James Buckborough

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-48600

James — Rachel Smith. Rachel was born Abt 1823, Of, Windham Township, Norfolk Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Sarah Backus
• Name: Sarah Bowman
• Eby ID Number: 00002-222.1

Sarah married Noah S. Bowman 2 Apr 1878, Waterford, Townsend Twp., Norfolk Co., Ontario. Noah (son of Jacob S. Bowman and Mary Stauffer) was born 1 Aug 1847, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Sarah married Rev. Charles Wesley "C. W." Backus 12 Sep 1928, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Charles (son of Rev. George Henry Backus and Elizabeth Haines) was born 30 Mar 1855, Port Burwell, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada; died 12 Mar 1943; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-202249P
• Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son
• Occupation: 1904, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
• Occupation: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Bretheran
• Misfortune: 1939; killed in auto accident

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Mervyn Bowman, 59, Fatally Injured in Bethel Corner Crash on Tuesday.
FUNERAL ON FRIDAY

NEW DUNDEE.-An inquest will be held at New Dundee, November 29, into the death at St. Mary's Hospital, here, Tuesday, of Mervyn Bowman, 59-year-old New Hamburg farmer, Chief County Coroner Dr. Ward Woolner said today.

Bowman was fatally injured shortly before noon, Tuesday, at Bethel Corners, near New Dundee, when his car collided with a truck, allegedly driven by Alvin Egerdee, R.R. 2 Petersburg. Rushed to hospital by ambulance, he died three hours later. According to the coroner, Bowman's chest was crushed and he suffered a fractured skull and fractured ribs.

Despite the fact the car was almost completely demolished Mrs. Bowman, wife of the victim, and his four-year-old grandson, Larry Schmidt of New Dundee, suffered only slight abrasions.
According to police, Bowman was driving west and Egerdee south towards New Dundee when the accident occurred. Egerdee told police the front of Bowman's collided with the side of his truck. Both left the road and broke off "several" telephone poles and fence posts before coming to rest, police said.

Dr. W. S. Foote, New Dundee, who attended the injured at the scene of the accident said Egerdee was not injured.

Born at Port Elgin, Mr. Bowman was a son of Mrs. C. W. Backus, New Dundee, and the late Noah Bowman, New Dundee. He had lived most of his life in New Dundee district. Deceased was secretary-treasurer of Pine Hill public school for twenty-five years and a member of the finance board of New Dundee United Brethren church, of which he was a valued member.

Besides his widow, he is survived by his mother, two daughters, Mrs. Jack Schmidt, New Dundee, and Mrs. Walter Schmidt, Kitchener.

The funeral will be held on Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. from the residence to New Dundee United Brethren church for service.

Ayr News Nov 24 1939 pg 1, 2

Mervyn married Mary Madter 9 Nov 1909, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Frederick Madter and Magdelena Walch) was born 3 Sep 1880, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1974; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-78746

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• Name: Eva Idella Bauman
• Name: Eva Idella Schmidt
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-202252P
• Residence: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Bretheran

Eva — John Laverne Jacob "Jack" Schmidt. John (son of Henry David Schmidt and Elisabeth Catherine "Lizzie" Jacob) was born 28 Oct 1906, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1974; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Nellie Irene Schmidt
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-202254
• Residence: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethean

Nellie — Walter Andrew Schmidt. Walter (son of Theodore J. Schmidt and Emma Mary Pfanner) was born Jul 1906, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]