John William Matheson

1860 - 1907  (47 years)

• Name	John William Matheson
  Born	1 Mar 1860	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137873116
  Name	John W. Mathewson  [3]
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Free Church
  Occupation	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Mason
  Residence	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	C. Presbyterian
  Occupation	1889	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Bricklayer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-127560
  Died	23 Apr 1907	Bad Axe, Huron, Michigan, United States
  Buried	Colfax Cemetery, Bad Axe, Huron, Michigan, USA
  Person ID	I127560	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	George Matheson,   b. 12 May 1833, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 May 1905, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Annie Murray,   b. 19 Mar 1840, Castleton, , Roxburgh, Scotland ,   d. 20 Dec 1895, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)
  Married	12 May 1858	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F32527	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	George Mathewson,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Annie,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F286803	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Stirrett,   b. 1 Jul 1868, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Oct 1944, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States  (Age 76 years)
  Married	3 Apr 1889	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. George Hamilton Mathison,   b. 5 Mar 1891, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Oct 1975, Victoria, British Columbia  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2025
  Family ID	F50745	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, North Div. 2 Page 48. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 7 Page 52. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 01219989. John W. Mathewson, 29, b. Ayr, res. N. Dumfries, occ. Bricklayer, s/o George & Annie Mathewson, married to Mary Ann Stiret, 21, b. Galt, res. Normanby, d/o Hamilton & Annie Stiret, witn: Robert & Christina Curran of Galt, 3 April 1889 at Galt [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Mathieson George, 25, res. N Dumfries, b. N Dumfries, s/o John & Agnes (Cunningham), married 12 May 1858 Ann Murray, 18, res. N Dumfries, b. Roxboro Scotland, d/o David & Helen (Stobbart) [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: George Matheson Age: 25 Birth Date: abt 1833 Birth Place: North Dumfries Marriage Date: 12 May 1858 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: John Mother: Agnes Cunningham Spouse: Ann Murray Spouse's Age: 18 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1840 Spouse Birth Place: Scotland Spouse Residence: North Dumfries Spouse Father: David Spouse Mother: Helen Stibbert Residence: North Dumfries

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Mar 1860 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Free Church - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Mason - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presbyterian - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Bricklayer - 1889 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 3 Apr 1889 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 23 Apr 1907 - Bad Axe, Huron, Michigan, United States Buried - - Colfax Cemetery, Bad Axe, Huron, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth