured and refined and fulh' shares her Imsh:1I1d's fondness for books and poetry. Ir. and ï I 9 .i\Irs, Smith ha\ e three children, \ \-ilham Durns, . \rchibald Francis, and J eanet IcXabb. \ \' ILLL-\l\I J. \ V.-\ 1'1' is one of the pros- perous young farmers of Enniskillen \\"ho has made his 0\\"11 \, ay in the \\ orld, and though only in his early thirties is already a successful man. The grandparents of \Yilliam J. \\'att were Robert and .i\Iary tDlair) \\'att, \\ho came from Ireland as early as 1832, and after living for a time in Toronto settled in Iiddlesex County. There they made a per- manent home, where both passeû a \\ a y. the father in 1883. Their children \\ ere: Rob- ert, who is now a resident of the State of IO\ya; John, who ne\'er married, and died at the homestead; Mary, who is the widow of Samuel l\lacIntyre (they had a family, and li\"ed in Randolph County. Illinois); l\Iargaret, born in l\Iiddlesex County, \yho is the wife of John l\IcCullough, and li\'es in Sanilac County, l\IichIgan; Adam be- came the father of \\'illiam J. Adam \Vatt ""as born in Ireland, \\ here he recei,-ed most of his education, \fter his marriage he located in ::\Ietcalfe town- ship. Iiddlesex County, where he [atel' bought wild land, \yhich he cleared, and where he made his home, He died there in February. 1904, He married Ellen Horn- hy. a nati\'e of Perth County. daughter of \Villiam Hornby. who came to Perth Coun- ty from England. and died 111 the new home, ::\fr. and 1\1rs, \Vatt were connected with the l\1ethodist Church at the time of the death of the former. although in early life he ha(1 been a Presbyterian. He was superintend- ent of the Sunday-school for many years and a leader in Bihle-cIa"s and Sunday-school work. In politics he was an active Con- sen'ative. and filled a number of county offices. His widow still li\'es at their home in l\letcalfe to\Yllship, Their children \yere as follows: l\lary].. born in l\'Iicldlese'( COUIlÌ\', is the \\'ife of Daniel rcLane. a stock lealer of that county: they ha\'e t\\'O children. Lillie anò Oli\'er Eli abeth (de- ceased) married \Yilliam Ross, of Lambton 7 20 COl\rME 10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD County; they had no children. Robert, born in l\J iddlesex County, married .Annie Ross, of Brooke township, where they reside, wiTh their five children,-Maggie, wife of John Brigham, of l\Iiddlesex County, who h'1s three children, Maggie, James and John; James and Adam, who are unmarried (Adam is in the railroad employ); Oscar, is at home; and Fred, who is a student at the Strathroy high school. \Villiam J. is mentioneö below. \Villiam J. \Vatt was born in l\Ietcalfe township, .Middlesex County, May 10, 1871, <.nd was educated in the county schools. He remained on the home farm until 1899, when he came to Enniskillen and bought property in Lot 23, Concession 8, where he cleared a large area for farming. In l\lay, 1903. his home was burned down, and after that he exchanged that property with John ::\lacElroy, for his present farm of 100 acres, Lot 22, Concession 8, with good house, barn and other improvements, He is now the owner of one of the fine farms of Ennis- killen. On Oct. 30. 1900, Ir. \Vatt married Emma Freer, who was born in Metcalfe township, Aug, 27. 1872. daughter of Henry and Mary Freer, of an old settled 11iddlesex County family. The grandfather of l\1rs. \Vatt was a colonel in the \Var of the Re- hellion in Canada. Mrs. \ V att received a fair education in the township schools. She and her husband ha\'e two children: Mel- vin \' erne. born Sept. 13, [901, and Stanley Eugene, born March 30, 1905. They are members of the English Church, in which :Mrs. \Vatt was organist for a number of years. In politics Mr, \Vatt votes the inde- per.dent ticket. He is highly esteemed by his large circle of acquaintances, and ranks among the enterprising and successful younger farmers of Enniskillen. \VILLIAl\T \\'ILLIA IS. The finan- cial and commercial interests of Sarnia are in the hands of men \\'Íth ability. strength and fitness for positions of great trust. To this fact is due much of the general pros- perity of the city, as ,,-ell as of the entire county, and amung those thus prominent is Ir, \\ï1liam \Villiams, manager and sec- retary of the Sarnia Gas & Electric Light Company. The Williams family is of Scottish or- igin, his grandfather, George \Villiams, having been born in 1766 in Scotland, ,,-here he married a Miss Dickson, who was also of Scottish birth. Among their chil- dren was a son \Villiam, the father of Mr. \\ïlliams, of Sarnia. He was born in Scotland Jan. I, 1820, and follO\ved the trade of shoemaker all of his active business life. His wife, "ho bore the maiden name of Martha Emslie, was also born in Scot- land, in 1822, and she is still living (1905), residing in her native country. ::vIr. \Vill- iams passed away in 1875. The following children ,,'ere born to these most \\"orthy people: Dr. Alexander, \\ho is deceased; \ Villiam; George, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a merchant tailor; Ellen; Ann ; Jane; Mary; John, l\Iaster of Arts in his native land; and Benjamin. deceased. \Villiam \Yilliams, the younger, was born in Scotland Sept. 9, 1846, and in Sep- tember. 1868, deciding to seek his fortune in the New \\' orId, he emigrated to the Do- minion, locating at Sarnia, where for twen- ty-five years he has steadily worked for- ward, becoming one of the foremost men of the city. For a quarter of a century Mr. \Villiams has been engaged in the tailoring business with George Leys, being eminently successful. In 1891 he was appointed sec- retary of the Sarnia Gas & Electric Co.. and the following year was made general man- ager as well as secretary of that organiza- tion. The Gas Company of Sarnia was organ- ized in 1884, and in 1893 the electric plant was added. In 1892 the gas plant had only 150 meters; in [904 this number had been increased to [200. The electric plant has already placed 300 meters. The company has a capital stock of $250,000, and the fol- 10\ving officers: Thomas Kenney. president; \Villiam \Villiams, manager and secretary; John Bell \Villiams. assistant secretar); . \. G. \Vheeler, electrician; and \y, B. Collins, ") \.. " >t COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD \Y. Storey, Da\'id Iilne, George Leys and Thomas Kenney, directors, Cnder the able management of Mr. \Yilliams the affairs of the company are in a very flourishing con- dition, and its methods are such as to meet with the apprO\'al of the community in gen- eral. lr. \\ïlliams has associated \\ith him in this undertaking some of the leading mane} ed men of Sarnia, and the directorate is especially strong, \\ïth such men as these at the head of the company its pros- perity is assured, and a very flattering fu- ture is before it and those \\"110 ha\'e been in trumental in founding the institution. On Oct. 5, 1 8ï I, Ir. \ \ïlliams \\ as married to Iiss Christina Bell, a nati\'e of Sarnia and daughter of the late J aim Bell, a native of Edinburgh, Scotland. Six chil- dren ha\'e been born to this union: \Yill- iam, who is deceased: George Leys. second mate on the steamer " Iariposa"; John Bell, assistant secretary of the Sarnia Gas & Elec- tric Co., who married Laura Sisson; Henry, superintendent of the Guelph gas \\ arks, \vho married X ellie Christie; and Jean Crawford and Xellie, at home. The re- ligious opinions of Ir. \\ïlliams and his wife ha\"e made them members of the Pres- b)terian Church. Politically Ir. \\ïlliams is a Reformer and takes an acti\'e interest in local affairs. Fraternally he is a Iason and a member of the Roval .\rcanum and the Sons of Scotland. - -\XGCS IcX_\BB (deceased), who for over a half century was a well known citizen of Bosanquet township, \\ here he was a successful agriculturist, settled there when that section of Lambton County \\ as mostly a wilderness, there being few settlers there, and those making their homes in little log shanties. There were no roads but Indian trails, no churches or schools, and \"ery few evidences of civilization, Ir. IcXabb lived to see this state of things changed. Before hi death he had seen the to\\ nship nearly all cleared up; dwellings made of brick and stone replacing the little log cabins; good puhlic schools stablished where his children and grandchildren could recei\'e a good ed- 46 ï 2I ucation; churches of different creeds erected, where men could \\"orship their God -all this he saw during a half century. Railroads, country roads and good iron bridges ha\"e taken the place of the blazed trail. lr. IcXabb played his part in the development of the to\\ nship, both as a good husband and tather and an honest and upright citizen. He \\ as from that sturdy race, the Scotch, born in the parish of Comrie, Perthshire, :Kay. 12, 1814 son of Duncan lcXabb. Duncan l\Ic abb, a native of the same shire, \\ as a shepherd and there he died in 1 82...j., He married Christina Campbell, and they had eight children: Peter, \\"ho died in Scotland; _ \Iexander, who also died in Scotland, elt the age of ninety-three years; 011l1, \\ ho died at Shakespeare, Perth Lounty, at the age of ninety-two years; .\ngus and Isabella, twins, the latter of whom died in Scotland; Robert, who died in \\ïsconsin; Duncan, who also died in \Vis- consin; and J enet, who married a Ir. l\Ic- Farline, and died in Scotland. The mother of t,his family also died in Scotland, and was bUrIed there. She and her husband were members of the Church of Scotland. Angus IcN abb had but little opportun- ity for an education, being only ten years old when his father died. At that early age he was forced to go out and make his 0\\ n \ ay in the world, and followed the occupa- tion of drover for se\'eral years. June q., I ..J.3, he married Iargery Cameron, a na- tive of the Highlands, born at lon en, the Isle of Iull, .\rgyllshire, and the dav after their marriage they sailed for éanada, where they hoped to make a home. They landed at Iontreal. .\ug. 16, 18...j.3. lr, IcKabb found employment on a farm near a.chine, Pro\ ince of Quebec, filling the po- sition of overseer, and there he spent se\ en years. From there he came \\ est to Lamb- ton County, taking his wife and four chil- dren, a ld in 18';0 they located in Dosanquet to\\'nshlp, \\ here he had purchased 100 acres of lanel on Lot 5, ...j.th Concession, of Bosan- quet to\\ nship, from the Canada Land Com- pany, paying $2.50 per acre. Here he set- - > '> /-- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD tIed do\\ n to pioneer life, being among the first settlers of that to\\ nship. The land \\ as all bush and he had to cut the timber to find mum to erect his little log cabin, He had to make the furniture from rough timber, mak- ing table, stools and hedsteads of this rough material. The first Ì\\ 0 years (.f his pioneer life in Bosanquet to\\"11ship, l\Ir. l\Ic abh had to go to Port Stanley and other points and work in the han'est fielels amI at rail- roading. in order to support his family, He \\ orked hard from the start. and succeeded after years of toil in putting his farm under culti \'ation, being assisted by his sons. \ Yhen his little log shanty \\ as erected, all he had left was t\\ enty-five cents. but by the time his children were ready to start out in life he \\ as able to give them a helping hand, He later added fifty acres to his farm, oper- ating 150 acres, all under culti\'ation. and huilt a go()(1 frame house and barns, This farm is now o\vned and operated bv 1\1r. IcXabb's son, Duncan. .\ngus 1\Ié abb also engaged in fruit culture and at the Colonial and Indian E-...:hibition. in London, England, I Ó. he recei\-ed a diploma and a bronze medal. as first prize for the Snow apples. and the orthern Spy apples, which he exhibited there. He like\\ ise gave con- siderable attention to stock raising, l\lr. 1\IcXabh. although not large in stature. was a remarkably strong man, but during the lat- ter years of his life suffered greatly from kidney trouble and in I 97 unden\ent an operation. \\-hich. no douht. hastened his death, 1r. ::\lcXabb passed a\\ay on his farm, Oct. 5, 1901, aged eighty-seven years, amI he \\-as laid to rest in the cemetery at . \ rI.;:ona , The funeral sen'ice was conducted hy Rev. H. Currie of Thedford. assisted by the ReL .\, E. Hannahson. of .\rkona, whl.. Ìf ok for his text: 2d Cor. 5th Chapter. 10th \'erse: "For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissoh'ed \\ e ha \'e a huilding of God eternal in the Hea\'ens:' The p:tll-hearers \\ ere Thomas Crawford. D, Carnaghan. H. Catt. \\'illiam ::\1cPherson. James GonIon and \Villiam ::\Iartin. all of \\hom ha(l heen his lifelong friends, He \\ as a Liberal in politics, but wa" no office seeker. . \ member of the Pres- In terian Church. as was his \\ ife also. they attended it in . \rkona. l\lrs, ì\Ic. abb. th pïrtncr in all her husband's trials. <;truggles and bbms, passed a\\a) un the farm. Iay I -1-. I 9!). aged ninety-une years. afte;' fiity- ,;ix years of happy married life. ::\1r. alHI r rs. ::\IcX abb rest side by side in the .\1'- kona cemetery, To ::\Ir. and Irs, .\ngus ì\IcXabb four children \\ere born: (I) Hugh. \\hö \\as born in Lachine. Quebec, came to Do an- quet township with his parents and gre\\ tu nnnhood on the farm. which he assisted his father in clearing. receiving his education in the common schools, He sailed the lakes for a few seasons but after his màrriage fol- lowed fanning on Robert Rea's farm in Bosanquet township. In I87 he went to ::\lanitoba. where he no\\ makes his home, being a large land 0\\ ner of Iinnedosa, lIe is a member of the Presbyterian Church, Politically he is a Consen' ti\ e. ::\11', ::\lc- Kahb married (first) Iargaret l\lcIntyre, daughter of Dugal ::\lcIntyre, of Kinnard, Bosanquet township. and she died in 1879, ha\'ing borne him eight children. four of whom are now living. as follO\\ s: Iargery, who married Tohn Kicho!. who died in Ian- itoba: . \rchil;ald. a farmer: :\.ngus. also a farmer: and Jennie, The children that died were: Dugal and Duncan. at the home in Bosanquet township: Iary and ::\Iargaret. \\ ho died in ::\lanitoba. Ir. McXabb mar- ried (second) in IR80 Jenet :\IcCarter. of Dosanquet. hy whom he had fi\'e children. Robert. . \rthur. Peter Colin. Cameron and Douglas. all at h(lme. ( 2) :\Iargaret the second child of .\ngus :\Icì\ahb. died at the age (If thirteen years, (3) Christena l\IcXabh dnoted her life to the care and attent ion of her parents, dnd in her father's last years. \\ hen he \\ as suf- fering agonies. made him as comfortahle as possible and ga\-e him the Cïre that only a IU\-ing daughter can gi\ e, She is single. re- side" on the old homestead. and is an ad- herent of the Presb) terian Church and a good. Christian woman, (-I-) Duncan :\IcXabb, the youngest CO:\ßIE)'lOR.\ TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD child of \ngus. \\"as born near Lachine, Quebec. July 13. I -J.K anrl \\as but two \'ears old when he came to Bosînquet to\\ n- hip ,. ith his parents, He attended the pub- lic chools of his to\\ nship. his teacher. -\lex- ancler Thompson, now heing a physician in Strathfl1\, Duncan rcXabb gTew up on the f rn;, and \\hen he reached'maturity he rented the old homestead for some time, after \\ hich he purchased his present farm of 100 acres, which was 0\\ ned by Samuel Smith, and on which \\as a fine brick d\\ell- ing house. Here he has done much building and tiling and adde!1 other imprO\'ements, He has heen engaged in general fanning and cattle raising and dealing, and is nO\\ the 0\\ ner of 230 acres of land. ha\'ing acquired the old family homestead of I SO acres, For the past few years rr. rcXabb has been a great sufferer from atrophy, and is no\\ an il1\'alid from its effects, He bears his trouble well, howe\'er, as a true Christian gentleman. He is a member of the Presby- terian Church, and attends at -\rkona. Po- litically his sympathies are with the Liberal party. Duncan TcXabb married, )'Iarch I I, I Î8. at the Thomas hl\mestead in \\'ar- wick to\\ nship, Iiss [ary Thomas, the cer- emon being performed by the Re\', Ir. Hay. a Congregational minister. [rs, Tc- Xabh is a daughter ot John Thomas, Si" children were born to [r. and )'Irs. TcXabb: :\Iarjorie, \\ ho married George (', Hall, of Bosanquet township, and has one child, Lillie [ay; Lizzie Jane, at home; fulia I.. at home: Isabella, \\ ho died at the ;ge of t\\'o years; \ngus [en'in, at home; and Floyd. \\'ho died young. 1 -\ [ES HOCSTOX', To few men is it gi\'en to look hack upon as long a life of usefulness as lies behind James Houston, of Camlachie. its oldest citizen in length of residence, and one of Plympton's first pio- neers, He is a nati\"e of Scotland, born in Renfre\\"shire, at LinwoOlI. near Paisley, .\pril 17. 1818, son of James and SUS3.n ( [our) Houston. James Houston, the elder, was of Scotch ï 2 3 parentage, but \\ as born in Ireland, and re- mained there em p lo\ ed in farmino- until - h after his marriage, He then mO\ ed tu Scotland, and located at Greenuck \\ here he \\as engaged in loading \'essel". During the Xapoleonic wars he wa drafted for sen- ice in the English army, but un account 0f his oung famil \\ as ð.cused, RemU\'ing to Linwood he remained there until 18 33, when he emigrated \\ ith his famih- from Scotland to Canada, and \\ ent we";Ì\ 'ard to Plympton to\\"nship, where he acquired hnd awl worked as a farmer until his death, at the age of sc\"enty-se\"en, His wife also died at the homestead, and both are interred in the cemeten" at ,Camlachie. The\ were members of - the Presb\,terian éhurch. There were se\'en children. ll now deceased, e'\.cept James, namely; Rebecca, Irs. Thomas Patterson, of Sarnia township; Susan. [rs. \\ïlliam Hastie; [artha, Irs. John Da\'idson; Sarah, who died in Scot- land: Daniel, who li\'ed in the Cnited States; Thomas. first a teacher, then a \\"ell kno\\ n business man of Sarnia; and James, J ames Houston was educated in the puh- lic schools of Scotland. and \\ orked there at different occupations until a year after his parents had gone to Canada, when he fol- 100\"ed them. Sailing from Greenock. after a si" \\'eeks pas age he landed at X ew York, took a boat up the Hudson to .-\lhal1\', then bv canal to Buffalo, thence to DeÚoit hy Lake Erie. and finally boarded the little steamer "Red Jacket"' f r the trip to Samia, There he started on foot through the \\"oods to join his father in Plympton, but meeting Indians Soon after, he was so frightened that he ran hack to Samia, Encouraged by as- surances that the\' would not hurt him. he started again, an'd reached his de"tination safely, Xot long after reaching Plympton to\\ nship, he took up a homestead for him- self, a tract of eighty-fi\'e acres of bush land, on which he built a little log house, and at first sunported himself In" making potash, and sellin!; it in Sarnia. \\ here the necessary household supplies had to be securecl. Pro- \'isions in those days were \'ery high and flour could be gotten no nearer than De- ï 2 4 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD trait, where it cost fourteen dollars a bar- rel. It was only by the hardest work that 1Ir. Houston succeeded in getting his place cleared and culti\Oated, but he prospered e\Oentually and built a good brick house and barns. He devoted himself to fanning and stock raising until 189ï, when he gave the management of the farm to his son \Villiam, and buying a home in Camlachie, is now en- joying there the fruits of his hard labor, cared for by his daughter. .\lways patriotic and a good citizen, when the rebellion of 183ï-38 broke out, :olr. Houston enlisted in the gO\'ernment sen'ice. was stationed at Sarnia under Col. \\" right, and did his whole duty until he was mustered out at the close of the insurrection. He has e\ er heen a Lib- eral in e\Oerv sense of the word, and has fol- lowed and' supported George Uro\\n. )'lac- Kenzie and others. but while thoroughl)' ali\'e on every public question, he has never participated acti\'ely in politics. 1r. Hous- ton is one of the best read men in the town, thoroughly posted in the leading events of the day, and a great Bible student. In re- ligious belief he is a Presbyterian, and is a man of fine character and of most temperate habits. In 1845 Rev. ::\1r. 11c-\llister, of Plymp- ton. united in marriage Jam s Houston and ::\liss Jemima Thomas. daughter of John and Frances (Reece) Thomas, They passed more than half a century of happy married life together, but l\Iarch I. 1899. lrs. Hous- ton passe(l away \'ery suddenly in her home at Camlachie. and was buried in the ceme- tery there, She was of a beautiful Chris- tian character. a true helpmeet and a devoted wife and mother. She bore her husband Ì\veh'e children. as follO\vs: Frances, her father's housekeeper: 1\lartha. deceased wife of . \rthur 1\ Tanh'; Eliza, deceased; Susanna, frs, John 1Iar;0\\'. of Plympton township: Jemima. ::\lrs, James Clements. of the ;\'orth- ""est Territory: Rehecca, wife of .\lhert Xims (now decease(l). a cheese manufac- turer of lichigan; Barhara. lrs, \\'alter (-;arrlner: James. agent for the Cana(lian Pa- cific Railway Company at London. Ont.. amI married to ::\li:;s .\gnes lanly: John; Thomas, of l\Ianitoba; \Villiam; and Alex- ander, agent for the Canadian Pacific Rail- road at Oakdale, :olan., who married Minnie Chapman, \\'ILLIUl HousTo , son of James, who is now operating his father's farm, was born in Plympton. Feb. 4, 186ï, was educated in the township schools anû then assisted his father on the farm until 189ï, when the en- tire management was handed over to him. Besides his farming and stock raising inter- ests, he is engaged with James lcLean in buying hogs, which they in turn sell in Pe- trolia and other markets. an enterprise in which they have met with considerable suc- cess. l\Ir. Houston was married Feb. 15, 18 99, to :o1iss )'lillie l\Iinor, of Adelaide, Ünt" daughter of Reuben l\linor and a woman of much culture and refined tastes. 11r. Houston with his wife is a member of the Presbyterian Church at Camlachie; po- litically he is a Liberal. and has sen'ed as trustee of School Section K o. 20, being sec- retary and treasurer of the board. JOHN HocsTox, another son, "ho is now living retired in Thedford, was born in Plympton, Feb. 26, 1856, .\fter finishing the district schools, he remained with his fa- ther until he \Vas nineteen, then learned tele- graphy and became agent for the Grano Trunk Railway at Camlachie. After three years there he \\ as transferred to Sarnia as ticket agent, and two years later took a posi- tion with the Canadian Pacific Railway at Brandon, During his se\'en years there he hecame interested in the cattle trade, and has continued so up to the present. e\'en al- though he is practically retired in Thedford. He was married in that city, in 1891. to liss Hattie Cornell. born at .\rkona, daugh- ter of James Cornell. No children have been born to their union, l\Ir. Houston is a Lib- eral in politics. and is like\\'ise hroadminded in his religious \,iews, He is a member of the 1. 0, O. F., at Sarnia. ROBERT -\IKE:\ is the 0\\ ner of one of the finest farms in Concession ï. Ennis- killen, and is prominent as a puhlic-spirited citizen and an earnest church ,,"orker and COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD member. ,\lthough born in Scotland he has spent almost his entire life in Canada, his parents settling there \yhen he \\ as a mere child. The parents of Robert Aiken \\'ere Da\'id and _ \nnie (Simpson) ,\iken, both nati \'es of Aberdeen, Scotland, where the former was born in l\Iay, 1828, and the latter in 18 33. .-\ fe\\ years a fter their marriage the\' came to Canada, and settled in Lamb- ton" Count\', where h\'o brothers of Da\'id . \iken had' pre\'iously settled, William, the oldest. became a resident of Detroit, r.[ichi- gan. _ \ younger brother. John, came oyer from Scotland later, and settled in l\Iichi- gan, where he died, James, the third, li\'ed and died in loore to\ynship, on Concession 10. His sons, .\Iexander, James, George lI1d - \lbert, are residents of some of the \\'estern 5tates; his daughters, Dolly, :\Iar- tha, Lizzie and Bella, all li\'e in Sarnia township, The only sister, :\largaret, also came to Michigan, \\'here she met her death in a railroad disaster: she \\-as unmarried. Da\.id ,-\iken un coming to Canada first nnde hIs home on a rented farm in Moore township, after \\ hich he bought a tract of hush land in Enniskillen, Concession 8, \yhich he cleared, and on \\ hich he erected good farm ]mildings. He li\'ed on this property until his death in March, IR99, and his widow still resides in the neighborhood. He and his wife were de\'oted members of the Presbyterian Church, where for many years he was an officer. He was an adherent of the Reform party, in politics, and for se\'eral years ser\'ed as one of the school trustees, The children of David and .-\nnie (Simp- son) .-\iken were as follO\ys: (I) George, born in Scotland. grew up in Canada, and there married Florence Graham, of Lamb- ton Count\': the\' ha\'e one son Sidnev G, and resid in "Toledo, Ohio,' where" lr: Aiken is employed 9, in Oxford County, son of \\'illiam .\. and .-\melia (Kenn}) Da\\-son, hath of whom were born in O"ford County. On- tario, \\ïlliam -\, Da\\'sey, of Plympton. \\ here they now re- side and they have seven children. Christina Henry. Xelíie, Iyrtle, raggie. Maud and Janet. (.=;) Barbara horn 1ay 10, 18-1-9. died 7-1- 8 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Sept. I, 1867. (6) Alice. born Sept. 10, 18 5 I, married John Johnson, a school teacher in Sarnia. and has four children, 1\Iammie, Jean, Barbara and \Vallace, (7) Helen, born Oct. 2-1-, 1856, married James Squires, of Plympton, and they have five children, Lula. Ora, May, Philip and Har- dd. (8) Archie, born Aug. 27, 1860, grew up on the old farm, where he has been man- ag-er for a number of years. In November, 1890, he married Eliza Butler, who was born in October, 1875, in Brighton, Sussex, Eng- land, daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth (Leavitt) Butler, who emigrated from Eng- land to \Yyoming, Onto Three children have been born to them: Russell, in 1891; Elizabeth, in 1894; Barbara. in January, 1900. (9) Robert R., born Aug. IS. 1863. now resides on his father's farm, He mar- ried Sarah \Vheeler, of Lambton County, and has fixe children, Irene, Sidney, Eldie, and Victor and Oscar (t" ins). The family were reared in a Christian home, and trained to usefulness. and the survi,"ing ones all hold to the teachings of their youth. and all are worthy members of society. ROBERT XCLD, one of the oldest liv- ing- pioneers of \Van, ick to\vnship, where he is a 'Yell knO\\'I1 farmer and fruit grower, is a nati,-e of Scotland, horn in Linlithgow- shire, Oct. JR. IR3..J., For O\"er sixty years the family has been represented in East Lambton, \ \ïlliam A.uld. father of Robert. was also a native of LinlithgO\vshire, and there gre" to manhood, He "'as a ,,,eaveI' by occupation. and foIlo,ved that trade exten- sively, having a number of looms and em- ploying ahout fifty hands. This ""as in the days when the looms were operated by hand power. The advent of labor saving machin- ery soon put an end to that kind of work. and 1\1r. Auld turned to the New \Vorld where he hoped to find a home for his family. In 1838, with his wife, whose maiden name "as Agnes AlIen. and six children. he left Scotland, _\t Liverpool he set sail for New York. an(1 after nine weeks on the water laneled in .\merica. Then making their ,yay up the Hudson to Albany, thence by canal to Buffalo, and across to Canada, they com- pleted the long journey by team to Hamil- ton, and \Varwick township, Lambton County, Onto 1\11'. Auld had purchased a soldier's right of 200 acres of land, north of the Egremont road, Lot 13, Concession 2. This land was all a wilderness except five acres, which had been cleared, and its only building was a diminutive log shanty. There were but few settlers in the township, no schools, no churches and no roads, the only guide to the traveler being the blazed trails through the unbroken timber. The nearest markets were London and Sarnia. \\Ith the help of his sons, 1\1r. Auld set about the clearing of his land, and soon had large areas under cultivation. IIe remained on the farm until his wife died in 1861. She had prowd herself a faithful wife and mother, cheerfuIly bearing the hanlships of pioneer life for the sake of her family. Her remains rest in the cemetery at \Vatford. They were both members of the Presbyterian Church. 111'. Auld then sold the fann-to his sons, and returned to his native Scotland with the in- tention of there spending the rest of his days. After the stirring scenes in the New \V orld. the quiet of the Scotch hi lIs could no longer satisfy him. and he again came to Canada, this time locating in Hamilton, where he married a widow. 1\1rs. DaIley. There he died in I87ó, and was buried there. His "ife died there also, and was laid to rest in the same cemetery. In politics he was a believer in the principles of the Reform party, and an earnest admirer of the Hon. George Brown. being .one of those who urged 1\1r. Bro,vn to stand for Lambton. He later supported Hope MacKenzie, and after him the Hon, Alexander 1\lacKenzie, prem- ier of Canada J874-7R He ,,"as weIl posted on public e"ents. and for years was a sub- scriber for the Banner. published in Toronto bv Peter Bm" n. an(1 he was a reader of the Glohc from the time it was first published in London hy Hon. George Brown. and later publishe(1 in Toronto. \Villiam Auld be- came the father of se"en chil(lren by his first marriage. one of ,vhom died in infancy. The COl\1 l\I El\10R.-\ TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD others were: 1largaret, who married \ \ïll- iam Di.:...on. and oath died in Hamilton; \ \ illiam, who became a prominent farmer in \\ arwick township, and there died; John, who died in early life, and who was the father of John .\. -\uld, a member of the Pru\ incial Parliament for South Esse'\., and editur of the . \mher tburg Eclw ; Janet, "ho married Charles Janes, and both died in \ \" an\Ïck; James, \\ ho became a large bnd owner, and died in Hamilton; and Robert, Robert \uld, the only sun'ivor of the family. \\"as but four years of age when he was brought by his parents to the Xew \\"orld. His opportunities for an education "ere limited. He first attended a private schoul taught by James F. Elliott, an Irish school teacher, and later a public school in a little log schoolhouse, one of the \ ery first in the county, \\"hile still a young boy he did teaming beh\"een London and Sa mia, carrying prO\'isions. etc. He continued to re- main at home until his father gan up the farm. and he then bought the south part of the farm, consisting uf 105 acres. There he settled dO\\"11 to "ork for himself, and he has since been steadily engaged in agricul- tural pursuits, Besides general farming he has gi \ en careful attention to the gro" ing of fruits and berries. as "ell as stuck rais- ing and feeding. For many years he has had a high reputation as an apiarist, and he has met \\"ith success in all his undertakings. He has erected a fine brick d" elling house, and has good barns and out-buildings. .\1- though now past se\'enty years of age, he is quite active, and attends to all his business, and keeps himself ,,'ell abreast of the times. His son .Andrew stillli\"es on the homestead, and ably assists his father. Ir. Auld is a member of the East Lambton Farmers' Institute. and the East Lambton A.gricultural Society, for a, num- ber of years filling the office of president. Politically he is a stanch Liberal. For eight years he ,,-as a member of the \Varwick township council. and for a number of years was trustee of chool District NO.2. He \Vas a delegate to the great Liberal connn- 74? tion held in Toronto in 1884, under the leadership of the Hun. Edward Blake anù others. Like his father Lefore him he is a faithful member of the PresLyterian Church, attending E.nox Church on the Iain Road. I r. . \ uld is quiet and domestic in his tastes, and temperate in his habits. He is greatly in fa\'ur of high license and the non- treating system. lIe is highly respecteù by all who know hÌm, and he has many friends. In \ Vatford, by the Re\. William Deas, a Presbyterian di\-ine, Mr. . \uld was mar- ried tu Ann Harrower, \\ ho was born in \ \" an\Ïck to" nship, daughter of Andre\\ and Sarah (\ \ïlliamson) Harrower. Like her husband, :\Irs. -\uld is an actin member of the Presbyterian Church, and she is noted fur her kindness of heart, and her helpful- ness to all in times of need. Eight children han Leen born to 111'. and :\Irs. A.uld, namely: \ Villiam, a farmer in \ \' arwick township, who married l\Iartha :l\Ioore; James, who makes his home in \\'atford; -\gnes who married Cah"in Hodgins, of Plympton to\nlship; Sarah, housekeeper for \\ïlliam K. Vanderbilt, Sr., of New York; . \ndrew" on the homestead; Iar- garet, who married L. Luckham, of \\'ar- "ick; Kettie, \\"ho married George :\lacKen- zie, of British Columbia; and .Annie, who married James Hunt, and lh'es in Sarnia. EZR.-\ KE\\'ELL. Among the enter- prising farmers and public-spirited citizens of Enniskillen township, Lambton County, may be mentioned the name of Ezra Newell, ,,-hose fine farm is located on Concession 7, Lot 28. 1\11'. Newell was born Sept. 13, 1862, in Dorchester township, 1Iiddlesex County, a son of Alexander and Lorena ( Demaray) Newell, pioneers of l\Iiddlesex County. -\lexander Newell was the son of Robert ;\ ewell, \\"ho came from County Armagh, Ireland, and "as one of the first settlers uf Dorchester to\\"nship, His \\"if was .l\Iary (Wolly) Kewell. At his death he left the follO\\"ing children: Robert ].. who settled and died on the old home in Iiddlesex County; John, \\"ho resided in Dorchester 75 0 C01\IMEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD township until in 1882 he mond to Sanilac County, lichigan, where he still resides; Iargaret, "ho married James Johnston. of Elgin County, and has a family of six chil- dren; \\ïlliam G.. who lives on the old home ill .:\liddlesex County. and has a family of eight children; lartha. who married John \\'oolly. of Battle Creek, Iichigan. and at her death left four children; and .\lexal1fler. .\lexander Xewell, born July 12, 1832, was reared to manhood in his native Can- ada. and at an early age learned the trade of shoe making, \vhich he follO\ved until his marriage in I8S..j.. At that time he pur- chased land in Dorchester township, which he cleared and commenced to cu1ti\'ate, In J Ró8 he removed to .\deIaide, 1\liddlesex Count\'. where he cledred up a bush farm, li\ ing 'there until his retirement from active life in J902. when he remo\'ed to Strathroy. Here he lived until his death, \vhich uccurred in January. I90..j.. his \Yife still sur\'i\'ing. lrs, Xewell was born in 1837, near Toronto, daughter of Benj. V. and Martha ( \' arnam) Demaray, the former of whom "as a C. E. Lovalist and a soldier in the Rebellion of Can;da. In religion 1\11'. and }.I rs. X e,,-ell were acti ve members of the lethodist Church, in "hich he was an of- ficer for many years. In politics he was a Consen'ati\'e, Tel . \lexander and Lorena N' ewell, nine children were born: (J) Henry, born in J8S..j., married ::\Iiss Eliza Demaray, of Plymouth County, IÜ\va, where he is a pros- perous farmer, and has t,,'o children. Mel- vin and Irene, (2) \\T. D.. born in 1856, a practicing physician of Sarnia township, ,,-as a school teacher for some years before taking up the study of medicine, graduating at T ofOnto. He was uni ted in marriage to ::\Iiss 1\Ia\ E. \Vood\varc1. of Middlesex County (3) Robert B., born in 1859, a painter and artist of Spokane, \Vash.. mar- ried liss lima Ramsey, of ::\Iiddlesex Coun- tv. and has two sons. Clifford and Russel. (4) Ezra is the suhject proper of this sketch. ( 5) ;\ aomi, horn in J Ró..j.. married \ Y arren A. \Yoolev. of .\delaide. l\Iiddlese" Count\', and has t-,,-o children, Gertrude and Ros c;. (6) Cyrus. born in J 869 in . ....delaide, a succe"sful merchant of Burr, married l\Iiss Hattie Foster. of .:\Iid(lIesex Count\'. and has three children, Stella. Cecil and Hattie. (7) Frank ......, born in 187[, is a prosperous merchant of Glen Rae. Lambton Counh-, married Iiss Jane \\'hite. of [iddleséx County and has the following children: Myrtle, \\'esley and :;\Iaggie. (8) .\sa R., horn in I87..j.. marriedl\Iiss Flora Harris, of :;\[iddlesex Countv and resides on the old homestead in .\delaide, having t\VO chil- dren. Da\-id _....., and Flora. (9) Jennie, born in 1876. resides at the home in Strathroy. Ezra X e\vell gre,,' to manhood in Iid- (lIese" Count\', "'here he receind a fair edu- cation in the- district schools, and remained on hi father's farm, until at the age of Ì\,-enty-one he started in life for himself. At that time he \vent to IO\va and while in that section made a trip \dlÍch cO\'ered all of the "estern States to the Pacific coast, returning to Canada in J886. In 1887 he purchased his present home, then all \vild land. "'here he erected a small log cabin and started farming. On Iay 9. J888, 1\11'. N'e\vell married l\Ii.;;s Iaggie E, Slater, born l\Iarch 2, JRóR, in Cobourg, daughter of Thomas and l\Iar- garet Slater. and of one of the old families of Peterborough, \vho are both now living in Adelaide, l\Irs, Ke\vell was educated in the Strathroy Institute and is a lady of culture and refinement. 1\11'. Newell and his wife settled in the cabin home until in 1898, "'hen he erected his present dwelling, which is fitted "ith all modern improvements. In 18 93 he erected a fine bank barn. Since com- ing to Enniskillen township in 1887, Ir. N' e\vell has cleared up 250 acres of land. In their religious affiliation 1\11'. and 1\lrs. Ke\vell belong to the Methodist Church, Ir. Xe\vell being a steward and trustee of the church at Shiloh, and one of the liberal supporters of that body. In pol- itics he ha.;; always been identified with the Consen'ati\'e party and has filled the office of trustee on the school board for nine years in Enniskillen to\\ì1ship. Fraternally he is a member uf Enterprise Tent X o. 97, CO Il\1EMORA TIVE BIOGRAPH1CAL RECORD of Glen Rae, ,,-here he has been commander for six years. Coming as he does from one of the old and highly respected pioneer families of Canada, ::\Ir. Xe\\"ell has prm'ed himself a "orthy member of it, and nobly borne his part in the de\'e1opment of his to\\11ship. By his many excellent qualities of heart and mind. he has made many friends and is justly nmnbere(l among the representati\'e men of Lambton County, FREDERICK JA::\IES ::\Icl\L\HEX, a ,,-ell kno\\"n citizen of Ioore to\"nship, "as born near Baltimore, Ont., .-\pril 4, 18::;8. son of James and :\nn (Patterson) Ic:.\Iahen. He attended the district schools of Ioore township, School Section K o. 15, and after lea\'ing school \"orked on the farm in Ioore township, \\"here his father had moved during his hoyhood, As soon as he "'as old enough he assume(l the management of the entire 200 acres, and after his father's death the ,,-est half of the place became his o\\"n property. He imprm-ed the place ex- tcnsi\'ely, built a residence and has been con- tinuously engaged there in general farming and stock raising, \\"hile since the discm-ery of oil in that region he has de\'eloped a num- her of ,,-ells on his farm. He has been uni- formh' successful in all that he has under- taken: and is no\\" one of the \"ell-to-do and influential men of his section. Ir. Ic Iahen \"as married in I 85 to Iiss Elizabeth Elliott, horn in Oela,,-are, Ont.. daughter of \\ïlliam Elliott, no\\" of ::\Ioore to"ìlship, The children born to their union are: Lena ra\. -\nnie, Charles \Y.. Grace and James F: Ir. Ic: Iahen is a prominent lodge man. a charter memher of the K, 0, T. I. at Osborne, \\"here he has held all the offices and has been commander. . \ Consen-ati\'e in politics, he sen'es as trus- tee of the Tackson school. on the T,,-elfth line. Religiousl\- he is a Preshyterian, is manager of the church, and a member of the huilding coml11ittee. Irs, rc:.\rahen is also an active member of the church, and the\' are hnth well-known and esteemed l11el11be s of the cOl11l11t1l1it\, 75 1 JOHX _ IcL\CHLEX, a prosperous farmer and former merchant of Da"ìl to\\"I1- ship, Lambton County. located on Lot 21, of the 4th Concessiun. "as born in East \\'illiams, l\Iiddlesex County, l\Iarch 27, Ift53, son of John and Catherine plcI.....en- zie) lIcLachlen, one of Iiddlese" County's pioneer families. John l\lcLachlen, Sr., \\"as born in Cale- donia, New Yurk. in I 05, and his \Yife, Catherine in ::\Ialahide, ant., in 1809, The latter \"as a daughter of Donald IcKenzie, \"ho came from Scotlan(1. settling in Iala- hide ,,-here he died. John l\IcLachlen set- tled in the Count of l\Iiddlesex, \\"here he made a permanent home, and he and his" ife hoth died in 1891. They were consistent Old-School Presbyterians, he being an elder for many years. Politically he "as a Con- sen'ative. They \\"ere the parents of Ì\"eh'e children: Donald, born in Iid(lIesex County ia 1835, married and settled near Park Hill, "here he o\\"ns a fine farm; Susan, born in 18 37, is the \\"ife of -\le"ander ?\IcDonald, "ho resides on a farm at -\rkona: Iary, born in 1839, married James Cruickshank. and removed to Nebraska, \\"here she died in 18 97; Catherine. born in IR4I, married Peter Cruickshank. \\"ho settled in East \\ïlliams, Iiddlesex County, "here he died, tshe died in Sombra) ; Jennett, born in 1843, married John Le\'i, of East \\Tilliams; Kancy, born in 1846, married John Ped- den, and li\'es in .\delaide, l\Iiddlesex County; Archie, born in 1856. married Ian- \ \T ebster, of Da" n, and the\' reside on his farm on the ;th Concession;- Tohn \"as . . the sn-enth in the family; James, born in 18::;8. is married and li\'es on the old home- stead in the County of Iid(lIesex; .-\Iexdn- der, born in I8óo, married and settled on a part of his father's old homestead in East \\'illiams: the others died young. John l\lcLachlen's education \\'as limited to the public schools, \\'hich he attended \\'hile working on the farm. He remained at home until his t\\"enty-first year, \"hen he started out in life on his o\\'n account, rent- ing tlÎe homestead for three years, and later a farm in .-\delaide for one year. Locating ï5 2 C01\Il\IE:\IORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD in Dawn in 1875, he purchased 150 acres of land, upon which he first built a little log cabin, 12 by 14, in which he and his family lived until he built his present home, in "hich he has since li\'ed. On ::\Iay 21, 187 2 , 1\1r. ::.\IcLachlen married :.\Iiss Annie 1\lelville, born in the County of :\liddlesex, in 18 55, daughter of Peter and Belle ::.\leh'ille, a pio- neer family \"ho came from cotland. To ::.\1r. and 1\lrs, :\lcLachlen have been born five children: (I) John A.., born in 18 73, resides on the farm adjoining his father on the 4th Concession; he married l\Iiss Sarah Sutherland, and has three children, Annie c., Mary B. and Nelson. p) 11ary, born in 18 75, is the wife of Alfred 1Iedd, of Dawn, and has one son. 1\1. Ed\\ ard, (3) Lau- rence, born in 187g, is at home. (4) Cather- ine \"as born in 1889. (5) William \"as born in 1897. Religiously 1\1r. and ::.\Irs, ::.\lcLachlen are members of tlre Presbyterian Church, he being an elder for many years. Politi- cally a Conservative, he was elected to the council t\\ 0 years, and is a school trustee and a constable. \Vhile engaged in the mercan- tile business 1\1r. IcLachlen \\-as postmas- ter, having the Bentpath post office in the store. lIEXRY 1'0\\"ELL, a leading citizen of Euphemia township, Lambton County, whose stock farm of 200 acres is located in Concession 10, Lots 17 and 18, was born there Oct. 4, 1852, son of John and Jane ( Bro\\ nlee) Powell. John Pm\ ell was born in County Tip- perary, Ireland, Jan. 14, 1806, and his wife was born in County Ca\'an, Ireland, Oct. 10, 1810. He came to Canada with his parents \\ hen nine years of age, the family settling at Ottawa, where the parents took up farm- ing. In 1829 John and his brother Thomas came to Lambton County and took up ad- joining tracts, each obtaining 100 acres, to reach which they were obliged to chop their way. Several years later Thomas sold his land, removing to Southampton, Ont., \\ here he farmed until his death. J aIm Pm\ ell in time increased his possessions to 200 acres, now owned by hi son Henry, \\ ith whom he lived during his later years, after retiring. ::.\Ir. and :\lrs. PO\\ ell were married at the old Brownlee homestead in Euphemia to\\nship amI started life tugether in a little log cabin on the present farm. Later he built a larger and better cabin of hewed logs in \\ hich the family li\'ed until \\ ithin a few years of his death, \\ hen he resided in his fine brick house with our subject and \\ here he died Oct. 25, 1890, aged eighty-four years. His" ife passed away Feb. 16, 18 93, in her eighty-third year. She was respected and belo\-ed by her family and a wide circle of acquaintances. They were both acti"e in founding and extending the \"ork of the Church in England in this locality, and 1\Ir. Po" ell ,,'as an earnest Bible student. He was an active Conservative and was prom- inent in municipal affairs. He sened as a soldier during the Rebellion of I837-3K In his early days he was connected with the Orangemen's organization. He was un- usually well thought of by all, being a hard worker, industrious, \"ith no bad habits, us- ing neither tobacco nor intoxicants. John Pm\ell and his wife had children as follows: Jane, born in 1838, is the wife of David Gage, who resides in ::.\losa, :\lid- dlesex County; John, born in 1840, one of the prosperous farmers of Euphemia tm\11- ship, married 1\lary ::.\Iorehouse, and has children, John 11., Anna, Letitia, :\linnie and Frederick; \Villiam, born in IS-p, men- tioned elsewhere, resides in Brooke town- ship; Mary, born in 1844, is the widow of \VilIiam Robinson, of Kewhury, Middlesex County, Ont., who left fi\'e children. John H., \Villiam F., Mina, l\largaret 1\1. and Jane A" the last named deceased; Margaret, born in 1847, is the wife of Robert 1\Ic- Cutchin, a farmer in ::.\liddlesex Count). ,,'hose children are ::.\lary J. (wife of \Vil- son Hobbs), Ernest and Lena (a student in Toronto 'Cni\'ersity); Frank, born in 1840, residing in Brooke township, near his brother \ \"illiam, married ::.\Iary . \ndre" s, - , ... COMl\IEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD of \Yarwick, and his children are Ernest, May and Iaud; Henry is the youngest member of the family. Henry Powell was educated in the pub- lic schools of his native locality and re- mained on the old homestead, having charge of the farm and the care of his parents for a number of veal's. He became the Owner of the farm d ring his father's lifetime. In It;90 he built the fine brick residence on the homestead, and in 1892 erected the large bank barn, one of the largest stock barns in the section. He has been particularly suc- cessful in handling stock and is known all O\'er the township as one of the best-in- formed men on this subject, Since 1894 he has not engaged in grain fanning, giving the greater part of his time to buying and seJ1ing stock. During the summer seasons his fields have many herds of fine cattle be- ing prepared for the market. He has also dealt in real estate and is a capable, well- balanced business man. Ir. Po\\'ell was married Jan. 20, 18 97, in Forest, Ont., to Miss Eliza Cowan, \\ho was born in Brooke to\\ nship, the estimable daughter of Alexdnder and Iartha (King) Cowan, pioneers. lr. Cowan died at For- est, June 4, 1900, leaving a widow and one daughter, Serena, who still reside there. lrs. Powell's brother, E. J. Cowan, is man- ager and shipper for aNew York firm at Yokohama, Japan; he married a Canadian lady and they have three children, Iarion, Hanlen and Helen, who seem to thrive in the- Orient. \V. J. Cowan, Mrs. Pon,ell's eldest brother, died in Manitoba, leaving five children, Eva, Alexander, Frederick, Cynthia and Harold. H. K. Cowan died in young manhood, at Watford. Martha is the \\ ife of J. A. Kelly, \\ ho is manager of the House of Refuge at Sarnia, Vine is the wife of Dr. R. K. Anderson, of IiIton, near !o onto, and they have one daughter, Mar- Jone, .\Irs. Powell was educated in the \Vat- ford puhlic schools and is an intelligent wo- ma-n, much interested in church work, both she and her hushand heing de\'oted members of the Church of England in Bothwell; r r. 48 753 Powell is one of the wardens. Politically he has always voted with the Conservative party and upon various occasions he has filled responsible positions in the gift of the party. He has been secretary and treas- urer of the public schools of Euphemia for the last twenty-five years and in puhlic as \\ eJ1 as in private life is a man respected and esteemed. 11r. and Irs. Powell have one daughter, Pauline L., born July 18, 19 01 . WILLIAM SIMPSON, SR., a retired farmer and one of the most highly respected citizens of Enniskillen township, Lambton County, residing on Lot 27, Concession 4, was born Sept. 19, 1836, in Cumberland, England, and COmes of Scotch descent, though his parents were born in Cumbe landshire, very near the Scottish line. They were John and \Vilhelmina (Armstrong) Simpson. John Simpson, father of \Villiam, was a son of John and Elizabeth (Armstrong) Simpson, who died in Cumberland County, and the former of whom had followed the trade of weaving during the greater part of his life. He was a soldier in the Uritish army at the battle of Waterloo. Of his eight children, two sons, John and Robert, came to Canada, but the others died in the north of England, and Robert died at Port Huron, Michigan. In 18 5 2 , John Simpson left his native land and landed at New York, from a sail- ing vessel which had been six weeks and three days on the stormy waters of the. \t- lantic. From New York 1\1r. Simpson as- cended the Hudson river to Albany and worked there as a shoemaker for a few months, and then came to Buffalo. He was accompanied by his eight children, and as he did not have the funds to secure transporta- tion, the whole party walked across the country until they reached London, Ont. They lived at London for two years, but their ohjective point was Plympton to\\ n- ship. which they finally reached in October, IR54, There Mr. Simpson entered 200 acres of land on Concession 8, Lot 20, and 754 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD with the assistance of his sons transformed it from its wild state into a good farm and comfortable home. Here his wife died, Dec. 14, 1888, aged seventy-three years, and he died ::\'larch II, 1901, at the age of ninety- three years. They were consistent members of the Presbyterian Church, he being an elder in the Camlachie Church in Plympton township for many years. In politics he was a stanch Reformer and for a long period was collector of taxes for Plympton, These old, prominent and respected peo- ple of Plympton \\ ere blessed in basket and in store. They were the parents of ten chil- dren: (I) John, the eldest, born in England, is one of the successful farmers of Plympton township, is married and has a family. (2) William is the subject of this sketch. (3) Jennie died in girlhood, in England. (4) Elizabeth, born in 1839, is the wife of \Val- ter Jardine, of Concession 9, Plympton, and has a large family, (5) James, born in 184 1 , married Margaret H. Duff, of Plympton, where he died in 1888, survived by his widow and three children, John, Jennie and \\ïlhelmina. who live on Concession 5, En- niskillen. (6) Maggie, born in 184 2 , is the widow of Alexander Gillatly, of \Vyoming, and has two daughters. \Vilhelmina and Bes- sie. (7) Jane, born in 1844, married Jo- seph \Villiamson, of \Varwick. and at her death, left a large family, living in Lamb- ton County. (8) Joseph, born in 1846, is unmarried and lives on the old homestead in Plympt n. (9) Adam, born in 1852, in :\Iiddlesex County, Ont., was reared in Lambton County. where he married Mar- garet Shea, of Plympton, and they reside on the old homestead and have one son, John \. (10) Robert, \\"110 was born in Plympton, married Rachel Shea and they reside on a part of the old homestead and have one daughter, Edna Shea. \Villiam Simpson was educated in the common schools of his own country, and after coming to Canada, assisted his father on the homestead farm until he started out for himself. On April 21, 1857, Mr. Simpson mar- ried Rachel Scott, born in Lanark County, Ont., in April. 1836, a daughter of John and Rachel (Riddell) Scott. The Scott family is an old pioneer one of Plymptnn to\\ nship. The parents both \\'ere born in Ro'\:burah- shire, Scotland, and came to Canada to> in youth, were married at l\Iontreal. and until 1843, lived in various sections. wherever l\Ir. Scott found work at his trade. In that year th y settled on Concession 7, Plympton townshIp, and he was the first blacksmiith there. He continued to work at his trade and to operate his farm as long as his active life continued, dying on his own property in 1888, preceded by his wife, in 1882, Mr. Scott was one of the founders of the Pres- byterian Church in Plympton, and served as a deacon for many years. Politically he was a Reformer, but never aspired to office. Of his eight children, three survive nameh , - James, born in 1838, in Lanark County, who resides on the lake shore in Plympton town- ship. and has a family; George, born in Plympton, who resides on the old home- stead there, married Annie l\IcKinley ana has five children; and Rachel, 1Irs. Simpson. Those deceased are: Thomas: Robert; John. \\ ho died at Petrolia; \Villiam, who married and moved to Michigan, where he died in 1898, leaving a widow and two children; Elizabeth, deceased wife of James Brown, of Moore township. \Villiam Simpson and wife first settled on Concession 8, Plympton township, where he imprO\'ed a farm from its state of nature, and on which he lived for twenty-seven years, while his family were growing up, In 1883 he sold his Plympton farm and purchased his present one, \vhich contains 200 acres, This farm also was in its primeval state \\.hen :\lr. Simpson came to it, and all the cultivation and improving has he en done under his management. He continued to buy land so that his sons might settle around him, amI now owns 600 acres in Enniskillen township. Mr. and Mrs. Simpson have had these children born to them. (I) :'\gnes, deceased, was born in 1858, married \Villiam \Vatson, who resides on Concession 12, in Enniskil- len, and had four children, Rachel, Mary, CO BIE:\{OR_\TIVE EIOGR.\PHICAL RECQRD. James and Iinnie. (2) John, born in 1860, married Ellen Stett of Forest. is a fanner of Enniskillen and has three children. E1Ja, \ \ïlliam and Alice, (3) \ \ïlliam, born in 18('2 married Ruth Peacock, of Lambton County and they mm'ed to Sault Ste. :.Iarie, \\-here' he died' in Iarch. 1902. lea\-ing a \\ ido\\' and three children. 1\Iabel. Orville and C1enland. (4-) Thomas, born in 1864-, married .\nnie Parks. of Enniski1Jen. and they have a home near his father and h ve six children, \\'illiam, Jane, Hugh, EdIth, James and IabeL (5) James, born in IRóó, (lied in 1890, a promising young man. l6) Robert. born in I8ó9. marrieel l\Iabel 1\Ic- [ann, (If Enniskillen, where they reside on Concession 4-. (7) George. horn in 18 7 1 , marriee] Emil\' Peacock. ot Enniskillen, \\ here thev res [de on Concession 4-. and ha\'e three chilZlren. Cecil J.. ellie and \\ïlliam R. (8) :\Iina. born in 1873, was married in J <)00 to John Peacock. now decea ed. They "ettled as fanners in Enniskillen and his death was felt as a calamity by the "hole community. His young \\'idow resi(les at her parents' home, with her one little daugh- ter, ,\lma R. (9) Adam, born in 1875. mar- ried Sarah Donald, of OifSprings, amI they reside on his farm on Concession 2, Ennis- killen. and ha \'e two children. Rachel and Donald, (IO) Laird, born in 1878, married Bella Simpson, of Enniski11en, and they re- side on a part of the old homestead and have one daughter. Bessie B. Religiouslv 1\11'. and 1\lrs. Simpson are rreshvterians Both he and his son fohn é're eiders of the Oil City Presbytérian Church. Politically he has always been iden- tifie(l \vith the ole] Reform party, and has l'een treasurer and trustee of his to\\ìlShip fur nine years. . \ recapitulation of the li\'es of :\1r. SilPpson and his family max be both inter- esting and profitable, :\Ir. Simpson started out a poor )oung man and his success iTIus- Hates" hat may be accomplished througfi in- ha\-e e\ er admired in the character of their forefathers. :'11', Simpson has é'lways been one of Enniskillen's most public spirited citizens and has acti\'e1y promoted e\-ery measure which promised to benefit the community in \dJich he has li\'ed so long and 110nor- ably, He is lo\'ed and esteemed bv all who kn " him for his kindly dispositio;1 and up- right character. He is known far and wide as "Honest \\ïlliam" and desen'es to be looked on as one of the grand old men of the localit\". His estimable "i fe, like her hus- band. is noted for her Christian virtues and she, too. has "on a place in the affections of é'll who know her. In times of neighbor- hood sickness or trouhle. she is always ready to do her part in aUe\ iating distress, while her kindness and hospitality make e\'en the stranger feel" elcome, They ha\'e reared a noble family who delight to minister to them in their declining years. JOHX B.\R\\'ISE, a prominent fanner é'nd public spirited citizen of Enniskillen tu" nship. is a Canadian by birth, from York County, horn just north of Toronto, Feb. 12, 1R53. the son of Thomas and Diana ( Barnes) Barwise, a pioneer family of Lamhton County. The maternal grandparents ,,-ere John and Jane Barnes, \\,ho were of English birth. They came to Canada and settled in York County, where 1\lrs. Barwise was born in 1827, and \\ here she was reared and educated. The paternal grandparents, John and Eliza- I'eth Barwise, li\'ed and died in England. They left two sons, Thomas and J 01111. The latter, after coming to the K ew \\' orIel. was a sailor on the lakes, \\,ith his home at Detroit. There he died, leaving two children, both residents of the C nite(l States. Thomas ß:lrwise. father of John. \vas horn in C nm- berland Connty, England, in 1824-, and re- 75 6 C:OMME IORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD cei,-ed a fair education before leaving that country. After coming to Canada, he spent some years in York County, was married there and spent his first fi,-e or six years of married life on a farm there, ,d1ich he rented. In 1857 he remond to Enniskillen township and took a farm on the line of Con- cession 7. l\Ioore to,vnship. This he cleared and developed, living at first in a log house. Later he built the frame house in "hich he was li,-ing at the time of his death in 1889. His ,,-ife passed away there in October, 1898. They were actin members of the lethodist Church and helped to found Zion Church in l\loore to" nship. Politically 11r. Earwise was a Consen-atin an (1 very proñ1- inent in local affairs. He was the first coun- cilman chosen from his district and served for fourteen years. He was one of the suc- cessfulmen of the region, influential in pub- lic life and fortunate in his financial opera- tions. At the time of his death he owned 400 acres of land in the county. Eight children ,,-ere born to Thomas and Diana Barwise: t I) \\'illiam, born in York County, in I '=;O, married 1\liss Char- lotte Shennan, of Petrnlia. He is engaged in the railmad business, resides in Califor- nia and has a family, (2) J uhn ,,-as the sec- ond son. (3) Sarah J., 1856, is the wife of \\ïlliam Hall, a farmer on Concession 12, Enniskillen townshilJ. and has two children, Joseph and Clara. (4) Jonathan, born in Enniskillen township in 18.=;8. married liss Jennie Hick, of l\Ioore township. Since 1900 they have lind in Buffalo, ew York, where he has a vineyard. (5) Albert, 1860, receind a high school education and later married l\1iss lartha Holmes, daughter of . \ndrew Holmes, of loore. They lin on a part of his father's homestead, where he has added buildings and made many improve- ments, They have a family of two children, Lila C and Albert E, (6) 11ary. 1863, is the wife of Thomas \Vilson, ,vho lives on the 4th Line in Enniskillen. Their four chil- dren are named Elizabeth, Thomas, \\ïlford and Stella. (7) Lillie, 186:;, married Peter Shaw, a contractor and huilder in Brigden, loore township, and has three children, Edna, Rea and Earl G. (8) Robert, 1868, is unmarried and remains at home, John Barwise grew up in Enniskillen township, attending the district schools, and lived at home till his marriage, in January, 1879. to lIiss Annie Hall, daughter of Jo- seph and Ruth (Hodgins) Hall, prominent pioneers in the township. liss Hall had also been sent to the Enniskillen schools aud received a good education. After their marriage the young people started life on the farm which has been their permanent home. Originally bush land, it has been cleared and' developed into a fine farm and there is a handsome residence standing upon it. In r 899 :;\1r. Barwise bought an addi- tional fifty acres adjoining, on which com- modious huildings ha\'e also been erected. 1\11'. and 11rs. Barwise have only one child, a son, Thomas J., born in December, 1882, and still living" ith them at the homestead. The parents are members and liberal sup- porters of the l\1ethodist Church. 1\11'. Bar- wise is an intelligent and public-spirited cit- izen who is always ready to promote any measure for the improvement of the com- munity, is much interested in educational questions and has served as a trustee of the schools for three years. Politically he is a Conservatin. Both 1\11'. Ban, ise and his ,,-ife are ,-ery popular through the community for their kindly disposition and many helpful deeds, while their upright conduct in e\ ery situation has secured them unstinted respect. . GEORGE BELL. William Bell, the father of George, was born in 1828, in Cum- berland, England, and came to Canada when eighteen years of age. He settled in On- tario County, ,,-here he made a permanent home, and commenced farming, \Villiam Bell married liss Jane Graham, born in Cumberland, in 1838, daughter of John and Elizabeth (\Villis) Graham, "ho came from England and settled in Ontario County, making their homes in Pickering to\n1ship, where they spent their entire lives, \Villiam Dell died there in larch. 1 76, while Mrs. Bell sun'ived until Aug. 29, 1896. Re- CO!YIMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD . ligiously these good people were members of the Church of England, while in politics Mr. BeIl was a Conservative. They were the parents of the foIlowing children: (I) George. (2) \ViIliam, born in Ontario County in 1863, is a farmer; he married a l\Iiss Alvina Orris, of \Vhitby township, and has children, Clara and Susan. (3) Phyllis, born in 1865, married Charles .A. Lynn, a business man of \ \' aterloo, Ontario County, and has children, Earl, Alfred, J ames, X eIlie, Verne and Keith. (4) Archie, born in 1868. was reared in Ontario County, then removed to L1mbton County, where he purchased a farm on Concession 6, in Brooke township, and here he now resides; he married :\liss Jane Adair, of Brooke, and thev ha\'e three children. George, Leland ancÍ Clara. (5) Mary, born in 1870, mar- ried John Lynn, who settled in Ontario Count\", and at her death she left the foIlow- ing cI;ildren. Mabel. \\" alter, LoueIla, Al- berta, George. \\ïllie and \Vinnie. (6) Thomas born in 1872, is now a resident of Prince \lbert. Xortl1\vest Territorv, \\-here he has a ranch. (7) Jennie, born "in 1876, married Perry Johnston. a business man of \\-hitb\" to\\nship. Geårge Bell. the subject of this sketch, was born in Ontario County, thirty miles east of Toronto. April 17, 1861, and grew to manhood in Pickering to\\'nship, where he received a district school education. He was fifteen years old when his father died, leaving him- the care of the farm and the family to rai5e, and for a number of years he lived on the old homestead. In Decem- ber, 1883, l\Ir. BeIl married :\Iiss Agnes \\'atson, born June 30. 1859, in Whitby township, County of Ontario, daughter of Thomas and Barbara (Salmon) \ V atson, one of Ontario's old pioneer families, Thomas \Vatson was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland. . and his \\'i fe were born near Glas- gow. daughter of Thomas Salm0n, \vho died in Scotland. 1\fr. \\"atson was mar- ried in Scotland, :md. coming to Canada in 18:;0, settled in Ontario County. 'vhere he folIowed lumhering and farming.. He died 1n 18ï8. and his wife passed away in 1862. 757 They were the parents of these children: Robena, who married George Thompson, of :\lanitoba; Elizabeth D., born in Scotland, who married Andrew Young, and settled in Dufferin, Ontario; l\lary, born in Scotland, who ,vedded the late J. S. Thompson, of \\'hitby township, and has children, John L., Barbara L., James S. and Joseph B.; \ViIl- iam. born in Scotland, \\,ho married Emma Barnet, of \ \"hitby township, where he is a retired farmer; Thomas. born in Scotland, who no\\' resides in Peel County, and who married l\liss Kate Russell, of Dufferin, OnL, and has children, Russel, Bertram, Ce- celia and Helen; James, born in Scotland, and now a retired oil producer of Toronto, who married :\Iiss Maggie Ross, of Dundee" Scotland; John, born in Ontario County, and nO\\ residing in Oil Springs, who married :\liss Bella Lemon, of Ontario County, and has children: Felice, Ernest, Manley and Bertram; Bertram, born in On- tario County, \\ ho left home when a young man, and has never since been heard of, but is supposed to be in the States: and Agnes, reared and educated in Ontario County, who is now the wife of :\1r. Bell. :\11'. and :\lrs. Bell settled at Whitby, for one year after marriage, and then re- mm"ed to Oil Springs. In the spring of 1886 :\1r. Bell purchased real estate in Oil Springs, and worked for J. H. Fairbank, in the oil business. In 1888 he became fore- man for 1\11'. Fairbank in his land interests in Brooke township, where he owns 1,000 acres of land. 1\Ir. Bell cleared ten farms from this land, and erected fencing and buildings, He ,\"as also overseer in the "'ork on the sawmill, during his fifteen years superintendency. In 1900 :\11'. BeIl purchased 200 acres of this land, and erected a large, brick house. large barns and gOOf I , substantial outbuild- ings, and has been actinly engaged in fanning for himself since the year 190-!-. To :\Ir. Bell and his \\-ife the foIlowing chil- dren hm-e heen born: Tennie 'V.. born in Whitby to\\"I1ship. in 188-1-. educated in the . \h'inston hig-h school. and no\\' holds a po- sition in the Thomas '\'iIliams Home, an old 75 8 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD people's institution of St. Thomas; Bessie, born in Brooke township, in 1888, is a stu- dent in the Watford high school; and Will- iam S., born in 1892, in Brooke township, is a student in the public schools. Relig- iously the family are members of the Pres- byterian Church. Politically Mr. Bell is a Reformer, and although never aspiring to office, he has consented to serve as school trustee. It is with feelings of justifiable pride that 111'. Bell looks back over his eighteen years' connection with Mr. Fairbank's in- terests. During all these years he has en- joyed the esteem and confidence of his em- ployer, and the mutual respect they have en- tertained for each other has made their relations both pleasant and profitable. THOMAS F A::\IIL Y. Among the old and honored pioneer families of Lambton County, may be numbered that of Thomas, which for nearly three-quarters of a century has been identified with the progress and de- velopment of \Varwick township. \Vhen the first of the Thomas family settled in \ \" arwick township, there was no evidence of civilization in that section, no roads or bridges, no churches or schools, and nothing to guide the pioneer but Indian trails, surrounded in those days, as they were, by wolves, bears and other wild beasts. The nearest market was Sarnia to the west, or Lonùon to the east, and the life of the pioneer was a difficult and dangerous one. It took men of the stamp of the sturdy Eng- lish, \Yelsh, Scotch and Irish to convert a ,,,ilderness into fine farm land, and it may also be said that this same stock brought edu- cation and religion into this region, once the home of the savage. Among these brave and persevering people the members of the Thumas family did their full share. The original pioneers of this family have long since gone to their reward, but their children and grandchildren are carrying on the good work in perpetuating that untarnished name, which was, and still is noted for honesty, in- dustry and Christianity, J olm and Enoch Thomas, brothers, were the founders of the family in this section. They ,,,ere natives of \Vales, born in Card i- ganshire, one of the maritime counties of South \Vales, John Thomas's birth occurred in 1809, amI he grew to manhood in his na- tive place, learning the trade of cloth dress- ing. His brother Enoch was married there to Jane Rees, and in 1832 John Thomas, and Enoch Thomas and his wife and family left their native land for the \Vest, there to make their future home. Sailing from Ll \-er- pool on a sailing vessel they reached ew York after many weeks, where a young neighboring girl, Elizabeth Rees, who had made the passage with the Thomas family, and who was to become the wife of John Thomas, found employment, while the rest of the party made their way \\'est, sailing up the Hudson river to Albany, thence to Buffalo by canal and down Lake Erie. They then made their way as best they could to what is now \Varwick to\vnship, finding themselves to be among the first white set- tlers there. They located on Lot 17, 3d Con- cession, taking 100 acres of land each. Here John Thomas settled down to make his fu- ture home. He was the first ,vhite man to chop a stick north of what is now the Egre- mont road, and he made his home with his brother Enoch, both working together in clearing up their land. The Thomas broth- ers had much to discourage them in those early days, there being no roads nor bridges; they were compelled to walk many miles along blazed trails; and to carryon their hacks through wood and streams flour and other necessities ,,-hich were required by their families. By dint of hard work John Th0mas succeeded in making somewhat of a clearing on his farm, and in the center of thi<; he erected a log cabin and stable. Here he re- mained for se\'en years, and he then went to 1\ ew York to claim his wife, the younger sister of his brother's wife, "h0111 he had not seen since leaving New York. John Thomas and Elizabeth Rees were married in i\ ew York in 1839, and immediately started for their new home in the wilderness. sailing up the Hudson river to Albany, thence by c:lI1al to Buffalo. down Lake Erie to Detroit. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD up the St. Clair river to Sarnia, making part of the journey across the ice on foot. drag- ging the boat with them. .-\t Sarnia the young bride "as compelled to get a pair of strong boots to enable her: to \valk to their home in the woods. Leaving Sarnia on a Friday morning they started on their long journey afoot through the woods, and after hours of \\eary walking reached a little log hut in the woods, where 1Irs. Thomas was compelled to give up, being unaccustomed to the rough, heavy shoes and the hard, frozen paths. In the hut, which was in Plympton to\\ì1ship, they found some children, whose parents \\ ere out in the woods chopping, and here 11rs. Thomas was made as comfortable as \\ as possible, but ,,-as compelled to go without an\ food e"\:cept some boiled wheat, which she thought had been cooked for the s\\ ine. The little hut consisted of one room, and here the bride of but a few \\ eeks was compel1ed to stay, while her husband made his \\ay to \Varwick township to procure a horse, upon which lrs. Thomas rode to her new home. Here she found a party, who in honor of her safe arri\ al had arrang-ed a feast ;:lnd dance, in which :\lrs. Thomas re- fused to participate, the day being Sablnth but went to her humble log home. The young couple settled down to farm- ing, but after several years :\11'. Thomas sold his 100 acres of land and purchased 200 acres on the east half of Sectiun 19, \\ hich land \\ as all bush, This he cleared, \vith the assistance of his gro\\ ing sons, and as time went on he added to his original purchase, at the time of his death the family o\\'ning 650 acres of land, all of which was under cultivation. He built a fine home and barns and made great improvements on his farm. 1\11', Thomas took great interest in fruit cul- ture, especially in the growing of apples, and while in his orchard. June q, 1867. he climbed an apple tree to take off caterpillars, and fel1, striking on his head and injuring his spine, therehy losing the use of his legs and hands, heing for fourteen ye rs unable to help himself in any way. During his years of suffering he de\'eJope(1 hi.. mental faculties, becoming a great re'tder aminated 759 for his argumentati \'e qualities. possess- ing a strong will and a belief that what he thought was right. For these fourteen) ears his e\'er faithful wife ministered to him with all kindness and loving de\'otion. Death called him May 21, 1881, a the age of sev- enty-two years, and he \Vas laid to re:-.t in Bethel cemetery. He had been a member \If the Congregational Church, having been an org:lI1izer of the Zion Church. Politic-lily he \vas a stanch Reformer, but never sought office, During the \Villiam Lyon :\lacken- zie H,ebellion of 1837-1838 he played a :-'01- dier's part in the suppression of the uprising. 111'. Thomas took a great interest in the schools of the township and was a director on the school board. 1\11'. Thomas "as a very strong temperance man, and ah\ ays lind up to ,,'hat he preached in this regard. :\lrs. Thomas. \vho had been the partner in all of his trials and sorrows for fortY-Ì\\ 0 years, followed him to the gra\ e just fi\'e years after his death, 11ay 23, 1886. and \\ as laid to rest beside him in the Bethel ceme- tery, She \\as also a member of the Con- gregational Church, and \\ as a kind and lov- ing mother and a good Christian \\ oman. These children \\ ere born to :\11'. and :\lrs. John Thomas: \Yilliam, born Sept, 21, 1R.J.o, died Sept. 21, 18..p; \nnie. horn :;\larch, 18--\.2. died July 20, 1X53; John, born Dec. --\.' IR.J.3, is a hanker at Il1\vood, County of Lambton, mar- ried Lucy Smith; :i\lary, born :\lay I I, 18-1-5, married Duncan :\lcX abb, of Bosanquet to\\ nship: Elizabeth, born Dec. 23, 18-1-6: Joshua, born July 6. 18-1-8, now conducting a banking business at Inwood. married ( first) J ullia .-\nn Stoner, (second) 11ary :\lcFarIine and (third) .\lice Eckels; Ra- chel. born June 13, 1850. married George Log- n. of Dosanquet township; Sarah Jane, ÍJvrn :\larch 10, [853, married Robert :\1c- Kenzie. of \\'arwick township: and Enoch \V. ExocH \V. 1'110:\1 \S \\as born Jan, I, 1R5(Í, and recei\ ed his education in the com- m(1n schools. He worked at home with his father until he was twenty-<;e\'en ye:J.rs old, \\ hen he took charge of his present farm of oo acres. 100 (If which \\ ere gi\-en him by 7 60 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD his father. The tract was bush land on the west half of Lot 16, Concession 5, and he settled down to make a home for himself, erecting, in 1882, a fine brick dwelling house. Since then he has added fifty acres to his farm, having altogether 250 acres, all of which is under cultivation. Here 1\11'. Thomas has carried on general farming and stock and cattle raising and feeding, and has also engaged in dairying. He is noted for his industry and honesty, and is a good citi- zen. He has been trustee of the School Sec- tion Ko, 4, for twelve years. He is a mem- ber of the East L1.mbton Farmers' Institute, and has always taken an active interest in agricultural matters. He is domestic and temperate in his habits, and is a representa- tin man of his township. 1\11'. Thomas was married in \Varwick township, Jan. I, I 8 4, to l\largaret Lee, the daughter of T. D. Lee, of \Vatford, and to this union two children were born: l\Ier- vin Rees, born Oct. 2-\., 1882, educated and reared at \Vatford, resides on the home- stead; and \Yilliam McLean. born in July, 188 7. attended high school at \Vatford. 1\TT3. Thomas died June I I. 1888, from the effects of a cold, and was buried at Bethel cemetery. GEORGE DRESSEY, one of the re- spected retired citizens of Oil Springs. Lambton County, ,,'ho has been identified with the interests of this section since 188 5, is a nati\"e of the United States. and is an honored memher of that organization known all over America, the Grand Army of the Republic. ::\11'. Dressey was born Sept. 17, 1833, at Breadport, Vermont. a son of Joseph and Catherine Griswold, but assumed the name of his adopted father in later years. The fa- ther of Mr. Dressey was born in England and after he emigrated and settled in Ver- mont. he married and resided there until he went as a soldier in the Indian war in Flor- ida, and he was in the service fourteen years. As all trace of him was finally lost, it is sup- pose(l that he was killed in some engagement and the record of his death mislaid. In 1850 Mrs. Catherine Griswold left Vermont and accompanied the family of Joseph Griswold, her father-in-law, to Toledo, Ohio, and this grandfather later went to Detroit. :\Iichigan. "'here he died. Mrs. Griswold had three children: Jo- seph, who married, died in Monroe County, Michigan, in 1857, leaving three daughters and one son, Edward, \\'ho was killed at the battle of the \Vilderness, while serving in the Civil war in the States, as a member of the 17th Michigan regiment; Daniel, the youngest, born in 1835 in Vermont, enlisted in a l\Iichigan regiment and served until wounded at Chickamauga, when he was dis- charged and is now a resident of Toledo, Ohio, and has six children,-Daniel, Charles, \\ïlliam, \\ïnnifred, Laura and Gertrude. George Dressey was the second son of his parents. After his father had enlisted for the Indian war, he was adopted by Reuben Dressev, of Vermont, and he remained in the ho;ne of Mr. Dressey and obtain d his education. until his mother removed to To- ledo in 1850, \\'hen he accompanied her, re- taining the name of his adopted father. He found employment on the farms adjacent to the citv and in factories there, where he kept bt;sy until the opening of the Ci\"il war. In answer to the first call for volunteers, he enlisted in a Virginia regiment, known as the "Old Virginia 1\1 urderers," on account of its good marksmanship. 1\1r. Dressey served through his first three months in Virginia, commanded by Col. Steadman, of Toledo, and took part in the battle at Phillipi. In September, 18GI, he re-enlisted, in the 4th l\Iichigan Inf., under Col. D. A. \Voodbury, of ::\Ionroe County, :\Iichigan, and sen'ed in the army of the Potnmac through three years. He participated in many of the most serious hattles of the ,,-aI', including: Carricksfnrd; Techanics\-ille; snen davs at the \\ïlder- ness: :\lah"ern Hill, where the gallant col- onel of the regiment \\ as killed: H:trrison's Landing-: "\ntietam : \\'as with General I3urnside's forces at Fre(lerickshurg-: the second battle of ::\lechanics\'ille: amI three days with General :\Ieade at Gettysburg, His COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD final battle before the expiration of his term of enlistment was the last battle of the \Vild- erness. Tired out with such strenuous serv- ice, the brave soldier returned to :\Iichigan in 1864, but soon after we find him again in the army, a veteran, in the 7th light artil- lery, in which he continued to serve until the close of the war. This happy event found the regiment at New Orleans, and before his discharge in August, 1865, Mr. Dressey participated in the battle at Mobile, Ala- bama. Remarkable as it is, he survind the dangers of this long sef\'ice and escaped much of the general sickness, so that he was almost never out of dIe ranks on the day of battle. He well deserves the pension ac- corded him by his own grateful country. .-\fter the end of hostilities and the settling of the country once more to peaceful pursuits, l\Ir. Dressey learned the trade of a carpenter and millwright, at which he worked in Michigan, and also engaged at lumbering at Muskegon Bay and other points. Ere long he had learned another self supporting trade, that of expert sawyer, In 1885' he came to Canada, in the interest of a lumbering firm known as the Chamber- lin Mills Company, of Brigden, Lambton County, and he continued for three years with this firm. Subsequently he came to Oil Springs where he followed, sawing until 1887. He owns a home there, as well as real estate in 1\Iichigan. In 1887 1\lr. Dressey married 1\1rs. Ellen Barnes, born in 1842, near Kiagara Falls, a daughter of Abram and Ellen (Gray) \Vhistler. They came to Canada from Penn- syh-ania and settled at Chippawa, near Ni- agara, where Mr. \Vhistler died Aug. 9, 1903. His widow still resides on their old farm in \\T elland County. Ther 1\Irs. Dressey grew to young womanhood and married George Barnes, a hlacksmith of St. Catharines. He was born in England and came to Oil Springs in 1861, where h fol- lowed his trade for many years and also en- gaged in a hotel business hefore his death, in Aug-ust, 1880. lr, and Mrs. Barnes had children as follows : John, a hotel keeper at Oil Springs; Hannah; George, of 7 61 Oil Springs, who married Annie Campbell, of Petralia; Abram, of Oil Springs; Sam- uel, Archie, l\Iary and Thomas, all of the same place. The family belongs to the Presbyterian Church. 1\lr. Dressey was always affiliated witl1 the Republican party in the United States and has supported the Conservative party in Canada. He values his membership in Butterworth Post, NO.9, G. A. R., at Cold- water, l\Iichigan, where he is held in honor by his comrades, Few private soldiers endured more of the real hardships of war than did Mr. Dressey in defending principles he believed to be right. His Grand Army connection re- calls the events of many a bloody field and deed of valor and heroism. \Vhile admir- ing the country of his adoption, and having a warm heart for the many friends he has found across the border, he can not help a patriotic pride in the land of his birth, and all the more so, because of his faithful, loyal service to her in the time of her greatest need. THOMAS KENNY, for the past twenty years a wholesale grocery dealer of Sarnia, is one of the foremost business men of that place. He is president of the Sarnia Gas & Electric Light Co" holds the same office in a Sarnia road company, and is a leading member of the Board of Trade. Possessed of marked executive ability, he manages his various enterprises with an ease that is a marvel to many of his friends. 1\lr. Kenny comes of a race of hard workers and efficient business men, His grandfather, \Villiam Kenny, was of Irish extraction, and a man of a large influence. He was born in Ireland and there spent his entire life. By his marriage there were four children: John, Thomas, Randal and l\Iaria. Thomas Kennv, father of the Thomas whose name head; this sketch, was a busi- ness man of some prominence in Ireland, his native land. During his early manhood he marrier} Tane 1\levler, who was born in Ire, land. and of this' union there were six chil, 7 62 CO IME 10RATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD dren: \Villiam. deceased; Amelia. deceased; Jane. deceased wife of James Bell; Dor- othea, now residing in Sarnia; Thomas mentioned below; and Randal, a retail grocery dealer in Sarnia. Inherent ability and a large capacity for pushing ahead crowned 111'. Kenny's efforts with success. He died in Ireland. Thomas Kenny, son of Thomas, was reared to a life of strong activity. Born in Ireland, in 1843, he there passed his youth and early manhood. In a well-ordered home he received careful rearing, and by as- sisting his father procured regular. practical training for the duties of life. Reports of good business openings in Ontario led him in 1867 to come to this country. Locating at Owen Sound, he there secured a position as clerk in a hardware store, \\ here his strict attention to business awl his winning man- ners secure(l him the esteem of both em- ployer and customers. Confident of his ability to conduct a business of his 0\\11. after two years he came to Sarnia, and there en- gaged in the grocery business, First class goods, prompt service, and square dealings won him custom. The patronage increased, and he found it necessary before long to greatly enlarge his stock of goods. \Vise financial management put the business on a solid foundation, and he continued in this line for fourteen years. Then, leaving his brother Randal, who had been connected with him, in charge of the retail house, he opened in Sarnia a wholesale grocery store, in 1883, Pushing his enterprise with the same determination and \\'ise foresight which had marked his previous business management, he succeeded far beyond his highest e),.pectations. He has been especially fortunate in having no competition in the place during all these years, and his is still the only wholesale grocery store in Sarnia. lr. Kenny has made exceptionally \vell in business. and as fast as he has accumulated money, he has invested it to good advantage. He is now a large stockholder in the Sarnia & Road Co.. and also in the Gas & Electric Light Co.. serving as president of hoth. Of the last name(l company the gas plant was established in 1883, and the electric light one in 1891. The company now has a capital of one hundred thousand dollars. In 1875 111'. Kenny married Mary Scott Haskins, who \vas born in Ireland, and they ha\'e one son: \Villiam Howard. who is engaged with his father in business. 111'. Kenny has confined his acti\ ities almost entirely to the business sphere of his city, but there his influence has been so pro- nounced that it has been felt in all circles, As a member of the Board of Trade he has been a special local po\ver. He is keenly in- terested in politics, and affiliates \\ ith the Conservatives, In all circles he is highly re- spected, amI the Episcopal Church numbers him among its most substantial members, THOT\L\S BR.\KDON, a \vell hno\\n stock fanner and land 0\\ï1er of \ V anvick township, Lambton County, \vas born in this township on Lot 1 I, Concession 5, X ortl1, June II, 1856. James Brandon, father of Thomas was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, where he \\ as reared on a farm, There he nurried Matilda McElroy, a native of the same county, and they became the parents of the following children: John, \\ ho is a practic- ing physician at .\llCaster, County of \\'ent- worth; Letitia. widow of . \dam Baird, of \Varwick to\\ï1ship; Marga 'et. deceased wife of James Campbell; .\gnes, wife of ,Alexander Karl', .of Bosanquet; \\'illiam, deceased, a farmer of \ V an\'ick to\\ nship ; James, a fanner. also deceased; Thomas; and T\Iatilda, wife of Robert Porter, of Bosanquet township, Mr. Brandon saw his family growing up around him with no prohable chances to improve their condition in that locality, and thus was led to leave Ireland and seek better opportunities across the ocean. Leaving his family behind until he had looked into con- ditions, as became a \\ ise man, he emigrated to K ew York. A short time there discour- aged him and he returned to his native land. Early in the fifties, howe\-er. he deciderl to make a second attempt, and locate in Can- C011ME IORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ada, and \\ ith his wife and six small chil- dren. set out to cross the great ocean again. The little party safely reached \VanÙck to\\ nship, Lambton County, and he located on Lot 1 I, Concession 5, on a tract of 100 acres of wild bush land. Here he set to \york to make a home in the wilderness, erecting first a small log house and a barn, and, \\-ith the hearty co-operation of his growing sons. sturdy, healthy lads. he cleared this tract and put it under cultivation. Iore land came into his possession, and when his srns started out to make homes for themseh-es he made things easy for them by aiding them in their efforts. Through contin- ued hard \\'ork and close economy he made hi" enterprises successful. In those early days \\'hen the familv first settled here, the near- est marhet on tíle east \\ as London. and on the west Sarnia: and before roads and bridges \\'ere constructed transpurtation to and fro \\ as a matter of great inconvenience. James Brandon li\'ed to the age of eighty- three years, and he was tenderly cared for hy his daughter. :\Irs, Ale'\:ander !Zarr. \\ ith whom he died in October. 1897. He \\'as laid to rest bv the side of his de\'oted wife \\-ho had prec"eded him in 1890, in the little Bethel cemetery, in '" an\'ick to\\ nship. She shared his joys and sorro\\'s for o\'er fifty years. and left behind her the memory of a good \\-i fe. a cleyoted mother and a con- sistent Christian woman. Ir. Brandon was nothing of a politician. He believed in gi\'ing support to only those men \\ ho \\ ere qualified to be leaders. irrespective of party ties, and was always ready to do his full duty as a citizen, Both he and \\'ife were \\'orthv members of the Pres!J\'terian Church. Thomas Brandon, the ubject proper of this sketch, \\as re;J.red on his father's farm and assisted in its clearing. He at- tended school \\ hen possible. but educational opportunities \\ ere \ ery different at that time in \\'ar\\-ick township in comparison to the present. He adopted farming as his life work, and before the death of his father had the \\ hole management of the home- stead in his hands, He took great interest in the place and made imprm"ements as fast ï G 3 as means permitted, and subsequently added 175 acres to the original tract and is now operating 375 acres, This makes him one of the largest land O\\ìlerS in the to\\ nship. For a number of veal's he has been exten- si\-ely engaged in - stock dealing and feed- ing. and has also been a leader in this line in \\'arwick. His methods are apprO\ell by his neighbors. and he has set an excellent e).ample by handling only good stock, \\ hich pays in the long run. :\11'. Brandon is a pleasant man to meet, quiet and unassuming in manner, yet so thoroughly instructed in all the details of agTicultur that his superior knowledge al- most confuses his \ isitor. He takes a deep interest in his home and in religious and edu- cational matters. He is a deacon in Eben- ezer C0ngregational Church of \\'arwick to\\ nship, and in 1905 had been appointed to this honorable and responsible office for the fourth time. In political life he supports the Reform ticket. and takes a very lively interest in the success of the Liberal party. During four years he filled the office of dep- uty ree\ e. an(1 as such \vas a member of the county council. Ir. Brandon is a strictly temperate man. ha\'ing tasted neither strong drink nor tobacco in his life. Ir. Brandon \\'as married Jan. 3, 18 9-1-, by Rev. James Pritchard, a minister of the Preshyterian Church, to Iary Burns, born at Ekfrid. County of :\Iicldlesex, Ont" daughter of Henry and Iary _-\nn (Rose) Burns. the fonner of \\'hom died in [9 0 3, and was buried in Bethel cemetery, \\'hile the latter makes her home with :\lrs. Brandon. :Mrs. Brandon is a lady of taste, educa- tion and refinement. one \\'ho understands the making of a delightful home. She is a deyoted member of the Congregational Church and is interested in charities and mission work. Ir. Brandon is a member of the East Lamhton Farmers' Institute and of the East Lambton .-\gTicultural society. He sho\ys an interest in all movements \\'hich promise to promote the \\'eIfare of "'arwick to\\ìlship anI! Lambton County, In every way he is a representati\ e man of this locality, 7 6 4 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD D.-\XIEL :\IORRISOX, one of the public-spirited citizens and seÌf-made men of Lambton County. residing on a farm in Enniskillen to\\"nship, Lot 29. Concession I I, is a nati\'e of Scotland, born Dec. 28, 185 I, the son of Murdock and Anna (Mc- Kay) Morrison, The parents were born in the Highlands, married there and emigrated thence to Can- ada early in 1852. l\lr. 1\Iorrison was well educated, and always followed fanning as an occupation. After a voyage of six \\"eeks on a sailing \'essel he and his family landed at Quebec and then made their way \\'est- \\"ard till they reached Oxford County, \\'here they lived on a shore farm in East Nissouri. After several years l\Ir. Morri- son purchased a home in that vicinity and lived there till his death in 1868. His \vife and family remained there for four years and then moved to Lambton County, where the sons boug-ht \\"ild land in Lot 30, Con- cession II, Enniskillen, and cleared up a farm. They put up a log house, built barns and made general improvements. and the mother spent the rest of her life in that home, passing- away April 14. 1883. 1\11'. and Mrs. Morrison \vere both consistent members of the Presbyterian Church, in \\"hich faith they had be n brought up, Of their chilclren, eal. the eldest. was born in Scotland, in I8 8; he lives on the old home- stead, unmarried. Daniel \vas the second son. John, born in Oxford County, in 18 53, gre\v up in Lambton County and \\"hen a young- man purchased a farm for himself in Enniskillen: he lived there till his death in 1900. unmarried. Alexander. born in 18 55, married 1\1iss Jeanette Steel. of Enniskillen, and li\'es on a farm in Da\\ï1 township. Jemima, born in IRS7. died at the home- stead in 1894. Thomas, born in 1859. died at home in 11arch. 188:;: he was one of the \\'ell educated and pran;ising young men of the county. Alexander C. horn in IRóI, a bachelor. li\'es on a farm he O\\'ns in En- niskillen, Lot 22, Concession R Daniel Morrison \vas educated in the district schools of Oxford County, and after going to Lambton County, was occupied on the farm there, helping make the home. Some years later he began for himself on a rented farm; his brother John \Vas his part- ner for eight years in this enterprise, but at the end of that year they ended their con- nection and Daniel bought his present prop- erty, 100 acres of wild land, Here he cleared a farm, put up good buildings and now has one of the well-cultivated farms in the township. :\11'. Morrison was married April 15, 1885, to Miss Elizabeth Cable. \\"ho was born in Sanilac County, l\Iichi- gan, in February, 1867. She \\"as the daughter of John and Harriet Cable, pio- neers of "'an\"ick township. Mr. Cable died \\"hen :Urs. :Morrison was a little girl but her mother still lives with her. The other children \vere: John, of Alpena. 1\Iich- igan, \\"here he li\'es on a farm with his wife and children; Martha, Mrs. Robert Tack- son. \\'ho li\'es at Sault Ste, l\Iarie and has six children: Catherine. widow of the late John Hurst, of Detroit, \vho has two chil- dren; Annie. deceased wife of Samuel Help, of Petralia, \\-ho left three children: and Jerusha, deceased, the second wife of Sam- uel Help. Daniel 1\lornson and his wife ha\'e no children of their O\\"n, but they have adopted a boy and girl. \Valter Johnstone and Lillian Johnstone :\10rrison, whom they took into their home \\'hen they \\-ere very young. The children were born in \Vindsor, Essex County, April 13, 1889, and in No\'ember, 1897, respecti\'ely. In their religious helief. Mr. l\lorrison and his wife are members of the Presbyte- rian Church and l\Ir. 1\10rrison has he en manager and chairman for a number of years, as he helped to found the Brooke and Enniskillen Church. Politically he has at- ways been a stanch adherent of the old Re- for"m party. taking- acti\'e part in its \\'ork and has been postmaster. besides sening as delegate to the county cOI1\'ention. He is a prominent and patriotic citizen \\"ho works to advance eVery movement for the benefit of his section. is' of exemplary character and conduct, and possesses the highest respect of his friends and neighbors. COMMEl\10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD THO:\lAS ,V. BRU\YX, a worthy rep- resentati\'e of the agricultural class in Sar- nia township, County of Lambton, ,,"here his father was an early settler, is one of the enterprising men of his county. He was born in County Duwn, Ireland, .\pril 22, I 36, vf Scotch descent. . \rthur Bro" n, his father, was born in the same county, about fifteen miles from Belfast, a son of Thomas Drown. He grew to manhood in the Emerald Isle, and there learned the trade of linen weaver, which he carried on in connection with fanning. He married Susan Bro\\ n, daughter of James Bro\\ n, and seven of their children were born in Ireland. In 18.12 accompanied by his \vife and family .\rthur Brown set sail from Belfast on the bark "Standard," for uebec, arri\'ing after a voyage of eight or nine weeks. lIe proceeded at once to Leeds township, County of :\legantic, about fifty- five miles east of Quebec, and there engaged in farming. In June, I 8 6, he took his family to Lambton County, and there settled on one hundred acres of the west half of Lot , Concession -+, Sarnia township, This tract was originally settled by one Robert Iiller, and was imprü\'ed only by a small shanty. This shanty sheltered :\lr. Brown and his family for two years, and then he built a hewed log house, "hich he later clapboarded, making it one of the best houses of its day. It was afterward de- stroyed by fire, and in its stead was erected the comfortable house that is found to-day. Besides clearing the land he burned potash, and in time added greatly to his real estate holdings, buying all of Lots -+ and 5, on Concession 5, and the west half of Lot 12, Concession 6, making in all, including the homestead, about 600 acres. In time he be- gan in the lumber business, getting out heavy timber for the Quebec trade, in which he was assisted by his older sons. Prosper- ity attended his efforts in the New \Vorld, and he died ouite well-to-do. His death oc- curred July 24, 1876, when he was se\'enty- six years of age. His wife died in June. 1882, also aged seventy-six, and hoth lie buried in Lake View cemetery in Sarnia. 7 6 5 They "ere members of Irwin :Methodist Church, which lr. B"ro\\t1 assisted in build- ing, and to which he \Vas a faithful contrib- utor. In politics he was a Grit, but he was an admirer and supporter of Sir John Mac- Donald. To Arthur Bro\\ïl and wife were born the following children: John F., a farmer in Sarnia township, who married a :\liss Parkinson; . \nn Jane, wife of Robert Miller, of Detroit; Thomas 'V.; James, de- ceased; Osborne, deceased; Alexander, un- married and on the homestead; Samuel, of California; Catherine, who died in child- hood; Miss Susan, of Sarnia; and Cath- erine, \vidow of ]01111 McDonald, of Sarnia. Thomas 'V. Brown was about six years of age when he accompanied his parents to Canada, but he remembers \vell the incidents of the voyage. The schools in Quebec, and in District Ko. I, Sarnia township, afforded him his advantages for an education. He first attended the school on the Second Line taught by Ebenezer 'Vatson. The home school was taught by a 1\11'. Dingman and Archibald Dewar, the latter afterward be- coming school inspector for the County of Huron. Our subject assisted his father in the work of clearing the homestead, ami in procuring lumber off the later purchases. On :\Iay 29, 1861, he located on the east half of Lot 4, Concession 5, of which but ff)ur or five acres had been cleared. In 1860 he had built there a comfortable frame house, a part of which is still standing, and in 1886 he erected the brick house that ranks among the best in the township. All the land has been cleared and all the improve- ments made by him. He has made careful study of all improved methods and machin- ery and has one of the most up-to-date farms in the county. In Plympton township, l\Iay 29, 1861, 1\1r. Brown was married to .Mary Brown McGregor, who was born in Lanark County, daughter of Peter and ::\Iary l\IcGregor. She died 1\lay 28, 1881, the mother of the following children: (I) John R., a barrister in British Columbia, and a member of the Provincial Parliament for Greenwood, was educated in the district schools, Sarnia Col- 7 66 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD legiate Institute, and in Toronto. He mar- ried Florence \Yhitmarsh, and has one son, Thomas \\'. (2) Peter l\IcGregor, a physi- cian at Camlachie, "as educated in Sarnia and in Tornnto 'Cni,'ersity; he married Elizabeth Cairns. (3) Arth lr, a ,-eterinary surgeon in Sarnia, married Ida Eacrett, and has IJne sun. Gordon. (4) May married \ Villiam Henderson, M. D., of Sarnia, and has a son. Stewart. (5) Frederick \Villiam is no,,' forming Maccabee lodges. In politics 1\lr. Brown is a Reformer, al- wan taking a keen interest in the party. For t,v nt'--two vears he was a member of the council as d puty reeve and ree,-e. He has always had school affairs close to his heart, and for about thirty years" as secretary and treasurer of the School Section No. I. For manv years he ,vas a prnminent figure in all InnÍ ;ffairs, and it "as not until quite re- centlv that he began gradually to retire to pri,-åte life, He is a man of unquestioned integrity, desen.ing of the esteem of the general public. ROBERT LETT, ,vho is a most highly esteemed resident of Brooke township, Lambton County, is the O\vner of a fine farm on the 13th Concession, Lot 18, He ,,-as horn at Carlton, near Ottawa, July 19, If 25, son of John and :\1aria (Saunders) Lett, na- tives of Kilkenny. Ireland. The parents of Robert Lett were mar- ried in their native country. and came tu Canada, via Quebec, in a sailing vessel tak- ing ahIJut six -;veeks to make the trip. They locate!l in Beckwith, Lanark County, in 1822. where he settled as a farmer, and here they li,'ed until 18..).6. In this year. our suh- ject located in Brooke, and purchased a farm. then all wild land. to ,vhich he hrought his father. Here 1\lr. LeU died in 1879. aged eighty-five, his wife having passed away in 18,,),5. aged forty-fi,'e. They had these chil- dren : ( I) Robert, ( 2) Thomas. born in Ireland in 1821, ,vas reared in Otta,va, ,,-here he married Jane Crage. of Ireland. and then remO\ ed to Brooke, ,,,here they lived until 1862, moving in that year to St, Chir Coun- ty. :\Iichigan. dying there in 190 0 . (3) John, born in 1829, married Iary \Yilson, of Ireland, and they no,,- reside in \ \" at ford, he heing a retired farmer of Brooke, (4-) James, born in 1831, married a Iiss De- borah Sanders of Brooke and they reside on the farm adjoining our subject's on the 13th Concession of Brooke; they ha "e these chil- dren, Hezekiah, 1\lariah, Sarah, Jane, Ber- tha, Flora and Howard. (5) Mariah, born in Otta,va in 1833, married Michael Stead- man, of Ireland, and they li,'ed some years in St. Clair County, Michigan, before re- turning to Brooke, ,,'here he was killed in 11:163, by the fall of a tree; he left one son, John, who li,-es on one of our subject's farms, and who married Sarah Searson, of Brooke, by whom he has had two children, Muriel and James. (6) Ellen, born in Ot- ta,va in 1836, is the ,vife of James Pollock, on the 13th Concession of Brooke. and has nine children, 1\lariah, Jane, John, Katie (the wife of :\Ialcomb 1IcLarty), 1\lrs. . \Iexan- der lcLain (of Brooke), Nellie, George, Rebecca and Adeline. (7) Samuel, born in September, 1838, resides with our subject at the homestead. Robert Lett was educated near Ottawa in the district schools, where he recei,-ed a fair education. \\"hen a young man he taught school in that section of the country, and in 18..).6 located in Brooke, where he purchased 200 acres of wild land. starting life as a pio- neer fanner. He made a home for himself, and has purchased adjoining lands, now 0".1- ing 450 acres in one block. most of which is cleared and improved. 1\Ir. Lett has never married. The family were formerly con- nected with the English Church, but later assIJciated themseh-es with the Methodists. Politically our subject has always suppo ted the Cunsen'ati,-e party, but has never as- pired to office, He has lived a long life, and has been permitted to see the ,,'onderful changes ,dlÏch have come to this section since his first a(h'ent here, and he takes a great in- terest in them. FR.\XK S, .-'\XDERSOX. one of the substantial and representati,-e farmers of Enniskillen township. LUl1bton County, re- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD sides on his \yell cu1ti\'ated estate, located on Concession I, Lot 13. i\Ir.. \ndersun \\"as Lorn at Frederickshurg. Ont., April la, I85ï. the son of John and Jennett (Vander- \\"atter) . \nderson, both of \\'hom \\ ere born in that place, the former in 1826 and his \\ ife in 1819, 101m Anderson was not only a member ()f ne of the old pioneer families of Canada, but \\-as also one of the most prominent and efficient men of his time. After his mar- riage he mùyed to Sheffield, where he fol- lowed farming until the year 1869, \\"hen he came tu Petrolia and engaged in farming on Concession 8, Enniskillen township, making a permanent home there. His wife died in January. 1885, he surYiying her until June. 18 93, Both \\'ere consistent members of the :\Iethodist Church, being \'ery acti\'e workers in same. J aim and Jennett An- derson had eight children: (I) William D., born in IR.J.9. married (first) Miss 1\1ay Roundhill bv \\'hom he had three children, John, Sar h ;nd ::'IIary; he married (second) 1\Iiss )'Iaggie Armstrong. \\ ho died leaving a daughter, Lulu; and he married (third) 1\1i3S May Hamilton. his present wife, and they reside in )'Ioore, where he follows farm- ini (2) .\ndrew. born in 1852, married l\Iiss Iag-gie l\IcIlwain of Lambton County, and resides in Da\\ n to\\"nship, \\-here he fol- lows farming and oil drilling. and has se\'en children. Frank. )'Iahel, i'reclerick. Andrew. Etta. John and Ethel. (3) l\Iartin, born in I 85...J., married )'Iiss Edith Graham and they Tcside in Sarnia and haye three children. Lo:e, )'Iinnie and George, (4) Sarah mar- ried \\'illiam 1\lcIl\\-ain, section foreman for the :\Iichigan Central Railroad. at Oil City, and they han seven children, Phoebe. Vio- 1et. Thomas, Kora, \\ïlliam E., Lydia and La\Hence, (5) Frank S, is the subject of this sketch. Three sons died young. Frank S. Anderson received his eady education at Addison, Ont" and later \\'as a student at Enniskillen, \\-here he grew to manhood, . \t an eady age he learned oil (IriI1ing in Petrolia, and fuI10wed this work for four years. when he engaged in farming. ï 6 7 On Jan. 4, 1881, he married ::\Iiss .\nnie Bern'. \\ ho \\'as born at Caistor. Elgin Coun- ty, :r\lay 12, 1863. and died Kov. 7" IyO...J.. the dau was born in Kew England, and (hed 111 Bngden, where she is buried. Her children were: Jennie married Charles lcFadden, a rail- road lI1an, of London, Ont" and has eleven children; \Yilliam, who lives in Seattle, \ \' ashington, married and has three chil- dren' Fannie married Frederick Yerks, su- perintendent of the street raihyay at Lorain, Ohio, and has one daughter. lr. Boswell married (second) Irs. Cleopatra (Rans- low) Durand, \Vido\\ of Rowland Durand, a well known hotel man and citizen of \ V yo- ming, where he died. Irs, Bos\\ ell is a lady of education and culture, descended from an old e\V England family. lr. and lIrs, Boswell are members of the Church of Eng- land and the Congregational Church, respec- ti\'ely, though she attends the Presbyterian. ;.Irs, Boswell was horn in Vermont, and raised there by an uncle, Re\' (;eorge \V, Ranslow, a Congregational preacher. THOl\L\S HOCSTO . In the death of this man at his residence in Sarnia, in 18 95, Lambton County lost a foremost bus- iness man and an efficient public sen'ant, and the Christian Church .one of its most stanch and substantial members. Possessed of a bright, clear intellect, and a large ca- pacity for pushing affairs, success seemed with him almost a natural gift. Determina- tion and perseverance were stamped upon his countenance, and emanated from every movement. Too deeply molded into his in- nermost character were these sterling traits to be the result of education alone-they were undoubtedly imparted to him through a long line of rugged Scotch ancestors. Born in Scotland April 20, 1820, he was the son of James Houston. James Houston, a man of marked power and energy, passed the latter years of his ac- tive and fruitful life in Lamhton County. In 18 33, deciding to cast his lot with pio- neers in a wild country, he came to Ontario, and after some prospecting procured a tract of unimpro\'ed land near Camlachie, \\'here he proceeded to make a home for himself, De- terred bv no ohstacle, but meeting the rough tasks he'fore him with his usual energy and ii O COlIl\IE:\IOR.\TI\ T E' BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD, determination, he cleared, broke and cult i- yated his land, and, in time, had as desirable a farm as any in the yicinity. Here he la- bored and continued for se\'eral years-in fact. he spent the rest of his days upon this fine, new farm he had hewn out of the stub- born Ontario "oods, dying in February, 18-1-6, He and his wife had six children: Rebecca; Susanna, who married \Villiam Hartie; Daniel, an iron manufacturer, \, ho died in Yirginia; James, of Camlachie, Ont., now the onlv survivor of the family; ì\Iar- tha. who må'rried John Da\"Ìs; and thomas. Thomas Houston passed the crucial period of youth under the influence of the conservati\'e and ele\'ating institutions of Scotland. his native land. Fond of books, and gifted with a keen, active brain, he there procured more than the ordinary education gi\"Cn boys of his day. Naturally, upon reaching the what-to-do-for-a-li\-ing period of life, his student nature turned to the pro- fession of te:tching, ,,-hich he follO\ved with marked success for se\-eral years, In 18-1- 0 , follmving his parents to Ontario, he hired out as teacher of the new school-the first one-just opened in Errol. A commanding presence and a well-trained mind won the confidence of his patrons from the start, and he continued his lahors \vith the youth of that conll11tmity for fi\'e years. So energetic was he and so zealous to further the educa- tional opportunities of girls and boys in his section that during this period he de\'oted his evenings largely to gi\'ing pri\ ate in- struction. Finally, in 18-1-6. howe\-er, decid- ing upon a change of \'ocatiun. he came to Sarnia, and hired out as manager of the George Durand general store, also receiv- ing the appointment of deputy postmaster. Performing his duties with thoroughness and c0nscientiousness. he ga\'e excellent sat- isfaction. and continued in this capacity for fi\-e years, Then. in 18-1-9. in company with the late Daniel l\Iackenzie, he opened a store in Sarnia for the sale of general merchan- 'lise. \\ï"e financial management. and a t eady art of securing patronage and gi\'ing s:ttisfaction to customers. hrought desirecl results, and he continued this business for seven ears. During this period he had been enabled to lay aside a considerahle sum, and in 183Ú, rm account of poor health, and see- ing a guod chance for an il1\'estment in real estate al.,ng the lal,e shore in Lambton County. he purchased property and mO\-ed there. Here he remainecl until IR72, look- ing after his husiness, "hich realized good interest upon his money. ;\t the end of this periud he mO\'ed to Camlachie, and there opened another general merchandise store, \"hich he conducted with his usual success for eight years. During his residence here the first postolÌÌce "as opened in the place, and. as his ð.cellent repute as a man of bus- iness and education gave him prestige among the citizens, he was made postmaster, a position ,,-hich he filled with ability for a long time in addition to carrying on his other industry. . \bout 18Ro, Ileciding to a\'ail himself of a little well-earned leisure, he clusetl out his business and returned to Sarnia, where he remained for the rest of his life. On Dec, 18. [8-1-9. 1Ir. Houston, mar- ried 1Iiss Eliza Thomas, who was born in \Yales on Oct. 29, 1827, daughter of John and Fanny (Reese) Thumas. In 1833 she came with her parents to Ontario, set- tling in Plympton township, Lambton County. and has been a resident of this county for O\-er snenty years, all of \"hich period has been passed within ten miles of her present residence; no other resident of this region has heen here as long as she. She still fondly cherishes the memory of her hus- band. and the ad\'enturous incidents in her early pioneering days. :\Irs. Houston is of a happy, cheerful disposition. a noble Chris- tian \"oman, and a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church. She and her hus- band had no children of their 0\\"11, but reared four: Re\- , James Haistie; :\J rs. Rob- ert :\Ianley. \vho is now (leceased: :\lrs. John Cook. of Owosso, :\fichigan: and Thomas Houston :\Ianlcy. of Sarnia. l\f r. Houston. throughout his long and successful life. held the confidence and re- spect of his fellow citizens. Of hi" husi- ne s career little more need be said, except C0I\1ME 10RATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD that it was characterized hy honesty and in- tegrity. In politics he ahyays e\ inced he keenest interest, and as a Reformer \\-as m- i1uential in the local affairs of his county. Both- as commissioner and magistrate he sen-ed his community yery eÆciently for 51 line time. .\s a man of strong religious l'om-ictions, he ,,-as an active and consistent memher of the Preshyterian Church. Tohn Thomas, father of 1\1rs. Houston, \\ as' born in \\' ales in I ï83, and there spent mam- years of his long amI useful life. .\t an eårly age he learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed \\ ith success for many ye'trs. In [833 he came ,,'ith his family to Ontario, and settled in Plympton township, Lambtlln County, which "as at that time a \-ast \yilderness: The incoming of settlers and the building up of the community fur- nished him plenty of \york, and he here fol- lowed his trade of nrpenter for nnny years. ::'II r. Thomas \\ as married twice. his second \yife being Fanny (Reese). By his first marriage there were three daughters, who, upon his departure for Ontario, remained in 'Yales. Bv his second marriage there were ten childre l: Tohn. Thomas. Reese, Da\-id, '\\ïlliam, Daniel. Henry, Jemima, .\nnie (who married Mark \V ellington) and Eliza (\\" ho is mentioned abO\-e). JOHX R.\IL TO)J SlIITH has, in his -capacity of tax collector for Plympton town- ship, become one of the best known men in his section of the County of Lambton. To his credit it may also be said that he has be- come popular wherever he has been called. either as an official or by his business inter- ests, and he represents the intelligent agri- cultural class which has made his locality noted among the thrifty and prosperous fanning communities of the county. Ir. Smith is a native of the County of York, On1., born Aug. 19, 1852, near \Ves- ton, and is of English ancestry and parent- age. his father Railton Smith, having been a nati\'e of Yorkshire, England. The family being in moderate circumstances he had no opportunity for receiving an education, in fact he did not learn to read until long after 77 1 he had gTO\\ n to manhood. and hard work was the rule of his life from early boyhnoll. He \yas employed on the Elmpole estate, O\med by William \\'hiting, Esq" and there grew to manhood, finally becoming a fo 'e- man on the estate. In 1851 he was marned there to Jane Ruddick, who \\ as also a n - ti\'e of Yorkshire, and a few days after then' marriage the young ,couple started fo the Xe\\- \\ orld, embdrkmg at Hull for Ll\'er- pool. where they took passage on a sailing \ es el for OueLec. 1\lr. Smith had decided that the prc;,pects in the western hemisphere \\ ere better than those in his nati\-e land, and his suhsequent experiences pro\'ed that he \\ as right: but when he arri\'ed in Canada his possessions consisted of an English sov- ereign and a fe\y articles of household fur- niture-a bed and other necessities, Coming west to Ontario, 1\1r. and 11rs, Smith first locatell in Toronto, \\-here he fot1lHI employ- ment with 11r. \Villiam Graham, who \\-as a large storekeeper, lumberman and land- O\\Ïler in the Gore of Toronto, in the County of York. 1\1r. Smith was foreman on his estate for four years, during \\-hich time, by strict economy, he had managed to lay by a little money. Encouraged by the start he had made, he resolved to commence fanning on his o\\n account, in I85G mo\.ing to the County of Kent. Locating in Orford town- ship, he rented a farm of 100 acres, which he carried on for se\'eral years, remo\-ing thence to .\ldborough to\\ïlship, County of Elgin, where he bought 200 acres on the plains. Here he built a fine frame dwelling and made other improvements, continuing to farm there until 1877, in which year he sold out and mo\-ed to the County of Lambton. He hought 200 acres on the London road, in Plympton township, half of which he oper- ated, the other half being cultivated by his son John. 1\1r. Smith devoted himself to general farming and sheep raising on that place, where he resided for ten years, at the cnd of that time selling his 100 acres to his son John. He then bought a 200-acre tract on the Line uf Enniskillen township, the orig-inal homestead of Thomas Steadman, on which he passed the remainder of his acti\'e ïï 2 COl1l\1EMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD life. In 1891 he retired from agricultural pursuits with a good competency, after a life of incessant industry, and took up his home in \\'yoming. There the remainder of his days \\ as passed in peaceful retirement, though he \vas quite acti\'e up to within a veal' of his death, \\ hich occurred :March 4, 90I, ,,-hen he ,,'as se\'enty-three years and six months old. lr. Smith led a long life 01 usefulness, and after his emigration to the Xew \Yorkl saw pioneer life in many of its phases in different parts of Ontario, doing more than the ordinary share in clearing and (!e\'eloping the country which \vas then just being opened to its present usefulness, The years brought him prusperity and happiness, and he "as able to give his growing family advantages \\ hich he had ne\'er dreamed of in his youth. .-\Il in all, he was a creditable citizen -in the different communities" here he made his home, and was respected by all \vho came to kno\\ him as a type of the sturdy, thrifty English agriculturist who makes his work count for the good of his locality as \vell as for his own profit, He was domestic in his habits, a devout member of the leth- odist Church, and a true Liberal in his poli- tical faith. always supporting the principles of that party. 11rs. Smith, who was his devoted life partner for nearly fifty years, sUf\'ived un- til .Tan. 2, 190-1-, and \\'as laid to rest beside him in \Vyoming cemetery. She had made her home in \Vyoming after 111'. Smith's death, but spent Christmas with her son Ceorge, in Plympton township, was taken sick there, and passed a\vay a ,,-eek later. She was a true Christian woman, a lo\'er of home amI family. and worked hard to give: her children a gooll home and proper train- ing, To :ðlr. and Mrs. Smith were born six children. namely: John Railton is men- tioned farther on. George is a farmer in Plympton to\mship. :.laggie died J an 13, 1877. at the age of thirteen years, Annie marrie(l Daniel Lumer, a jeweler of Samia. \Villiam resides on the homestead. Thomas 0\\ ns and operates the George G. Hartley farm, \vhich is located in the 2d Concession, in Plympton township. J uhn Railton Smith attended distnct school in Orford to\\"I1ship, County of Kent, and later was a pupil in the \Vardsville grammar school, in 1870. He was reared to farming, being trainell to clgricultural pur- suits under his father, and when his father came to the County of Lambton and bought a 200-acre tract he ga\-e his son John fifty acres, the latter buying another fifty acre!:!. He cultivated and impro\'ed this 100 acres, and in 188ï, when his father sold the home- stead, our subject bought it, selling his roo acres. He made his home on his father's old place until 1896, in which year he sold the farm and bought his present property, from John \\'heeler, Esq. This place is situated in Lot 19, 1st Concession, in Plympton to\\ì1- ship, and here for the past eight years 1\11'. Smith has been engaged in general farming and the raising of good horses, in which lat- ter line he has been interested for a number of years. He has always been fond of horses, and succeeds well in raising and training them for good ordinary service, and though he started in on a very modest scaìe he has become quite well known in this con- nection. ha\'ing turned out some fine horses for general purposes. He has captured quite a number of prizes at fairs in different part of the county, 1\1r. Smith has made a high reputation fur himself for integrity in his business trans- actions, and he \vas recognized as an accept- able candidate for public office before he was out of his t\venties. In I 76 he collected the taxes of . \Idborough to\H1.ship, County of Elgin, and the following year assessed the t o \\ì1ship. In 1898 he was appointed, by the to"ì1ship council of Plympton. as tax col- lector of the township, and he has aLly and satisfactorily performed the duties of that office e\"er since. During that time he has handled O\'er one hundred and Í\venty thou- sand dollars, the present year, 1905, collect- ing $2(Í,OOO, He has ne\'er made a seizure, more than once going down in his 0" n pocket rather than ha\"e a poor man lose his property for want of means to heep up his taxes. By straightforward methods and good judgment in the discharge of his du- COl\ß1E1\10R.\TIVE BIOGR.\PHIC\L RECORD. ties he has made his name a popular one in the to\\ïlship of his residence, and has mam- tained the high standing as a business man which he always enjoyed among his asso- ciates in private life. He is a progressi\'e man, keeping well read and abreast of the times on all questions of interest. and he is looked up to as an intelligent, representative citizen bv his fellow townsmen. In addition to his other interests ::\11'. Smith is success- fulh' engaged in the real-estate business. On ]uÌ y 7, 1879, :I\Ir. Smith \Vas united in marriage, in Plympton to\\'l1ship, with Helen Forbes, \vho \vas born in that to\\-n- ship, daughter of George and ::\Iary (Oxen- ham) F orhes, the former still a resident of Plympton township. 1\1rs. Forhes passed away in 1899, To this union have come thre children: Maggie A., Charles F. and l\lamie Violet. The daughters are still at home, ::\lrs. Smith is a woman of quiet, un- assuming manners, an excellent house- keeper, and is a kind and helpful neighbor. The entire famih' attend the Presbyterian Church at \\'yon;ing, and in his political convictions 1\Ir. Smith has always been a stanch Liberal. He is a man of excellent habits, temperate and domestic in his inclin- ations, and is most popular in his home com- munity, where he has always been ranked among the Lest citizens. ::\IRS. l\L\RY l\1cKELLAR. a resident of Concession 2, Lot 20, Brooke township, Lambton County, where she owns a fine farm, was born in Euphemia township, this County. ß1ay 20, 18.+2, daughter of Donald and Katie C lcL:tchlin) :\IcTagert. Donald and I atie l\lcTagert were old pioneers of the County of Lambton, who came from Scotland, and in 183-1- settled in a log cabin in Euphemia. Here :\11'. l\lc- Tagert cleared a farm, making a heHne, His father had died in Scotland, but his mother had come with him to Canada, and died in Euphemia, \\'here she is buried, Donald 1\lcTagert's death occurred at his home, in 1 RfJ8, and his wife passed a\\-ay in 188 9, Thev had heen married in Scotland, where the): had four children. three of \\ hom, all 7ï3 sons, died there. The other child. a daugh- ter named Flora, married Dougal l\lcTagert of Euphemia, and at her death left seven children. The other children of Donald and Katie McTagert were born in this country, and were as follows: Anna and Donald, who Ji\'e in .\lvinston; John. \vho married 1\1iss 1\1ary McKellar, of Euphemia, settled in Petrolia, where he died in 1878, being one of the wealthy oilmen of that place, and who left a family of se\'en children, all of whom reside in Canada; Katie, born in Euphemia, the wife of Duncan l\IcPhail, of Alvinston: and l\Iary, our subject. ::\lrs. :\IcKellar was educated in the schools of Euphemia, \\'here she \vas reared to \vomanhood. On Xov. 22, 1867, she was married to 1\1r. Neil ::\lcKelIar, born in l\Iosa township, l\Iiddlesex County, in 18 35, son of John and Sarah (Li\'ingston) 1.1c- Kellar, who came from Scotland to 1\1iddle- sex County, with the early pioneers. 1\11'. and l\I rs. l\IcKellar first settled in l\Iosa for some time, but after four years purchased wild land in Brooke to\\ïlShip, the farm which 1\lrs. l\IcKelIar no\\' occupies, Here they started life in the woods, living in a log house for a number of years. ::\11', l\lcKelIar died in July. 1879, lea\'ing his widow \\-ith fi\'e children, \\ hom she has carefulIy reared. In 1897 :Mrs, l\IcKellar erected a go d frame residence to replace the old one, and since the death of her husbc,nd has cleared more than half of the farm. as well as draining it and making numerous other improvements, It is now one of the \'aluable, \velI-culti\'ated properties of Brooke township. l\Ir. and 1.1rs. 1\1cKelIar had these chil- dren : ( I) Donald, born in 1868, \Vas reared on the home farm, and p sides in AI- \'inston, where he owns a grain levator and de:tls largely in grain. He also owns a farm near. \h'instt'n: he married 1.1 iss Sarah :\Ic- Dougal of Enniskillen township, and t\\-O sons ha \"e been horn to him, Stanley and Hughey. (2) Sarah, born in 187 [, is the wife of Spencer I rills, a contractor and builder of Glencoe. and has two children, Sarah :\1.. ancl Ke!l D, (3) Katie, horn in 1873, died when eIght years old, (4) John, born in ïï4 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 18ï6, is single and the manager of the home farm. {5) Flora died when three years of age. 1\1rs. :\lcKellar and her family are connected with the, Disciples Church. In politics :\lr. lIcKellar was a Reformer, as his sons are also. :\lrs. lcKellar occupies a large place in the esteem and affection of her neighbors. :;\lany of them remember. her ,yhen she be- came a widow with a family of little chil- dren depending upon her, and recall her efforts in their behalf-efforts that have been \VeIl repaid, for her sons ha,-e grO\yn up to be a credit tu the )Jarents as well as to the com- munity. They have the benefit also of in- heriting a name ,yhich their father made honorable. and few residents of Brooke to\ynship enjoy more esteem or command more respect than do the McKellar boys. GEORGE SlIITH, a well known agri- culturist of Plympton township, was born in Orford township, County of Kent, Ont., Aug. 3, 1857, son of the late Railton Smith. He attended the public schools of the town- ship, "orking with his father on the farm both in Elgin and Lambton Counties. In the latter county he worked with his father in both PI) mpton and Enniskillen town- ships. remaining under the paternal roof un- til 1890. In that year, ,yith assistance from home. he bought the James Hartley farm of 100 acres, on the township line of Plympton, Lot 18, and there for the past fourteen years he has been engaged in farming and stock raising, in which line of work he takes a deep interest. and has been prosperous from the start. He is a practical fanner, and the appearance of his home and farm bespeak thrift and taste, everything being neat and clean, Lihe other members of the family he is a stanch Liberal. but he is in no sense an office seeker. Fraternally he is a mem- ber of the K. O. T. :\1., affiliating ,yith the tent at \ \' yoming, and he has filled the office of secretary for thirteen years, He is a man of "ery genial disposition. and is re- spected bv all classes, He is noted for his strictly t mper,'lte I1dbits l11d goud citi7en- ship, and at home is a devoted father and husband. :\lr, Smith was married (first) in \\'yom- ing, to Miss Maria Black, "ho died in 1898, and is buried in \ V yoming. She "'as a mem- ber of the ,Methodist Church, By that union there were two children, Thomas and George R. In :\lay, 1900, :\1 r, Smith married Bar- bara McPhail, who was born in Enniskillen to" nship, daughter of Donald McPhail, and is a ,,-oman of intelligence and good t'lste. Both 1\1r. and 11rs. Smith attem1.the :\leth- odist Church at \\Tyoming. \VILLIAl\I B. SMITH, brother of John R. and George Smith, ,yas born in Orford to\"1- ship, County of Kent, Oct. 17, 1869. J Ie came ,,-ith his parents to PI) mpton township. County of Lambton, ,,-here he attended school on the London road. and worked at home with his father until the latter retired from fanning. Then he and his brother Thomas conducted the farm for se\ eral years. after ,yhich \\'illiam B. Smith became the 0" ner of ISO acres of the homestead, the other fifty being 0\\ neel by his bruther Thomas; it is situated in Enniskillen town- ship. 1\1 r. Smith has e,'er since been en- gaged in general farming and stock raising, also buying and selling cattle. He has made impro,'ements on the place. Like the other members of the family ,Mr. Smith is a Lib- eral in politics. He is not acti,-e in public affairs, howe,-er, being a man of domestic tastes. His temperate habits and genial manner make him respected and popular with all classes. 1\lr. Smith malTied in Enniskillen town- ship, 1\1innie E. Steadman. daughter of Thomas Steadman, a ,yell knO\\ n agricul- turist of Enniskillen township, and they ha\'e had one child. Sarah Gladys. Both Ir. and l\Irs. Smith attend the 1\letho(list Church, at \Vyoming. JA.:\IES HOSIE. :.lore than the ordin- ary human interest attaches to the liyes of those hardy pioneers \\ ho abandoned home and all the ties and advantages of ci\'ilized Ii fe to enter the unbroken forest, and there CO nIEI\10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD de\'ote an entire lifetime to the conquest of a ne\\' home. They were men of an uncom- mon type, choice representatives of a supe- rior race, to whom struggles and achieve- ment under the most adverse circumstances came as the heath of life. It was under the \\ elding of this pioneer existence that those traits of character which stand out in li\'ing light were fashioned to ennoble for the time, and for future generations to per- petuate and re\ ere. About the year 1800 in Stirlingshire, Scotland, near Glasgow, John Husie, a sturdy and fine-fib red Scotchman, died. lea\'- ing a family of young children, among whom were two sons, :\ndrew and James. James, the younger, was born in 1795, and was only fÌ\"e years of age at the time of his father's decease. That he received what in his time was regarded as a good education, is e\"inced by the fact that later in life he was one of the best educated men in the community, which largely through his o\\'n efforts was created in a distant and then unpromising- region. It was in the early thirties that J ames Hosie \vith his broth r . \ndrew, and the latter's family, sailed from Glasgow for Canada, and after a si'\: \\'eeks voyage landed at Quebec. )'Iaking their way to T 0- ronto the\' left a fe\\' days later bv \vater for their futt;re home in :\I ore to\\'I1 hip, Coun- ty of Lambton, Ont. To the eye it was a desolate region. There were no neighbors \\'ithin miles, no roads, no bridges and scarce- ly a blazed trail through the dense forests to guide their footsteps. James acquired a 600- acre tract adjoining that of his brother .-\.n- drew, but to encourage a settlement in the vicinity he later gave much of it awav, re- taining for his 0\\"11 use only a tract of 200 acres. First making a slight clearing on his land he erected a small log shanty. and as time \vould permit made sta\'es and like com- mOllities which \\ ere marketable dO\\"I1 the ri\'er. .-\lmo<:t the only industry in this ne\:' land \\ as the making of potash, \\ hich found sale at Sarnia, Detroit and other points. \\ here it could be bartered for flour, pork and other nece,;sities of life, .Tame" engaged diligently in the wnrk, anll in his trip" to iï5 Detroit he brought back with him food sup- plies for the scattered pioneers, \\ ho \\ ere gradually taking up land in the vicinity. The romance of the life of James Hosie centered in the six \\'eeks \'oyage across the <\tlantic, On the boat \\as a young girl, Jane .-\lIen Dunsmore, \dlO \\ ith the family of her father Henrv Dunsmore, a wea \'er of shawls, was emig;ating from her nati\ e to \\"11 , Paisley, to America, It was a case of love at first sight, and though James \\ as twentv-t\\ 0 years tile senior of the \ oung girl. l;e won' her heart and her pron;isc to \\ ait for him till the little cabin could he erected, and a home made in the new lanu. Because of her youth se\'eral years elapsed before James claimed his girl bride. [ler father had settled on a farm near Brampton, Peel County, and there in \\"inter time James Hosie and Jane Allen Dunsmore were mar- ried. The long journey home \vas made by horse and sleigh, anu required more than a week. The ne\\' home was a lonely spot for the young \\ ife. There \\ ere no near neigh- hors, and \voh'es and bears still infested the forest. She became homesick, and in his regard for her James Hosie took her hack to her father's home near Brampton, in the township of Chinguacousy, Peel Count), and for fi\'c years taught school at Streets\"ille, that county. Regaining courage, the couple, now with a child or t\\ 0 to gladden their home, returned to the \\ estern tract, and there James Hosie remained through his long and useful life. He \\ as a man of su- perior mental endo\\ ments, a natural mathe- matician, a close student of the Bible, a con- sistent member of the Preshyterian Church, and a man \\'ho readily assumed the full du- ties of citizenship, and ga\'e to the conulllll1ity the force and de\ otion of his character, aid- ing in the de\'elopment of the township in all ways. During the \\ïlliam Lyon Machenzie rebellion of I83i-38 he \\'as a \'olunteer in the government service, doing duty along the \\ lter front, In politics he was a stanch Refnrmer though he ne\'er sought office. He \\ as a man of the strictest integrity. an earn- est Christian, a de\"oted husband and a kind father. De'nh came pC'lcefully to him \ pril 77 G COMl\1EMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 2 I, 1882, at the age of eighty-seven years. There had been no apparent illness or suffer- ing. but ripe in years, he sunk quietly into death. His devoted wife was at the time absent from home, but his son and daughter were at his bedside during the last moments, He was laid to rest in the Burns cemetery in :\Ioore township, His widow still sur- \"ives at the old homestead, now in her eighty-eighth year, \\.here she is tenderly cared for by her son and daughter. Like her husband she has been a lifelong and de- yout member of the Presbyterian Church. To 1\1r. and 1\1rs. James Hosie were born ten children, namely: James. men- tioned below; Henry, who died at the age of Ì\veh'e years; John, \\ ho died young; Robert, who became a carpenter and died in Sarnia; :.largaret Jane, who died the wife of Duncan Callum. of 1\loore township; Elizabeth, at home: John (2), who died at the age of five years; Henry, a fanner of 1\1oore to\\ïlship; Thomas P., a fanner of 1\ {uore to\\ïlship; and l\lary, widow of J 0- seph K eedham. nu\v residing at Sarnia, The members of this family have by their thrift, industry and by honorable dealings \von for themselves a name \vorthy of respect and esteem. and a place in the annals of this fav- ored agricultural regiun of \\" estern On- tario. James He-sie, the uldest son of the late James 1 [osie. \\'as born on the homestead. His education was recei\'ell at the \Yatson school in Sarnia township, but from child- hood he \vorked hard upon the farm. \\'hen his father died he took charge of the prop- erty, and has since operated it for his mother. who lives \\'ith him, In religious matters he is a Presbyterian, and in politics a Reformer. Industrious. hard-\vorking and faithful. he is a model son and excellent farmer. Ilenry Dunsmore Hosie, second son of the bte James Hosie was born on the home farm Dec. 8, 1853, and educated in the dis- trict schools, \ fter assisting his father. he settled un Lot H). 1 [th Concession, upon a fifty-acre farm. and there spent three years. He then sold his farm. and bought the old Needham homestead of sixty-se\'en acres on the 10th Line. To this he later added fifty acres in the I I th Concession, which is nO\\" fanned by his son. Henry Hosie married Ella Keedham, daughter of \\ïlliam Need- ham, and they have t\\O children, \Villiam, \vho married Jessie 1\IcKinzie, adopted daughter of Henry \ V ellington : and Flossie. attending high school at Sarnia. In relig- ious belief Henry D, Hosie is a l\-1ethodist, and takes an active part in church work. serving as class leader and superintendent of the Sunday-school. He is a Liberal in poli- tics, and is a member of the school board, as \\ ell as secretary of the board. Fraternally. he is a member of the C. O. F. of Sarnia. and is a man widely respected, :Mr. Hosie has taken a \'ery acti\'e part in temperance work, and is well known throughout Lambton County in this connection, Thomas Hosie, son of the late James Hosie, was born :\Iay 10, I8SG, on the farm, and like the others, was educated in the dis- trict schools. After working at home until 1879. he took charge of his sister's property, knO\\ïl as the Callum place, and when }.Irs, Callum died in 188G, he cared for her family. In 1890, he bought a so-acre farm on the I I th Concession, known as the old Gnam homestead, where he has since engaged in general farming and stock raising. 11r. Hosie married :\Iary Dunsmore, daughter of Robert Dunsmore, and they ha\"e three chil- dren : N orman, Roy and Ralph. In poli- tics 1\1r. Hosie is a Liberal, and was ap- pointed postmaster of Logierait in 1903, His family attend the Presbyterian Church. Fra- ternally he is a member of the .\. O. C. \\'., of Sarnia. GEORGE l\lcIXTOSH. A.mong the prominent and well-to-do farmers of En- niskillen to\vnship, Lam],ton County. who started in life thrown upon their o\\"n re- sources and \vho succeeded through their 0\\ n efforts and strict attention to business, ma\' be mentioned the name of George :\J c'lntosh. whose fine I so-acre farm is lu- caterl on Concession Ó. Lot 30. :\1r. :\Jc1ntosh was l'orn :\1arch q, 1858, near St. Thomas, Elgin County, son COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD of Alexander and :\largery (Douglas) Mc- Intosh, early pioneers of Plympton town- ship. Alexander McIntosh was born in Scotland in 1825, but \Vas reared to man- hood in Elgin County, where he married Margery Douglas, born near St. Johns in 18 35 and early left on orphan. Coming to Plympton in 1868, they settled on Conces- sion 2, \\-here 1\Ir. l\IcIntosh made a per- manent home, After his death, in 18 9 2 , his \yife sold the home in Plympton and remO\-ed to the home of her son, Alexander, on Concession S, Enniskillen township, \\ here she resided until her death, April 15, 19 0 -J.. This \\'orthy couple were liberal sup- porters of the Presbyterian Church. Alex- ander :\IcIntosh had two brothers; George, who died in St. Thomas; and James, who dieel in London. Their father died in Elgin Countv when Alexander was a young man. To .\Iexander :.IcIntosh and his worthy wife were born ten children as follows: (I) Isabella, born in 185-J., who married \Yilliam Harrison, resides at Sault Ste. Marie, Ont" and has had five children. David A., Sarah ]., :.largery, \\ïlliam V. and Alice; (2) James, 18.=;6, who married l\Iiss La\'ina Pea- cock. of :\liddlese'\: County, resides on Con- cession 6, Enniskillen to\ynship and lIas five children, \\'illiam, John, Ettie, Emma and Henry; (3) George; (-J.) .\lexander, 1860, who married 1\liss Ellen Boscock, follows contracting and building on Lake 1\1 uske- gon, where they reside, and has the follow- ing children. George, Henry, Donald and Helen; (5) l\Iargery, 1863, who married John Francis, a foreman on the railroad at St. Thomas, and who has t\yO children, Leonard and l\Iargery; (6) John, 186 7, who died in his youth; (7) Mary, I S7 0 , who married Donald Campbell. of Conces- sion 7. Enniskillen to\ynship, and has one daughter Maggie; (R) Charlotte, 18 73, who married Burton Print, resides at Sault Ste. :.larie on the Canadian side and has three children; ( ()) \ \ïlliam. 187ó, \dlO married and li\-es at Sault Ste, l\Iarie on the American side; (T 0) Jennie, 1879, \yho re- sides with her sister. :\Irs. Camphell, of En- niskillen to\n1ship, ïï7 George McIntosh \\"as educated in the schools of Plympton and remained on his father's farm until twenty-six years of age. In 1881 he purchased the farm upon which he now resides, clearing it up from wild land and impro\"ing it until he has a fine farm. In January, 1884, 1\1r. l\IcIntosh mar- ried 1iss Sarah]. Evans, born June 18, 1862, in \Vest Williams, l\Iiddlesex County, daughter of James and Sarah Evans, \yho were early settlers of that county. 1\lr. Evans was born in Ireland in 18-J.o, \\'hile his wife is a nath"e of England. She is the daughter of John and Sarah Court, \\'ho came from England, settling in Adelaide, l\Iiddlesex County, as pioneers, and resided there until their death. 1\1r. E\"ans died in 186 9, leaving four children: John S., of .-\1- pena, Michigan; Charles .-\., a blacksmith of Forest, Lambton County; \ Villiam J., born in l\Iiddlesex County. \yho li\'es \yith his family in Arkona, Onto ; and 1\lrs. McIn- tosh. Mrs. Evans makes her home with 1\1r. and Mrs. l\IcIntosh. To George l\IcIntosh and his wife six children have been born: Alexander D., Sept. 10, 1886, a student at the Ah'inston high school; James E" in January, 1889, a student at the St. Thomas schools; George H., in August, 1892; Charles \\'., in Au- gust, 1895; William Lloyd, in May 18 9 8 ; and Sarah 1\1., in January, 19 0 3. The family take an acti\"e part in the \\'ork of the Church of God and are most highly respected members of that denomin- ation. Although never aspiring to office, :Mr. McIntosh has alwavs voted the Conser- vative ticket and is a st nch supporter of the principles of that party. \\'ILLL-\:\1 ROBERT STE\VART, one of the best kno\yn cattle breeders in \ \' estern Ontario, \yho has receh"ed a large numher of gold and sih'er medals at various e'\:hibitions throughout the Dominiun, is a nati\'e of Lambton County, and was horn in Sarnia, Oct. 14, I8ó-J., son of \Villiam and 1\1 argaret (Coutts) Stewart. William Ste\yart, grandfather of \\ïll- ïï 8 COl\e\IE110RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD iam R., spent must of his life in \LerJeen- shire, Scotland, but in his declining years came to Canada and died in Sarnia. \ Villiam Ste\\ art, son of \\ïlliam and father of \\'illiam R., was born in .\ber- deenshire, in 1829, and remained there until he \\as h\enty-eight years of age (1857), \\ hen he came to Canada, landing in Ham- ilton with only si.:-..-pence. He borrowed money from friends there, and made his way to Sarnia where he secured employment as a sawyer in the McKenzie lumber mills. He spent seventeen years there during many of \\'hich he \\orked beside Ale.:-..ander l\IcKen- zie, who later became leader of the great Liberal party and \\ as premier of the Do- minion from 1873 to 1878. In 1867 he gave up his work in the lumber mills and began fanning in .ð[oore to\\"I1ship where he bought 100 acres in Lot 16, on the 12th Line. It was rough land, but he settled down to steady hard work, and soon had his farm in a fine state of Clllti\'ation, put- ting up a good house and barn and making many improvements. In 187-1- he entered upon the business of breeding and raising cattle, and \\as the first in \Vest Lambton to introduce the Aberdeen .-\ngus cattle. His son ,vas connected \vith him and they \\ ere very successful. His life drew to a close there on his farm in July, 1901, and he was laid to rest in Burns cemetery. The character of \Villiam Stewart was one to stand almost any test; his motto was "industry, honesty and economy," and he lived up to it so faithfully that he was able to establish himself comfortably, assist his relatives and leave his family \vell pro- vided for. In politics he was a strong Lib- eral, hut ne\'er sought to hold office other than that of school trustee. He belonged to the Presh) terian Church and \\ as a founder and supporter of the Burns con- gregation, In domestic life he ,vas a good father and de\'oted husband amI fond of hi" home. He was especially strong in his views on temperance and ne\'er drank a glass of liquor during all his years in Can- ada, His wi fe, Mrs. :\largaret (Coutts) Ste\vart. was from the same part of Scot- land as he, and they were youthful lo\-er!; there. "\fter .ðlr. Stewart had gutten a start in Canada she crossed the ocean to juin him and share his fortunes, proving herself a true helpmeet. She is still living and makb her home in Sarnia; although nearly se\-en- ty-five, she is almost as acti\-e as ever. She is a Presbyterian. The children of \\ïlliam and Margaret Stewart were: John, \vho died young; Margaret, deceased, formerly a teacher; Jennie, ::\lrs. Andrew Lockhart. of Sarnia; :\lary, deceased wife of Frank Strong; \ \ illiam R.; Charles and James, who both died young; and Eliza, :\lrs. George F. :\lurray, of Moore township. \ Villiam Robert Ste\\ art was still) Ot1l1g when the family mO\'ed to :\loore to\\ nship, and he grew up there on the farm, attend- ing the district school. He worked \\ ith his father until he had learned all the details of the farming and stockraising business, and then bought a tract of 100 acres west of the homestead \\-here he settled down to mahe his own \\ ay, although he continued in partnership \\ ith his father in the raising and selling of .\berdeen \ngus cattle. \ iter his father's death he sold his own farm and returning to the homestead has been engaged there since in carrying on his father's line of business. In 1901 he met "ith a heavy loss amounting to $1500 \\ hen his barn \\ as struck by lightning and burned, together with five head of cattle, hay, grain, etc., but the building has been replaced by a plank frame barn forty-hvo by sixty-four feet, the first one of its kind in the ,vestern part of Ontario; it is fitted up with all modern im- provements, including an automatic water system. :\1r. Ste\vart keeps about thirty head of cattle per year of his -\berc1een -\n- gus breed, and they ha\'e become noted all 0\ er the Dominion. Since :\1r. Stewart began exhibiting his cattle in [893. when he won a sih'er medal at the Industrial Exhibit in Toronto, he has had entries at all the leading fairs in On- tario and has \\'on many medals. In that same year he took a sih'er medal at Ottawa. \mong his later pri7es ha\'e been a sih'er medal at :\lanitoha in 1900, a gold one at CO}.IMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Ott l\\a in 1903 and 1904, and a sih-er one at the Industrial Eè\.hibit at Toronto in 1904, In the latter year he also took one at London for the best bull and herd, whíle at \Yinnipeg, Ianitoha, he won a $IOO prize uffered hv the Carneful Stock Food Com- pany, ot" that place, for the hea\ iest calf under seven months. Ì\I r. Ste\\'art's was six months and a half old, and weighed ï70 pounds. He has also exhibited in Kingston and Petersburg and in Lambton and other cuunty fairs. taking- a number of s\\ eep- stakes, Besides his homestead, he owns a half section in Ianitoha and rents O\'er 100 acres in the Indian Resen-ation in Sarnia township, Ir. Ste\\ art is connected \\ ith a number of cattle dealers' associations, including the _ \berdeen _\ngus Breeders .\ssociation. of Chicago, and the Dominion Cattle Breeders Association in Toronto, in the latter being a director. Politically he is a supporter of the Liberal party, In religion he is a mem- ber of the Burns Presbyterian Church, and has sung in the choir for some time, He is a man of temperate habits and domestic tastes, imlustrious and honest. and is much respected and esteemed in the community. In 1892 l\Ir. Stewart was married in ::\Ioore township to Iiss l\Ienetta Young, daughter of elson Young. l\Irs. Stewart ,,-as born in Owen Sound. Ont., and there attended school, graduating from both the high school and the business college there. She also attended the Conservatory of Iusic there and recei\'ed a fine musical edu- cation, hoth vocal and instrumental. Later she \vent to the Collegiate Institute of Sar- nia secured a teacher's certificate and then taught in l\Ioore township for three years. She was. like her husband a member of Burns Church and was in its choir. Mrs. Stewart was specially skillful with her needle and her home was adorned with many pieces of her fancy \\ ork which were real ,,-Örks of art. On June 6, 1901, lrs. Ste\vart's earthly life was cut short and her remains were interred in Burns cemetery, She was the mother of two children. Flor- ence an (1 . \lbert, the latter of whom died young. ïï9 JOH)J R\RROX. Scotland has con- tributed many loyal settlers to Canada, who have brought \\ ith them the sturdy traits of that race, and who hm"e played an im- portant part in the de\'elopment of the coun- try. . \mong the prominent men of Sarnia, Lambton County, Ont., is John Barron, dealer in musical instruments and sheet music, "ho "as born at < \berdeen, Scotland, Jan, 7. 184 2 . \ \ïlliam Barron, the grandfather, was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, and there died. During his business life he follo\\ ed the trade of cooper. The children born to him were: James. \\ïlliam and Elsie. Of these children, \\'illiam was the father of Juhn; and James followed the calling of wheel- wright. \Yilliam Barron. Jr., was a cooper and found employment in this line both in .\ber- deen and in Canada, after his location here. The maiden name of his "i fe \\ as Annie Lumsdon. daughter of \\'iIliam Lumsdon, of Scotland. In 1848 the family emigrated to Canada, settling at S1. Mary's, where the father died. The mother passed a\\ ay in Forest. Lambton County. In politics \\ïll- iam Barron was a Reformer, and was \'ery consistent in his opinions. Both he and his wife were members of the Presbyterian Church. The children born to them \\-ere: Andrew, in Chicago; \\ïlliam, a photog- rapher in Port Huron; James, of London, Ont.. where he is a teacher of music in the public schools; John; Annie, wife of Robert Caldwell. of New York State; and _\lice, wife of the Rev. Frank Dodds, John Barron \vas but an infant when brought by his parents to Canada. since which time he has made this country his home. \Vhile residing at St. l\Iary's, he re- cei,'ed a very liberal education not only in his literary studies, but also in music, he making a specialty of the violin, \Vhen he had attained to sufficient years, l\Ir. Barron commencer} his husiness life as a cooper, follm\-ing that trade for ten years, At that time he remO\'ed to Sarnia. and from 1866 to 1898. he ,,'as one of the leading photog- raphers in the city, being very successful. In the meamy]lile in .\pril, 1882, :\Ir. Barron 7 80 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD had established his present business,' and in 1898, he found that the demands of the lat- ter concern were gro\\-ing so heayy as to necessitate his entire attention, and he dis- posed of his photographic interests. 1\11'. Barron has been twice married, his first wife hm'ing been Miss Catherine Ram- son. of St. l\Iary's, by whom he had the fol- lowing children: Jennie. wife of \Villiam In-in, of Port Huron; .-\nnie. \yife of Alfred Ashby. engineer on the Grand Trunk Rail- road; Ella, who married Edward \Vatson, of Sarnia, and has children. Edward and Harold. l\I1'. Barron married (second) Annie \\'hitmarsh, of Sarnia, and to this union \yere born: Dell, a trained nurse in the l\Iichael Reese Hospital, Chicago; Beatrice, in the music store with her father; Hazel, -of Detroit, studying music, and, like her father, making a specialty of the violin. M1'. Barron is a Reformer in political views, and for one year served in the council of Sarnia. In his fraternal relations he is connected with the Uasons and the K, O. T. M. The entire familv are consistent members of the l\Iethodist Church. in \\'hich they take an acti\ e part. In all relations of life Mr. Barron and his family han \\'orthily borne their part. and none in Sarnia stand higher in the estimation of the community, EDW.\RD KEX EDY, who is ac- ti\'ely engaged in the culti\'ation of the soil in Brooke township. Lambton County, ",here he 0\\ ns and operates a handsome farm on Lot 1 [. Concession 3, \\'as born in County Tipperary, Ireland, Dec. 17. 1841, son of Michael an,l Julia (Carroll) Ken- nedy, both nati\'es of the same county. Iichael Kennedy came to Canada in the forties. bringing his wife and three children. yia Quebec, on a sailing \-esse!. \\'hich took se\'en weeks to make the journey. The ship \yas the ". \rgent:' commanded hy Captain Patrick Coulson. From Ouebec the familv travelled to York State, -;yhere they li\-e l one ye:tr amI then returned to Canada. mak- ing a home at Hamilton. Here :\Ir. Ken- ned\' worked some years on the Gre'lt \Yest- ern' Rail road, and' in 185 I he located in Lambton County, settling on \\ ild land in Brooke to\\ nship, 4th Concession. His death occurred here l\Iay 26, 1882, his wife having passed away in December, 1875. Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy were consistent members of the Catholic Church. He was an ardent Reformer. To them \\ ere born: Edward; l\Iariah, born in Ireland in 1845, is the wife of James Hamilton, a prosper- ous farmer of Belle vue, Michigan, and has these children, James, \Villiam, Thomas. Jane, Julia, Sarah and Simpson; Patrick, born in Ireland in 1847, was reared in Can- ada, where he married Maggie Villon, of Euphemia, in which place he died in 1901, lea\'ing a family as follows, l\1ichael, Thomas, Frank. Bertram, l\Iary and Julia; l\Iargaret, born in 1850, is the wife of Peter VanBond, a prosperous fanner of Harwich, County of Kent, and has two children, l\Iary and Lottie; \\'illiam, horn in 1852, now a farmer in Princely, l\Iichigan, mar- ried .-\nnie Pool of Chatham. and they have children, Julia, Annie, Susan, l\Iillie, Ray, John, Charles, l\Iay and Claude; Thomas, born in 1856. a leading wooden ware mer- chant in Detroit, married l\Iiss . \nnie Dillon, of Chatham, and has children. Laura, Ger- trude, Thomas. Philip. l\Iaggie, Genevieve; l\Iichael, horn in [859, manager for the Sutherland & Innes Co., in Forest, married l\Iiss Katie Orrange, of Brooke township, daughter of Edward and :\Iargaret Orrange, and has three daughters, Irene, Catherine and l\Iargaret; and Hugh, born in 1862, residing on his father's old homestead. mar- ried Miss l\Iaggie :\Iugan. of Brooke, and has a family of t\\'o. Bertha and James. Ed\\'ard Kennedy was reared in Canada, recei\'ing his education in S1. Thomas. \\'hen eighteen years old he engaged with the Great \Vestern Railroad, as fireman. and followed railroading for ele\'en years. In 1862 he was united in marriage with :\Iiss l\Iary King. of 5t. Thomas, born in Ireland in IS-p. daughter of Christopher amI Julia (Brady) King. l\[rs. Kennelly's father died in the old country, and her mother C1.mc to Canada, dying in St. Thomas. Ir. and [rs. Kennedy Jiyed in 5t, Thomas for CO nIEl\10RATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD a short time, and he then purchased 100 acres of wild land in Bruoke township. Here the\' settled down tu agricultural pursuits, ami since that time he has added another 100 acres to his original purchase, ha\'ing 200 acres in all now, the whole being under the plow. The farm is weIl situated, the land prodl1Cti\-e, and the buildings commo- dious, modern and substantial. To i\Ir. and Irs, Kennedy ha\'e been born: :\Iich- ad, burn in 1863, died in young manhood; Christopher died in childhood; Julia, born in Iò66, is the wife of J. C. Bindner; Thomas. born in 18ïo, li\ es at the home- stead: Patrick. born in 18ï3, is a foreman in the Graphite \Yorks of Detroit; l\Iariah, born in 18ï5, died in childhood; John, born in 18ïï, married :\Iiss ^,ellie Barry, of trathroy, and they reside in Ah-inston, where he is in business, and have one son, John E,; Edward J., born in 1880, resides at home; Christopher, born in 1883, edu- cated in the A.h:inston and \Vatford high schools, and for four years a teacher in the schools of Brooke, is now a student of the Forest City Business CoIlege of Lon- don; and Ian', born in I88-J., was educated in the home séhools. In their religious affiliations Ir. anù Irs, Kennedv, as weIl as their familv, are consistent me l1bers of the Catholic Cimrch, of which 1\Ir. Kennedy is a liberal stipporter. In his political sympathies our subject has ahyays been identified with the Reform party, and although ne\'er aspiring to of- fice, has always taken a lively interest in that party's success, Ir. Kennedy's life, like that of his father, affords a good example of what men may accomplish through the force of their own energy and industry. Starting out in life a poor boy he won for himself a handsome competency and a repu- tation for honesty and integrity. His ster- ling traits of character ha\ e won him a wide circle of personal friends. SOLO'\ION HY.\TT, deceased, \yho for many years was a weIl-known farmer in Enniskillen to\\ nship, was born in Peel County, Dec. 9, 1831, the son of John and ï 81 Rachel {Ostander) Hyatt, and on buth sides. of the family came of old pioneer stock in the county. The paternal grandfather, Sulomon Hyatt, came to Peel County from England and died Soon after reaching Canada, He left three sons, James, John and Solomon, who all settled and died in Peel County. John Hyatt, \\ho \yas born in England, mar- ried and settled in Chinguacousy to\ynship, and there reared his family of tweh'e chil- dren. There were four sons, \'iz, : ] uhn, de- ceased; J ames, of Grey County; Elijah, of Tillsonburg, Ont.; and Solomon, Phoebe, the only daughter living, is Irs. George Iacalnain, of Oil City. The maternal grandparents \\ ere \ Y arneI' and Emily Os- tander, who came to Peel County from Ger- many and were pioneers in Chinguacousy township. Solomon Hyatt, the youngest child in the family, was married before reaching his majority, being united in January, 1852, to :\Iiss l\Iary .\lexander, born in Peel County, Iarch 20, 1832. She was the oldest daughter of .\lexander and :\Iary (Ken- nedy) .\lexander, who were born in Ireland, resided in County Peel till 1856, and then moved to Moore township, in its early days, and there li\'ed for many years. Their last days, however, were passed in the home of their son, William J., in EnniskiIlen. For the first three years the young couple made their home on a farm in Pt:.el County, but in 1856 they moved to Moore township and rented a farm for a few years, after which Ir. Hyatt bought \\ ild land in Concession 6, EnniskiIlen township, and eventually cleared up a large farm. In 18 9 8 he purchased fifty acres more, in the same Concession, which he and his sons cleared and on which he made his home for the few remaining years of his life. His death oc- curred there Iay I I, 190-J., and was a source of deep and lasting regret to his many friends. Ir. Hyatt was active in public affairs, a Consen-ative in his vie\ys, as are his sons also, and had fiIled a number of local positions, ha\'ing served on the school board and as road master for a num- ï 82 COMl\IEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD bel' of years. He and his wife both belonged tu the -Methodist Church. The family born to Solomon and lIary Hyatt numbered tweh"e. (I) }dexander, born in Peel County in 1853, married ::\Iiss Elsie Cameron. has three children, Arthur, John and l\Iary, and resides in Petrolia. 2) Elijah, 1855. married Miss Mary Leach, of Euphemia, li\'es in Sanilac County. Michigan. and has two sons, An- dre\\ and Robert. (3) John, 1856, married ::\Iiss Susan Clark, of Petrolia, who died in 1893. at their home in Enniskillen, Conces- sion Ó. leaying six children, Fe11\vick. \Vil- hert. <\lhert. Alfred, Dassie and Bessie. He is one of the prosperous farmers in his section. (4) David, born in EnniskilIen in 18 5 8 , married :\Iiss Phæbe Clark. of Enniskillen, has a family of ten children and lives on his farm in Dresden. Ont. (5) .-\.rchie, 1860, married l\Iary. sister of ::\Irs, David Hyatt, and li\'es in Sanilac County, Michigan, with his ten children. (6) Solomon, 1863, mar- ried ::\fiss :\lary Culberson, of Sanilac County. \vhere they lin on a farm with their three children, Ernest. Viola and Ethel. (7) Edward, 1865, married l\Iiss ,Mary Cameron. of Enniskillen, has four children, Edna, ::\Iabel, Ho\\'ard and Annie. and is en- gaged as a \vholesale merchant in Sanilac County. (8) l\Iary, 1868. the wife of \\'illiam Barnes, of Petralia, has four children. Ephraim. Pearl. \\'illiam and Bloss. (9) Elmira, 187 I, married \ Villiam Babcock. of Petrolia, an engineer in the oil fields, and has two daughters, Sophie and Ethel. (IO) Ephraim, 1873, \\'ho assisted his father till the latter's death and now has entire charge of the farm, \\-as married in Mav. 1902. to 'liss Florence Pierce. born in Brooke township, whose parents. Thomas and Eliza Pierce, hath died when she was a child. (11) Nelson died when a young man, ( 12) Sarah J. died in childhood. :\lrs, ::\Iary H \"att has also two great-grandchildren. ni'me1y: Roy, son of Elisha Hyatt; and Bessie M., daughter of John Hyatt. Solomon Hyatt was identified for man v yell's with the 'interests of l\loore and E - niskilIen townships. and was always known as a good citizen, ready to forward e\-ery m?\:ement for the progress of his region. \\ lule not always successful financialh-, his reputatiun for absolute honesty \\ as 'ne\'er st ined and he earne(l the unalloyed respect at all who knew him and had seen his strug- gle \\-ith the many difficulties of his pioneer days. Industrious and hard \\ orking. he was also charitable, kindly and generous, and his friends "ere many. ROBERT CARRUTHERS, a prosper- ous farmer of Sarnia township, Lambton County, has passed his life from early child- hood on the farm which is to-day his home, and has known all the trials and hardships of life in a new country. as \vell as the many compensations which follO\v when such ter- ritory has once been brought under cult i- \ ation, Of Scotch parentage. the boy him- self \\as born just O\'er the English border, in Cumberland. Jan, 4, 18-1-8, the family having mm-ed thither a short time previous to his birth. Francis Carruthers, the father. \vas a nati\'e of the parish of Cannobie. Dumfries- shire. Scotland, and there grew up and mar- ried. His wife was Barbara Lorraine, daughter of Walter and Ellen (Scott) Lor- raine, the former a parish school teacher for many years. Francis Carruthers ,,'as a car- penter and cabinet maker bv trade, and \\'as so employed till 1852, when he and his family set sail for Canada. For two years they li\"ed at Kingston, two more at Drant- ford. and then. in 1856, 1\11'. Carruthers bought the Sarnia property, IOO acres in Lot J 5, Concession I, and though it was midwinter he started at once for the new home, The trip was made by train from Drantford to London, and, as the railroad \\-as not completed further, in a sleigh from London on, and they were two days on the road: they suffered greatly from the se\'ere weather and during the stop at \\' am-ick the mother walked the floor all night \vith the child Robert. in her arms, in order to keep him \\-a I'm, . \lthough there were t\\ eh'e persons in the party they had hut one sleigh, and all the household effects were COMl\IEl\IORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD -8 I carried in that also. About nightfall, Jan. 2, 185ï, the family reached their new home. A. small clearing had been made. a little log cabin built "hen they bought the place, and when they arri\-ed they found the floor of the house coured with snow. But with the aid of friendly neighbors. the Simpson bo\'s, the ne\\- comers \vere soon settled and as" cmnfortahle as possible under the cir- cumstances, . \fter locating in Sarnia Francis Car- ruthers continued to follO\y his trade when- e\ er opportunity offered, and much of the early building in that region was his work. In the intelTals of such employment he labored diligently to get his land cleared and was greatly assisted in this by his eldest son. Francis Carruthers li\'ed to see his farm all under cultivation and to enjoy the fruits of his labor, pas<;ing his last years n he took an acti\'e part in the clearing and imprO\.ing of the farm; his opportunity for attending school was limited to the dull seasons. He continued to work at home as he grew up, and in time came into posses- ion of the homestead. :\1ost of the present buildings and imprO\'ements ha\'e been added since the farm became his own prop- erty. lIe has added fifty acres to the orig- inal purchase, and carries on general farm- ing \\ ith stock raising as his specialty. Dy marriage Robert Carruthers has al- lied himself with another Sarnia family of Scotch extraction. His wife's maiden name \\- l\Ir. Britney has always affiliated \yith the old Refon;} party, amI has sen"ed as one of the school trustees, He hegan life on his own resources. earning the money with \\ hich he bought his first land, and he is nnw one of the independently \yealthy fanners of the sectinn, He is greatly interested in the de- velopment of agriculture. and is highly es- teemed hy all \dIU know him for his kindlv dispnsition nd upright character. He is nnted for his scrupulous honesty and his charitahle nature. DA YID L. PURYIS, The histon' of Canada is the record of the li\'es of her'pio- neers, who through sufferings, priyations and struggles against the many obstacles which beset the \yay of the early settler, brought the land to its present state of cul- tivation, and caused cities to spring up out of the wilderness. Among the \\'ell kno\\ n pioneer families of Lambton County, may be mentioned that of Purvis, a leading rep- resentative of which is David L. Purvis of Sarnia, a retired farmer and substantial citizen. The first record David L. Pun'is has of any of his ancestors, concerns Robert Pur- vis, a nati\'e of Berwickshire, Scotland, who married Iargaret l\IcLaren, also a native of Scotland, \\'here both spent their worthy li\"es and lie buried. To their union were born three sons: Da\"id. \Villiam and Robert. the first t,,'o emigrating to the States. while the latter settle(l in Canada. selecting Sarnia township as his home. Robert Pun"is, father of Da\'id L., was born in Scotland in 1796, and was married in his native land to Jane Bell, also of Scotland. The parents came to Canada in October, 1851, bringing part of their family \\ ith them. The father died on his farm about 1862. and the mother passed away two years later, both dying finn in the faith of the Presbyterian Church, of which they were members, Politically Robert Pur- vis \\"as a member of the Reform party. The children born of this union were: Janet of Scotland, married to \Villiam Ranton; Thomas. of Scotland: Margaret. who mar- ried .\lexander Turner; David L.: Robert, a fanner of Sarnia to\\ïIship : James. of Sarnia: John. of Michigan; Euphemia. of S1. Paul. linnesota, who married Thnmas C. Johnsnn, Da\"id L. Pun'is was born in Scntlancl. Dec, 17. 1831. and was therefnre twenty years nf age \\'hen he came to Sarnia town- ship with his parcnts in 18.)1. At first after his arriyal. he assisted in clearing the home farm, hut later secured fifty acres for him- self, and by diligent labnr made of the wild land one of the finest farms in the county. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD In 1900, howe,'er, feeling that his long years of hard work entitled him to a less la- borious life, he sold the farm and retired to Sarnia, now residing in a comfortable home on the northwest corner of \Vater and Nel- son streets. On 1\Iay 6, 1858, Mr. Purvis was united in marriage with Miss 1\Iargaret Turner, and to this union hm'e been born the follow- ing family: Isabella, born Feb. 7, 1859, mar- ried John McCormick. of Port Huron, and has had children. Frederick, John, Bruce, Zoda (deceased), Robert and Isabella; Eliza Jane. born Sept. 18, I 60, married \\'illiam Iilliard. and thev hm-e one daughter, 1\lin- nie Bell: David. "born April 24. 1862, now resides in British Columbia; Robert, born Oct. -\-' 1863, married (first) Mary John- son. by whom he had one son, Charles, and (second) Minnie Greene IcCabe. who has borne him two children. Frederick and Al- len IcKinley: Alice. resides at home; \Villiam. now deceased. born Feb. 16, 1869, married Zada Prettyman, and had two sons, Ray .-\. and Allen Oscar; George, born Oct. 25, 1873. now makes his home at St. Clair; and .\lexander Roger, was born Nov. 9, 1R76, The religious faith of l\Ir. and Mrs. Pur- vis is that of the Presbyterian Church, in 'which body they are consistent members and highly esteemed workers. Like his father before him, :\Ir. Pun-is is a member of the Reform party, \V -\L TER T, TROTT, one of the most enterprising merchants and lumber manu- facturers of Enniskillen to,,-nship, Lamh- ton County, was horn on .\Iderney Island, Great Britain. March 7, 1851. and is the son of James and lary A. (Berry) Trott, both <)f ,,-hom were born in Somersetshire. Eng- land. the fonner in 1819 and the latter in 1822. The parents of \Va1ter 1', Trott were married in England, James Trott being a foreman in the employ of the English gov- ernment. The,- resided for some time on the Channel islands hut in the year IR::;7 they came to Canada. ami locating at Paris, 793 Ont" 1\1r. Trott followed bridge building on the 'Grand Trunk Railroad. He made his permanent home, howe,-er, at Bothwell, where he engaged in his trade of wagon and carriage making. His death occurred in 1871. his wife surviving him until the year 1880. This couple ,vere always connected with the Church of England and 1\1r. Trott was a prominent member of the Conserva- tive party. holding local offices of public trust in Bothwell. To them were born a family of seven children. (I) Langston J., born in Jersey Island, married (first) Miss Holmes of England. who died leaving him two children: Harry, a business man of To- ronto: and one daughter, the wife of a Rev. Smith of Michigan. He married (second) Miss Baily. of St. Thomas, by whom he had one daughter, Inez, and they resided in Oil City, where Langston J. Trott died. (2 ) Vincent J., born in Alderney Island. fore- man at Ottawa for a X e\\ York Milling Company, has one daughter, May, who re- sides in Toronto ,,-ith her parents. (3) \Val- ter T. was the third child. (4) Elizabeth, born in Alderney Island, married \\'illiam Houston, a manufacturer of Chatham, and died leaving fi,'e children, Percy, Harry, Fre(l. ì\Iary and Jennie. (5) Albert. born in Alderney Island, married 1\1iss Mary Daugherty of Toronto, ,,,here they now re- side and ha'-e three children. the oldest a son. Fred, (6) Robert. born in Bothwell in 1858. is a farmer of Orford. Kent County. (7) Daniel. born in Botlmell in 1861. su- perintendent of the Chatham Carriage \Yorks. married l\Iiss May Simpson of Bothwell and they ha'-e three children. Fred, Maggie and Mary. \\'alter T. Trott was educated in Both- ,,-ell. where he grew to manhood, \Vhen a boy he learned the trade of blacksmith, which he follO\ved for some years. contin- uing in the same business for ten years after the death of his father, hecoming a partner with his elder brother. In 1881 he sold out his interest in the carriage business and came to Oil City. where he started as a manufacturer of huhs ami spokes. also en- gaging in saw milling and purchasing the ï94 CO:\D.IEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD L. I. Parmer cooperage stock, \\ hich busi- ness he has continued up to the present time. In spite of ha,-ing been burned out six times he has rebuilt and is at present the leading merchant and manufacturer of Oil City. 1\1r. Trott also 0'\11S a fine farm comprising 240 acres on Concession 6. and keeps it well stocked with Shorthorn cattle, On Jan. 31. l ïI. Ir. Trott was mar- ried to )'Iiss Ellen Gordon, who \\-as born in Edinburgh, Scotland. in Xovember, 1852, a daughter of \Villiam Gordon, of ßuth,,-ell. To \Valter T. Trott and his \\ ifc ha'-e been born ten children. \Valter T.. born in Both\\-ell in 1873. recei,-ed a goocÌ educa- tion. married )'Iiss Della Tador of Sarnia, and they reside in Oil City. , 'here he is em- ployed as foreman for his father. They ha,-e one child, Gordon. Ida),1. born in DotI1\\-ell in 1875. is her father's b okkeeper and sales-Iadv in his business, \Villiam. born in Bothwe11 -in [8ï8, is manager of his fa- ther's farm, Ethel. born in [883. clerks in her father's store. Burton was born in 188Ci: Herbert, in 1888: Pearl, in 1892: and Elh in 1894, Alice and l\Iaggie both died in childhood. Politically. 1\Ir. Trott is a very prom- inent and enthusiastic member of the old Consen'ative party and has filled many po- sitions of trust, among them being coun- cilor of Enniskillen for one term, chairman of the school board for a number of years, director of the Agricultural Society, and a member of the board of health, Fraterna11y he is connected with the )'Iaccahee Order Xo. 17. of Oil City. Religiously the family is connected with the Presbyterian Church of Oil City, of \\ hich they are liheral sup; porters. Ir. Trott is one of the self-made men of Lambton County. who started in life. de- pendent upon his 0\\11 resources. For twen- ty-four years he has been identified with e,'erything that would acl\-ance the interests of his community ami has proved himself a most useful and faithful citizen. \Vith a steady persistence he has lahored to re- e<;tablish his manufacturing interests after his many fire losses. and has at last found ,prosperity crowning his honest and \\ ell- directed efforts. It is to his own steadfast- ness and untiring zeal that Ir. Trott 0\\ es his success. L\IERIC .\LEX \NDER VID \L. The Vidal family is one of the best kno\\ n in the history of Ontario, representatives of it holding positions of trust and responsi- bility under the go\ernment, as well as acl1ie,-ing success in ,-arious branches of cl)lnmercial activity. \ fu11 history of the Vidal family is given in the sketch of Sena- tor \Iexander Vidal, which appears else- \\ here, Emeric Alexander Vidal. Sr.. was a son of Senator Vidal. and was the second treas- urer of Lambton County. his hther ha,-ing been the first, lIe married Jane \\Tilson, and their children \vere: Emeric .\Iexander: Elizabeth, wife of George Fletcher: \\ïll- iam. deceased; and Herbert and Frell. of Sarnia, Emeric ,\Iexander Vidal. son of the late Emeric .-\Iexander, Sr,. was born in Sarnia April 25, Ú-\76. He recei\-eò his literary eùucation in the public schools of his natin city. and when old enough. learned the trade of stove fitter. at which he \\-orked for three and one-half years, after which he spent two years in British Columbia, In 18<)8, he re- turned to Sarnia. and accepted a position with the Imperial Oil Company as a tester. and in that capacity he still continues. On Oct. 25. 1899, 1r. Vidal was united in marriage ,,-ith l\Iiss )'Iinonna Frederick, daughter of Kuno Frederick. and to this union has come one son, who bears his father's name Emeric .\Iexander, born )'Iarch 23, [901. l\Irs, Vidal is a nati\'e of Sarnia, hm-ing been born in this city Oct. 18, T8R2. Politicallv 1\1r, Vidal is a Con- sen'ative. His frate;nal affiliations are with the K. O. T, ),1.. in which order he is \'ery popular, :\1r. Vidal is a young man who makes friends ,,-here\ er he goes, and is in- dustrious and energetic. \\ïth these quali- ties his success in life is assured. and he wilt nlerit it. for it \\.ill he earned hv hanl \\-ork intelligently directed. - CO_\L\IE)'IOR.-\TIVE BIOGR\PHIC\L RE(URD. GEORGE BELL. The two great indus- tries of LamLton (UlUÜy, farming and the pruduction uf oil, the latter of later de,-elup- ment, ha,-e both steadily increased in scope and ha'-e enriched many inhabitants of that sectiun, Une \\ ho has been .eminently suc- cessful in both lines is George Bell. of En- niskillen to'\ìlship, Lot 1, Concession 13, He \\as born in )'Ioore township, Jan. 19. 1859, the son of Christopher and )'Iary L \1'111- strong) Bell. Christupher Bell amI his \\ i fe \\ ere both horn in Scotland, in )'Iay. 182..}., and in 182.5, respectively. She was the daughter of parents \\ 110 came from Scnt!ancl tu Luck- port. X ew York, but before they cuuld pro- ceed farther un their \\ ay to Canada. both ,vere stricken with fe,-er and died. The daughter and four sons continued their jour- nev ancl three of the sons, Thomas. Charles an 1 Frank. lived and dieel in Canada. \Vill- iam, the olclest. returned to Scotland and spent his last years there. )'Iary married Christopher Bell. He had come to Can- ada in the early '-l-OS with two brothers: . \n- drew. who li,-es in \\'yoming; and \dam \\ ho was a pioneer of l\!oore township and died there in 1901, leaving a family. Chris- topher settled in l\Ioore township in the early days and cleared up his land, where he li,-ed at first in a log house and later put up good huildings, In 1890 he left the iarm and li,-ed with his son George for some fi,-e or six veal's. and then 1110,-ed into Sarnia, whe;e he and his wife are spending their de- clining years in retirement. They are Pres- byterians in their religion and Mr. Bell is a stanch Reformer politicalIy. ()f the children born to Christopher and )'Iary Bell. (I) Fannie. the eldest. horn in )'Ioore township in 1857, lives with her par- ents in Sarnia. unmarried, (2) George is the second child, (3) Jane, horn in 1861, married James Shaw, a farmer of :\Ioore township, anò has eight children, .\Ie'\:ander. l\Iary, Christ. Hazel. J, Grant, George. Jennie and ::\Iildred. (4) John. horn in 1863. grew up at home, married ),Iiss Ella ),Idlillen of Sarnia. and the" now reside there. with their t\\ 0 sons, Ha ry and John, ( 5) \dam, ï95 born in 1866, married ),Iiss Alice Lackey, of )'Ioore township, Ii, es on the old home- stead and has t\\'O sons, (;eorge and John, ( 6) ),Iar), born in 1 6 , is the wi fe of John ), [acIntush, of Brigden. )'Ioore to\' nship, \\ here he 0\\ ns a li,-ery and feed stable. They ha,'e t\\-o sons and two daughters, Fannie. Ettie, Christ and John. George Bell \\-as educated in the district schools of )'Ioore to\\ nship and \\ hen he grew older learned the trade of a carpenter. For twenty years he followed contracting and building, one year, 1902, being passed in that occupation in 1lanitoba. So suc- cessful \vas he that he accumulateù sufficient means to im-est extensi,ely in farm lands and his first purchase was the present home- stead, which he acquired in I 89. He added to the place a large bank harn and in 1893 built the modern brick house in which he now dwells, \\ :lere many other improve- ments appeared also. His parents made their home there after leaving their own farm, )'Ir. Bell also owns 100 acres of land in l\loore township. His oil interests are connected with his Enniskillen farm, where he has eight wells, which have furnished an ample incume for the last ten years. On l\Iarch 25. 1902. ),11'. Bell was mar- ried to ),Iiss )'Iaggie l\lcCrie. born in Ennis- killen to\\ nship in 1\[ay. 1875. Her parents were Matthew and Roxana l\lcCrie, the former a Scotchman, the latter born near Toronto. .:\Irs, Bell grew up in Lambton County and was educated in the district schools. She and her husband have two sons: _\lexander \V.. born Dec. 7, 1902; and Robert c., born Aug. 31. 1904. 1\lrs. Bell is a member of the Baptist Church, while her husband is a Presbyterian. Po- litically. 1\1r. Bell belongs to the Reform party. He is one of the able, industrious men. of the county, who started out depen- dent upon his own resources, and has now become an influential citizen, commanding the respect and esteem of all. ED\\',\RD I\TIXSO . The production of oil has prÜ\-ed to he one of the most lu- crati,'e oCC\lpation<; in Lambton County, and 79 6 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD has attracted the attention of many olJ er - ators, but none among them ha,-e had so wide and practical an experience in that field, or met ,,'ith such gratifying returns as Ed" ard I vinson, a retired oil proüucer of Enniskillen township, Concession 14, Lot 8. 1\11'. I vinson was born in Cumberland County, England, Oct, 10, 1846. His pa- rents were John and l\Iargaret (Bowman) I vinson, who ,,-ere both born in Cumberland, and remained in England, ,vhere the father died in 1883, the wife in 1886, leaving two -children. The sister, _\lary, who is the wife of Robert Burrows, a resident of Cumber- land County, England, has a fam ly of five children, James, Harry, Edward, l\Iary and _ \gnes all residents of England. Edward hinson, the only son, received a limited education 111 his native country; as his parents ,,'ere in moderate circumstances, he was obliged when a boy, to work on a farm by the month to help them along, In the year 1870 he concluded to try his fortune in a more fruitful field and came to the oil fiel(ls of Canada. ",here he worked as an en- gineer and driller in the oil district for a number of years. There he made his first start in his adopted country. and after sav- ing SOl11e money. engaged in the butchering business at 1arthaville, a village near Pe- tralia in the oil district; he continued in a successful hu ness for se"eral years and during this time he purchased real estate in Enniskillen township. on which he put down -se,-eral good producing wells, His know 1. edge of engineering and ,,-ell drilling en- abled him to superintend his own drilling and from his experience he hranched out on a larger scale until he hecame one of the successful and leading nil producers of Lambton County, He 0\\"115 his own drills. operated lw himself and sons, all of them heing expert oil drillers and producers. 1\11'. h"inson rapidly enlarged his oil pro- duction and in 1f?94 purchased 100 acres of land. his present home. as ,,-ell as 100 acres in Plympton township, where he and his sons put down a number of good producing wells. From these his income a,"eragecl $1800 a month from 1889 to 1900. for his kno\\ ledge and ability as an oil producer ha\-e no equal in that field. In 1 99 }.II'. I vinson erected one of the finest homes to be found in the county, a large brick and stone mansion, with handsome verandas around the entire house. It is all finished with hard wood, handsomely canoed, hot water heat, bathrooms, library and every modern COn- venience. He also erected two large barns and modern outbuildings Mr. Ivinson's special hobby is his stud of fine standard bred road and trotting horses, and he has three in his stables whose registered time is under 2:15 and 2:17; as a judge of fine horses, he has few equals and takes a special pride in his knowledge of the noble equine race. On Nov. II, 1873, Mr. hinson married :\Iiss Dora Taylor, who \\-as born near Kingston, in 1856, the daughter of \Villiam R. and Ellen Taylor, and granddaughter of Co1. Thomas Taylor; the latter sen-ed as a British soldier in the forts of Niagara and Toronto during the \Var of 1812, and set- tled near Kingston, ,,-here he died after rais- ing a family. His son \Villiam, Mrs. hin- son's father, came to Lambton County dur- ing the early oil e'\:citement, and engaged in the production until he ,,-as killed at one of the \\'ells in 1882. The Taylor family came of noble lineage. tracing their ancestry back to England's peerage and to famous soldiers. The Taylor coat of arms is still presen'ed in the family. ::\11'5. h"inson is the youngest of thirteen children. six of whom are still li,"- ing; her mother died at the home of one of her children in Hamilton. \ Y entworth County. in 1902, Of the Taylor family who are still li\'ing, Isabel is a maiden lady. re- siding in Canada : Iaria is the \\ ife of Ben- jamin Rothwell. of Victoria a\"enue, Hamil- ton; lary is the wife of ::\Iurray Buckbee, of Hamilton; Thomas B. lives in \Yatford, Ont" \\-here he is a jeweler and druggist of prominence: Celia is l\Irs, John Tinzie. of \\'entworth County. Edward amI Dora 1 \-inson are the pa- rents of a famih" of six children: one other son die(l in childhood, (I) Thomas, the eld- est, horn in Petralia. 18ï4. gre,,- up at the CO::\L\IEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Martha \'ille home, \\ here he learned the work of oil drilling and engineering and had charge of his father's fie1d of operation for a !lumber of years before becoming a part- ner in, the business, In [897 he engaged \\ ith an English oil company as prospector and manager of their operations in India; he went from ew York to Li verpooI. from there to )'Iarseilles, France, and to Egypt, cru%ing the Rcd Sea to the Island of Cey- lun, and to Sumatra, There he prospected for oi1 t\\ a and one-ha1f years. Returning to Canada he brought many interesting re1- ics of that wild region. among them hand- some inlaid woodwork done by the nati\'es of that country. :\1r. hinson is a young man of large experience in the oil business, and owns some fine producing wells in Lambton Countv, He married largaret X orton. of Thames\'ille. Onto (2) Edward. horn in 1877, is unmarried, at home, where he is interested \\ ith his father in the pro- duction of oil. (3) Laura ),1., born in 1880, is the wife of Philip Droupe. of Petrolia, and has one son, Edward. (4) :\Iaggie E" horn in 1884, unmarried. is at home. a young lady of culture educated at the Sarnia Col- lege. Ci) William died in childhood, (6) \ïctor. born in 1888. is a student in the home scho01s. (7) Ruby, born in 1895, is a student in the Sarnia Com'ent. In po1itica1 views the father anù sons are supporters of the Conservati\'e party, and all belong to the l\larthaville lodge of the )'Iaccahees. In religious belief the family are members of the )'lethodist Church. Edward hinson has always been knowll as one of the most public-spirited men of the region. foremost in e\'erything that would be of advantage in the community. His character is a most exemplary one, marked by a kindly, charitable disposition, and by the strictest honesty in all his deal- ings. traits that ha\"e \von for him the sin- cerest esteem of his felIow townsmen. JOH).J R. DC).JC\N. a well-known and prosperous farmer and stockman, 1iv- ing on Lot 7, Concession 7, in Moore town- ship. and one of the substantia1 men who 797 ha\ e c'\:erted their utmost energy toward the betterment and imprO\'ement of their cumml1l1itv, \vas born on Line 12, l\loore township, -County of Lambton. The Duncan family to which John R. Duncan belungs is of Scutch extraction, and was founded in Canada by James Dun- can. who \\as horn in Scotland and there married Christiana Chalmer, of the same country. In 1820 James Duncan and his \\ ife came tu Ontario, and located in Dal- huusie township, County of Lanark. where he follO\\ ed farming until 1835, when he settled on Concession I, Sarnia township, Lambton County. This was then a dense forest, but he possessed the vigor and in- dustry to clear up a fine farm and here both he and his wife died. They \vere Presbyte- rians in religious faith. Politically he was a Reformer. Their children were: John, James, anù Robert, deceased; \Vi11iam, of VanCOl1\"er, where Duncan Station was named in his honor; Andrew, of Sarnia .\lexander, of Kingston, Ont.; Joseph, of .\lberta, Northwest Territory; Isabella, 1\1rs. Ronald :\1.cCoIl; Christine, widow of Robert :\1.iIls; \gnes, widow of John S. :\Iiller: Catherine, }'1rs. Lamont, of Sarnia, Ont.; Annie, wife of S. :ì\Iiller, of Florida: Jean, Mrs. Robert Purvis, of Sarnia town- ship; and Helen, deceased. John Duncan, of the above fami1y, set- tled in Sarnia township with his parents, and when a young man bought a tract of 100 acres of bush land on Lot 7, l\Ioore township, where he erected a log house and stable, and settled in the woods to make a home by hard work. \Vith the aid of his sons as they grew up he succeeded in clear- ing up his farm, and later in making many improvements. A frame house was then put up. barns were built and the land put under cultivation. He was occupied in genera1 farming here until his death, which oc- curred on the farm. in 1874, when he was sixty-one years of age, and he was 1aid to rest in the Bunyan Cemetery, in Sarnia township. Later he was taken from there and interred in the Bear Creek cemetery, :\loore township. He \vas a member of the ï9 8 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Presbyterian Church, being elder of the Ioore line church. Politically he was a Liberal. but ne\"er sought for office, [r. Duncan ,\ as married in Dalhousie to\\ nship, Lanark County, to Janet Reid, of Scotland. Irs. Duncan pent her last years with her daughter, Mr , Buchanan, on the 2d Line of [oore to\ynship, where she (lied, Sept. 5. H)O-l-, at the age of eighty years. She was laid to rest heside her husband in Bear Creek cemetery. Like her husbane) she \\"as a member of the Presbyterian Church, and \\ as a good wi fe and mother. Ten children came to the union of John Duncan and his wi fe, as follo\\'s: James, a butcher. resides in Sarnia: John R.; Jessie, who married Douglass Bucl)anan, of Line 2, )'Ioore township: Christina, who married John l\Iorrison of Line 8, Ioore township; Thomas, ,\"110 was killed by the kick of a horse, in 1899, and is buried at Bear Creek cemetery; Robert, a fanner on Line 10, l\Ioore township: \gnes (deceased), who marrie(l Peter Smith; Isabella. who mar- ried John Elliott. and resides in Point Ed- ward: \ \ïlliam, a farmer on Line 2, Moore to\\ïlship: Iaggie, who married Alexander Shaw, of Brigden. T 01111 R. Duncan, son of Duncan, was hor;l \ug. 8. 18.-1-9, in l\Ioore township. He attended school in the to\\ïlShip of Sarnia, at the Ioore, Bunyan and Burns schools, He worked from an early age on the home farm, and remained under the paternal roof until he was t,venty-four years old, "hen he starte(l out for himself, buying fifty acres of bush land on the south line of ).Ioore to" nship. He sold it later and bought fifty acres of imprO\"ed land east of the home- stead on Lot 4, Line 12, which ,vas owned In' \y, H. Ic Iahan, count\' councilor of Plympton township, Here' he spent ten years in farming and stock raising, making imprO\"ements on the place and culti\'ating, draining and putting it into good condition. In IR84 he sold out and came to Line ï, of Moore township, buying from the Ic- Kenzie family a tract of eighty-three acres of lanel on Lot ï. most of which was bush land. I Iere he settled down to make a home for himself and family, erecting a frame dwelling house and barns, and he soon put the land under culti,"ation, and added later another fifty acre tract west of the home- stead. He operated altogether a tract of 133 acres of well-culti,"ated land, and en- gaged in cattle raising and dealing. For the past fi\'e years he has been engaged in horse raising for dri\"ing and general pur- puses. He is a lover of good horses and takes pleasure in ha\'ing a good horse around his home, He is a strong Liberal. politically, hut like his father he seeks for no office, Both he ,and his \\ ife are mem- bers of the Bear Creek Presbyterian Church, and he is a member of \\' est Lambton .\g- ricultural Society, also 1Ioore Agricultural Society, and has been president for t\yO years of the latter. He is a member of [oore Liberal Association and the Farmers Institute of \\' est Lamhton, Honest to the core l'-Ir. Duncan has proyed himself a good, hard-\\"orking man, earnest and zeal- ous for the good of his community as \\ ell as a kind and thoughtful father. }'Ir. Duncan married (first) in \pril. I8ïI. in Moore township, Maggie \V ray. daughter of \Villiam \Vray. of Line 10, Ioore to,,"nship, Three children came to them: Ethel married James Gibson, of Brig- den: \\'illiam is in Dawson City, Klondike; )'Iabel married John \V. McDonald, of Line 6, Iuore township, and has two children, l'-lildred ami Alean. l\Irs. l\Iaggie Duncan was buried in the PrO\'idence Cemetery, Line 10. of )'Ioore. [r. Duncan married (second) on Dec. 16. 1885, Elizabeth Miller, at the Miller homestead. Mrs. Elizabeth (11iHer) Dun- can ,,'as born in :\Ioore township, daughter of Iitchell and Sarah (Cassidy) Miller, hoth nati,"es of Scotland and old settlers of Moore to\\ïlship, who died in Moore town- ship and ,,"ere buried in Bear Creek ceme- ten', Irs, Duncan is a devoted wife and g-o (l mother, and is ,'ery much belO\'e(L Eig-ht children were born to them: Lloyd, Sa lie. Christina. Isabella, Clifford, Ed;la, Th0111as R0SS, all li,"ing at home, and :\lag- gie. who died in infancy. COMl\IEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD KESSUX BROTHERS. .\mong the "ealthy and successful farmers of Enniskil- len to" nship are the Kesson Brothers, who 0" n 250 acres in Concessions 6 and 7, The four brothers, all unmarried, are the sons of James and Elizabeth (Farquahrson) h..esson and "ere born in _\berdeenshire, Set Itland. James Kessun and his wife "ere both horn in Scotland, _\ug. 13, 1815, and 1819, respectinly. "ere given good educations and there married and made their first home, In I t\70 they decided to emigrate to Canada and after making the voyage to that new country, they settled down in Xorthumber- land County. 1r. Kesson purchased a farm there, on \\-hich he made general improve- ments and li,-ed for se, eral years before he sold out and rented another farm in Elgin County, After three years on that he moved again, this time to Enniskillen in 1882, and bought 250 acres of wildland, \\-hich he be- gan to clear, his sons carrying on the work after his death. 1\1rs. Kesson had died in 1878, before the family left Northumberland County, and her husband follo\\-ed her, Aug, 13, 1889, Doth ,yere devoted Presbyte- rians and actin in church work. Politi- cally :\1r. Kesson \\ as a Reformer and while ne"er an offce seeker, was active in local affairs. Se,-en children \\-ere born to James and Elizabeth Kesson, four sons amI three daughters, (I) James, born in 1852, was educated in the . \benleen schools before leaving Scotland. (2) Ellen. 185-1-, is the \\-ife of \\ïlliam .\tkinson, a Plympton farmer, and- has three children, Bessie, \\ïllie and John. (3) John, born in 1860, was attending school in Scotland \\-hen his parents came to Canada, and his education \\-as continued in X orthumberland County, ( -1-) Samuel, 1863, had begun to attend chool' in Scotland, but practically recei,-ed his entire education in this country, (S) Jane, 1865, is the wife of Le\\-is KI{ight: a prosperous Plympton farmer, and has two daughters, Clara and Bell. (6) Elizabeth, 1867, married George Bell. of Plympton township, She has since died, leaving no 7 9 family. (7) .\lexan(ler, 1868, "hose ,yhole Ii fe has been passed in Canada \\ ith the e::\.- ception of the first t\\ 0 years, \\ as educated here and has been associated \\-ith the others in their fanning operations. The brother:-- are all energetic and industrious, ha,-e cleared and improved their large land hold- ings. and are ,-ery fa nJrably klHJ\\ n all through the region. They are upright, manly men, of exemplary character and as citizens are active in fa,-or of e,-ery measure that promises to benefit the community, They are liberal supporters of their home church, the Presbyterian, and in their political affili- ations are all, Refomers. JOH A. FOWLER. The Fowler family, ,vhich is numbered among the pio- neer families of the Dominion, is of English extraction, and the records sho\\- that one Samuel Fmder, great-grandfather of Juhn . \, Fowler, a nati,-e of England, spent his entire life in that country. Among his chil- dren was a son, Abraham Fo\\ ler. a nati,-e of England, who became the grandfather of John A. Abraham Fo\\ leI' was a life long re l- dent of England, where he ,,-as engaged in farming. His son, Samuel. \\ as born 111 18 2 9. In 1850 Samuel Fowler \\as united in marriage to :\liss 1\1ary l\lounster Pottinger. Immediately after their marriage, I\lr. and ::\lrs, Fowler emigated to Ontario, locating for a short time at London, but in 1852 re- mm-ed to Sarnia, \\ here 1\1r. Fowler em- barked in the meat business with his father- in-law. Later the partnership was discon- tinued, and 1\1r. Fowler continued alone until his death in 1870. He was a member of the Church of England, in \\ hich faith he died, 1\1rs. Fowler, \\-ho still sun-iyes her husban(l, \\'as a daughter of Samuel and l\Iary ( loun:-;',ter) Pottinger, and grand- daughter of Samuel Pottinger, Sr., who passed his entire life in England. Samuel Pottinger, Jr., was born in England, and there was married. In 1850 they came to Ontario, and after a short stay at London, lccated in Sarnia, where 1\..1r. Pottinger first 800 COMI\lEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD engaged in a meat business, and later opened up and conducted a grocery establishment. He owned the property on which the Bank of Commerce now stands, and \\-as a man of means at the time of his death, although for some years prior to that e,-ent, he had li,-ed retired. His wido\\ survived him some time, They were members of the Baptist Church, To this worthy pioneer couple \\ ere born the following children: Samuel who was for some time with his father i;l business; )'Irs. Fowler; John, a re- tired banker of Hamilton; Syh-ia V., a teacher in the Collegiate Institute at Sarnia; .\nnie )'laria, wife of \V, J. Proctor, of Sar- nia. To Samuel and 1\Iary (Pottinger) Fowler ,,-ere born the following children who gre\\- to maturity: Thomas, of 1\ orth Dakota; John A,; Samuel P., of J\' ew York City; William, of St. Louis, :\lissouri; :\Iary, the wife of T. 1. Donnelly, a lawyer of Detroit; and Annie, of Sarnia. All of the above familv were born in Sarnia. John A. FO\ -ler was born Aug. 16, 1862, and received an excellent education in the public schools of Sarnia. His business life began when he entered the employ of the late \V. B, Clark as a clerk. .\fter some vears of service in that capacity, during "hich time he learned the details of his work :\1r. Fowler in conjunction with \V. B. Clark, Jr., forn ed the dry goods firm of Clark & Fowler which still continues, the house ranking a'mong the leading ones in that line in Sarnia. The methods of the firm are such as to increase business, inspire confidence and hold trade, and their success is well-merited. 1\1r. Fowler is a member of the Church of England. Fraternally he belongs to the :Masons and the Sons of Eng- land, and his political opinions make him a Conservative, LLOYD GORIKG. retired farmer of Enniskillen, was born in Lincoln County, Ont., April 6, 1836, and is of English de- scent, his grandfather and father both hav- ing been natives of England. Frederick Goring, grandfather of Lloyd, was a soldier in the British army, serving in England, and then in Canada, where he was in the Rebellion of 1837. Finally leav- ing the army, he settled down as a farmer on land in Lincoln County, which the go,-ern- ment had granted him for his military serv- ice, His tract of wild land was located near S1. Catharine's, and at the time of his death, man)' years ago, it had become a fine piece of farming property. The five sons, Har- mon, James, John, \\ïlliam and Francis, aU made their permanent homes in Canada. The three daughters were: Lucy, deceased \\.ife of John Ostander, of Lincoln County; . \nnie, deceased \\ ife of Robert Lambert, of iagara County; and Charlotte, deceased wife of Frederick Clement, of that samð county, Francis Goring, father of Lloyd, was born in Lincolnshire, England, in 1804, and his first wife, who was Miss Edith A. Mann, was born two years later in the same local- ity. He came with the rest of the family to Canada, served in the Rebellion of 1837-38, and in return received a grant very near his father's, on this large tract following farm- ing and stockraising. His deer park, wen stocked, ,vas one of the largest in the sec- tion, and he became quite wealthy before he died, on April 21, 1869. His first wife had passed away in 1844, and he chose for his second helpmeet :\liss Catherine Clemment, by whom he had five children, three of ,,,hom, as wen as the mother, are still living in Lincoln County. 1\Irs. Edith .\. (::\'lann) Goring was the mother of nine children: (I) Charlotte married John Sagur, of Eng- land, and settled in Lincoln County, dying there in 1890, leaving a family. (2) Anselm went to .\ustralia when a young man, and had become, when last heard of, a ,vealthy mine owner. (3) Annie was the wife of \\ïlliam Thomas, a resident of Burford, Ont., where she died leaving three children -Alice 1\Irs, Alonzo Perkins, of Petrolia; \Yillian , of that city, and )'1ary, :Mrs. John Brennan, of Kent County. (4) Leman re- moved to :\Iichigan when a young man, married :\-1iss Sarah Bush, of that State, and settled near Detroit, \Vhen the Civil war broke out he enlisted in a :\lichigan regi- .. - , co nIE IOR_\TI\-E BIOGR.\PHICAL RECORD. 801 ment. and \ras killed while in sen'ice in the South, He left one son, .-\nsul1, uf lichi- gan. (5) Francis Lloyd \,-as the next child. 6) Joseph, born in 1838. was married to Iiss \nnie Head. of Linculn County, muyed to Kansas, and \vas there occupied as a contract.)r and builder. \ \l1ile tlms en- gaged he fell from a scaffold and recei\-ed injuries which proYed fata1. His" ife and two children still Ii \ e in Kansas, (ï) E\'e- lyn. born in I8-J.o, marriecl the late .\aron Sih'erthorn. of Lincoln County. and still li\-es on their homestead there. with her four children. (8) Iaria, born in I8-J.3, married Sidney "-alter; they mO\'ed to Kansas, \\-here she died. leaving no family. (9) Herman, born in I8-J.5, married Iiss Sarah Gorman, of Petrolia, resided in Lon- don, and there died in 1892. He had no children. Lloyd Goring passed his boyhood in Lincoln County, where he was sent to the district schools and received a fairly good education. His first experience in the busi- ness \\ orld was as a buyer of fruit for the Iontreal markets, and he continued nine years in this line. In 1866, while still a 'oung man. he \\-ent to Petrolia during the first e'\:citement over the first oil discO\ ery, was engaged as a driller. and follo\\ ed that occupation eighteen years. \ Yhile residing in Petrolia he was married, Feb. 2-J.. Ig69, to Iiss Iartha Smoke, born in Stamford, Ont., daughter of John and Catherine Smoke, natives of Germany. They began their married life in Petrolia when there \\ ere but few houses in the place, and in time owned their home there. But in 1892 Ir. Guring sold it and hought the Enniskillen home \rhere he still lives. in Concession 9. Lot I. a tract of 100 acres, then \\-ild land, "hich has become one of the desirable farms of the county, we1l cultivated. and with a number of good buildings on it. On Iarch 29. 1892, the wife and mother whose presence and sympathy had made the home what it was. \\ as taken from this world. and Ir. Goring \\'as left with a fam- ily of eight children. the youngest only six years old: (I) . \rthur, born in 1\ O\'ember, 51 1871, died in 1899. (2) Ida I., born in June, It ï3. married Thomas Potter of Con- cession 8, Enniskillen, and has had two chil- dren. ;\ ellie and Earl, the latter deceased. (3) )'Iary, born in December, 1 75. married 0, erton Ianning, of Ioore to\\ nship, but has no family. (4) Isabella born in June, 1877, married \Yilliam Davison, li\'ed at Corunna, and died Feb. 16, 1901, leaving no family, (5) .\nson, born in Iay, 1880, assists his father on the homestead. On XO\. 25. 1903, he married Iiss Sarah E. Hallam, born in Lincolnshire, England, Iarch 3, 1882, daughter of Robert and Sarah Hallam, at present residents of En- niskillen, and has one daughter, Thelma Grace, born Sept. 18, I90-J.. (6) Emma A.; burn in X o\'ember, IRRI, \\ as married June 14, 19 0 5, to Iuses B. Hallam, \\ hu was born in Lincolnshire, England, Dec. 26, 1879. (7) William C. born in 1883. and (8) Edith .\., horn in .\pril, 1886. Ii, e at home. The religious belief professed by Ir. Goring is that of the Church of England, to which his \\ ife also belonged. In politics he always votes with the Con.sen'atiYe party, but has never desired to hold office, although he is a good citizen, awake to public inter- ests and ready to help fOf\\-ard any moye- ment that \\,ill benefit the community. For oyer forty years he has been a Iason, and is connected \\ ith the local lodge in Pe- trolia. 1Ir. Goring's beginning in life \\ as a humble one, but from working by the day he has steadily and persistently a(h'ance(l until he is now a prosperous farmer and landowner. He is manly, conscientious and upright, and has the thorough esteem of all who know him. E IERY CLE11EXS. the popular post- master of \Vilson Croft. is a prosperous farmer, and public-spirited citizen of Ennis- kinen. He is one of the leading agricul- turists of the township. whose opinion amI ad\.ice is much sought and highly yalued, Grandfather Jesse Clemens came to Can- aria from Pennsyh'ania, after the Reyolu- tion. and was one of the pioneers in the set- 802 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD dement of \Vaterloo County, ,,-here he died. His eldest son, Abram :\1., married :\lary. daughter of Christopher Rosenberger, who came from Germanv to Pennsvlvania. and later moved to Cana"da. The other children of Jesse Clemens "ere Henry, Jacob, David and Hetty. Jacob Clemens still lives in Forest, Lambton County; Hetty is the widow of Solomon Bechtel, of \\'aterloo. .-\bram ::\1. Clemens, father of Emery, was born in 1819, gre,v up in \Vaterloo County, and there married. He remained in that county until 1863. when he brought his family to Forest. Lambton County, and cleared a farm. making a home where he still li,'es, at the good old age of eighty-six. His wife. ,,-ho "as born in 1826. is also enjoying a hale old age in her own home. They are both members of the :\lethodist Church, "hich they helped to establish. Their chil- dren were as fo]]O\,-s: (I) Sarah, deceased, "ho married .\1 fred Simpson. and lived at the old \Yaterloo homestead; (2) Hannah, deceased, born in \YaterIoo, who married \VilIiam Smith, li,-ed in Bosa11l]uet, Lamb- ton County, and left three children. Alfred" Samuel and Jessie; (3) X ancy, who is un- married, and li'ing at the old home in Bo- sanquet, where she cares for her aged par- rents; (4) Lydia, born in \ Vaterloo County, ,,-ho married E, \Y. Sexsmith, lives in Brit- ish Columbia. and "hose children are Lena, Han'ey, .Maud, Hazel and Veda; (5) ElIen, horn in Lambton County, who married Her- hert Rawlings. lives in Lambton County, and "hose children are \Valter, Lloyd, Hilda and Austin; (6) John H., born in Lambton County, and living on the old homestead, \\ ho married Sophie Earnest, of \VaterIoo County. and whose children are Arthur. Ernest. John. Ida, Elsie, lIary. \ïo- let amI Dora: (7) Emery Clemens, who is mentioned helow. Emery Clemens was born in \VaterIoo County June IS. 1859, but received most of his education in the schools of Lambton County. In September, 1881. he married Catherine A.. only daughter of George -\- German, one of the pioneers of Lambton County, where his daughter grew up and \\ as educated. F or four veal'S after their marriage :\1r. and 1\1rs. éIemens lived on the f10me farm in Dosanquet. then rented a farm near Petrolia, "here they li,-ed three years. In 1889 :\1r. Clemens bought fifty acre of his present farm. ,,"hich ,,-as partly imprO\-ed. lIe cleared the land and de'-el- oped it into a fine farm, and in 1903 bought fifty acres adjuining, which he has also improved and hrought under ClIIti,'ation, thus making one of the fine farms of the localit\'. Tl e children of :\1r. and J.\Irs, Clemens are as fnllo,,'s: Gertrude, born in February, 1883. ,,'ho is at home; Roy, born in 1886; Harry. born in 1888; Edna. born in 1891; Pearl, born in 1895; and Clifford. born in 1899. The younger children are all in school, where they are bright and promising stmIents: the girls of the family are espe- cialIy proficient in music. The family are memhers of the :\letho- dist Church, vhere :\11'. Clemens has been secretary of the Sunday-school. and one of ItS faithful teachers for fifteen Years. In politics he belongs to the Reform .party, but has never cared for office. In July, 1902, he received the appointment as postmaster at \\Ilson Croft, and has the office in his a" n home. He is also contractor for the mail route between his office and Petralia. .Fraternally he belongs to the Order of Chosen Friends at Enniskillen. No. 40S. :\11', Clemens undertook the responsibil- ities of life early, as he began managing his father's farm at the age of fifteen, owing to the poor health of the latter. He became the virtual head of the family. and was a man in e....perience and care when the ma- jority are yet careless boys. He has become one of the foremost agriculturists of Ennis- kilIen. keeps posted on all the newest amI best methods, and makes use of these in carrying on his own farm. He takes an ac- ti,'e part in the Farmer's Institute, his motto being "ne,-er too old to learn." He is one ,,,ho ahvays looks on the hright side. and 11(' has a reputation for discrimination amI sound good sense in all relations of life and business, He tahes an acti,'e part in all COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD matters of public interest, and is a man of e'\.emplary character in e\'ery respect. He and his noble \dfe are bringing up a family who \\"ill be a credit to them and tu the COIll- munity in which they liye. D_,\\-ID L\ TTHE\V JOHKSTOX. .-\mong the prominent men of :\loore tm\ n- ship who haye the interests of the conUllun- itv at heart, mav be mentioned David lat- tlîew Johnston, d1O, for the past four years, has been a member of the :\loore to\nlship board of councilmen. :\11'. Johnston's birth occurred Feb. 5, I 86-J., in larysville, 1Iich- Igan. The forefather of this branch of the Johnston family came from Ireland, where Robert Johnston, grandfather of David ::\1.. \\as born in I8II, in County Tyrone, His father, who was also named Robert. was and Robert. in H)02. Religiously this family are connected with the Presbyterian Church. of which thev are liheral supporters. A.lthoug-h his father had heen identified with the C onser- yative party and had held the office of county hailiff of Lamhton County for a numher of years, Duncan \\T anI favors the Reform party. 1\lr. \Yard is one of the g-ood citizens of Enniskillen to\\ nship ami has a host of friends, He is highly esteemed by all who know him. HEXRY :\IcGeRK is one of the self- made citizens of whom :\Ioore township has so many. nd of whom she is so proud. Be:.. ginning life with little to aid him and with a capit;JI consisting onlv of strength, both pln'sica! and moral. he "has bv his honest toil achie\ ed success in a material \\ ay, and by 822 COMMEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD his-integrity amI de,'otiun to principle com- manded the admiration - and regard of the cIJmmunity, I Ie is a native of Ireland, born near Belfast, County Down, in 1831. The 1\lcGurk family was originally of Scotland stock, but for generations lived in Jreland, where James 1\IcGurk, father of Hcnry, was born and lived for many years. He was born in County Down, and \\ as a farmer there 011 land rented from the lar- IJuis of Blackwood. He married 1\liss Eliz- aheth Olifer, of the same county, and they hecame the parents of five children, viz.: Robert, who died in 1\loore township: Eliz- abeth, who also died there, unmarried; John, deceased; Sarah, who married Samuel Smith. of Sarnia; and Henry. In 1852. ),11'. l\TcGurk and his wife and family. all grown, sailed from Belfast on the "John TInl!." and in six weeks landed in Quebec, \\'hence they went to Hamilton. There they procured a team and \\-agon and "ith that conveyance traveled to :\loore to\\"l1ship. lo- cating on a tract of land in Concession 9. James l\IcGurk spent the rest of his life there, engaged iJ1 farming, and in his de- clining years \vas cared for hy his son ITenrv. His death occurred in I8R2. at the age f eighty-four, and he was buried in Bear Creek cemetery, where his wife was laid beside him four years later. aged eigh- ty-two. They were consistent members of the Presbyterian Church. Politically. 1\11'. l\TcGurk was a Conservative. but not spe- cially active. He and his \\ ife were good Christian people, and much respected by their neighbors. Henry McGurk was educjlted in the par- ish school in his native place, and worked on the farm with his father until they left Ire- land, He was then twenty-one. and on reaching Lambton County. which in those days was almost a wilderness with few set- tlers, he continued to work with his father. lIe made potash, which was sold in Sarnia to Da,'irl )'lcKenzie, and cord wood and oak sta"es from his timher. selling them to Coi. Fisher. at that time in the mercantile husi- ness on the St. Clair river. He dirl much hard work, but reaped his reward in time, having now a well-cultivated farm \\ ith good barns and a handsome brick d\\elling erected in 1882. He has added many im- provements to his farm and at one time also owned the loo-acre tract belonging to his brother Robert. This he sold to 1\11'. Gar- rett, and bought instead another 100 acres east of the homestead so that he is now oper- ating 200 acres. He deals in Short 110m Durhams, and was one of the first men in the township to raise them. He has heen quite extensively engaged in the business for a number of years. as well as in sheep raising, dealing principally in Shropshire sheep. He has been uni formly succcssful in his undertakings, and has accumulated a good property. 1\1r. McGurk takes an intelligent interest in affairs of the day. and while a Conserva- ti,'e in his princip{es. takes an independent stand in local matters, Hc was elected a mcmber of the 1\loore township council in I (), and sen'ed for six years. showing himself a careful guardian of the intercsts of the tax pavers, while for many veal'S he W;JS one of the school trustees. \ \'ith his interests in the stockraising and agricultural lines, he is naturally a memher of kindred associations, belonging to the Dominion. of Canada Short Horn Breeders' i \ssociation, in Toronto, and to both the 1\1oore tIJ\\ï1ship and \Vest Lamhton \gricultural Societies, in the former of which he was president at various times. and in the latter a director. Religiously he is a Presbyterian amI was one of the founders of the Knox Church in Concession 9. which he has ever since sup- ported generously. His charity is well known. anrl he is not only much respected hut w;Jrmly likeri. He is a man of temper- ate habits, to whom drinking is no tempta- tion, is quiet in temperament and of domes- tic tastes, although he has ne,-er married. JOlIN H. SUITH, one of the leading hrmers of Enniskillen township. Lamhton County, owns a fine farm of 12; acres on Conce sion 2, Lot" 29 anrl 30. ,d ich he has improverl with attracti,-e IJt1ildings of mod- ern architecture and substantial character. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD :Mr. Smith was Lorn Jan. 23, IS54, in Ade- laide township, Middlesex County, son of John and Flora (l\IcXeil) Smith, natives of . \rgyllshire, Scotland. John, the father of John H. Smith, is the son of John, who came to liddlese'{ County in IS-\.O, settling in Adelaide town- ship, where he died. .\fter his death, John, the father of our subject, settled at the old homestead. He married Flora lcNeil, who also comes of pioneer ancestry, and five chil- dren were born to this union: Daniel, Lorn in IS-\.2 in 1Iiddlesex County, who married 11iss Selestia Bates, of East \\'illiams, and resides in :\Iichigan, where he follows car- pentering and farming, and has a family of even children: Daniel, \\'illiam, Sarah, ,l\1ary, John, George and Roy; l\lary, born in l\liddIcsex County, in 18-\,4, who marriecl James Jones, a farmer of Port La Prairie, l\lan., and has seven children, John, Belle, Yerill, Grace, Ollie, \ Vinnie and one other; l\laggie, born in 1850, who married Hugh Coyle, of Philadelphia, residing for some time in Chicago, but now li,'ing in Ennis- killen township, where he follows fanning; Flora, born in 1857, who died young; and John H. John Smith, the father, was a Conservative in politics, although he never aspired to public office and he and his wife were consistent members of the Presbyterian Church, His death occurred in 187-\., his wife surviving until 1896. John H. Smith grew to manhood in Ade- laide, where he received a district school edu- cation and remained at the old homestead until of age. At the death of his father he became manager of the old honle. In 1882 1\1r. Smith married 1\1iss Ellen Graham, who was born in 1859 in :!\liddlesex County, a daughter of Donald and Ellen Graham, one of the County's pioneer Scotch families. ::\lr. Smith remained on the old homestead un- til after the death of his wife in 1887, when he remO\'ed to Enniskillen township in 1888, anel purchased a farm on Lot 31, erectecl a house and made general improvements, liv- ing there until 1897, when he sold, and pur- chased his present fine 125 acre farm, which he has since imprO\'ed in enry way. The 82 3 children born to John H. anù Ellen SI],.1ith \\ ere: Lillie May, who ùied when six years of age; ::\lary B., born June 23, IS85, who was educated in the schools ot Enl11skillen to\\ nship, and has had charge of her, father's home since she was twelve years old; and John, born in Middlesex County in 188 7, who still resides at the old homestead. In religion lr. Smith has adhered to the Presbyterian faith, being an acti,'e member of this denomination, hulding the office of elder in the Inwood Presbyterian Church. Politically, :\1r. Smith's suppurt is given to the Conservative party, and he has very ac- ceptaùly filled the position of school trustee for Enniskillen township. Fraternally he ùelongs to the Order of Good Templars, of which he is a popular member. Mr. Smith is very well known through- out Lambton County, and justly bears the reputation which a long life of integrity and public usefulness has given him. The ap- preciation shown him by his fellow citizens is grateful to him, as it is to anyone who has done his full duty. As an active sup- porter of educational and religiuus move- ments, he is universally esteemed and can be named with truth as one of Enniskillen's representative men. JOHX BL\CK, one of the prosperous farmers of Brooke township, Lambton County, residing on his fine well-imprO\"ed farm situated on Lot 22, Concession 3, was born on his present farm in 18-\,7, son of John and Kancy (McDougal) DIack, who emigrated from Scotland to Brooke town- ship at a very early day, settling along the ri,"er. Here they macle a home from the \\"ild land, being among the very earliest set- tlers of that township, l\lr. Black died when about fifty years old, his son, our suh- ject being at that time only a hoy. Mrs. Black passed away in 1872. The parents of our suhject had these children: Archie died when a young man: :\'laggie, deceased, was the wife of \V. H. Haut. deceased, of Chicago, and hacl one son, John, of Chicago; Effie, deceased, was the wife of Benjamin Couk, who lived and died in l'\ew Mexico, 8 2 4 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD and at her death she left a family of five children; Duncan, born in Scotland, is a miner of Idaho; Belle is the widow of John :ì\IcPhail, of Alvinston; Sarah is the wife of Peter Campbell, of Bad Axe, l\Iichigan, and has a family; :\lary is the wife of John Curry of Manitoba; Nancy is the wife of John McKinzie, ,,-ho lives in . \h'inston; and John. J 01111 Black was reared to manhood in Brooke township. On the death of his father he was left at the homestead with his mothe , the others going out to earn their own way. He cleared up 100 acres of the farm, and since that time has added by pur- chase to the original tract, now owning and operating 250 acres. He erected a fine resi- dence, commodious barn, substantial out- buildings and made general improvements, which have made his farm one of the finest in Bruoke township. In 1873 Mr. mack married J\Iiss l\Iary Pattinson, born in Brooke, daughter of Joseph Pattinson, a na- tive of England. To Mr. and Mrs. Dlack have been born: Lizzie, deceased; Annie, who died in childhood; Nellie, the pride of the home, and a young lady of promise, who was killed, in June, 1904, at the age of six- teen, by a runaway team; John \,' born in J 875, residing at home; l\Iinnie, born in 1879, at home; Joseph E., born in 188-\., also at home; Duncan, born in 1886 and Cassie, horn in 1893, the latter of whom is a student of the schools. Religiously J\Ir. Black is connected with the Presbyterian Church. Politically he has always supported the Re- form party. Mr. Dlack is a very successful farmer and stock raiser, and is generally considered one of the most practical and pro- gr ssi\'e business men of the community. He is noted for his industry and honesty, and is one who deserves the name of a first class citizen. THO:\IAS ACTON. Enniskillen to\\"11- ship is fortunate in ha\'ing many puhlic- spirited citizens who are keenly alive to everything of real value to the community, and who gi\'e their time and service to its advancement. One of the younger men who has already prO\'ed himself of this class and has won the complete confidence of his fellow townsmen by his efhcient conduct in office, is Thomas Acton, a farmer and stock dealer in Concession I I, Lot 25. He wa5 horn in \\'arwick township, Aug. 7, 1867, to Richard and Sarah (Saunders) Acton. The paternal grandfather, \Villiam .\c- ton, a shoemaker by trade, came from Ire- land to Toronto, where he remained for the rest of his life. He left children as follows: John, deceased, one of the leading shoe mer- chants of Toronto and the father of twelve children, all living; \ViIliam, a rehred fanner of .\lvinston, Lambton County, and the father of a family; James, who li\'es with his family on a farm in \Varwick to\\ nship; Richard; Eliza, 1\Irs. Andrew Lucas, of Brooke tuwnship; and 1Iary ,A., (leceased wife of R. D. Corestine, of Brúoke township. Richard Acton was born in the South of Ireland in 1830, and his wife, Sarah Saunders, was a Canadian, although of Irish parentage. The father received his early education in Ireland and also attended school in Toronto. He learned the shoe-making trade and followed it to some extent, but in 1850 came to Lambton County, purchased wild land and entered upon his lifelong ca- reer as a farmer, still residing on this old homestead in \Varwick township. His first wife died many years ago, in 186g, leaving him with fi\'e children. Later he was mar- ried again, to l\Irs. Eliza Knowles, of Lamb- ton County. To this union there was no issue. (I) Joseph, 1\11'. Acton's oldest son, was born in Lambton County, and there married 11iss Effie Fisher, of Brooke town- ship, where they now reside. lIe has cleared a farm from bush land and there brought up his family. The children are: Sarah; Archie, a teacher in the public schools; Basil; and Effie J. (2) William J.. born in 1860, married l\Iiss Fannie J. LÜcas, of Brooke township and has six children, Gordon, Sarah, Richard, John. Alfred and Victor. He lives on his father's old homestead, where his wife died in July, 19 00 . (3) 11ary, 1863, is the wife of George Boddy, of Port Huron, l\Iichigan, and has three sons, Howard, Ernest and Frederick. (4) CO:\IMEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ::\Iartha. 1865, married _\ngus Fisher, of Brooke township. Their family consists of Lizzie, .-\rchie, Richard, ::\lyrtle, Jennie, Grace, Russell and Kenneth. (5) Thomas is the youngest. Thomas _\cton \\ as educated in the dis- trict schools of \\-arwick township and re- mained at home till I 2. He then bought the place where he now lins, then \\-ild land, built a log huuse and li\'ed there alone for se\-eral veal'S \\ hi Ie clearing his land and making -it into a good homestead. Eight years later, in October, 1890, he brought his bride there. ::\liss . \nnie Hall. of Pe- tralia, born in Ireland, in September, I 68. They li\'ed in the first log house for a num- ber of years. \\ hile ::\1r. Acton \"as de\'elop- ing his farm, but in 1900 he built his pres- ent spacious double house. 1\"0 large barns, \\ ith other buildings, and the old home \\'as then utilized as a workshop. ::\11'. \cton nO\\- has one of the finest homesteads in the tU\\ nship. There are five children in the iamil\". \ iz.: ::\larcella ::\1., born in 1 9I; \\'eri 1 Lanrne, 1893; RoeseItha. 1895; 11'- \Îne L., I89ï; and Rea E., 1899, all students in the home schools. ::\Irs. \cton's parents were \\ïlliam and ::\largaret (Latimer) Hall, \\"110 \\-ere born in the Xorth of Ireland, came to Canada after their marriage and settled at Petrolia, where ::\1r. Hall has been for a number of years a foreman for a flax company. He is now engaged as foreman in the Petrolia Packing House. and owns a good home in that city. Of the eight children in his fam- ilY, ::\1 rs. .-\cton is the eldest, She was edu- c tellows: (I) George, burn in Glasgow, came to Canarla with his pa- rents. and ",hen a young man \vent to the :\ I ichigan lumher "nods, pre\'ious to the Civil war in the Lnifed States, \\'hile there he enlisteel in a ::\Iichigan regiment, and sen'e(1 throughout the war. heing twice \vot1l1ded at the Battle of Gettysburg, Penn- syh'ania. hut survi\'ed. He is no\\ receiving forty dullars per month pension from the gonll1ment. He has li\ ed in Oceana County, :\Iichigan, one year ago locating in Pentwater, same county. He has a large family li\'ing in :\Iichigan. one of the sons having been a soldier in the South Af- rican \\ar. (2) John J.. burn in Glasgow, is a grocery merchant of Inwood; he married Catherine Kellv, of Untario. by whom he has had two se;ns, \ \" esley and George. (3) Xathaniel, born April 7. IX:;ï. married :\liss ::\largaret .\. Toles of .-\h'illston, and they now reside in London, where he works as an engineer. They ha\"e these children: Emma, Mary . \nn. Allen, Edward, J'\ ettie, Dianna and athaniel. (4) Charlotte J., born in I8óI, is at the homestead, (5) Susan, born in 18ó3. is the wife of Archie :\1cDougall of St. Thom'ls, and has four children, James, :\Iary. Jennett ami :\laggie, (6) Joseph is the subject of this sketch, Joseph Tait gre\\' up on the old home- stead. recei\'ing a district school education. He remained at home until he learned the tra(le of builder, which he follO\ved for thirtv veal's. when he returned and looked after- t1;e homestead. In. \ugust, 1882, he married :\Iis<; Sarah E. Cullison. born in \rkona, \\'an\"ick to\\ìlship. .\ug, 17. I8ó2, the only daughter of George ami Dorothy (Quant7) Collison. Xine children have been born to 1r. and Irs. Tait: Roy G... born in 1883; Sarah J., born in 1885; James . \., born in 18t\7; Dorothy R" born III 1t\89; Joseph, born in 1891: Susanna, born in 1893; Flora, born in 1895; Robert, born in It\97; and i\ellie, born in 1899. Religiously 1r. and :\lrs. Tait are members of the Pres- byterian Church. He has ah\ ays been con- nected \\ith the Consen'ati\ e party in his, political sympathies, and for the pa t seven- teen years has held different township offices. JOHN H.\RGIX, JR., a prosperous farmer of Enniskillen, is a natin of Lamb- ton County, \\ here he has passed all his life. He is one of the public spirited citizens of his home town. \\ here he takes an acti,"e in- terest in all that concerns the common wel- fare. John Hargin \\as born July I, 18ï9, in Bruce township, son of J uhn and Iary . \. (Ryan) Hargin. John Hargin, Sr.. was a native of Ireland, but came in early life to Canada, where he met and married his wife, who was born in the New \Yorlel. l'ntil 1882 they li\'ed in Eruce township. and in that year mO\'ed to Concession 6, in Ennis- killen. where Ir. Hargin still carries on his farm. Of their children, ten are li\'ing, as follows: (I) Susanna, born in Lambton County, who is the wife of Joseph Hackett, and has four children; (2) \ Villiam, born in Lambton County, who married Ida Mc- Creery, has one son, Roy, and is engaged in the oil business in Petralia; (3) Florence, \\"hu married Sidney Judson. of Sarnia township, ami has one daughter. Leonora; (4) Mary, \vho married James Baker. has one son. . \rthur. and li\'es on Concession 6, Enl1iskillen; (5) John, \\ ho is mentioned below; (6) -\mlre\\', !X)rn in 1882, \vho is unmarried and living at home; (7) Koble, horn in 1884-. who is unmarried; (8) Rachel. born in Ig87. who is unmarried and living at home; (y) Robert, born in I g89: and (10) Emma, horn in 1891, both at home, John received schools. Hargin grew up on the farm and a fair education in the district He began his business life at the COMME::\10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD age of eighteen as a contractor for ditching, .and followed that occupation until his mar- riage. in :\larch, 1899. :\11'. Hargin married Jennie :\lcCreery, who was born in \Varwick. in 1875, daugh- ter of James and :\Iary l\lcCreery, now de- ceased, They were both of old Lambton County families, and settled on Concession 7 in Enniskillen, on the farm now O\vned by :\11'. Hargin. :\lrs. :\lcCreery died there in 1895. :\11'. :\lcCreery \\'ent to :\lanitoba for his health. and there died in 1902. Their children were as follows: Henry, who died at the homestead. in early manhood; Ida, \\'ho married \Villiam Hargin, of Petrolia; \\ïlliam, who is unmarried and living \\ ith his brother-in-Ia\\', John Hargin; Joseph, \\'ho is unmarried. and li\'ing in Petrolia; and Jennie, who married John Hargin. -\fter hi marriage, l\Ir. Hargin pur- chased a fifty acre farm in Concession 7. no\\' o\\"lled by the :\lcGeachy family, and on selling that property moved for six months to :\lanitoha. Kot liking that coun- try he returned to Lambton County. and bought the :\lcCreery homestead, \\'here he has made many imprO\ ements. :\11'. and :\Irs. Hargin are earnest mem- bers of the :\lethodist Church. as are also his parents. In pulitics. :\11'. Hargin \'otes \\ ith the ConselTati\'e party, He has made his own way in the world. starting out a poor boy and heing now a prosperous land holder and esteemed citizen. He is one of the progressi\'e and successful younger farmers of Enniskillen. \\'here he has many friends. He is also \vell knO\nl for his ac- tin public spirit, Both he and his \\'ife come of old and esteemed families of Lamb- ton County. and their hospit'lble home is the center of much neighborly good cheer. \nLLL\:\I HEXRY HICKS has won an honest and respected place for himself as a deputy collector of the Inland Re\'e11tle, T\venty-one years ag"û he was appointed to this position. and his accuracy, strict atten- tion tn details. ami ul1\'ieiding: e",ecution of c\'en' order from hi, stíperior have retained for him the place e\'er since. for t\\-eh'e 82 9 years, being in charge of the office in Sarnia. Of Irish descent. he is eminently fitted by nature to perform the duties of this office, being able to meet his own people, as it \.\ ere, in a friendly and comprehensive business-like way. Robert Hicks. grandfather of \\ïlliam Henry, a man of ability, was born and reared in Ireland. Here. in fact, he spent his entire life, one of honest toil and well-di- rected effort. He married :\largaret Gra- ham. who \\'as born in Ireland. In I8-t0, after the death of her husband, she came \\ ith her children to Ontario, locating at Perth, Of this marriage there \\ ere fin children: James, Robert, \\-iIIiam, George and Elizabeth. \\ïlliam Hicks. father of \Villiam Henry, was one of those fortunate men \\ ho rise easily from one stepping stone to an- other until they finally attain positions of in- fluence and affluence, Born in Ireland, _-\ug. 21. 1816, he passed his early days in that country. recei,'ing a good rearing. and prac- tical training for life. By the time he ar- rind with his mother in Perth. in 18-J.o, he was a young- man of ability and sterling worth. A short search for employment se- cured him a position as clerk in a business house of the place. Gidng excellent satis- faction to his employers, he remained there some time, Later he was captain of a boat on the canal. Though successful. he finally retired from this business. and. in 18':;7, opened a hotel in Perth. Keeping a first class house. and securing a large patronage, he was enabled to continue the business. and. being a careful and \\'ise financier. to make a thorough success of it. In fact, it seemed just the work for which experience and tem- perament had fitted him, and he remained at this post of duty for twenty-fi\'e years, In IRR2, with the confident kno\dedg:e ()f a life \\ ell-spent, he retired from his labors. He died in Perth. Jan, 2f. If)02, :\11'. Hicks married Elizabeth Likh'. \\'ho was horn in Perth. in I8.-B. She died in fR.:;.:;, and in IR 7. he married :\Iary Jane Storey. who \vas I'orn in Drock\ ilIe. and is still li\ ing, n the fir"t m:lrriage there \\ ere 83 0 COMI\1EMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD three children: Iargaret, who was married to athan K. 1liller, of Toronto; lan', to James Turpin; and \\ïlliam H" wl;o is mentioned below, By the second marriage there" ere fin children: Frederick; Fran- ces, who \\as married to J. \ValteI: Quys; Charlotte, wife of the Rev. J. T. Stiles; Robert Ed" in, a merchant at Perth; and len'yn, also a resident of Perth. Ir. Hicks was a man of influence in his community. taking a keen interest in public affairs; and in pulitics was a strong Con- sen"ati\'e. He" as practical in business, ab- stemiuus in habits and a firm enforcer of law and order. Thuugh he handled liquor, he "ould han no one in his employ \\'ho drank it. He belonged to the Episcopal Church. \Yilliam Henry Hicks \\ as reared in an atmosphere of business and close contact with the world. Born in Perth, Iarch 13, 1855, he was but Ì\YO years old when his father "ent into the hotel business in that place. In the schnols of hi., nati\"e town, where he \\ as a bright pupil, he recei\'ed a thorough and practic3.1 education. and his home life gm'e him the opportunity of pick- ing up a fund of general information which scarcely falls to the lot of the a\'erage boy. Possessed of a bent toward mechanical arts, upon lea \'ing school he entered a marble cutter's shop and there learned a useful and profitable trade. Later he engaged in this work as a regular business, and, prO\'ing an adept at it, had all he could possibly do in this line. Engaged for the most part in a high grade of work. he cuntinued the in- dustry for ten years. Then, in 1881. he was appointed to the department of Inland Rev- enue, His first station was at Toronto, ,,"here he remained fnr one year. Then, for periods of three years each in succession he filled the office of collector in Palmerston, St. Catharine,>, and in Ianitoha, During this period, in 1f(8ï, Ir. Hicks married Clara Xichols, daughter of James Xichols. an nfficial in the Inland Re\"enue department at \\T alkerton. By this union there ha\'e been fi\'e children: Herbert, Xora, \\'illiam. Ruy, and Ir. Hicks's \york as re\'el1tle collector had been thorough and eminently satisfactory to the heads of his department, and on July 2-1-, 1890, he ,,'as placed in charge uf the Sarnia office, where he has since remained. His position is a responsible one, and he has prO\'ed himself, throughout his long contin- uance in the office, worthy in every way of the trnst imposed in him. In addition to performing the duties of this office Ir. Hicks has long acted as gas inspector. ha\'- ing been appointed as such Sept. I, 1890. The office, howe\"er, pays nothing. .\11'. Hicks commands respect and e\'en admira- tion in almost any circle. Self-poised, in- tellectually keen, with a discriminating eye to order and correctness, he is the type of a manly, conscientious public official, "ho C'l11 not be s\yen"ed from his 0\\11 interpretatiun of duty. Reared in the Episcopal faith, both he and his wife are consistent members of that church. Socially they both stand high, and fraternally he affiliates with the A. O. Co \\'. IRS. 11 \RY .\. TE\IPLE, The truly fortunate in this life are those to whom ar given both the desires and the material means of doing gond to the many around them \\"hose necessities call piteously for aiel. and to such the opportunities for their kindly ministration are ne\'er \\ anting, :\ 0 one, perhaps. in Enniskillen township, has done more to help the sick and needy than 1\1rs. ì\lary A. Temple, and the full meas- ure of her charity can never be known, hut rests hidden in the hreasts of the grateful recipients. Her \\ arm sympathetic nature is a part of her national inheritance, fur she \vas horn in County Tyrone, Ireland, 1\0\'. 19, I8.p, daughter uf John and Sarah ( Robinson) Kelly. John Kelly was the son of John, a Brit- ish soldier under BIÜcher and \Vellington; ha\'ing heen wounded he \vas retired on a pension, and died in Ireland, lea\'ing t\\o suns, One. Thomas, li\'ed and died in Ire- land. The other, John, horn near London, England, grew up in Erin's Isle, attending the schools there, and being given a very good e(ll1cation, . \ carpenter, hy trade. he C01D.IE),10RA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD followed that calling in Ireland until Ü:l59, when he came to Canada, sailing yia Quebec on a nssel which was nine weeks in making a yoyage. Yery soon after his arri\-al he \\-as gi\ en a position as clerk in \Yatson & \\ïley's store, in Brocb"ille, near Kingston, where he remained four years. -\lthough fitted by his education for work far different from farming, he chose the outdoor life be- cause of his health, and about 186-1- pur- chased land in Iiddlesex County, at . \ilsa Craig, and began his work as a farmer on this wild land. which was his home until his death, in 1885. For many years he \\'as an acti\"e Orange- man, an energetic worker for the Consen a- tive party. and a prominent man in County Iiddlese . Before lea\'ing Ireland he had married Iiss Sarah Robinson, born in that county in 1825, and three of his senn chil- dren were born before they left the old country, )'Irs. Temple being the eldest. Rob- ert. born in 18-1-5, grew up in Canada. and then married ::\Iiss Harriet Hughes, a nati\ e of :Kew York State. \Vith their children they now reside in l\Ianitoba. Rachel is the \\ ife of J uhn Cameron, of Ailsa Craig. ::\Iid- dlese County, and the mother of a family. Sarah. the first child born in Canada, mar- ried Robert Benton, of Xorthwest Canada, and has a large family, .-\ndrew married Iiss ::\lary Granman and lins in Brandon. where he is a \\ ealthy mill o\yner and mayor of the city. His three children are named Eward, .\llen and \' eva. Lititia nnrried John Co\\'an, a prominent farmer of County liddlesex. The\" han no children, Thomas ]., married ::\liss '::\Iary .-\le'(ander. of Craig, ::\Iiddlese'( Countv. and \\ ith his famih' li\'es at Brandon. X orthwest Canada. ' The maternal grandparents of ::\Irs. Temple \yere .\ndrew and Fannie Rubimon. of Ireland. where bnth died. The family were consistent and de\"nted members of th ::\IethmIist Church, Of the children bnrn to this couple. six came tn Cana(h. namely: Rohert. .-\mlre\\'. James and ::\Iarg-aret. WfH) all died in Canada. the la"t namerl a maiden lady: Elizaheth, deceased \\ Ife ,)f the late Jame Tnc . of Ireland. \\'ho after her 1ll1<;- 83 1 band's death brought her children to Can- ada to li\'e; and Sarah, J\Irs, Juhn Kelly. \\ ho died at her old home in ::\liddlese Count). in 1890. The Rubinsons \\ ere, like the Kellys. a prominent family in the county politics. ::\lrs. John Kelly's grandfather accompanied John \\'esley on his first \"isit to the l'niterl States. )'lrs, ::\lary Temple gre\\ to womanhood in ::\lirldlese'( County, where she recei\ ed only a limited education. -\ug. 6, J 5Ú, she married Duncan Cameron, of London, Canada, where he had passed all his Loy- hood and youth. The young couple settled on a farm near )'Ir. Kelly's place. where uc- curred ::\lr. Cameron's death in April. 1867. He left hi:, wife with four children: ( [) Catherine, !:x}[n in 1857, marrierl Hugh BO\\"Inan, of Craig, where they li\ ed on a farm. ::\Irs. Bowman died Jan. 10, J <)3, lea\-ing three children, \\ïlfred \Y.. Erne<;t and ::\lary .\, (2) John K.. born in ::\Iarch, J 8óo. married ::\liss Emma Brenan, of Lamh- ton County. He is no\\' one of the well-to-do farmers of ::\Ianitoba, \vith one "on. Lee, ( 3) Samuel. I)()rn . \ug, J 0, J 862. married ::\Iiss Dora "'heeler, of Enniskillen to\yn- ship. is fureman in the oil fields of Hon, J. H, Fairbank. of ::\Iartha\-ille, and has three children. \\ïlfred, \\ïnnie and Lauren. (-1-) Andrew R.. horn X'o\'. 19. 186-1-. married ::\liss Annie Butler. of Lamhton County, and resides in Rapid City. \\ here he 0\\"115' a ho- tel. He has 1\\-0 sons. Percy D, and Haruld. :\Irs, Cameron's marriage to John H, Temple occurred in Decemher, 1875. They settled in Enniskillen township. on Lots 3. 4 and 16. Concession 12, where ::\11'. Temple had ex- tensi\ e oil interests, There were no children horn to this marriage, ::\11'. Temple, who \\as a prosperous and \\"ell kno\\"I1 resident of L3mhton County. \\ as especially prominent in the field of church \york. to which he de- voted a generous share of his time and at- tention : he \\ a... for many) ears a class leader in the ::\Ieth dist Church, He was a Con- sen'ati\ e in politic" and a memher of the orders of Fure"ters amI the T e111plars, His death wa a sudden one. Sept. 27, I R90, cathCr! hy the hI! ,'.- an "iI derrick and his 83 2 C01Il\lE IORA TIVE BIOGRAPHIC\L RECORD. loss was universally a matter of deep re- gret, 1\1rs. Temple has been connected for over forty years \\ ith the Methodist Church, where for the past eighteen years she has acted as treasurer of the Ladies' Aid So- ciety. She is a "oman of rare Christian character and has a lifetime of good ,,'arks behind her. \Vhile her education in youth was meagre, life itself has been her educator leading her into the fullness of a cultured \Yomanhùod and she is lo\-ed and respected by all who know her. JOHX \V \LL, one of Lambton Coun- ty's representati\ e stock farmers, is actively engaged on his farm on Lot 35. Concession 10, Euphemia township_ Ir. \Vall is a na- ti\'e of Lambton County, born in Brooke to\\ nship, Lot 20, Concession I, July 28, 18 5 0 , son of Henry and Hannah (Sheppard) \Vall. pioneers of Euphemia township, Henry \\Tall \\'as born in Ireland in 181 3, and his wife in Ross Gray. near Dublin, in 1R23' She was the daug-hter of John and Mary ( mith) Sheppard. \\"110 li,'ed and died in Ireland, lea,-ing a family \\'ho came to Canada. Henrv \ V aJI was the son of Thomas and Iary. (Sheppard) \Vall. who came from Ireland to Canada in 1826. first settling in Lower Canada, whence they came ,,-est to Brooke. where Mr. \Yall made a permanent home, He had a familv of three sons ami four daughters: \Yiíliam. the eldest. was a farmer. and dierl in Euphemia tCJ\\ nship: Thomas died at the old home- ste,d: Jane, deceased. was the wife uf John Bell ford of Euphemia: Ellen. deceased. was the wife of John Clements: :\nn, deceased, was the \\'ife of Thomas Tully: -:\Iary, de- ce1serl. was the wife of Henry Roe. \\'ho li\-ed and died in LO\Yer Canada: and Henn'. the father of our suhject. ' Henry \Vall was thirteen years old when his parents came to Canarla. He recei\'ed his education in T relaml hefore coming to this country, anrl gI-ew to manhonrl on his father's farm, which he helperl to de,r from the woods, In [R-1-2 he married Hannah Sheppard. amI they settled in a little log cabin. Ir. \\'all cleared up a farm and made a permanent home, where he died in 188:;. his widow passing away at the home of Ot r subject in 1903. They were consistent mem- bers of the English Church, his home being headquarters for the ministry. He was a lifelong meml'er of the Orangemen. In poli- tics he was a stanch ConsenTative. The children born to Ir. and !\Irs. \Vall were as foJIows: :Mary A., born in 18..:1-5. deceased, was the ,,-ife of \ViJIiam Cox, deceased, a farmer of Brooke, and they had four chil- dren, Henry, \ïctoria, \ViJIiam and Han- nah; Hannah, born in 1848, married James Pierce. now residing in Alvinston, and had a family of four children, Eliza J, (educated in the \h'inston high schools, is a dress maker), Henry .\, (of Alvinston), James (of Ah'inston), and Hannah ( deceased) ; \ViJIiam, born in 1854, married ::\Iiss Clara l\IcCartey, and settled on his father's old homestead. where he died April IS, 1905. leaving his widow with two children, Charles and Cecil; Eliza J.. born in Brooke, died in young womanhood; and John, John \Vall \\'orked on the home farm un- til he started out in life on his own account, receiving but a limited education, In 1879 he purchased his present home. then all wild land, which he has cleared up into a fine farm, erecting his home in 1883, anrl his hams in IR8R In 188.1 he married :\Iiss Sarah Cox, born in Euphemia township, Feh. 14. 18:;1, daughter of Frances and .\nn (Powell) Co'\:, 1\1r. and J\Irs, \ \Tall are con- sistent memhers of the English Church, Po- liticaJIv he is a Consen'ative. He is a mem- her or" the Orangemen, No, 292. Aughrim Lodge. JOHX IcCORKT D_\LE. for many years an e<;teemed resident of Enniskillen township. Lambton County. was of Scotch ong-1I1. .\llen lcCorkindale. John rcCorkin- dale'" father, \\as a Scotchman of .\q;-yIl- shire, and died in his n,ti\'e land, His wi fe. whose maiden name was Ian' Leach, came to Cana(la with her family ;nrl settler! in Enlliskillen township in I RS2. her de,th tak- co nIE IORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ing place there in 1875, Of her family all are now dead except two daughters, Mrs. Alex- ander Dawson, of Enniskillen to\\ nship, and Miss Iary )'IcCorkindale, of Lambton County. All three sons settled in Ennis- killen township: Hugh married l\Iary Gil- lis. Archie, the eldest, was married to )'Iary McKenzie, but left no children. John is our subject. John 1IcCorkindale was born in Argyll- shire, Jan. 12, 1830, and his wife, :\Iargaret McKellar, came from the same locality, born tweh-e years later. The 1IcKellars settled in Lambton County after reaching Canada, and there the two young people \\ ere mar- ried in 1867. John IcCorkindale was well educated, \\ as a great reader, and was well informed in current literature and the history of his 0\\ n country, After his marriage he and his wife bought the present homestead in Lot 23. Concession q, and there endured all the hardships of pioneer Ii fe, li\'ing in a log house for many years. Aiter a while a large frame house \vas erected which was the hume of the family from that time. The mother died in Iay, 1886, and the father in April, 1902. They were members of the Presbyterian Church, \\ hich they helped to found in that section, Politically J\Ir. J\Ic- Corkindale was a Liberal. and he held vari- ()us local offices. There was a famih- of nine born to John and Iargaret IcCorkindale. (I) Allen. the eldest, died in early manhood; he had always lived at home, and \\'as a teacher in the to\\ nship schools. (2) .-\nnie, born at the present home, is unmarried. and is a dressmaker at Alvinston. (3 ) Iary was born at the old home. attended the district schools, and after completing the courses offereel in them also took a college course, becoming a woman (1f culture and refine- ment. .-\fter her mother's death she became the manager of the family home. For a year before her nnrriag-e she kept a dress- making shop in \\'atfnrd, On. \ug, 10. 1905. she \\as married to John H. Oli\'er. a (:ontractor. of \\'yoming. in which \-illag-e they reside. (-I- ) Lachlan is unmarried :and li\'es on the home farm. (.:;) Cath- 833 erine lins at home. unmarried. She is also a woman of culture and education. (6) Xeil died in April, 1898, aged twenty- two years, (7) Peter also died in early man- hood, in Iay, 1903. (8) Laurin C. died in childhood. (9) John's life has all been spent at home. where he still resides \\-ith his sisters, and since his father's death he has been in charge of the farm. The family are all members of the Presbyterian Church. John IcCorkindale. the father, began life in comparati\-e ponrty. hut he was en- terprising and determined, and came to be one of the leading farmers of the county, a large landowner, and a wealthy man. In disposition he was most kindly and thought- ful of others, and in conduct thoroughly hon- est and upright, so that he enjoyed a wide popularity and was uni\'ersally esteemed and 100'ed. while his family are alllike\vise among the most highly respected citizens of the community. JOHX LCKE, a successful farmer on Concession 5. Lot 17, Brooke township, Lambton County. \\-as born in Berwickshire. Scotland. May 26, 18-1-9. son of Robert and :\Iarguerite (Ford) Luke. and a grandson of James Luke, who died in Scutland. Robert Luke, father of John. was a farmer on the estate of John Spottswood, one of the large real estate dealers of his parish. where Robert Luke and his father had been managers for over forty years. Irs. Luke was a daughter of James Ford. of Scotland, and both she and her husband died before our subject sailed for Canada. They left three sons and a daughter, all of whom are deceased e'(cept J olm, and pos- sibly Aaron, who may be li\'ing in i\ew Zealand. John Luke was educated in Scotland, and in 1873 left GlasgO\V and came to Canada, landing at Quebec and settling- in :\Iontreal. Here he remained a short time, and then re- mO\'ed to Toronto and worked on a farm for ahout six months, Located in Huron Coun- ty. he \\'orked at It1l11hering. and then re- 11100-ed to Brooke to\\ìlship. Lamhton Coun- ty. and was employed hy the [ichigan Cen- 834 CO;\fI\IE IORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. tral railroad, during the huilding of the AI- \ inston branch. lr, Luke then purcha ed a tract of land on Conce sion -t, on which he li\'ed for a short time. later selling this tract and purchasing the one he now occu- pies, \\-here he cleared up a fine farm from \yild land. In January. I8iS. Ir. Luke married liss Maggie Ellis, born in October, I SI, near \l\'inston, claughter of \ Villiam and Iary Ellis, and to this union the following children ha\'e been born: Robert, born in Brooke township, resides at the homestead; Alma Mary, educated in Brooke to\\ nship, married J olm J\IcCallum, a farmer of Eu- phemia, and has one child, Robert Alex- ander; Eliza E, resides at home; :\Iary . \. married Dougald Reader. a fanner of Brooke township; and Iaggie :.I., and Eva. l\Ir. and Irs. Luke are attendants of the Pres- byterian Church. Politically he is a member of the old Grit party, and has filled the posi- tion of trustee of the Brooke to\ynship schools for several years. Fraternally he is associated \\'ith Ah-inston Lodge, 1. O. 0, F. 1\1r. Luke is well known in the community in which he resides, and he bears the reputa- tion of being an upright citizen. an efficient public officer and an honest man. \\ìLLLni S, S TON E H 0 'C S E, Among the successful farmers and prom- inent citizens of Forest. Plympton township, Lambton County, is \\ïlliam S. Stonehouse, e'\:-ree\'e of Forest, who was born in York County, Ont., Oct. q, 1832. son of George and Iary (Sommers) Stonehouse, George Stonehouse was horn in \pple- ton, Yorkshire, England. \\ hile his \\'ife was horn in the same neighhorhood, They came to Canada, first locating in York County, where they remained a few years, and then mo\ ed to Iiddlesex County. and took up 100 acres of hush land in Lobo township, where he built a log house, as \\ as customary in those days, After years of privations. hard work and great economy. he succeeded in bringing the land into an excellent state of culti\-ation, and erected upon it a sub- stantial house and good barn, The last fi\ e years of his useful life were spent in retire- ment at \ilsa Craig. To him and his first \\ ife were horn children as follows: Dayid, deceased; Stephen; (;eorge; Da\'id; \Villiam S. and Henry, By a second marriage con- tracted \\-ith 1Irs.Sarah Iontross, Ir. Stonehouse had three children: Iary. \nn, Emma and Levy. \\'illiam S. Stonehouse acquired a limited education in the old log school house of Lobo township, but since then has added to his fund of information hy reading and close obsen ation, At the same time he \yorked upon the homestead farm. thus continuing until he \\ as t\\'enty years of age, \yhen he W0rked at the carpenter's trade. and in I8G-t, he remO\'ed to Forest, \\'here he continued as a carpenter for a short time, and then his at- tention \yas again turnerl to farming. On June y, I8Si. 111'. Stonehuuse wa::> marrier 1 in S1. Iary's, to Iiss lary E, Pierce, born in London t\1wnship. :.liddle- sex County. Ont" daughter of Oliver :'1. and Sarah (Armstrong) Pierce; she died in J an- uary. 1902. To this marriage six children \yere born: OlinI'. married Lizzie lcLeod. had two children. Ophelia and Lome. and died June i. 1898; Sarah Elizabeth; Iaud _ \nnis, married Israel Dutwilder; \\ïllÍ'lm \V" married Christina IcDougall, and has four children; J olm X ewton; and :\IOI-Iey, died in infancy. :\11'. Stonehouse has taken a prominent part in local affairs. as a memher of the Re- form party, and has sen ed his constituent \'ery faithfully as member of the council for six years. amI for one year a__ ree\'e, He is \'ery popul'!r with his neighbors and friends, L \ IES CL YSD.\LE. now living re- tire l on his hroa(l acres in :\Ioore town<.,hip, Count\" of Lamhton, was for many years a well-k;lO\\ïl fanner anrl extensi\'e c:lttle dealer in the counties of Peterborough and Lambton, \Yith the \\'eight of eightY-Ì\\'O } ears resting lightly upon him, in full po- session of all his faculties. he is resting from his labors. and pa!'<;ing the e\-ening of his clays in the enjoyme:Ü of the comforts \yon in the Inst. TIe \"as l)(,rIl in County Tona- CO IMEMORA TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ghan, _\ug. Iï, 1:)23, sun of Samuel Cl)s- dale, a nati\-e of the same county, Samuel Clysdale was a farmer in Ire- bnd, and in that country \\ edded .\gnes Hol- laday, \\ ho bore him eight children, se\ en of whom were born before the emigration of the family to .\merica. They \\ ere: ] ames. \\ïlliam, John, Thomas, . \Iex.ander, Samuel, George and Sarah, of \\ hom four are yet li\-ing, making their homes in different parts of Canada, \\ïth his wife and six. ) oung children Samuel Clysdale left the home in Ireland, in I8...j.0, for the ew \\' orld, and after a \'oyage la ting se\ en weeks and three days. landed at Quebec, Coming at once to Ontario, then a new country \\ ith few set- tlers, he settled on a lOa-acre tract in Dum- mer to\\"nship, County of Peter borough, where, erecting a small log house, he estab- lished his family and began the life of a pioneer. He cleared up his land. and there passed the remainder of his days, dying at the age of se\-enty years. His remains \\ ere laid to rest in the cemetery at on\'ood, He was a strict Presbyterian, and reared his family in that faith. In politics he was a Consen'ati\"e. The mother li\"ed to the age of eighty-three, and is also buried at or- wood. 1 ames Clysdale recei\'ed but limited op- portunities for an education. the emigration of the family putting an end to his schooling. He became an efficient a::.sistant of his father in the clearing of the home place, where he re- mained until he \\ as Ì\\ enty-two years of age. Starting out for himself, he bought 100 acres in the same to\\ìlship for \\ hich he \\ as obliged to go into debt. Erecting a log cabin, he began the clearing of his farm, his ex- perience on his father's land prO\'ing of great \ alue to him. and he was able to make rapid imprO\-ement. He married and his ) oung bride began her housekeeping content to get along \\ ith the barest of necessities. and happy in the hope of the future. The ) ears passed on. and the little log cabin ga\'e \\-ay to a handsome stone residence. The original 100 acre had been added to until 500 acres of fine \\"ell-culti\ ated fields \\ ere comprised in the farm. \Ir. Clys(lale hecame 835 one of the prominent cattle dealers of the Dominion, 5hipping stock to Quebec, 1on- treal, Toronto, Buffalo, .\lham, e\\ York, and other large cities, For O\ er forty years he carried on this business with great suc- cess. from $15,000 to $20,000 pcls::.ing through his hands annually, In I I he sold out the farm and other property in the County of Peterborough, settling on the St. Clair ri\ er in loore township, \\ here he purchased 300 acres. He continued in the cattle husiness \\ ith his son John until I 89...j.. \\ hen he retired, the son continuing alone, Honorable buslIless methods and persistent efforts were the only aids 1r. Clysdale had in \YÏnning his fortune, and at the same time he \\'on the unbounrled esteem of his fello\\" men, On Dec, 28. If(...j.ï, 1r. Clysdale \\as uni- ted in marriage at orwood. County of I-'eterborough, by Rev. 11r. Rogers, \\-ith Iaria Jones, \\ ho was born in County \\ïck- 10\\", Ireland. Feb. 4, 1829, daughter uf J ames and _\lice (Finlay) Jones, \\ ho emi- grated to Canada and made a permanent home in the County of Peter borough, I r. and lrs. Clysdale ha\"e spent fifty-eight happy years together, sharing each other's burdens and joys, and are nO\\" passing their days in well-earned enjoyment of the rest that is theirs, ine children came to bless their union. namely: Samuel, born Sept. 28. If(...j.9, is a fanner in Ioore to\\ìlship; Sarah \nn. born July 6, 1851, is the \\ idO\\" of \\ïlliam \\ïgmore and li\'es in CIe\-eland, Ohio; Elizaheth. born Feb, 7. IR5...j., married \\"illiam Henry Breaden, of or\\ood: Juhn J,. bórn Feh. ï, 1856, has succeeded his fa- ther in the cattle business: \Villiam, horn Oct. 24, 1858, died in infancy: Charlotte, born June 2ï, 1860, married Robert Ed- \\ards, of l\Ioore to\\ìlship: :\Iaria. born Oct. q, If(62. married John Hosie, of :\Ioore township: T. Jame"" born Oct. 17, I 86...j.. is a fanner in :\lnore township: and Harriet. horn :\Iay 10, I8(íï. marrierl (first I Da\-id Hosie, and (second) Donald :\1errison, Politically :\Ir. CIysrlale has ah\ ays been independent. voting for the candidate. re- ganlle,:s (If party, He is domestic in his 83 6 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. tastes, and temperate in his habits. In the Methudist Church, in which faith he was reared, he has filled the office of steward and trustee, and from his youth has been active in religious work. His wife has been at his side in all good \vorks, and her generous warm-hearted nature has led her to lighten the burdens of many a weary wayfarer. She has been a neighbor of neighbors, and is be- 100'ed where\'er known. JOHN J. CLYSDALE was born Feb. 7, I856,in Dummer township, County of Peter- borough, On1., and was educated .in the dis- trict schools, He worked at home \vith his father on the farm and in the cattle business, and was shipper of cattle at the early age of fifteen years. After considerable experience under his father in the buying and selling of cattle, he formed a partnership with John Collins, of Hastings, \vith whon) he was en- gaged for four years in cattle dealing, In 1881 he formed a partnership with his fa- ther, shipping cattle to the Cnited States and Europe. and for the past t\venty-three years he has been extensi\'ely engaged as a buyer of cattle from western Ontario. doing some years from $50.000 to $100,000 worth of business. He is also interested in farming. O\\ìling a tract of 140 acres. and he rents 300 acre" of pasture. fee(ling yearly over 100 head of cattle, He is well k\1íJ\\ n all O\'er Ontclrin, and is noted for his honorable dealings and integrity, Mr. Clysdale marrie(l Jan. 4, I 88-J.. in orwoo(1. ()nt.. Bertha Reynolds. who was born in Xorwoocl. daughter of Hiram Rey- nolds. a stock dealer, :\Irs. Clysdale is a ,,'oman of agreeahle personality. and is de- voted to her hushand and family which com- prises se\'en chil(lren: Gertrude,,, ho mar- ried Bert Hamilton. nf Detrnit, and has one child, Yera: :\Iahel. :\Iyrtle, Bertha, Russell, Gla(h's and La,,-rence, at home, ilr, Clysdale is a Liberal in politics. and though he- has no aspiration for office, he has sen-ed as schonl trustee of Cortmna for the past tweh'e years. He i<; a memher of the I. O. F. at Sarnia. hut his taste" are most do- mestic, and he takes his best enjo\'lnent with his famih-. The famih- attend th :\Ietho(list - , Church at Corunna. MRS. LIZZIE WRIGHT is not only the head of a family well known and highly respected in Enniskillen, Lambton County, but is also a successful business woman. Since her husband's death in IS90, Mrs. \\'right has put down several wells on their oil producing property, Lot 13, Concession 12, Lambton County, and has carried on a thriving trade. 1\1 rs. \ V right was born near Dublin, Ire- land, in October, 1843, and her parents, John and Catherine Hennessy, died when she" as six years old. They vere both natives of Ireland, and there passed their entire li\"es. The child, Lizzie, was brought to Canada, amI grew 11P in the household of 1\1rs. Ham- ilton, in Brantford, Ont., there attending school. In 1869 she married Da\'id \Vright, of Brantfonl, and they mO\'ell to Rouzer- ville, Pennsylvania, where they made their home for five years, :\Ir. \Yright came of an old Scotch fam- ily. and \vas born in Edinburgh in 1842. son of Da\'id and Iargaret \\'right, of that place, During the years spent in Brantforcl :\Ir, \Vright was engaged as an engineer in the oil fields, and in I S7 -J. they \\ ent to Pe- tralia. Lambton County, Ont., where he "'as oil receinr and foreman for the Petrnlia Company, .\fter a time he purchased the property in Lamhtun County, still owned by :\Irs. \ \' right. and erected the family home, engaging in the production of oil until his death in I 90, 1\lrs. \Vright then took charge of the business. \vhich she still con- tinues with success, '!\Ir. \\-right left' a family of four chil- dren, The eldest "'as \\ïlliam, horn in Pennsyh'ania in IRï2. who grew up in Pe- tralia. amI there learned the trade of paper hanger. He married Nellie Rawling. of Pe- trolia, and thev hay e one son, Tohn E,: their home is in Petrolia, T ames. tile secotl(l son. was Lorn in I Rï-J., in- R0117ef\'ille. Pennsyl- n.nia, and is hookkeeper and manager for the Standard Oil Company. on the 12th Line. He married Bertha King. of Petrolia. and their one child is \Yilliam, The third child of :\Ir. :. 1 " tj . . ' "\ t if' J · '1, I '\ \ l . .. Ii'.. \h í "J ,i . _.. 1 1.. 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