Person Page - 3806

     Virginia L. Hesler was born in 1908 at Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, U.S.A; Date 1908 & location New York per 1910 US Fed Census.¹ She appeared on the census of 15 April 1910 at 33 Emmett St., Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, U.S.A; Age 2 at 1910 US Fed Census: see Clarence L. Hesler.¹

     William Malcolm Palmer was born on 2 September 1881 at Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#021737: Name: William Malcolm Palmer; Date: Sep 2 1881; Parents: David E. Palmer & Mary A. McDonald; Inf.: David E. Palmer, shoemaker, Colborne; Reg'd.: Dec 2 1881; Phys.: R. Thorburn; Reg'r.: Geo. Keyes, Colborne (Ontario Birth Registration, #021737-1881, ancecstry.ca.)²

     Mary Louise Dunning was born on 4 December 1859 at Trenton, Hastngs Co., Canada West; Date 1859 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date Dec 4 1859 & locaiton Trenton per family tree of sbunn126 on ancestry.ca, Dec 12 2022.^1,3 She lived on 27 December 1876 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Seymour Twp. per marriage reg'n. - William Runnells.² As of 27 December 1876,her married name was Runnells.¹ She married William Runnells, son of William Runnells and Merrills ?, on 27 December 1876 at Hastings, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007546: Groom: William Runnels; Age: 25; Res.: Seymour Twp; Born: England; Status: widower; Occ.: carpenter; Parents: William & Merrill Runnels; Bride: Mary Louise Dunning; Age: 18; Res.: Seymour Twp; Born: Cda; Status: spinster; Parents: Joseph & Didama Dunning; Wit.: H.Abernethy, Seymour Twp. & Carrie Sharp, Brighton Twp; Date: Dec 27 1876; Place: Hastings, Northumberland Co; Rel.: Bilble Christian; Performed by: Rev. Wm. Woodsworth; Reg'r.: John Sharpe, Hastings (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007546-1876, ancestry.ca) Date Dec 27 1876 & location Hastings Co. per family tree of sbunn126 on ancestry.ca, Dec 12 2022.^1,4 Mary Louise Dunning appeared on the census of 7 April 1891 at Campbellford, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 32 at 1891 Census: see William Runnals.³ She died on 19 April 1936 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, at age 76; per family tree of sbunn126 on ancestry.ca, Dec 12 2022.¹

     Joseph Dunning was born circa 1835; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Mary Louise Dunning and William Runnells.¹ He married Didama Lawson circa 1856; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Mary Louise Dunning and William Runnells.¹

     Didama Lawson was born circa 1835; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Mary Louise Dunning and William Runnells.¹ She married Joseph Dunning circa 1856; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Mary Louise Dunning and William Runnells.¹ As of circa 1856,her married name was Dunning.¹

     William Runnells was born circa 1820; per marriage reg'n. of son William Runnells and Mary Louise Dunning.¹ He married Merrills ? circa 1845; per marriage reg'n. of son William Runnells and Mary Louise Dunning.¹

     Merrills ? was born circa 1820; per marriage reg'n. of son William Runnells and Mary Louise Dunning.¹ She married William Runnells circa 1845; per marriage reg'n. of son William Runnells and Mary Louise Dunning.¹ As of circa 1845,her married name was Runnells.¹

     Clarence S. Runnells was born on 16 August 1889 at Cambellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Jul 1889 per CemSearch - age 23y 6m at death Jan 26 1913. Date 1890 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date Aug 16 1889 & location Campbellford per family tree of sbun126 on ancestry.ca, Dec 12 2022.^1,2,3 He appeared on the census of 7 April 1891 at Campbellford, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1891 Census: see William Runnals.³ He married Louise Agnes Brazill on 24 December 1907 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; per family tree of sbun126 on ancestry.ca, Dec 12 2022.¹ Clarence S. Runnells died on 26 January 1913 at Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 23; "Top is cut off) .. ing of Clarence, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Runnells, at the age of 23 years. Deceased had been ailing for some time but only for the past few months was his condition considered serious. He is survived by a widow and child. Clarence was well known here and was a favorite with his associates. Besides his sorrowing parents, two sisters, Mrs. Harry Lawson, Brighton, and Mrs. Stimers, Toronto, also survive. The funeral took place on Tuesday afternoon, service being conducted by the Rev. W. B. Tucker. The Ancient Order of Foresters, of which deceased was a member, had charge of the proceedings. We sympathize with the bereaved ones in their sorrow." from pg. 018 of Newspaper Clippings, a collection donated by Shawnee Spencer to the Brighton Digital Archives, 2022.


Date Jan 26 1913 per CemSearch. Date Jan 26 1913 & location Campbellford per family tree of sbun126 on ancestry.ca, Dec 12 2022.^1,2,4 He was buried on 28 January 1913 at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Clarence S. Runnells; Born: - ; ;Died: Jan 26 1913; Age: 23y 6m; ID: CAMPMP1414; Other names: Runnells, Louise ( -1910); Cemetery: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Church St., Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Sec C Plot 54; Note: Husband of Louise (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=CAMPMP1414%5E1.)²

     Louise Agnes Brazill was born on 9 July 1887 at Blandford Twp., Brighton, Oxford Co., Ontario; per family tree of sbun126 on ancestry.ca, Dec 12 2022.¹ As of 24 December 1907,her married name was Runnells.¹ She married Clarence S. Runnells, son of William Runnells and Mary Louise Dunning, on 24 December 1907 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; per family tree of sbun126 on ancestry.ca, Dec 12 2022.¹ Louise Agnes Brazill died on 22 January 1910 at Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 22; per family tree of sbun126 on ancestry.ca, Dec 12 2022.¹ She was buried on 24 January 1910 at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Louise Runnells; Born: - ; ;Died: Jan 22 1910; Age: 23y; ID: CAMPMP1414; Other names: Runnells, Clarence S. ( -1913); Cemetery: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Church St., Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Sec C Plot 54; Note: Wife of Clarence S. Runnells. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=CAMPMP1414%5E0.)²

     Velma Minnie Eileen Runnells was born on 26 June 1908 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of sbun126 on ancestry.ca, Dec 12 2022.¹ She died in 1953 at Hattiesburg, Forrest Co., Mississippi, U.S.A; per family tree of sbun126 on ancestry.ca, Dec 12 2022.¹

     George Albertus Cox was born on 7 May 1840 at Cramahe Twp., Colborne, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date May 7 1840 & location Colborne, Northumberland Co. per FindaGrave. Date 1840 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1840 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date May 7 1840 & location Cramahe Twp. per family tree of teenamara on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2022.^1,2,3,4 He appeared on the census of 1852 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 11 at 1851 Census: see Edward Cox.¹ He "Of English parentage, George Cox was educated in the public and grammar schools of Colborne. He went to work there in 1856 as an operator for the Montreal Telegraph Company... " Michael Bliss, "COX, GEORGE ALBERTUS," (Michael Blis, "Cox, George Albertus", in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed December 13, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cox_george_albertus_14E.html)
"At the age of sixteen he began his commercial activities by becoming a telegraph operator with the Montreal Telegraph Company." from pg. 018 of Newspaper Clippings, a collection donated by Shawnee Spencer to the Brighton Digital Archives, 2022.
Note: I wonder if he was hired by William Weller who owned this company for a time around this time??? (Dan Buchanan, Dec 13 2022) in 1856 at Colborne, Northumberland Co., Canada West.^5,6 He lived in 1858 at Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Canada West; "Montreal Telegraph Company, which made him its Peterborough agent two years later." (Michael Bliss, "COX, GEORGE ALBERTUS," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed December 13, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cox_george_albertus_14E.html.)⁶ He "He also sold stationery, dabbled in photography, served as a travel and express agent, and in 1861 added an agency for the Canada Life Assurance Company, then based in Hamilton. Cox later said that on the day he became a Canada Life agent, he planned on becoming the company’s president." (Michael Bliss, "COX, GEORGE ALBERTUS," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed December 13, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cox_george_albertus_14E.html) in 1861 at Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Canada West.⁶ He lived on 28 May 1862 at Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Canada West; Residence Peterborough per marriage register - Margaret Hopkins.⁷ He married Margaret Hopkins, daughter of Daniel Hopkins and Jane ?, on 28 May 1862 at Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: George Albertus Cox; Age: 22; Res.: Peterborough; Born: Colborne; Parents: Edward & Jane Cox; Bride: Margaret Hopkins; Age: 18; Res.: Peterborough; Born: Cda; Parents: Daniel & Jane Hopkins; Date: May 28 1862; Place: Peterborough Co; MF: 1030063 (Ontario Marriage Registers, ancestry.ca.)⁷ George Albertus Cox appeared on the census of April 1871 at Peterborough, Peterborough West Co., Ontario; Age 31 at 1871 Census: Cox, George A., 31, b. Ont., Eng., WM, General Agent, married; Margaret, 26, b. Ont., Irish, WM, married; Emma J., 9; Edward W., 7; Frederick G., 5; Mary, 3; Miller, William, 18, b. Ont., Irish, clerk, single; Cox, Mary, 18, b. Ont., Eng., WM, single (1871 Census: Town of Peterborough, Peterborough West Co., dist. 56, sub-dist. C-1, pg. 81, line 19 - ancestry.ca.)⁴ He "Between 1872 and 1886 he served seven one-year terms as mayor of Peterborough .. " (Michael Bliss, "COX, GEORGE ALBERTUS," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed December 13, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cox_george_albertus_14E.html) between 1872 and 1886 at Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario.⁶ He " ... but he failed narrowly to be elected as a Liberal to the Ontario legislature in 1875 and to the dominion parliament in 1887." (Michael Bliss, "COX, GEORGE ALBERTUS," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed December 13, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cox_george_albertus_14E.html) in 1875 at Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario.⁶ He "In 1878 he became president of the fledgling Midland Railway, and he was instrumental in reorganizing, completing, and in 1883 leasing the system to the Grand Trunk." (Michael Bliss, "COX, GEORGE ALBERTUS," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed December 13, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cox_george_albertus_14E.html) in 1878 at Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario.⁶ He "In 1884 Cox invested substantial profits from his railway ventures in founding the Central Canada Loan and
Savings Company and several subsidiary mortgage loan operations in Peterborough. Two years later he was invited to join the board of directors of the Toronto-based Canadian Bank of Commerce. He invested heavily in the stock of both the bank and Canada Life." in 1884 at Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario.⁶ He "He was a devoted Methodist, contributing generously
to local churches, working to build Methodist institutions, and campaigning vigorously for temperance during the
Scott Act referendum of 1885 in Peterborough." (Michael Bliss, "COX, GEORGE ALBERTUS," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed December 13, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cox_george_albertus_14E.html) in 1885 at Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario.⁶ He " ... but he failed narrowly to be elected as a Liberal to the Ontario legislature in 1875 and to the dominion parliament in 1887." (Michael Bliss, "COX, GEORGE ALBERTUS," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed December 13, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cox_george_albertus_14E.html) in 1886 at Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario.⁶ He lived in 1888 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; "Cox moved to Toronto in 1888, probably because of the convenience of handling his business network from the province’s main commercial centre, and possibly also because Scott Act supporters were distinctly unpopular in Peterborough." (Michael Bliss, "COX, GEORGE ALBERTUS," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed December 13, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cox_george_albertus_14E.html.)⁶ He "Cox’s insurance agencies and mortgage loan companies were eventually managed by his three sons (Edward William, Frederick George, and Herbert Coplin) and his son-in-law Alfred Ernest Ames*. In 1889 Ames founded a stock brokerage firm in Toronto; most of its business must have been trading for Cox, who guaranteed Ames’s credit at the Bank of Commerce." in 1889 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario.⁶ He "In 1890 he was elected president of the Bank of Commerce, which soon began a period of dynamic growth under the leadership of its brilliant general manager, Byron Edmund Walker." (Michael Bliss, "COX, GEORGE ALBERTUS," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed December 13, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cox_george_albertus_14E.html) in 1890 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario.⁶ He "In 1896 the newly elected government of Wilfrid Laurier appointed Cox to the Senate, where he was usually inactive." (Michael Bliss, "COX, GEORGE ALBERTUS," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed December 13, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cox_george_albertus_14E.html) in 1896 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario.⁶ He "George was called to the Senate of Canada in 1896." per FindaGrave. in 1896 at Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario.³ He "The Cox companies formed an identifiable financial family, with intimately interlocking boards, routine and significant inter-firm transactions, and heavy reliance on a managerial/directorial group related to Cox by ties of blood, marriage, religion, or old home town. The network included two fire-insurance companies of which Cox was president, British America Assurance and Western Assurance, and it
continued to expand with the founding of Imperial Life Assurance in 1897, National Trust in 1898, and Dominion Securities, a bond-trading company, in 1901. A number of the young men who got their start in Cox companies, such as William Thomas White*, Edward Rogers Wood*, James Henry Gundy*, and Edward Robert Peacock*, went on to outstanding careers in politics and finance. In 1898 Cox also briefly held a controlling interest in Manufacturers’ Life and the Temperance and General Life Assurance Company." (Michael Bliss, "COX, GEORGE ALBERTUS," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed December 13, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cox_george_albertus_14E.html) in 1898 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario.⁶ He "A lifelong Liberal, Cox was one of the group that had bought the Toronto Globe in the 1880s [see Robert Jaffray], and also of the consortium that purchased and reorganized the Toronto Evening Star in 1899." (Michael Bliss, "COX, GEORGE ALBERTUS," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed December 13, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cox_george_albertus_14E.html) in 1899 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario.⁶ He "In Toronto Cox was a pillar of Sherbourne Street Methodist Church, which became known as the “Millionaires’ Church” because of the prominence of wealthy businessmen such as Cox, Ames, Harris Henry Fudger, Albert Edward Kemp*, and Joseph Wesley Flavelle*, an occasional Cox protégé who had also emigrated from Peterborough. For many years Cox was president of the Ontario Ladies’ College in Whitby,
Ont., and bursar of Victoria College,the Methodist component of the University of Toronto. He continued to be an active temperance worker, and was a generous supporter of church organizations, the Toronto General Hospital, and other worthy causes." (Michael Bliss, "COX, GEORGE ALBERTUS," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed December 13, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cox_george_albertus_14E.html) circa 1900 at Sherbourne Street Methodist Church, Toronto, York Co., Ontario.⁶ He "During the early 1890s Cox moved to gain effective control of Canada Life. He accumulated all the shares he could and forced his way onto its board in 1892, at the cost of considerable resentment by other shareholders and directors. In 1899 Cox, who owned or controlled close to a 50 per cent interest, was instrumental in persuading the board to move Canada Life’s head office to Toronto, another step in the centralization of commercial and financial power in Ontario’s Queen City. Cox became president and general manager of Canada Life in 1900. As president of
the Bank of Commerce and the Central Canada Savings and Loan in that year, he was the man at the centre of one of the country’s most important financial networks, controlling the placement of more than $70 million in assets." (Michael Bliss, "COX, GEORGE ALBERTUS," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed December 13, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cox_george_albertus_14E.html) in 1900 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario.⁶ He In 1903–4 his name was put forward by Laurier for a knighthood, but Governor General Lord Minto [Elliot] was cool to the proposal. “Cox I had always doubts about,” he wrote, “it was purely a political recommendation as a wealthy Govt. supporter.” (Michael Bliss, "COX, GEORGE ALBERTUS," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed December 13, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cox_george_albertus_14E.html) in 1903 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario.⁶ He lived on 14 April 1909 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Residence Toronto per marriaage reg'n. - Amy Gertrude Sterling.⁸ He married Amy Gertrude Sterling, daughter of Walter Sterling and Jane ?, on 14 April 1909 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#001894: Groom: George A. Cox; Age: 68; Res.: Toronto; Status: widower; Occ.: Senator of Canada; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Edward William Cox & Jane Tanner; Bride: Amy Gertrude Sterling; Age: 34?; Res.: Toronto; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Walter Sterling & Lucy Foster; Wit.: E.W. Cox & I.M. Sterling, Toronto; Date: Apr 14 1909; Place: Toronto; Performed by: George Jackson; Reg'd.: Apr 23 1909 (Ontario Marriage Registration, #001894-1909, ancestry.ca.)⁹ George Albertus Cox died on 16 January 1914 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, at age 73; Death Reg'n.#001184: Name: George Albertus Cox; Date: Jan 16 1914; Age: 73y 8m; Res.: 439 Sherbourne St., Toronto; Born: Cda; Status: married; Parents: Edward Cox & Jane Tanner; Cause: arterio sclerosis, some months, cerebral anaemia 2 days; Phys.: John L. Davison, 20 Charles St., Toronto; Inf.: F.W. Matthews, 235 Spadina Ave., Toronto; Reg'd.: Jan 17 1914 (Ontario Death Registration, #001184-1914, ancestry.ca)
"(1914 is written at top) PETERBROUGH IN MORNING TO-DAY FOR LATE SENATOR; From a Staff Correspondent. Peterboro, Ont., Jan. 16. General regret was expressed here to-day on receipt of news of the death of Senator Cox. In every office and on the street could be heard the inquiry "Did you hear of the death of Senator Cox?" This with many of the stories related as to the work of the late Senator Indicated the esteem in which he was held by those who were closely acquainted with his work in the city. Senator Cox started in Peterboro in a very humble way. Many storied are told of his early life and his first-business ventures. He was from the first a man of dominant personality. Was a Messenger Boy. It has been said that at one time peddled pins. He was certainly "Chore" or messenger boy at one time in this city, and afterwards became a telegraph operator and from that worked his way to the forefront the business world and became a great power in the district. Many of the older citizens have personal recollections of the late Senator and all express their regret upon his passing, but there is feeling that his work was completed and that all the business concerns with which he was connected were so well managed that his death will not effect any change in their management.
Was Prominent Methodist. Magistrate Dumble spoke in highest terms of the late Senator. He remarked that he was always closely sociated with the membership of the Methodist Church and a loyal and liberal supporter of that body. "As a citizen," said Mr. Dumble, "he was always progressive and incessant in his efforts to advance the Interests of this city. He was ambitious but always accomplished his purpose by honorable methods and was prudent to excess. He thought out his plans with great care and being satisfied as to the course, pursued it with great tenacity, and he rarely if ever made a mistake.
Overhauled Midland Hallway. "When he began buying property, it was contract city property and productive and always enabled him to meet his liabilities. When the Midland Hallway was under mismanagement, and It was necessary to have a thorough business man at it s head, Mr. Cox was appointed President. He took up the active management and gave assiduous labor to the work, put up his own credit, obtained money, improved the railway and settled all the debts of the company. How He Won Fortune. He purchased large quantities of railway bonds and so improved and increased the business that bonds which had been bought at twelve and one half cents on the dollar rose to par and this was the foundation of his fortune. From that day to this he has gained and occupied a high position in financial concerns. He had an extraordinary grasp of finance, he Insisted upon first-class bookkeeping and audits. For the last two years he has been arranging all his business matters, so that they are now under the ablest management." Brough Manufacturers to City. Mr. T. O. Bradburn spoke of Senator Cox as a public-spirited man who has spent his best days in the upbuilding of the town. He was ever on the lookout for manufacturers who me encouraged to locate in the district. Many other friends of the late Senator expressed themselves in similar terms. Among whom were Mr. W.G. Morrow, ex-Mayor Bradburn, Mr. Kendry, Mr. Collins, Mr. A.E. Peek M.P.P., and Mr. R. J. Winch." from pg. 018 of Newspaper Clippings, a collection donated by Shawnee Spencer to the Brighton Digital Archives, 2022.
Date Jan 16 1914 & location Toronto per family tree of teenamara on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2022.^2,5,10 He was buried on 18 January 1914 at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: George Albertus Cox; BIRTH: 7 May 1840, Colborne, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 16 Jan 1914 (aged 73), Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; PLOT: #81, plot 2, lot 8; MEMORIAL ID: 79219105; Note: eorge was called to the Senate of Canada in 1896. Senator Cox passed away at his residence 439 Sherbourne Street. Total of sixteen people have been interred in the Cox mausoleum, including the Senator's two wives, Margaret (D 1905), and Amy (d 1915), the senator's children, plus financier A.E. Ames, the senator's son-in-law and husband of daughter Mary. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79219105/george-albertus-cox?_gl=1*etiq16*_ga*MTM2OTMxODYxNS4xNjM1ODgwODE4*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY3MDk2OTU0Ny4zNDAuMS4xNjcwOTcxMjY0LjUxLjAuMA..)³

     Aaron A. Cox was born on 28 July 1842 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1843 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1842 & location Colborne per marriage reg'n. - Emma Jane (Pearce) Boucher. Date Jul 28 1842 & location Cramahe Twp. per family tree of teenamara on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2022.^1,2,3 He appeared on the census of 1852 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 8 at 1851 Census: see Edward Cox.¹ He lived on 3 September 1873 at Lindsay, Victoria Co., Ontario; Residence Lindsay per marriage reg'n. - Emma Jane (Pearce) Boucher.³ He married Emma Jane Pearce, daughter of Timothy Pearce and Lucinda ?, on 3 September 1873 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#001478: Groom: Aaron A. Cox; Age: 31; Res.: Lindsay; Born: Colborne; Status: widower; Occ.: Express & Telegraph agent; Parents: Edward W. & Jane Cox; Bride: Emma Jane Boucher; Age: 21; Res.: Peterboro; Born: Norwood; Status: widow; Parents: Timothy & Lucinda Pearce; Wit.: Edward & Emily Cox, both of Cramahe Twp; Date: Sep 3 1873; Place: Cramahe Twp; Rel.: - ; Performed by: Peter M. Duncan; Reg'd.: Sep 3 1873 (Ontario Marriage Registration, #001478-1873, ancestry.ca.)⁴ Aaron A. Cox died on 17 December 1904 at Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario, at age 62; per family tree of teenamara on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2022.²

     William Church Cox was born on 26 October 1836 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of teenamara on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2022.¹ He died on 30 October 1836 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of teenamara on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2022.¹

     James Cox died on 11 March 1838 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of teenamara on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2022.¹ He was born on 11 March 1838 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of teenamara on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2022.¹

     Hannah Cox was born on 7 March 1839 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of teenamara on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2022.¹ She died on 13 March 1839 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of teenamara on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2022.¹

     Martha Cox was born on 19 March 1845 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; per family tree of teenamara on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2022.¹ She died on 23 March 1845 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; per family tree of teenamara on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2022.¹

     Emma Jane Pearce was born in 1852 at Norwood, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1852 & location Norwood per marriage reg'n. - Aaron A. Cox.¹ As of circa 1868,her married name was Boucher.¹ She married ? Boucher circa 1868; per marriage reg'n. of Emma Jane (Pearce) Boucher & Aaron A. Cox.¹ Emma Jane Pearce lived on 3 September 1873 at Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Residence Peterborough per marriage reg'n. - Aaron A. Cox.¹ As of 3 September 1873,her married name was Cox.¹ She married Aaron A. Cox, son of Edward William Cox and Jane Tanner, on 3 September 1873 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#001478: Groom: Aaron A. Cox; Age: 31; Res.: Lindsay; Born: Colborne; Status: widower; Occ.: Express & Telegraph agent; Parents: Edward W. & Jane Cox; Bride: Emma Jane Boucher; Age: 21; Res.: Peterboro; Born: Norwood; Status: widow; Parents: Timothy & Lucinda Pearce; Wit.: Edward & Emily Cox, both of Cramahe Twp; Date: Sep 3 1873; Place: Cramahe Twp; Rel.: - ; Performed by: Peter M. Duncan; Reg'd.: Sep 3 1873 (Ontario Marriage Registration, #001478-1873, ancestry.ca.)²

     Timothy Pearce was born circa 1820; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Emma Jane (Pearce) Boucher & Aaron A. Cox.¹ He married Lucinda ? circa 1845; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Emma Jane (Pearce) Boucher & Aaron A. Cox.¹

     Lucinda ? was born circa 1820; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Emma Jane (Pearce) Boucher & Aaron A. Cox.¹ She married Timothy Pearce circa 1845; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Emma Jane (Pearce) Boucher & Aaron A. Cox.¹ As of circa 1845,her married name was Pearce.¹

     ? Boucher was born circa 1850; per marriage reg'n. of Emma Jane (Pearce) Boucher & Aaron A. Cox.¹ He married Emma Jane Pearce, daughter of Timothy Pearce and Lucinda ?, circa 1868; per marriage reg'n. of Emma Jane (Pearce) Boucher & Aaron A. Cox.¹ ? Boucher died circa 1872; per marriage reg'n. of Emma Jane (Pearce) Boucher & Aaron A. Cox.¹

     William Church Cox was born on 15 September 1807 at England; per family tree of teenamara on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2022.¹ He married Charlotte Steel circa 1830 at Upper Canada; per family tree of teenamara on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2022.¹ William Church Cox appeared on the census of 1839 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1839 Census: William Cox Jr; 2 males under 16, 1 male over 16, 2 females over 16, 1 females under 16; (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Cramahe Twp.)² He appeared on the census of 1848 at Conc 4 Lot 24, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1848 Census: William Cox; Conc 4, Lot 24, occ., non-prop; farmer (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Cramahe Twp.)² He appeared on the census of 1850 at Conc 4 Lot 24, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: William Cox; Conc 4, Lot 24, occ., non-prop; Total: 7 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Cramahe Twp.)² He died on 25 March 1883 at Center Point, Washington, Linn Co., Iowa, U.S.A., at age 75; per family tree of teenamara on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2022.¹

     Charlotte Steel was born in 1811 at Upper Canada; per family tree of teenamara on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2022.¹ She married William Church Cox, son of William Cox and Sarah Church, circa 1830 at Upper Canada; per family tree of teenamara on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2022.¹ As of circa 1845,her married name was Cox.¹

     James Monroe Cox was born in 1846 at Canada West; per family tree of teenamara on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2022.¹

     George Cox was born in 1813 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of teenamara on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2022.¹

     Martha Ann Cox died in 1815 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of teenamara on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2022.¹ She was born in 1815 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of teenamara on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2022.¹

     Aaron Cox was born on 13 May 1816 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of teenamara on ancestry.ca, Dec 13 2022.¹

     William Cox was born in 1836 at Upper Canada; Date 1837 & location CW per 1861 Census. Date 1836 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^1,2 He appeared on the census of 1852 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 15 at 1851 Census: see John Cox.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 24 at 1861 Census: see John Cox.²

     Henry Cox was born in 1839 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1843 & location CW per 1861 Census. Date 1839 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^1,2 He appeared on the census of 1852 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 12 at 1851 Census: see John Cox.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 18 at 1861 Census; see John Cox.²

     Margaret Hopkins was born in 1844 at Canada West; Date May 28 1862 & location Peterborough per FindaGrave - this is obviously the marriage info, no her birth. Date 1845 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1844 & location Cda. per marriage register - George Albertus Cox.^1,2,3 She lived on 28 May 1862 at Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Canada West; Residence Peterborough per marriage regiseter - George Albertus Cox.¹ As of 28 May 1862,her married name was Cox.¹ She married George Albertus Cox, son of Edward William Cox and Jane Tanner, on 28 May 1862 at Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: George Albertus Cox; Age: 22; Res.: Peterborough; Born: Colborne; Parents: Edward & Jane Cox; Bride: Margaret Hopkins; Age: 18; Res.: Peterborough; Born: Cda; Parents: Daniel & Jane Hopkins; Date: May 28 1862; Place: Peterborough Co; MF: 1030063 (Ontario Marriage Registers, ancestry.ca.)¹ Margaret Hopkins appeared on the census of April 1871 at Peterborough, Peterborough West Co., Ontario; Age 26 at 1871 Census: see George A. Cox.³ She died on 22 January 1905 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Date Jan 22 1905 & location Toronto per FindaGrave.² She was buried on 25 January 1905 at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Cox Mausoleum, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Margaret Hopkins Cox; BIRTH: 28 May 1862, Peterborough, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 22 Jan 1905 (aged 42), Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; PLOT: Plot 2, lot 8; MEMORIAL ID: 79219228; Note: First wife of Senator George Albertus Cox. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79219228/margaret-cox.)²

     Daniel Hopkins was born circa 1810; per marriage register of dau. Margaret Hopkins & George Albertus Cox.¹ He married Jane ? circa 1840; per marriage register of dau. Margaret Hopkins & George Albertus Cox.¹