Betty Welsh

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-92279
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian Canada
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son
• Occupation: 1910, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer

Notes:

James E. Welsh Passes

Following an illness of several weeks, James E. Welsh, an Ayr district farmer for some 30 years, died at his home on Thursday, in his 75th year. The late Mr. Welsh was born north of Roseville, near the Plains, a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Welsh. On moving to this vicinity, he lived for a period of two years in Greenfield before taking over the farm now operated by his son, John, at the westerly limits of the village. He retired a few years ago. Mr. Welsh was an enthusiastic curler, one of the most active members of the Ayr Curling Club. He was a member of Knox United Church here. Surviving are his wife, the former Rose Gemmell; two sons, John of Ayr and Robert of Brantford, and two daughters, Mrs. J. C. (Mary) Tate of Brantford and Mrs. C. H. (Betty) Jackson of Ottawa. One brother and three sisters also survive: Edward Welsh, Expanse, Sask.; Mrs. John Abra (Christine), Ayr; Mrs. John McKellar (Annie), Galt, and Mrs. Delton Hallman (May) of Regina, Sask. There are six grandchildren. The Funeral The funeral was held from his late residence on Saturday, the service being conducted by Rev. W. D. Goodger, assisted by Rev. J. W. Currie. Interment was made in Ayr Cemetery. The pallbearers were four cousins, John Bryden, Puslinch; William McKenzie, Preston; Thornton Welsh, Brantford, and John Wolfe, Guelph; George H. Lawrence and George C. Smye.


The Ayr News May 29 1952 pg 1

James married Janet Rosina "Rose" Gemmell 15 Jun 1910, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Janet (daughter of John Gemmell and Mary Eliza Myers) was born 2 Nov 1880, , Ontario, Canada; died 15 Jan 1966, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 18 Jan 1966, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Janet Rosina "Rose" Welsh
• Name: Rosa Gemmell
• Name: Rose Gemmell
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-129635
• Residence: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian
• Residence: 1891, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence: 1910, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Mrs. James Welsh Passes - A well-known former resident of this community, Mrs. James Welsh of Brantford passed away on Saturday at Brantford General Hospital, aged 85 years. The former Rose Gemmell, she was born here, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Gemmell. She resided for many years on the Welsh farm, just west of the village, until moving to Brantford 10 years ago. Mrs. Welsh was a valued member of Knox United Church during her residence here, and also of several of its women's organizations. She subsequently was affiliated with Zion United Church in Brantford. Surviving are two sons, John G., RR 3, Ayr, and James Robert, Brantford; two daughters, Mrs. C. H. (Betty) Jackson, Kitchener, and Mrs. C. S. (Mary) Fissette, Brantford; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She was predeceased by her husband in 1952. - The Funeral - Funeral service was held on Tuesday from McCleister Funeral Home, Brantford, with interment in Ayr Cemetery. Rev. G. Victor. Levan of Brantford officiated, assisted by Rev. D. E. Willis of Knox United Church, Ayr.

The Ayr News Jan 20 1966 pg 1

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• Elected Office: Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Magistrate
• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/246174851
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-91460
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presb.
• Occupation: 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian Canada
• Occupation: 1884, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Residence: 1887, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 010, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

John married Mary Richardson 18 Feb 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Thomas Richardson and Christina, daughter of Thomas Richardson, Esq and Christina Anderson) was born 25 Sep 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Jul 1923, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 21 Jul 1923, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Welsh
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-88951
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian Canada
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Notes:

In Memoriam Died In Galt, on Wednesday, July 18th, 1923 at 1.15 p.m. Mary Richardson (Beloved wife of John E. Welsh) In her 73rd year The Funeral Will take place from her late residence, 18 Oak Street, on Saturday afternoon, July 21st, at 1.30 o'clock, to Ayr Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation

Funeral Card

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Death of Mrs. John E. Webb - The death occurred in Galt on Wednesday afternoon of Mary Richardson, wife of John E. Welsh. Deceased was born in Waterloo Township and for many years resided with her husband just north of Roseville. Until her removal to Galt, some 10 years ago, she was a member of Knox church, Ayr, and her host of friends and acquaintances in this district will learn with regret of the passing of one whose many fine qualities won her the esteem and love of all. Mrs. Welsh's father was at one time magistrate of Waterloo Township and her grandmother on her father's side was the well-known Tibbie Shiel of St. Mary's loch, Scotland. Surviving are her husband, three sons and three daughters, viz.: William of Galt, James of Ayr, Edward of Expanse, Sask., Mrs. John Abra, Waterloo Township, Mrs., B. Hallman, Expanse, Sask., and Mrs. John McKellar, Galt. The funeral, which took place to the Ayr cemetery on Saturday afternoon, was largely attended.

The Ayr News Jul 26 1923 pg 1

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Tibbie Shiels & St Mary's Loch

Tibbie Shiel's Inn is named after a widow, Tibbie Shiel who lived in what was then known as St Mary's Cottage in the late eighteenth and nineteen centuries. Tibbie was initially the servant of James Hogg's parent.

When she was widowed she had to support 6 children and she achieved this by providing board and lodgings in the cottage. Through her personality and determination the Inn became a frequently used stopping point for the literati and famous of that time.


The Sir Walter Scott Way - History surrounding the Way. (2018). Sirwalterscottway.com. Retrieved 22 March 2018, from https://www.sirwalterscottway.com/history.html

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The historic Tibbie Shiels Inn takes its name from Isabella (Tibbie) Shiel, who, after the death of her mole-catcher husband in 1824, began to take lodgers at her small estate cottage to support her family of six. There were 13 beds in what is now the bar and in an attic. Tibbie's kitchen had two double box beds along with a grandfather clock, spinning wheel and a huge open grate with white-washed 'jaws'. Described as a small active woman with a great sense of humour, Tibbie played hostess to many famous men until her death in 1878, in her 96th year. Publisher Robert Chambers, recommended her inn in 'The Picture of Scotland' in 1827. The Ettrick Shepherd, James Hogg, was a regular visitor: she knew the writer all her life, having worked as a girl in his mother's household. Hogg's friend Sir Walter Scott was a regular and it's likely poet William Wordsworth also visited. Meetings with James Hogg at Tibbie's are said to have inspired Christopher North's famous 'Noctes Ambrosianae', in the best known of which he compares Tibbie's with a wren's nest. Legend has it that the morning after one of these nights of feasting, recitations and philosophising, accompanied likely by a few drams, Hogg was heard to call: "Tibbie, bring in the Loch!" Other names appearing in the visitors' books, still existing in the care of Tibbie's descendants, are Robert Louis Stevenson, historian Thomas Carlyle, the angler and poet Thomas Stoddart and future prime minister, William Gladstone.


Inn demand: Tibbie Shiel's goes up for sale. (2007). Thesouthernreporter.co.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2018, from https://www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk/news/inn-demand-tibbie-shiel-s-goes-up-for-sale-1-96666

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• Elected Office: North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; North Dumfries Council
• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171763586
• Interesting: pioneer, story, politics
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-73046
• Residence: 1851, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presb.
• Occupation: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian
• Residence: 1888, North Dumfries Concession 08 Lot 30, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1891, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1901, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence: 1918, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1930, Colquhoun St., Ayr, Waterlo Region, Ontario

Notes:

John Gemmell

Passing of Respected Citizen in His 80th Year

One of the oldest and most highly esteemed residents of the community in the person of John Gemmell, Colquhoun Street, passed away on Sunday evening, in his 80th year. Deceased had been ill for some time and his demise was not unexpected. Mr. Gemmell was born in Galt of Scottish parentage and removed with his family, when but a wee lad, to the farm now occupied by his son, David Gemmell, 2 miles east of Ayr. The family was listed among the early settlers of this vicinity and engaged in much of the pioneer work necessary to bring the land into the high state of cultivation in which it Is found today. Deceased served in the North Dumfries Council for several terms some 30 years ago, and was a member of Knox United Church. In politics he was a staunch Liberal. After many years of successful farming he retired to Ayr, in 1918, where his wife, whose maiden name was Rachel Lothian, passed away about five years ago. The following family survives: Mrs. James Welsh and David Gemmell, North Dumfries; Miss Jessie, Ayr, and John Gemmell, Toronto. The following three sisters also survive: Mrs. James L. Robson and Mrs. Andrew Hall, Ayr, and Mrs. William Guthrie, Paris. The funeral took place to the Ayr Cemetery yesterday afternoon and was largely attended.

The Ayr News Aug 28 1930 pg 10

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Died in Ayr, on Sunday, Augutst 24th, 1930 at 8.20 p. m. John Gemmell in his 80th year. The funeral will take place from his late residence Colquhoun St. on Wednesday, August 27th, at 2.30 o'clock p. m., to the Ayr Cemetery.

Funeral Card

John married Mary Eliza Myers 21 May 1879, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Henry Charles "Charles" Myers and Christina Rosina Kicherer) was born CALC 20 Sep 1856, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Dec 1884, Cedar Creek, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 13 Dec 1884, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171763642
• Name: Mary Eliza Gemmell
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-129613
• Residence: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian
• Residence: 1884, North Dumfries Concession 09 Lot 30, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

In Remembrance of Mary Myer, Beloved Wife of John Gemmell, Who died at Cedar Creek, North Dumfries, on Thursday, Dec.11, 1884, Aged 28 Years, 2 Months and 21 Days^.

Funeral Card

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Died, At Cedar Creek, North Dumfries, on Thursday morning, December 11th, at quarter-past 4 o'clock, Mary Myer, Beloved Wife of John Gemmell, Aged 28 Years, 2 Months, 21 Days. The funeral will take place on Saturday, Dec.13th, at 1: 30 o'clock p.m., from her husband's residence, Lot 30th, Con. 9th, to the place of interment, New Cemetery, Ayr. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited. North Dumfries, Dec. 11th, 1884. [Recorder Print, Ayr.]

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Gemmel - At Cedar Creek, North Dumfries, on Thursday, Dec. 11, Mary Meyer, beloved wife of John Gemmel, aged 28 years, 2 months and 21 days.

The Dumfries Reformer Dec 25 1884 pg 3

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/246174504
• Interesting: pioneer, story
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-91462
• Immigration: 1833, , Canada
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presb.
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian Canada
• Residence: 1889, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 010, Waterloo County, Ontario

Notes:

Death of Mr. James Welsh, Sr., of Waterloo

The death of this very old resident of Waterloo Township appeared in our last issue. Mr. Welsh came from near Jedburg, Selkirkshire, to Canada in 1833 or 1834, and on arriving in this section took a job at chopping for Mr. Puddicombe, of near Haysville. Next taking a contract on the Macadamized road, near Galt, which was then being improved. His companions on the voyage out, Messrs. Thomas and James Dalgleish and himself, subsequently took up the farm which afterwards was the homestead of the late Thomas Marshall, Township Clerk, on which they remained for a short time. After being two years here he returned to the Old County, where he was married in 1836 to Miss Catherine Linton, a sister of the late Walter Linton and Mrs. Henderson, of Galt. He returned to Galt shortly after his marriage and was employed by the late Absalom Shade for some time. He then took up the farm near Orr's Lake subsequently, and now owned by Mr. George Barrie, on which he remained for a year or two, then leaving there and removing on to the farm in Waterloo, where he died, and on which he had lived for forty-six years. For some years Mr. Welsh has retired from any active attempt to farm, but he still resided on the place.

It seems almost incredible, but it is nevertheless the fact that his death was the first break in his family. Married over 53 years ago, his family consisted of two sons and three daughters, who with his widow are all living. Of his sons, James has been for some years farming in Manitoba, while John has lived on and cultivated the homestead in Waterloo. His eldest daughter Margaret, was married to the late John Robson, of North Dumfries, and is living now near Deloraine, Manitoba, the second daughter, Jane, is Mrs. James Brydon, of Puslinch, and the third daughter, Mary Ann, married Mr. Wolf, and now resides near Guelph.

Mr. Welsh was a member of the Presbyterian church, and a regular attendant of Knox church, Ayr, under the ministrations of Rev. John Thomson, between whom and his aged parishioner warm feelings of friendship existed. Mr. Welsh was buried in Ayr new cemetery. And thus one by one, we chronicle the removal from amongst us of the strong armed men who hewed out this country from a wilderness, and built smiling homes, where peace and plenty, honesty and piety, with a generous hospitality, are characteristic.

Galt Reporter Oct 11 1889 pg 1

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Died, In Waterloo Township, on Wednesday, Oct. 2nd, 1889, at 11: 30 o'clock a.m., Jas. Welsh, Sr., Aged 82 Years The Funeral Will take place from his late residence, Lot 10, Waterloo Township, on Friday, October 4th, at 2 o'clock p.m., to the Ayr Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend. Waterloo Township, Oct. 2nd, 1889^.

Waterloo Historical Society Death Notices Collection - photocopies

James married Catherine Linton 1836. Catherine (daughter of John Linton and Margaret Scott) was born 1807, , Scotland; died 4 Nov 1903, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 6 Nov 1903, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/246174607
• Name: Catherine Welsh
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-91463
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presb.
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian Canada
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Notes:

In Memoriam Died At the residence of James Bryden, Lot 1, Gore of Puslinch, on Wednesday, November 4 th, 1903. at ten o'clock A.M. Catharine Linton, Widow of the late Jas. Welsh, Aged 96 Years. The Funeral Will take place on Friday, November 6th, at ten o'clock A.M., from the residence of James Bryden, to Ayr Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation.

Funeral Card

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159975850
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-82687
• Residence: 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian Canada

Notes:

Died, In Waterloo Township, on Tuesday, 23rd inst., at 12: 30 o'clock, Thos. Richardson, Aged 82 Years and 9 Months. The Funeral Will take place from his late residence, 2 miles north of Roseville, on Thursday, 25th inst., at 1 o'clock p.m., to Ayr Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances respectfully invited to attend. Waterloo, Dec. 23rd, 1890

Funeral Card

Thomas — Christina Anderson. Christina was born 1808, St. Marys, Selkirk, Scotland; died 12 Aug 1862; was buried , Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Christina Richardson
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-87385

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171763698
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-75486
• Occupation: 1851, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
• Residence: 1851, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence: 1856, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

GEMMILL An accident occurred in West Dumfries on Friday, the 17th ultimo, to Mr. John Gemmill, which we regret to state has terminated fatally. It appears that Mr. Gemmill was returning from Ayr on the afternoon in question with a yoke of oxen attached to a sleigh, and that by some means or other, he must have fallen off the sleigh, and received the injury from which he died. No person was with him at the time, and it was only the arrival of the oxen without Mr. Gemmill that aroused the fears of the family. His brother immediately set out in search of him, and discovered him lying on the side of the road a short distance from Ayr. He was immediately carried home and medical assistance procured, when it was found that his leg was broken in three places, and that he was otherwise injured. It was at one time hoped that his limb might be saved, but unfavourable symptoms set in, and his medical attendants, Drs. McGeorge and Caw, considered that amputation of the leg was the only chance to save his life. This was accordingly performed, but Mr. Gemmill never rallied, and expired on Saturday last. His funeral took place on Monday. Mr. Gemmill was well known in Galt and vicinity and was formerly employed in the foundry of Messrs Lutz and Company.

Hamilton Spectator 3 Mar 1860

John — Janet M. Morton. Janet (daughter of Robert Morton and Janet Jamieson) was born Nov 1816, Mauchline, , Ayr, Scotland; was christened 2 Dec 1816, Mauchline, , Ayr, Scotland; died 13 May 1903, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171230215
• Name: Janet M. Gemmell
• Name: Janet M. Smith
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-75487
• Immigration: 1840, , Canada
• Immigration: 1840, , Canada
• Residence: 1851, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence: 1856, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presb.
• Residence: 1891, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian

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• Name: Charles Myers
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-130072P
• Occupation: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mason
• Residence: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian

Notes:

Funeral Notice. Died, In Greenfield, on Saturday Morning, March 31st, 1883, at 1 o'clock, A.M., Henry C. Myer, Aged 58 years, 6 months, 10 days. The Funeral will take place on Monday, Apl. 2nd 1883, at 1.30 o'clock p.m., from his late residence, Greenfield, to the place of interment, New Cemetery, Ayr. Friends and acquaintances respectfully invited. Greenfield, March 31st, 1883. Recorder Print, Ayr.

Funeral Card

Henry — Christina Rosina Kicherer. Christina was born 2 Oct 1828, Stuggart, Germany; died 1 May 1905, Greenfield (Reidsville), North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada; was buried 4 May 1905, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Interesting: story, pioneer
• Name: Christina Rosina Myers
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-130073P
• Immigration: 1855
• Immigration: 1855, , Canada
• Residence: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1891, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gardening
• Residence: 1891, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Notes:

In Memoriam Died, At Greenfield, on Monday, May 1st, 1903, at 7.30 O'clock p.m., Christina R. Kicherer, Beloved wife of the late Charles Mier, in her 77th year. The Funeral The funeral will take place from her late residence, Greenfield, on Thursday, May 4th, at 2 o'clock p.m., to Ayr Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation.

Funeral Card

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Death of Mrs. Mier - Another old settler, Mrs. Mier, Greenfield, passed away on Monday, at the ripe age of 76 years. She had been ill for some time with la grippe, but was recovering and suddenly succumbed to heart failure. Deceased, whose maiden name was Christine R. Kicherer, was born in Stuggart, Germany. She came to America in 1852, settling in Buffalo, N.Y., for a year or two and thence to Blenheim where she lived continuously for over half a century, most of the time being spent just across the road from where she died. Before leaving Buffalo she was married to Charles Mier, who followed the trade of stone mason and bricklayer, and who died in 1883. Mrs. Mier was a member of the Lutheran church and was well-known in Ayr and surrounding country. A family of seven children survive her. They are: Mrs. Wm. Lockie, Roseville; Miss Janet, Davie and Mrs. Alex Gunn at Essex; Mrs. John Gun at Washington; John at Greenfield, and Rose at home. A sister, Mrs. John McEwen, resides at Durham, Ont., and several other sisters are located in the States. The funeral will take place from her late residence, Greenfield, at 2 o/clock this (Thursday) afternoon to Ayr cemetery.

The Ayr News May 4 1905 pg 6