St. Thomas Daily Times
St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
December 17 – 31 1914
Extractions of names for Births, Marriages, Deaths and Burials Extracted and transcribed by members of the Elgin OGS
Indexed & Formatted for the Internet Oct 3 2008 by Carol Van Harn
Copyright by the Ontario Genealogical Society, Elgin County Branch 2004
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17 December 1914
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c3 Died – Mrs Elizabeth Ellwood,
nee Doan, Dec 16, widow of Harvey Ellwood
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c1 Married – Albert Barnes to Irene Isabelle Campbell, daughter of Dugald Campbell
c1 Married – Wallace Rayner to Gertrude Campbell, daughter of Dugald Campbell
c5 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs George W. Gilbert, 15th
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c2 Married – Gilbert H. Zavitz, son of Seth Zavitz to Elva Ida Gilbert, daughter of W. Gilbert
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c1 Died – Thomas Burns, 89 years, Dec 11
St Thomas Weekly Times – a re-cap of the weeks events
17 December 1914
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c2 KIA – Lewis Dyer, brother of Arthur, Rose and Sidney Dyer
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c2 Married – William E. Deyell, son of H. A. Deyell to Lillian E. Lintott, daughter of J. Lintott
c3 Died – Mrs Catharine Kitchen-McKinlay, nee Francis, 80 years, Dec 15, daughter of William and Electra Francis
c3 Funeral – Frances Gertrude Hoshal, Dec 15, daughter of Harvey E. Hoshal
c4 Died – Mrs Alvin Griffin, Dec 14, mother of Bruce, Emerson and Arthur Griffin, Mrs Alex Fairbairn and Mrs Oliver Gale; grandmother of Stanley Ross
c5 Died – Joseph C. Beckley, son of Mrs Francis Beckley; father of Joseph, Mildred and Edna Beckley
c5 Died – Samuel Courtenay, 28 years, son of T. G. Courtenay; brother of Tom, John, Willie, Kate, Daisy, Walter, David and Gordon Courtenay, Mrs George Kincaid and Mrs Arnold
c5 Died – Clifford Precoor, 22 years, son of Edward Precoor
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c1 Born – Daughter of George Horley, Nov 22
c1 Born – Son of John S. Gordon, Dec 10
c1 Born – Son of A. N. Black, Dec 9
c1 Born – Son of Carol and Wilma Umphrey, nee Campbell, Nov 26
c1 Born – Son of Alfred Wallis, Dec 7
c1 Born – Son of Elias Sharpe, Dec 7
c1 Born – Daughter of Charles Learn, Dec 8
c1 Born – Daughter of D. J. Scott, Dec 6
c1 Born – Daughter of Mr & Mrs Squires, Dec 5
c1 Married – Clarence Hatherly, son of E. Hatherly to Verna Patterson, daughter of Mrs E. Patterson
c1 Married – Percival Whiting, son of James Whiting to Muriel Patterson, daughter of Mrs E. Patterson
c1 Died – Gladys Chilton, 1 year 3 months, infant daughter of George Chilton
c1 Died – Mrs Lydia Duncan, 90th year, Dec 11
c1 Died – Samuel H. Courtenay, 28th year, Dec 10
c1 Died – Joseph Beckley, 51st year, Dec 10
c7 Funeral – Joseph C. Beckley, Dec 14
c7 Funeral – Samuel H. Courtenay, Dec 13
c7 Funeral – Clifford Precoor, Dec 12
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c1 Funeral – Mrs Eliza Jane Watt, 53 years, Dec 16, mother of Charles Beedle, Arthur Armstrong and Mrs William Parney
c1 Funeral – Mrs A. Duncan, Dec 13
c2 Died – Henry T. Elgin, Dec 5, husband of Mrs Sarah Jane Elgin, nee Cummins [Elgie – CVH]
c2 Died – James Pollock, 89 years, Dec 12
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c1 Article – Clinton Learn, son of Philip Learn of Malahide
c5 Died – Mrs Lydia Duncan, 90th year, Dec 11, daughter of Col. Leslie Paterson; mother of John Duncan
c5 Married – E. W. Potter to Jessie Buchner, daughter of E. J. Buchner
c6 Died – Mrs Emma Westover, nee Harvey, 58th year, Dec 13, wife of Omer Westover
c6 Died – Mrs Jane Sanders, nee McIntyre, 87th year, Dec 13, widow of John Sanders
c6 Married – Samuel Gosnell to Mrs Elizabeth Whitaker
c6 Married – Peter J. Campbell to Catherine E. McMillan, daughter of E. McMillan
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c4 Married – Clarence Hatherly to Verna Patterson
c4 Married – Percival Whiting to Muriel Patterson
c5 Died – Dorothy Loraine Carnegie, 3 years 7 months, daughter of William J. Carnegie
c5 Died – George Maddock, 37 years, Dec 12, son of Mrs Mary Maddock; brother of Milton and Maribel Maddock and Mrs William Cathers
c6 Died – Mrs William Daikens, 76 years, Dec 7, mother of Wesley, William, Fred, Oscar and Alvin Daikens and Mrs A. Deer
c6 Died – Mrs H. Lowry, 76 years, Dec 14, mother of Mrs (Rev) D. Rogers
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c1 Photo – Joseph C. Beckley; Samuel Courtenay
c7 Photo – Rev S. L. Toll of Central Methodist Church, St Thomas
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c6 Married – Neil A. McKellar to Flora M. McColl
c6 Married – Mr Marshall to Annie Evans
c7 School Report – SS 5 Bayham
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c5 Died – Charles Wilson, 39 years
c7 Married – Harold Burwell Youell, son of G. W. Youell to Helen Bernice Haight, daughter of Granville H. Haight
18 December 1914
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c4 Fire – Lewis Jones of Gravel Rd., St Thomas
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c1 Funeral – Joseph Bingham, brother of W. C. Bingham
c3 Died – Hugh McCollum, 67 years, Dec 18, brother of Duncan and Peter McCollum
c3 Died – Mrs Donald Shaw, nee McColl, 92nd year, Dec 18
c3 Died – Robert Edwards, 45 years
c3 Married – John Burks, son of John Burks to Mabel Pullen, daughter of Robert Pullen
c4 Married – George Ashford to Hazel Dickenson, daughter of J. Dickenson
c4 Died – Colin L. Walker, 51st year, Dec 14, husband of Mrs Walker, nee Gow; brother of Hugh, Duncan, William and Archie Walker, Mrs Alex McNeil and Mrs Dugald McPhail
c4 Shower – Iva Irish
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c2 Born – Son of Joseph Dumeah, Dec 15
c2 Born – Son of Charles E. Davidson, Dec 11
c2 Born – William Ragg Gordon, son of John S. Gordon, Dec 10
c2 Born – Son of Cecil Roy Thompson, Dec 4
c2 Born – Daughter of William H. VanBrocklin, Dec 3
c2 Born – Daughter of Joseph DeSalvo, Dec 6
c2 Born – Son of Robert H. Massecar, Dec 10
19 December 1914
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c1 Funeral – Charles Wilson, Dec 16
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c1 Born – Son of Mr & Mrs Tier, Dec 19
c1 Born – Thomas LaVern Brown, son of Barton Brown, Dec 3
19 December 1914
Section 3
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c1 Photo – 25th Regiment Elgin Infantry – Maj. Ven. Arch. Hill; Capt. A. E. Medcalf; Capt. H. B. Madden; Lt Col. W. J. Green; Capt. W. R. Corrie; Qt. George Geddes; Capt. F. G. Stanbury; Capt. C. B. Taylor; Capt. J. T. Findlay; Lt. M. Clunas; Lt. W. J. Yorke-Hardy; Lt. E. P. Cash; Lt. W. A. Jennings; Lt. H. E. Tylor; Lt. Richard H. Graham; Lt. George Baldwin; Lt. J. Dowler; Capt. J. D. Curtis; Lt. Arthur J. Gray; Lt. Charles F. Stevenson; Lt. Douglas E. Gerrard
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c2 Photo – Lt. A. Turner
c4 Photo – J. Alex Killingsworth
c5 Photo – W. F. Cotton; T. F. Wallace
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c1 Article – Fred J. Cuttle, brother of Mrs Stanley Hancock of St Thomas
21 December 1914
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c1 Died – George Wickett, 81 years, Dec 20
c5 Died – John McCaffery, 68 years, Dec 20
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c3 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs James A. Glen, nee Rose Hair of Glanworth, 50th
c3 Married – Albert T. Barnes to Isabella Campbell, daughter of D. M. Campbell
c3 Married – Wallace J. Rayner to Gertrude Catherine Campbell, daughter of D. M. Campbell
c3 Married – Duncan Patterson, son of J. W. Patterson to Lena Schweitzer, daughter of Conrad Schweitzer
c3 Died – William Shackleton, 85th year, Dec 19
c3 Married – Cedric F. Evans to Vera Victoria Westlake, daughter of James H. Westlake
c4 Died – Alexander Woolley, 66 years, Dec 10
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c2 Funeral – Mrs Elizabeth Ellwood, Dec 19
c3 Married – William J. Pook to Winifred Alice Luscombe, daughter of Samuel Luscombe
c3 Married – J. S. Carlton to Marie May, sister of E. McCredie
c3 Married – Andy R. Taylor, son of Joseph Taylor to Mildred Ruth Jennings, sister of Mrs George L. Taft
c5 Died – John McCaffery, Dec 20
c5 Died – Orrie S. Caughell, 36 years, Dec 19, son of Alonzo Caughell
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c1 Funeral – Mrs Shaw, Dec 20
c2 Died – Mrs R. D. Stirton, nee Lillian Allan, 57 years, Dec 20
c2 Born – Son of Fenton Fansher, Dec 15
c2 Died – George Wickett Sr., 81st year, Dec 20
22 December 1914
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c3 Article – Thomas W. Barclay, son of Mrs George T. Hughes of St Thomas
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c2 Married – V. T. Bradburn to Luriene Williamson, niece of Mrs H. Smith
c3 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs Archibald Downs of Iona Station, 10th
c3 Married – R. C. Hunt, son of J. C. Hunt to Cecil Yahne, daughter of W. D. Yahne
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c6 School Report – Port Stanley
23 December 1914
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c5 Died – Henry Guest, 35 years, Dec 22, son of John Guest
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c1 Born – Son of Lorn Laing, Dec 20
c2 School Report – SS 17 Yarmouth
c3 Died – Mrs Ellen Radcliffe, nee Young, 23 years, Dec 17, daughter of James W. Young; wife of David Radcliffe
c5 Married – William G. Clarke, son of George H. Clarke to Winnifred M. Fick, daughter of F. F. Fick
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c1 Funeral – John McCaffery, Dec 23
c5 Memoriam – Lyle Price, Dec 23 1913
c5 Born – Daughter of C. Ostrander, Dec 18
c5 Died – Henry Guest, 35 years, Dec 22
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c1 School Report – SS 7 Southwold; SS 24 Yarmouth
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c3 Funeral – Orrie S. Caughell, nephew of A. Munroe
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c2 Born – Son of Henry Trugeon, Dec 16
24 December 1914
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c2 Died – Mrs Eliza Hatton Metcalfe, Dec 24, wife of Thomas H. Metcalfe
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c1 School Report – St Thomas Collegiate Institute
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c3 Died – William Faulds, 87 years, Dec 23, father of William S., Edward, Dr Windfield, Mary and Victoria Faulds
c3 Died – Mrs Melissa VanPatter, nee Mills, 71 years Dec 24, daughter of John Mills
c3 Married – James Love to Arla Mae Leslie, niece of Archibald A. McLellan
c3 Married – Louis J. Bolt to Laura M. Smeltzer
c3 Married – J. Gill to Edith M, Barnhart
c4 Died – Mrs Matilda Hughes, 85 years, Dec 16, mother of Mrs Richard Jones
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c2 Married – Clarence Newton to Pearl Rycroft, daughter of J. Rycroft
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c3 Article – Hector Lang, son of Daniel Lang of Eagle
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c2 Born – Son of L. Laing, Dec 20
c2 Born – Son of W. Wiley of Kingsmill, Dec 20
26 December 1914
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c3 Funeral – Henry Guest, Dec 24
c5 Married – William Turnbull to Elsie Rodd
c5 Married – James M. Murray to Lillian E. Pearce
c5 Married – R. E. J. Bell to Alice Pomfret, daugther of Henry Pomfret
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c3 Died – Mrs Charles Price, Dec 24
c4 School Report – SS 5 Malahide; SS 27 Yarmouth
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c6 Born – Daughter of Harry L. Margetts, Dec 24
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c3 Born – Son of Thomas W. Sims
c3 Born – Son of John Gammon, Dec 20
c3 Born – Daughter of W. Cron, Dec 16
c3 Born – Son of John VanLoon, Dec 19
c3 Died – Clarence VanLoon, Dec 20, infant son of John VanLoon
28 December 1914
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c4 Died – Peter Couse, 93 years, Dec 26
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c3 Died – Mrs Emma Francis Heiter, 63rd year, Dec 27, wife of James G. Heiter; mother of Arthur Heiter, Mrs Herbert Miles and Edith Heiter
c3 Died – Willie Westover, 13th year, Dec 26, son of Steven Westover
c3 Died – Mrs Sarah Deo, nee Charlton, 72nd year, Dec 17, wife of William Deo
c4 Married – Edward Patterson Breay to Constance Ingram, daughter of F. W. Ingram
c4 Married – Lorne Grigg to Edna Smith, daughter of Philip Smith
c4 Married – Thomas A. Beattie to Margaret Ellen Munro, daughter of John Munro
c5 Married – J. A. Kelso to Mabel Lois Gesner, sister of P. C. Gesner
c6 School Report – SS 4 Yarmouth
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c1 Married – James Mellis Murray to Lillian Mabel Pearce, daughter of Mrs Mary Pearce
c2 Married – George Hawkins to Winnifred Alice Staples
c7 Born – Daughter of William Garrow, Dec 27
c7 Died – Peter Couse, 94th year, Dec 26
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c3 School Report – Mapleton; SS 6 Southwold; Shedden; SS 3 Southwold
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c1 Married – Edward Roy Adderman to Carrie Irene Jolliffe
c1 Married – Fred Landon to Margaret Smith, daughter of J. A. Smith
c1 Married – Dr O. J. Stevenson to Mabel Beatrice McLuhan, daughter of William McLuhan
c2 Died – William John Scutts, 23 years, Dec 26
c2 Born – Son of W. D. Swackhammer, Dec 25
29 December 1914
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c5 Married – Frederick Mathews to Lilly Doughty
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c1 Died – George Johnson, 81 years, Dec 28
c1 Died – William James Geddes, 61st year, husband of Mrs Geddes, nee White
c2 Married – Clarence Irving Woodall to Lena May Benn, daughter of J. Silas Benn
c4 Married – Harold Flinn to Ottie Bennett, daughter of Lewis Bennett
c4 Died – Mrs Blake Mowers, nee Gladys Morris, Dec 27
c6 School Report – SS 15 Westminster
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c2 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs W. B. Cole of Sparta, 50th
c2 Died – Claire O’Connor, 3 years 6 months, Dec 28, daughter of Michael O’Connor
c2 Born – Twin sons of Alvin Sypher, Dec 27
c2 Born – Son of Peter Mitts, Dec 25
c4 Photo – Charles Scrase; O. W. Masterman; Dr E. W. Honsinger; Lorne O. Pearson; E. A. Horton; Dr D. K. Stenton
30 December 1914
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c6 Died – Mrs Emma Skelding, daughter of John Kirk
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c3 Photo – Gilbert Roche; C. A. Hammond; W. R. Jackson; W. Trott; H. A. Turnpenny; Patrick Meehan; J. T. Webster; A. E. Hookway; E. A. Horton; Charles Scrase; Lorne O. Pearson; L. G. Thompson; J. R. Martin; Fred W. Wright; Dr Alex Turner; Dr E. W. Honsinger
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c1 Died – Alerick Bentley, Dec 30
c1 Died – Mrs James Orton, formerly Mrs Ella Fero, Nov
c2 School Report – Mapleton
c3 Died – Charles Thorne, 65th year, Dec 29
c6 Married – Clarence Butler to Laurena Congdon, daughter of Emanuel Congdon
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c1 Died – Francis Drake Harding, Dec 29, son of Frank Harding; brother of Frank Vaughan Harding
c1 Funeral – Claire O’Connor, Dec 30
c1 Died – Charles Thorne, 65 years, Dec 29
c1 Died – Mrs Emma Skelding, Dec 29
c3 Photo – George R. Rinn; T. S. Poole; J. W. Chantler; Marshall B. Johnson; Arthur Harbour; L. M. Miller
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c1 Funeral – George Johnson, Dec 31
c2 Photo – W. W. Scott of St Thomas
c3 Born – Son of Wallace Hollywood, Dec 28
c3 Born – Edwin Leroy Brown, son of Fred Brown, Dec 25
c3 Died – Twin sons of Dr J. W. Crane, 1 day, Dec 29
c3 Died – Josephine Susannah Hopkins, nee Cupples, 57th year, Dec 22, daughter of Joseph E. Cupples
31 December 1914
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c1 Died – Mrs Effie Campbell, nee McIntyre, Dec 29, widow of John Campbell
c3 Married – Thomas C. Gordon, son of Joseph Gordon to Jennie Gosnell, sister of Clayton Gosnell
c3 Married – A. Haggith to Gertie Chase
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c3 Funeral – Charles Thorne, Dec 31
c3 Married – Clarence Boyd Turvill to Edith Mary Parker