David Smith Gemmell

1880 - 1947  (67 years)

• Name	David Smith Gemmell
  Born	16 Feb 1880	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171763623
  Residence	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	C. Presbyterian
  Residence	1891	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1901	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer Son
  Occupation	1911	Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer Son
  Residence	1911	Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Presbyterian
  Misfortune	1947
  	skull fracture
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-129656
  Died	29 Nov 1947	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Cause: Cause: Fractured Skull - Pneumonia
  Buried	1 Dec 1947	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I129656	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	John Gemmell,   b. 17 Feb 1851, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Aug 1930, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Mary Eliza Myers,   b. CALC 20 Sep 1856, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Dec 1884, Cedar Creek, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 28 years)
  Married	21 May 1879	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Family ID	F34037	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Died In Galt General Hospital, on Saturday, November 29, 1947 David Smith Gemmell In his 67th year. The Funeral Will take place from the W.O. Ball Funeral Parlor, Ayr, on Monday, December 1st, at 2.30 p.m., to the Ayr Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation Waterloo Historical Society Death Notices Collection - photocopies ______________________ Death Follows Accident David S. Gemmell Fractured Skull in Fall from Hay Mow As the result of an accident, the death, occurred in the Hospital, where he contracted pneumonia and passed away on Saturday, of David Smith Gemmell, North Dumfries, in his 67th year. The accident, which was responsible for Mr. Gemmell's untimely death, occurred the previous Monday morning. A threshing outfit, in charge of Alex Kuntz and John Hallman, had pulled into the Gemmell barn and was setting up in preparation for threshing. Mr. Gemmell entered the barn and climbed to a hay mow, a distance of some 20 feet off the barn floor. In some manner he lost his balance and fell to the floor, striking the top of his head on the threshing separator on the way down, fracturing his skull. The accident went unnoticed by Messrs. Kuntz and Hallman who were working about the machine, and the fatally injured man was found a short time later by his brother John, who resided with him on the farm. An ambulance was summoned and he was rushed to Galt Hospital. The late Mr. Gemmell was a successful farmer, his property comprising some 400 acres of land. He was well known and popular among the people of this district and, in his passing, the community suffers a distinct loss. A son of the late John Gemmell and Mary Myers, the deceased was born on the Gemmell homestead, upon which he resided during all of his lifetime. He was an adherent of Knox United church. Unmarried, he is survived by one sister, Mrs. James Welsh, North Dumfries; a half-sister, Miss Jessie, of Ayr, and a half-brother, John, at home. The Ayr News Dec 4 1947 pg 12

  
  

• Sources

  [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North) B-4 Page 6. [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, North Div. 2 Page 56. [S562] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1911, Div 3. Pg. 14. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 1 Page 25. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . Gemmell/ In memory of/ John Gemmell/ 1851 - 1930/ Mary Myers his wife/ 1856 - 1884/ Charles John - son/ 1882 - 1888/ David Smith - son/ 1880 - 1947/ John Gemmell/ 1813 - 1860 [A] Mother [B] Father [C] Charles John [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: John Gemmell Age: 25 Birth Date: abt 1854 Birth Place: North Dumfries Marriage Date: 21 May 1879 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: John Gemmell Mother: Janet Morton Spouse: Mory Myer Spouse's Age: 23 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1856 Spouse Birth Place: North Dumfries Spouse Father: Charles Myer Spouse Mother: Rosanna Hicherer

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Feb 1880 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presbyterian - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1901 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1911 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Fractured Skull - Pneumonia - 29 Nov 1947 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 1 Dec 1947 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth