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     John Lawrence Tobey was born on 1 July 1906 at Arran Twp., Tara, Bruce Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#013290: Name: John Lawrence Tobey; Date: July 1 1906; Parents: William M. Tobey & Bessie Betts; Inf.: Wm. M. tobey, merchant, Main St. E., Tara; Phys; Dr. Malcolm Armstrong; Reg'd.: Oct 4 1906 (Ontario Birth Registration, #013290-1906, ancestry.ca) Date 1906 per FindaGrave. Date 1907 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date 1906 & location Tara per marr. reg'n.^1,4,5,6 He appeared on the census of 13 June 1911 at 600 14th St. W., Owen Sound, Grey North Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1911 Census: see William M. Tobey.³ He appeared on the census of 1 June 1921 at 600 14th St. W., Owen Sound, North Grey Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1921 Census: see William M. Tobey.¹ He lived on 27 March 1933 at R.R. # 3 (Derby Twp.), Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario; Residence "R.R. #3, Owen Sound (Derby Twp.)" per marriage reg'n.⁶ He married Margaret Grace Knill, daughter of Arthur Knill and Annie Kneale, on 27 March 1933 at Burford, Brant Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007426: Groom: John Lawrence Tobey; Age: 26; Res.: RR# 3, Owen Sound (Derby Twp.); Born: Tara, Ont; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: United Church; Parents: William M. Tobey & Elibath Betts; Bride: Margaret Grace Knill; Age: 25; Res.: RR# 2, Burford (Burford Twp.); Born: Burford Twp; Status: spinster; Rel.: United Church; Parents: Arthur Knill & Annie Kneale; Wit.: Ruth A. & S. C. Knill, 2732 Hooker St., Detroit, MI; Date: Mar 27 1933; Place: Village of Burford; Performed by: Herbert Godfrey, Burford, Ont., United Church; Sworn: Owen Sound, Mar 17 1933 (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007426-1933, ancestry.ca)

per Greenwood Cemetery.⁷ John Lawrence Tobey lived on 18 November 1938 at Conc 3 Lot 13, Derby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S 8359) show that William M. Tobey sold the west half 100 acres of Lot 13, Conc 3, Derby Twp. to John L. Tobey; ITS Date: Nov 18 1938?; Reg'n. Date: Nov 23 1938? (Ontario Land Registry Records, Grey Co., Derby Twp., Book 134, pg. 103 of 276, copied from Onland.com Dec 23 2020)
Note: Location of this lot is very close to the south west corner of the town of Owen Sound as set out in the Derby Twp. map in the Belden County Atlas, 1878.⁸ He lived in 1949 at R.R. # 3, Owen Sound, Grey North Co., Ontario; "220 Tobey, J. Lawrence, farmer, RR. 3, Owen Sound." & "221 Tobey, Mrs. J. Lawrence, RR. 3, Owen Sound" Canada Voters Lists, 1949, Grey North Co., pg. 19 of 191, ancestry.ca)
Note: These are the parents of Gordon Tobey, so RR#3, Owen Sound is "near Owen Sound, per where he was born.⁹ He lived on 19 October 1987 at Conc 3 Lot 13, Derby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 257589) show that John Lawrence Tobey and Margaret Grace Tobey granted trustee status to Gordon Edward Tobey for Lot 13, Conc 3, Derby Twp; Reg'n. Date: Oct 19 1987; (Ontario Land Registry Records, Grey Co., Derby Twp., Book 134, pg. 248 of 276, copied from Onland.com Dec 23 2020)
Note: Location of this lot is very close to the south west corner of the town of Owen Sound as set out in the Derby Twp. map in the Belden County Atlas, 1878.⁸ He died in 1993 at Ontario; Date 1993 per FindaGrave & Cemetery Project.⁵ He was buried in 1993 at Greenwood Cemetery, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) TOBEY; John Lawrence; 1906 - 1993; His Wife; M. Grace (Knill); 1907 - 1989 (Greenwood Cemetery, Owen Sound, image from FindaGrave.)
FindaGave: Name: John Lawrence Tobey; BIRTH: 1906; DEATH: 1993 (aged 86–87); BURIAL: Greenwood Cemetery, Owen Sound, Grey County, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 157304281 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157304281/john-lawrence-tobey)
Date 1993 per Greewood Cemetery, Nature View Section, John Lawrence Tobey 1906-1993 & M. Grace Knill 1907-1989 (http://geneofun.on.ca/names/photo/1148046.)^5,10

     Carol Ruth Tobey was born on 6 June 1909 at 250 Murdock St., Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#019091: Name: Carol Ruth Tobey; Date: June 6 1909; Place: 250 Murdock St., Owen Sound; Parents: William Milton Tobey, book keeper & Mary Elizabeth Betts; Married: Owen Sound, Mar 24 1898; Phys.: Dr. Dainard; Inf.: W. M. Tobey, father, Owen Sound; Reg'd.: July 6 1909; Reg'r.: Chas. Gordon, Owen Sound
(Ontario Birth Registration, #019091-1909, ancestry.ca) Date 1910 & location Ont. per 1921 Census.^1,4 She appeared on the census of 13 June 1911 at 600 14th St. W., Owen Sound, Grey North Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1911 Census: see William M. Tobey.³ She appeared on the census of 1 June 1921 at 600 14 St. W., Owen Sound, North Grey Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1921 Census: see William M. Tobey.¹

     Keith Fawcett Tobey was born in November 1920 at Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario; Date 1920 per FindaGrave. Date Nov 1920 & location Ont. per 1921 Census - age 7 months at 191 Census.^1,2 He appeared on the census of 15 April 1921 at 600 14th St. W., Owen Sound, North Grey Co., Ontario; Age 7 months at 1921 Census: see William M. Tobey.¹ He lived in 1949 at 687 8th St. A East, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario; "687 Tobey, William, retired ... 128" & "687 Tobey, Keith, electrician ... 129" Canada Voters Lists, 1949, Grey North Co., Owen Sound, pg. 184 of 191, ancestry.ca.)³ He married Gweneth I. Henry circa 1952 at Ontario; per FindaGrave.² Keith Fawcett Tobey lived in 1953 at 682 8th St. A East, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario; "682 Tobey, Keith, electrician ... 274" & "682 Tobey, Mrs. Keith .... 275" Canada Voters Lists, 1953, Grey North Co., Owen Sound, pg. 185 of 192, ancestry.ca.)³ He lived in 1958 at 682 8th St. A East, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario; "682 Tobey, Keith, motor winder ... 262" & "682 Tobey, Mrs. Keith .... 263" Canada Voters Lists, 1958, Grey North Co., Owen Sound, pg. 183 of 190, ancestry.ca.)³ He lived in 1965 at 682 Eighth AVe. "A" East, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario; "Eight Street "A" East ... 682 Tobey, Keith, motor winder ... 65" & "682, Tobey, Mrs. Keith ... 66" Canada Votes List, 1965, Owen Sound, pg. 207 of 217, ancestry.ca.)³ He died in 1981 at Ontario; Date 1981 per FindaGrave.² He was buried in 1981 at Greenwood Cemetery, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Keith F. Tobey; BIRTH: 1920; DEATH: 1981 (aged 60–61); BURIAL: Greenwood Cemetery, Owen Sound, Grey County, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 200950383 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200950383/keith-f.-tobey.)²

     Mary Henrietta Tobey was born on 22 August 1911 at 366 2nd Ave. E., Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#021446: Name: Mary Henrietta Tobey; Date: Aug 22 1911; Res.: 366 2md Ave. E., Owen Sound; Parents: James Victor Tobey, dry goods clerk & Sarah Henderson; Married June 23 1909, 626 Bathurst St., Toronto; Phys.: J. A. Hershey; Inf.: James Victor Tobey, father, 366 2nd Ave. E., Owen Sound; Reg'd.: Sep 22 1911; Reg'r.: Chas. Gordon, Owen Sound (Ontario Birth Registration, #021446-1911, ancestry.ca) Date 1911 & location Owen Sound per marr. reg'n. per family tree of austeyre on ancestry.ca, Dec 22 2020.^1,2,3 She lived on 28 August 1937 at Tara, Bruce Co., Ontario; Residence Tara per marriage reg'n. - Leslie Thomas Soper.³ As of 28 August 1937,her married name was Soper.¹ She married Leslie Thomas Soper, son of Thomas George Soper and Kathleen Banks, on 28 August 1937 at Tara, Bruce Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#009212: Groom: Leslie Thomas Soper; Age: 29; Res.: Chesley; Born: Salisbury, England; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Monument Dealer; Rel.: Anglican; Parents: Thomas George Soper, b. Salisbury, England & Kathleen Banks; Bride: Mary Henrietta Tobey; Age: 26; Res.: Tara; Born: Owen Sound; Status; spinster; Occ.: school teacher; Rel.: United Church; Parents: James Victor Tobey. b. Tara, Ont & Sarah Henderson; Wit.: Marjorie E. Beaton, Tara & Wallace J. Tobey, Tara; Date: Aug 28 1937; Place: Tara, Bruce Co; Performed by: Lynden Charlton Lawson, Tara, United Church of Canada; Sworn: Owen Sound, Aug 23 1937; Reg'r.: ?? Owen Sound (Ontario Marriage Registration, #009212-1937, ancestry.ca) per family tree of austeyre on ancestry.ca, Dec 22 2020.^1,4 Mary Henrietta Tobey died on 10 May 2007 at Chesley, Ontario, at age 95; per family tree of austeyre on ancestry.ca, Dec 22 2020.¹

     Leslie Thomas Soper was born in April 1908 at Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; Date 1908 & location Salisbury, England per marr. reg'n. per family tree of austeyre on ancestry.ca, Dec 22 2020.^1,2 He lived on 28 August 1937 at Elderslie Twp., Chesley, Bruce Co., Ontario; Residence Chesley per marriage reg'n. - Mary Henrietta Tobey.² He married Mary Henrietta Tobey, daughter of James Victor Tobey and Sarah Anne Henderson, on 28 August 1937 at Tara, Bruce Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#009212: Groom: Leslie Thomas Soper; Age: 29; Res.: Chesley; Born: Salisbury, England; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Monument Dealer; Rel.: Anglican; Parents: Thomas George Soper, b. Salisbury, England & Kathleen Banks; Bride: Mary Henrietta Tobey; Age: 26; Res.: Tara; Born: Owen Sound; Status; spinster; Occ.: school teacher; Rel.: United Church; Parents: James Victor Tobey. b. Tara, Ont & Sarah Henderson; Wit.: Marjorie E. Beaton, Tara & Wallace J. Tobey, Tara; Date: Aug 28 1937; Place: Tara, Bruce Co; Performed by: Lynden Charlton Lawson, Tara, United Church of Canada; Sworn: Owen Sound, Aug 23 1937; Reg'r.: ?? Owen Sound (Ontario Marriage Registration, #009212-1937, ancestry.ca) per family tree of austeyre on ancestry.ca, Dec 22 2020.^1,3 Leslie Thomas Soper died in 1985 at Chesley, Ontario; per family tree of austeyre on ancestry.ca, Dec 22 2020.¹

     Wallace Jasper Tobey was born on 8 February 1914 at Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario; Date Feb 8 1914 & location Owen Sound per family tree of Thomas Soper on ancestry.ca, Dec 22 2020. per family tree of austeyre on ancestry.ca, Dec 22 2020.¹ He died on 27 January 1976 at Lion's Head, Bruce Co., Ontario, at age 61; per family tree of austeyre on ancestry.ca, Dec 22 2020. Date Jan 27 1976 & locaton Lion's Head, Bruce Co. per family tree of Thomas Soper on ancestry.ca, Dec 22 2020.¹

     Wesley Henderson Tobey was born on 29 April 1920 at Arran Twp., Tara, Bruce Co., Ontario; per family tree of austeyre on ancestry.ca, Dec 22 2020.¹ He died on 21 June 1974 at Cambridge, Ontario, at age 54; Date Jun 21 1974 & location Cambridge per family tree of austeyre on ancestry.ca, Dec 22 2020.¹

     Paul Henderson Tobey was born on 29 April 1920 at Arran Twp., Tara, Bruce Co., Ontario; per family tree of austeyre on ancestry.ca, Dec 22 2020.¹ He married Zena Bainbridge circa 1950; per family tree of austeyre on ancestry.ca, Dec 22 2020.¹ Paul Henderson Tobey lived in 1974 at 52 Lansdowne Ave., Cambridge, Waterloo Co., Ontario; "275 Tobey, Paul, bus driver, 52 Landsowne Ave." & "276 Tobey, Mrs. Zena - 52 Lansdowne Ave." & "277 Tobey, Bruce, machine op, 52 Lansdowne Ave." & "278 Tobey, Keith, store clerk, 52 Lansdowne Ave." Canada Voters Lists, 1974, Waterloo-Cambridge, pg. 345 of 698, ancestry.ca.)² He died on 4 July 2007 at St. Luke's Place, Cambridge, Ontario, at age 87; "Paul Tobey passed away peacefully with his family by his side in his 88th year at Saint Luke’s Place on Wednesday, July 4th 2007. He is the beloved husband of the late Zena (Bainbridge), and very dear father of Diane (Terry) Chard, Bruce (Susan), and Keith (Christine) Tobey. He will be missed sadly by his grandchildren Jeff (Teresa), Matthew (Jen), Nigel (Amanda), Courtney, Rebecca (Evan) Evelyn and Ian, and his great-grandchildren Evan and Andrew. Predeceased by his sister, Mary Soper, and his brothers Wallace and Wesley. Proud World War II RCAF veteran. Long time member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #272. Former City of Cambridge bus driver. He will always be remembered for his good humor, charm and compassion. Paul took great joy in life’s simple pleasures such as feeding birds and squirrels.
Paul’s family will receive friends at the Lounsbury Funeral Home, 1766 Franklin Boulevard, Cambridge, on Friday evening from 7-9 with a legion service under the auspices of the Royal Canadian Legion, Hespeler Branch #272, being held at 7 p.m. A funeral service will be held in the funeral home chapel on Saturday at 2 p.m. Those who wish may make a memorial donation to either Saint Luke’s Place or to the Royal Canadian Legion, Hespeler Branch #272. A final wink goodbye. (http://lounsbury.frontrunnerpro.com/book-of-memories/81934/Paul-Tobey/obituary.php) per family tree of austeyre on ancestry.ca, Dec 22 2020.¹

     Zena Bainbridge was born circa 1922; per family tree of austeyre on ancestry.ca, Dec 22 2020.¹ As of circa 1950,her married name was Tobey.¹ She married Paul Henderson Tobey, son of James Victor Tobey and Sarah Anne Henderson, circa 1950; per family tree of austeyre on ancestry.ca, Dec 22 2020.¹ Zena Bainbridge died in 1996; per family tree of austeyre on ancestry.ca, Dec 22 2020.¹

     John Palen was born circa 1800; per marriage reg'n. of Clarissa (Palen) Carson and James Tobey.¹ He married Margaret ? circa 1825; per marriage reg'n. of Clarissa (Palen) Carson and James Tobey.¹

     Margaret ? was born circa 1800; per marriage reg'n. of Clarissa (Palen) Carson and James Tobey.¹ She married John Palen circa 1825; per marriage reg'n. of Clarissa (Palen) Carson and James Tobey.¹ As of circa 1825,her married name was Palen.¹

     Alexander Foster was born circa 1850; per marriage reg'n. of Mary Mabel (Foster) Henry & James Victor Tobey.¹ He married Sarah K. Catherfield circa 1880; per marriage reg'n. of Mary Mabel (Foster) Henry & James Victor Tobey.¹

     Sarah K. Catherfield was born circa 1850; per marriage reg'n. of Mary Mabel (Foster) Henry & James Victor Tobey.¹ She married Alexander Foster circa 1880; per marriage reg'n. of Mary Mabel (Foster) Henry & James Victor Tobey.¹ As of circa 1880,her married name was Foster.¹

     Thomas George Soper was born circa 1875; per marriage reg'n. of Leslie Thomas Soper & Mary Henrietta Tobey.¹ He married Kathleen Banks circa 1900; per marriage reg'n. of Leslie Thomas Soper & Mary Henrietta Tobey.¹

     Kathleen Banks was born circa 1875; per marriage reg'n. of Leslie Thomas Soper & Mary Henrietta Tobey.¹ She married Thomas George Soper circa 1900; per marriage reg'n. of Leslie Thomas Soper & Mary Henrietta Tobey.¹ As of circa 1900,her married name was Soper.¹

     Edward Betts was born in 1875 at Ontario; Date 1875 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of 22 April 1891 at Arran Twp., Bruce North Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1891 Census: see William Betts.¹

     Louise Betts was born in 1878 at Ontario; Date 1878 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of 22 April 1891 at Arran Twp., Bruce North Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1891 Census: see William Betts.¹

     Caroline Betts was born in 1880 at Ontario; Date 1880 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of 22 April 1891 at Arran Twp., Bruce North Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1891 Census: see William Betts.¹

     Francis Henry Betts was born on 17 September 1880 at Whitby, Ontario Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#023160: Name: Francis Henry Betts; Date: Sep 17 1880; Parents: William J. Betts & Mary Mariah Lunde; Inf.: W. F(J?) Bettts, Whitby, farmer; Reg'd.: Sep 27 1880; Phsy.: Dr. Eastwood; Reg'r.: Thos. Huston (Ontario Birth Registration, #023160-1880, ancestry.ca) Date 1881 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.^1,3 He appeared on the census of 22 April 1891 at Arran Twp., Bruce North Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1891 Census: see William Betts.¹

     John Betts was born in 1884 at Ontario; Date 1884 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of 22 April 1891 at Arran Twp., Bruce North Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1891 Census: see William Betts.¹

     Harriet Gertrude "Hattie" Betts was born on 1 February 1886 at Whitby, Ontario Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#025241: Name: Harriet Gertrude Betts; Date: Feb 1 1886; Parents: William F. Betts & Mary Mariah Lynde; Inf.: W. F. Betts, farmer, Whity; Reg'd.: Feb 22 1886; Phys.: Dr. Eastwood; Reg'r.: Thos. Huston (Ontario Birth Registration, #025241-1886, ancestry.ca) Date 1886 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.^1,3 She appeared on the census of 22 April 1891 at Arran Twp., Bruce North Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1891 Census: see William Betts.¹

     Nettie Betts was born in 1888 at Ontario; Date 1888 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of 22 April 1891 at Arran Twp., Bruce North Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1891 Census: see William Betts.¹

     Gweneth I. Henry was born in 1926; Date 1926 per FindaGrave.¹ As of circa 1952,her married name was Tobey.¹ She married Keith Fawcett Tobey, son of William Milton Tobey and Gertrude Fawcett, circa 1952 at Ontario; per FindaGrave.¹ Gweneth I. Henry was buried in 2006 at Greenwood Cemetery, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Gweneth I. Henry Tobey; BIRTH: 1926; DEATH: 2006 (aged 79–80); BURIAL: Greenwood Cemetery, Owen Sound, Grey County, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 202528467 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202528467/gweneth-i.-tobey.)¹ She died in 2006 at Ontario; Date 2006 per FindaGrave.¹

     Margaret Grace Knill was born in 1907 at Burford Twp., Brant Co., Ontario; Date 1907 per Memorial & FindaGrave. Date 1908 & location Burford Twp. per marriage reg'n.^1,2,3 She lived on 27 March 1933 at R.R. # 2, Burford, Brant Co., Ontario; Residence "R.R. #2 (Burford Twp.), Burford, Ont." per marr. reg'n.³ As of 27 March 1933,her married name was Tobey. She married John Lawrence Tobey, son of William Milton Tobey and Mary Elizabeth "Bessie" Betts, on 27 March 1933 at Burford, Brant Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007426: Groom: John Lawrence Tobey; Age: 26; Res.: RR# 3, Owen Sound (Derby Twp.); Born: Tara, Ont; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: United Church; Parents: William M. Tobey & Elibath Betts; Bride: Margaret Grace Knill; Age: 25; Res.: RR# 2, Burford (Burford Twp.); Born: Burford Twp; Status: spinster; Rel.: United Church; Parents: Arthur Knill & Annie Kneale; Wit.: Ruth A. & S. C. Knill, 2732 Hooker St., Detroit, MI; Date: Mar 27 1933; Place: Village of Burford; Performed by: Herbert Godfrey, Burford, Ont., United Church; Sworn: Owen Sound, Mar 17 1933 (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007426-1933, ancestry.ca)

per Greenwood Cemetery.⁴ Margaret Grace Knill was buried in 1989 at Greenwood Cemetery, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) TOBEY; John Lawrence; 1906 - 1993; His Wife; M. Grace (Knill); 1907 - 1989 (Greenwood Cemetery, Owen Sound, image from FindaGrave.)
FindaGrave: Name: M. Grace Knill Tobey; BIRTH: 1907; DEATH: 1989 (aged 81–82); BURIAL:
Greenwood Cemetery, Owen Sound, Grey County, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 157304289 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157304289/m.-grace-tobey)
Date 1993 per Greewood Cemetery, Nature View Section, John Lawrence Tobey 1906-1993 & M. Grace Knill 1907-1989 (http://geneofun.on.ca/names/photo/1148046.)^2,1 She died in 1989; Date 1989 per Greenwood Cemetery.

     Rev. Dr. John Wesley Tobey was born on 13 August 1937 at Near Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario. He lived in 1972 at Drayton, Wellington Co., Ontario; "180 Tobey, John, minister, Drayton" & "181 Tobey, Mrs. Annette - Drayton" Canada Voters Lists, 1972, Wellington Co., pg. 215 of 358, ancestry.ca.)¹ He died on 21 August 2020 at Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, at age 83; "Rev. Dr. John Wesley Tobey (B.A. M.Div Th.D C.P.C); August 13, 1937 - August 21, 2020; Born and raised in Owen Sound, the son of John Lawrence and Margaret Grace Tobey, John Wesley went to be with his Lord and Saviour, from his Hamilton home. He leaves behind his wife Ann of almost 60 years, (m. Sept. 17, 1960), his five daughters: Caroline (Don) Patenaude, Linda (Richard) Helmer, Elizabeth (Rob) Levesque, Joanne (Barry) Thomson, Judy (Eckhard) Methner, his 15 grandchildren: Matt (Lindsay) Levesque, Jonathan (Courtney) Levesque, James Levesque, Al Thomson, Andrew Levesque, Jordan (Brittany) Levesque, Mike Thomson, Melody (Zack) Mooibroek, Joshua (Richelle) Methner, Jason Levesque (pre-deceased in 2005), Ruth (Mike) Biss, Melissa Helmer, Stephanie Methner, Daniel Canning, and Zack Canning; and 8 great grandchildren: Ava, Wyatt, Caleb, Ariyah, Liam, Gracen, Ivanna, and Jude; as well as his brothers: Arthur (Karen), Allan (Flo), Gordon (Anne), Bill (Donelda) & their families.
John pastored churches in Kenilworth, St. Catharines, Smooth Rock Falls, Drayton, Hagersville, Vittoria, & Hamilton. He established Christian Schools in Ancaster & Toronto. Dr. Tobey served as Vice President of Canada Christian College where he taught Systematic Theology, Hebrew, Greek, etc. for 46 years. He established a Christian retreat centre & food bank on his 288 acre buffalo farm near Cayuga."
(https://owensoundsuntimes.remembering.ca/obituary/rev-dr-john-tobey-1080792600)
Note: " ... Gordon (Anne) ..." must refer to Grodon and Anne Tobey of Brighton. This means that John is a brother of Gordon, so Gordon is son of John Lawrence Tobey.

     Arthur Knill was born circa 1875; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Margaret Grace Knill and John Lawrence Tobey.¹ He married Annie Kneale circa 1900; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Margaret Grace Knill and John Lawrence Tobey.¹

     Annie Kneale was born circa 1875; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Margaret Grace Knill and John Lawrence Tobey.¹ She married Arthur Knill circa 1900; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Margaret Grace Knill and John Lawrence Tobey.¹ As of circa 1900,her married name was Knill.¹