John McKenzie Anderson

1841 - 1914  (73 years)

• Name	John McKenzie Anderson
  Born	9 Jan 1841	Kiltearn, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Galt Reformer newspaper
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/272239930
  Occupation	Editor
  Occupation	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Teacher
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1879	Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada
  	editor
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-134983
  Died	2 Oct 1914	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario   [2]
  Person ID	I134983	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Thomas Anderson,   b. 1799, , Scotland ,   d. 1865, , Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Mary Muir,   b. 1806, , Scotland ,   d. 1893  (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F44191	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Jane McGeorge,   b. 1843, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Sep 1874, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 31 years)
  Married	29 Dec 1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F41966	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mr. John McK. Anderson. The funeral of the late John McK. Anderson was held yesterday from the residence at 292 Palmerston avenue. Mr. Anderson died at the age of 72. He came from Scotland 60 years ago and spent his early activities as a teacher in the Galt schools, afterwards owning the Galt Reformer. After that he joined the staff of the Globe, and later became confidential clerk to Mr. R. J. Fleming, finally entering the Customs branch of the civil service. He is survived by his second wife. There are three daughters, Mrs. Hedley Bindon of Ottawa, and Gertrude and Muriel, living at home. Mr. A. L. Anderson of the civil service, Ottawa, and A. M. Anderson of Guelph are the only surviving brothers. The Toronto Star Toronto, Ontario, Canada Saturday, October 03, 1914 _____________ PARIS OLD BOY DEAD The funeral of the late John McK. Anderson took place yesterday from the family residence, 292 Palmerston avenue, Toronto. Mr. Anderson was born in Inverness, Scotland, 72 years to ago, and, when 12 years of age, came to Canada with his parents. For many years he taught school, being an undergraduate of both Toronto and McGill Universities. For a time he held the position of assistant classical a master at the Galt Grammar School, afterwards owning and publishing The Galt Reformer. Giving up that paper, he went to The Paris Transcript for some time. He then went to The Toronto Globe, and stayed on its staff for several years. Mr. Anderson was twice married, his first wife being a daughter of the late. Dr. Charles McGeorge of Ayr. by whom he had one daughter wife of Mr. Hedley Bindon, of Ottawa, and the second wife, who survives him being a daughter of the late James Stokes, of Paris, by whom there are two surviving daughters, Gertrude and Muriel, at home. The Brantford Daily Expositor Sat, Oct 03, 1914 Page 8

  
  

• Sources

  [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Sect. 2 Page 1. [S2910] Ontario, Toronto Trust Cemeteries, 1826-1989. NameJohn Mck Anderson Age71 Birth Year1843 Birth PlaceScotland Death Date30 Sep 1914 Death PlaceToronto, Ontario, Canada Burial Date2 Oct 1914 Burial PlaceToronto, Ontario, Canada Cemetery Section6 77 2 CemeteryMount Pleasant Cemetery Education PlaceAnnie E Anderson Relative NameA Anderson

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 Jan 1841 - Kiltearn, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland Business - Galt Reformer newspaper - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Teacher - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 29 Dec 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 2 Oct 1914 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth