St. Thomas Daily Times
St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
July 1917
Extractions of names for Births, Marriages, Deaths and Burials Extracted and transcribed by members of the Elgin OGS
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3 July 1917
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c2 KIA – Pte. Ted Marlatt, son of Ralph Marlatt of Union – Photo
c4 Photo – J. A. McLardy of St Thomas
c4 Article – Edward and Arthur St. George Ellis, sons of late Henry F. Ellis of St Thomas; Arthur C. & Douglas D. Ellis, sons of Arthur St. George Ellis
c5 Died – William Aldritt, 74th year, July 3
Page 3
c6 School Report – SS 6 Delaware; SS 18 Yarmouth; SS 23 Yarmouth; SS 9 Yarmouth; SS 2 Southwold
Page 4
c1 Married – Robert M. Seed to Helen Jean Rutherford, daughter of W. W. Rutherford
c1 Funeral – James Beecroft, July 1
c4 School Report – SS 17 Yarmouth; SS 18 Yarmouth
Page 5
c1 Funeral – Mrs Mary Jane Hopkins, July 4, widow of Richard Hopkins
c2 Born – Son of Aubrey Agnew, June 29
c2 Born – Mary Catherine Smith, daughter of George A. Smith, July 1
c2 Died – Mrs Mary Jane Hopkins, 70th year
c7 Died – Truman Welsh, 80 years, July 2
c7 Funeral – Frank Brady, July 2
c7 Funeral – Mrs Annie Gent, July 1
c7 Funeral – Edward Cascadden, June 30
4 July 1917
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c2 Wounded – Pte. A. G. Crabbe of St Thomas – Photo; Pte. David White of St Thomas
c3 Wounded – Lt. W. Geary, son of Mrs J. H. Geary
Page 4
c1 Died – Mrs Frances Mary Howe, 59th year, July 3, wife of Frank Howe
c1 School Reports – SS 4 Yarmouth; SS 8 Yarmouth; SS 14 Southwold; Corinth; SS 4 Southwold
c3 Died – Mrs Neil MacDougal, 57th year, July 3
Page 5
c1 Married – Harold Carter Seymour, son of Walter J. Seymour to Lottie Mae Towers, daughter of L. Towers
c7 Born – Son of Thomas Nant, June 28
c7 Born – Son of David J. Gardner, July 4
c7 Born – Son of Lorne Day, July 1
5 July 1917
Page 1
c2 Died – Sgt. George Knowles, son of Mrs George Knowles of St Thomas
c5 Photo – Pte. David White of St Thomas
Page 4
c4 Died – John Westfall, 89th year, July 4
c4 Wounded – Corp. Harold Sawyer of Springfield
c4 Married – J. A. McGill to Ena ‘Bird’ Neely, daughter of Thomas E. Neely
c4 School Report – SS 21 Malahide
Page 8
c3 School Report – SS 24 Yarmouth
6 July 1917
Page 1
c2 Died – George Anderson, 25 years, July 5
Page 3
c2 Died – Robert Draper, 81st year, son of Isaac Draper
Page 6
c3 Died – H. J. Billings, July 4
c3 Died – Colin Martin, July 5, brother of Maggie, Isabella, D. R. and Thomas J. Martin
c4 School Report – SS 17 Southwold; SS 22 Yarmouth
Page 7
c5 Article – Charles & Mable Styles of St Thomas
c7 Born – Daughter of J. S. Carlton, July 5
c7 Born – Son of F. E. B. McGilvery, July 3
c7 Died – Colin Martin, July 5
7 July 1917
Page 4
c4 Died – Mrs Philip Rundle, July 7
Page 5
c1 Married – Pte. Arthur Rouston to Ivy Northover
c3 Married – Pte. Charles Percy Baker to Isabella Butterfield, daughter of Christopher Butterfield
c7 Born – Twin sons of William Freeman, July 6
c7 Die – Colin Martin, July 5
7 July 1917
Magazine Section
Page 9
c1 KIA – Sgt. George Knowles, son of George Knowles of St Thomas – Photo
c2 Article – by Thomas Hammond – J. E. Lindsay farm near Springfield – Photo
c5 Article – by Thomas Hammond – 50th Anniversary of Mr & Mrs James Doan – Photo
c7 Photo – Pte. Russell Robb, son of W. J. Robb of Yarmouth Heights
Page 11
c1 School Report – Balaclava; Myrtle; Scott; Manitoba; Hiawatha; Wilson Ave; Wellington
9 July 1917
Page 1
c4 Died – Mrs Christina Norman, 86th year, July 9, widow of William Norman
Page 4
c4 School Report – Yarmouth Heights; SS 25 Yarmouth; SS 19 Yarmouth (New Sarum); SS 27 Yarmouth
10 July 1917
Page 1
c3 Photo – Lt. Warren Andrews
c5 KIA – Lt. Leslie Welter, son of Oscar Welter of Saskatchewan – Photo
c5 Photo – Pte. Harley Welter, son of Oscar Welter of Saskatchewan
c5 Wounded – Sgt. George Haynes of St Thomas
c5 Photo – Sgt. Eric Rogers of Harrow – Photo
c6 Article – Charles P. May of Port Burwell; Kathleen Light of Port Burwell
Page 5
c2 Born – Son of Manson Haton, July 8
c4 Died – Mrs Christina Norman, July 9, widow of William Norman
c4 Died – Edward W. Bailey, 80th year, July 10
Page 7
c2 School Report – Separate School
Page 8
c3 Died – Edward W. Bailey, 80th year, July 10
11 July 1917
Page 1
c7 Died – Mrs Eliza Jane Morse, nee Williams, 76 years, July 10, widow of Israel Morse
Page 5
c1 KIA – Corp. George Stevenson, 29th year, brother of Mrs R. Pilkington and J. Stevenson
12 July 1917
Page 1
c1 Article – William Karn of St Thomas
c7 Wounded – Pte. Lee Parker of St Thomas – Photo
Page 5
c1 Funeral – Mrs Christina Norman, July 11
c3 Wounded – Pte. John B. Kinkley, son of Rueben Kinkley of Port Burwell
c6 Born – John Charles Sweet, son of Eugene L. Sweet, July 6
13 July 1917
Page 6
c2 Died – E. S. Everitt, 55 years, July 12
c2 Pte. William Doolittle of Dutton
c2 Funeral – Edward Bailey, July 12
c3 Died – Mrs Mary E. Bennett, nee Markle; 52 years, July 12, daughter of Daniel Markle; wife of Arthur Bennett
Page 7
c1 Died – Carl Bround, July 1, brother of E. N. Bround
c2 Wounded – Pte. Alex Mutch, son of A. Mutch
c2 Enlisted – Clarence P. Miller, brother of Mrs G. W. Howse
c4 Died – Mrs Mary E. Bennett, 52 years, July 12, wife of Arthur Bennett
c4 Memoriam – Mrs Ida Mutch, nee Harvey, June 13 1916, wife of A. Mutch; daughter of James Harvey
Page 14
c2 Died – David McCubbin of England, Dutton and London
14 July 1917
Page 1
c2 Photo – Lt. Jack Doherty, son of W. B. Doherty of St Thomas
c2 Died – Mrs John Reynolds, 69th year, July 11
c5 Photo – Himmie Gerenraich, son of Harry Gerenraich of St Thomas
c6 School Report – Entrance Examinations St Thomas
Page 4
School Report – Entrance Examinations East and West Elgin
Page 5
c3 Funeral – Mrs Mary E. Bennett, July 14
c3 Funeral – Mrs Eliza Jane Morse, July 13
Page 8
c1 Married – William J. Pincombe to Amy Gosnay, daughter of William Gosnay
c2 Married – Russell D. Taylor, brother of Duncan D. Taylor to Helen Susan Adams, daughter of A. D. Adams
14 July 1917
Magazine Section
Page 9
c1 Wounded – Pte. Lee Parker, son of W. Parker of St Thomas – Photo
c2 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs Nelson Vaughan of Vienna, 50th – Photo
c5 Article – by Thomas Hammond – Visitor Notes Changes for Better in Port Stanley; Some Rookeries Offend Sight
c6 Photo – Corp. Roy Palmerston of St Thomas
Page 12
c5 Died – Mrs Janet Saunders, 76th year, July 13, daughter of John Scott
16 July 1917
Page 1
c3 Wounded – Pte. William Doolittle of Dutton – Photo
Page 4
c2 Married – Arthur McNabb to Jean Beryl Begg, daughter of George C. Begg
c3 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs James Doan of New Sarum
c3 Died – Mrs Janet Saunders, 76th year, July 13
c2 Died – Sgt Mjr. Charles Jennings of Tillsonburg
Page 5
c2 Born – Son of Judson Barker, July 15
c4 Memoriam – Samuel Robinson, July 16 1916
c4 Memoriam – Mrs Samuel Robinson, Feb 27 1913
17 July 1917
Page 1
c1 Married – Frank Bartlett to Kathleen Robb, daughter of W. J. Robb
Page 4
c1 Married – George Lee VanPatter, son of Clinton VanPatter to Vera Lorena Allen, daughter of John W. Allen
c3 Died – Richard Nicholls, 85 years, July 17
c4 Died – James Turnbull, 53 years, July 15
c4 Died – Cecil Gale, 19 years, July, son of Austin Gale
c4 Died – Lester Gale, 16 years, July, son of Austin Gale
c4 Died – Mrs Windelyn Schneckenburger, 56th year, July 14
c4 Funeral – Mrs James Bennett, nee Markel, July 15
Page 5
c5 Died – Charles Jenvey, 86th year, father of Arthur, John and George Jenvey
c6 Article – Charles P. May of Malahide
c6 Died – George B. Corless, July 14
c7 Born – Daughter of Wallace Newell, July 8
c7 Born – Son of Frank Irish, July 15
c7 Born – Daughter of George Cross, July 16
c7 Died – Richard Nichols, 85th year, July 17
18 July 1917
Page 4
c3 Died – Mary Ellen Wilson, 17 months, July 17, infant daughter of Ernest E. Wilson
Page 6
c5 Born – William Anthony Zimmerman, son of W. P. Zimmerman, July 17
19 July 1917
Page 1
c5 Married – Rev P. E. James to Zella E. Williams, daughter of W. George Williams
c6 Died – Albert Armstrong, July 18
Page 4
c4 Married – Martin George Kriter, son of Matthew Kriter to Mary Ethel Downie, daughter of James Downie
c4 Died – Mrs Alfred Bowlby, 87 years, July 14, daughter of John Cryster; mother of Mrs Reynolds, Margaret and Russell Bowlby; grandmother of L. B. Reynolds
c6 Died – William Jewitt, July 17, father of Rev George Jewitt
Page 5
c1 Died – Mother of Mrs D. D. Moore, July 17; grandmother of Mrs Celestine Deboutte
20 July 1917
Page 1
c2 Died – Mrs D. Smith, July 19
Page 6
c3 Died – Charles Slade, 12 years, July 19, son of George Slade
c3 Married – J. E. Hamilton to Millie Gardiner, daughter of Peter Gardiner
Page 7
c2 Born – Son of Frank E. Cardiff, July 15
c2 Born – Daughter of Martimas Vanbermout, July 11
c2 Born – Daughter of Samuel Morrel, July 15
c2 Born – Son of William Thomas, July 10
c2 Born – Son of Thomas Dymock, July 17
c4 Died – Mrs John R. Craig, nee Alice Rushton, July 18, daughter of James Rushton
c4 Died – Mrs George Moody, 52 years, July 19
c4 Died – Mrs John D. McDonald, nee Sarah Campbell, 70 years
c5 Married – Melfort S. Watson, son of L. Watson to Clara M. Rumball, daughter of Dr M. C. Rumball
21 July 1917
Page 1
c2 Photo – Lt. H. L. Kennedy, son of Rev Kennedy of Talbotville
c4 Died – Mrs Mary A. Strangeman, nee Ward, July 20, daughter of Thomas Ward; wife of Henry Strangeman
c6 Photo – Miss Margaret Forbes, daughter of W. C. Forbes of St Thomas
Page 4
c3 Article – Mrs Edway A. Remay, sister of Leslie Smith of Talbotville
c3 Died – Bessie Wilson, 14 years, July 19, daughter of Samuel Wilson
Page 5
c3 Born – Son of Herman Lucas, July 15
c3 Born – Daughter of Thomas B. Futcher, July 16
c6 Birthday – James Egan of London, 90th
Page 7
c3 Died – Mrs Isabel Kiddie, 87 years, July 18, widow of Thomas Kiddie
c3 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs R. H. Mitton of Harwich, 50th
21 July 1917
Magazine Section
Page 9
c2 Photo – Miss Treva McMurray, daughter of James McMurray of Glanworth
c2 Article – by Thomas Hammond – Traveling Public is to Blame for High Cost of Living at Hotels
23 July 1917
Page 1
c5 Died – Glen Scoyne, 16 years, July 22, son of Fred Scoyne
c5 Died – Aubrey Lovely, 16 years, July 22, son of James Lovely
c5 Died – Leonard Jones, 16 years, July 22, son of Mrs Minnie Jones; brother of George Jones
c5 Died – George Jones, 11 years, July 22, son of Mrs Minnie Jones; brother of Leonard Jones
Page 8
c2 Died – Duncan Finlayson, July 21
c5 Funeral – Mary Ellen Wilson, July 19
24 July 1917
Page 3
c3 Died – Pte. Charles W. Roloson, son of William Roloson of Springfield
Page 4
c1 Married – Rev L. A. Muttitt
Page 5
c4 Funeral – Mrs Mary A. Strangeman, July 23
Page 10
c2 Married – Stanley Houston to Mildred mcCullough
25 July 1917
Page 3
c2 Funeral – Leonard & George Jones, July 24
c2 Funeral – Robert Glen Scoyne, July 24
c4 Funeral – Aubrey Lovely, July 24
Page 5
c7 Memoriam – Jack Willis Cook, July 25 1916, infant son of Fred and Ora Cook
Page 8
c1 Funeral – Pte. Charles Roulson, July 23 [Roloson – CVH]
26 July 1917
Page 1
c2 Photo – Pte. J. P. Marlatt, son of Ralph Marlatt of Union
Page 4
c2 Died – Mrs Nancy Wood, 82 years, July 21, widow of Nathan Wood
27 July 1917
Page 1
c1 Died – Roberta Doolittle, July 27, daughter of J. H. Doolittle
c3 Died – Mrs B. W. Boyd, July 15, sister of Mrs William Dibb; aunt of Mrs M. L. Holmes
Page 12
c2 Married – Robert James Rutledge to Evelyn May Loney, daughter of James E. Loney
28 July 1917
Page
c2 Photo – Pte. Frank Jonathan Johnson, son of F. E. Johnson and Mrs H. W. Buckpitt
c5 KIA – Corp. Frederick T. Kinghan of Sparta, July 17, husband of Mrs Sophia Eleanor Kinghan of Ireland
Page 4
c4 Died – Mrs Emily Tibeaudo, 78 years, July 27, widow of John Wall Tibeaudo; mother of Kathleen, Edith and Duncan Tibeaudo and Mrs Charles Gott
28 July 1917
Magazine Section
Page 5
c4 Article – by Thomas Hammond – raise More Sheep is the Advice to the Farmer’s of Elgin
Page 9
c5 Died – Miss Mary J. Dickson, July 28, daughter of John Dickson; sister of Arthur and George Dickson
Page 14
c3 Married – Gordon Henry Franks, son of John Franks to Daisy Picknell, daughter of Pte. C. Picknell
30 July 1917
Page 1
c3 KIA – Pte. Arthur Douglas Porter, 24 years
c3 Wounded – Pte. Benjamin Martin, 23 years
c4 Died – Harry Grant Hepburn, 7 months, July 29, infant son of Albert Hepburn
Page 4
c2 Died – Richard Congden, 78th year, July 26, father of Thomas, William and Duncan Congden
Page 5
c3 Died – Mrs Alma Mary Fulton, 50th year, July 29, wife of John Fulton
31 July 1917
Page 1
c4 Photo – William Angus; William Frost and John Farley
Page 4
c1 Anniversary – Mr & Mrs Ralph Chambers of Aylmer, 50th
Page 5
c1 Funeral – Miss Mary J. Dickson, July 30