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Sophronia Minerva Firby was born on 7 June 1869 in Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.^1,2 She and Samuel Melvin Dennis were married on 25 December 1883 in Malahide Township, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.³ She died on 29 December 1949, at age 80.¹ She was buried in ? Little Lake Cemetery, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

It is said that Sophronia, on the pretext of going by train to visit her aunt, left her husband and young son and went to live in Hamilton with Edgar Prospect Pym, the former Corinth station agent. They eventually married and are believed to have had an adopted daughter. At that time, marriage break-up was a great scandal and not well accepted by the family. However she did keep in touch with two nieces, Ila Firby Nelson and Vera Bowen Herman. When Mr. Pym died in 1960, he willed his small estate to be share by the two nieces.

Birth certificate for daughter Erie, states mothers name as SEPHROMA.

Walter E. Dennis was born on 3 May 1864 in Ontario, Canada.¹ He died on 24 November 1881, at age 17, in Bayham, Ontario, Canada.¹ He was buried in Best Cemetery, Corinth, Bayham, Egin, Ontario, Canada.^2,1

Listed in Best Cemetery Transcripts.

#96 Best Cemetery: Grey marble slab with dove motif.

In memory of Walter E. son of Leonard and Hannah Dennis who died Nov. 24 1881 aged 17 yrs 6ms and 21 days. A mother ' s hope a father's joy Death's hand hath here laid low. God gave and took our darling boy to his command we bow/Hutchison and Miller Aylmer Ont.

Leonard Grant Dennis was born on 17 September 1866 in Malahide Township, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.^1,2,3 He and Lorina Mima Jane Westover were married on 21 July 1900 in Tillsonburg, Dereham, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.⁴ He and Lorina Mima Jane Westover were married on 21 July 1900 in Springfield, South Dorchester (now Malahide) Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada.⁴ He and Lorina Mima Jane Westover were married on 21 July 1900 in Springfield, South Dorchester Township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.⁵ He died on 25 August 1931, at age 64, in Tillsonburg, Dereham, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.^2,6,3 He was buried on 28 August 1931 in Tillsonburg Cemetery, Tillsonburg, Dereham Township, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.⁶

* 3rd great-grandson to George Philip (Windemoed) Windemuth
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FIFTH CENSUS OF CANADA, 1911
Province: Ontario
District No. 100 Norfolk
S. District No. 4
Enumeration District: 4
Middleton Township
Enumerated June 1 & 5
Page 2
Dwelling Place: 22
Family or Household: 22
Line: 42-47

Name: DENNIS, GRANT
Place of Habitation: Middleton Twp
Sex: M
Relationship: Head
Single, Married, Widowed, or Divorced: M
Month of Birth: Sept
Year of Birth: 1867
Age at Last Birthday: 44
Country or Place of Birth: O
Racial or Tribal Origin: English
Nativity: Canadian
Religion: Methodist
Profession, Occupation, Trade: Farmer
Working on Own Account
Can Read: y
Can Write: y
Language Commmonly Spoken: E

Name: DENNIS, ?.IMA [MIMA]
Sex: F
Relationship: Wife
Single, Married, Widowed, or Divorced: M
Month of Birth: July
Year of Birth: 1862 *
* [note that it is written 1862 on the census but at age 38 should be 1872]
Age at Last Birthday: 38
Country or Place of Birth: O
Racial or Tribal Origin: English
Nativity: Canadian
Religion: Methodist
Profession, Occupation, Trade: Farmer
Working on Own Account
Can Read: yes
Can Write: yes
Language Commmonly Spoken: E

Name: DENNIS, ?A..EL [MARVEL] L.
Sex: F
Relationship: Daughter
Month of Birth: Jan
Year of Birth: 1903
Age at Last Birthday: 7
Country or Place of Birth: O
Racial or Tribal Origin: English
Nativity: Canadian
Religion: Methodist
Months at school in 1911: 5
Can Read: yes
Can Write: yes
Language Commmonly Spoken: E

Name: DENNIS, VIOLET C.* [E]
Sex: F
Relationship: Daughter
Month of Birth: Dec
Year of Birth: 1906
Age at Last Birthday: 4
Country or Place of Birth: O
Racial or Tribal Origin: English
Nativity: Canadian
Religion: Methodist
Months at school in 1911: 2
Can Read: yes
Can Write: yes
Language Commmonly Spoken: E

Name: DENNIS, RICHARD W.
Sex: M
Relationship: Son
Month of Birth: May
Year of Birth: 1908
Age at Last Birthday: 3
Country or Place of Birth: O
Racial or Tribal Origin: English
Nativity: Canadian
Religion: Methodist

Name: WESTOVER, WILLIAM A.
Sex: M
Relationship: Domestic
Single, Married, Widowed, or Divorced: S
Month of Birth: Sept
Year of Birth: 1885
Age at Last Birthday: 26
Country or Place of Birth: O
Racial or Tribal Origin: English
Nativity: Canadian
Religion: Methodist
Profession, Occupation, Trade: ....man(?), on ........?
Employee
Can Read: yes
Can Write: yes
Language Commmonly Spoken: E
______________________________

St. Thomas Times-Journal
St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
May through August 1931
Extractions of names for Births, Marriages, Deaths and Burials
Copyright by the Ontario Genealogical Society, Elgin County Branch 2004
28 August 1931
Page 3
c2
Died - Grant Dennis, Aug 25, husband of Mrs Mima Dennis, nee Westover; son-in-law of Alexander Westover; father of Mrs Bert Neale, Mrs Walter Mack, Mima and Dick Dennis; brother of Mrs John Firby and Mrs Violet Bearss

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ST. PAUL'S UNITED (METHODIST) CHURCH
Tillsonburg, Oxford Co., Ontario
DEATH REGISTER
Name: GRANT DENNIS
Age: 64
Birthplace: Malahide Tp
Date of Birth: - - 1864
Date of Death: Aug 24 1931
Cause of Death: Abscess
Date of Burial: Aug 28 1931
Place of Burial: Tillsonburg
Minister: A.W. Houe

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PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF DEATH
Page 319
# 026732
Place of Death: Broadway Street, Tillsonburg, Oxford County
Name of Deceased: DENNIS, LEONARD GRANT
Residence: -
Sex: M
Racial origin: English
Single, Married: Widowed: Married
Date of Death: Aug 25, 1931
Birthplace: Ontario
Date of Birth: Sept 17, 1866
Age of Deceased: 64 years 11 months 8 days
Occupation of Deceased: Farmer
Length of Residence:
(a) At place of death: 18 years
(b) In province: Life
Name of Father: LEONARD DENNIS
Birthplace of Father: Ontario, Canada
Maiden Name of Mother: HANNAH CRANE
Birthplace of Mother: Ontario, Canada
Name of Informant: Mrs. L.G. DENNIS
Address: Tillsonburg, Ontario
Relation to Deceased: - [wife]
Place of Burial: Tillsonburg
Date of Burial: Friday, August 28, 1931
Name of Undertaker: S.?. C....e(?)
Address: Tillsonburg
Cause of Death: Tuberculosis of Vertebral Column
(Signed): D.G. Leatherdale, M.D.
Address: Tillsonburg, Ont.
Date: Aug 27, 1931
FIFTH CENSUS OF CANADA, 1911
Province: Ontario
District No. 100 Norfolk
S. District No. 4
Enumeration District: 4
Middleton Township
Enumerated June 1 & 5
Page 2
Dwelling Place: 22
Family or Household: 22
Line: 42-47

Name: DENNIS, GRANT
Place of Habitation: Middleton Twp
Sex: M
Relationship: Head
Single, Married, Widowed, or Divorced: M
Month of Birth: Sept
Year of Birth: 1867
Age at Last Birthday: 44
Country or Place of Birth: O
Racial or Tribal Origin: English
Nativity: Canadian
Religion: Methodist
Profession, Occupation, Trade: Farmer
Working on Own Account
Can Read: y
Can Write: y
Language Commmonly Spoken: E

Name: DENNIS, ?.IMA [MIMA]
Sex: F
Relationship: Wife
Single, Married, Widowed, or Divorced: M
Month of Birth: July
Year of Birth: 1862 *
* [note that it is written 1862 on the census but at age 38 should be 1872]
Age at Last Birthday: 38
Country or Place of Birth: O
Racial or Tribal Origin: English
Nativity: Canadian
Religion: Methodist
Profession, Occupation, Trade: Farmer
Working on Own Account
Can Read: yes
Can Write: yes
Language Commmonly Spoken: E

Name: DENNIS, ?A..EL [MARVEL] L.
Sex: F
Relationship: Daughter
Month of Birth: Jan
Year of Birth: 1903
Age at Last Birthday: 7
Country or Place of Birth: O
Racial or Tribal Origin: English
Nativity: Canadian
Religion: Methodist
Months at school in 1911: 5
Can Read: yes
Can Write: yes
Language Commmonly Spoken: E

Name: DENNIS, VIOLET C.* [E]
Sex: F
Relationship: Daughter
Month of Birth: Dec
Year of Birth: 1906
Age at Last Birthday: 4
Country or Place of Birth: O
Racial or Tribal Origin: English
Nativity: Canadian
Religion: Methodist
Months at school in 1911: 2
Can Read: yes
Can Write: yes
Language Commmonly Spoken: E

Name: DENNIS, RICHARD W.
Sex: M
Relationship: Son
Month of Birth: May
Year of Birth: 1908
Age at Last Birthday: 3
Country or Place of Birth: O
Racial or Tribal Origin: English
Nativity: Canadian
Religion: Methodist

Name: WESTOVER, WILLIAM A.
Sex: M
Relationship: Domestic
Single, Married, Widowed, or Divorced: S
Month of Birth: Sept
Year of Birth: 1885
Age at Last Birthday: 26
Country or Place of Birth: O
Racial or Tribal Origin: English
Nativity: Canadian
Religion: Methodist
Profession, Occupation, Trade: ....man?, on ........?
Employee
Can Read: yes
Can Write: yes
Language Commmonly Spoken: E
______________________________

SIXTH CENSUS OF CANADA, 1921
Province: Ontario
District No. 112 Oxford S.
Enumeration District: 37
Tillsonburg Town
Enumerated -
Page 1
Dwelling Place: 3
Family or Household: 3
Line: 10-17

Name: DENNIS, GRANT
Place of habitation: Brock St. S....? Ward No. 2
House owned or rented: O
Class of house: BB
Material of construction: Wood
Class of House: S
Rooms occupied by this family: 6
Relationship to head of family or household: Head
Sex: M
Single, married, widowed, divorced, or legally separated: M
Age at last birthday: 53 [1868]
Country or place of Birth Person: Ontario
Country or place of birth Father: Ontario
Country or place of birth Mother: Ontario
Nationality: Canada
Racial or tribal origin: Welsh
Can speak English: yes
Can speak French: no
Religious denomination: Meth.
Can Read: yes
Can Write: yes
Chief occupation or trade: Teamster
Employer, employee, worker, working on own account: W
Product, industry, nature of work: B....?. ...?

Name: DENNIS, MIMA
Relationship to head of family or household: Wife
Sex: F
Single, married, widowed, divorced, or legally separated: M
Age at last birthday: 48 [1873]
Country or place of Birth Person: Ontario
Country or place of birth Father: Ontario
Country or place of birth Mother: Ontario
Nationality: Canada
Racial or tribal origin: Scotch
Can speak English: yes
Can speak French: no
Religious denomination: Meth.
Can Read: yes
Can Write: yes
Chief occupation or trade: none

Name: DENNIS, MARVELL
Relationship to head of family or household: Daughter
Sex: F
Single, married, widowed, divorced, or legally separated: S
Age at last birthday: 17 [1904]
Country or place of Birth Person: Ontario
Country or place of birth Father: Ontario
Country or place of birth Mother: Ontario
Nationality: Canada
Racial or tribal origin: Welsh
Can speak English: yes
Can speak French: no
Religious denomination: Meth.
Can Read: yes
Can Write: yes
Months at school: 7
Chief occupation or trade: Student

Name: DENNIS, VIOLET
Relationship to head of family or household: Daughter
Sex: F
Age at last birthday: 14 [1907]
Country or place of Birth Person: Ontario
Country or place of birth Father: Ontario
Country or place of birth Mother: Ontario
Nationality: Canada
Racial or tribal origin: Welsh
Can speak English: yes
Can speak French: no
Religious denomination: Meth.
Can Read: yes
Can Write: yes
Months at school: 8
Chief occupation or trade: Student

Name: DENNIS, RICHARD
Relationship to head of family or household: Son
Sex: M
Age at last birthday: 13 [1908]
Country or place of Birth Person: Ontario
Country or place of birth Father: Ontario
Country or place of birth Mother: Ontario
Nationality: Canada
Racial or tribal origin: Welsh
Can speak English: yes
Can speak French: no
Religious denomination: Meth.
Can Read: yes
Can Write: yes
Months at school: 8
Chief occupation or trade: Student

Name: DENNIS, MIMA
Relationship to head of family or household: Daughter
Sex: F
Age at last birthday: 8 [1913]
Country or place of Birth Person: Ontario
Country or place of birth Father: Ontario
Country or place of birth Mother: Ontario
Nationality: Canada
Racial or tribal origin: Welsh
Can speak English: yes
Can speak French: no
Religious denomination: Meth.
Can Read: yes
Can Write: yes
Months at school: 8
Chief occupation or trade: Student

Name: DENNIS, MELVIN
Relationship to head of family or household: Brother
Sex: M
Single, married, widowed, divorced, or legally separated: W
Age at last birthday: 56 [1965]
Country or place of Birth Person: Ontario
Country or place of birth Father: Ontario
Country or place of birth Mother: Ontario
Nationality: Canada
Racial or tribal origin: Welsh
Can speak English: yes
Can speak French: no
Religious denomination: Meth.
Can Read: yes
Can Write: yes
Chief occupation or trade: Own Income

Name: WESTOVER, SARA E.
Relationship to head of family or household: Mother-In-Law
Sex: F
Single, married, widowed, divorced, or legally separated: W
Age at last birthday: 73
Country or place of Birth Person: Ontario
Country or place of birth Father: Ontario
Country or place of birth Mother: Ontario
Nationality: Canada
Racial or tribal origin: Scotch
Can speak English: yes
Can speak French: no
Religious denomination: Meth.
Can Read: yes
Can Write: yes
Chief occupation or trade: none
______________________________

St. Thomas Times-Journal
St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
May through August 1931
Extractions of names for Births, Marriages, Deaths and Burials
Copyright by the Ontario Genealogical Society, Elgin County Branch 2004
28 August 1931
Page 3
c2
Died - Grant Dennis, Aug 25, husband of Mrs Mima Dennis, nee Westover; son-in-law of Alexander Westover; father of Mrs Bert Neale, Mrs Walter Mack, Mima and Dick Dennis; brother of Mrs John Firby and Mrs Violet Bearss

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ST. PAUL'S UNITED (METHODIST) CHURCH
Tillsonburg, Oxford Co., Ontario
DEATH REGISTER
Name: GRANT DENNIS
Age: 64
Birthplace: Malahide Tp
Date of Birth: - - 1864
Date of Death: Aug 24 1931
Cause of Death: Abscess
Date of Burial: Aug 28 1931
Place of Burial: Tillsonburg
Minister: A.W. Houe

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PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF DEATH
Page 319
# 026732
Place of Death: Broadway Street, Tillsonburg, Oxford County
Name of Deceased: DENNIS, LEONARD GRANT
Residence: -
Sex: M
Racial origin: English
Single, Married: Widowed: Married
Date of Death: Aug 25, 1931
Birthplace: Ontario
Date of Birth: Sept 17, 1866
Age of Deceased: 64 years 11 months 8 days
Occupation of Deceased: Farmer
Length of Residence:
(a) At place of death: 18 years
(b) In province: Life
Name of Father: LEONARD DENNIS
Birthplace of Father: Ontario, Canada
Maiden Name of Mother: HANNAH CRANE
Birthplace of Mother: Ontario, Canada
Name of Informant: Mrs. L.G. DENNIS
Address: Tillsonburg, Ontario
Relation to Deceased: - [wife]
Place of Burial: Tillsonburg
Date of Burial: Friday, August 28, 1931
Name of Undertaker: S.?. C....e?
Address: Tillsonburg
Cause of Death: Tuberculosis of Vertebral Column
(Signed): D.G. Leatherdale, M.D.
Address: Tillsonburg, Ont.
Date: Aug 27, 1931
* 3rd great-grandson to George Philip (Windemoed) Windemuth
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FIFTH CENSUS OF CANADA, 1911
Province: Ontario
District No. 100 Norfolk
S. District No. 4
Enumeration District: 4
Middleton Township
Enumerated June 1 & 5
Page 2
Dwelling Place: 22
Family or Household: 22
Line: 42-47

Name: DENNIS, GRANT
Place of Habitation: Middleton Twp
Sex: M
Relationship: Head
Single, Married, Widowed, or Divorced: M
Month of Birth: Sept
Year of Birth: 1867
Age at Last Birthday: 44
Country or Place of Birth: O
Racial or Tribal Origin: English
Nativity: Canadian
Religion: Methodist
Profession, Occupation, Trade: Farmer
Working on Own Account
Can Read: y
Can Write: y
Language Commmonly Spoken: E

Name: DENNIS, ?.IMA [MIMA]
Sex: F
Relationship: Wife
Single, Married, Widowed, or Divorced: M
Month of Birth: July
Year of Birth: 1862 *
* [note that it is written 1862 on the census but at age 38 should be 1872]
Age at Last Birthday: 38
Country or Place of Birth: O
Racial or Tribal Origin: English
Nativity: Canadian
Religion: Methodist
Profession, Occupation, Trade: Farmer
Working on Own Account
Can Read: yes
Can Write: yes
Language Commmonly Spoken: E

Name: DENNIS, ?A..EL [MARVEL] L.
Sex: F
Relationship: Daughter
Month of Birth: Jan
Year of Birth: 1903
Age at Last Birthday: 7
Country or Place of Birth: O
Racial or Tribal Origin: English
Nativity: Canadian
Religion: Methodist
Months at school in 1911: 5
Can Read: yes
Can Write: yes
Language Commmonly Spoken: E

Name: DENNIS, VIOLET C.* [E]
Sex: F
Relationship: Daughter
Month of Birth: Dec
Year of Birth: 1906
Age at Last Birthday: 4
Country or Place of Birth: O
Racial or Tribal Origin: English
Nativity: Canadian
Religion: Methodist
Months at school in 1911: 2
Can Read: yes
Can Write: yes
Language Commmonly Spoken: E

Name: DENNIS, RICHARD W.
Sex: M
Relationship: Son
Month of Birth: May
Year of Birth: 1908
Age at Last Birthday: 3
Country or Place of Birth: O
Racial or Tribal Origin: English
Nativity: Canadian
Religion: Methodist

Name: WESTOVER, WILLIAM A.
Sex: M
Relationship: Domestic
Single, Married, Widowed, or Divorced: S
Month of Birth: Sept
Year of Birth: 1885
Age at Last Birthday: 26
Country or Place of Birth: O
Racial or Tribal Origin: English
Nativity: Canadian
Religion: Methodist
Profession, Occupation, Trade: ....man(?), on ........?
Employee
Can Read: yes
Can Write: yes
Language Commmonly Spoken: E
______________________________

St. Thomas Times-Journal
St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
May through August 1931
Extractions of names for Births, Marriages, Deaths and Burials
Copyright by the Ontario Genealogical Society, Elgin County Branch 2004
28 August 1931
Page 3
c2
Died - Grant Dennis, Aug 25, husband of Mrs Mima Dennis, nee Westover; son-in-law of Alexander Westover; father of Mrs Bert Neale, Mrs Walter Mack, Mima and Dick Dennis; brother of Mrs John Firby and Mrs Violet Bearss

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ST. PAUL'S UNITED (METHODIST) CHURCH
Tillsonburg, Oxford Co., Ontario
DEATH REGISTER
Name: GRANT DENNIS
Age: 64
Birthplace: Malahide Tp
Date of Birth: - - 1864
Date of Death: Aug 24 1931
Cause of Death: Abscess
Date of Burial: Aug 28 1931
Place of Burial: Tillsonburg
Minister: A.W. Houe

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PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF DEATH
Page 319
# 026732
Place of Death: Broadway Street, Tillsonburg, Oxford County
Name of Deceased: DENNIS, LEONARD GRANT
Residence: -
Sex: M
Racial origin: English
Single, Married: Widowed: Married
Date of Death: Aug 25, 1931
Birthplace: Ontario
Date of Birth: Sept 17, 1866
Age of Deceased: 64 years 11 months 8 days
Occupation of Deceased: Farmer
Length of Residence:
(a) At place of death: 18 years
(b) In province: Life
Name of Father: LEONARD DENNIS
Birthplace of Father: Ontario, Canada
Maiden Name of Mother: HANNAH CRANE
Birthplace of Mother: Ontario, Canada
Name of Informant: Mrs. L.G. DENNIS
Address: Tillsonburg, Ontario
Relation to Deceased: - [wife]
Place of Burial: Tillsonburg
Date of Burial: Friday, August 28, 1931
Name of Undertaker: S.?. C....e(?)
Address: Tillsonburg
Cause of Death: Tuberculosis of Vertebral Column
(Signed): D.G. Leatherdale, M.D.
Address: Tillsonburg, Ont.
Date: Aug 27, 1931. Marrage was performed by Methodist Clergy Rev. John Vailes. witnesses were Frank Westover and Viola Dennis.
Marrage was performed by Methodist Clergy Rev. John Vailes. witnesses were Frank Westover and Viola Dennis.
Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1801-1928
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010
County of: Elgin
Division of: Springfield
Page 180-181
# 004824

Name of Groom: Leward [Leonard] G. Dennis
Age: 33 [1867]
Residence when Married: Tp Bayham
Place of Birth: Tp Bayham
Bachelor, Widower: B
Occupation or Profession: Farmer
Father Name: Leward [Leonard] Dennis
Mother Name: Hannah Graise [Crane]

Name of Bride: Minnie Jane Westover
Age: 27
Residence when Married: Springfield
Place of Birth: Tp Bayham
Spinster, Widow: S
Father Name: Aleander [Alexander] Westover
Mother Name: .....[this could be Moore?] Ellen * hard to make this out!

Names of Witnesses:
Frank Westover, Springfield
Viola Dennis, Tp Bayham
Date and Place of Marriage: July 21, 1900, Springfield
Religious Denomination Groom: Methodist
Religious Denomination Bride: Methodist
By Whom Married: Rev. John Veale
License or Banns: L
Date of Registration: July 21st 1900
Marrage was performed by Methodist Clergy Rev. John Vailes. witnesses were Frank Westover and Viola Dennis.
Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1801-1928
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010
County of: Elgin
Division of: Springfield
Page 180-181
# 004824

Name of Groom: Leward [Leonard] G. Dennis
Age: 33 [1867]
Residence when Married: Tp Bayham
Place of Birth: Tp Bayham
Bachelor, Widower: B
Occupation or Profession: Farmer
Father Name: Leward [Leonard] Dennis
Mother Name: Hannah Graise [Crane]

Name of Bride: Minnie Jane Westover
Age: 27
Residence when Married: Springfield
Place of Birth: Tp Bayham
Spinster, Widow: S
Father Name: Aleander [Alexander] Westover
Mother Name: .....[this could be Moore?] Ellen * hard to make this out!

Names of Witnesses:
Frank Westover, Springfield
Viola Dennis, Tp Bayham
Date and Place of Marriage: July 21, 1900, Springfield
Religious Denomination Groom: Methodist
Religious Denomination Bride: Methodist
By Whom Married: Rev. John Veale
License or Banns: L
Date of Registration: July 21st 1900. Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1801-1928
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010
County of: Elgin
Division of: Springfield
Page 180-181
# 004824

Name of Groom: Leward [Leonard] G. Dennis
Age: 33 [1867]
Residence when Married: Tp Bayham
Place of Birth: Tp Bayham
Bachelor, Widower: B
Occupation or Profession: Farmer
Father Name: Leward [Leonard] Dennis
Mother Name: Hannah Graise [Crane]

Name of Bride: Minnie Jane Westover
Age: 27
Residence when Married: Springfield
Place of Birth: Tp Bayham
Spinster, Widow: S
Father Name: Aleander [Alexander] Westover
Mother Name: .....[this could be Moore?] Ellen * hard to make this out!

Names of Witnesses:
Frank Westover, Springfield
Viola Dennis, Tp Bayham
Date and Place of Marriage: July 21, 1900, Springfield
Religious Denomination Groom: Methodist
Religious Denomination Bride: Methodist
By Whom Married: Rev. John Veale
License or Banns: L
Date of Registration: July 21st 1900.

Lorina Mima Jane Westover was born on 16 July 1872 in Aylmer, Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada. She and Leonard Grant Dennis were married on 21 July 1900 in Tillsonburg, Dereham, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.¹ She and Leonard Grant Dennis were married on 21 July 1900 in Springfield, South Dorchester (now Malahide) Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada.¹ She and Leonard Grant Dennis were married on 21 July 1900 in Springfield, South Dorchester Township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.² She died in 1946, at age ~74, in Springfield, South Dorchester, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.³ She died in 1946, at age ~74, in Springfield, South Dorchester (now Malahide) Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada. She died in 1946, at age ~74, in Tillsonburg, Dereham Township, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada. She was buried in Tillsonburg Cemetery, Tillsonburg, Dereham Township, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.⁴

Lorina Mima Jane Westover was also known as Mima. CENSUS OF CANADA, 1891
Province: Ontario
District No. 60 East Elgin
S District No. b No.3 Township of Bayham
Enumeration Date: -
Page 40
Houses Inhabited: (W 1/4) W 1 1/2 /10
Families: 223
Line: 6-11

Names: FIRBY, T.M.
Sex: M
Age: 58 [1833]
Married or Widowed: M
Relation to Head of Family: -
Country or Province of Birth: England
Place of Birth of Father: England
Place of Birth of Mother: England
Religion: Meth
Profession, Occupation, or Trade: Farmer
Employer: y
Read: y
Write: y

Names: FIRBY, ISABELLA
Sex: F
Age: 53 [1838]
Married or Widowed: M
Relation to Head of Family: W
Country or Province of Birth: O
Place of Birth of Father: O
Place of Birth of Mother: O
Religion: Meth
Read: y
Write: y

Names: FIRBY, ROBERT JACKSON
Sex: M
Age: 22 [1869]
Married or Widowed: S
Relation to Head of Family: S
Country or Province of Birth: O
Place of Birth of Father: O
Place of Birth of Mother: O
Religion: Meth
Profession, Occupation, or Trade: Farmer's Son
Read: y
Write: y

Names: WESTOVER, MIMIE
Sex: F
Age: 19 [1872]
Married or Widowed: -
Relation to Head of Family: N [Niece]
Country or Province of Birth: O
Place of Birth of Father: O
Place of Birth of Mother: O
Religion: Meth
Profession, Occupation, or Trade: -
Read: y
Write: y

Names: Thompson, Charles
Age: 36
Relation to Head of Family: L [Labourer]

Names: Boughner, Alem?
Age: 42
Relationship to Head of Family: L [Labourer]
CENSUS OF CANADA, 1891
Province: Ontario
District No. 60 East Elgin
S District No. b No.3 Township of Bayham
Enumeration Date: -
Page 40
Houses Inhabited: (W 1/4) W 1 1/2 /10
Families: 223
Line: 6-11

Names: FIRBY, T.M.
Sex: M
Age: 58 [1833]
Married or Widowed: M
Relation to Head of Family: -
Country or Province of Birth: England
Place of Birth of Father: England
Place of Birth of Mother: England
Religion: Meth
Profession, Occupation, or Trade: Farmer
Employer: y
Read: y
Write: y

Names: FIRBY, ISABELLA
Sex: F
Age: 53 [1838]
Married or Widowed: M
Relation to Head of Family: W
Country or Province of Birth: O
Place of Birth of Father: O
Place of Birth of Mother: O
Religion: Meth
Read: y
Write: y

Names: FIRBY, ROBERT JACKSON
Sex: M
Age: 22 [1869]
Married or Widowed: S
Relation to Head of Family: S
Country or Province of Birth: O
Place of Birth of Father: O
Place of Birth of Mother: O
Religion: Meth
Profession, Occupation, or Trade: Farmer's Son
Read: y
Write: y

Names: WESTOVER, MIMIE
Sex: F
Age: 19 [1872]
Married or Widowed: -
Relation to Head of Family: N [Niece]
Country or Province of Birth: O
Place of Birth of Father: O
Place of Birth of Mother: O
Religion: Meth
Profession, Occupation, or Trade: -
Read: y
Write: y

Names: Thompson, Charles
Age: 36
Relation to Head of Family: L [Labourer]

Names: Boughner, Alem?
Age: 42
Relationship to Head of Family: L [Labourer]
CENSUS OF CANADA, 1891
Province: Ontario
District No. 60 East Elgin
S District No. b No.3 Township of Bayham
Enumeration Date: -
Page 40
Houses Inhabited: (W 1/4) W 1 1/2 /10
Families: 223
Line: 6-11

Names: FIRBY, T.M.
Sex: M
Age: 58 [1833]
Married or Widowed: M
Relation to Head of Family: -
Country or Province of Birth: England
Place of Birth of Father: England
Place of Birth of Mother: England
Religion: Meth
Profession, Occupation, or Trade: Farmer
Employer: y
Read: y
Write: y

Names: FIRBY, ISABELLA
Sex: F
Age: 53 [1838]
Married or Widowed: M
Relation to Head of Family: W
Country or Province of Birth: O
Place of Birth of Father: O
Place of Birth of Mother: O
Religion: Meth
Read: y
Write: y

Names: FIRBY, ROBERT JACKSON
Sex: M
Age: 22 [1869]
Married or Widowed: S
Relation to Head of Family: S
Country or Province of Birth: O
Place of Birth of Father: O
Place of Birth of Mother: O
Religion: Meth
Profession, Occupation, or Trade: Farmer's Son
Read: y
Write: y

Names: WESTOVER, MIMIE
Sex: F
Age: 19 [1872]
Married or Widowed: -
Relation to Head of Family: N [Niece]
Country or Province of Birth: O
Place of Birth of Father: O
Place of Birth of Mother: O
Religion: Meth
Profession, Occupation, or Trade: -
Read: y
Write: y

Names: Thompson, Charles
Age: 36
Relation to Head of Family: L [Labourer]

Names: Boughner, Alem?
Age: 42
Relationship to Head of Family: L [Labourer]. Marrage was performed by Methodist Clergy Rev. John Vailes. witnesses were Frank Westover and Viola Dennis.
Marrage was performed by Methodist Clergy Rev. John Vailes. witnesses were Frank Westover and Viola Dennis.
Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1801-1928
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County of: Elgin
Division of: Springfield
Page 180-181
# 004824

Name of Groom: Leward [Leonard] G. Dennis
Age: 33 [1867]
Residence when Married: Tp Bayham
Place of Birth: Tp Bayham
Bachelor, Widower: B
Occupation or Profession: Farmer
Father Name: Leward [Leonard] Dennis
Mother Name: Hannah Graise [Crane]

Name of Bride: Minnie Jane Westover
Age: 27
Residence when Married: Springfield
Place of Birth: Tp Bayham
Spinster, Widow: S
Father Name: Aleander [Alexander] Westover
Mother Name: .....[this could be Moore?] Ellen * hard to make this out!

Names of Witnesses:
Frank Westover, Springfield
Viola Dennis, Tp Bayham
Date and Place of Marriage: July 21, 1900, Springfield
Religious Denomination Groom: Methodist
Religious Denomination Bride: Methodist
By Whom Married: Rev. John Veale
License or Banns: L
Date of Registration: July 21st 1900
Marrage was performed by Methodist Clergy Rev. John Vailes. witnesses were Frank Westover and Viola Dennis.
Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1801-1928
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010
County of: Elgin
Division of: Springfield
Page 180-181
# 004824

Name of Groom: Leward [Leonard] G. Dennis
Age: 33 [1867]
Residence when Married: Tp Bayham
Place of Birth: Tp Bayham
Bachelor, Widower: B
Occupation or Profession: Farmer
Father Name: Leward [Leonard] Dennis
Mother Name: Hannah Graise [Crane]

Name of Bride: Minnie Jane Westover
Age: 27
Residence when Married: Springfield
Place of Birth: Tp Bayham
Spinster, Widow: S
Father Name: Aleander [Alexander] Westover
Mother Name: .....[this could be Moore?] Ellen * hard to make this out!

Names of Witnesses:
Frank Westover, Springfield
Viola Dennis, Tp Bayham
Date and Place of Marriage: July 21, 1900, Springfield
Religious Denomination Groom: Methodist
Religious Denomination Bride: Methodist
By Whom Married: Rev. John Veale
License or Banns: L
Date of Registration: July 21st 1900. Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1801-1928
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County of: Elgin
Division of: Springfield
Page 180-181
# 004824

Name of Groom: Leward [Leonard] G. Dennis
Age: 33 [1867]
Residence when Married: Tp Bayham
Place of Birth: Tp Bayham
Bachelor, Widower: B
Occupation or Profession: Farmer
Father Name: Leward [Leonard] Dennis
Mother Name: Hannah Graise [Crane]

Name of Bride: Minnie Jane Westover
Age: 27
Residence when Married: Springfield
Place of Birth: Tp Bayham
Spinster, Widow: S
Father Name: Aleander [Alexander] Westover
Mother Name: .....[this could be Moore?] Ellen * hard to make this out!

Names of Witnesses:
Frank Westover, Springfield
Viola Dennis, Tp Bayham
Date and Place of Marriage: July 21, 1900, Springfield
Religious Denomination Groom: Methodist
Religious Denomination Bride: Methodist
By Whom Married: Rev. John Veale
License or Banns: L
Date of Registration: July 21st 1900.

Violet Ellen Dennis was born on 26 December 1906 in Corinth, Bayham, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.^1,2,3,4,3 She was born on 26 December 1906 in Corinth, Bayham Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada.³ She died on 25 July 1985, at age 78, in Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania.^5,4 She died on 25 July 1985, at age 78, in Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania. She was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania.⁴

Violet Ellen Dennis was affiliated in Last Known- Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania. * 4th great-grandaughter to Georg Philip (Windemoed) Windemuth

ONTARIO, SCHEDULE A.- BIRTHS
County of: Elgin
Division of: Bayham 1907
Page 105
# 014209
No. 1
Name: (DENNES) DENNIS, VIOLET ELLEN
Sex: F
Date of Birth: Dec 26th 1906
Name of Father: LEONARD G. (DENNES) DENNIS
Maiden Name of Mother: (NINA) MIMA JANE WESTOVER
Residence of Father: Corinth
Occupation of Father: Farmer
Name of Physician in Attendance: -
Name of Person making Return: L.G. (DENNES) DENNIS
Address of Person making Return: Corinth P.O.
Date of Registration: Jan 7th 1907
Remarks: Corrected by RSO.....? and Declaration Dated 3/2/33 by Mrs. MIMA DENNIS
______________________________

Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956
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Manifest
Port of Arrival: Buffalo, NY
Date: 19 Feb 1933
Serial No. 0284
Name: MACK, VIOLET ELLEN
Accompanied by: Husband
Birth Place: Bayham Twp, Ont. Can
Age: 26 yrs 3 mos * [Birth Date: 26 Dec 1906]
Sex: F
M,S,W,D: M
Occupation: none
Read: y
Write: y
Language: English
Race: Welsh
Nationality: Canada
Last Permanent Residence: Tillsonburg, Ont, Canada
Ever in US: yes, Feb 1930 - Jan 29, 1933, Erie, Pa
Passage Paid by: Husband
Destination: Husband, WALTER, 1016 East 34th, ERie, Pa
Purpose in coming and time remaining: Reside - Perm.
Height: 5 ft 5 in
Complexion: Fair
Hair: Drk Bro
Eyes: Bro
Arrived by: Auto
Peace Bridge
______________________________

Social Security Death Index
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Name: Violet Mack
SSN: 168-60-5362
Last Residence: 16504 Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Born: 26 Dec 1906
Died: Jul 1985
State (Year) SSN issued: Pennsylvania (1979-1980)
ONTARIO, SCHEDULE A.- BIRTHS
County of: Elgin
Division of: Bayham 1907
Page 105
# 014209
No. 1
Name: (DENNES) DENNIS, VIOLET ELLEN
Sex: F
Date of Birth: Dec 26th 1906
Name of Father: LEONARD G. (DENNES) DENNIS
Maiden Name of Mother: (NINA) MIMA JANE WESTOVER
Residence of Father: Corinth
Occupation of Father: Farmer
Name of Physician in Attendance: -
Name of Person making Return: L.G. (DENNES) DENNIS
Address of Person making Return: Corinth P.O.
Date of Registration: Jan 7th 1907
Remarks: Corrected by RSO.....? and Declaration Dated 3/2/33 by Mrs. MIMA DENNIS
______________________________

Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010
Manifest
Port of Arrival: Buffalo, NY
Date: 19 Feb 1933
Serial No. 0284
Name: MACK, VIOLET ELLEN
Accompanied by: Husband
Birth Place: Bayham Twp, Ont. Can
Age: 26 yrs 3 mos * [Birth Date: 26 Dec 1906]
Sex: F
M,S,W,D: M
Occupation: none
Read: y
Write: y
Language: English
Race: Welsh
Nationality: Canada
Last Permanent Residence: Tillsonburg, Ont, Canada
Ever in US: yes, Feb 1930 - Jan 29, 1933, Erie, Pa
Passage Paid by: Husband
Destination: Husband, WALTER, 1016 East 34th, ERie, Pa
Purpose in coming and time remaining: Reside - Perm.
Height: 5 ft 5 in
Complexion: Fair
Hair: Drk Bro
Eyes: Bro
Arrived by: Auto
Peace Bridge
______________________________

Social Security Death Index
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011
Name: Violet Mack
SSN: 168-60-5362
Last Residence: 16504 Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Born: 26 Dec 1906
Died: Jul 1985
State (Year) SSN issued: Pennsylvania (1979-1980.)

Richard Westover Dennis was born on 23 May 1908 in Corinth, Bayham, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.^1,2 He was born on 23 May 1909 in Corinth, Bayham Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada. He and Muriel Gertrude Sealey were married on 28 July 1935.^3,4 He died in 1972, at age ~64, in Perth, Drummond Twp., Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada.^5,1 He was buried in Elmwood Cemetery (B2-419), Perth, Ontario, Canada.⁵

* 4th great-grandson to George Philip (Windemoed) Windemuth

ONTARIO, SCHEDULE A.- BIRTHS
County of: Elgin
Division of: Bayham
Page 125
# 015529
No. 42
Name: DENNIS, RICHARD WESTOVER
Sex: Male
Date of Birth: May 23, 1908
Name of Father: DENNIS, GRANT
Maiden Name of Mother: WESTOVER, MIMA
Residence of Father: Corinth
Occupation of Father: Farmer
Name of Physician in Attendance: Dr. Minshall
Name of Person making Return: DENNIS, GRANT
Address of Person making Return: Corinth
Date of Registration: Jun 23, 1908
Remarks: -
ONTARIO, SCHEDULE A.- BIRTHS
County of: Elgin
Division of: Bayham
Page 125
# 015529
No. 42
Name: DENNIS, RICHARD WESTOVER
Sex: Male
Date of Birth: May 23, 1908
Name of Father: DENNIS, GRANT
Maiden Name of Mother: WESTOVER, MIMA
Residence of Father: Corinth
Occupation of Father: Farmer
Name of Physician in Attendance: Dr. Minshall
Name of Person making Return: DENNIS, GRANT
Address of Person making Return: Corinth
Date of Registration: Jun 23, 1908
Remarks: -
______________________________

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Listing of burials in Elmwood Cemetery, Drummond Township, Lanark County, Ontario
No. 2343
Dennis, Richard W., 1908-1972
& Muriel G. Sealey,, 1911-1986
B2-419

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Richard W. Dennis
Birth: 1908
Death: 1972
husband of Muriel G. Sealey 1911-1986
Burial: Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
Plot: B2-419
Created by: kerteau
Record added: Jan 10, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial # 46504602.

Mima Alexandria Dennis was born on 13 November 1912 in Courtland, Middleton Township, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada.^1,2 She was born on 13 November 1912 in Courtland, Middleton Twp., Norfolk Co., Ontario, Canada. She died in October 1971, at age 58, in Ingersoll, Oxford, Ontario, Canada. She died in October 1971, at age 58, in Ontario, Canada. She was buried in Harris Street Cemetery, Ingersoll, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

* 4th great-grandaughter to Georg Philip (Windemoed) Windemuth

Ontario, Canada Births, 1869-1911
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Archives of Ontario Microfilm:
BIRTHS
County of: Norfolk
Division of: Middleton
Page 517
# 036962
No. -
What is the full name of child?: DENNIS, MIMA ALEXANDRIA
When was the child born?: 13th Nov at 4 p.m. 1912
Where was the child born?: Lot 18, Con 1 NTC
Male or Female: F
Are the parents married?: yes
Full name of Father: LEONARD GRANT DENNIS
Occupation of Father: Farmer
Full Maiden Name of Mother: MIMA JANE WESTOVER
If she has been more than once married, give names of former husband or husbands: -
Where were the parents married?: Springfield
When were they married?: 6th Jun 1900
If not married, give full Name of Mother: -
Is she Single or a Widow?: -
What is her occupation?: -
Name of Physician attending: Dr. Reid
Your relation to child: Father
Were you in house at time of Birth?: yes
Certified by: L.G. DENNIS
Address: Courtland
Date: Dec 14th 1912
Remarks: -
______________________________

Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid (OCFA)
Name / Cemetery / County / Township / Reference
KERR, John A. / Harris Street, Ingersoll / Oxford / Ingersoll / OX-43
KERR, Mima A. / Harris Street, Ingersoll / Oxford / Ingersoll / OX-43

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Oxford County Library
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Ingersoll and Area Cemetery Index
Cemetery: HSC [Harris Street Cemetery]

Name: Dennis, Mima A.
Section: A
Row: B
Stone: 23
Death Date: -
Epitaph: KERR - John A. Kerr, 1910-1976 * / hjs wife, Mima A. Dennis, 1913-1971
(also) ....
Name: Kerr, Mima A.
Section: A
Row: B
Stone: 23
Death Date: -
Epitaph: KERR - John A. Kerr, 1910-1976 * / hjs wife, Mima A. Dennis, 1913-1971
* [1976 death date for John in this record is an error. Photo of the actual stone shows it to be engraved 1910-1979.]
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Archives of Ontario Microfilm:
BIRTHS
County of: Norfolk
Division of: Middleton
Page 517
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No. -
What is the full name of child?: DENNIS, MIMA ALEXANDRIA
When was the child born?: 13th Nov at 4 p.m. 1912
Where was the child born?: Lot 18, Con 1 NTC
Male or Female: F
Are the parents married?: yes
Full name of Father: LEONARD GRANT DENNIS
Occupation of Father: Farmer
Full Maiden Name of Mother: MIMA JANE WESTOVER
If she has been more than once married, give names of former husband or husbands: -
Where were the parents married?: Springfield
When were they married?: 6th Jun 1900
If not married, give full Name of Mother: -
Is she Single or a Widow?: -
What is her occupation?: -
Name of Physician attending: Dr. Reid
Your relation to child: Father
Were you in house at time of Birth?: yes
Certified by: L.G. DENNIS
Address: Courtland
Date: Dec 14th 1912
Remarks: -
______________________________

Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid (OCFA)
Name / Cemetery / County / Township / Reference
KERR, John A. / Harris Street, Ingersoll / Oxford / Ingersoll / OX-43
KERR, Mima A. / Harris Street, Ingersoll / Oxford / Ingersoll / OX-43

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Mima A. Dennis Kerr
Birth: 1913
Death: 1971
Spouse:
John A. Kerr (1910 - 1979)
Burial: Harris Street Cemetery, Ingersoll, Oxford County Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Created by: High Plains
Record added: Apr 11, 2015
Find A Grave Memorial # 144869095

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Ingersoll and Area Cemetery Index
Cemetery: HSC [Harris Street Cemetery]
Name: Dennis, Mima A.
Section: A
Row: B
Stone: 23
Death Date: -
Epitaph: KERR - John A. Kerr, 1910-1976 * / hjs wife, Mima A. Dennis, 1913-1971
(also) ....
Name: Kerr, Mima A.
Section: A
Row: B
Stone: 23
Death Date: -
Epitaph: KERR - John A. Kerr, 1910-1976 * / hjs wife, Mima A. Dennis, 1913-1971
* [1976 death date for John in this record is an error. Photo of the actual stone shows it to be engraved 1910-1979.].

John C. Dennis was born on 23 July 1868 in Corinth, Bayham, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.^1,2,3 He and Minerva Donaldson were married on 4 May 1904 in Sarnia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada.^2,4 He died on 15 December 1926, at age 58, in Tillsonburg, Dereham, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.^1,3 He was buried on 19 December 1926 in Tillsonburg Cemetery, (Section K), Tillsonburg, Dereham, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.^1,3

John C. Dennis was a Carpenter/Farmer.⁵ TILLSONBURG CEMETERY
Transcription
(Section K)
DENNIS /
John C. DENNIS 1868 - 1926 /.

Minerva Donaldson was born on 19 September 1879 in Corinth, Bayham, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.^2,3,1 She and John C. Dennis were married on 4 May 1904 in Sarnia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada.^4,5 She died on 11 May 1932, at age 52, in Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada.^6,2,3 She was buried in Tillsonburg Cemetery, (Section K), Tillsonburg, Dereham, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.³

His wife / Minerva DONALDSON 1879 -1982.

Gladys Vivian Dennis was born on 6 August 1904 in Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.¹ She died in 1978, at age ~74. She was buried in Beechville Cemetery, Beechville, Oxford West Township, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.²

Transcription of the marker at Beachville Cemetery
GEORGE R. FISHER
1899 - 1956
His Wife
GLADYS V. DENNIS
1904 - 1976
* 4th great-grandaughter to Georg Philip (Windemoed) Windemuth

ONTARIO, SCHEDULE A.- BIRTHS
County of: Elgin
Division of: -
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No. 14
When Born: Aug 6th 1904
Name: DENNIS, GLADYS VIVIAN
Sex: F
Name and Surname of Father: JOHN C. DENNIS
Name and Maiden Surname of Mother: MINERVA DONALDSON
* [2nd page of birth registration wasn't provided by Ancestry.ca]
______________________________

(OCFA) Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid
Surname, Given Name / Cemetery / County / Township / Reference
FISHER George R. / Beachville / Oxford / Oxford West / OX-68
FISHER Gladys D. (Dennis) / Beachville / Oxford / Oxford West / OX-68

Transcription of the marker at Beachville Cemetery
GEORGE R. FISHER
1899 - 1956
His Wife
GLADYS V. DENNIS
1904 - 1976.

Leonard E. Donaldson Dennis was born on 16 June 1910 in Elgin County, Ontario, Canada. He and Donnabel (Donna) Elizabeth Christie were married on 1 March 1948 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada.¹ He died on 25 March 1970, at age 59, in Huntsville, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada.¹ He was buried in Sunridge-Strong Township Cemetery, Sundridge, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.

Leonard E. Donaldson Dennis was an Owner/Operator Shoe Store.² The Hastings & Prince Edward Regiment
Guest Book Archive 3:
March, 2001 to December, 2001
From: Allan Dennis
Date: 12/30/01

After all these years, it's great to see a site on the Regiment my late father Leonard Donaldson Dennis so proudly remembered. He died in 1969. He was a Sgt. with the Hastings Prince Edward, being wounded in 1944 in Italy. Like many other descendants, I too never heard him say much about his war experiences. I still had his coat from his time during the war, which I have now handed down to my son who is currently serving with the PPCLI3. My father would have been very proud. I also still have his Department of National Defense statement of service gratuity. It amounted to the grand sum of $860.99. Again thanks for the site.

* 4th great-grandson to Georg Philip (Windemoed) Windemuth

Ontario, Canada Births, 1869-1913
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BIRTHS
County of: Elgin
Division of: Bayham
Page 623
# 016188
No. -
What is the full name of child?: DENNES, LENORD * [Dennis, Leonard] DONALDSON
When was the child born?: June 19, 1910
Where was the child born?: Lot 11 Con 8
Male or Female: male
Are the parents married?: yes
Full name of Father: JOHN DENNES
Occupation of Father: Farmer
Full Maiden Name of Mother: MINERVA DONALDSON
If she has been more than once married, give names of former husband or husbands: -
Where were the parents married?: Sarnia
When were they married?: Nov 4, 1893
If not married, give full Name of Mother: -
Is she Single or a Widow?: -
What is her occupation?: -
Name of Physician attending: Dr. Bennett
Your relation to child: father
Were you in house at time of Birth?: yes
Certified by: JOHN DENNES
Address: -
Date: July 17, 1910
______________________________

The Hastings & Prince Edward Regiment
Guest Book Archive 3:
March, 2001 to December, 2001
From: Allan Dennis
E-Mail: aldennisNOSPAM@onlink.net
Date: 12/30/01
209.105.209.1

After all these years, it's great to see a site on the Regiment my late father Leonard Donaldson Dennis so proudly remembered. He died in l969. He was a Sgt. with the Hastings Prince Edward, being wounded in 1944 in Italy. Like many other descendents, I too never heard him say much about his war experiences. I still had his coat from his time during the war, which I have now handed down to my son who is currently serving with the PPCLI3. My father would have been very proud. I also still have his Department of National Defence statement of service gratutity. It amounted to the grand sum of $860.99. Again thanks for the site.

Mary Violetta ( Violet) Dennis was born on 20 July 1870 in Ontario, Canada.^1,2 She and Hiram Moss Bearss were married on 20 December 1905 in Tillsonburg, Dereham, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.^1,3 She died on 25 December 1953, at age 83, in Cass City, Tuscola, Michigan.^1,4 She was buried in Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola, Michigan.^1,2

Mary Violetta ( Violet) Dennis was an Attendant in Physician Office.⁵ Saginaw News, Tuesday, December 28, 1953

Mrs. Violet Bearss- Cass City

Funeral services for Mrs. Violet Bearss, 84, widow of Hiran Bearss, took place Monday. Burial was in Elkland Cemetery. Mrs. Bearss died Christmas day. She was born July 20, 1870, in Ontario and was married at Tillsonburg, Ont., December 20, 1919. She leaves a step-daughter, Mrs. William McBurney of Cass City. She immigrated in 1905.⁶

Hiram Moss Bearss was born on 18 August 1850 in Tillsonburg, Dereham, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.^1,2 He was married on 29 October 1870 in Bayham, Ontario, Canada.² He and Mary Violetta ( Violet) Dennis were married on 20 December 1905 in Tillsonburg, Dereham, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.^3,4 He died on 18 August 1919, at age 69, in Cass City, Tuscola, Michigan.^1,2 He was buried in Ellington Township Cemetery, Ellington, Tuscola, Michigan.²

Hiram Moss Bearss was a Farmer.⁵ Obituary
Cass City Chronicle
August 22, 1919 page 5

Funeral Services Were Held Sunday Afternoon, August 17.

Hiram M. Bearss passed away at his home on Third St. East on Friday morning, Aug. 15. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the M.E. church, Rev. J.D. Young officiating, and internment made in the Ellington cemetery.

Hiram M Bearss was born near Aylmer, Ontario on August 18, 1850. In October, 1870, he was united in marriage with Miss Melinda Crane and to this union three children were born, two of whom preceded the father in death. In 1876, Mr. and Mrs. Bears left Ontario for Michigan. They resided a short time at Burnside and then came to Tuscola County and spent their remaining years near Cass City. Mrs. Bearss died on Sept. 11, 1903.

On Dec. 20, 1905, Mr. Bearss was married the second time, taking for his bride, Miss Violet Dennis. One son was born to this union and he died in infancy.

Mr. Bearss was obliged to retire from his occupation as farmer in 1914 and moved to Cass City. On Feb. 22 of that year he suffered a paralytic stroke and lost the use of one side. He never entirely recovered from this ailment, but did regain sufficiently to be able to walk about town.

Mr. Bearss was a member of both the Masonic and Gleaner fraternities. Members of Tyler Lodge accompanied his remains to the cemetery and the beautiful funeral service at the grave.

Besides his wife and daughter, Mrs. Wm. McBurney, he leaves one brother, John Bearss, of Cass City and one sister, Mrs. Martha Cook, of Alix Alta.

Friends from a distance in attendance at the funeral were Melvin Dennis of Corinth, Ont., and Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Brooks and son of Brown City.
1851 CANADA WEST CENSUS
Personal Census - Enumeration District No. 2, Township of Malahide, in the County of Elgin
Concessions No. 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 of the said Township of Malahide
Page 28-29
Frame House
No. of Stories: 1 1/2 stories
No. of families occupying: 1

Names of Inmates: William Bearse
Profession, Trade or Occupation: Farmer
Place of Birth: Canada
Religion: none
Age next Birthday: 37
Sex: M
Married or Single: M
Residents / Members of Family M: y

Names of Inmates: Mariah * Bearse
Place of Birth: Canada
Religion: none
Age next Birthday: 32
Sex: F
Married or Single: M
Residents / Members of Family F: y

Names of Inmates: Anna Bearse
Place of Birth: Canada F
Religion: none
Age next Birthday: 12
Sex: F
Residents / Members of Family F: y

Names of Inmates: Jane Bearse
Place of Birth: Canada F
Religion: none
Age next Birthday: 11
Sex: F
Residents / Members of Family F: y

Names of Inmates: Marilla Bearse
Place of Birth: Canada F
Religion: none
Age next Birthday: 9
Sex: F
Residents / Members of Family F: y

Names of Inmates: Ann Bearse
Place of Birth: Canada F
Religion: none
Age next Birthday: 8
Sex: F
Residents / Members of Family F: y

Names of Inmates: Hannah Bearse
Place of Birth: Canada F
Religion: none
Age next Birthday: 4
Sex: F
Residents / Members of Family F: y

Names of Inmates: HIRAM BEARSE
Place of Birth: Canada F
Religion: none
Age next Birthday: 2
Sex: M
Residents / Members of Family M: y
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* [Hiram's 1st wife was Malinda Crane, born 31 Oct 1850, Bayham Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario, daughter of Samuel Crane and Betsy Pearson, married 29 Oct 1870 at Bayham Twp, Elgin Co., Ontario. They had 3 children, (1) Mary "Minnie", born 1871 Ontario, died 01 Jun 1881, Elmwood, Tuscola, MI, (2) John, born 1875 Ontario, died 20 Jun 1881, Elmwood, Tuscola, MI, and (3) Ethel, born Sep 1884, Michigan. Malinda died 10 Sep 1903, Novesta Twp, Tuscola, MI.]

1871 Census of Canada
Schedule No. 1.- Nominal Return of the LIving
Province: Ontario
District No. 6 East Elgin
Sub-District No. e Township of Bayham, Division No. 3
Page 30
Houses Inhabited: 107
Families: 116-117
Line: 2-9

Names: Bearse, William
Sex: M
Age: 57
Country or Province of Birth: O
Religion: W Meth
Origin: German
Profession, Occupation, or Trade: Farmer
Married or Widowed: M
Over 20 unable to read
Over 20 unable to write

Names: Bearse, Frances
Sex: F
Age: 51
Country or Province of Birth: O
Religion: W Meth
Origin: German
Married or Widowed: M

Names: BEARSE, HIRAM
Sex: M
Age: 20
Country or Province of Birth: O
Religion: W Meth
Origin: German
Profession, Occupation, or Trade: -
Married or Widowed: M

Names: Bearse, Martha
Sex: F
Age: 17
Country or Province of Birth: O
Religion: W Meth
Origin: German
Married or Widowed: -

Names: BEARSE, MALINDA *
Sex: F
Age: 20
Country or Province of Birth: O
Religion: W Meth
Origin: English
Married or Widowed: M

Names: Bearse, Cynthia
Sex: F
Age: 14
Country or Province of Birth: O
Religion: W Meth
Origin: German
Going to School

Names: Bearse, John
Sex: M
Age: 12
Country or Province of Birth: O
Religion: W Meth
Origin: German
Going to School
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1880 UNITED STATES CENSUS
Schedule 1.- Inhabitants in Ellington, in the County of Tuscola, State of Mich.
Enumeration Date: 10th day of June 1880
Supervisor's Dist. No. 3
Enumeration Dist. No. 401
Page No. 14
List No. 42-46
Dwelling houses numbered in the order of visitation: 143
Families numbered in the order of visitation: 145
The name of each person whose place of abode, on first day of June 1880, was in this family.

Name: BEAURUS, HIRAM
Color: W
Sex: M
Age: 30
Relationship to Head: -
Civil Condition: M
Profession, Occupation, or Trade: Farmer
Place of birth this person: Canada
Place of birth father: Canada
Place of birth mother: Canada

Name: BEAURUS, MALINDA
Color: W
Sex: F
Age: 29
Relationship to Head: Wife
Civil Condition: M
Profession, Occupation, or Trade: Keeping House
Place of birth this person: Canada
Place of birth father: Canada
Place of birth mother: England

Name: BEAURUS, MINNIE E.
Color: W
Sex: F
Age: 9 [1871]
Relationship to Head: Daughter
Attended School
Place of birth this person: Canada
Place of birth father: Canada
Place of birth mother: Canada

Name: BEAURUS, JOHN H.
Color: W
Sex: M
Age: 5 [1875]
Relationship to Head: Son
Place of birth this person: Canada
Place of birth father: Canada
Place of birth mother: Canada

Name: BEAURUS, WILLIAM
Color: W
Sex: M
Age: 65
Relationship to Head: Father
Place of birth this person: Canada
Place of birth father: Canada
Place of birth mother: Canada
_______________________________

TWELFTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES: 1900
State: Michigan
County: Tuscola
Township or other division of County: Novesta Township
Enumeration Date: 16th day of June 1900
Supervisor's District No. 8
Enumeration District No. 124
Sheet No. 9 B
Line No: 80-82
Dwelling No: 194
Number of family in order of visitation: 195

Name: BURSE, HIRAM
Relation: Head
Color or Race: W
Sex: M
Date of Birth: Aug 1850
Age at last birthday: 49
Whether single, married, widowed or divorced: M
Number of years married: 30
Place of birth of this person: Canada English
Place of birth of father: Canada English
Place of birth of mother: Canada English
Year of immigration to the U.S. 1876
Number of years in the United States: 24
Naturalized or alien: Na
Occupation, Trade, or Profession: Farmer
Can read: yes
Can write: yes
Can speak english: yes
Ownership of home: O
Number of farm schedule: 173

Name: BURSE, MELINDA
Relation: Wife
Color or Race: W
Sex: F
Date of Birth: Nov 1850
Age at last birthday: 49
Whether single, married, widowed or divorced: M
Number of years married: 30
Mother of how many children: 3
Number of these children living: 1
Place of birth of this person: Canada English
Place of birth of father: Canada English
Place of birth of mother: England
Year of immigration to the U.S. 1876
Number of years in the United States: 24
Naturalized or alien: -
Can read: yes
Can write: yes
Can speak english: yes

Name: BURSE, ETHEL
Relation: Daughter
Color or Race: W
Sex: F
Date of Birth: Sept 1884
Age at last birthday: 15
Whether single, married, widowed or divorced: S
Place of birth of this person: Michigan
Place of birth of father: Canada English
Place of birth of mother: Canada English
Going to school: 8 mos
Can read: yes
Can write: yes
Can speak english: yes
_______________________________

THIRTEENTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES: 1910
State: Michigan
County: Tuscola
Township or other division of County: Elkland Township
Supervisor's District No. 8
Enumeration District No. 112
Sheet No. 9 A
Enumeration Date: 6-7-9 day of May 1910
Line No: 5-7
Street, Avenue, Road, etc: -
House number or farm: -
Dwelling No: 169
Number of family in order of visitation: 172

Name: BEARSS, HIRAM
Relation: Head
Sex: M
Color or Race: W
Age at last birthday: 56
Whether single, married, widowed or divorced: M2 *
Number of years of present marriage: 4
Place of birth of this person: Canada English
Place of birth of father: Canada English
Place of birth of mother: Canada English
Year of immigration to the U.S. 1876
Whether naturalized or alien: Na
Whether able to speak, read or write english: English
Occupation: Farmer, General Farm, Emp[loyer]
Whether able to read: yes
Whether able to write: yes
Ownership of home: O

Name: BEARSS, VIOLET
Relation: Wife
Sex: F
Color or Race: W
Age at last birthday: 40
Whether single, married, widowed or divorced: M1
Number of years of present marriage: 4
Mother of how many children:
Number born: 1
Number now living: 0
Place of birth of this person: Canada English
Place of birth of father: Canada English
Place of birth of mother: Canada English
Year of immigration to the U.S. 1905
Whether naturalized or alien: -
Whether able to speak, read or write english: English
Whether able to read: yes
Whether able to write: yes

Name: Geno, Alvin
Relation: Hired Man
Age at last birthday: 13. He immigrated in 1876.⁵

Euphemia Dennis was born in September 1839 in Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.¹ She died on 27 June 1842, at age 2, in Bayham Township, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.¹ She was buried in Luton Cemetery (127), Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.²

Nathan Dennis was born on 13 April 1842 in Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.¹ He died on 5 June 1842, at age 0, in Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.¹ He was buried in Luton Cemetery (127), Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.²

Jacob Stephen Dennis was born on 2 September 1844 in Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.¹ He died on 1 December 1856, at age 12, in Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.¹ He was buried in Luton Cemetery, Aylmer, Malahide Township, Elgin County, Canada.² He was buried in ? Luton Cemetery, Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.²

Thomas Ithamer Dennis was born on 11 August 1847 in Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.¹ He died on 10 October 1847, at age 0, in Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.² He died on 10 October 1847, at age 0, in Malahide Township, Elgin, London District, Canada West.² He died on 10 October 1847, at age 0, in Malahide Township, Elgin County, London District, Upper Canada West.² He was buried in Luton Cemetery (127), Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.³ He was buried in Luton Cemetery, Malahide Township, Elgin County, Ontario.³ He was buried in Luton Cemetery, Aylmer, Malahide Township, Elgin County, Canada.

Phebe Light was born on 7 July 1828.¹ She and Jacob W. Dennis were married on 14 May 1853 in Malahide, Elgin, London District, Ontario, Canada.² She died on 7 August 1854, at age 26, in Ontario, Canada. She was buried in Firby Cemetery, Bayham, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.³

Witnesses at this wedding were Jacob M. Long and S. Judson Baker.

George Dennis was born on 19 May 1854.¹ He died on 22 March 1862, at age 7.¹