Orral Archibald Webster

1892 - 1949  (57 years)

• Name	Orral Archibald Webster
  Born	15 May 1892	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-350392
  Died	27 May 1949	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States   [3]
  Buried	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I350392	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Archibald Webster,   b. 2 Oct 1860, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland ,   d. 28 Jun 1929, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Jane Speare,   b. 11 Jan 1867, Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1963  (Age 95 years)
  Married	20 Apr 1887	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F251338	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Priscilla Mabel "Mabel" Kimball,   b. 3 Jun 1892, , Lambton Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Sep 1951, Moore Union Cemetery, Mooretown, Lambton, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F56569	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Evelyn Maria Logan,   b. CALC 16 Aug 1891, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States ,   d. 31 Dec 1933, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 42 years)
  Children	1. Marjorie Webster,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F251340	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Orral A. Webster PRESTON, May 28. Orral A. Webster, 58, of Detroit, formerly of Preston, died of a heart attack while driving in Detroit yesterday. Mr. Webster was stopped at a traffic intersection, when the seizure occurred, Born and educated here, he was in the insurance business for some time, prior to settling in Detroit, where he had lived for the past 16 years. He was an employee of the Ford Motor Co. The son of the late Archibald Webster, he is survived by his mother, Mrs. Archibald Webster, of Preston. His first wife, the former Evelyn Logan, predeceased him in 1932. in 1937 he married Mayble Kimball, of Detroit, who survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Marjorie) Ball of Kitchener, Mrs. Richard (Virginia) Argue of Detroit; one son, William of Detroit. One grandchild also survives. One sister and one brother predeceased him. Funeral will be held on Monday at 3: 30 p.m.. at the Stager Pass Funeral Home, Preston, with interment in the Preston Cemetery. Rev. F. C. Miller, of St. Paul's United Church, Preston, will officiate at the services. The body will be resting at the funeral home, on Monday morning. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 28 May 1949 pg 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-2 Page 9. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:Orval Archibald Webster Date of Birth:15 May 1892 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Archibald Webster Jr Mother's name:Elizabeth Jane Speare [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . [Front] Webster/ In Memory Of/ Russell E. Webster/ 1905 - 1941/ Edythe Kenyon His Wife/ 1904 - 1934/ Robert John - Son - 1934 - 1934/ Orral A. Webster/ 1892 - 1948/ Evelyn Logan/ Wife Of Orral Webster/1891 - 1933./ [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 20. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:Elizabeth Jane Speare Age:20 Birth Date:abt 1867 Birth Place:Platteville, Ontario Marriage Date:20 Apr 1887 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:William Mary Speare Mother:Elizabeth Speare Spouse:Archibald Webster Spouse's Age:26 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1861 Spouse Birth Place:Paisley, Scotland Spouse Father:Archibald Webster Spouse Mother:Ann Webster

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 May 1892 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 27 May 1949 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Buried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth