Robert Tillie Amos

1885 - 1959  (74 years)

• Name	Robert Tillie Amos
  Born	19 Apr 1885	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Christened	2 Jul 1885	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-70573
  Died	27 Nov 1959  [2]
  Buried	Crown Cemetery, Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario   [2]
  Person ID	I70573	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	George Amos,   b. 26 Mar 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Feb 1944, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Helen "Nellie" Adams,   b. 1854, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1949  (Age 95 years)
  Family ID	F7197	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  AMOS, ROBERT TILLIE Suddenly, veteran auctioneer, real estate businessman and cattle breeder, of Guelph, formerly of Nassagaweya and Puslinch Townships, on Friday, November 27, 1959, at the age of 75. Mr. Amos operated an auctioneering and real estate business in the Guelph area since 1920, when he graduated from the Jones School of Auctioneering in Chicago. Born in North Dumfries Township, Waterloo County, he was the son of George Amos and Ellen Adams. The family moved to Moffat about three years later. As a youth, Mr. Amos became interested in cattle breeding and showing and for a number of years was active in the registered cattle business. In 1911 he married Margaret Ella MacKenzie in Puslinch Township. At that time, he was a member of Nassagaweya Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Amos predeceased him a year ago. In 1918, he took over the John MacKenzie farm in Puslinch Township, from where he operated his auctioneering business, also entering the real estate business by 1930. For a time, he operated his business from the office of a firm on Douglas. St. in Guelph but moved to Guelph in 1945 and opened an office in his home at 76 Edinburgh Road North. He was a member of Guelph Chapter, Royal Lodge of Perfection, the Rose Croix, Waverly Lodge and Moore Consistitory in Hamilton. He was also an active member of a number of local euchre clubs. Active in church work, he was a member of Knox Presbyterian Church, an elder of that church and a former member of the board of managers. Services were held Mon. , Nov. 30th at Knox Presbyterian Church. Rev. D. Crawford Smith officiated. Tovell Funeral Home, 15 Yarmouth St. Pallbearers: William Black, Russel Stevens, Thomas Gilchrist, Harold Smith, William Gibson, and Hugh Jack. Seven grandchildren attended as flowerbearers. Burial Crown Cemetery, Puslinch. He is survived by three daughters: Helen (Mrs. William H. Jones) of Fergus; Anne (Mrs. Ivan Richardson) of Campbellville; Ruth (Mrs, Raymond Blacklock) of Milton; a son, Walter of New Hamburg; a brother, Thomas C. of Moffat. A son, John, predeceased him. -Information from the transcription of Crown Cemetery: George Amos (1861-1944); Helen Adams (1854- 1949). A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  
  

• Sources

  [S512] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Galt - Central Presbyterian. Robert Tillie AMOS born 19 Apr 1885 North Dumfries Parents George AMOS Farmer & Nellie ADAMS baptized 02 Jul 1885 Church: Central Presbyterian [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/164538733/robert-tillie-amos.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 19 Apr 1885 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Christened - 2 Jul 1885 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth