Person Page - 1948

     James Casement was born circa 1865; per marriage reg'n. of son Orval Percy Casement.¹ He married Emma Lawrence before 1895; per marriage reg'n. of son Orval Percy Casement.¹

     Emma Lawrence was born circa 1865; per marriage reg'n. of son Orval Percy Casement.¹ She married James Casement before 1895; per marriage reg'n. of son Orval Percy Casement.¹ As of before 1895,her married name was Casement.¹

     Stephen Albert Clark was born circa 1865 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Location Percy Twp. per marr. reg'n. of son Edward John Clark.¹ He married Elizabeth Carr before 1895; per marr. reg'n. of son Edward John Clark.¹

     Elizabeth Carr was born circa 1865; per marr. reg'n. of son Edward John Clark.¹ She married Stephen Albert Clark before 1895; per marr. reg'n. of son Edward John Clark.¹ As of before 1895,her married name was Clark.¹

     Alexander McKenzie was born circa 1800; per marriage register of son Walter McKenzie.¹ He married Christina ? before 1835 at Scotland; per marriage register of son Walter McKenzie.¹

     Christina ? was born circa 1800; per marriage register of son Walter McKensie.¹ She married Alexander McKenzie before 1835 at Scotland; per marriage register of son Walter McKenzie.¹ As of before 1835,her married name was McKenzie.¹

     Walter Alex McKenzie was born on 14 October 1855 at Percy Twp., Norham, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Oct 14 1855 & location Norham (meaning Percy Twp.) per Death Reg'n. Date 1857 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1856 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1856 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1856 & location Cramahe per marr. reg'n.^1,5,6,2,3 He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1871 Census: see Jacob McKenzie.⁶ He married Emily Banta, daughter of Andrew J. Banta Sr. and Mary E. Franklin, on 24 April 1880 at Hastings, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007752: Groom: Walter McKenzie; Age: 24; Res.: Percy; Born: Cda; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Jacob & Catharine; Emily Banta; Age: 16; Res.: Percy; Born: Cda; Status: spinster; Parents: Andrew & Mary Banta; Wit.: Martha & Sylvia Hayward, Hastings; date: Apr 24 1880; Place: Hastings; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: Rev. Henry H??r (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007752-1880, ancestry.com) Date Apr 24 1880 per The Banta Genealogy, North American Family Histories, pg 481 of 874, Item# 3432, ancestry.ca.⁷ Walter Alex McKenzie appeared on the census of April 1881 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 25 at 1881 Census: see Jacob McKenzie.¹ He appeared on the census of 5 May 1891 at Percy Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 34 at 1891 Census: McKenzie, Walter, 34, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., lab., married; Emily, 26, b. Ont., p.b. US & Ont., Meth., married; James, 8, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth. (1891 Census: Percy Twp., Northumberland East Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. h-2, pg. 40, line 11 - ancestry.ca)(Note: Andrew and Mary Banta, Emily's parents, are above.)³ He died on 3 February 1931 at Prince Edward St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 75; Death Reg'n.#025381: Name: Walter A. McKenzie; Date: Feb 3 1931; Age: 75y 3m 20d; Res.: Prince Edward St., Brighton, 7 weeks; Born: Norham, Oct 14 1855; Nat.: Scot; Status: married; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Jacob Walter McKenzie & Catherine Lovett, both born Murray Twp; Inf.: Francis Mary Bullock, Brighton, niece; Burial: Warkworth, Feb 3 1931; Und.: McArthur & Coulter, Brighton; Cause: senile decay, heart failure, few days; Phys.: ?Dr. Rundle, Brighton; Reg'd.: Feb 5 1931; Reg'r.: Oscar L. Morrow, Brighton (Ontario Death Registration, #025381-1931, ancestry.ca)
Note: This document shows that Walter McKenzie and/or the people arond him, believed his father's full name to be Jacob Walter Meyers. They may have been mistaken. (Dan Buchanan, Mar 31 2023.)⁸ He was buried on 5 February 1931 at Warkworth Cemetery, Warkworth, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Feb 5 1931 & location Warkworth Cemetery per Death Reg'n. (Note: I have no image of a memorial for Walter McKenzie and CemSearch does not as well. Emily too. - Dan Buchanan, Mar 31 2023.)⁹

     Emily Banta was born on 27 November 1864 at Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1865 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1864 & location Cda. per marr. reg'n. Date Nov 27 1864 per The Banta Genealogy, North American Family Histories, pg 481 of 874, Item# 3432, ancestry.ca.^1,2,3 As of 24 April 1880,her married name was McKenzie.¹ She married Walter Alex McKenzie, son of Jacob Walter McKenzie and Catherine Lovett, on 24 April 1880 at Hastings, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007752: Groom: Walter McKenzie; Age: 24; Res.: Percy; Born: Cda; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Jacob & Catharine; Emily Banta; Age: 16; Res.: Percy; Born: Cda; Status: spinster; Parents: Andrew & Mary Banta; Wit.: Martha & Sylvia Hayward, Hastings; date: Apr 24 1880; Place: Hastings; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: Rev. Henry H??r (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007752-1880, ancestry.com) Date Apr 24 1880 per The Banta Genealogy, North American Family Histories, pg 481 of 874, Item# 3432, ancestry.ca.⁴ Emily Banta appeared on the census of April 1881 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1881 Census: see Walter McKenzie.⁵ She appeared on the census of 5 May 1891 at Percy Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 26 at 1891 Census: see Walter McKenzie.²

     Lafayette W. McKenzie was born in 1858 at Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1858 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1852 & location Cda. per marriage reg'n. - Emma Waller.^1,2 He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1871 Census: see Jacob McKenzie.¹ He lived on 26 June 1885 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Percy Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Emma Waller.² He married Emma Waller, daughter of Thomas Waller and Eliza ?, on 26 June 1885 at Hastings, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007962: Groom: L.W. McKenzie; Age: 23; Res.: Percy Twp; Born: Cda; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Jacob & Catherine McKenzie; Bride: Emma Waller; Age: 20; Res.: Percy Twp; Born: Cda; Status: spinster; Parents: Thomas & Eliza Waller; Wit.: E.A. Limbert & Mrs. Orr, Hastings; Date: Jun 26 1885; Place: Hastings; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: Rev. W. Limbert; Reg'r.: John Shackles, Hastings (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007962-1885, ancestry.ca.)³

     Alvina Rittwage was born in 1870 at Germany; Date 1870 & location Germany per 1891 Census. Date 1870 & location Germany per 1881 Census.^1,2 She immigrated in 1873 to Ontario; Immigration from Germany 1873 per 1901 Census of sons Arthur and Frank.³ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1881 Census: see Frederick Rittwage.² She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 21 at 1891 Census: see Frederick Rittwage.¹

     William McKenzie Bush was born on 1 May 1848 at Richmond Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; Date 1848 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date May 1 1848 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1849 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1848 & location Richmond per marr. reg'n.^1,3,4,2 He lived on 3 January 1877 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Sidney per marr. reg'n.² He married Annie Matilda Miller, daughter of Alexander Miller and Phoebe Jane McColl, on 3 January 1877 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#003754: Groom: William McKenzie Bush; Age: 28; Res.: Sidney; Born: Richmond; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: James Bush & Anne Jane Bly; Bride: Anna Miller; Age: 21; Res.: Sidney; Born: Trenton; Status: spinster; Parents: Alexander Miller & Phoebe McColl; Wit.: Robert James Bush & Theresa Jane Miller, Sidney; Date: Jan 3 1877; Place: Sidney; Rel.: WM & Pres; Performed by: Rev. John L. Stuart; Reg'r.: Jeh. Simmons (Ontario Marriage Registration, #003754-1877, ancestry.com)
per 1901 Census.^1,5 William McKenzie Bush appeared on the census of April 1881 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 32 at 1881 Census: Bush, William, 32, b. Ont., Ger., EM, farmer, married; Annie, 25, b. Ont., Scot., EM, married; James, 3, b. Ont., Ger; Maggie, 1, b. Ont., May; Black, Robert, 9, b. Ont., Ger., CM (familysearch.org.)³ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 52 at 1901 Census: Bush, William, 52, b. Ont. r. May 1 1848, Ger., Meth., farmer, married; Annie M., 45, b. Ont. u. Aug 22 1855, Scot., Meth., married; Arthur, 23, b. Ont. r. Feb 24 1878, Ger., Meth., son; Maggie, 20, b. Ont. r. May 18 1880, daughter; Mary, 18, b. Ont. r. Aug 17 1882, daughter; William, 16, b. Ont. r. Nov 16 1884, son; Alexander M., 14, b. Ont. r. Dec 12 1886, son; Robert T., 11, b. Ont. r. Jun 28 1889, son; George W., 9, b. Ont. r. Nov 11 1891, son; Edith J., 7, b. Ont. r. Aug 15 1893, daughter; Ross M., 5, b. Ont. r. Feb 6 1896, son; John Roy, 5, b. Ont. r. Feb 6 1896, son (1901 Census Online: Sidney Twp., dist. 72, sub-dist. b-6, pg. 1, line 16, T-6473 - Conc 8, Lot 23.)¹ He lived in April 1901 at Conc 8 Lot 23, Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence per 1901 Census: Conc 8, Lot 23, Sidney Twp. (Location is near Oak Lake, south of Stirling.)¹ He lived in 1911 at Conc 8 Lot 23, Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence per 1911 Census: Conc 8, Lot 23, Sidney Twp.⁴ He appeared on the census of 1911 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 67 at 1911 Census: Bush, William, 67, b. Ont. May 1848, Dutch, Meth., farmer, married; Annie M., 55, b. Ont. Aug 1855, Scot., Meth., married; Alexander M., 24, b. Ont. Dec 1886, farmer, son; Robert T., 21, b. Ont. Jun 1889, farmer, son; Edith J., 7, b. Ont. Aug 1893, daughter; Ross M., 15, b. Ont. Feb 1896, son; John R., 15, b. Ont. Feb 1896, son; Vanden??, Mary E., 28, b. Ont. Aug 1882, Dutch, Meth., dressmaker, widow (1911 Census Online: Sidney Twp., dist. 80, sub-dist. 20, pg. 5, line 2 - Conc 8, Lot 23.)⁴

     Annie Matilda Miller was born on 22 August 1855 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date Aug 22 1855 & location Sidney per Death Reg'n. Date Aug 22 1855 & location Ont. urban per 1901 Census. Date Aug 1855 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date 1856 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1855 & location Trenton per marr. reg'n.^1,4,5,3,2 She married William McKenzie Bush, son of James Bush and Anne Jane Bly, on 3 January 1877 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#003754: Groom: William McKenzie Bush; Age: 28; Res.: Sidney; Born: Richmond; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: James Bush & Anne Jane Bly; Bride: Anna Miller; Age: 21; Res.: Sidney; Born: Trenton; Status: spinster; Parents: Alexander Miller & Phoebe McColl; Wit.: Robert James Bush & Theresa Jane Miller, Sidney; Date: Jan 3 1877; Place: Sidney; Rel.: WM & Pres; Performed by: Rev. John L. Stuart; Reg'r.: Jeh. Simmons (Ontario Marriage Registration, #003754-1877, ancestry.com)
per 1901 Census.^1,6 As of 3 January 1877,her married name was Bush.¹ Annie Matilda Miller appeared on the census of April 1881 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 25 at 1881 Census: see William Bush.⁴ She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 45 at 1901 Census: see William Bush.¹ She appeared on the census of 1911 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 55 at 1911 Census: see William Bush.⁵ She died on 11 August 1927 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario, at age 71; Death Reg'n.#016671: Name: Annie Matilda Bush; Date: Aug 11 1927; Age: 71y 11m 11d; Res.: Sidney Twp; Born: Sidney, Aug 22 1855; Parents: Alexander Miller, b. Scotland & Jane McCaull, b. Scotland; Phys.: Frank Zwick, Stirling; Inf.: Robert Bush, Stirling, son; Burial: Stirling, Aug 14 1927; Und: Jas. Ralph, Stirling; Reg'd.: Sep 2 1927; Reg'r.: W. H. Nobes (Ontario Death Registration, #016671-1927, ancestry.com.)⁷

     Margaret "Maggie" Bush was born on 18 May 1880 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date May 18 1880 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date May 1880 & location Ont. per 1881 Census.^1,2 She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1881 Census: see William Bush.² She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 20 at 1901 Census: see William Bush.¹

     Mary Elizabeth Bush was born on 17 August 1882 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date Aug 1882 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Aug 17 1882 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census.^1,2 She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1901 Census: see William Bush.¹ As of 24 December 1907,her married name was Vandervoort.⁴ She married Percy Edgar Vandervoort, son of Harris S. Vandervoort and Mary Emily Irvine, on 24 December 1907 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#010388: Groom: Percy Edgar Vandervoort; Age: 24; Res. & Born: Sidney Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Cheesemaker; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Harris Vandervoort & Emily Irvine; Bride: Mary Elizabeth Bush; Age: 25; Res. & Born: Sidney Twp; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Wm Bush & Annie M. Miller; Wit.: Wm. A. Bush & Florence Vandervoort, Sidney; Date: Dec 24 1907; Place: Sidney Twp; Performed by: Wilmot G. Clarke; Reg'd.: Jan 1 1908; Reg'd.: A. M. Chapman (Ontario Marriage Registration, #010388-1908, ancestry.com.)⁴ Mary Elizabeth Bush appeared on the census of 1911 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1911 Census: see William Bush (brother.)²

     William Bush was born on 16 November 1884 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date Nov 16 1884 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1901 Census: see William Bush.¹ He lived on 24 December 1907 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of his sister Mary Elizabeth (Bush) Vandervoort.²

     Alexander M. Bush was born on 12 December 1886 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date Dec 1886 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Dec 12 1886 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census.^1,2 He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1901 Census: see William Bush.¹ He appeared on the census of 1911 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1911 Census: see William Bush.²

     Robert T. Bush was born on 28 June 1889 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date Jun 1889 & locaiton Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Jun 28 1889 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census.^1,2 He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1901 Census: see William Bush.¹ He appeared on the census of 1911 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 21 at 1911 Census: see William Bush.² He lived on 11 August 1927 at Stirling, Hastings Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of mother Annie Matilda (Miller) Bush.³

     George W. Bush was born on 11 November 1891 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date Nov 1891 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Nov 11 1891 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census.^1,2 He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1901 Census: see William Bush.¹ He appeared on the census of 1911 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1911 Census: see William Bush.²

     Edith J. Bush was born on 15 August 1893 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date Aug 15 1893 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census.^1,2 She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1901 Census: see William Bush.¹ She appeared on the census of 1911 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 17 at 1911 Census: see William Bush.²

     Ross McKenzie Bush was born on 6 February 1896 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date Feb 1896 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Feb 6 1896 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. per family tree of dodge_1997 on ancestry.ca, Nov 4 2025.^1,3,2 He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1901 Census: see William Bush.¹ He appeared on the census of 1911 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1911 Census: see William Bush.³ He married Jean Ada "Jenny" Montgomery on 21 March 1923 at Stirling, Hastings Co., Ontario; per family tree of dodge_1997 on ancestry.ca, Nov 4 2025.² Ross McKenzie Bush died in 1975; per family tree of dodge_1997 on ancestry.ca, Nov 4 2025.²

     John Roy Bush was born on 6 February 1896 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date Feb 1896 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Feb 6 1896 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census.^1,2 He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1901 Census: see William Bush.¹ He appeared on the census of 1911 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1911 Census: see William Bush.²

     William Smith Walt was born on 22 September 1851 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Date 1851 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1850 & location UC per 1861 Census. per marriage reg'n. of daughter Clara Beatrice (Walt) Bush. Date Sep 22 1851 & location Ameliasburgh Twp. per family tree of William Griffiths on ancestry.ca, Mar 11 2023.^1,2,4,3 He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 11 at 1861 Census: see David W. Walt.⁴ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 20 at 1871 Census: see David W. Walt.² He married Charity Maria Carnrike, daughter of George Carnrike and Elizabeth Ann "Annie" Edmans ?, on 18 November 1880 at Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Clara Beatrice (Walt) Bush. Date Nov 18 1880 & location Trenton per family tree of William Griffiths on ancestry.ca, Mar 11 2023.^1,3

     Charity Maria Carnrike was born on 15 January 1854 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Clara Beatrice (Walt) Bush. Date Jan 15 1854 & location Ameliasburgh Twp. per family tree of William Griffiths on ancestry.ca, Mar 11 2023.^1,2 She married William Smith Walt, son of David W. Walt and Caroline Amelia Butler, on 18 November 1880 at Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Clara Beatrice (Walt) Bush. Date Nov 18 1880 & location Trenton per family tree of William Griffiths on ancestry.ca, Mar 11 2023.^1,2 As of 18 November 1880,her married name was Walt.¹ Charity Maria Carnrike died on 3 February 1916 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 62; per family tree of William Griffiths on ancestry.ca, Mar 11 2023.²

     Zenas Ross Bush was born on 12 March 1820 at Richmond Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; Date Mar 12 1820 per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, Oct 13, 2007. Locaiton Richmond Twp. per death reg'n. of son William Bush. Date 1820 per GEDCOM of Eric, Oct. 13, 2007.^1,3,2 He married Hannah Dorcas Lyons before 1840 at Ontario; per IGI Record. per Death Reg'n. of son William Bush.^1,3 Zenas Ross Bush died on 24 May 1889 at age 69; Date May 24 1889 per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, Oct 13, 2007.²

     Hannah Dorcas Lyons was born on 4 May 1822 at England; Location England per Death Reg'n. of son William Bush. Date c. 1820 per GEDCOM of Eric, Oct. 13, 2007. Date May 4 1882 per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, Oct 13, 2007.^1,2,3 She married Zenas Ross Bush, son of John Bush and Dorcas Ross, before 1840 at Ontario; per IGI Record. per Death Reg'n. of son William Bush.^1,2 As of before 1840,her married name was Bush.^1,2 Hannah Dorcas Lyons died on 31 January 1897 at age 74; per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, Oct 13, 2007.³

     John J. Bush was born in 1842 at Ontario; Date 1842 & location Ont. per GEDCOM of Eric, Oct. 13, 2007.¹ He married Mary E. Thompson on 4 September 1870 at Napanee, Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Eric, Oct. 13, 2007.¹

     Mary E. Thompson was born in 1842 at Ontario; per GEDCOM of Eric, Oct. 13, 2007.¹ As of 4 September 1870,her married name was Bush.¹ She married John J. Bush, son of Zenas Ross Bush and Hannah Dorcas Lyons, on 4 September 1870 at Napanee, Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Eric, Oct. 13, 2007.¹

     Percy Edgar Vandervoort was born in 1882 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date 1882 & location Sidney Twp. per marr. reg'n.¹ He married Mary Elizabeth Bush, daughter of William McKenzie Bush and Annie Matilda Miller, on 24 December 1907 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#010388: Groom: Percy Edgar Vandervoort; Age: 24; Res. & Born: Sidney Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Cheesemaker; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Harris Vandervoort & Emily Irvine; Bride: Mary Elizabeth Bush; Age: 25; Res. & Born: Sidney Twp; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Wm Bush & Annie M. Miller; Wit.: Wm. A. Bush & Florence Vandervoort, Sidney; Date: Dec 24 1907; Place: Sidney Twp; Performed by: Wilmot G. Clarke; Reg'd.: Jan 1 1908; Reg'd.: A. M. Chapman (Ontario Marriage Registration, #010388-1908, ancestry.com.)²

     John Bush was born on 9 December 1776 at Cornwall, Orange Co., New York, U.S.A; Date Dec 9 1776 & location Cornwall, Orange Co. NY per family tree of Emma Cain on ancestry.ca, May 6 2020. Date 1775 & location NY per IGI Record. per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, Oct 13, 2007.^1,2,3 He married Dorcas Ross, daughter of Zenas Ross and Rachel Wright, on 21 February 1803 at Fredericksburgh Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, Oct 13, 2007.¹ John Bush died on 3 March 1858 at Fredericksburgh Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Canada West, at age 81; Date Mar 3 1858 & location Fredicksburgh Twp. per family tree of Emma Cain on ancestry.ca, May 6 2020. Date 1858 & location Fredericksburgh Twp. per IGI Record. per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, Oct 13, 2007.^1,2,3