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Martha Lepher was born on 2 September 1804 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.¹ She was born on 2 September 1804 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was born on 3 September 1804 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.² She and Joseph Dennis were married in 1822 in Humberstone, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada.³ She and Joseph Dennis were married in 1822 in Humberstone, Welland, Ontario, Canada. She and Joseph Dennis were married in 1822 in Humberstone, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada.³ She died on 2 April 1873, at age 68, in South Dorchester Township, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.¹ She died on 2 April 1873, at age 68, in South Dorchester, Elgin, Ontario, Canada. She died on 3 April 1873, at age 68, in South Dorchester Township, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.² She was buried in Old Springfield Pioneer Cemetery (aka Kinsey Burying Grounds), Springfield, Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.^4,1 She was buried in Old Springfield Pioneer Cemetery (AKA Kinsey Burying Ground), Malahide, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.⁵

DENNIS, MARTHA
1804 - 1873
In memory of Martha Dennis who departed this life Apr 2, 1873. Aged 68 yrs 7 mos. Then the just shall return to the earth as it was.

Nancy Dennis was born on 14 November 1824 in Humberstone, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada.¹ She was born on 14 November 1824 in Humberstone Township., Welland, Niagara District, Upper Canada. She and George E. Neff were married in 1846 in Elgin, Ontario, Canada.¹ She and George E. Neff were married in 1846 in Elgin Co., London District, Upper Canada West. She and George E. Neff were married in 1846 in Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.¹ She died on 6 September 1898, at age 73, in South Dorchester, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.^1,2 She was buried in Springfield (Kinsey Burying Ground-Lot 29), Con 10, 52412 Pressey Line, Springfield, Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.^3,2

1871 Census of Canada
Schedule No. 1.- Nominal Return of the LIving
Province: Ontario
District No. 6 East Elgin
Sub-District No. D South Dorchester, Division No. 1
Page 46
Houses Inhabited: 169
Families: 178
Line: 14-20

Names: NEFF, GEORGE
Sex: M
Age: 46
Country or Province of Birth: O
Religion: Mennonite
Origin: Dutch
Profession, Occupation, or Trade: Farmer
Married or Widowed: M

Names: NEFF, NANCY
Sex: F
Age: 46
Country or Province of Birth: O
Religion: Mennonite
Origin: Dutch
Profession, Occupation, or Trade: -
Married or Widowed: M

Names: NEFF, ISAAC
Sex: M
Age: 21
Country or Province of Birth: O
Religion: Mennonite
Origin: Dutch
Profession, Occupation, or Trade: Farmer
Married or Widowed: -

Names: NEFF, MARTHA A.
Sex: F
Age: 19
Country or Province of Birth: O
Religion: Mennonite
Origin: Dutch
Married or Widowed: -

Names: NEFF, CAROLINE
Sex: F
Age: 15
Country or Province of Birth: O
Religion: Mennonite
Origin: Dutch

Names: NEFF, JAMES
Sex: M
Age: 12
Country or Province of Birth: O
Religion: Mennonite
Origin: Dutch
Going to school: y

Names: NEFF, NANCY J.
Sex: F
Age: 5
Country or Province of Birth: O
Religion: Mennonite
Origin: Dutch
Going to school: y
______________________________

1881 Census of Canada
NA Film Number: C-13266
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009
CENSUS 1881
Province: Ontario
District No. 163 [Elgin East]
S. District No. Township of South Dorchester
Page 35
Houses Inhabited: 204
Families: 204
Line: 12-19

Names: NEFF, GEORGE
Sex: M
Age: 57
Country or Province of Birth: O
Religion: Mennonite
Origin: German
Profession, Occupation, or Trade: Farmer
Married or Widowed: M

Names: NEFF, NANCY
Sex: F
Age: 56
Country or Province of Birth: O
Religion: Mennonite
Origin: German
Profession, Occupation, or Trade: -
Married or Widowed: M

Names: NEFF, ISAAC
Sex: M
Age: 30
Country or Province of Birth: O
Religion: Mennonite
Origin: German
Profession, Occupation, or Trade: Farmer
Married or Widowed: M
Infirmities/Unsound Mind: y *

Names: WILLIAMS, M. MARGARET * [daughter, Mary Margaret Neff]
Sex: F
Age: 28
Country or Province of Birth: O
Religion: Mennonite
Origin: German
Profession, Occupation, or Trade: -
Married or Widowed: M

Names: WILLIAMS, NANCY
Sex: F
Age: 14
Country or Province of Birth: O
Religion: Mennonite
Origin: German

Names: WILLIAMS, JAMES
Sex: M
Age: 13
Country or Province of Birth: O
Religion: Mennonite
Origin: German
Going to School: y

Names: WILLIAMS, GEORGE
Sex: M
Age: 8
Country or Province of Birth: O
Religion: Mennonite
Origin: German
Going to School: y

Names: WILLIAMS, N. SUSAN
Sex: F
Age: 7
Country or Province of Birth: O
Religion: Mennonite
Origin: German
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SPRINGFIELD CEMETERY
also known as
Kinsey Burying Ground
Lot 29
Concession 10
52412 Pressey Line
Malahide Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada
Gravestone Inscriptions
Ontario Genealogical Society, Elgin County Branch

180. Grey marble, willow.
In / memory of / Abraham / son of George & / Nancy NEFF / who died / July 23, 1853 / aged 3 yrs / & 8 m /

181. White marble, hand.
In memory of / George E. / son of Geo & Nancy / NEFF / died Aug. 10, 1859 / AE 6 ms & 22 ds / Beneath this stone in sweet repose / Here lies a mother’s dearest pride / A flower that scarce awoke to life / And light & beauty ere it died /

200. Grey sandstone, pulpit style, on cement base.
In memory of / George NEFF / who died / June 6, 1897 / aged 73 years / Nancy / wife of the above / died Sept. 6, 1898 / aged 73 years /.

Charlotte Neff was born on 3 November 1853 in South Dorchester Township, Elgin, London District, Ontario, Canada.¹ She and Edward Sivyer were married on 22 May 1869 in South Dorchester, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.² She died on 10 May 1931, at age 77, in Bayham Township, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.¹ She was buried in Eden Baptist Cemetery, Eden, Bayham, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.¹

From Grace Noad's notes:
Charlotte Neff was a fifth generation Canadian and of the third generation of the family to be in Elgin County. Her grandfather, Jacob Neff, moved his family from Humberstone Township in the Niagara Peninsula to South Dorchester Township near Springfield in the 1830's. Jacob's grandfather had come to Humberstone from Lancaster, Pennsylvania in the late 1700's. The family was originally from Switzerland and were of the Mennonite faith. Charlotte's mother Nancy Dennis also had her roots in Humberstone and earlier in Pennsylvania. The Dennis family were Quakers.

Edward Sivyer was born on 19 April 1842 in Oakville, Halton, Ontario, Canada.¹ He and Charlotte Neff were married on 22 May 1869 in South Dorchester, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.² He died on 30 July 1938, at age 96, in Ingersoll, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.¹ He was buried on 2 August 1938 Eden Cemetery, Eden, Bayham, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.³

From Grace Noad's notes:
Edward Sivyer obtained the Deed to Con. 12, Lot 27 Dereham from the Canada Co. on 12 March 1870 and lived there from his marriage until 1897 when Harry, his youngest child, was 2 years old. In 1897 he sold his farm to his sister's husband, Martin Purdy, and moved to the 9th concession of Bayham. His first farm although in Oxford County was near Springfield in Elgin. He was a member of the Orange Lodge and attended meetings at Guysboro. When he died Aunt Letty was the only one left of that family of twelve.

The death of Edward Sivyer, of Eden, occurred early Saturday morning at the home of his son H. A. Sivyer, Victoria Street, Ingersoll. He was 96 years of age. He is survived by two sons, Ted, of Eden and Harold, of Ingersoll, and three daughters, Mrs. Ida Best of Chatham, Mrs. John Berdan, of Vienna and Mrs. Catherine Argent of Woodstock. A sister, Mrs. Letty Reagh, of Jackson, MI Also survives. The funeral was conducted at the H. A. Ostrander Funeral Home on Monday afternoon. In charge of the services were Rev. H. D. Moore of Eden, Rev. G. S. Hammond of Straffordville, and T. E. Touzeau of Tillsonburg. Deceased was the oldest Orangeman in Ontario, and the service at the grave was in charge of the Guysboro L.O.L. No. 556. During the service at the funeral home Mrs. W. McKay and N. D. Stilwell sang an appropriate duet, Mrs. Stilwell accompanying. Interment was in Eden Baptist Cemetery.

Harold Acil (Harry) Sivyer was born on 8 March 1895 in Dereham Township, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.¹ He and Vera Lillian Claudia Gerhard were married on 12 October 1918 in Ingersoll, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.^2,3 He died on 14 October 1961, at age 66, in Ingersoll, Oxford, Ontario, Canada. He was buried on 17 October 1961 in Harris Street Cemetery, Ingersoll, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.^4,5

Harold Acil (Harry) Sivyer was a Caretaker in Morrow Screw and Nut Company.⁶ Harold Sivyer was usually called Harry. He went to public and continuation school at Eden. He worked for some time in Chatham at Grey Dort Motors. He latter moved to Ingersoll, where he worked at the John Morrow Co. He studied at night to become a tool maker and worked at that trade until shortly before his death. He played the violin and during the Depression played at dances with a small orchestra. He joined First Baptist Church in Ingersoll and was active in the Men's Four Square Class. He was Sunday School Superintendent for a time and also sang in the choir. He was an ardent Naturalist and was particularly interested in birds. At one time he wrote a bird column for the Woodstock-Ingersoll Sentinel Review.

London FREE PRESS, Mon., OCT. 16, 1961:
SIVYER - Harold Sivyer, 66, of Ingersoll, died Saturday while at work as a caretaker at Morrow Screw and Nut Co. Ingersoll resident for 45 years. Survivors: wife Former Vera Gerhard; daughter Mrs. Nelson (Grace) Noad of RR 3, Dorchester; son Donald, Salford. Service at the McBeath Funeral Home, Ingersoll, 3:30 p.m. tomorrow.

Grace Lenore Sivyer was born on 11 October 1919 in Ingersoll, Oxford, Ontario, Canada. She and Nelson Victor Noad were married on 23 May 1942 in Ingersoll, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.¹ She died on 4 April 2008, at age 88, in Ingersoll, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.² She was buried on 8 April 2008 in Harris Street Cemetery, Ingersoll, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.^2,3

Grace Lenore Sivyer was educated in Toronto Conservatory of Music.⁴ She was a Piano and Theory Teacher.⁴ Grace attended the schools in Ingersoll and also studied music and in 1940 obtained an Associate Degree in Piano Teaching (ATCM) from the Toronto Conservatory of Music(now known as the Royal Conservatory of Toronto). She taught Piano and Theory privately for nearly 50 years. As well as belonging at organizations as First Baptist Church, she was a member of the Ontario Genealogical Society and while teaching, a member of the Ontario Registered Music Teachers Association.

Sentinel Review, Woodstock, Ontario, Canada

NOAD- At Alexandra Hospital, Ingersoll on Fridy, April 4, 2008, Grace (Sivyer) Noad, of Ingersoll, in her 89th year. Wife of the late Nelson Noad (2000). Dear mother of Susan Roy of Dorchester and Harold Noad of Ingersoll. Dear grandmother of Jeff Roy of Dorchester and Dorinda Roy and her husband Robert Gauthier of London. Sister-in-law of Helen Sivyer of Woodstock. Predeceased by her son-in-law Glen Roy (1996) and her brother Donald Sivyer. Friends will be received at the McBEATH-DYNES FUNERAL HOME, 246 Thames St. S., Ingersoll Mpnday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. where service will be held on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 1:30 p.m. Rev. James Davey officiating. Interment Harris Street Cemetery. Memorial donations to First Baptist Church, Ingersoll.

The Clergyman at their marriage was Rev. G. A. McLean, Baptist. Attendants were Pauline Zufelt and Eric (Tim) Eaton.

Nelson Victor Noad was born on 23 March 1912 in Ingersoll, Oxford, Ontario, Canada. He and Grace Lenore Sivyer were married on 23 May 1942 in Ingersoll, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.¹ He died on 11 May 2000, at age 88, in Ingersoll, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.^2,3 He was buried on 13 May 2000 in Harris Street Cemetery, Ingersoll, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.³

Nelson Victor Noad was educated in University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, BA.³ Woodstock Sentinel Review
Obituary Archive Search Results
2008-04-04
Grace Noad, nee: Sivyer of Ingersoll

NOAD - At Alexandra Hospital, Ingersoll on Friday, April 4, 2008, Grace (Sivyer) Noad, of Ingersoll, in her 89th year. Wife of the late Nelson Noad (2000). Dear mother of Susan Roy of Dorchester and Harold Noad of Ingersoll. Dear grandmother of Jeff Roy of Dorchester and Dorinda Roy and her husband Robert Gauthier of London. Sister-in-law of Helen Sivyer of Woodstock. Predeceased by her son-in-law Glen Roy (1996) and her brother Donald Sivyer. Friends will be received at the McBeath-Dynes Funeral Home, 246 Thames St. S., Ingersoll Monday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. where service will be held on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 1:30 p.m. Rev. James Davey officiating. Interment Harris Street Cemetery. Memorial donations to First Baptist Church, Ingersoll officiating.
Posted on 2008-04-07.

Rebecca Brewer was born on 10 November 1813 in Lincoln, Ontario, Canada.^1,2 She and William Dennis were married on 26 March 1833 in Malahide Township, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.³ She and William Dennis were married on 26 March 1833 in Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada. She died on 12 June 1876, at age 62, in Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.⁴ She was buried in Luton Cemetery (Plot # 1), Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.⁵

Martha Jane Dennis was born on 28 November 1837 in Malahide Township, Elgin, London District, Ontario, Canada. She and Adam Gerhard were married on 8 December 1861 in Elgin, Ontario, Canada.^1,2 She died on 29 June 1919, at age 81, in Delhi, Windham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada. She was buried in Delhi Cemetery, Delhi, Windham, Haldimand-Norfolk Regional Municpality, Ontario, Canada.³

The Dennis family were of the Quaker faith and moved to Ontario from Pennsylvania soon after the American Revolution. They lived for some time in Humberstone Twsp., Welland County and this is where Martha Jane's father was born. William's father died from illness brought on by his participation in the Third Lincoln Regiment during the War of 1812 and the mother and nine of the ten children moved to Elgin County where Martha Jane was born.

Adam Gerhard was born on 8 November 1841 in Sand (Pfalz, Bayern), Bavaria, Germany.^2,3,1 He and Martha Jane Dennis were married on 8 December 1861 in Elgin, Ontario, Canada.^3,4 He died on 29 June 1911, at age 69, in Delhi, Windham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada.^3,5 He was buried in Delhi Cemetery, Delhi, Windham, Haldimand-Norfolk Regional Municpality, Ontario, Canada.²

Adam Gerhard was a Carpenter.² Adam Gerhard and his brother came to Canada before their parents, traveling with an "Uncle's family
". The reason for coming so quickly was to avoid military service in the old country. Just who this "Uncle" was is unknown, but it probably was one of the Zumstein family. When the Gerhard family arrived they lived on land owned by Peter Zumstein, the 1/2 of Lot 4 Con III in Gainsboro Twsp. About 1860 Adam moved to Elgin County where he worked for William Dennis in Malahide as a carpenter. In 1861 he married Martha Jane, daughter of William Dennis and had several children there before moving to South Norwich in Oxford County living at SE corner of Lot 18 Con XII. In 1874 he moved to Fredericksburg (Delhi) where he built a home on Main St. and worked as a building Contractor.

Who was Christian Gerhard (parents Jacob and Charlotte) who married Elizabeth Jewell d/o John and Mary on Feb. 23, 1872?

Peter Gerhard, who was an Uncle of Adam, has also been found in Ontario. First in North Eadthrope, Perth County, and later in Normanby Twsp., Grey County, where there was a German settlement near Ayton and Neustadt. Some descendants spell the name Gerhardt.

According to the OGS Directory of Surnames-1995 Edition, Adam emigrated in 1855 from Bayern Pflaz Sand, Germany. He resided in Gainsboro Township, Lincoln Co. from 1855 to 1858; Malahide Township, Elgin Co. from 1858 to 1868; S. Norwich Township, Oxford Co. from 1869 to 1873; Middleton Township, Norfolk Co. from 1874 to 1919.

Windemuth Family Heritage Books state his death date as June 29, 1911.

Adam was nominated to 1897 Delhi Council. He was christened on 14 November 1841 in Miesau, Bavaria, Germany.²

Ernest Gerhard was born on 20 July 1865 in Malahide Township, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.¹ He and Emma Justina Foy were married on 14 March 1888 in Vienna, Bayham, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.² He and Mary Ann Todd were married on 29 March 1893 in Belmont, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.² He died on 7 December 1942, at age 77, in Ingersoll, Zorra, Oxford, Ontario, Canada. He was buried on 9 December 1942 in Ingersoll Rural Cemetery, Ingersoll, Zorra, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.^3,4

Ernest Gerhard was a Tinsmith.⁵ Ernest Gerhard live in Delhi with his first wife but was in Ingersoll by 1897. He was working at Noxon's. Gerhard, He lived on Charles St. E, the second house west of Harris St. His wife bought the house at 110 Charles St. E. After her death in 1916 her sister, Elizabeth (Todd) Cornwell, kept house for some time and later his daughter Mable. He was a member of the United Church, Masonic Lodge (King Hiram AF&AM) and the Pride of Oxford LOL. He worked at Morrow's as an Inspector.

Emma Justina Foy was born on 6 November 1864 in Springfield, South Dorchester, Elgin, Ontario, Canada. She and Ernest Gerhard were married on 14 March 1888 in Vienna, Bayham, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.² She died on 7 May 1891, at age 26, in Delhi, Windham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada. She was buried on 9 May 1891 in Delhi Cemetery, Delhi, Windham, Haldimand-Norfolk Regional Municpality, Ontario, Canada.^3,4

Emma Foy was quite young when her parents died and she and her sister, Ethel Louise, went to Vienna to live with their brother, Alphonso who was an Undertaker. After her marriage she lived in Middleboro Twsp. , Delhi. She died of TB, which developed from a cold, after the birth of her second daughter. Mary Ann was the first cousin of Ernest's first wife.
Emma's brother, Alphonso, was married the same day as Emma to Christina Blandford.

Vera Lillian Claudia Gerhard was born on 12 February 1891 in Middleton, Middleton, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada.^2,3 She and Harold Acil (Harry) Sivyer were married on 12 October 1918 in Ingersoll, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.^1,4 She died on 11 November 1977, at age 86, in Ingersoll, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.³ She was buried on 14 November 1977 in Harris Street Cemtery, Ingersoll, Oxford County Municipality, Ontario, Canada.^5,3

Vera Gerhard was three months old when her mother died. She was taken to live with the family of James and Velzorra at Vanessa. Velzorra was a sister of Adaliza McIntosh, Emma Foy's mother, and was over 50 years old at the time. Vera stayed with them until her father remarried . She had needed surgery on one leg and it was done at this time and her father told her of visiting her when she walked with a brace on her leg, but she had no memory of that time. She attended school in Ingersoll and after having several jobs went during the war to work at Waterhouse Knitting Mill, where she remained until the end of 1918. By this time she had married and after renting houses in Ingersoll for a few years, they bought a house at 205 Victoria St. where they remained. Vera had joined First Baptist Church in 1909 and remained until her death, working in the Sunday School and Women's Association. She was honored with a Life Membership in the Timpany Mission Circle which she attended faithfully. After a broken hip in 1974 and suffering with diabetes and poor eyesight, she went into a nursing home in 1976.

LONDON FREE PRESS, NOV. 12, 1977:
SIVYER - At Oxford Regional Nursing Home, Ingersoll, on Friday, November 11, 1977, Vera Gerhard widow of Harold (Harry) Sivyer (1961). Formerly of 205 Victoria St., Ingersoll. Dear mother of Mrs. Nelson Noad (Grace), Ingersoll; Donald, RR 1, Salford. Dear sister of Mabel Gerhard, Ingersoll. Also survived by six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Predeceased by one sister, Mrs. E. D. Dutton (Irene), Woodstock, in her 87th year. Friends will be received at the McBeath Funeral Home, 246 Thomas Street South, Ingersoll after 12 noon Sunday, November 13th, where the complete service will be held on Monday, November 14th at 2 p.m. Rev. George Watt of First Baptist Church officiating. Interment in Harris St. Cemetery. Remembrances to the charity of choice may be arranged at the funeral home.

John Dennis was born on 14 January 1797 in Humberstone, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada.^1,2 He was born on 14 January 1797 in Humberstone Township, Welland, Ontario, Canada.² He and Mary McKay were married about 1822 in Ontario, Canada.^2,3 He was married about 1822 in Ontario, Canada.^3,2 He died on 1 October 1865, at age 68, in Humberstone, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada.^1,2 He died on 1 October 1865, at age 68, in Humberstone Township, Welland, Ontario, Canada.² He was buried in Overholt Cemetery, Third Concession Road, Humberstone, Welland, Ontario, Canada.²

John Dennis was affiliated with Mennonite.² He possessed in Mennonite. According to Robert G. Moore:

John remained in Humberstone Township Welland County when the rest of the family moved to Malahide. John was a Mennonite by religion. Mary Dennis lived with her son Martin after her husbands death.