James Edwin Dance

1901 - 1955  (54 years)

• Name	James Edwin Dance
  Born	15 Apr 1901	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191016584
  Residence	1911	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-195704
  Died	22 Nov 1955	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	24 Nov 1955	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I195704	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	James Dance,   b. Jun 1869, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 May 1947, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 77 years)
  Mother	Janet Dodds Hall,   b. 16 Aug 1874, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Sep 1910, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 36 years)
  Married	16 Sep 1897	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Family ID	F186939	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	James Dance,   b. Jun 1869, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 May 1947, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 77 years)
  Mother	Mabel Campbell,   b. Dec 1882, , Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Dec 1958, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Married	30 Apr 1912	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Family ID	F249129	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Olive Ruth Cunningham,   b. 5 Oct 1899, Tara, Arran Township, Bruce, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Mar 2000, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 100 years)
  Married	1929
  Children	1. Faye Dance   2. Glenn E. Dance,   b. 14 Nov 1930,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Ruth Margaret Dance,   b. 23 Aug 1938,   d. 15 Apr 2013  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F247900	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Died At his home in Ayr, on Tuesday, November 22, 1955 James E. Dance In his 55th year. The Funeral Resting at his late residence until noon on Thursday, November 24. Funeral service will be held at 2.30 p.m. from Knox United Church, Ayr. Interment in Ayr Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation Waterloo Historical Society Death Notices Collection - photocopies ____________________ Passing of James E. Dance - Following an illness of six months, the death occurred at his home in Ayr on Tuesday of James E. Dance, in his 55th year. He was born in the township of Blenheim, being a son of the late James Dance and Janet Hall. As a young man Mr., Dance went to Western Canada, where he carried on his trade as a barber at Sovereign, Sask., and Barons, Alta. In 1929 he was united in marriage to Oliver Ruth Cunningham of Sovereign, Sask. The family removed back to Ontario in 1934, where they resided on the farm of Mr. Dance, on the 7th concession of Blenheim. In 1945 they removed to their present residence at Ayr. Here he had been manager at the turnip waxing plant of the Ayr Feed and Supply until April, when he was forced to give up his work on account of ill health. Mr. Dance was a devoted member of Knox United Church, where he served on the board of managers for several years. Of a quiet and unassuming disposition, he was highly esteemed by a host of friends and acquaintances for his many fine qualities of heart and head. - The Survivors - Besides his wife, he is survived by one son, Glenn of Ayr, and two daughters, Faye and Ruth at home; also by his stepmother, Mrs. James Dance, Ayr. Also surviving are two grandchildren. In addition, he is survived by five brothers and four sisters, as follows: Wallace of Blenheim; Norman, Paris; John, Ayr; William and Robert, Brantford; Isobel (Mrs. Thomas Gibson), Webster, N.Y.; Marion, Ayr; Mae (Mrs. Max Miles), Galt, and Jean (Mrs. Richard Oliver), Toronto. Mr. Dance is resting at his late residence until Thursday noon. The Funeral - The funeral will take place from Knox United Church, Ayr, on Thursday, Nov. 24, at 2.30 p.m., with interments in Ayr Cemetery. The Ayr News Nov 24 1955 pg 2

  
  

• Sources

  [S1282] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1911, p 16. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . Dance/ James E./ 1901 - 1955/ His wife/ Olive R./ 1899 - 2000/ In silence we remember [S619] News - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr News (1897- ), "Death of Mrs. Dance," 22 Sep 1910, p. 1. There passed away at her home, lot 2, con. 6, Blenheim on Friday morning, Sept. 16, a very estimable lady in the person of Mrs. James Dance, after a short illness of only about a week. - Mrs. Dance, whose maiden name was Janet Hall, was the eldest daughter of Walter and Isabelle Hall, Ayr, and was very highly esteemed by a wide circle of friends, who deeply sympathize with her sorely bereaved husband and family. The deceased, who was married in Blenheim in 1896 by the Rev. J. S. Hardie, the then pastor of Stanley-st. church, Ayr, was in her 37th year, and strangely enough the day of her death was the 14th anniversary of her wedding day, and the 13th anniversary of her eldest son's birthday. She is the third member of Mr. and Mrs. Hall's family that has entered into eternal rest within a period of slightly over two years - the others being Mrs. John R. Easton of Paris, and Mr. John D. Hall of Ayr. Mrs. Dance leaves a family of five - four boys and one girl. The funeral took place on Sunday afternoon to Ayr cemetery, followed thence by a large concourse of friends and acquaintances. The services at the home and the grave were conducted by Rev. D. I. Ellison. The pallbearers were Messrs. James and William Scott, Charles Rafferty, Alex. Kennedy, Murdo McRae and Sheldon Stockton. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: James Dance Age: 26 Birth Date: abt 1871 Birth Place: Blenheim, Ontario Marriage Date: 16 Sep 1897 Marriage County or District: Oxford Father: Ephraim Dance Mother: Agnes Wallace Spouse: Janet Dodds Hall Spouse's Age: 22 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1875 Spouse Birth Place: Blenheim, Ontario Spouse Father: Walter Hall Spouse Mother: Isabella Elliott [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: James Dance Age: 42 Birth Date: abt 1870 Birth Place: Canada Marriage Date: 30 Apr 1912 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: Ephraim Dance Mother: Agnes Wallace Spouse: Mabel Hall Spouse's Age: 28 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1884 Spouse Birth Place: Canada Spouse Father: Wallael Campell Spouse Mother: Jessie Hicks

  
  

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  Born - 15 Apr 1901 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 22 Nov 1955 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 24 Nov 1955 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth