Marion Elizabeth McCrum^[1]

1853 - 1925  (~ 71 years)

• Name	Marion Elizabeth McCrum
  Born	Oct 1853	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125113968
  Honoured	Marion Way, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Marion Way named for her
  	Postwar, enter park neighbour Dr. Augustus Soper. Dissatisfied with Todd's natural-look ideas and stalled work, he contributed $10,000 and suggested draining wet areas, lining Mill Creek's banks with stone along its entire length, building rustic bridges, laying down driveways and adding amenities such as a swimming pool, midway, sports fields and a huge peony garden. In return for Soper's ideas and money, Galt rechristened the site Soper Park in 1920 and a new boulevard through the park was named Marion Way after Soper's wife. Most of Soper's suggestions were carried out and for decades, that was the way the park appeared to its many visitors. During the 1990s, the city decided to revert to a more natural look - many features were removed and the creek allowed to return to a more natural state. mills, r. (2017). Flash from the Past: Surviving photos preserve 90-year-old Galt park scenes | TheRecord.com. TheRecord.com. Retrieved 30 September 2017, from https://www.therecord.com/living-story/7580405-flash-from-the-past-surviving-photos-preserve-90-year-old-galt-park-scenes/
  Name	Maria McCrum
  Name	Marion Elizabeth Soper
  Residence	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Church of England
  Residence	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	?
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-129487
  Died	8 Sep 1925	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I129487	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry McCrum,   b. 1819, , New York State, USA ,   d. 12 May 1879, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Marion Neilson Batters,   b. 21 Mar 1822, London, England ,   d. 9 Feb 1903, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F23216	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Henry McCrum,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Marion,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F282419	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dr. Augustus A. Soper,   b. 30 Apr 1853, Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Nov 1928, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	10 Mar 1873	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Ida May Soper,   b. May 1876, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Mar 1958  (Age ~ 81 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F31954	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Marion Elizabeth McCrum Soper frazho originally shared this to Ancestry Public Member Trees

  
  

• Notes

  MRS. MARION SOPER IS TAKEN BY DEATH Formerly Active in Border Social Circles; Passes at Galt Home Mrs. Marion E. Soper, wife of Dr. Augustus Soper, who for many years was one of Windsor's most active residents, died Tuesday evening at her old home in Galt, where she had been residing for the past 20 years. She had been in poor health for some time and for several months had been confined to bed. During her residence in Windsor she was well known socially, taking an active part in society work of that period. Her husband is the owner of large real estate holdings here. Besides her husband, she is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Cecil Simpson, of Galt, and one brother, Richard McCrum, of Walkerton, Ont. Funeral services were held this afternoon from the late residence, which was her birthplace and the old homestead of the McCrum family.. The Windsor Star Windsor, Ontario, Canada Thursday, September 10, 1925

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012881-73. D. Augustus Soper, 21, occ. Medical Student, b. Durham, res. Tilsonburg, son of Augustus and Charlotte married Marion McCrum, 20, b. Galt, res. Galt, daughter of Henry and Marion, witnessed by: Mrs. L. Miller and Miss Gooding both of Galt, 10 March 1873 in Galt [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 31. [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 1. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 15 Page 39.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Oct 1853 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of England - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 10 Mar 1873 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - ? - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 8 Sep 1925 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth