Waterloo Region Generations
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John Walter McKellar

Male 1893 - 1973  (79 years)


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  • Name John Walter McKellar 
    Born 13 Oct 1893  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death
    • Tombstone Reads 13 Oct 1973
    Occupation 1911  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Retail, Groceries 
    Residence 1911  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-211343 
    Died 6 Oct 1973  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried 8 Oct 1973  Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I424936  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Dougald McLarty McKellar,   b. Sep 1868, Killean, Puslinch Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1949, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Anne Grieve,   b. Aug 1869, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1954  (Age ~ 84 years) 
    Family ID F277500  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anna Welsh,   b. 19 Mar 1896, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1956  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 29 Mar 1916  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Margurite McKellar
     2. Mildred McKellar
     3. Esther McKellar
     4. Joan McKellar
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F273013  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • McKELLAR, John Walter

      At St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, on Saturday, Oct. 6, 1973, John Walter McKellar of Kitchener, in his 80th year; dear father of Margurite (Mrs. Edward Couch) of (Galt) Cambridge, Mildred (Mrs. Henry Kern) of Kitchener, Esther (Mrs. Ron Edwards) of Burlington, Joan (Mrs. Bernard Wanklin) of (Galt) Cambridge; dear brother of Marion of (Galt) Cambridge, Erie McKellar of Chatham; 14 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren, also survive. Rev. Frank Lawson of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Kitchener, conducted funeral and committal services at Little's Funeral Home, 39 Grand Ave. North, (Galt) Cambridge, on Monday, Oct. 8, at 2 p.m. Interment was in Mount View cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 9 Oct 1973 pg 29

  • Sources 
    1. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 16 Page 1.

    2. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 034268 (1893).
      Name:John Walter McKellar Date of Birth:13 Oct 1893 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Dougal McKellar Mother's name:Lizzie McKeller

    3. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link .
      [Eastern Star & Masonic insignia]/ McKELLAR/ in loving memory of/ John W. McKELLAR/ Oct. 13, 1893 - Oct. 13, 1973/ his wife/ Annie WELSH/ Mar. 19, 1896 - Dec. 21, 1956/ at rest/

    4. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 022001 (1916).
      Name:John Walter McKellar Age:22 Birth Year:abt 1894 Birth Place:Galt Marriage Date:29 Mar 1916 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Dougald McKellar Mother:Lizzie Anne Grieve McKellar Spouse:Annie Welsh

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Oct 1893 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Retail, Groceries - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 29 Mar 1916 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 6 Oct 1973 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 8 Oct 1973 - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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