William Wallace Edgar

1890 - 1959  (69 years)

• Name	William Wallace Edgar
  Born	22 May 1890	South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	farmer
  	Threshing machine owned by Allan Edgar, while on his brother William T. Edgar's farm. Men in the photograph Allan Egard, Murdo McRae, Wallace Edgar, Morton Guthrie, John Edgar and Hunter Cassady.
  		Edgar,Allan-0001-ThreshingMachine-TweedsmuirHistoryVol3.jpg Threshing machine owned by Allan Edgar, while on his brother William T. Edgar's farm. Men in the photograph Allan Egard, Murdo McRae, Wallace Edgar, Morton Guthrie, John Edgar and Hunter Cassady.- Image from Tweendsmuir History Vol 4. Kitchener Public Library
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-340072
  Died	8 Jun 1959	Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	10 Jun 1959	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I340072	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	James Allan "Allan" Edgar,   b. CALC 4 Dec 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Sep 1930, Brantford Township, Brant County, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 68 years)
  Mother	Margaret W. Guthrie,   b. 1864, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Sep 1902, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 38 years)
  Married	28 Mar 1888	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F248328	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  William Wallace Edgar Dies The death occurred at. Willett Hospital, Paris, on Monday of William Wallace Edgar, Hit 3, Ayr, aged 70 years. Born in the Paris district, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Edgar. He lived at Straticlair, Man., for many years, returning to this district about 20 years ago. In recent years he had resided with his cousins, Misses Elizabeth and Mary Black, North Dumfries-Blenheim townline. He was a member of Knox United Church here. Surviving are three brothers, John and James Edgar of Paris and Morton Edgar of London. Funeral service was held at Cumming's Funeral Home, Paris, today (Wednesday) with interment in Ayr Cemetery. Rev. W. J. V. Buchanan officiated. The Ayr News Jun 11 1959 pg 2

  
  

• Sources

  [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: William Edgar Date of Birth: 22 May 1890 Gender: Male Birth Place: Brant, Ontario, Canada Father's name: James Edgar Mother's name: Margaret Guthrie [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . [Front/East] James A. Edgar/ died Sept. 18, 1930/ In his 69th year/ Margaret W. Guthrie,/ wife of/ James A. Edgar/ died Sep. 28, 1902/ In Her 38th year/ Christena McCormick/ his wife/ died May 13, 1938/ In Her 73rd year/ Edgar [A] Mother [B] Father [C] Mother [Right/North] Wm. Wallace Edgar. 1890 - 1959 [Back/West] J. Morton Guthrie/ 1882 - 1971/ Olive B. Marshall his wife/ 1888 - 1968/ John Guthrie/ 1832 - 1913/ Elizabeth Morton/ his wife/ 1840 - 1928/ Guthrie. [D] Olive Bell/ Guthrie. [E] John Morton/ Guthrie [F] Mother [G] Father [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Jas A Edgar Age: 26 Birth Date: abt 1862 Birth Place: North Dumfries Marriage Date: 28 Mar 1888 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: William Edgar Mother: K Deans Spouse: Margaret W Guthrie Spouse's Age: 23 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1865 Spouse Birth Place: Blenheim, Ontario Spouse Father: John Guthrie Spouse Mother: Elizabeth Morton

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 May 1890 - South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 10 Jun 1959 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth