Ford Isaac Willson

1889 - 1970  (80 years)

• Name	Ford Isaac Willson
  Born	9 Oct 1889	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1923	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	coal dealer
  		Waterloo Region Museum An ink blotter with a printed trade card on one side and pink blotter paper on the reverse. The printed side has a white ground, a blue background with white lettering on the right side, and a picture of two men, one in a blue overcoat and the other ina brown coat. The message reads: Solve your heating problem with 'blue coal' the world's finest anthracite./ F. I. Wilson, Preston, Ont. Phone 300. 14.5 x 9 cm
  Elected Office	1950	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Warden for the County of Waterloo
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-54806
  Died	1970  [1]
  Buried	Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I54806	Generations
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Ephraim William Willson,   b. 26 Aug 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1950  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth Anthes,   b. 11 Feb 1860, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1928  (Age 67 years)
  Married	30 Sep 1886	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Family ID	F18812	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jennie Rosamond Good,   b. 30 Dec 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1981  (Age 90 years)
  Married	6 Aug 1918	Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Mary L. Willson,   b. 1921, Of, Blair, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1999  (Age 78 years)   2. J. Shirley Alison Willson,   b. 1925, Of, Blair, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2003  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F14885	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Ford Issac Willson from Cambridge Hall of Fame 2011
  		Ford Isaac Willson from Cambridge Hall of Fame

  
  

• Notes

  In 1923, came to Preston where he purchased a coal and ice business that he operated until he retired in 1958. Willson Fuels operated from the family home on William Street were he imported and delivered coal to homes and businesses in southern Waterloo County. During the depression Willson Fuels routinely supplied coal at no charge to families in need. In the winter Mr. Willson harvested ice from the Blair dam and stored the ice in an old woollen mill on the site until the warm summer months when it would be sold to keep iceboxes cold. Mr. Willson was one of Preston's most active residents and was involved in many aspects of civic life. He was a life member of the South Waterloo Agricultural Society, a strong supporter of the Galt Fall Fair, a member of the Preston Masonic Lodge and a member of the Guelph Rose Croix. Mr. Willson served on the Preston municipal council for 19 years. He was Preston's deputy reeve in 1948, Preston's reeve from 1937 to 1939 in 1950 and in 1952, Preston?s mayor in 1953 and 1954 and was the warden of Waterloo County in 1950. Over the years he held various other positions including Chair of both the Preston Police Commission and the Preston municipal Finance Committee. He died on February 2, 1970 and is buried in the Blair Cemetery. Cambridge Hall of Fame www.cambridge.ca

  
  

• Sources

  [S34] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Blair CC#4501 Internet Link. Willson (A) Ford I. Willson / 1889-1970 (B) Jennie Good / 1890-1981 / beloved wife of / Ford I. Willson (C) Mary L. Willson / 1921 - 1999 / (D) J. Shirley Alison / 1925 - 2003 [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Ford Isaac Willson Born: Waterloo Age: 28 Father: Eph W Willson Mother: Mary Elizabeth Anthes Willson Born: abt 1890 Spouse: Jennie Rosemond Good Age: 27 born: Waterloo Father: Aaron Good Mother: Mary McNally married 6 Aug 1918 married: Waterloo, Blair [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-5 Page 13. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 5 Page 15. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sub District 5 Page 22. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11540-86. Ephraim W. Wilson, 24, occ. Farmer, b. Waterloo Twp., res. same, son of Ephraim and Mary, married Mary E. Anthes, 28, b. Wilmot Twp., res. Waterloo, daughter of Jacob and Magdalena, Witness: Arthur J. Wilson, Catherine Anthes and Maggie Alexander, All of Waterloo, 30 Sept 1886 at Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 Oct 1889 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 6 Aug 1918 - Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - coal dealer - 1923 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Warden for the County of Waterloo - 1950 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth