William James Baxter

1887 - 1968  (81 years)

• Name	William James Baxter
  Born	20 Feb 1887	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-338587
  Died	1 Nov 1968	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I338587	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Charles Elliott Baxter,   b. CALC 6 Apr 1858, , Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Nov 1921, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 63 years)
  Mother	Jessie Taylor,   b. 1864, Ancaster, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 May 1929, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Married	27 Dec 1881	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F247749	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Death of William James Baxter William James Baxter, a well-known elder resident of Drumbo, passed away in his 82nd year in St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, on November 1st. He was born on the 10th concession of Blenheim Township, the son of the late Charles Elliott Baxter and his wife, Jessie Taylor. He attended school at the lower tenth and the Drumbo Public and Continuation Schools after the family moved to Drumbo, where his father built the feed mill. His wife, the former Margaret Karn, predeceased him about five years ago in Winnipeg, where they had lived for about 40 years. The late Mr. Baxter worked for most of his life with the Royal Bank of Canada, working his way up through all departments and retiring as a supervisor with the Supervisors' Department in Winnipeg. After his wife's death he came back to his native village and made his home with his sister-in-law, Mrs. Hugh Baxter. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Walter Tate (Jennie) and Miss Christina Baxter, and one brother, Norman Baxter, all of Hamilton. The funeral service was conducted on Sunday, Nov. 3rd, at the R. W. Rumble Funeral Home, Princeton, by Mr. Percy Brown of Willis United Church and Mr. William Davidson of the Drumbo Baptist Church. The committal service took place in the Ayr Cemetery on Tuesday, Nov. 5th. The Ayr News Nov 14 1968 pg 3

  
  

• Sources

  [S2787] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993. Name:William James Baxter Gender:Male Age:38 Birth Date:abt 1888 Marriage Date:10 Aug 1926 Marriage Place:Lucas, Ohio, USA Father:Chas E Baxter Mother:Jessie Taylor Spouse:Margaret K White Gender:Female Age:38 Birth Date:abt 1888 Father:Andrew Korn Mother:Margaret Hagerty [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . [Front/East] In memory of/ James Baxter/ died Sept. 2nd, 1900/ aged 87 years/ also his wife/ Jane Elliott/ died July 8th 1864/ aged 39 years/ also / their Infant daughter/ Margaret/ died Feb. 23rd 1860/ Wm. J. Baxter/ 1887 - 1968/ Christina V./ Baxter/ 1896 - 1976/ Baxter [Left/South] In memory of/ James Baxter/ died Oct. 26th 1908/ aged 53 years/ Margaret Hall/ wife of the Above/ died Nov. 7th 1912/ In Her 59th year [Back/West] Mary Elizabeth/ dau. of C. E. & Jessie/ Baxter/ died Feb. 24, 1915/ aged 14 Yrs. 11 Mos./ Eddie/ son of/ Chas. E. & Jessie/ Baxter/ died Aug. 2, 1906/ aged 15 years 3 Mo's./ C. E. Baxter/ 1858 - 1921/ Jessie Taylor/ wife of/ C. E. Baxter/ 1864 - 1929/ D. Taylor Baxter/ 1885 - 1930/ Margaret B. Baxter/ 1897 - 1934. [A] Eddie [B] Mary [C] Mother [D] Father [Right/North] James H./ son of Jas. & Margaret/ Baxter/ died July 23rd 1905/ aged 23 years/ 9 months [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Charles Baxter Age: 23 Birth Date: abt 1858 Birth Place: Canada Marriage Date: 27 Dec 1881 Marriage County or District: Oxford Father: James Baxter Mother: Jane Baxter Spouse: Jessie Taylor Spouse's Age: 19 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1862 Spouse Birth Place: Canada Spouse Father: Donald Taylor Spouse Mother: Jennet Taylor

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Feb 1887 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 1 Nov 1968 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth