Douglas Diamond

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• Name: Douglas Diamond
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55040
• Residence: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Elected Office: 1960, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Reeve/Mayor
• Elected Office: 1965, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Warden for the County of Waterloo

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Crash takes life of Clarence Diamond

Former County Warden

A two-car crash 1 1/2 miles east of St. Agatha on Monday of last week claimed the life of former Waterloo County warden, Clarence Diamond, 62, of RR 1, New Hamburg.

The Waterloo fire department was called to remove Mr Diamond from his car. It took firemen 20 minutes to cut off the left side of the vehicle to reach him.

Both Mr. Diamond and Mrs. Phillip Biemaskie, 17, of 193 Wellington St., N., the driver of the other vehicle, were pronounced dead by coroner Dr. G.J. Christ.

Well known in this area, Mr Diamond was warden in 1965 and had served a total of 12 years in municipal politics, several of those as reeve of Wilmot Township.

He was a member of the Kitchener suburban roads commission since 1966 and chairman of the Wilmot Township Planning Board.

Mr. Diamond was also a former member of the Waterloo County area planning board and a director of the Wilmot Agricultural Society. He was a member of Bethel United Church.

Surviving are his wife, the former Florence Fallis, who is well known in farm and church circles; one son, Dr. Douglas, a veterinarian in Brampton; one daughter, Mrs. Robert Bruce (Beverley Anne) Cavanagh of Toronto.

He is also survived by two brothers, Vernon of Lafayette, Ind., and Maurice of RR 1, Plattsville.

Funeral service was held Thursday at 2 p.m at the Bethel United Church in Wilmot Township.

Burial was in the church cemetery.

The Bruce J. Omand Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

New Hamburg Independent, August 13, 1969

Clarence — Florence Fallis. Florence was born 1910, Minto Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 17 Nov 1993, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bethel United Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Florence Bean
• Name: Florence Diamond
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55063
• Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region: Bef 2012, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Florence Fallis was born in 1910 in Minto Township, Wellington County. After taking a secretarial course in Toronto, she moved to Wilmot Township, where she married Clarence Diamond.

Bean rose to executive positions on the provincial and national level of the Women's Institute. She served as provincial public relations officer and was president of the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario from 1977 to 1980. She took a leadership role in conferences of the Associated Country Women of the World.

She was active in the Waterloo Farm and Home Safety Council, the Wilmot Agricultural Society, the Wilmot Horticultural Society, the Waterloo Historical Society, the Haysville Sunshine Club and was clerk of session for Zion United Church, New Hamburg.

Bean was Haysville correspondent for the K-W Record for thirty years, having commenced her media career at radio station CFRB, Toronto. Honours include the Jubilee Medal and Wilmot Citizen of the Year 1990. She was widely known as "a good neighbour." She was married to Ellworth Bean.


Waterloo Region Hall of Fame

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"Florence Bean, 81, of the Nithview Seniors Village, New Hamburg, formerly of Fairview St., and R.R.#1 New Hamburg, died Wednesday at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener. Born in Minto Tp., she was a daughter of the lateWilliam Fallis and the former Melissa Millen. Her first husband, Clarence Diamond, died in 1969.

She was a member of Zion United Church in New Hamburg and a member of the UCS of the church. She had also served in other capacities within the church. She was a member of Haysville Women's Institute, serving in various offices of the branch, and had also been the provincial president and public relations officer of the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario. She was very interested in municipal affairs and was named Citizen of the Year in 1990. She had also served as a correspondent forthe KW Record and the New Hamburg Independent. Surviving are her husband, Ellworth Bean....a son, Douglas Diamond and wife Rosemary of Toronto; a daughter Beverly Diamond and husband Clifford Crawley of Toronto;stepdaughter Marilyn and husband Lynn Sararus of R.R.#1 New Dundee; stepson Wilfred Bean and wife Kathryn of Antigonish, N.S.; grandchildren, Douglas and Terry Diamond; step-grandchildren Jane Anne and David Sararus; brothers Murray Fallis and wife Ruth of Caledon East; Alan Fallis and wife Hazel of Brantford; sisters-in-law, Isabel Fallis of Harriston and Margaret Facey, of the Nithview Home, New Hamburg; also nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brothers, Graham Fallis and his wife Winnie, and James Fallis."

Stratford Beacon Herald obit, Nov. 1993

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-281773
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; P. Methodist
• Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son
• Occupation: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

William — Clara Beatrice Howell. Clara (daughter of John Gordon Howell and Lucinda "Lucy" Corliss) was born 5 Mar 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Clara Beatrice Diamond
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-78688
• Residence: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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• Name: William Diamond
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-79058
• Immigration: 1843, , Ontario, Canada
• Immigration: 1845, , Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; P. Methodist
• Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
• Residence: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Retired: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Diamond, Wm. - Was born in Bedeford, Devonshire, England, in 1834. He came to Canada at the age of 12 years with his parents William and Mary Diamond, who settled on the farm on which the subject of our sketch still lives retired, his son carrying on the farming operations. He was married in 1860 to Jane Leathorn, sister of John Leathorn, long a resident of Wilmot, but now of Wingham. The children are Elizabeth Ann, Mrs. Robert Murray, Martha, Mrs. James Bickell, Galt, Sarah Ellen, Mrs. Geo. Risk, Carrie, Mrs. Henry Mansz, Margaret, Mrs. Albert Facey, Mary Alice, Mrs. John G. Woods, William H., farmer, Wilmot, John A., on the homestead, Annie, Mrs. Rev. A. Facey and Amelia at home. Mr. Wm. Diamond always took a live interest in the affairs of his district and is now enjoying the fruits of his labors which were liberally rewarded.

Church of England, An Historical Sketch of the Parish of Wilmot 1828-1913, Diocese of Huron, Ontario, New Hamburg, Canada by Charles James Fox, Sep 1913

William married Jane Leathorn 1860. Jane (daughter of Robert Leathorn and Elizabeth Squires) was born 10 Mar 1834, , Devonshire, England; died 13 Sep 1917; was buried , Bethel United Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Jane Dimond
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-79059
• Immigration: 1843, , Ontario, Canada
• Immigration: 1843, , Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; P. Methodist
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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• Name: Gordon Howell
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-202377
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Primitive Methodist
• Occupation: 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1884, Wilmot Township - Concession 3 Lot 28, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1917, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

John married Lucinda "Lucy" Corliss 28 Feb 1877, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Lucinda (daughter of George Corliss and Harriet, daughter of Alexander George "Sandy" Curliss and Harriet Armstrong) was born 9 Aug 1849, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Apr 1916, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bethel United Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Lucinda "Lucy" Howell
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-78682
• Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; N. C.
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist