Morley Grills Elvin

1897 - 1958  (60 years)

• Name	Morley Grills Elvin
  Born	14 Mar 1897
  Birth	20 Mar 1897	Mill Creek (North Dumfries Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Christened	30 May 1897	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  Military	1914	WW1   [6]
  	WW1, Private
  Military	1914	WW1
  	WW1, Private, Wentworth's Battaslion / 3rd Battalion
  Military	1914	WW1   [3]
  	WW1, Service #784283
  Residence	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Residence	Sheffield, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario   [3]
  Residence	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Residence	1958	438 Dundas St., Galt, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-74009
  Died	9 Jan 1958	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I74009	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Frederick George "George" Elvin,   b. 17 Aug 1863, London, England ,   d. 29 Jul 1937, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Agnes Cochrane Dickieson,   b. 11 Jul 1866, Eramosa Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1933  (Age 66 years)
  Married	Aug 1887  [7]
  Family ID	F19251	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bessie May Booker,   b. 8 May 1912, Welland, Crowland Twp., Welland Co., Ontario ,   d. 30 Mar 2002  (Age 89 years)
  Children	1. Betty Elvin   2. Evelyn A. Elvin,   b. 11 Mar 1939,   d. 19 Nov 1976  (Age 37 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F278409	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ELVIN, MORLEY G. Of 438 Dundas St., Galt, at the South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, on Thursday, January 9, 1958, in his 60th year. Son of the late George Elvin and Agnes Dickieson, he was born in Puslinch Township and had lived in the Galt area all his life. For twenty-seven years, he was employed as a stationary engineer at Babcock- Wilcox and Goldie-McCulloch Ltd. Mr. Elvin was a member of Central Presbyterian Church. He belonged to the Canadian Legion and the Moose Lodge. In the First World War, he served with the 123rd and 129th Battalions. Survived by his wife, Bessie Booker; two daughters, Evelyn and Betty, both at home; two brothers, William of Kirkwall; Frederick of Preston; three sisters, Mary (Mrs. Stewart McConnell); Clara (Mrs. George Ashton) and Annabelle Elvin, all of Galt. Predeceased by a brother, Alexander and a sister Bessie (Mrs. William McConnell). Service at the W. R. Coutts Funeral Home on Saturday at 2, with interment in Mount View Cemetery. Rev. Dr. David Gowday of Central Presbyterian Church officiated. Pallbearers: William Whitlaw, Elvin Goudy, George Wayte, Robert Barrie, Leo Meier and William Millership. A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  
  

• Sources

  [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North) B-2 Page 1. [S512] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Galt - Central Presbyterian. Morley Grills ELVIN born 20 Mar 1897 Parents Fredk. George ELVIN & Agnes DICKIESON baptized 29 Dec 1897 Occupation: Farmer [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . ELVIN/ beloved daughter/ Evelyn A./ Mar. 11, 1939/ Nov. 19, 1976/ beloved mother/ Bessie M./ May 8, 1912/ Mar. 30, 2002/ beloved father/ Morley G./ Mar. 14, 1897/ Jan. 9, 1958/ though death divides, fond memories cling/ [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179969793/morley-grills-elvin. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 9.

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Mar 1897 - Mill Creek (North Dumfries Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Christened - 30 May 1897 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Birth - - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Sheffield, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario Residence - - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 9 Jan 1958 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth