Elizabeth Scott1

F, #30081, b. circa 1858
Father*Hercules Scott1 b. Nov 1804
Mother*Agnes Johnston1
Last Edited29 Feb 2016
     She was born circa 1858 at Canada West, United Province of Canada.1
     Elizabeth Scott appeared on the 1861 Canadian Census of Admaston Twp., Renfrew County, Canada West in the household of her parents, Hercules and Agnes Scott.1

Citations

  1. [S4601] Hercules Scott household, 14 Jan 1861 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Renfrew, Canada West; Page 25, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: C-1070.

Matthew Wilson1

M, #30082
Last Edited29 Oct 2013
     Matthew married Mary Mitchell.1

Family

Mary Mitchell
Child

Citations

  1. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., James Scott & Ann Wilson.

Mary Mitchell1

F, #30083
Last Edited29 Oct 2013
     Mary married Matthew Wilson.1

Family

Matthew Wilson
Child

Citations

  1. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., James Scott & Ann Wilson.

Walter Edward Kohrs1,2,3,4,5

M, #30084, b. 5 April 1908, d. 16 June 1991
Father*Chris Kohrs6,7
Mother*Marie Harlman8
Last Edited9 Apr 2023
     He was born on 5 April 1908 at Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA.4,2,9 Walter married Edna Laura Zummach, at the Zummach home, on 8 February 1935 at Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA.1,2,10,6,7,9
     Walter Edward Kohrs died on 16 June 1991 at Proctor Community Hospital, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA, at age 83.4,11,12,3,9
     The following selected information is extracted from the obituary of Walter Edward Kohrs.
Survived by his wife, the former Edna L. Zummach.9

     Walter Edward Kohrs was buried on 18 June 1991 at Swan Lake Memory Gardens, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA.11,9
     The following article appeared in the Burlington, Iowa Burlington Daily Hawk Eye Gazette, 26 January 1935 :
Miss Edna Zummach, Walter E. Kohrs Will Marry February 8
     Announcement of the approaching marriage of Miss Edna Zummach, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Charles F. Zummach, 1415 Osborn street, to Walter E. Kohrs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Kohrs, 922 Linden street, was made at a party held at the home of Miss Zummach last evening. The wedding will take place at the Zummach home Friday, Feb. 8, at 5 p. m. Preceding the announcement made during the serving of refreshments, games were played. Guests present at the affair were Miss Elizabeth Orthner, Miss Ruth Marie Fehseke, Miss Ruth Lohmann, Miss Mildred Brenneke, Gordon Fromm, John Kuechmann and Donald Kohrs.7

     The following article appeared in the Burlington, Iowa Burlington Daily Hawk Eye Gazette, 9 February 1935 :
Miss Zummach Bride Of Walter Kohrs At Home Ceremony
     Miss Edna Laura Zummach and Walter E. Kohrs were united in marriage at the home of the bride's parents the Rev. and Mrs. Charles Zummach Friday afternoon at o'clock.
     The Rev. Mr. Zummach read the single ring service in the presence of the immediate families. Miss Elizabeth Orthner and John Kuechmann were attendants.
     The bride was attired in a dress of navy blue tree-bark crepe and she carried Johanna Hill roses. Miss Orthner wore a black crepe dress and a shoulder corsage of Briar Cliff roses.
     Mr. and Mrs. Kohrs departed immediately after the ceremony on a honeymoon trip.
     Mrs. Kohrs attended Coe college, Cedar Rapids. Mr. Kohrs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Kohrs of this city, was graduated from the University of Iowa. He is a member of the editorial staff of the Hawk-Eye Gazette.13

     Walter and Edna Kohrs appeared on the 1940 U.S. Federal Census of Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, enumerated April 1940, described as State Editor for a Daily Newspaper.2
     The following biographical information is from my (Rick Moffat's) personal knowledge or recollections, 1946:
Walter Kohrs collaborated with his father-in-law, Charles F Zummach in editting the book "Religion in the ranks" which was published in 1946.5

     In the obituary of Rev. Charles Zummach who died 10 March 1963, his son-in-law, Walter E. Kohrs, was listed as a survivor.14
     In the obituary of Lydia Zummach who died 2 June 1972, her son-in-law, Walter Kohrs, was listed as a survivor.15
     See the footnotes below for a link to his obituary that appeared in the newspaper the Burlington Hawk Eye published in Burlington, Iowa, 16 June 1991.9
     In the obituary of Edna Laura Zummach who died 29 March 2000, her husband, Walter E. Kohrs, was listed as predeceased.16

Family

Edna Laura Zummach b. 26 Sep 1913, d. 29 Mar 2000
Marriage*Walter married Edna Laura Zummach, at the Zummach home, on 8 February 1935 at Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA.1,2,10,6,7,9 

Citations

  1. [S4603] Mocavo Search - Bretschneider, Ernst, online Default Mocavo on FindMyPast search page, Bretschneider Family Genealogy Forum. Hereinafter cited as Mocavo Search - Bretschneider, Ernst.
  2. [S4604] Walter Kohrs household, Apr 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Washington, DC, USA, Des Moines, Iowa; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 29-6, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: T627_1156.
  3. [S4605] Edna Kohrs, Hawk Eye, The, Burlington, IA, 2 Apr 2000 viewed at Newsbank.com, Edna Kohrs. Hereinafter cited as Hawk Eye.
  4. [S501] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, online 1935-2014, Walter E. Kohrs. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  5. [S4606] Martin L. Leuschner, Charles F. Zummach and Walter Edward Kohrs, editor, Religion in the Ranks (Cleveland, OH: Roger Williams Press, 1946), Title     Religion in the ranks
    Editors     Martin L. Leuschner, Charles F. Zummach, Walter Edward Kohrs
    Publisher     Roger Williams Press, 1946
    Original from     the University of Wisconsin - Madison
    Digitized     Feb 10, 2010
    Length     128 pages
    Subjects     World War, 1939-1945. Hereinafter cited as Religion in the Ranks.
  6. [S5536] Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1951 (Publisher: Iowa Department of Public Health), Ancestry.com, Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1951; "Index and images of Iowa marriages"; cited as "Iowa, Marriage Records., Walter Edward Kohrs & Edna Laura Zummach.
  7. [S10959] Miss Edna Zummach, Walter E. Kohrs Will Marry Feb. 8, Burlington Daily Hawk Eye Gazette, Burlington, Iowa, 26 Jan 1935, Page 5, column 6 viewed at Newspaper Archive, Upcoming Wedding: Kohrs - Zummach. Hereinafter cited as Burlington Daily Hawk Eye Gazette.
  8. [S5536] "Iowa, Marriage Records", online Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1951: Walter Edward Kohrs & Edna Laura Zummach; I read his mother's surname as Harlman.
  9. [S10963] DeathsL Walter E. Kohrs, Burlington Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa, 18 Jun 1991, Page 9, column 5 viewed at Newspaper Archive, Obituary: Walter E. Kohrs. Hereinafter cited as Burlington Hawk Eye.
  10. [S4605] Hawk Eye, 2 Apr 2000.
  11. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Walter E. Kohrs
    Grave marker transcription:
    KOHRS
    Walter E.     1908 - 1991
    Edna L.     1913 - 2000.
  12. [S4603] Mocavo Search - Bretschneider, Ernst, online Default Mocavo on FindMyPast search page, Bretschneider Family Genealogy Forum

    Note that according to Edna Kohrs' obituary, her husband Walter died in JUn 1991, not Jan 1991.
  13. [S10960] Miss Zummach Bride Of Walter Kohrs At Home Ceremony, Burlington Daily Hawk Eye Gazette, Burlington, Iowa, 09 Feb 1935, Page 5, column 7 viewed at Newspaper Archive, Wedding: Kohrs = Zummach . Hereinafter cited as Burlington Daily Hawk Eye Gazette.
  14. [S10964] Death Notices: Rev. C. Zummach, Burlington Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa, 11 Mar 1963, Page 8, column 4 viewed at Newspaper Archive, Obituary: Rev. Charles S. (sic) Zummach. Hereinafter cited as Burlington Hawk Eye.
  15. [S10961] Deaths: Mrs. Lydia Zummach, Burlington Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa, 6 Jun 1972, Page 7, column 2 viewed at Newspaper Archive, Obituary: Edna M. Zummach nee Bretschneider. Hereinafter cited as Burlington Hawk Eye.
  16. [S3862] "Find A Grave", online Find A Grave search page: Edna Laura Kohrs née Zummach
    Grave marker transcription:
    KOHRS
    Walter E.     1908 - 1991
    Edna L.     1913 - 2000.

John Coral Trask1

M, #30089, b. 1911, d. 1980
Last Edited3 Nov 2013
     He was born in 1911 at Saskatchewan, Canada, farm near Harris, Sask.2 John married Marguerite Helena Dingwall in 1961.3,2
     John Coral Trask was buried at Hanley Cemetery, Hanley, RM of Rosedale No. 283, Saskatchewan, Canada.1
     John Coral Trask died in 1980.3
     He was commonly known as Coral Trask.3
     In the obituary of Marguerite Helena Trask who died 20 March 1991, her husband, Coral Trask, was listed as predeceased.4
     In the obituary of Rev. N. Stewart Dingwall who died 18 May 2001, his brother-in-law, Coral Trask, was listed as predeceased.5

Family

Marguerite Helena Dingwall b. 29 Nov 1908, d. 20 Mar 1991
Marriage*John married Marguerite Helena Dingwall in 1961.3,2 

Citations

  1. [S2054] Hanley History Book Society, editor, Ripples and Reflections : Hanley (Hanley, Saskatchewan: Hanley History Book Society, 1982), Page 122ff - Hanley Cemetery
    Page 136
    Trask, John Coral (14-6) 1980 Creamation. Hereinafter cited as Ripples and Reflections : Hanley.
  2. [S2054] Hanley History Book Society, Ripples and Reflections : Hanley, Page 501 - Coral Trask.
  3. [S2054] Hanley History Book Society, Ripples and Reflections : Hanley, Page 502f - Marguerite Trask 'My Years in Hanley.'
  4. [S9021] Unknown article title, unknown newspaper title, unknown location, Obituary: Marguerite Helena Trask née Dingwall.
  5. [S9027] Deaths: Dingwall, Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, May 24, 2001, Page 28, column 5 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Rev. N. Stewart Dingwall. Hereinafter cited as Star-Phoenix.

John Schnider1

M, #30090
Last Edited2 Sep 2015
     John married Clara (?).1
     In the obituary of Stanley Schnider who died 2 June 2001, his father, John Schnider, was listed as predeceased.2

Family

Clara (?)
Child

Citations

  1. [S4614] Stan Snider, Henry Walser Funeral Home Ltd., Kitchener, Ontario, viewed Nov 11, 2013 viewed at Henry Walser Funeral Home Ltd.
  2. [S4614] Henry Walser Funeral Home Ltd., viewed Nov 11, 2013, In Memory of Stan Snider 1927 - 2001.

Clara (?)1

F, #30091
Last Edited2 Sep 2015
     Clara married John Schnider.1
     In the obituary of Stanley Schnider who died 2 June 2001, her mother, Clara Schnider, was listed as predeceased.2

Family

John Schnider
Child

Citations

  1. [S4614] Stan Snider, Henry Walser Funeral Home Ltd., Kitchener, Ontario, viewed Nov 11, 2013 viewed at Henry Walser Funeral Home Ltd.
  2. [S4614] Henry Walser Funeral Home Ltd., viewed Nov 11, 2013, In Memory of Stan Snider 1927 - 2001.

James Nichol1,2

M, #30093, b. circa 1901
Last Edited23 Apr 2019
     He was born circa 1901 at Scotland.1
     James Nichol immigrated in 1919 to Canada from Scotland.1
     James appeared n the 1921 Canadian Census of RM of Loganton, Saskatchewan, in the household of August Summach and Minnie Summach, listed as a Servant - Labourer.1
     In the obituary of James Smith who died 2 May 1959, his brother, James Nichol, of Wainwright, AB, was listed as a survivor.2

Citations

  1. [S4616] August Summach household, 01 Jun 1921 Canada Census, Provo, Utah, USA, Loganton Municipality, Saskatoon District, Saskatchewan; Page 14, Ancestry.com.
  2. [S7909] Deaths: Smith, The Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, May 4, 1959, Page 20, column 3 viewed at Google News Archive, Obituary: James Smith (see the column to the left of the highlighted heading). Hereinafter cited as Star-Phoenix.

Lila Phiminta Holdaway1,2

F, #30094, b. 23 September 1883, d. 1971
Last Edited30 Jun 2021
     She was born on 23 September 1883 at Hope Twp., Durham County, Ontario, Canada.1,2,3 Lila married Cecil Howard Walkey on 28 December 1910 at Durham County, Ontario, Canada.2,1,3
     Lila Phiminta Holdaway died on 8 October 1975 at age 92.4
     Lila F. Walkey was buried on 10 October 1975 at Union Cemetery, Port Hope, Port Hope municipality, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada.4,3
     She was commonly known as Mintie.5
     The following obituary was provided to me 23 June 2021 by Gerry Mattinson:
Lila (Minty) F. Walkey, res of Newtonville, female, age 92, died Oct 8, 1975 and was buried Oct 10, 1975 in Union Cemetery, Port Hope (Ross Funeral Home), Rev. G.R. Montgomery officiating.4


Family

Cecil Howard Walkey b. Sep 1884, d. 19 Apr 1941

Citations

  1. [S1350] Ontario Vital Statistics Project - Marriages, online Ontario Vital Statistics Project - Marriages, http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~maryc/durham.htm Cecil Howard Walkey & Lila Phiminta Holdaway. Hereinafter cited as ON Vital Statistics Project.
  2. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., Cecil Howard Walkey & Lila P Holdaway.
  3. [S4749] Unknown title, online www.cemsearch.ca, Port Hope Union Cemetery: Lila F. Walkey née Holdaway
    Grave marker transcription:
    Cecil H. Walkey     1885 - 1941
    His Wife Lila F. Holdaway     1883 - 1975
    Other data: Born Sep 23, 1883 - Died Oct 8, 1975
    Notes: Grave 2. Born Hope Township; died Newcastle, Ont. Married Cecil Howard Walkey 28 Dec 1910. Mother of Earl and Gertrude. Name given as Phiminta Lila (Minty/Lila F.) by Linda holdaway, Calgary, Alta.
  4. [S11618] Gerry Mattinson, "MoffatFamilyHistory thoughts," e-mail message from withheld for privacy (Ontario) to Rick Moffat, 23 Jun 1921, ID #30094 - Lila Phiminta Holdaway - Her month and day of death:
    1) Lila (Minty) F. Walkey, res of Newtonville, female, age 92, died Oct 8, 1975 and was buried Oct 10, 1975 in Union Cemetery, Port Hope (Ross Funeral Home), Rev. G.R. Montgomery officiating.
    Source: "Transcripts - Newtonville United Church Registers" in the OGS collection at the Whitby Public Library.. Hereinafter cited as "MoffatFamilyHistory thoughts."
  5. [S4718] Thomas Graeme Moffat - Dec 15 1880, Thomas Moffat Family Bible (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date); Gerry & Heather Mattinson, Ontario, Canada, Thomas Moffat Family Bible - images and transcription (images are large and load slowly)
    Deaths:
    Cecil Walkey (born) Sept 7. 1885     (died) April 19 1941
    Aunt Mintie 88 yrs 1971 - Gerry Mattinson thinks this date may be wrong.

Edward Cooper1

M, #30095
Last Edited23 Mar 2018

Family

Child

Citations

  1. [S7874] Girl Dies As Flames Raze Home, The Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, July 30, 1935, Page 3, column 5, and page 8, column 1 viewed at Newspapers.com, Girl Dies As Flames Raze Home; continued. Hereinafter cited as StarPhoenix.

Loren Eugene Nixon1

M, #30096, b. 18 January 1939, d. 19 January 1939
Father*Earl Howard Nixon1 b. 23 May 1901, d. 6 Feb 1991
Mother*Fay Lucille Blasdel1 b. 19 Dec 1910, d. 9 Jan 1990
Last Edited9 Dec 2013
     He was born on 18 January 1939 at Harrison, Harrison Twp., Hamilton County, Ohio, USA.1
     Loren Eugene Nixon died on 19 January 1939 at Fort Hamilton Hospital, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, USA.1,2
     Loren Eugene Nixon was buried at Gibson Cemetery, Bright, Miller Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, USA.1

Citations

  1. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi Loren Eugene Nixon.
  2. [S4297] Lawrenceburg Public Library District Obituary Finder , Lawrenceburg Public Library, Lawrenceburg Public Library District Obituary Finder search page; cited as "Lawrenceburg Obituary Finder., Nixon, Loren - 01/19/1939.

James Laing1

M, #30097
Last Edited13 Dec 2013
     James married Christena Gordon McEdwards.1

Family

Christena Gordon McEdwards
Child

Citations

  1. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1916, online Ontario, Canada Births, Eva Gladys Laing. Hereinafter cited as Ontario, Canada Births.

Christena Gordon McEdwards1

F, #30098
Last Edited13 Dec 2013
     Christena married James Laing.1

Family

James Laing
Child

Citations

  1. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1916, online Ontario, Canada Births, Eva Gladys Laing. Hereinafter cited as Ontario, Canada Births.

Mary Ann Cochran1

F, #30099, b. circa 1840, d. 2 May 1882
Last Edited29 Jul 2023
     She was born circa 1840 at Ireland.2 Mary married James Rainey on 19 June 1860 at Inverness, Québec, Canada.2,3
     Mary Ann Cochran died on 2 May 1882 at Wiarton Twp., Bruce County, Ontario, Canada, of uremia according to Ontario Death Registration 001673.4
     James and Mary Ann Rainey appeared on the 1881Canadian Census of Amabel Twp., Bruce County, Ontario, enumerated 4 April 1881, described as described as a farmer. Their daughter Anna Jane was listed as living with them.2

Family

James Rainey b. c 1834
Child

Citations

  1. [S1965] The Drouin Collection, online http://www.ancestry.ca/drouin/, James Rainey & Mary Ann Coughran (Cochran)
    Both variations of her surname occur in this record.
  2. [S4625] James Rainey household, Apr 4, 1881 Canada Census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Amabel, Bruce North, Ontario; Page: 23; Family No: 101, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: C-13276.
  3. [S2937] Parish and Notional Records, James Rainey & Mary Ann Cochran, Québec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968, Montréal, Québec, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah, USA. Hereinafter cited as Drouin Collection.
  4. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1946., Mary Ann Rainey Cochrance.

Maggie V Runciman1,2

F, #30100, b. 1861 or 1862, d. 6 July 1899
Father*William Runciman3 b. b 1845
Mother*Jane France3 b. 22 Nov 1824, d. 12 Jun 1900
Last Edited17 Feb 2018
     She was born in 1861 or 1862 at Scotland.3,2 Maggie married George Mann on 26 February 1890 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada.1
     Maggie V Runciman died on 6 July 1899 at Cobourg, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada, according to Ontario Death Registration 018487.2 The informant on her death registration was William Mann, I assume this was her brother-in-law.2 The cause of her death was given as pneumonia and pleurisy after 7 days.2

Family

George Mann b. 29 Jun 1863
Children

Citations

  1. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., George Mann & Maggie V Runciman.
  2. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1946., Maggie V Runciman Mann.
  3. [S1349] "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936", online Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935: Goerge Mann & Maggie V Runciman.
  4. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1916, online Ontario, Canada Births, Bessy Thompson Mann. Hereinafter cited as Ontario, Canada Births.
  5. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, online Ontario, Canada Births, Norman Alexander Mann.
  6. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, online Ontario, Canada Births, George Douglas Mann.