John James Poore^[1]

1902 - 1975  (73 years)

• Name	John James Poore
  Born	31 Mar 1902	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1925	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	furniture worker
  Residence	1925	140 Weber St. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-203937
  Died	30 May 1975	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	2 Jun 1975	Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I203937	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	John Aaron Poore,   b. 12 Apr 1876, Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jan 1945, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Edith Cockerton,   b. 24 Feb 1879, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Nov 1948, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Married	24 Nov 1898	Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F188886	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Myrtle Belle Rickert,   b. 16 Jan 1906, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Jan 1982, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Married	30 Sep 1925	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Larry Poore   2. Betty Marie Poore,   b. 7 Nov 1926   3. Donald Allen Poore,   b. 29 Apr 1928,   d. Bef 2015, Little Falls, Herkimer, New York, United States  (Age < 86 years)   4. Isabelle Edith Poore,   b. 25 Nov 1929,   d. 25 Mar 2018, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)   5. Ruth Jeannette Poore,   b. 26 Sep 1931,   d. 30 Aug 1969  (Age 37 years)   6. George Kenneth Poore   7. Shirley Jean Poore,   b. 10 Jul 1935, Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Apr 1997, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)   8. Margaret Eleanor Poore   9. David Poore,   b. Apr 1939, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Apr 1939, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 0 years)   10. Philip Perry Poore,   b. 28 Apr 1940, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Mar 1996, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)   11. Jacqueline "Jackie" Poore   12. Harold Poore,   b. 5 Sep 1945,   d. 7 Sep 1945  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F45289	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  POORE, John Of 242 Jacob St., Cambridge, at his residence, May 30, 1975, in his 74th year, John Poore. Beloved husband of Myrtle Rickert; dear father of Donald of Little Falls, N.Y., George, Phillip and Larry, all of Cambridge, Betty (Mrs. William St. Croix) of St. Catharines, Jacqueline (Mrs. Jack Berner) of Kitchener, Isabel (Mrs. Jack Gambling), Shirley (Mrs. Wilfred Main) and Margaret (Mrs. William King), all of Cambridge; dear brother of Charles of Exter, Joseph of Toronto, Mrs. May Affeldt of Kitchener, Agnes (Mrs. Arthur Huff) of British Columbia, Mrs. Christine Botten of Cambridge, Hazel (Mrs. Norman Pipe) of Simcoe and Mrs. Marie Martin of Kitchener; he is also survived by 47 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was born in Waterloo Township and resided all his life in the Cambridge area; had been employed by the C.O.S.F. until retirement. Resting at the Barthel-Stager Funeral Home, Queenston Rd., at Argyle St., Cambridge, from 2 p.m., Saturday, May 31, until noon Monday, June 2, then to King St. Baptist Church for service at 2 p.m. Interment followed in Parklawn cemetery, Cambridge. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 30 May 1975 pg 25

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Melinda Hallman - Rickert. [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 7 Page 10. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate. John James Poore, 23, Furniture Worker, b. Preston, 140 Weber St. E. Kitchener, son of John A. Poore (B. Plattsville) and Edith Cockerton married Myrtle Belle Rickert, 19, Rubber Worker, b. Waterloo Twp, 140 Weber St. E. Kitchener, daughter of Simon Rickert (B. Waterloo Co) and Melinda Hallman, Witn: Charles Poore of Preston and Pearl Rickert of 140 Weber St. Kitchener, 30 September 1925 Kitchener [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:John James Poore Date of Birth:31 Mar 1902 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:John Poore Mother's name:Edith Cockerton [S356] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Parklawn CC#4504 Internet Link . Poore/ In Loving Memory Of/ John J./ 1902 - 1975/ Myrtle B./ 1906 - 1982/ A Day Of Duty Done/ A Day Of Rest Begun. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate (1898), Poore-Cockerton. John Aaron Poore, farm labourer of Plattsville, Birth Place: Platteville Age: 22 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1876 Father Name: Joseph poore Mother Name: Eliabeth Partridge Spouse Name: Edith Cockerton, residence Plattsville, Spouse's Age: 19 Spouse Birth Place: Haysville Spouse Father Name: John Cockerton Spouse Mother Name: Elizabeth Pettite Marriage Date: 24 Nov 1898 Marriage Location: Oxford [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:John Aaron Boore Age:22 Birth Date:abt 1876 Birth Place:Platteville Marriage Date:24 Nov 1898 Marriage County or District:Oxford Father:Joseph Boore Mother:Eliabeth Partridge Spouse:Edith Cockerton Spouse's Age: 19 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1879 Spouse Birth Place:Haysville Spouse Father:John Cockerton Spouse Mother:Elizabeth Pettite

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 31 Mar 1902 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - furniture worker - 1925 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1925 - 140 Weber St. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 30 Sep 1925 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 30 May 1975 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 2 Jun 1975 - Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth