John Gunn

1863 - 1953  (90 years)

• Name	John Gunn
  Born	15 Mar 1863	Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203006155
  Occupation	1891	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Navy
  Residence	1891	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	C. Presbyterian
  Occupation	1901	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Laborer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-72922
  Died	11 Aug 1953	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	13 Aug 1953	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I72922	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth "Bessie" Myers,   b. 10 Dec 1862, Greenfield (Reidsville), North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Apr 1930, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Married	10 Apr 1889	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Children	1. Charles John Gunn,   b. 15 Jan 1890, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Oct 1974, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   2. Bertha Gunn,   b. 13 Jun 1891, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 May 1972, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)   3. Christena McVittie "Tina" Gunn,   b. 17 Dec 1892, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Dec 1963, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)   4. Norman Gunn,   b. 6 Sep 1894, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Edna Priscilla Gunn,   b. 28 Oct 1897, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Oct 1959, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)   6. Margaret Elizabeth "Bessie" Gunn,   b. 21 Apr 1899, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Dec 1999, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 100 years)   7. Stanley Anderson Gunn,   b. 1 Sep 1904, , Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1983  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F19020	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Died In Galt, on Tuesday, August 11, 1953 John Gunn In his 91st year. The Funeral Will take place from the T. Little and Son Funeral Home, Galt, on Thursday, August 13th, at 2.00 p.m. Interment in the Ayr Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation Waterloo Historical Society Death Notices Collection - photocopies ________________ Passing of John Gunn John Gunn, a former well known farmer of Blenheim township, passed away in Galt Hospital on Tuesday morning at 6 o'clock after a brief illness, in his 91st year. Mr. Gunn, who had resided in Galt for the past seven years, had been an invalid for two years. Born near Owen Sound, he came to this district as a lad of 14 years. In 1906 he took up farming near Washington for some four years, after which he purchased a farm on the 42th concession of Blenheim, where he resided for 40 years. This farm is now occupied by Peter McDonald. Mr. Gunn was widely known and had a host of warm friends. He was a member of Knox United Church. His wife, the former Elizabeth Myers, passed away in April, 1930. Surviving are three sons and four daughters, as follows: Charles, Ayr; Norman, Toronto; Stanley, Galt; Mrs. Bertha Mitchell, Ayr; Mrs. R. E. Raeder, Ayr; Mrs. E, P. Krantz, Ayr, and Miss Bessie, Galt. Also surviving are two brothers and a sister: Robert Gunn, Tara; Hugh Gunn, Owen Sound, and Mrs. Margaret McCarthy, Owen Sound. - The Funeral - The funeral will take place from the T. Little & Son Funeral Home, Galt, on Thursday afternoon at two o'clock, with interment in the Ayr Cemetery. The Ayr News Aug 3 1953 pg 16

  
  

• Sources

  [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North) B-4 Page 4. [S564] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1891, pg 16. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . Gunn/ John Gunn/ 1863 - 1953/ Elizabeth Myer/ his beloved wife/ 1862 - 1930/ Stanley Gunn/ 1904 - 1983/ M. E. Bessie Gunn/ 1899-1999 [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: John Gunn Age: 26 Birth Date: abt 1863 Birth Place: Grey County Marriage Date: 10 Apr 1889 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: John Gunn Mother: Maggie Laftair Spouse: Elizabeth Meyers Spouse's Age: 26 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1863 Spouse Birth Place: Ayr Spouse Father: Charles Meyers Spouse Mother: Rose Keefer

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Mar 1863 - Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 10 Apr 1889 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Navy - 1891 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presbyterian - 1891 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1901 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 11 Aug 1953 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 13 Aug 1953 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth