John George McNab

1880 - 1937  (57 years)

• Name	John George McNab
  Born	26 Jun 1880	Reidsville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Residence	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Presbyterian Canada
  Christened	29 Jan 1885	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1901	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer Son
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-73849
  Died	31 Jul 1937	Montreal, Ile De Montreal, Quebec   [5]
  Buried	4 Aug 1937	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I73849	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John McNab,   b. 24 Mar 1841, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Jul 1923, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Jane Veitch,   b. 1848, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 May 1903, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)
  Married	22 May 1878	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Family ID	F34155	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Death of John G. McNab Held Position of C. p. R. General Foreign Freight Agent, Montreal - Buried at Ayr The sudden death occurred in Montreal on Saturday of John George McNab, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John McNab of Ayr. Born at, Reidsville, on the farm now occupied by Menno Shantz, Mr. McNab attained a position in the business world of Canada which has been reached by few other native sons of this community. Deceased, who was 57 years of age, died as a result of a hemorrhage of the brain. For the past year, he had been acting as general foreign freight agent of the entire Canadian Pacific Railway Company, with offices at Montreal, and, according to reports, was slated for a much higher position in the not far distant future. Leaving Ayr in 1901, Mr. McNab joined the Canadian Pacific at Winnipeg. He went to Vancouver as travelling freight agent in 1906, and in 1907 he went to Portland, Ore., in the same capacity. In 1909, he became travelling freight agent for North British Columbia at Prince Rupert, and from 1910 to 1915 served at Prince Rupert as general agent. He was district freight agent for his company's important British Columbia Coast steamship services at Vancouver from 1915 to 1919; was division freight agent in the same service from 1919 to 1925, after which he acted as foreign freight agent until transferred to the more important position at Montreal one year ago. Mr. McNab always had a warm spot in his heart for his native village and kept in touch with the happenings of this community through the medium of the Ayr News. Besides his wife, he is survived by one daughter; also a brother, James, Divisional Engineer of the C.P.R. at Saskatoon. The Funeral The funeral took place from the C.P.R. depot on Wednesday morning, upon the arrival of the 10.35 o'clock train, a service having been held in Montreal on Tuesday. A profusion of beautiful floral tributes gave silent testimony of the high esteem in which deceased was held. The service at, the graveside was conducted by the Rev. Mr. Gandier of Glenmorris in the absence of Rev. J. W. Currie on his vacation. Besides Mrs. McNab and daughter, Marie, the remains were accompanied by the following. C.P.R. officials . L. A. Solloway and N. R. Nicholis,. ?. A. McColl, J. L Lord and Af Saxon Jones, Toronto; H. O. Buchanan and F. Rossiter, London; J. McGinnis, Brantford, and J. Kirkwood, Preston. Also by his brother, James McNab, Saskatoon. The pallbearers were: Dr. Woolner, Wm. G. Edgar, J. Q. Reid, D. A. McColl, H. G. Buchanan and A. Saxon Jones. The Ayr News Aug 5 1937 pg 6

  
  

• Sources

  [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North) B-5 Page 11. [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, Div. 1 Page 13. [S512] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Galt - Central Presbyterian. John George McNab Born 26 Jun 1880 North Dumfries Parents John Jr. McNab & Jane Veitch baptized 29 Jan 1885 Occupation: Farmer [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: John George McNab Date of Birth: 26 Jun 1880 Gender: Male Birth Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name: John McNab Mother's name: Jane Veitch [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . [Front/East] John McNab Sen./ died/ March 20, 1886;/ aged 81 years/ also his wife/ Margaret McNab,/ died March 25, 1886;/ aged 86 years/ C. A. McNab/ died Mar. 4, 1875/ aged 75 years. (note: the Stone Read 1814 & Was Changed to 1875 [Left/South] Jane Veitch/ wife of/ John McNab/ died May 2, 1903/ In Her 56 year/ William D./ son of/ J. & J. McNab/ died Feb. 19, 1900/ In his 10 Y'r/ John McNab/ died July 17, 1923/ aged 82 years [Back/West] John George McNab/ died July 31, 1937/ aged 56 years/ Hurd & Roberts [monument maker] [Right/North] Catherine McNab/ died June 24, 1930/ aged 86 years/ James Veitch McNab/ died May 11, 1940/ aged 55 years/ McNab [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Jane Veitch Age: 31 Birth Date: abt 1847 Birth Place: North Dumfries Marriage Date: 22 May 1878 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: James Veitch Mother: Mary Veitch Spouse: John McNab Spouse's Age: 37 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1841 Spouse Birth Place: North Dumfries Spouse Father: John McNab Spouse Mother: Margaret McNab

  
  

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  Residence - Presbyterian Canada - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Christened - 29 Jan 1885 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1901 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 31 Jul 1937 - Montreal, Ile de Montreal, Quebec Buried - 4 Aug 1937 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth