Today I had the opportunity to drive down to Fergus to visit the Wellington Archives. Took two kids to school and two others to a friends. I have been to the archives once before.
I was able to find some information. It really does feel ominous being where you know all the answers lie it's just so challenging to find it all.
Here is what I found:
Ida Blackwell (1880-1973) married Elmer Samis (1879-1951) had Lomer who took over the farm which had been in the family for four generations ( Solomon, William, Elmer and Lomer). Solomon Samis had 6 children: Elizabeth (Betsy), Jane, Nancy, Annie, Hettie, Arthur and William. I need to do some work on finding more about this family.
Ida E.Blackwell was the daughter of John Irvine's sister Martha (daughter of Andrew Irvine and Hannah Brintnell)
John W Hefkey (1885-1969) married Ethel Cunningham (1892-1972) John W is the son of John (1854-1933) and Susan Irvine the sister to John Irvine who married Rebecca Caldwell who are the parents of my great grandmother Lottie Victoria Irvine.
John came from Waterloo County to work in Drayton as a shoe repairman and eventually took over the business. His son took over from him.
John and Susan had 6 children:
John W
Irvine (died in 1951)
Ethel (married Mr Bechtold)
Eva Lillian (died 1911) have a picture of her headstone at Drayton Cemetary died of burns
Mabel (married Herman Quick)
Florence (married Brock Philip)
I found that Irvine married Sarah Maria Fothergill. In Bellville they had a stillborn baby names Thomas John Hefeky on 12 March 1938, I don't know anything more.
I also found all their birthdates in the 1901 census.
There was a Percy L Irvine who became a doctor and moved to Toronto in 1924 he married Myrtle Coam (her father was the publisher of the newspaper Mr Jabez Coram) and they had tow daughters Francis and Phyllis - need to figure out if we are connected here.
Then in a random scan in the Drayton Advocate ( Sept 17, 1925) I spotted a little news item: Mrs. M Blackwell and niece Jane Blackwell left for Willows and Howard Sask last week after spending a couple of months at the home of her daughter Mrs E. Samis and other friends. This must be Martha who married Micheal Blackwell (28 April 1879 in Drayton). Not sure about this because Samis's had a four generation farm however this could be one of the sons who had to find his own land and went out West to find his fortune, just has Lottie's Uncle Thomas Caldwell did in. I also just noticed that John Dennis Blackwell (son of John Blackwell and Ann O'Brien) moved to Harding, Manitoba... is this the connection?
So many questions...so good.
I was able to find some information. It really does feel ominous being where you know all the answers lie it's just so challenging to find it all.
Here is what I found:
Ida Blackwell (1880-1973) married Elmer Samis (1879-1951) had Lomer who took over the farm which had been in the family for four generations ( Solomon, William, Elmer and Lomer). Solomon Samis had 6 children: Elizabeth (Betsy), Jane, Nancy, Annie, Hettie, Arthur and William. I need to do some work on finding more about this family.
Ida E.Blackwell was the daughter of John Irvine's sister Martha (daughter of Andrew Irvine and Hannah Brintnell)
John W Hefkey (1885-1969) married Ethel Cunningham (1892-1972) John W is the son of John (1854-1933) and Susan Irvine the sister to John Irvine who married Rebecca Caldwell who are the parents of my great grandmother Lottie Victoria Irvine.
John came from Waterloo County to work in Drayton as a shoe repairman and eventually took over the business. His son took over from him.
John and Susan had 6 children:
John W
Irvine (died in 1951)
Ethel (married Mr Bechtold)
Eva Lillian (died 1911) have a picture of her headstone at Drayton Cemetary died of burns
Mabel (married Herman Quick)
Florence (married Brock Philip)
I found that Irvine married Sarah Maria Fothergill. In Bellville they had a stillborn baby names Thomas John Hefeky on 12 March 1938, I don't know anything more.
I also found all their birthdates in the 1901 census.
There was a Percy L Irvine who became a doctor and moved to Toronto in 1924 he married Myrtle Coam (her father was the publisher of the newspaper Mr Jabez Coram) and they had tow daughters Francis and Phyllis - need to figure out if we are connected here.
Then in a random scan in the Drayton Advocate ( Sept 17, 1925) I spotted a little news item: Mrs. M Blackwell and niece Jane Blackwell left for Willows and Howard Sask last week after spending a couple of months at the home of her daughter Mrs E. Samis and other friends. This must be Martha who married Micheal Blackwell (28 April 1879 in Drayton). Not sure about this because Samis's had a four generation farm however this could be one of the sons who had to find his own land and went out West to find his fortune, just has Lottie's Uncle Thomas Caldwell did in. I also just noticed that John Dennis Blackwell (son of John Blackwell and Ann O'Brien) moved to Harding, Manitoba... is this the connection?
So many questions...so good.
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