Person Page - 1945

     Theresa Helena "Tressa" McMaster was born in 1906 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1906 per Memorial & CemSearch. Date 1906 & location Brighton Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Clarence Harold Rittwage. per GEDCOM of Charles Evans, Oct. 3, 2007.^1,4,2,3 As of 15 October 1924,her married name was Rittwage.¹ She married Clarence Harold Rittwage, son of Francis Lewis "Frank" Rittwage and Adeline Wicks, on 15 October 1924 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#015516: Groom: Clarence Harold Rittwage; Age: 22; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Bapt; Expected Res.: Brighton Twp; Parents: Francis Rittwage & Adeline Wicks; Bride: Theresa Helena McMaster; Age: 18; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Manly Dufferin McMaster & Eunia Adelaid Town; Wit.: Laura Butcher & Gladys Rittwage, Brighton; Date: Oct 15 1924; Place: Brighton; Performed by: Ernest Butcher, Brighton, Baptist; Sworn: Brighton Village, Oct 8 1924 (Ontario Marriage Registration, #015516-1924, ancestry.com)
per GEDCOM of Charles Evans, Oct. 3, 2007.^1,5 Theresa Helena "Tressa" McMaster lived in 1965 at 78 Prnce Edward St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "221 Rittwage, Clarence, Carpenter, 78 Prince Edward St., Brighton" & "222 Rittwage, Mrs. Grace, housewife, 78 Prince Edward St., Brighton" & "223 Rittwage, Mrs. Tressa, housewife, 78 Prince Edward St., Brighton" Canada Voters Lists, 1965, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, pg. 17 of 148, ancestry.ca.
Note: This appears to be Clarence and Tressa along with Grace Rittwage, who may be Grace Peddlesden, wife of Clarence's brother, John Alden Rittwage.⁶ She lived in 1972 at 78 Prince Edward St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "251 Rittwage, Clarence, retired, 78 Prince Edward" & "252 Rittwage, Mrs. Tresa - 78 Prince Edward" & "253 Rittwage, Miss Doris, clerk, 78 Prince Edward" Canada Voters Lists, 1972, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, pg. 2, Rural Polling Division No. 72, Sub. Div. 4, (north of RR tracks, east of Centre St., west of Prince Edward, south of Main), ancestry.ca.⁶ She died in 1983 at Ontario; Date 1983 per Memorial & CemSearch.^4,3 She was buried in 1983 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Rittwage; Clarence Rittwage; 1902 - 1974; His Wife; Tressa; McMaster; 1906 - 1983 (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, June 30 2008)
CemSearch: Name: Tressa Rittwage; Born: 1906; Died: 1983; ID: MTHOPE892; Other name: Rittwage, Clarence (1902-1974); Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery, Conc A, Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., Sec 3 Row 13 (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=MTHOPE892%5E1.)^4,3

     Edna Eliza Jane Fowler was born on 3 June 1915; Date Jun 3 1915 per CEMSearch.¹ As of 22 December 1935,her married name was Yarrow.¹ She married Clarence Richardson Yarrow, son of John Frank Yarrow and Stella Potts, on 22 December 1935 at Ontario; Date Dec 22 1935 per CEMSearch.¹ Edna Eliza Jane Fowler died on 31 December 2001 at age 86; Date Dec 31 2001 per CEMSearch.¹ She was buried on 3 January 2002 at Salem Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Salem, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CEMSearch: Name: Edna Eliza Jane Yarrow; Maiden: Fowler; Born: 1915-06-03; Died: 2001-12-31; Age: 86y 5m 28d; Notes: Wife of Clarence R. Yarrow, mother of Ernest, Ronald, Leonard, Wayne ; Buried: Salem Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Sec SE; Other names: Clarence Richardson Yarrow (1907-1997.)¹

     Mildred May Hall was born in 1925; Date 1925 per CEMSearch.¹ As of circa 1950,her married name was Yarrow.¹ She married John Francis Yarrow, son of John Frank Yarrow and Stella Potts, circa 1950 at Ontario; per CEMSearch.¹ Mildred May Hall died on 19 April 1993 at Ontario; Date Apr 19 1993 - Burial Apr 22 1993 per CEMSearch.¹ She was buried on 22 April 1993 at Union Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CEMSearch: Name: Mildred May Yarrow; Maiden: Hall; Born: 1925; Died: 1993; Notes: Buried April 22, 1993, wife of John F. Yarrow; Buried: Cobourg Union Cemetery, Sec E Row 15 Plot 30; Other names: John Francis Yarrow (1909-1973.)¹

     Nora Bookhout was born in 1894 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1894 & location Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1901 Census: see Frederick Brookhout.² She lived on 6 December 1916 at Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Orland per marr. reg'n.¹ As of 6 December 1916,her married name was Town.¹ She married Burton Frederick "Burt" Town, son of Herbert Harvey Town and Calista Adelaide Dusenbury, on 6 December 1916 at Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#016044: Groom: Burton Frederick Town; Age: 27; Res.: Orland; Born: Brighton Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Herbert H. Town & Clista Dusenbury; Bride: Nora Bookhout; Age: 22; Res.: Orland; Born: Brighton Twp; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Fred Brookhout & Hattie Delong; Wit.: Mmrs. Roscoe Morrow & Mrs. R. Stocker, Hilton; Date: Dec 6 1916; Place: Hilton; Performed by: Rev. Robert Stocker, Hilton, Meth; Sworn: Brighton, Dec 2, 1916; Reg'r.: G. A. S. Thorne (Ontario Marriage Registration, #016044-1916, ancestry.com.)⁴ Nora Bookhout died on 4 May 1926 at Ontario; Date May 4 1926 per CemSearch.³ She was buried on 6 May 1926 at McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Nora Town; Maiden: Bookout; Born: - ; Died: May 6 1926; ID: MCPHLS181; Other names: Bookout, Fred (1856-1921), Bookout, Harriet L. (1866-1924), Bookout, Mary ( -1909), town, Harold ( -1922), Town, Helen ( -1926); Cemetery: McPhail's Cemetery, Conc 5, Lot 30, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co; Note: Wife of Burton Town. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=MCPHLS181%5E4.)³

     Frederick Bookhout was born on 7 January 1855 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Jan 7 1855 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1854 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1853 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1862 & location Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n. per marriage reg'n. of daughter Nora (Bookhout) Town.^1,2,3,4 He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 8 at 1861 Census: see Stephen Bookhout.² He lived on 23 September 1890 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.¹ He married Harriet Louise "Hattie" Delong, daughter of Thomas Delong and Ann Lyden, on 23 September 1890 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008669: Groom: Frederick Bookhout; Age: 28; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: lab; Parents: Stephen & Phoebe Jane Bookhout; Bride: Hattie Delong; Age: 23; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: spinster; Parents: Thoams & Ann Delong; Wit.: Stomr & Rhoda Palmateer, Brighton Twp; Date: Sep 23 1890; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: Rev. d. Crouter?; Reg'r.: A. A. Becker, Brighton Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008669-1890, ancestry.com) per marriage reg'n. of daughter Nora (Bookhout) Town.⁵ Frederick Bookhout appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 37 at 1891 Census: Brookhout, Fred, 37, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., lab., married; Harriet, 24, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., married (1891 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. a-4, pg. 24, line 24 - ancestry.com.)⁴ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 46 at 1901 Census: Bookhout, fred, 46, b. Ont. r. Jan 7 1855, Irish, Meth., Well Diger, married; Harriet, 32, b. Ont. r. Jun 3 1868, French, Meth., married; Mary G.?, 9, b. Ont. r. Aug 24 1891, Irish, daughter; Nora S.?, 7. b. Ont. r. Feb 19 1893, daughter (1901 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 95, sub-dist. a-4, pg. 6, line 16 - ancestry.com.)³ He died on 6 May 1921 at Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 66; Death Reg'n.#023632: Name: Fred Bookhout; Date: May 6 1921; Age: 67; Res.: Orland Village; Born: Brighton Twp., 1857?; Status: married; Occ.: lab; Parents: Stephen Bookhout & ? Herrington, b. Brighton Twp; Inf.: Bert Towns, Orland, son-in-law; Burial: McPhail's Cemetery; Und.: B. E. Brintnell, Brighton; Cause: concussion from accident, 1 1/2 days; Phys.: Dr. Clarke?; Reg'd.: May 6 1921; Reg'r.: Fred. O. Wade, Brighton Twp. (Ontario Death Registration, #023632-1921, ancestry.com.)⁶

     Harriet Louise "Hattie" Delong was born on 3 June 1866 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Jun 3 1866 & location Ont. per Death Reg'n. Date Jun 3 1868 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1867 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1868 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. per marriage reg'n. of daughter Nora (Bookhout) Town.^1,2,3,4,5 She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1871 Census: see Thomas Delong.² She married Frederick Bookhout, son of Stephen Bookhout and Phoebe Jane Herrington, on 23 September 1890 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008669: Groom: Frederick Bookhout; Age: 28; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: lab; Parents: Stephen & Phoebe Jane Bookhout; Bride: Hattie Delong; Age: 23; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: spinster; Parents: Thoams & Ann Delong; Wit.: Stomr & Rhoda Palmateer, Brighton Twp; Date: Sep 23 1890; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: Rev. d. Crouter?; Reg'r.: A. A. Becker, Brighton Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008669-1890, ancestry.com) per marriage reg'n. of daughter Nora (Bookhout) Town.⁶ As of 23 September 1890,her married name was Bookhout.¹ Harriet Louise "Hattie" Delong appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1891 Census: see Fred Brookhout.⁵ She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 32 at 1901 Census: see Frederick Bookhout.³ She lived circa 1930 at Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Hattie Bookhout appears in The Latimer Photos which were taken by Hugh Latimer during the late 1920s and early 1930s at his father's General Store in Orland. (The Latimer Photos, Codrington Public Library.)⁷ She lived on 22 November 1932 at Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Border Manifest: Port: Lewiston, NY; Date: Nov 22 1932; Name: Hattie Bookhout; Accompanied by: Son - Wm. Delong..; Born: Brighton, Ont; Last Res.: Orland, Ont; Kin.: Burt Town, Orland, son-in-law; Dest.: Son- William Del.... R.F.D., Hilton, NY (ancestry.com.)⁸ She died on 6 June 1934 at Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 68; Death Reg'n.#024678: Name: Harriet Louise Bookhout; Date: June 6 1934; Age: 68y 3 days; Res.: Orland, Conc 7, Ont., 51 yrs; Born: Ont., Jun 3 1866; Status: widow; Parents: Thomas Delong, b. Ireland & Ann McGreggor, b. Ont; Inf.: Ezra McNalley, Orland, brother-in-law; Burial: McPhail's Cemetery, Jun 8 1934; Und.: B. E. Brintnell, Brighton; Reg'd.: Jun 8 1934; Reg'r.: F. O. Wade, Brighton (Ontario Death Registration, #024678-1934, ancestry.com.)⁹ She was buried on 8 June 1934 at McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Per Death Reg'n.⁴

     Gladys Mildred Rittwage was born on 15 September 1908 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#034042: Name: Gladys Mildred Rittwage; Date: Sep 15 1908; Parents: Francis Lewis Rittwage, farmer & Adeline Wicks; Inf. & Phys.: Dr. N. B. H. Dean, Brighton; Reg'd.: Sep 22 1908; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade (Ontario Birth Registration, #034042-1908, ancestry.com) Date 1908 per CemSearch. Date 1909 & location Ont. per 1916 Western Census. Date Sep 1908 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date 1908 & location Brighton Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Burton Frederick Town.^4,5,6,2,3 She appeared on the census of 1911 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1911 Census: see Frank Rittwage.³ She appeared on the census of 1916 at Twp. 19 Range 9 2M, Abernethy, Saltcotes Dist., Saskatchewan; Age 7 at 1916 Western Census: see Frank Rittwage.² She lived on 15 October 1924 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage or brother Clarence Harold Rittwage.⁶ She lived on 29 March 1930 at Conc 2 Lot 4, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Conveyance 12039) show a Conveyance was registered by Adeline Rittwage (Executrix), Ida Reddom, Bert Rittwage, Ethel Davidson, Edith M. Lamb, John Rittwage & wife & Gladys Rittwage regarding "east half of south 40 acres, of north east quarter", lot 4, conc 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., to Clarence Rittwage for $700. ITS Date: Mar 29 1930. Reg'n. Date: Jun 7 1931. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 02, pg. 057 of 317, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 11 2020.)⁷ She lived on 4 April 1931 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marriage reg'n. - Burton Frederick Town.⁶ As of 4 April 1931,her married name was Town. She married Burton Frederick "Burt" Town, son of Herbert Harvey Town and Calista Adelaide Dusenbury, on 4 April 1931 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#016229: Groom: Burton Frederick Town; Age: 40; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: widower; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Bapt; Parents: Herbert Town & Calista Dusenbury; Bride: Gladys Rittwage; Age: 22; Res.: Brighton; Born: Brighton Twp; Status: spinster; Occ.: housemaid; Rel.: Bapt; Parents: Frank Rittwage & Adeline Wicks; Intended Place of Marr.: Brighton; Wit.: Keneth Town, Orland & Beatrice Steed, Toronto; Date: Apr 4 1931; Place: Brighton; Performed by: E. C. Smith, Brighton, Bapt., #8560; Sworn: Brighton, Mar 28 1931; Reg'r.: Oscar L. Morrow, Brighton, Northumberland Co. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #016229-1931, ancestry.ca.)⁶ Gladys Mildred Rittwage lived on 17 May 1931 at Conc 2 Lot 4, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Mortgage 12040) show Clarence Rittwage & wife took a mortgage on "the same", lot 4, conc 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., with Gladys Rittwate in the amount of $700. ITS Date: May 17 1931. Reg'n. Date: Jun 17 1931. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 02, pg. 057 of 317, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 11 2020.)⁷ She lived on 17 December 1940 at Conc 2 Lot 4, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Executors Deed 12910) show that Gladys Town (formerly Gladys Rittwage) Executrix, Ida Reddom, Ethel Davidson, Edith M. Lamb, John A. Rittwage & wife, Bert Rittwage & wife, Clarence Rittwage & wife granted "part east half of south 40 acres, of north west quarter", lot 4, conc 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., to Gadys Town for $1. ITS Date: Dec 17 1940. Reg'n. Date: Nov 3 1941. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 02, pg. 058 of 317, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 11 2020.)⁷ She lived on 20 August 1942 at Conc 2 Lot 4, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 12972) show that Gladys Town sold "part east half of south 40 acres, of north west quarter", lot 4, conc 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., to Horace C. Hubbs for $400. ITS Date: Aug 20 1942. Reg'n. Date: Aug 21 1942. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 02, pg. 058 of 317, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 11 2020.)⁷ She died on 28 June 1976 at Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 67; Date Jun 28 1976 & location Campbellford per CemSearch.⁵ She was buried on 30 June 1976 at McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Gladys Mildred Town; Born: 1908; Died: Jun 28 1976; ID: MCPHLS100; No other names; Cemetery: McPhail's Cemetery, Conc 5, Lot 30, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co; Note: Footstone only. Died Campbellford ON. Info from 7th Town Historical Society and burial permit. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=MCPHLS100%5E0.)⁵

     Baby Rittwage died on 9 June 1901 at Conc 2 Lot 4, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#019907: Name: Unnamed Rittwage; Sex: not given; Date: Jun 9 1901; Age: stillborn; Res.: Conc 2, Lot 4, Brighton Twp; Inf. & Phys.: Dr. Dean; Rel.: Bapt; Reg'd.: June 26 1901; Reg'r.: Darius Crouter (Ontario Death Registration, #019907-1901, ancestry.com.)² Baby Rittwage was born on 9 June 1901 at Conc 2 Lot 4, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#028249: Name: unnamed; Date: Jun 9 1901; Parents: Frank Rittwage, farmer, Brighton Twp. & Adeline Wicks; Phys. & Inf.: Dr. N.B.H. Dean; Reg'd.: Jun 26 1901; Reg'r.: Darius Crouter, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. (Ontario Birth Registration, #028249-1901, ancestry.ca)
Date Jun 9 1901 & location Conc 2, Lot 4, Brighton Twp. per Death Reg'n.^1,3

     Donald Jack Rittwage was born on 23 January 1918 at Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Date Jan 23 1918 & location Trenton per Death Reg'n. - age 8m 27d at death Oct 20 1918.¹ He died on 20 October 1918 at Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#019862: Name: Donald Jack Rittwage; Date: Oct 20 1918; Age: 8m 27d; Res. & Born: Trenton; Parents: John Rittwage & Grace Peddleston; Cause: pneumonia; Phys.: H. Turney; Inf.: John Rittwage, Trenton; Reg'd.: Oct 21 1918 (Ontario Death Registration, #019862-1918, ancestry.com.)²

     Manley Dufferin McMaster was born in 1874 at Brighton Twp., Northumberlnad Co., Ontario; Date 1874 per Memorial. Date 1874 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1871 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. per marriage reg'n. of daughter Theresa Helena (McMaster) Rittwage.^1,3,4,5 He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberlnad Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1881 Census: see Samuel McMasters.³ He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 17 at 1891 Census: see Samuel McMasters.⁴ He married Eunice Adelaide Town, daughter of Herbert Harvey Town and Calista Adelaide Dusenbury, circa 1900 at Ontario; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Theresa Helena (McMaster) Rittwage.¹ Manley Dufferin McMaster lived on 17 December 1915 at Dunwich Twp., Dutton, Elgin Co., Ontario; WWI Atterstation Paper: Name: Manley Dufferin McMaster; Res.: Dutton, Ont; Born: Brighton Twp., May 10 1874; Kin: Eunice T. McMaster, wife, Dutton; Military Service: 3rd Dragoons, A. Co., Colborne, 9 yrs. (ancestry.com.)⁶ He died on 13 August 1933 at Murray Canal, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#025175: Name: Manley Dufferine McMaster; Date: Aug 13 1933; Age: 59y 3m 3d; Place: Murray Canal; Res.: Brighton; Status: widower; Occ.: Bridge Tender on Murray Canal; Parents: Samuel McMaster & Sarah Ann Hutchson, b. Ont; Inf.: Mrs. Altha J. Down, Brighton, sister; Cause: Accidental Drowning - "by upsetting his car into waters of Murray Canal" - may have had a heart attack; Phys.: Dr. F. M. Dure, Brighton; Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery, Aug 15 1933; Und.: B. E. Brintnell, Brighton; Reg'd.: Aug 16 1933; Reg'r.: Edward Nelson, Wooler (Ontario Death Registration, #025175-1933, ancestry.com) Date 1933 per Memorial.^5,7 He was buried on 15 August 1933 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) McMASTER; Manley D; McMaster; 1874 - 1933; His Wife; Eunice A; Town; 1883 - 1924 (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Sep 26 2004) per Death Reg'n.^5,8

     Benjamin Gerow was born in 1899 at Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date 1899 & location Prince Edward Co. per marr. reg'n.¹ He lived on 29 December 1920 at Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Belleville per marr. reg'n.¹ He married Bessie Alice Rittwage, daughter of Arthur Robert Rittwage and Sarah A. Wicks, on 29 December 1920 at Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#013864: Groom: Ben Gerow; Age: 21; Res.: Belleville; Born: Prince Edward Co; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Loc Assembler; Rel.: Bapt; Parents: John F. Gerow & Emily M. Weese; Bride: Bessie Alice Rittwage; Age: 21; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: spinster; Rel.: Bapt; Parents: Arthur R. Rittwage & Sarah A. Wicks; Expected Res.: Belleville; Wit.: Myrtle Maud Gerow, Belleville Fred N. Vickers, Belleville; Date: Dec 29 1920; Place: Belleville; Performed by: W. H. Wallace, Belleville, Bapt; Sworn: Belleville, Dec 22, 1920 (Ontario Marriage Registration, #013864-1920, ancestry.com.)²

     John F. Gerow was born circa 1865; per marriage reg'n. of son Benjamin Gerow.¹ He married Emily M. Weese before 1895; per marriage reg'n. of son Benjamin Gerow.¹

     Emily M. Weese was born circa 1865; per marriage reg'n. of son Benjamin Gerow.¹ She married John F. Gerow before 1895; per marriage reg'n. of son Benjamin Gerow.¹ As of before 1895,her married name was Gerow.¹

     George Wallace Reddom was born on 13 May 1886 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date May 13 1886 & location Brighton per FindaGrave. "Geo. W. Reddom born 13th of May 1886" from Reddom Bible, pictures taken of pages Sep 5 2013, Barb Hunt vist. Date 1886 & location Ont. per 1931 Census. Date 1886 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date May 1886 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date May 13 1886 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1887 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1886 & location Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8} He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1891 Census: see William Reddom.³ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1901 Census: see William Reddom.² He married Ida Rose Rittwage, daughter of Francis Lewis "Frank" Rittwage and Adeline Wicks, on 28 November 1906 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#014471: Groom: George Wallace Reddam; Age: 20; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Wm. Reddam & Edela Towns; Bride: Ida Rose Rittwage; Age: 19; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Frank Rittwage & Adeline Wicks; Wit.: Harry Reddam & Ethel Rittwage, Brighton Twp; Date: Nov 28 1906; Place: Brighton Twp; Performed by: J. S. Leckie; Reg'd.: Nov 29 1906; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade (Ontario Marriage Registration, #014471-1906, ancestry.com.)⁹ George Wallace Reddom lived on 7 June 1911 at Conc B Lot 22, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1911 Census: Conc B, Lot 22, Murray Twp.⁴ He appeared on the census of 7 June 1911 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 25 at 1911 Census: Reddom, George, 25, b. Ont. May 1886, Eng., Meth., farmer, married; Ida, 24, b. Ont. Mar 1887, Eng., Meth., married; Harold, 3, b. Ont. Aug 1907, son; Lloyd, 1, b. Ont. aug 1900, son (1911 Census Online: Murray Twp., dist. 101, sub-dist. 11, pg. 5 of 11, line 16 - Conc B, Lot 22.)⁴ He appeared on the census of 6 June 1921 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 35 at 1921 Census: Reddom, George, 35, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Meth., farmer, married; Ida, 34, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Meth., married; Harold, 14; Lloyd, 12; Florence, 10; Norma, 8; Willie, 5; Stella, 4; Rose, 2 (1921 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 107, sub-dist. 5, pg. 3, line 23 - ancestry.ca.)⁷ He George Reddom appears in The Latimer Photos which were taken by Hugh Latimer during the early 1920s and late 1930s at his father's General Store in Orland. (The Latimer Photos, Codrington Public Library) circa 1930 at Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario.¹⁰ He appeared on the census of 1931 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 45 at 1931 Census: Reddom, George, 45, b. Ont., p.b. Ont. & USA, Eng., UC, dairy farmer, married; Ida, 44, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., UC, homemaker, married; Harold, 23, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., UC, farmer, single; Lloyd, 21, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng.., UC, farmer, single; Florence, 19; Norma, 17; Stella, 14; Willie, 15; Rose, 11; Eva, 9; Rae, 7; Irene, 5; Hugh, 3 (1931 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 133, sub-dist. 6, pg. 6, line 1 - Brighton Twp. - ancestry.ca.)⁸ He lived in 1935 at Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "179 Reddom, Geoge, farmer, Hilton" & "180 Reddom, Mrs. George (W), married woman, Hilton" Canada Voters Lists, 1935, Northumbedrland Co., Brighton Twp., pg. 11 of 126, ancestry.ca.¹¹ He lived in 1945 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; "137 Reddom, Geoge, farmer, Brighton" & "138 Reddom, Mrs. George - Brighton" Canada Voters Lists, 1945, Northumbedrland Co., Brighton Twp., pg. 87 of 178, ancestry.ca.¹¹ He lived on 31 March 1952 at Village Lot 22, Main St. South, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 8720) show that William H. Conn & wife sold "said lot" to George W. Reddom & Ida R. Reddom (Joint Tenants) for $5,000. ITS Date: Mar 31 1952. Reg'n. Date: Apr 7 1953. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 093 of 399, (Conc 1, Lot 2 of Brighton Twp.), page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 5 2023.)¹² He lived in 1958 at Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "178 Reddom, Geoge, retired, Main St." & "179 Reddom, Mrs. George - Main St., Brighton" Canada Voters Lists, 1958, Northumbedrland Co., Brighton Village, pg. 61 of 187, ancestry.ca.¹¹ He died on 16 September 1958 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 72; Date Sep 16 1958 & location Brighton per FindaGrave. "George Wallace Reddom September 16, 1958" from Reddom Bible, pictures taken of pages Sep 5 2013, Barb Hunt vist. Date Sep 16 1958 & location Brighton per family tree of zodiacblue on ancestry.com, Jul 23 2013.^13,5,6 He was buried on 19 September 1958 at McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: George Wallace Reddom; BIRTH: 13 May 1886, Brighton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 16 Sep 1958, (aged 72), Brighton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: McPhails Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 135226370 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135226370/george-wallace-reddom.)⁶

     William James Reddom was born on 4 December 1855 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Dec 4 1855 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1856 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1857 & location Murray Twp. per marriage reg'n. per marriage reg'n. of son George Wallace Reddam.^1,3,4 He lived on 28 July 1875 at Conc 4 Lot 36, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant G1239) show that Peltiah C. Russell sold 10 acres south of Cedar Creek, in the east half of lot 36, conc 4, Brighton Twp. to William Reddom. ITS Date: Jul 28 1875; Reg'n. Date: Aug 3 1875. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 4, Lot 36, pg. 330 of 346, pg. 01, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Jul 27 2021.)⁵ He lived on 1 September 1883 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marr. reg'n.¹ He married Edela Jane Towne, daughter of Ephraim Towne and Rebecca Jane Barrett, on 1 September 1883 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008463: Groom: William Reddom; Age: 26; Res.: Brighton; Born: Murray Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: James & Sarah Reddom; Bride: Edla J. Town; Age: 22; Res.: Brighton; Born: New York; Status: spinster; Parents: Epharim and Rebecca Town; Wit.: --- ; Date: Sep 1 1883; Place: Brighton; Rel.: EM; Performed by: T. Meyers; Reg'r.: M. K. Lockwood (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008463-1883, ancestry.com)
per marriage reg'n. of son George Wallace Reddam.⁶ William James Reddom appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 35 at 1891 Census: Reddom, William, 35, b. Ont., p.b. Eng. & Ireland, Meth., farmer, married; Edla, 29, b. US, p.b. Ont. & Ireland, Meth., married; George, 4, b. Ont., p.b. Ont; Harry, 1 (1891 Census: Brighton Twp., pg. 16, line 12.)⁴ He lived on 6 August 1895 at Conc 4 Lot 36, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 5918) show that Peltiah C. Russell & wife sold "all that part of the west half south of the road crossing said lot" in lot 36, conc 4, Brighton Twp. to William Reddom. ITS Date: Aug 6 1895; Reg'n. Date: Aug 16 1895. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 4, Lot 36, pg. 331 of 346, pg. 02, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Jul 27 2021.)⁵ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 45 at 1901 Census: Reddom, William, 45, b. Ont. r. Dec 4 1855, Eng., Meth., farmer, married; Ella, 39, b. Ont. r. Oct 13 1861, Eng., Meth., married; George W., 14, b. Ont. r. May 13 1886, son; Harry M., 11, b. Ont. r. Apr 21 1889, son (1901 Census Online: Brighton Twp., dist. 95, sub-dist. a-3, pg. 6, line 19, T-6485 - Conc 6, Lot 2.)³ He lived in April 1901 at Conc 6 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence at 1901 Census: Conc 6, Lot 2?, Brighton Twp.³ He lived on 23 September 1919 at Conc 4 Lot 36, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 10237) show that William Reddom & wife sold "the east half south of Cedar Creek, 19 acres & part of the west half sout of road crossing said lot 25 acres" in lot 36, conc 4, Brighton Twp. to Harry M. Reddom. ITS Date: Sep 23 1919; Reg'n. Date: Sep 24 1919. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 4, Lot 36, pg. 331 of 346, pg. 02, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Jul 27 2021.)⁵ He William Reddom appears in The Latimer Photos which were taken by Hugh Latimer during the early 1920s and late 1930s at his father's General Store in Orland. (The Latimer Photos, Codrington Public Library) circa 1930 at Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario.⁷ He died on 31 March 1938 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 82; Date Mar 31 1938 & location Brighton Twp. per IGI Record.² He was buried on 2 April 1938 at McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Per IGI Record.²

     Edela Jane Towne was born on 13 October 1861 at Brownville, Jefferson Co., New York, U.S.A; Date Oct 13 1861 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1862 & location US per 1891 Census. Date 1862 & location US per 1871 Census. Date 1857 & location New York per marr. reg'n. per marriage reg'n. of son George Wallace Reddam. Date Oct 13 1861 & location Brownville, Jefferson Co., NY per family tree of JudyTowneJennings on ancestry.com, Apr 28 2015.^1,3,4,7,6 She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1871 Census: see Ephraim Town.⁷ She married William James Reddom, son of James Reddom and Sarah Mitchell, on 1 September 1883 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008463: Groom: William Reddom; Age: 26; Res.: Brighton; Born: Murray Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: James & Sarah Reddom; Bride: Edla J. Town; Age: 22; Res.: Brighton; Born: New York; Status: spinster; Parents: Epharim and Rebecca Town; Wit.: --- ; Date: Sep 1 1883; Place: Brighton; Rel.: EM; Performed by: T. Meyers; Reg'r.: M. K. Lockwood (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008463-1883, ancestry.com)
per marriage reg'n. of son George Wallace Reddam.⁸ As of 1 September 1883,her married name was Reddom.¹ Edela Jane Towne appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 29 at 1891 Census: see William Reddom.⁴ She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 39 at 1901 Census: see William Reddom.³ She Mrs. William Reddom appears in The Latimer Photos which were taken by Hugh Latimer during the early 1920s and late 1930s at his father's General Store in Orland. (The Latimer Photos, Codrington Public Library) circa 1930 at Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario.⁹ She died in 1949 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of JudyTowneJennings on ancestry.com, Apr 28 2015.⁶

     Russell Arthur Rittwage was born on 27 August 1902 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.# : Name: Russell Arthur E. Rittwage; Date: Aug 27 1902; Parents: Arthur R. Rittwage & Sarah Ann Wicks... 2nd page not available... (Ontario Birth Registration, ancestry.com) Date Aug 1902 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date 1901 & location Brighton per marr. reg'n.^1,2,3 He appeared on the census of 1911 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1911 Census: see Arthur Rittwage.³ He lived on 7 June 1920 at Oshawa, Ontario; Residence Oshawa per marr. reg'n.¹ He married Agnes Theresa Perrin, daughter of John Daniel Perrin and Agnes Henrietta Harvey, on 7 June 1920 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#020744: Groom: Russell Arthur Rittwage; Age: 19; Res.: Oshawa; Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Electrician; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Arthur Rittwage & Sarah Wicks; Bride: Agnes Theresa Snider; Age: 22; Res. & Born: Cobourg; Status: widow; Res.: Pres; Parents: John Daniel Perrin & Agnes Henrietta Harvey; Expected Res.: Cobourg; Wit.: Gertrude Harvey & Letitia L. Brown, Cobourg; Date: Jun 7 1920; Place: Cobourg; Performed by: W. A. Bremner, Cobourg, Pres; Sworn: Cobourg, Jun 7 1920; Reg'r.: E. L. DeLany (Ontario Marriage Registration, #020744-1920, ancestry.com.)⁴

     Agnes Theresa Perrin was born in 1899 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1899 & location Cobourg per marr. reg'n.¹ As of before 1918,her married name was Snider.¹ She married ? Snider before 1918 at Ontario; per marriage reg'n. of Agnes Theresa (Snider, Perrin) Ritwage.¹ As of 7 June 1920,her married name was Rittwage.¹ Agnes Theresa Perrin married Russell Arthur Rittwage, son of Arthur Robert Rittwage and Sarah A. Wicks, on 7 June 1920 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#020744: Groom: Russell Arthur Rittwage; Age: 19; Res.: Oshawa; Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Electrician; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Arthur Rittwage & Sarah Wicks; Bride: Agnes Theresa Snider; Age: 22; Res. & Born: Cobourg; Status: widow; Res.: Pres; Parents: John Daniel Perrin & Agnes Henrietta Harvey; Expected Res.: Cobourg; Wit.: Gertrude Harvey & Letitia L. Brown, Cobourg; Date: Jun 7 1920; Place: Cobourg; Performed by: W. A. Bremner, Cobourg, Pres; Sworn: Cobourg, Jun 7 1920; Reg'r.: E. L. DeLany (Ontario Marriage Registration, #020744-1920, ancestry.com.)²

     John Daniel Perrin was born circa 1865; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Agnes Theresa (Snider, Perrin) Ritwage.¹ He married Agnes Henrietta Harvey before 1895; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Agnes Theresa (Snider, Perrin) Ritwage.¹

     Agnes Henrietta Harvey was born circa 1865; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Agnes Theresa (Snider, Perrin) Ritwage.¹ She married John Daniel Perrin before 1895; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Agnes Theresa (Snider, Perrin) Ritwage.¹ As of before 1895,her married name was Perrin.¹

     ? Snider was born circa 1895; per marriage reg'n. of Agnes Theresa (Snider, Perrin) Ritwage.¹ He married Agnes Theresa Perrin, daughter of John Daniel Perrin and Agnes Henrietta Harvey, before 1918 at Ontario; per marriage reg'n. of Agnes Theresa (Snider, Perrin) Ritwage.¹ ? Snider died circa 1919; per marriage reg'n. of Agnes Theresa (Snider, Perrin) Ritwage.¹

     Lottie Jane Samis was born on 19 September 1885 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1886 per Memorial. Date Sep 19 1885 per CemSearch. Date 1886 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Sep 1885 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date 1883 & location Cramahe Twp. per marr. reg'n.^1,5,2,3,6 She married Lionel Herbert Town, son of Herbert Harvey Town and Calista Adelaide Dusenbury, on 2 December 1902 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.: Groom: Liona Town; Age: 23; Res. & Born: Orland; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Herbert Town & Celista Dusebury; Bride: Lottie Sammis; Age: 19; Res.: Oak Heights; Born: Cramahe Twp; Status: spinster; Parents: Otis Sammis & Sophrina Hartford; Wit.: ... 2nd pg. not available !!!! ... Date Dec 2 1902; Place: Northumberland (Ontario Marriage Registration, ancestry.com.)¹ As of 2 December 1902,her married name was Town.¹ Lottie Jane Samis appeared on the census of 1911 at Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 25 at 1911 Census: see Lional Town.⁵ She appeared on the census of 1921 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 35 at 1921 Census: see Lionel Town.⁶ She Mrs. Lionel Town appears in The Latimer Photos which were taken by Hugh Latimer during the early 1920s and late 1930s at his father's General Store in Orland. (The Latimer Photos, Codrington Public Library) circa 1930 at Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario.⁷ She died on 12 December 1938 at Ontario at age 53; Date 1938 per Memorial. Date Dec 12 1938 per CemSearch.^2,3 She was buried on 15 December 1938 at Hilton Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Mother; Lottie Jane; 1886 - 1938; Wife of; Lionel Town (Hilton Cemetery, Brighton Twp.)
CemSearch: Name: Lottie Jane Town; Maiden: Samis; Born: Sep 19 1885; Died: Dec 12 1938; Age: 53y 3m; ID: HILTON114; No other named; Cemetery: Hilton Cemetery, Conc 2, Lot 4, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co; Note: Wife of Lionel Herbert Town married Dec. 2nd, 1902. Dau of Ottis and Zipporah Ann (Hartford) Samis, Sibling to Moses, Lucy Ann, Samis, Mother of Grace Mae, Kenneth George, Percy Melville, Harvey, William Earl Town, Info from Ancestry.com. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=HILTON114%5E0.)^2,3

     Lois Jones was born on 28 January 1869 at Ontario; Date Jan 1869 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Jan 28 1869 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census.^1,3 As of before 1883,her married name was Samis.¹ She married Norman Samis, son of Sylvester Sammis and Amanda Carey, before 1883 at Ontario; per 1901 Census.¹ Lois Jones appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 32 at 1901 Census: see Norman Samis.¹ She appeared on the census of 1911 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 42 at 1911 Census: Samis, Lois, 42, b. Ont. Jan 1869, Irish, Meth., servant on farm, married (1911 Census: Percy Twp., Sub-dist. 17, pg. 1 of 4, line 57)
Note: Shown under family of Aurelia ?Laff?, widow.³ She lived on 24 June 1920 at Conc 8 Lot 3, Brighton Twp., Codrington, Lot 4, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 10435) show that Mary S. Egan sold 7/8 acre of Codrington Village Lot 4, Block B to Lois Samis. ITS Date Jun 24 1920.⁴ She lived on 25 February 1946 at Conc 8 Lot 3, Brighton Twp., Codrington, Lot 4, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 13471) show that Lois Samis (widow) transferred 7/8 acre of Codrington Village Lot 4, Block B to Richard Samis. ITS Date Feb 25 1946.⁴

     Lottie M. Samis was born on 9 October 1884 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Oct 9 1884 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1901 Census: see Norman Samis.¹ She lived on 11 April 1914 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Residence Toronto per marriage reg'n.² As of 11 April 1914,her married name was Foster.² She married Alexander H. Foster, son of Ira Foster and Agnes Brown, on 11 April 1914 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#002297: Groom: Alexander H. Foster; Age: 21; Res. & Born: Bancroft; Status: bachelor; Occ.: cook; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Ira Foster & Agnes Brown; Bride: Lottie M. Samis; Age: 27; Res.: Toronto; Born: Brighton; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Norman Samis & Lois Jones; Wit.: Arlem Fitzgerald, Toronto & Millie H. Wilson, Toronto; Date: Apr 1 1914; Place: Toronto; Sworn: Toronto, Apr 11 1914 (Ontario Marriage Registration, #002297-1914, ancestry.com.)³

     John S. Samis was born on 19 October 1884 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Oct 19 1884 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1901 Census: see Norman Samis.¹

     Richard J. Samis was born on 18 September 1892 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Sep 18 1892 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1901 Census: see Norman Samis.¹ He appeared on the census of 6 June 1911 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1911 Census: Samis, Richard, 19, b. Ont. Sep 1891, Irish, Meth., lab., domestic, single (1901 Census Online: Brighton Twp., dist. 101, sub-dist. 2, pg. 5, line 45 - Conc 7, W 1/2 Lot 33?)
Note: With family of Arthur Merriam.² He Richard Samis appears in The Latimer Photos which were taken by Hugh Latimer during the early 1920s and late 1930s at his father's General Store in Orland. (The Latimer Photos, Codrington Public Library) circa 1930 at Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario.³ He lived on 25 February 1946 at Conc 8 Lot 3, Brighton Twp., Codrington, Lot 4, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 13471) show that Lois Samis (widow) transferred 7/8 acre of Codrington Village Lot 4, Block B to Richard Samis. ITS Date Feb 25 1946.⁴ He died circa 1959; Land Registry Records show transfer of Codrington Village Lot 4 to Donald S. Foster & Rita Foster (equal shares) on Jun 22 1959.⁴ He lived on 22 June 1959 at Conc 8 Lot 3, Brighton Twp., Codrington, Lot 4, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Executors Grant 23026) show that the Estate of Richard Samis (Executors Donald S. Foster & Wilfred Jamieson) transferred 7/8 acre of Codrington Village Lot 4, Block B to Donald S. Foster & Rita Foster (equal shares). ITS Date Jun 22 1959.⁴