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     Levi Benjamin Shearer was born on 5 February 1837 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Feb 1836 & location Cda. per 1900 Census. Date 1837 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Feb 5 1839 & location Brighton, Ont. per family tree of susanneprewitt54 on ancestry.com, Feb 9 2012. Date Feb 5 1839 & location Brighton per family tree of jalero23 on ancestry.ca, June 21 2021.^1,2,3 He appeared on the census of March 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 14 at 1851 Census: see Lewis Shearer.¹ He Levi's father, Lewis Shearer, died in The Breakaway, April 21 1852, when he was caught in his saw mill during the flood caused by the break in the gravel bank holding the lake north of Hilton. Her mother, Sarah Louise (Morrow), married Josiah Hazzard in March 1858 and stayed in the area. Most of the kids went to the US, mostly Michigan. (Dan Buchanan, June 22 2021) on 21 April 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West. He married Eliza Jane Sherwood, daughter of William Sherwood and Elizabeth ?, on 25 October 1860 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Shearer, Levi, Brighton, Cda., s/o Lewis & Sarah, m. Oct 25 1860, E. J. Sherwood, 21?, Brighton, Cda., d/o William & Elizabeth (County Marriage Registers: Northumberland 1858-1869, Ontario Archives)
per 1880 Census.^4,5 Levi Benjamin Shearer immigrated in 1872 to Michigan, U.S.A; Immigration 1872 per 1900 Census.² He appeared on the census of 1880 at Central Lake, Antrim Co., Michigan, U.S.A; Age 41 at 1880 Census: Shearer, Levi B., 41, b. Cda., parents b. NY & Irel., farmer, married; Eliza J., 40, b. NY, parents b. Cda., married; Alfred J., 17, b. Cda., parents b. Cda. & NY; Ida E., 15, b. Cda., parents Cda. & NY; Allen W., 7, b. MI, parents b. Cda. & NY; Bertie L.(m), 3 (familysearch.org.)⁴ He lived on 22 May 1896 at Conc 3 Lot 36, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 6104) show that William Wade and Robert J. Wade purchased 110 acres in the north 1/2 of Lot 36, Conc 3, Brighton Twp., from " Levi B. Shearer, Margaret Bleu, Rebecca Alvira Wilmot, Catherine L. Jamieson, Orilla Typheus Owens (children of Lewis & Sarah Shearer, deceased) Sarah Ann Harris, Margaret Hunter, William Carty, Robert Carty, James Carty, Ellen Higgins, Henry Carty (grandchildren of late Lewis & Sarah Shearer) & the only surviving children of the late Mary Ann Carty, formerly Shearer by Levi B. Shearer their attorney." ITS Date: May 22 1869 (Ontario Land Registry Records from Onland)
Note: This north half of lot 36, Conc 3 is labelled in the 1878 Belden County Atlas Map as "Shearer Est." which means that it had been owned by Lewis Shearer, one of two man who died in The Breakaway on April 21 1852. At the far northwest corner of this lot, the creek crossed his property for a few hundred yards, and that is where he built a saw mill, operating it during the lumbering boom on the 1840s, until it was destroyed by the tsunami of water that rushed down the narrow valley from the west, after the gravel bank broke loose because of so much water due to heavy rain and melting snow. His wife, Sarah Louise (Morrow) passed the land to her children and this list includes some of their children as well as those of Mary Ann (Shearer) Carty, Lewis and Sarah's oldest child. Mary Ann Shearer had married William Carty and lived in Michigan. Levi B. Shearer, the lawyer, was another one of Lewis and Sarah's children.⁶ He lived on 22 June 1898 at Central Lake, Antrim Co., Michigan, U.S.A; Residence Central Lake per marriage record - Maria P. Mitchell.⁷ He married Maria P. ? on 22 June 1898 at Central Lake, Antrim Co., Michigan, U.S.A; Marriage Record #65; License Date Jun 15 19=898; Groom: Levi P. Shearer; Age; 57; Res.: Central Lake; Born: Cda; Occ.: mechanic; Parents: Louisa Shearer & Sarah Morrow; Date of marriage: June 22 1898; Preciously married, 1 each; Date: June 22 1898; Place: Central Lake; Performed by: Rob.t Battlebee, Minister, ME Church; Wit.: A. W. Shearer & Clara L. Shearer, Central Lake (Michigan Marriage Records, Antrim County, 1898, County Clerk Ira A. Adams, pg. 324 of 625, ancestry.ca.)⁷ Levi Benjamin Shearer appeared on the census of 11 June 1900 at Central Lake Twp., Antrim Co., Michigan, U.S.A; Age 63 at 1900 Census: see Asher Shearer (son.)² He married Harriet R. Corey on 22 January 1903 at Mason, Ingham Co., Michigan, U.S.A; Michigan Marriage Record: Groom: Levi B. Shearer; Age: 64; Birth Date: abt 1839; Father: Lewis Shearer Mother: Sarah Shearer; Bride: Harriet R. Corey Carn; Age 64; Born: c. 1839; Parents: James & Mary Corey; Marriage Date: 22 Jan 1903; Marriage Place: Mason, Ingham, Michigan, USA; Film Number: 000977064 (Michigan Marriage Records, ancestry.ca.)⁷ Levi Benjamin Shearer lived on 22 June 1907 at Central Lake, Antrim Co., Michigan, U.S.A; Informant for Death Cert. of his son Burton L. Shearer.⁷ He died on 4 November 1918 at Traverse City, Grand Traverse Co., Michigan, U.S.A., at age 81; Date Nov 4 1918 & location Travers City, Michigan per family tree of jalero23 on ancestry.ca, June 21 2021.³

     Margaret Ann Shearer was born in 1840 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1841 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1840 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^1,2 She appeared on the census of March 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 11 at 1851 Census: see Lewis Shearer.¹ She Margaret's father, Lewis Shearer, died in The Breakaway, April 21 1852, when he was caught in his saw mill during the flood caused by the break in the gravel bank holding the lake north of Hilton. Her mother, Sarah Louise (Morrow), married Josiah Hazzard in March 1858 and stayed in the area. Most of the kids went to the US, mostly Michigan. (Dan Buchanan, June 22 2021) on 21 April 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West. She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 20 at 1861 Census: see Josiah Hazard.² As of circa 1868,her married name was Bleu.⁴ She married ? Beau circa 1868; per Land Registry Record in 1896.⁴ Margaret Ann Shearer "Levi B. Shearer, Margaret Bleu, Rebecca Alvira Wilmot, Catherine L. Jamieson, Orilla Typheus Owens (children of Lewis & Sarah Shearer, deceased)" This text is in the "Grantor" field of a land registry record regarding Conc 3, Lot 36, Brighton Twp. in 1896. These are legal steps to displose of the land to local folks. It was inherited from their mother, Sarah Louise (Morrow) Shearer, who was left a wdiow in 1852 when her husband, Lewis Shearer, died in the Breakaway near Hilton. These names indicated marriages for these daughters, but tracking them down, probably in Michigan, is not easy. (Dan Buchanan, May 2020) on 26 May 1896 at Conc 3 Lot 36, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario.⁴ She died on 16 December 1897 at Kent Co., Michigan, U.S.A; Michigan Death Records: Name: Marguerite A. Beau; Date: Dec 16 1897; Age: 56y 4m 20d; Status: widow; Cause: spinal menigitis; Born: Cda; Occ.: housewife; Parents: Martin & Sarah Shearer, Cda; Recorded: May 31 1898 (Michigan Death Records, Kent Co., 1897, NO. 6836, ancestry.ca)
Note: The father's name is wrong here, but mother is right and other things fit.³

     Catherine L. Shearer was born in 1842 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1843 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1842 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^1,2 She appeared on the census of March 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 9 at 1851 Census: see Lewis Shearer.¹ She Catherine's father, Lewis Shearer, died in The Breakaway, April 21 1852, when he was caught in his saw mill during the flood caused by the break in the gravel bank holding the lake north of Hilton. Her mother, Sarah Louise (Morrow), married Josiah Hazzard in March 1858 and stayed in the area. Most of the kids went to the US, mostly Michigan. (Dan Buchanan, June 22 2021) on 21 April 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West. She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 18 at 1861 Census: see Josiah Hazard (step-father.)² As of circa 1868,her married name was Jamieson.³ She married Eleazer W. Jamison circa 1868; per Land Registry Record in 1896.³ Catherine L. Shearer "Levi B. Shearer, Margaret Bleu, Rebecca Alvira Wilmot, Catherine L. Jamieson, Orilla Typheus Owens (children of Lewis & Sarah Shearer, deceased)" This text is in the "Grantor" field of a land registry record regarding Conc 3, Lot 36, Brighton Twp. in 1896. These are legal steps to displose of the land to local folks. It was inherited from their mother, Sarah Louise (Morrow) Shearer, who was left a wdiow in 1852 when her husband, Lewis Shearer, died in the Breakaway near Hilton. These names indicated marriages for these daughters, but tracking them down, probably in Michigan, is not easy. (Dan Buchanan, May 2020) on 22 May 1896 at Conc 3 Lot 36, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario.³

     Rebecca Alvira Shearer was born in 1845 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1847 & location Cda. per 1880 US Fed Census. Date 1846 & location Cda. West per 1870 US Fed Census. Date 1845 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1845 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date c. 1846 & location Brighton, Ont. per family tree of Ernst Thoms on ancestry.ca, June 21 2021. Location Brighton, Ont. per Death Cert. of son Orrin H. Sisson in Michigan 1936.^1,5,2,3,4 She appeared on the census of March 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 6 at 1851 Census: see Lewis Shearer.¹ She Rebecca's father, Lewis Shearer, died in The Breakaway, April 21 1852, when he was caught in his saw mill during the flood caused by the break in the gravel bank holding the lake north of Hilton. Her mother, Sarah Louise (Morrow), married Josiah Hazzard in March 1858 and stayed in the area. Most of the kids went to the US, mostly Michigan. (Dan Buchanan, June 22 2021) on 21 April 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West. She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 16 at 1861 Census: see Josiah Hazard (step-father.)⁵ As of circa 1866,her married name was Van Ingen.³ She married Henry A. Van Ingen circa 1866 at Michigan, U.S.A..³ As of 18 May 1869,her married name was Sisson.⁴ Rebecca Alvira Shearer married Orrin Sisson on 18 May 1869 at Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, U.S.A; Michigan Marriage Record: Groom: Orrin Sisson; Age: 58; Bride: Rebecca A. Van Ingen; Age: 23; Date: May 18 1869; Place: Kalamazoo, Michigan; MF: 000984141 (Michigan Marriage Records, ancestry.ca)
Note: OK. Now it is clear where the surname "Van Ingen" comes from in this record. Alvira was married before, to a Van Ingen and there was a daughter, Mary Gertrude, in 1868. (Dan Buchanan, June 21 2021.)⁴ Rebecca Alvira Shearer appeared on the census of 18 July 1870 at Plainwell, Allegan Co., Michigan, U.S.A; Age 24 at 1870 US Fed Census: see Orrin Sisson.³ She appeared on the census of 5 June 1880 at Hartford, Van Buren Co., Michigan, U.S.A; Age 33 at 1880 US Fed Census: see Orrin Sisson.³ As of circa 1886,her married name was Wilmot.⁶ She lived on 27 July 1887 at Hartford, Van Buren Co., Michigan, U.S.A; Residence Hartford, Van Buren Co., MI per marriage record - Edwin G. Wilmot.⁴ She married Edwin G. Wilmot, son of Willis Wilmot and Fannie Gibbs, on 27 July 1887 at Hartford, Van Buren Co., Michigan, U.S.A; Michigan Marriage Record: Groom: Edwin G. Wilmot; Age: 41; Res.: Hartford; Born: NY; Occ.: farming; Bride: Rebecca A. (Shearer) Sisson; Age: 41; Res.: Hartford; Born: Cda; Wit.: Mr. & Mrs. Henry J. Reese, Bangor; Recorded: July 28 1887; Clerk: Geo. W. Myers, Van Burn Co., MI (Michigan Marriage Records, pg 119 of 633, ancestry.ca) per Land Registry Record in 1896.^6,4 Rebecca Alvira Shearer "Levi B. Shearer, Margaret Bleu, Rebecca Alvira Wilmot, Catherine L. Jamieson, Orilla Typheus Owens (children of Lewis & Sarah Shearer, deceased)" This text is in the "Grantor" field of a land registry record regarding Conc 3, Lot 36, Brighton Twp. in 1896. These are legal steps to displose of the land to local folks. It was inherited from their mother, Sarah Louise (Morrow) Shearer, who was left a wdiow in 1852 when her husband, Lewis Shearer, died in the Breakaway near Hilton. These names indicated marriages for these daughters, but tracking them down, probably in Michigan, is not easy. (Dan Buchanan, May 2020) on 22 May 1896 at Conc 3 Lot 36, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario.⁶

     Orillia L. Shearer was born in 1849 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1849 per FindaGrave. Date 1849 & location Cda. per 1880 US Fed Census. Date 1849 & location Cda. per 1870 US Fed Census. Date 1850 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1848 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1849 & location Cda. per marr. register.^1,2,3,4,5 She appeared on the census of March 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 3 at 1851 Census: see Lewis Shearer.¹ She Sarah's father, Lewis Shearer, died in The Breakaway, April 21 1852, when he was caught in his saw mill during the flood caused by the break in the gravel bank holding the lake north of Hilton. Her mother, Sarah Louise (Morrow), married Josiah Hazzard in March 1858 and stayed in the area. Most of the kids went to the US, mostly Michigan. (Dan Buchanan, June 22 2021) on 21 April 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West. She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 11 at 1861 Census: see Josiah Hazard (step-father.)² She appeared on the census of 27 October 1868 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marr. register.³ As of 27 October 1868,her married name was Owens.³ She married William Owens, son of Thomas Owens and Margaret Logan, on 27 October 1868 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Register: Groom: William Owens; Age: 27; Res.: Brighton Twp; Born: Cda; Parents: Thomas & Margaret Owens; Bride: Orillia Shearer; Age: 19; Res.: Brighton Twp., Born: Cda; Parents: L. & S. Shearer; Date: Oct 27 1868; Place: Northumberland Co. (Ontario Marriage Registers, ancestry.ca.)³ Orillia L. Shearer appeared on the census of 3 June 1870 at Saginaw, Saginaw Co., Michigan, U.S.A; Age 21 at 1870 US Fed Census: see William Owens.⁴ She appeared on the census of 2 June 1880 at 426 Front St., Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, U.S.A; Age 31 at 1880 US Fed Census: see William Owens.⁴ She died on 10 March 1928 at Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, U.S.A; Date Mar 10 1928 & location Chicago per FindaGrave.⁵ She was buried on 12 March 1928 at Greenwood Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, U.S.A; FindaGrave: Name: Orrilla T. Shearer Owens; BIRTH: 1849; DEATH: 10 Mar 1928 (aged 78–79), Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; BURIAL: Greenwood Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA; PLOT: I.50_N.6; MEMORIAL ID: 97438151 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97438151/orrilla-t-owens.)⁵

     James L. Shearer was born in 1850 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1852 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1850 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^1,2 He appeared on the census of March 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 1 at 1851 Census: see Lewis Shearer.¹ He James' father, Lewis Shearer, died in The Breakaway, April 21 1852, when he was caught in his saw mill during the flood caused by the break in the gravel bank holding the lake north of Hilton. Her mother, Sarah Louise (Morrow), married Josiah Hazzard in March 1858 and stayed in the area. Most of the kids went to the US, mostly Michigan. (Dan Buchanan, June 22 2021) on 21 April 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West. He lived on 26 March 1858 at Conc 3 Lot 36, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Grant A799) show that Sarah Shearer sold 110 acres of the north half of Lot 36, Conc 3, Brighton Twp. to James L. Shearer. ITS Date: Mar 26 1858. Reg'n. Date: Apr 9 1858. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., page copied from OnLand.ca, Conc 3, pg 309 of 320, Lot 36, by Dan, Apr 13 2020.)³ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 9 at 1861 Census: see Josiah Hazard (step-father.)² He died on 1 June 1869 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Jun 1 1869 per CEMSearch Record.⁴ He was buried on 3 June 1869 at Hilton Cemetery, Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In memory of; James L. Shearer; Died; June 1, 1869; Aged ? Years (Hilton Cemetery, Hilton, Jul 10 2004)
CEMSearch: Name: James L. Shearer; Born: - ; Died: 1869-06-01; Aged 12y; Buried: Hilton Cemetery; No other names.^5,4

     Eliza Jane Sherwood was born on 27 November 1839 at Jenkins Corner, Monroe Co., New York, U.S.A; Date 1840 & location NY per 1880 Census. Date Nov 27 1839 & location Jenkins Corner, Monroe Co., NY per family tree of susanneprewitt54 on ancestry.com, Feb 9 2012.^1,3 As of 25 October 1860,her married name was Shearer.¹ She married Levi Benjamin Shearer, son of Lewis Shearer and Sarah Louise Morrow, on 25 October 1860 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Shearer, Levi, Brighton, Cda., s/o Lewis & Sarah, m. Oct 25 1860, E. J. Sherwood, 21?, Brighton, Cda., d/o William & Elizabeth (County Marriage Registers: Northumberland 1858-1869, Ontario Archives)
per 1880 Census.^1,2 Eliza Jane Sherwood appeared on the census of 1880 at Central Lake, Antrim Co., Michigan, U.S.A; Age 40 at 1880 Census: see Levi B. Shearer.¹ She died on 25 August 1896 at Bangor, Van Buren Co., Michigan, U.S.A., at age 56; Date Aug 25 1896 & location Bangor, Van Buren Co., Michigan per family tree of susanneprewitt54 on ancestry.com, Feb 9 2012.³

     Asher James Shearer was born on 16 February 1863 at Somerville Two, Victoria Co., Canada West; Date Feb 1863 & location Cda. per 1900 Census. Date 1863 & location Cda. per 1880 Census. Date Feb 16 1863 & location Somerville, Cda. per family tree of susanneprewitt54 on ancestry.com, Feb 9 2012.^1,2,3 He immigrated in 1872 to Michigan, U.S.A; Immigration 1872 per 1900 Census.² He appeared on the census of 1880 at Central Lake, Antrim Co., Michigan, U.S.A; Age 17 at 1880 Census: see Levi B. Shearer.¹ He married Elizabeth "Libby" Tibbitts on 10 February 1895 at Mancelona, Antrim Co., Michigan, U.S.A; per family tree of susanneprewitt54 on ancestry.com, Feb 9 2012.^2,3 Asher James Shearer appeared on the census of 11 June 1900 at Central Lake Township, Antrim Co., Michigan, U.S.A; Age 37 at 1900 Census: Shearer, Asher, 37, b. Cda. Feb 1863, p.b. Cda., immig. 1872 - 28 years in US, Blacksmith, 4 yrs. married, married; Elizabeth, 27, b. Michigan May 1873, p.b. Michigan, 4 yrs. marr., married; ?Eame?(f), 1, b. Michigan Oct 1898, p.b. Cda. & MI, daughter; Levi B., 63, b. Cda. Feb 1836, p.b. Cda., immig. 1872, 27 yers. in US, wagon maker, widower (1900 Census: Central Lake Township, Antrim Lake Co., Michigan, pg. 13 of 40, line 43 - ancestry.com.)²

     Ida Evelyn Shearer was born on 14 March 1865 at Somerville, Victoria Co., Canada West; Date 1865 & location Cda. per 1880 Census. Date Mar 14 1865 & location Sumerville, Ont. per family tree of susanneprewitt54 on ancestry.com, Feb 9 2012.
Note: Somerville Township "was a municipality in the norther-eastern corner of the former Victoria County, now the city of Kawartha Lakes." per Ontario Locator.^1,2 She appeared on the census of 1880 at Central Lake, Antrim Co., Michigan, U.S.A; Age 15 at 1880 Census: see Levi B. Shearer.¹

     Allen Willis Shearer was born on 10 March 1873 at Big Rapids, Mecosta Co., Michigan, U.S.A; Date 1873 & location MI per 1880 Census. Date Mar 10 1873 & location Big Rapids, Mecosta Co., MI per family tree of susanneprewitt54 on ancestry.com, Feb 9 2012.^1,2 He appeared on the census of 1880 at Central Lake, Antrim Co., Michigan, U.S.A; Age 7 at 1880 Census: see Levi B. Shearer.¹ He married Clara Jane Tibbitts on 15 September 1897 at Central Lake Twp., Antrim Co., Michigan, U.S.A; per family tree of susanneprewitt54 on ancestry.com, Feb 9 2012.² Allen Willis Shearer lived on 22 June 1898 at Central Lake, Antrim Co., Michigan, U.S.A; Witness at marriage of his father Lewis B. Shearer and Maria P. Mitchell.³ He died on 19 October 1949 at Hennepin, Minnesota, U.S.A., at age 76; per family tree of susanneprewitt54 on ancestry.com, Feb 9 2012.²

     Burton L. "Bertie" Shearer was born on 19 July 1875 at Central Lake Twp., Antrim Co., Michigan, U.S.A; Date 1877 & location MI per 1880 Census. Date Jul 19 1875 & location Central Lake, MI per family tree of susanneprewitt54 on ancestry.com, Feb 9 2012.^1,2 He appeared on the census of 1880 at Central Lake, Antrim Co., Michigan, U.S.A; Age 3 at 1880 Census: see Levi B. Shearer.¹ He died on 21 January 1907 at Petosky, Emmet Co., Michigan, U.S.A., at age 31; Michigan Certificate of Death: Place of Death: County: Emmett; City: Petisky, Hospital, Ward 2; Name: Bertus L. Shearer; Date: Jan 21 1907; Age: 30y 5m 2d; Born: Michigan, July 19 1876; Status: married - age 23, no children; Parents: Levi B. Shearer, b. Cda. & Eliza Jane Sherwood, b. NY; Occ.: tramster; Inf.: Levi B. Shearer, Central Lake; Cause: heart inefficiencies, 2 mo; Phys.: John J. Raycraft?, Petoskry Michigan; Burial: Central Lake, Jan 23 1907; Reg'd.: Jan 22 1907; Reg'r.: F. D. Ely (Michigan Certificate of Death, No 157, pg. 997 of 3011, ancestry.ca.)³ He was buried on 23 January 1907 at Central Lake, Antrim Co., Michigan, U.S.A; Burial Central Lake Jan 23 1907 per Cert. of Death.³

     William Sherwood was born circa 1810; per marriage register of daughter, Eliza J. (Sherwood) Shearer.¹ He married Elizabeth ? before 1835; per marriage register of daughter, Eliza J. (Sherwood) Shearer.

     Elizabeth ? was born circa 1810; per marriage register of daughter, Eliza J. (Sherwood) Shearer.¹ She married William Sherwood before 1835; per marriage register of daughter, Eliza J. (Sherwood) Shearer. As of before 1835,her married name was Sherwood.¹

     Margaret Ferris was born on 28 May 1821 at Ireland; Date 1821 per CemSearch. Date May 28 1822 & location Irealnd rural per 1901 Census. Date 1830 & location Ireland per 1871 Census.^1,2,3 She immigrated in 1834 to Upper Canada; Immigration 1834 per 1901 Census.² She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 41 at 1871 Census: see Matthew Ferris (brother.)¹ She appeared on the census of April 1901 at George St., Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 78 at 1901 Census: see Harry C. Webb (husband of niece.)² She died on 9 March 1912 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 90; Death Reg'n.#022990: Name: Margaret Ferris; Date: Mar 9 1912; Age: 90y 9m 10d; Res.: Cobourg; Born: Cda; Status: single; Parents: Matthew Ferris & Jeannie Marshall, b. Ireland; Phys. & Inf.: G. M. Ferris, Cobourg; Reg'd.: Mar 9 1912; Cause: senility; Reg'r.: D. H. Minaker, Cobourg (Ontario Death Registration, #022990-1912, ancestry.com.)⁴ She was buried on 11 March 1912 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Margaret Ferris; Born: 1821; Died: 1913; ID: MTHOPE424: Other names: Dean, Mary Ann [Ferris] ( - ), Ferris, Addie (1867-1868), Ferris, Elizabeth [ Proctor] (1839-1882), Ferris, Jennie M. (1793-1877), Ferris, Matthew (1832-1893), Johns, Mary Jane ( -1879); Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery, Conc A., Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co., Sec 1 Row 22l Note: (Mausoleum). (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pID=MTHOPE424%5E2.)³

     Ida A. Sanford was born in 1861 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1865 & location Cda. per 1892 NY State Census. Date 1862 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1861 & Location Ontario per 1871 Census. Date 1860 & location UC per 1861 Census.^1,2,3,4 She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 1 at 1861 Census: see Joseph Sanford.³ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1871 Census: see Joseph Sanford.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1881 Census: see Joseph Sanford.² She appeared on the census of 16 February 1892 at 2nd Electoral Dist., Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, U.S.A; Age 27 at 1892 NY State Census: see Joseph Sanford.⁴

     George F. Sanford was born in 1865 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1867 & location NY per 1892 NY Statue Census. Date 1865 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1865 & location Ontario per 1871 Census.^1,2,3 He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 6 at 1817 Census: see Joseph Sanford.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1881 Census: see Joseph Sanford.² He appeared on the census of 16 February 1892 at 2dn Electoral Dist., Richester, Monroe Co., New York, U.S.A; Age 25 at 1892 NY Stated Census: see Joseph Sanford.³

     Emma Jane "Amy" Hawley was born on 1 September 1822 at Upper Canada; Date Sep 1 1822 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1823 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1822 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1823 & location Ontario per 1871 Census. Date Sep 1 1822 per GEDCOM of Trudy Hawley (thawley444@q.com) June 29 2013.^1,3,4,6,7 As of 2 November 1842,her married name was Nix.¹ She married John Nix, son of Hermanus Nix and Sarah Compton, on 2 November 1842 at Canada West; "On November 29th, John Nix of Murray, to Amy J. Hawley, of Richmond, (Rev. William Haw)" Marriage Register from Christian Guardian, Toronto, Jan - Apr 1843, pg. 27 - ancestry.com) per 1871 Census. Date Nov 2 1842 per GEDCOM of Trudy Hawley (thawley444@q.com) June 29 2013.^1,3,8 Emma Jane "Amy" Hawley appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 38 at 1861 Census: see John Nix.⁹ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 48 at 1871 Census: see John Nix.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 59 at 1881 Census: Nix, Amy, 59, b. Ont., CM, Eng., widow; Eliza, 32, b. Ont., CM, Ger., single; William, 25, b. Ont., CM, Ger., mariner, single; Stanley, 21, b. Ont., CM, Ger., mariner, single; Charles, 18 (1881 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 123, sub-dist. C, pg. 33, line 5 - ancestry.com.)⁷ She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 68 at 1891 Census: see William A. Nix (son.)⁶ She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 79 at 1901 Census: see William A. Nix ( son.)⁴ She died on 6 January 1906 at Ontario at age 83; Date Jan 6 1906 per GEDCOM of Trudy Hawley (thawley444@q.com) June 29 2013.³ She was buried on 8 January 1906 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Trudy Hawley (thawley444@q.com) June 29 2013.³

     Mary Nix was born in 1858 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Nov 1847 per CemSearch - age 30y 6m at death May 1 1878. Date 1858 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1857 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1857 & location Brighton per marriage reg'n. - Levi L. Sherman.^1,2,3,4 She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 4 at 1861 Census: see John Nix.² She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1871 Census: see John Nix.¹ She lived on 30 November 1876 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marriage reg'n. - Levi L. Sherman.⁴ As of 30 November 1876,her married name was Sherman.⁵ She married Levi Lorenzo Sherman, son of John Fletcher Sherman and Mary Cryderman, on 30 November 1876 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007146: Groom: Levi L. Shewman; Age: 23; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: John & Elizabeth Shewman; Bride: Mary Nix; Age: 19; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: spinster; Paretns: John & Mary Nix; Wit.: Hannah & Emma Sills, Brighton; Date: Nov 30 1876; Place: Brighton; Rel.: WM; Performed by: William S. Sills; Reg'd.: Dec 7 1876; Reg'r.: M.K. Lockwood, Brighton Village (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007146-1876, anccestry.ca)
Note: Have to assume that the spelling of Shewman in the marriage reg'n. is a simple mistake. It is very clear, so what the writer intended. John and Elizabeth??
Date Nov 30 1876 per GEDCOM of Elizabgeth Archer (elizabeth.archer@sympatico.ca) July 27 2017. per GEDCOM of Trudy Hawley (thawley444@q.com) June 29 2013.^5,6 Mary Nix died on 1 May 1878 at Ontario; Date May 1 1878 per CemSearch.³ She was buried on 3 May 1878 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Mary Nx; Born: - ; Died: May 1 1878; Age: 30y 6m; ID: MTHOPE163; No other names; Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery, Conc A, Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., Sec 1 Row 9; Note: Wife of Levi Sherman (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=MTHOPE163%5E0.)³

     Stanley Nix was born in 1861 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1860 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1861 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1860 & location UC per 1861 Census.^1,2,3 He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 1 at 1861 Census: see John Nix.³ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1871 Census: see John Nix.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 21 at 1881 Census: see Amy Nix (mother.)²

     Charles H. Nix was born on 5 September 1863 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Sep 1862 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Sep 5 1863 & location Ont. urban per 1901 Census. Date 1864 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1863 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1863 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.^1,3,4,2,5 He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1871 Census: see John Nix.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1881 Census: see Amy Nix (mother.)³ He married Bertha May Molley circa 1888; per GEDCOM of Trudy Hawley (thawley444@q.com) June 29 2013.⁶ Charles H. Nix appeared on the census of April 1891 at Ward 5, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Age 27 at 1891 Census: Nix, Charles, 27, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., R.R. Stores, married; Bertha, 25, b. Ont., p.b. Engalnd, Meth., married (1891 Census: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Ward 5, dist. 10, sub-dist. A-8, pg. 67, line 11 - ancestry.com.)⁴ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Ward 5, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Age 37 at 1901 Census: Nix, Charles H., 37, b. Ont. u. Sep 5 1863, Eng., Meth., Grocer, married; Bertha, 34, b. Ont. u. Oct 2 1866, Eng., Meth., married; Leila M., 8, b. Man. Mar 19 1893, daughter (1901 Census: Ward 5, Winnipeg, Manitoba, dist. 12, sub-dist. C-1, pg. 14, line 43 - ancestry.com.)² He appeared on the census of 8 June 1911 at 54 Henry Ave., Winnipeg, Manitoba; Age 48 at 1911 Census: Nix, Charles H., 48, b. Ont. Sep 1862, Eng., Meth., Book Keeper, married; Bertha May, 44, b. Ont. Oct 1866, Eng., Meth., married; Leila Ida May, 18, b. Man. mar 1893, daughter (1911 Census: Winnipeg, Manitoba, dist. 24, sub-dist. 32, pg 12 line 22 - 54 Henry Ave? - ancestry.com.)⁵

     Emily Stephens was born in 1846 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1845 & location Brighton per Death Reg'n. Date 1846 per 1871 Census. Date c. 1845 & location USA per family tree of davewilliams405 on ancestry.ca, Dec 26 2018.^1,3,2 As of before 1866,her married name was Covell.¹ She married William John Covell, son of David Covell and Maria Nix, before 1866 at Ontario.¹ Emily Stephens appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 25 at 1871 Census: see William Covell.¹ She died on 30 May 1877 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#010269: Name: Emily Amelia Covell; Date: May 30 1877; Age: 32; Born: Brighton; Cause: pulmonary consumption; Phys. & Inf.: Dr. A. E. Fife, MD; Reg'd.: May 7 1877; Rel.: Meth; Reg'r.: M. K. Lockwood (Ontario Death Registration, #010269-1877, ancestry.com.)⁴

     Mary M. Covell was born in 1867 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1867 per 1871 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1871 Census: see William Covell.¹

     George Archie Covell was born in December 1867 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1868 per 1871 Census. Date Dec 1867 & location Brighton Twp. per family tree of davewilliams405 on ancestry.ca, Dec 26 2018.^1,2 He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1871 Census: see William Covell.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1881 Census: see Thomas Brown
Note: Not sure if this George belongs here. Wife of Thomas Brown is Lucinda Maria Covell.³ He married Mary Elizabeth Wilson, daughter of Ephriam Wilson and Caroline ?, on 19 July 1890 at Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of davewilliams405 on ancestry.ca, Dec 26 2018.²

     Amanda Quick was born on 3 March 1851 at Cramahe Twp., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1852 per Memorial. Date Mar 3 1852 & location Ont. urban per 1901 Census. Date 1851 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1851 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1850 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Mar 3 1852 per GEDCOM of Robert Snyder, Feb 18, 2005.^1,2,3,4,5,6 She appeared on the census of March 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 1 at 1851 Census: see William Quick.⁴ She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 10 at 1861 Census: see William Quick.⁵ As of 1 March 1870,her married name was Covell.¹ She married John Simeon Covell, son of David Covell and Maria Nix, on 1 March 1870 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Mar 1 1870 per GEDCOM of Robert Snyder, Feb 18, 2005.^1,2 Amanda Quick appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 20 at 1871 Census: see John Covell.¹ She lived on 10 February 1874 at Village Lot 6, Harbour St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant D956) show that William Quick sold "1/2 acre in the northerly half & 13 ½ perches", Village Lot 6, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Amanda Covell. ITS Date: Feb 10 1874. Reg'n. Date: Dec 2 1876. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 003, pg. 101 of 203, OnLand.ca.)⁷ She lived on 8 November 1892 at Village Lot 6, Harbour St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Mortgage 2574) show that Amanda Covell & John Covell took a mortgage on "1/2 acre in the northerly half & 13 ½ perches more or less described as west of Harbor and south of Mary St.", Village Lot 6, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. from the Canada P. L. S. Co. in the amount of $300. ITS Date: Nov 8 1892. Reg'n. Date: Nov 11 1892. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 003, pg. 101 of 203, OnLand.ca.)⁷ She lived on 26 March 1898 at Village Lot 6, Harbour St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 3054) show that Amanda Covell & John Covell sold "the same said lot", Village Lot 6, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to David C. Bullock for $350. ITS Date: Mar 26 1898. Reg'n. Date: Mar 28 1898. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 003, pg. 101 of 203, OnLand.ca.)⁷ She lived on 11 March 1899 at Village Lot 11, Division St. West, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 3141) show that Marshall N. Wynn, administrator for the estate of the late Cecilia S. Wynn & Robert Wynn sold "said vil.", Village Lot 11, Division St., West Side, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Amanda Covell for $1,000. ITS Date: Mar 11 1899. Reg'n. Date: Mar 15 1899. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 002, pg. 157 of 298 (Conc 1, Lot 1, Brighton Twp.), page copied from Onland.ca by Dan Buchanan, Nov 6 2022.)⁷ She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 49 at 1901 Census: see John Covell.³ She appeared on the census of 1911 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 59 at 1911 Census: Covell, ?Amandy?, 59, b. Ont. Mar 1852, Eng., Pres., landlady, widow (1911 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland East Co., dist. 101, sub-dist. 13-2 (101-30), pg. 5 of 8, line 18 - ancestry.ca)
Note: There are a few "borders" with her. Had to look around to see who this was as the name was written over and not clear. Looks like John was written in first and then Amandy over top.⁸ She died on 4 April 1935 at Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A., at age 84; Date 1935 per Memorial. Date Apr 4 1935 & location Detroit, MI per email from Oren Moore, Dec 7, 2006. Date 1937 & location Detroit per GEDCOM of Robert Snyder, Feb 18, 2005.^1,9,6 She was buried on 8 April 1935 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) Amanda Quick; Wife of; Capt. John Covell; 1852 - 1935 ( Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, image from Susan Brose photos, #857.)⁶

     Sylvia Covell was born on 1 April 1872 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Robert Snyder, Feb 18, 2005.¹ She died on 22 July 1872 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Robert Snyder, Feb 18, 2005.¹

     Electa Covell was born on 25 July 1873 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Robert Snyder, Feb 18, 2005.¹ She died on 2 April 1898 at Toronto, Ontario, at age 24; per GEDCOM of Robert Snyder, Feb 18, 2005.¹

     Frederick Ross Covell was born on 16 March 1876 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Robert Snyder, Feb 18, 2005.¹ He died on 3 March 1878 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 1; per GEDCOM of Robert Snyder, Feb 18, 2005.¹

     Lorne "Ross" Covell was born on 16 March 1878 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Mar 16 1878 & location Ont. urban per 1901 Census. per GEDCOM of Robert Snyder, Feb 18, 2005.^1,3 He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 23 at 1901 Census: see John Covell.³ He married Nellie Semple, daughter of William Semple and Emily Fenton, on 7 January 1902 at Ontario; Date Jan 7 1902 per Burial. per GEDCOM of Robert Snyder, Feb 18, 2005.^1,2 Lorne "Ross" Covell died on 1 June 1948 at Ontario at age 70; Date 1848 per burial. per GEDCOM of Robert Snyder, Feb 18, 2005.¹ He was buried on 3 June 1948 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) COVELL; Ross Covell 1878 - 1948; His Beloved Wife; Nellie Semple - 1884 - 1969; Also wife of Floyd Coulter; Son; John Ross Covell - 1904 - 1974; Married Jan 7 1902 (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, July 10 2004.)²

     Nellie Semple was born on 10 March 1886 at Brighton, Northumbmerland Co., Ontario; Date Mar 10 1886 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1886 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. per GEDCOM of Robert Snyder, Feb 18, 2005. per family tree of ecam_1 on ancestry.com, Mar 19, 2010.^1,4,2,3 She appeared on the census of 7 April 1891 at Brighton, Northumbmerland East Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1891 Census: see William Semple.² She appeared on the census of 10 April 1901 at Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1901 Census: see William Semple.³ As of 7 January 1902,her married name was Covell.¹ She married Lorne "Ross" Covell, son of John Simeon Covell and Amanda Quick, on 7 January 1902 at Ontario; Date Jan 7 1902 per Burial. per GEDCOM of Robert Snyder, Feb 18, 2005.^1,5 Nellie Semple lived on 13 January 1908 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of Harry Agustus Quick & Nellie Fenton.⁶ As of after 1950,her married name was Coulter.⁵ She married Floyd Coulter after 1950; per Burial of Nellie Semple.⁵ Nellie Semple died in 1969 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1969 per burial. Date 1964 per GEDCOM of Robert Snyder, Feb 18, 2005.^1,5 She was buried in 1969 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) COVELL; Ross Covell 1878 - 1948; His Beloved Wife; Nellie Semple - 1884 - 1969; Also wife of Floyd Coulter; Son; John Ross Covell - 1904 - 1974; Married Jan 7 1902 (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, July 10 2004.)⁵