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John Stainton Wood

Male 1833 - 1905  (72 years)


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  1. 1.  John Stainton Wood was born 11 Jan 1833, Slamannan, , Stirling, Scotland; died 6 Feb 1905, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94058697
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-92477P
    • Immigration: 1868, , Canada
    • Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

    John — Janet Hepburn. Janet was born 15 Jan 1833, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; died 17 Jan 1881, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. William Wood  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Jun 1858, Glen Allan, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died 31 Dec 1860, Glen Allan, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario.
    2. 3. John Hepburn Wood  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Feb 1861, Glen Allan, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died 4 Nov 1885, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 4. Helen Williamson "Ella" Wood  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 May 1864, Glen Allan, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died 22 Jan 1951; was buried , Zion United Maple Grove Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 5. Mary Main Wood  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Apr 1869, Glen Allan, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died 25 Mar 1938, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 28 Mar 1938, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 6. William Wood  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Jul 1873, , Ontario, Canada; died 28 Feb 1953, Santa Clara Co., California, USA..
    6. 7. Jessie Wood  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Mar 1874, Glen Allan, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died 15 Jul 1946, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 17 Jul 1946, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. 8. James Robert Wood  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Oct 1876, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Oct 1935, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 8 Oct 1935, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Wood Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 28 Jun 1858, Glen Allan, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died 31 Dec 1860, Glen Allan, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-27850


  2. 3.  John Hepburn Wood Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 22 Feb 1861, Glen Allan, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died 4 Nov 1885, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-116560P


  3. 4.  Helen Williamson "Ella" Wood Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 24 May 1864, Glen Allan, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died 22 Jan 1951; was buried , Zion United Maple Grove Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Ella Wood
    • Name: Helen Williamson "Ella" Elsley
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-116561
    • Residence: 1911, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Helen — David Washington "Wash" Elsley. David (son of David Elsley and Annie Christina Cook) was born 13 Sep 1859, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 May 1938; was buried , Zion United Maple Grove Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 9. Lieut. Lloyd Elsley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Nov 1895, Kingsmith, Yarmouth Twp. Elgin Co. Ontario, Canada; died 5 Apr 1917, , France; was buried , Cambria East Military Cemetery, , France.
    2. 10. Helen Hepburn Elsley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Jul 1897, , Ontario, Canada; died 1982, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada.

  4. 5.  Mary Main Wood Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 16 Apr 1869, Glen Allan, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died 25 Mar 1938, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 28 Mar 1938, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-352446
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

    Notes:

    MARY WOOD

    PRESTON, March 26\emdash Mary M. Wood, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Wood, Kress Hill, died at her home yesterday. She had been ailing for some years. Born at Glenallen, the late Miss Wood came to Preston 56 years ago from Winterbourne and since has been a resident of Preston. She was an original member of Knox Presbyterian church and had been an active worker on its behalf. Surviving are two sisters, Miss Jessie Wood at home and Mrs. D. W. Elsley of Hamilton and one brother, William of Laverne, California. The funeral will be held Monday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock from the residence on Kress Hill after which Interment will be made in Preston Cemetery.

    Kitchener Daily Record 26 Mar 1938 pg 19


  5. 6.  William WoodWilliam Wood Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 16 Jul 1873, , Ontario, Canada; died 28 Feb 1953, Santa Clara Co., California, USA..

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-116563
    • Residence: 1946, La Verne, Los Angeles, California, United States


  6. 7.  Jessie Wood Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 12 Mar 1874, Glen Allan, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died 15 Jul 1946, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 17 Jul 1946, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-203812
    • Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Nurse, Private Family
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

    Notes:

    Miss Jessie Wood

    PRESTON, July 16 - Jessie Wood, 72, well-known resident of Kitchener Rd. district, Preston, died at her home last evening a fter an illness of several years.

    Miss Wood was born in Glen Allan and came to Preston, as a child, residing here all her life. The deceased received her education at the Preston Public School and Tassie Hall, Galt. She was a graduate of Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore and did special hospital nursing duty every winter. A charter member of Knox Presbyterian Church, Preston, the late Miss Wood, was also a charter member of the Women's Missionary Society of the church, in which she also held a life membership.

    Surviving is a sister, Mrs. D. W. Elsley, of Hamilton; a brother, William, of La Verne, California; a sister-in-law, Mrs. J. R. Wood, Preston. Five nieces and one nephew also survive.

    The late Miss Wood is resting at the Stager-Pass Funeral Home until Wednesday, July 17. Funeral service will be held at the residence, on Thursday at 2 p.m. Interment will be in the Preston Cemetery.

    Kitchener Daily Record 16 Jul 1946 pg 17


  7. 8.  James Robert WoodJames Robert Wood Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 29 Oct 1876, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Oct 1935, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 8 Oct 1935, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232049873
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-352438
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son
    • Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

    Notes:

    JAMES WOOD

    Died at Hamilton General Hospital, Sunday, Oct, 6. James Robert Wood, beloved husband of Elizabeth Little Henderson, in his 59th year. Funeral Tuesday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock from the late residence on the Breslau Road. Interment in Preston Cemetery.

    Kitchener Daily Record 7 Oct 1935 pg 13

    _______________________

    In Memoriam Died At Hamilton General Hospital, on Sunday, October 6th, 1935 James Robert Wood Beloved husband of Elizabeth L. Henderson In his 59th year. The Funeral Will be held from his late residence, Breslau Road, on Tuesday, Ocober [sic] 8th, at 2.30 p.m. Interment in Preston Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances please accept this intimation.

    Funeral Card

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    James Wood Passes Away
    AFTER OPERATION
    Waterloo County Farmer In 59th Year

    PRESTON, Oct. 7.-Death removed one of Waterloo County's most prominent citizens in the person of James R. Wood, of Preston, whose death occurred in the Hamilton General Hospital following an illness of six days while recuperating from an emergency operation. He was in his 59th year, 52 years of which were spent here.

    The deceased, through his active interest for the promotion of farming conditions, enthusiastic work in county and township matters, had been popularly known and highly respected throughout the entire county. Born in Winterbourne, Ont., son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James S. Wood, he moved to the farm which he operated until his death on the outskirts of the municipality when he was seven years of age. He followed the occupation of a farmer his entire life and in this business kept up with the times, his farm being a model for the county.

    Deceased was also interested in the progress of the county and at the time of his death was deputy reeve of the Waterloo Township Council. He served for many years on the municipal board and also on the county council, being a member of the latter body at the time of his death. Mr. Wood was an ardent member of Knox Presbyterian Church and held many positions in the church, being an elder at the time of his death.

    Surviving are his widow, one son, Robert, at home; four daughters. Elizabeth, New Dundee; Janet, Dickie Settlement; Helen, at home; Margaret, of Preston: one brother, William Wood, of Laverne, Calif.; three sisters, Mrs. D. W. Elsley, of Hamilton; Miss Mary Wood. Preston; Miss Jessie Wood, Baltimore, Maryland: one niece, Mrs. Tariton, of Hamilton. The funeral will be held on Tuesday afternoon,

    James married Elizabeth Little "Libby" Henderson 14 Oct 1908, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas Henderson and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Little) was born 22 Sep 1883, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Jul 1975, Collingwood, Nottawasaga Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario; was buried 2 Aug 1975, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 11. Elizabeth Ruth "Ruth" Wood  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Jul 1909, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Sep 1955, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 12. Janet Hepburn Wood  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Feb 1912, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Nov 2010, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Collingwood Presbyterian Church Cemetery, , Simcoe Co. Ontario.
    3. 13. Helen Isabel Wood  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Aug 1913, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Nov 2000, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 14. Margaret Mary Wood  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 May 1915, , Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jan 1995; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 15. Robert Henderson Wood  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Aug 1918, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Nov 1992, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 28 Nov 1992, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 16. John Gordon Wood  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Sep 1921, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Sep 1921, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 1 Oct 1921, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 9.  Lieut. Lloyd Elsley Descendancy chart to this point (4.Helen2, 1.John1) was born 24 Nov 1895, Kingsmith, Yarmouth Twp. Elgin Co. Ontario, Canada; died 5 Apr 1917, , France; was buried , Cambria East Military Cemetery, , France.

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    • Military: WW1
    • Residence: Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: R. R. #1 Ridgeway, Ontario
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-17573P
    • Occupation: 1911, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Student
    • Residence: 1911, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, Lieutenant, 129th Battaalion / 29th Regiment
    • Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, Lieutenant, 129th Battalion


  2. 10.  Helen Hepburn Elsley Descendancy chart to this point (4.Helen2, 1.John1) was born 7 Jul 1897, , Ontario, Canada; died 1982, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-162383
    • Occupation: 1911, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Student
    • Residence: 1911, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist


  3. 11.  Elizabeth Ruth "Ruth" WoodElizabeth Ruth "Ruth" Wood Descendancy chart to this point (8.James2, 1.John1) was born 16 Jul 1909, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Sep 1955, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Elizabeth Ruth "Ruth" Hill
    • Name: Ruth Wood
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-352440
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

    Elizabeth — Robert Addison "Addison" Hill. Robert (son of Samuel James Hill and Sarah Jane Bride) was born 29 Jun 1904, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Mar 1964, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 12.  Janet Hepburn Wood Descendancy chart to this point (8.James2, 1.John1) was born 11 Feb 1912, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Nov 2010, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Collingwood Presbyterian Church Cemetery, , Simcoe Co. Ontario.

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    • Name: Janet Hepburn Pleasance
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-352441

    Notes:

    PLEASANCE, Janet Hepburn (nee Wood) - Passed away on Saturday November 13, 2010 at the Wintson Park Retirement Home, Kitchener. Born on the 11th of February 1912, Mrs. Janet Pleasance in her 99th year was the beloved wife of the late George H. Pleasance. She leaves her family of Joan (Peter) Roberts and their children Alison (Jeremy) Gardner, and Kathleen Roberts all of Colorado, USA. She is survived by her sister in law Marion Wood and numerous nieces and nephews. She was the last of her family having been predeceased by three sisters and one brother. During her lifetime she was involved with the Norfolk General Hospital Auxiliary Gift Shop, Simcoe Seniors Club, Eva Brook Donly Museum and the Simcoe Curling Club. She was also a member of St. Pauls Presbyterian Church, Simcoe. Friends are invited to visit from 1:00 to 2:00 PM on Friday November 19, 2010 at ST. PAULS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 85 Lot St., Simcoe. Where Janet's service will be held at 2:00 PM. Reverend Ian Shaw officiating. Cremation to follow with interment at Collingwood Presbyterian Cemetery.

    Janet — George H. Pleasance. George was born 1910; died 27 Feb 1987; was buried , Collingwood Presbyterian Church Cemetery, , Simcoe Co. Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  5. 13.  Helen Isabel Wood Descendancy chart to this point (8.James2, 1.John1) was born 14 Aug 1913, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Nov 2000, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Helen Isabel Fraser
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-352442

    Helen — Alexander Munro "Munro" Fraser. Alexander (son of Richard Munro Fraser and Bessie Flemming Linton) was born 4 Jun 1913, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Dec 1995, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 17. R. Munro Fraser  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 14.  Margaret Mary Wood Descendancy chart to this point (8.James2, 1.John1) was born 30 May 1915, , Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jan 1995; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-352443


  7. 15.  Robert Henderson Wood Descendancy chart to this point (8.James2, 1.John1) was born 10 Aug 1918, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Nov 1992, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 28 Nov 1992, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-352444

    Notes:

    WOOD, Robert

    Of Kitchener Road, Cambridge, on November 25, 1992, in his 75th year. Beloved husband of Marion Sharman; dear father of Marian Comeau, Margaret (Mrs. Paul Stauffer), Jan (Mrs. Jamie Robertson) and Jim Wood. Lovingly remembered by 10 grandchildren, Dean and Dan Comeau, Jessica, Robert and James Wood, Sarah, Matthew and Wood Stauffer, Steven and Elizabeth Robertson. Also survived by three sisters, Janet Pleasance, Helen (Mrs. Munro Fraser) and Margaret Wood. Predeceased by his mother and father and one sister, Elizabeth Hill. Robert was born in Cambridge (Preston) and was a retired trainman from the Grand River and CPR Railway. A member and past elder of Knox Preston Presbyterian Church, life member of the Pioneer and Galt Sportsman Club, Ancient Mariners Canoe Club, Galt Swinging Eights and a member of the senior citizens of Preston. Friends will be received at the Barthel Funeral Home, 566 Queenston Rd., Cambridge, today (Thursday) from 7-9 p.m. and Friday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral and committal service will be held on Saturday, Nov. 28, 1992 at Knox Preston Presbyterian Church, Cambridge at 1: 30 p.m. with Rev. Al Beaton officiating. Interment in Preston Cemetery.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record 26 Nov 1992 pg A11

    Robert — Marion Catherine Sharman. Marion was born 27 Dec 1924, , Ontario, Canada; died 13 Jan 2016, , Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 16.  John Gordon Wood Descendancy chart to this point (8.James2, 1.John1) was born 29 Sep 1921, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Sep 1921, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 1 Oct 1921, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-352448



Generation: 4

  1. 17.  R. Munro Fraser Descendancy chart to this point (13.Helen3, 8.James2, 1.John1)

    R. — Olive M. Gibson. [Group Sheet]



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