Annie Maria Walker: Waterloo Region Generations

Generation: 1

Annie Maria Walker was born Sep 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jan 1955; was buried , Saint James Anglican Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Other Events:

FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203314505
Name: Annie Maria Veitch
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-124108
Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
Residence: 1953, RR2, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Mrs. George Veitch
By Record Correspondent

HAYSVILLE - Mrs. George Veitch, 92, of Haysville, died yesterday after a lengthy illness Born in Wilmot township, she was a member of St. James's Anglican Church and had resided in Toronto, Plattsville and Woodstock. She was the last surviving member of the Thomas Walker family.

Surviving are one daughter Mrs. Robert (Marie) Lucas, Detroit, Mich.; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

The body will be at the Futher Omand Funeral Home, New Hamburg, until Friday at 1 p.m., when removal will be made to St James's Anglican Church, Huron Road, Haysville, for funeral service at 2:30 p.m. Interment will be in the adjoining cemetery. Rev. W.. A. Jones will officiate.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 12 Jan 1955, Wed Page 7

Annie married George Malcolm Veitch 9 Jun 1886, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. George (son of George Veitch and Christina Malcolm) was born 4 May 1857, Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jun 1930, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Chesterfield United Cemetery, Chesterfield, Oxford Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. George Veitch was born 1887, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
3. Vera Walker Veitch was born CALC 7 Dec 1888, , Ontario, Canada; died 12 Mar 1909, South Pelham, , Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Anglican Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
4. Ross Walker Veitch was born 5 May 1898, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; died 28 Apr 1943, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 30 Apr 1943, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
5. Ina Veitch was born 1890, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

Generation: 2

2.	George Veitch (1.Annie¹) was born 1887, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events: Eby ID Number: Waterloo-281723 Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Vera Walker Veitch

(1.Annie¹) was born CALC 7 Dec 1888, , Ontario, Canada; died 12 Mar 1909, South Pelham, , Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Anglican Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Other Events:

FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/263137290
Occupation: school teacher
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-281724
Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Notes:

Died. At South Pelham, on Friday, March 12th, 1909, at 5 o'clock a.m. Vera W. Veitch Aged 20 Years, 3 Months, 5 Days Funeral The funeral will take place from the residence of her father, Mr. Geo. Veitch, on Monday, March 15, at 1.30 p.m. and proceed to the St. James cemetery, Huron Road Friends and acquaintances will kindly accept this intimation.

Funeral Card

Ross Walker Veitch

(1.Annie¹) was born 5 May 1898, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; died 28 Apr 1943, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 30 Apr 1943, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Interesting: education, military, life story
Military: WW1 - 38th Ottawa Battalion
Occupation: school principal - Preston
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55315
Residence: 1930, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Occupation: 1941, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; postmaster

Notes:

ROSS W. VEITCH

1897-1943 Married: Velma Kennedy - July 1925

Ross W. Veitch was born in Toronto on May 5, 1897 the son of George Veitch and Annie Welker. He was raised in Plattsville and received his elementary and high school education there. Mr. Veitch was a student at the Stratford Normal School on January 19, 1916 when he enlisted with the 110th Perth Battalion. He went overseas on November 1, 1916, serving with the 38th Ottawa battalion, Cameron Highlanders and receiving a commission as a lieutenant. He returned to Canada in 1919 and resumed his education, completing the course at the Stratford Normal School and then enrolling at McMaster University. After he qualified as a teacher he taught at S.S. No. 7, Wellesley and at S.S. No. 2, Blenheim and S.S. No. 3, Wilmot. Mr. Veitch came to Preston in 1925 as the assistant principal at the Preston Central Public School. He served in this position for six years before acting as principal of the school for ten years. On January 2, 1941 he accepted the position as Preston's postmaster. Mr. Veitch was the fifth man to hold the position since it was created in 1837. Mr. Veitch served the Preston Public Library Board as secretary-treasurer for a number of years and was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Preston Branch. He died on April 28, 1943 and is buried in the Preston Cemetery.

Sources:

1. Obituary Galt Daily Reporter Wednesday April 28, 1943.
2. "Postmasters of Waterloo County", Waterloo Historical Society Journal Vol. 28, 1940.
3. Jim Quantrell, "Cambridge's Postal History -Preston" A Part of Our Past, Essays on Cambridge's History City of Cambridge Archives, Cambridge Ontario 1992.

Cambridge Mosaic, Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge [used with kind permission of Jim Quantrell]

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ROSS W. VEITCH

PRESTON. April 29— Funeral services for the late Ross Walker Veitch, who died in the Toronto General Hospital early yesterday morning, have been arranged. The late Mr. Veitch is resting at his home, 854 Queen Street. Funeral service will be held at St. John's Anglican Church on Friday at 3 o'clock. Interment will be in the Preston Cemetery.

Kitchener Daily Record 29 Apr 1943 pg 15

Ross married Velma Florence Kennedy 16 Jul 1925, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Velma was born 16 Jul 1907, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1995; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Children:

6. Jessie Marie Veitch

5.	Ina Veitch (1.Annie¹) was born 1890, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events: Eby ID Number: Waterloo-281725 Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Generation: 3

6. Jessie Marie Veitch (4.Ross², 1.Annie¹)
Jessie — John Edward Reeve. [Group Sheet]