William Reid Lisso

1898 - 1918  (20 years)

• Name	William Reid Lisso
  Born	12 Sep 1898	Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Presbyterian
  Epidemic	12 Sep 1918	Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada
  	Pneumonia following Influenza, 19 days
  Interesting	misfortune, life story
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-198776
  Died	21 Dec 1918	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4, 5]
  	Cause: Cause: Double Pneumonia following Influenza (19 days)
  Buried	23 Dec 1918	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4, 6]
  Person ID	I198776	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	August Christian Lisso,   b. 1 Jan 1867, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jan 1945, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Margaret "Maggie" Reid,   b. 20 Apr 1870, Huron-Kinloss Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario ,   d. 28 Dec 1955, Greenfield (Reidsville), North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Married	6 Mar 1895	Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Family ID	F187692	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Thy Will Be Done Died In North Dumfries, on Saturday, December 21st, 1918, at 8. 30 a. m. William Reid Lisso Eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Lisso In his 21st year. The Funeral Will take place from his late residence, Lot 27, Con. 10, North Dumfries, on Monday, Dec. 23rd, at 2. 30 p. m., to the Ayr Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation. Waterloo Historical Society Funeral Card Collection WHS 2007-077 _______________ Bright Young Man Succumbs - Throughout the civilized world and ..?..of the …?... that the ? total of victims will greatly exceed that of the greatest war in any age. Already the number of colossal, and there is no telling when the disease will exhaust itself. No community throughout the land appears to be immune, but some sections have undoubtedly suffered more than others. A remarkable thing about his hitherto unknown disease is that it attacks those of splendid physique just as readily as it does those who are constitutionally week, with the chances for successfully combatting it about equally divided. On Saturday last a young man in this vicinity, William Reid Lisso, succumbed to influenza and pneumonia after an illness of about 14 days. He was in his 21st year and was of fine physique, indicating that youth and physical prowess do not avail. The deceased was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Lisso of North Dumfries, and was one of the most scholarly young men in the district. His primary schooling was obtained at Reidsville, after which he spent three years in the Ayr Union Continuation School and four years in the Galt Collegiate, finishing up by winning second prize for the County in the Carter Scholarship contest. While at Galt he was a member of the Cadets, with the rank of Lieutenant, and won three medals for target shooting. He was a member of Knox United Church and took an interest in church work. Besides his father and mother, he is survived by three brothers (Frank, Melville and August) and two sisters (Belle and Clara). On Monday his remains were interred in the Ayr Cemetery, Rev. J. J. Brown conducting the service. The pallbearers were: Messrs. Norman McLeod, James Gemmell (RR 2), Thos. Ritchie, James Gemmell (Ayr), Earle Currie and Walter Thomson. The Ayr News Dec 26 1918 pg 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S562] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1911, Div 3. Pg. 9. [S437] Funeral Card - - Waterloo Historical Society, Funeral Card of William Reid Lisso. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: William Reid Lisso Date of Birth: 12 Sep 1898 Gender: Male Birth Place: Bruce, Ontario, Canada Father's name: August Christian Lisso Mother's name: Maggie Reid [S619] News - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr News (1897- ), "Obituary of William Lisso," Dec 26 1918 pg 1. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name: William Reid Lisso Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1898 Birth Place: Carrick Tp Bruce Co Age at Death: 20 Death Date: 21 Dec 1918 Death Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . [Front/East] Lisso/ William Reid/ son of A. C. & Margaret Lisso/ 1898 - 1918/ August C. Lisso/ 1867 - 1945/ his wife/ Margaret Reid/ 1870 - 1955/ Isabelle K. Lisso/ daughter/ 1896 - 1946 [Back/West] Margaret I. Lisso/ 1927 - 1935/ A. S. (Toots) Lisso/ Sept. 1, 1908/ Sept. 15, 1980/ Ella Hagedorn/ Apr. 6 - 1911 - May 9 - 1994 [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Angust Christian Lisso Age: 28 Birth Date: abt 1867 Birth Place: Hespeler Marriage Date: 6 Mar 1895 Marriage County or District: Bruce Father: John Lisso Mother: Mary Krempir Spouse: Maggie Reid Spouse's Age: 25 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1870 Spouse Birth Place: Kinloso Tp Spouse Father: Wm Reid Spouse Mother: Jane Scott

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Sep 1898 - Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Epidemic - Pneumonia following Influenza, 19 days - 12 Sep 1918 - Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Double Pneumonia following Influenza (19 days) - 21 Dec 1918 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 23 Dec 1918 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth