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Abraham Roy Wintermute was born on 4 February 1886 in Dereham Township, Oxford, Ontario, Canada. He and Grace Priscilla Blunden were married on 5 July 1910 in Fort William, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada. He died on 10 March 1948, at age 62, in St. Thomas, Yarmouth, Elgin, Ontario, Canada. He was buried in St. Thomas West Avenue Cemetery (Section OSE), St. Thomas, Yarmouth Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada.

Robert G. Moore
77 Metcalfe Street
St Thomas, Ontario, N5R 3K6
Tel: 519-631-6065
e-mail: rmoore@wwdc.com
Rewritten with additions and corrections Feb 2012.
ABRAHAM “ROY” WINTERMUTE
Parents:
John Smith Wintermute and Josephine Stafford.
Born:
4 February 1886 at Corinth, Bayham Township.

Married:
5 July 1910 at Fort William, ON to Grace Priscilla Blundon who was born on 20 October 1888 in London England. She was the daughter of Alfred William Blundon and Elizabeth Baker.

Died: 1948
Buried:
West Ave Cemetery, St. Thomas.
Grace was also buried West Ave Cemetery - G/S 1887-1969.

Children:
1. Frances Eileen Wintermute, born 6 July 1923 (St. Thomas?) and died of pneumonia on 9 February 1926 at St. Thomas, buried West Ave Cemetery, St Thomas, no Gravestone.
2. Walter Roy Wintermute, born 25 November 1926 at St. Thomas.

Roy enlisted in 1916 for WWI, discharged February 1919 (listed as son of J.S. and Josephine Wintermute, Elgin County Book of Remembrance).
He ran the first gasoline station (before 1923) in St. Thomas near Alexandria and Talbot Streets. They lived at 62 Arthur Avenue, St. Thomas.

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Additional Source Ancestry.ca
Lawrence Family Tree
Owner: douglaslawrence24
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ONTARIO, SCHEDULE A.- BIRTHS
County of: Oxford
Division of: Dereham
Page 220
# 026365
No. 24
When Born: 4th Feb'y 1886
Name: ABRAHAM ROY
Sex: M
Name and Surname of Father: JOHN S. WINTERMUTE
Name and Maiden Surname of Mother: JOSEPHINE STAFFORD
Rank or Profession of Father: Farmer
Signature, description, and residence of Informant: JOHN S. WINTERMUTE
When Registered: 8th March 1886
Name of Accoucheur: Dr. Minshall
Signature of Registrar: Geo Lish
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* At the time of the 1911 Ontario census, Abraham "Roy" and wife Grace were living with his parents John and Josephine Wintermute in St. Thomas, Elgin County, Ontario.
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St. Thomas Times Journal
St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
March and April 1948
Extractions of names for Births, Marriages, Deaths and Burials Extracted and transcribed by members of the Elgin OGS
Copyright by the Ontario Genealogical Society, Elgin County Branch 2004
11 March 1948
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Died - A. Roy Wintermute, Mar 10
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Died - A. Roy Wintermute, Mar 10

12 March 1948
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Died - A. Roy Wintermute, Mar 10

15 March 1948
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Funeral - A. Roy Wintermute, Mar 13

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Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid (OCFA)
Name / Cemetery / County / Township / Reference
WINTERMUTE, Grace P. (Blundon) / St Thomas West Avenue / Elgin / Yarmouth / EL-580
WINTERMUTE, Abraham / St Thomas West Avenue / Elgin / Yarmouth / EL-580

St. Thomas Cemetery
West Avenue
Section OSE
St. Thomas, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada
Gravestone Inscriptions
Copyright by the Genealogical Society, Elgin County Branch 1999

OSE-003 pink granite on concrete base
Abraham Roy / WINTERMUTE / 1886 - 1948

OSE-004 pink granite on concrete base
Grace P. BLUNDON / wife of / Abraham Roy / WINTERMUTE / 1887 - 1969.