John McNab

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-130326
• Residence: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Church
• Occupation: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Church
• Occupation: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presb.
• Occupation: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian Canada
• Occupation: 1885, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Residence: 1900, North Dumfries Concession 11 Lot 34, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1901, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
• Residence: 1911, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

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MR. JOHN McNAB, SR, was born in Perthshire, Scotland, and therefore was a Highlander, not only by name but by birth. One could not be long with him without learning that he was a typical Highlander, possessing all those qualities which seem to inhere in all who come from the mountainous region of the north. He had in him a lordly independence of spirit, a delicate refinement of feeling, a daring boldness of expression, a conscious superiority of soul, and a hot and hasty temper that flashed up in a moment and died in a moment; and above all, the devotional and reverential temperament that so largely characterizes the Highlander. He loved the house of God and its hallowed services and the high doctrines of the confession of faith, and was a great admirer of Dr. Bayne. He was very outspoken in regard to his theological views. On one occasion Dr. Caven and I visited him in connection with the endowment fund of Knox College. He patiently heard Dr. Caven s statement, and, having a strong aversion to any means of praise but the Psalms of David, he said to Dr. Caven in a high key, " How is it that you come to me to get help for a college that sends out men that sing hymns?" That was, to Mr. McNab's mind, the deadliest kind of heresy- worshipping God with the product of human genius rather than with the spiritual songs God had provided in his word. His reading outside of the Bible lay in McCheyne and Boston, Doddridge, Erskine, and Symington on the Atonement, and such like books. Mrs. John McNab, Sr., his wife, was a very superior woman. She, like her husband, was devout and attentive to her religious duties. Through the night, when she could not sleep, her children heard her repeating the Psalms, and when her husband was in a dark mood she would seek to charm away the evil spirit by the same means. She lived in the fear of God, and had an intense thirst for the Word of God. It was to her inexpressibly precious, sweeter than honey and the honeycomb. She was given to prayer. As one of her children said to me, " The Lord must be served whatever was done." She was remarkable for her forgetfulness of herself and her devotion to the welfare of others. The Gaelic language was her delight, and often she would read in the Gaelic Bible, for there she got the meaning better than she could gather it from the English version. The Sabbath was kept with a strictness which was not without a touch of severity. She, like her husband, thought highly of Dr. Bayne, and carried the children to church regularly, as was the custom in former days, and there they sat, although they could not take in Dr. Bayne's discourse ; yet they had to listen. This is the testimony one of the children bore in after years: " We young people found it tedious; we could not take it in, and I had often to bite my tongue to keep awake." By the thorough consecration of her heart and life to the Lord, she had a dis tinct and deep influence on her children. They rise up and call her blessed. Oh, how blessed is the memory of a godly parentage! That is the highest earthly distinction one can enjoy to be able to say, "My parents were devout, Christian people."

Ebenezer: A History of the Centrall Presbyterian Church, Galt, Ontario, with brief sketches of some of its members who have passed on the the other side, The Rev. James A. R. Dickson, Pg 286

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Died In Ayr, on Tuesday, July 17th, 1923, at 7.45 p.m. John McNab In his 83rd year. The Funeral Will take place from his late residence. Piper Street, on Friday, July 20th, at 2.30 o'clock p.m., to the Ayr Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation

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Passing of John McNab
Aged Resident of Ayr Called to His Reward

As briefly noted in our last issue the death occurred in ayr, on Tuesday, July 17th, of John McNab, in his 83rd year. Deceased had been ill for a couple of years and his death was not unexpected. Born in North Dumfries, near Branchton, the late Mr. McNab had been a resident of that township and Ayr for the whole period of his lifetime and during his early days Passed through many of the hardships and struggles common to the pioneers of the district. At the age of ? years …?... now occupied by Mr. Menno Shantz and continued to reside there until 1902, when he came to Ayr. Shortly after coming here his life partner passed away and he had since lived with his sister. As a young man Mr. McNab was a noted plowman and won many prizes at the big competitions, while in later years his services in the capacity of judge were much in demand. He was also an enthusiastic curler, bowler and quoiter, and a lover of good horses. Deceased was a Liberal in politics and a member of Knox United church. He is survived by his sister, Miss Kate McNab, and two sons, John George of Vancouver and James V. of Saskatoon, both of whom hold important positions with the C.P.R. The funeral took place to the Ayr cemetery on Friday. The service was conducted by Rev. J. J. Brown while the following gentlemen acted as pallbearers: Messrs. Thos. Hall, A. E. Watson, Alex. Edgar, John Q. Reid, W. I. Reid and J. J. Hodgson.

The Ayr News Jul 26 1923 pg 1

John married Jane Veitch 22 May 1878, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Jane (daughter of James Veitch and Mary Ann Hastie) was born 1848, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 May 1903, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 5 May 1903, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-73849
• Residence: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian Canada
• Occupation: 1901, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son

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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

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-73851
• Occupation: 1901, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son

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Death Of J. V. McNab

Prominent C.P.R. Official at Moose Jaw, Sask., to be Buried Here

The death took place at Moose Jaw, Sask., on Monday of James Veitch McNab, in his 56th year.

Mr. McNab was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John McNab and was born on the McNab homestead; Reidsville, now occupied by John Shantz, He entered the employ of the Canadian Pacific Railway as a young man, and at the time of his demise held an important position as a divisional official with head quarters at Moose Jaw,

Mr. McNab was unmarried but is survived by a, number of relatives in this vicinity. The funeral will take place from the C. P. R. depot, Ayr, on the arrival of the 10.30 train this (Thursday) morning, to the Ayr Cemetery.

The Ayr News May 16 1940 pg 3

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-73847

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Died In North Dumfries, on Monday, Feb. 19th, at 8 a.m., William D. McNab, Aged 9 years and 11 months. The Funeral Will take place from his father's residence, Lot 34, Con. 10, North Dumfries, on Wednesday, the 21st inst., at 2 o'clock p.m., to Ayr Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation. North Dumfries, Feb. 19th, 1900.

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