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33. MARY5 KERFOOT (GEORGE4, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, THOMAS1)
was born 2 October 1818 in County Kilkenny, Ireland, and died 3 February
1883 in Toronto and is buried in Stratford, Ontario. She married
JAMES FOSTER 22 July 1840 in Beckwith Township, Lanark Co, Ontario, Canada.
He was born 14 April 1815 in Sligo, Ireland, and died 7 February 1899
in Rapid City Michigan.
Notes for MARY KERFOOT:
Mary was the youngest of the party who immigrated to Canada.
After living in Smith Fall's Ontario they moved to Stratford, Ontario.
On James' and Mary’s marriage, James' father turned over to them the
north half of Con 6 Lot30 It is likely that the children were born there
and not right in Smiths Falls which is a mile or so south. James is listed
as a class leader at Central Methodist Church, Stratford . His wife Mary,
children along with the Read and Williamson families were all recorded on
the Circuit Register of Members 1874
More About MARY KERFOOT:
Burial: Avondale Cemetery, Stratford, Ontario
Residence: Smith Falls, Ontario
More About JAMES FOSTOR:
Burial: Avondale Cemetery, Stratford, Ontario
Children of MARY KERFOOT and JAMES FOSTOR are:
129. i. ELIZA A6 FOSTOR,
b. 6 March 1841, Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada; d. 15 June 1927, Toronto,
Ontario, Canada.
130. ii. WILLIAM S. FOSTOR,
b. 21 December 1843, Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada; d. 11 May 1936, Wawanesa,
Manitoba.
iii. DEBORAH FOSTOR, b.
December 1845, died Dec 22, 1847 buried in HIllcrest Cemetery, Smith
Falls, Ontario, Canada.
iv. MARGARET FOSTOR, born
December 9, 1846, died December 11, 1847. Deborah and Margaret share a headstone
in the Foster family plot with their Foster grandparents, 2 uncles and a
cousin.
More About MARGARET FOSTOR:
Burial: Smith Falls, Ontario
v. GEORGE K. FOSTOR, b.
20 March 1850; d. 13 December 1877.
More About GEORGE K. FOSTOR:
Burial: Avonlee Cemetery, Stratford, Ontario
vi. DEBORAH FOSTOR, b. 4
December 1852., died January 1890, Toronto, Ontario, Canada and buried
in Avondale Cemetery, Smith Falls Ontario
More About DEBORAH FOSTOR:
Burial: Avonlee Cemetery, Stratford, Ontario
Degree: 22 January 1890
vii. JOHN A. FOSTOR, b.
21 March 1854, Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada; d. 29 January 1915, Cleveland,
Ohio; m. EMILY HILL, 14 September 189 at Stratford, Ontario, Canada;
b. 1 February 1859, Hull, England; d. 2 January 1918, Cleveland, Ohio.
More About JOHN A. FOSTOR:
Burial: Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio
More About EMILY HILL:
Burial: Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio
viii. SARAH E. FOSTOR, b.
29 January 1859; d. 1943, Stratford, Ontario, Canada; m. GEORGE ANDERSON,
11 May 1887, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; b. 2 July 1856, Toronto, Ontario,
Canada; d. September 1931, Acton, Ontario, Canada.
Notes for SARAH E. FOSTOR:
After her husband's death her father lived with her for many
years until his death. Many of those years were spent by Sarah and
her father with a son John and his wife in Cleveland, Ohio, US.A.. After
that couple passd on Sarah returned to Canada and lived with a cousin
on the Foster side, Miss Jennie Read at Stratford, Ontario, Canada. She
is buried with her mother and father at Avondale Cemetery, Stratford,
Ontario.
More About SARAH E. FOSTOR:
Burial: Avondale Cemetery, Stratford, Ontario, Canada
ix. MARY 'MINNIE' A. FOSTOR,
b. 1 March 1859; d. 26 December 1872.
More About MINNIE A. FOSTOR:
Burial: Avondale Cemetery, Stratford, Ontario
34. JOHN5 KERFOOT (GEORGE4, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, THOMAS1)
was born 27 April 1826 in Beckwith Tp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada,
and died 7 July 1907. He married ELONER MOOREHOUSE 25 March 1852.
She was born 26 April 1830 in Beckwith Tp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada,
and died 12 June 1899.
Notes for JOHN KERFOOT:
They lived in Beckwith Tp. until 1860 when they moved to Osgood
Tp, Carleton County where they lived until their deaths.
More About JOHN KERFOOT:
Burial: Rideauvale Cemetery, Kars Ontario, Canada
More About ELONER MOOREHOUSE:
Burial: Rideauvale Cemetery, Kars Ontario, Canada
Children of JOHN KERFOOT and ELONER MOOREHOUSE are:
131. i. MARY JANE6 KERFOOT,
b. 11 August 1853, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada;
d. 3 March 1936, Kars, Manitoba, Canada.
ii. GEORGE H. KERFOOT, b.
4 July 1856, Beckwith Tp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; d. September
3, 1878.
More About GEORGE H. KERFOOT:
Burial: Rideauvale Cemetery, Kars Ontario, Canada
iii. THOMAS M. KERFOOT,
b. 6 July 1859, Beckwith Tp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; d. 28 January
1860, Rideauvale Cemetery, Kars Ontario, Canada.
iv. SARAH E. KERFOOT, b.
4 July 1861, Osgood Township, Carelton County, Ontario, Canada; d. 28
July 1864.
More About SARAH E. KERFOOT:
Burial: Rideauvale Cemetery, Kars, Ontario, Canada
v. WILLIAM T. KERFOOT, b.
4 June 1864, Osgood Township, Carelton County, Ontario, Canada; d. 31
March 1878.
More About WILLIAM T. KERFOOT:
Burial: Rideauvale Cemetery, Kars Ontario, Canada
vi. DEBORAH E. KERFOOT,
b. 11 July 1867, Osgood Township, Carelton County, Ontario, Canada; d.
25 August 1914, Smith Falls, Ontario.
vii. SARAH M. KERFOOT, b.
7 February 1870.
Notes for SARAH M. KERFOOT:
She lived with her parents until their deaths and then she and
her sister Deborah moved to Smith Falls, Ontario. As of 1953 she was
still living in that house although she was in declining health.
35. SARAH5 KERFOOT (GEORGE4, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, THOMAS1)
was born 20 July 1828 in Beckwith Tp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada,
and died 31 March 1910 in Malakoff, Carelton Co, Ontario, Canada.
She married THOMAS JOHNSON 23 January 1862. He was born 11 April
1828 in Ireland, and died 16 November 1909 in Malakoff, Carelton Co, Ontario,
Canada. See a picture of Thomas and Sarah Johnson's
tombstone
More About SARAH KERFOOT:
Burial: Malakoff Cemetery
More About THOMAS JOHNSON:
Burial: Malakoff Cemetery
Children of SARAH KERFOOT and THOMAS JOHNSON are:
i. GEORGE ALBERT6 JOHNSON,
b. 11 August 1863, Malakoff Cemetery.
ii. DEBORAH JOHNSON, b.
13 January 1865, Malakoff, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; d. July
1952, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; m. BENJAMIN COOK, 19 December
1900; b. 30 April 1852; d. 15 July 1934, Grimsby, Ontario, Canada.
Notes for DEBORAH JOHNSON:
For many years after their marriage they lived on a fruit farm
in Grimsby, Ontario. After her husband's death she resided with her
brother in Nokomis, Saskatchwen. Then she and her sister, Elizabeth,
lived in an apartment at 713 Landowne Avenue, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
near their neice, Eva Reynolds. She died in Saskatoon City Hospital.
More About DEBORAH JOHNSON:
Burial: Nokomis, Saskatchewan, Canada
More About BENJAMIN COOK:
Burial: Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
132. iii. WILLIAM H. JOHNSON,
b. 16 November 1866, Malakoff, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada.
133. iv. ROBERT J. JOHNSON,
b. 14 March 1869, Malakoff, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; d. 7 April
1939, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
v. ELIZABETH J. JOHNSON,
b. 20 January 1871, Malakoff, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada.
Notes for ELIZABETH J. JOHNSON:
She was unmarried. For some years she lived with her sister
Deborah Cook at 713 Lansdowne Avenue, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
As of 1950 she was living alone at that address in Saskatoon.
vi. SAMUEL R. JOHNSON, b.
14 May 1875, Malakoff, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; d. 23 July
1922, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada; m. LYDIA HILL, 1903, Malakoff,
Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; b. 7 August 1879, Malakoff, Carleton
County, Ontario, Canada.
More About SAMUEL R. JOHNSON:
Burial: Vancuver, British Columbia, Canada
Notes for LYDIA HILL:
As of 1953 she was living alone in Vancouver. B.C.
36. THOMAS5 KERFOOT (GEORGE4, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, THOMAS1)
was born 22 August 1831 in Beckwith Tp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada,
and died 15 December 1903. He married MARGARET MOORE 22 March 1855.
She was born 10 October 1836 in Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Ontario,
Canada, and died 3 March 1920 in London, Ontario, Canada.
Notes for THOMAS KERFOOT:
They farmed in Warwick Tp, Lambton Co. He purchased it in 1869.
After farming for some years he moved to the Village of Warwick
wehre he carried on an insurance business until his health failed. Sarah
Jane was an adopted child.
More About THOMAS KERFOOT:
Burial: Warwick Village Cemetery
Notes for MARGARET MOORE:
Some years after her husband's death she moved to London, Ontario,
and lived in the Victoria Home. She lived there until her death.
More About MARGARET MOORE:
Burial: Warwick Village Cemetery
Child of THOMAS KERFOOT and MARGARET MOORE is:
134. i. SARA JANE6 KERFOOT.
37. SAMUEL5 KERFOOT (GEORGE4, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, THOMAS1)
was born 17 January 1834 in Beckwith Tp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada,
and died 27 January 1906 in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. He married
ELIZA JANE NEELAND 24 August 1854 in North Gower, Tp, Carelton County,
Ontario, Canada. She was born 10 July 1834 in North Gower Tp., Carleton
County, Ontario, Canada, and died 2 August 1918 in Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
Notes for SAMUEL KERFOOT:
After their marriage they moved to Smith Falls where Samuel carried
on a photographic business. The small building which housed the
business remained until 1949 when it was torn down. They moved to Emerson,
Manitoba in 1879 and two years later to Drayton, North Dakota, U.S.A.
where he carried on a photographic bussiness. Later they retired
to Vancouver to join a daughter Deborah wehre they remained until their
deaths.
More About SAMUEL KERFOOT:
Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
More About ELIZA JANE NEELAND:
Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Children of SAMUEL KERFOOT and ELIZA NEELAND are:
135. i. DEBORAH SAPHRONIA6
KERFOOT, b. 22 July 1855, Thamesford, Ontario, Canada.
ii. JOHN NEELAND KERFOOT,
b. 28 December 1856, Thamesford, Ontario, Canada; d. 28 October 1857,
Thamesford, Ontario, Canada.
More About JOHN NEELAND KERFOOT:
Burial: Thamesford, Ontario, Canada
iii. CATHERINE ELIZABETH
KERFOOT, b. 3 November 1858.
iv. GEORGE ALBERT KERFOOT,
b. 24 January 1861, North Gower Tp., Carleton Co, Ontario, Canada; d.
7 November 1863, North Gower Tp. Carleton Co, Ontario, Canada.
More About GEORGE ALBERT KERFOOT:
Burial: North Gower Cemetery
v. WILLIAM JOHN BRAMWELL
KERFOOT, b. 12 March 1863, North Gower Tp., Carleton County, Ontario,
Canada; d. 1943, California, U.S.A.; m. MAUDE A. SNYDER, 19 December 1895.
Notes for WILLIAM JOHN BRAMWELL KERFOOT:
He was in the gents' furnishing business in Vancouver,
When he retired he moved to California.
More About WILLIAM JOHN BRAMWELL KERFOOT:
Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada
136. vi. SAMUEL FLETCHER
KERFOOT, b. 11 February 1865, North Gower Tp., Carleton County, Ontario,
Canada; d. 27 August 1930, St. Paul, Minn, U.S.A..
137. vii. THOMAS WESLEY KERFOOT,
b. 14 January 1867, Richmond, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; d. 26
November 1948, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
viii. GEORGE BENJAMIN KERFOOT,
b. 10 April 1867, Richmond, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; d. 23 March
1942, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; m. SUSANNAH MOSCROP, 1901,
Vancouver, British Columbia; b. 26 July 1876, Cumberland County, England.
Notes for GEORGE BENJAMIN KERFOOT:
He worked at the clothing store of Johnson and Kerfoot. The former
was a brother in law (Deborah's husband) and the latter was his brother
WIlliam J. In 1906 George opened his own store in the same business
with a partner who was no relation. He carried on until 1926 when he
went into the life and fire insurance business, continuing until his death,
March 23, 1942.
ix. RICHARD J.H. KERFOOT,
b. 1 March 1871.
x. CHARLES EDWIN KERFOOT,
b. 28 August 1874, Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada; d. 6 September 1875,
Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada.
38. RICHARD5 KERFOOT (GEORGE4, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, THOMAS1)
was born 16 April 1838 in Beckwith Tp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada,
and died 11 July 1921 in Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada. He married
MARY ANN MILLIKIN 7 May 1863 in Milliken Homstead, 3 miles north of
Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada.. She was born 22 July 1839, and
died 7 March 1932 in Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada.
Notes for RICHARD KERFOOT:
His father died in 1863 when Richard was 15. With his brother,
Robert, they managed the farm with their mother. They used oxen. When
the yonger brother went to Western Ontario in 1868 the farm passed from
the Kerfoots. On marrying Mary Ann Miliken, they took their honeymoon
in a lumber wagon without springs. They travelled to their new home, the
Cuckoo Nest, the home of their Grandfather. They lived there for
three years. On Sunday they walked four miles to Prospect Church. In 1866
Richard moved with his familty Montaue Tp, north of Smith Falls, near the
Milliken Homestead of his in-laws. He was a gifted music teacher. In these
days before radio or TV, communites or even rural mail delivery,
people depended on themselves for their entertainment and Richard's Singing
School was very popular. The services of Richard were eagerly
sought by the Mayberry district, a community six miles distant.
When he protested that he was too busy building his barn the nieghbourhood
supplied the lumber, if he would teach the school, an offer he accepted.
The only instrument he had to teach them was a tuning fork. The system produced
good sight readers of music. In 1906 they retired to Smith Falls with their
daughter Ira. In 1949 their son erected two stained glass windows
in Trinity United Church as a memorial to Richard and Mary where they had
worshipped.
More About RICHARD KERFOOT:
Burial: Hillcrest Cemetery, Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada
More About MARY ANN MILLIKIN:
Burial: Hillcrest Cemetery, Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada
Children of RICHARD KERFOOT and MARY MILLIKIN are:
i. THOMAS GEORGE6 KERFOOT,
b. 25 February 1865, Beckwith Tp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; d. October
1881, Montague Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
More About THOMAS GEORGE KERFOOT:
Burial: Hillcrest Cemetery, Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada
138. ii. JOHN JAMES ACHESON
KERFOOT, b. 11 March 1867, Montague Tp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada;
d. 28 December 1940, Brockville, Ontario, Canada.
139. iii. WILLIAM HEBERT
KERFOOT, b. 29 May 1869, Montague Tp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
iv. IDA ELIZABETH KERFOOT,
b. 4 January 1872, Montague Tp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; d. 31
January 1910, Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada.
More About IDA ELIZABETH KERFOOT:
Burial: Hillcrest Cemetery, Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada
140. v. ERNEST RICHARD MILLIKIN
KERFOOT, b. 6 December 1875, Malakoff, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada;
d. 23 September 1952, Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada.
vi. HERBERT WILFRED MAXWELL
KERFOOT, b. 25 March 1882, Montague Tp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada;
m. BESSIE MINER, 12 October 1920, Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada; b. Smith
Falls, Ontario, Canada.
Notes for HERBERT WILFRED MAXWELL KERFOOT:
He graduated in medicine at McGIlls University in 1906. Then
he did a year's medical sevice at a hospital in Ottawa and then one
year's medical practice in Pakenham Village, four years at Brockville
and one year at Byron Sanatorium, London, Ontario. During the First World
War he served overseas from 1915 to 1919. His service included one year
with the Royal Army Medical Corps in the Eastern Mediterranean-Lemnos.
Back in England after the Great War he took the examinations and received
the degrees, L.R.C.P. and M.R.C.S. He then returned to Smith Falls and
was still practicing there in 1953. Like other members of his family,
he was musical and was involved in various glee clubs choirs and musical
groups. At one time he and three other Kerfoot brothers, Earnest, John
and William formed a quartet. As part of a Rotary Group they won first
at the Ottawa Fesitval of Music in 1950. In May 1953 he was presented with
an honorary life membership in the Ontario Medical Association.
He Provided financial support to Winnifred Mair in putting together
the history of the Kerfoot Famil. See Winnifred Mair.
They had one baby who died in infancy
39. ROBERT GEORGE5 KERFOOT (GEORGE4, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2,
THOMAS1) was born 11 January 1841 in Beckwith Tp, Lanark County, Ontario,
Canada, and died 4 June 1926 in Riverside, California. He married
ELLIZABETH JANE FOSTER, daughter of John Foster and Sarah Finley. Elizabeth
Jane Foster si a neice of James Foster and Mary Kerfot (famiily # 33) and
a sister to Annie Foster and George Kerfoot also in this genealogy. Their
marriage took place on 1 September 1863 in Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada.
She was born 4 March 1841 in Beckwith Tp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada,
and died 22 July 1911 in Drayton, North Dakota, U.S.A..
Notes for ROBERT GEORGE KERFOOT:
See the notes on his brother RIchard. He and his brother Richard
carried on the farm after their father's death. His first two shildren
were born their and then in 1868 or 1869 he went westward and bought
a farm at Warwick Tp, Lambton Co about six miles from thhone purchased
by his brother Thomas. The next year their olr brother WIlliam
joined them. After selling the farm he carried on a hardware
business in the VIllage of Watford for a short time. He moved his family
to Iowa in 1875. Five years later they moved again to Drayton,
North Dakota where they were poineers in that district. His last wto
children were born there and they remained ther until their deaths.
More About ROBERT GEORGE KERFOOT:
Burial: Drayton, North Dakota, U.S.A.
More About ELLIZABETH ANN FOSTER:
Burial: Drayton, North Dakota, U.S.A.
Children of ROBERT KERFOOT and ELLIZABETH FOSTER are:
141. i. DEBORAH ARMANELLA6
KERFOOT, b. 31 July 1864, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Ontario,
Canada; d. 23 January 1945, Ontario, California, U.S.A.
ii. JOHN EDWIN BREWSTER
KERFOOT, b. 19 February 1867, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Ontario,
Canada; m. IDA GERTRUDE HEALY, 4 June 1895, Drayton, North Dakota, U.S.A.;
b. 11 January 1872, Drayton, North Dakota, U.S.A..
Notes for JOHN EDWIN BREWSTER KERFOOT:
As of 1952 he and his wife were retired and living in Ontario,
California where he had been a druggist for many years.
142. iii. GEORGE WEBSTER
OSBON KERFOOT, b. 30 November 1871, Warwick Tp, Lambton Co., Ontario,
Canada.
iv. SARA LUENA ALMA KERFOOT,
b. 15 June 1874, Watford, Ontario, Canada; d. 23 May 1889, Drayton, North
Dakota, U.S.A..
More About SARA LUENA ALMA KERFOOT:
Burial: Drayton, North Dakota, U.S.A.
v. NEWMAN JACKSON KERFOOT,
b. 23 May 1889, Iowa, U.S.A.; d. 3 July 1901, Drayton, North Dakota, U.S.A..
More About NEWMAN JACKSON KERFOOT:
Burial: Drayton, North Dakota, U.S.A.
vi. MYRTLE ERMA KERFOOT,
b. 24 August 1881.
Notes for MYRTLE ERMA KERFOOT:
Unmarried. As of 1952, she had been living in Batavia,
Ill., U.S.A. with her brother Osbon since the death of her parents.
She worked as an office assistant for four doctors in that city.
vii. FREEMAN FOSTER KERFOOT,
b. 12 December 1885, Drayton, North Dakota, U.S.A.; d. 31 January 1901,
Drayton, North Dakota, U.S.A..
More About FREEMAN FOSTER KERFOOT:
Burial: Drayton, North Dakota, U.S.A.
40. ANN5 KERFOOT (GEORGE4, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, THOMAS1)
was born 11 July 1821 in Beckwith Township, Ontario, Canada, and died
26 February 1899 in Goulbourn Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada.
She married JOHN S SHILLINGTON 24 September 1840 in The Cuckoo's Nest,
Carleton County, Ontario, Canada, son of THOMAS SHILLINGTON and BARBARA
ROBINSON. He was born 13 February 1823 in Goulbourn Township, Carleton
County, Ontario, Canada, and died 1 June 1888 in City View, Ottawa,
Ontario, Canada.See a picture of John
and Ann Shillington
Notes for ANN KERFOOT:
Ann and Eliza were twins. They were married at their home, the
Cuckoo's Nest. Ann was the first member of the family born in
Canada and her husband John was the first of his family born in Canada
They spent theri last days with their son Thomas, at City View, Ottawa.
More About ANN KERFOOT:
Burial: 1899, 5th Line Cemetery, Carleton County, Goulborn Township,
Ontario, Canada
Notes for JOHN S SHILLINGTON:
His nickname was Big John and he seems to have had not only the
physical stature but the personality to match. He was the first of his
family to have been born in Canada and his wife was the first of her family
to have been born in Canada. The couple farmed the East one-half
of Lot 12, 5th Concession, Goulbourn Township, Carelton County,
Ontario, Canada.
John was born on that farm. John donated the acre of land
that formed the 5th Line Cemetery. Both he and his wife Ann are buried
there. There was also a church built there which was abandoned in 1877
when the present church was built in Munster. The house on the land remained
until 1950 when it burned to the ground. After her her husband's
death, John's mother, Barbara, lived with John and Ann. She lived
until the age of ninty, a very old age for that era.
Information from the 1851 Census
John Shillington, Farmer, Age 29 (at next birthdate), living
in a one story log house with the following family
Name Age
Attending School
Ann 30 (Blank)
Thomas 11 Yes
Debora 9 Yes
Barbara 7 Yes
Eliza 5 Yes
Liddy 3 Yes
Barbara 73 (Blank)
1861Census
Name of Inmate Occupation Place of Birth Religion Age at
next birthday Sex House
John Shillington Farmer U.
Canada W. Methodist 35
M Log, One story
Barbara " (Blank)
Ireland
" 81
F
Ann "
" U. Canada "
40 F
Thomas "
" "
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20 M
Debora "
" "
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17 F
Eliza "
" "
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14 F
Ann "
" "
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12 F
Mary "
" "
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10 F
Sarah "
" "
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7 F
The 1871 Census listed his age as 48, born in Ontario, a Wesleyian
Methodist (as distinct from an Anglican Methodist) and a farmer. His
household consisted of his mother, Barbara, his wife, Ann (49 years
of age) and the seven children who were still at home; Ann (21), Mary
(19) Sarah (16), George (14) Wesley (12), John (10) and Wiilliam (7).
Sarah, George, Wesley, John and Willam were in school. They had
one building in town, There was a Methodist church on their land. The farmed
500 acres, an enormous farm for that era. Their buildings consisted of
two dwellings, a barn and 5 sheds, two carriages or sleighs, 2 wagons
or sleds, one reaper, one horse rake, and a fanning mill. Of the 500 acres,
200 were under cultivation and 70 in pasture.They had 9 acres in spring
wheat. They had a garden of one-quarter acre. Crops on hand consisted
of 80 bushels of wheat, 30 bushels of buckwheat, 20 bushels of peas,
They had 10 acres of potatoes and 1500 bushels on hand. They had 300 bushels
of turnips. There was 50 acres in hay and 60 tons on hand. They had 10
bushels of apples. Livestock consisted of 3 horses, 12 milk cows, an additional
7 horned cattle, 48 sheep, 4 swine, 3 bee hives. They had 1000 lbs of butter,
40 pounds of butter and 200 lb. of wool. In addition during the year
they had slaughtered 12 sheep and 11 swine. They also reported 30
cords of wood.
The 1881 Census listed his age as 58, living with his wife
Ann (59) with one soon William (17) still at home. All were listed
as Methodists and born in Ontario.
His daughter Barbara left this account in her own handwriting:
John Shillington was born on February 13th 1823 in the Township of Goulbourn,
then an almost unbroken wilderness. The influences of a Christian home
and godly parents prepared his heart for the good seed and in his 16th
year, attending a camp meeting at a neighbouring farm, he waas converted
to God. Received his first quarterly ticket from Rev. Geoge Goodson, May
1838 and from that time until his death was a loyal member and liberal
supporter of the Methodist Chruch. He was married on the 24th September
1840 to Miss Ann Kerfoot of Beckworrth Tp who still lives. He was called
Home very suddenly on the 1st of June 1888.
Appropriately enough for such a personality, his tombstone
in the 5th Line Cemetery is a tall cenotaph that comletely dominates
the modest cemetery. His tombstone stands as straight as the day it was
erected in 1888
More About JOHN S SHILLINGTON:
Burial: 1888, Carleton County, Goulborn Township, Ontario, Canada
Census: 1851, See Note
Life Span: Bet. 11 July 1821 - 23 February 1899
Children are listed above under (19) John S Shillington.
41. WILLIAM5 KERFOOT (THOMAS4, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, THOMAS1)
was born in Beckwith Tp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. He married
MARGARET TESLEY.
Notes for WILLIAM KERFOOT:
They lived three miles north of Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada.
More About WILLIAM KERFOOT:
Residence: Montague Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
More About MARGARET TESLEY:
Residence: Montague Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
Children of WILLIAM KERFOOT and MARGARET TESLEY are:
i. THOMAS ALBERT6 KERFOOT,
b. Winnipeg.
143. ii. ANNIE M. KERFOOT.
144. iii. GEORGE EDWARD KERFOOT,
b. 7 August 1853; d. 1930.
145. iv. SARAH KERFOOT.
146. v. LUCY KERFOOT.
vi. MARTHA KERFOOT.
Notes for MARTHA KERFOOT:
Unmarried
More About MARTHA KERFOOT:
Burial: Hillcrest Cemetery, Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada
147. vii. MARAGARET KERFOOT,
d. 1946.
42. ELIZABETH (BETTY)5 KERFOOT (THOMAS4, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2,
THOMAS1) was born in Beckwith Tp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
She married THOMAS TESKEY.
Notes for THOMAS TESKEY:
He was in the leather business. We are indebted to a descendant
Rose Theisen for a a coat of arms for
the Teskey family
Children of ELIZABETH KERFOOT and THOMAS TESKEY are:
148. i. ANNIE6 TESKEY.
ii. ADELINE TESKEY.
Notes for ADELINE TESKEY:
She was an author and published several books: (1) Where the
Sugar Maple Grows, a picture of teh pioneer days in Eastern Ontario,
(2) Peter Paul or Candlelight Days and (3) The Yellow Peril, a
book about the peril the author preceived from the "yellow races".
She never married. The date of her death is not known.
iii. MADGE TESKEY, m. MR.
CROCKETT.
Notes for MADGE TESKEY:
They went to South America to live.
iv. SARAH TESKEY.
v. EDITH TESKEY.
Notes for EDITH TESKEY:
She graduated from a university with a degree in classics and
taught in several high schools of Ontario and finally in Wesley College
where she married someone connected with the College. As of 1953 she was
living in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
149. vi. WILLIAM EDWARD TESKEY.
43. JOSEPH5 SMITH (ANN4 KERFOOT, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, THOMAS1)
was born 27 March 1818. He married ELIZABETH KNAPP.
Children of JOSEPH SMITH and ELIZABETH KNAPP are:
i. MARY6 SMITH, m. MR. VAN
CAMP.
ii. ANN SMITH, m. ROBERT
RICHARDSON.
iii. SARAH SMITH.
iv. JACOB SMITH, m. ISABELL
COCHRANE.
v. DANIEL SMITH.
vi. JOHN SMITH, m. LILLIE
BROWNLEE; b. Kemptville.
More About JOHN SMITH:
Occupation: Medical Doctor
vii. MELISSA SMITH.
viii. JANEY SMITH.
44. ELIZA5 SMITH (ANN4 KERFOOT, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, THOMAS1)
was born November 1823. She married ROBERT CRAIG.
More About ELIZA SMITH:
Residence: North Gower Tp.Carleton County, Ontario, Canada
Notes for ROBERT CRAIG:
He was dubbed "pious"
Children of ELIZA SMITH and ROBERT CRAIG are:
150. i. SAMUEL6 CRAIG, b.
27 January 1845, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada.
ii. JOSEPH CRAIG, m. ELIZA
GRAHAM.
Notes for ELIZA GRAHAM:
She was the sister of Thomas Brownlee's wife
iii. ELIZABETH CRAIG, m.
JAMES WILSON.
iv. ANN CRAIG, m. WILLIAM
MOFFATT.
v. ROBERT THOMAS CRAIG,
m. (1) ELIZA CARSON; m. (2) JANE WALLACE.
vi. CHARLOTTE CRAIG, m.
FERGY MOORE.
vii. GEORGE F. CRAIG, m.
(1) ELLA HUNTER; m. (2) ROXY CHENY.
viii. DEBORAH CRAIG, m.
JOHN CARSON.
151. ix. JANE (JANEY) CRAIG,
b. 23 May 1858, North Gower Tp., Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; d.
January 1943, Oxnard, California, U.S.A..
x. TILLIE CRAIG, m. FLETCHER
SHILLINGTON.
xi. VALETTA CRAIG, m. ANDREW
WALLACE.
45. GEORGE5 SMITH (ANN4 KERFOOT, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, THOMAS1)
was born 27 March 1833. He married MARY DEVLIN.
Notes for GEORGE SMITH:
He farmed all his life on the farm of his father Jacob
Smith and his son James followed him
Children of GEORGE SMITH and MARY DEVLIN are:
i. ANN JANE6 SMITH, m. ROBERT
MCCONNELL.
ii. MARTHA SMITH, m. ROBERT
EARLE.
iii. ELIZABETH SMITH, m.
EDMUND CALLANDER.
iv. WESLEY SMITH, m. MARGARET
MCCONNELL.
v. JAMES SMITH, m. MAGGIE
BARRINGTON.
vi. TILLIE SMITH, m. ALEX
WALLACE.
vii. URMA SMITH, m. MILTON
FENNELL.
viii. AMANDA SMITH.
Notes for AMANDA SMITH:
She was unmarried. She lived in Kemptville.
46. DEBORAH5 SMITH (ANN4 KERFOOT, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, THOMAS1)
was born 17 October 1835 in Canada, and died 1934. She married
THOMAS CRAIG.
Notes for THOMAS CRAIG:
It is not known if he was a brother or any relation of Robert
Craig married to Deborah's sister Eliza
Children of DEBORAH SMITH and THOMAS CRAIG are:
152. i. ANNIE6 CRAIG.
153. ii. MANDA CRAIG.
154. iii. RICHARD CRAIG,
b. 4 December 1857; d. 8 December 1935, Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada.
iv. BENSON CRAIG.
v. JACOB CRAIG.
47. ELIZABETH LYDIA2 MAINS (WILLIAM JOHN1) was born 7 July
1852 in Pierce's Corners, Ontario, and died 4 September 1924 in Workman,
Saskatchewan, Canada. She married THOMAS H.TODD 5 October 1871
in North Gower Methodist Church, North Gower, Tp, Carleton County, Ontario,
Canada, son of WILLIAM TODD and ESTHER MCCALLUM. He was born July
1844 in Nepean, Ontario, Canada, and died 1925 in Workman, Saskatchewan,
Canada.
Notes for ELIZABETH LYDIA MAINS:
Her wedding was witnessed by John Mains and Barbara and Oxford
Trimble. She attended secondary school at Arbourdale, North Gower Township,
Ontario, Canada.
More About ELIZABETH LYDIA MAINS:
Burial: Workman Cemetery, Workman, Saskatchewan, Canada
More About THOMAS H.TODD:
Burial: Workman Cemetery, Workman, Saskatchewan, Canada
Children of ELIZABETH MAINS and THOMAS H.TODD are:
155. i. ALICE AMELIA6 TODD,
b. 2 November 1872; d. 26 June 1900.
156. ii. ANNIE EVELYN TODD,
b. 8 January 1875; d. July 1909.
157. iii. CHARLES WILLIAM
TODD, b. 3 October 1876; d. 21 November 1952, Morris, Manitoba, Canada.
iv. EDITH AMANDA TODD, b.
10 April 1879, Richmond, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; d. 24 January
1952, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; m. JOHN SHILLINGTON MANN, 10 December
1902; b. 2 April 1875, Goulbourn Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada.
More About EDITH AMANDA TODD:
Burial: Regina, Saskatchewan
Notes for JOHN SHILLINGTON MANN:
He moved to Carvievale, Saskatchewan, Canada. He farmed there
and was a farm machiney agent. He served in World War I with the Canadian
Railway Troups (C.R.T.) in France. After his return he was a grain buyer
in Big Beaver, Saskatchewan. As of 1953 he was living in a Veteran's
Home on Dewdney Avenue. Regina, Saskatchean, Canada.
More About JOHN SHILLINGTON MANN:
Occupation: Farmer
v. THOMAS INGRAM TODD, b.
31 December 1880; m. (1) CATHERINE HOPE MCROBERTS, 28 March 1906; b.
1884, Hartney, Maniotba; d. 10 April 1928, 1928; m. (2) LILA ROBINSON,
1933, Richmond, Ontario, Canada.
Notes for THOMAS INGRAM TODD:
He spent many years in industry. As of 1953 he was a grocer in
Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada. His hobbey was poetry.
158. vi. ALFRED ERNEST TODD,
b. 16 January 1884.
159. vii. CHRISTINA MABEL
TODD, b. 23 August 1887.
48. THOMAS2 MAINS (WILLIAM JOHN1) was born 20 December
1853 in Goulbourn Township, Carleton COunty, Ontario, Canada, and died
13 February 1928. He married AGNES CALLANDER 1903. She was
born 12 January 1855 in North Gower Township, Carleton County, Ontario,
Canada, and died 1919.
Notes for THOMAS MAINS:
In 1903 the couple moved to Hartney Manitoba, Thomas was a carpenter,
a trade he worked at all his life. Later the couple moved to Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan and later back to Ontario. Like his wife he attended secondary
school at Abourdale, North Gower Township
More About THOMAS MAINS:
Burial: Kars Riverdale Cemetery, Manitoba, Canada
More About AGNES CALLANDER:
Burial: Kars Riverdale Cemetery, Manitoba, Canada
Children of THOMAS MAINS and AGNES CALLANDER are:
i. WILLIAM CALLANDER6 MAINS.
Notes for WILLIAM CALLANDER MAINS:
As a young man he took up railroading and was an engineer with
the Canadian National Railway. As of 1953 he was in Fort Francis.
More About WILLIAM CALLANDER MAINS:
Occupation: Railroader
ii. ALMA EVELYN MAINS, b.
10 October 1904; d. 1966.
49. JAMES2 MAINS (WILLIAM JOHN1) was born 15 December 1858
in North Gower Tp., Carleton County, Ontario, Canada, and died 24 June
1922 in Gainsborough, Saskatchewan, Canada. He married HANNAH
ISABEL SUPENER 16 December 1884 in Iowa, daughter of JAMES SUPENER and
SARAH JACKSON. She was born 16 March 1865 in Fayette County, Illinois,
U.S.A, and died 15 May 1930 in Workman, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Notes for JAMES MAINS:
He attended school at Arbourdale, North Gower Township, Carleton
County, Ontario, Canada. When the Shillington and MacFarlane families
went to Iowa, U.S.A., James Mains went with them. All of his children
were born there. In 1903, he left a farm in Iowa and went to farm at
Workman, Saskatchewan, Canada, where he operated grain farm. He farmed
there until his death. His farm wa located at Section 36 Township 1 Range
32 West of the 1st Meridan. The farm was actually located on Number 8
highway about a mile or so north of the U.S.-Canadian border. It was
not until after the Second World War that the Customs and Excise laws
were enforced by either Canada or the U.S. As a result they did most of
their shopping at Sherwood, North Dakota, U.S.A.
More About JAMES MAINS:
Burial: Workman Cemetery, Workman, Saskatchewan, Canada
More About HANNAH ISABEL SUPENER:
Burial: Workman Cemetery, Workman, Saskatchewan, Canada
Children of JAMES MAINS and HANNAH SUPENER are:
160. i. MYRTLE ALMA6 MAINS,
b. 1885, Iowa U.S.A.; d. 1946, 1946.
161. ii. ROY EVERETT MAINS,
b. 4 February 1887, Scranton, Iowa, U.S.A.; d. 12 July 1952, Gainsboro,
Saskatchewan, Canada.
iii. RAY HARRISON MAINS,
b. 1888; d. 1943; m. PHYLLIS FRITH, 1920; d. 1943.
Notes for RAY HARRISON MAINS:
There wre no children of this marriage.
162. iv. ETTA BELLE MAINS,
b. 22 September 1890, Iowa, U.S.A.; d. 23 March 1949, 1947.
163. v. EVA JANE MAINS, b.
5 December 1898, Iowa, U.S.A.; d. 19 December 1994.
164. vi. MARGARET ESTHER
MAINS, b. 1901; d. 1937.
Continued in the report for Families
50-79
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