Surname Queries for Melancthon Township
Reply to: Bonnie Douglass
Names being researched: POLLEY/BELL
Time period:1851-1901
Looking for contacts for this family
Posted: January 5, 1999
Reply to: Liz Grassi
Names being researched: MITCHELL
Time period: 1864-1890
Posted: February 7, 1999
Reply to: Wendy McPhee
Names being reserached: HOUSE/ORME
Time period: Abt. 1850s-1900
Interested in John Orme (d.1892) & wife Margaret (d. 1866); Philip House (German descent) and wife Matilda Collins; Hiram House (b.1856; d.1921, Saskatchewan) & wife Margaret Ellen Orme (b.1858; d. 1928 in Sask.)
Posted: February 15, 1999
Reply to: Melodie Hughson
Names being researched: HUGHSON
Time period: c.1900
My grandfather was John Baptist Hughson
Posted: February 17, 1999
Reply to: Michael Hudd
Names being researched: HUDD
Time period: 1860's - 1900's
William Hudd married Julia Longeway and Stephen Hudd married Matilda Silk
Posted: March 8, 1999
Reply to: Diane Gayton
Names being researched: THOMAS
Time period: 1850-1928
William lived near or at Melancthon, as there is a photo of him included with an elevator in the background. He was married twice that we know of, first wife and four children and then Margot Armstrong with Joshua Freeman Thomas, another girl but do not know name. William would be my great-grandfather. Thank you.
Posted: March 12, 1999
Reply to: Carol Prato
Names being researched: CAMPBELL
Time period: 1871
Eva Campbell was supposedly born in Horning Mills, but I was unable to locate her birth record in the Ontario Index
Posted: March 22, 1999
Reply to: Patrick Cafferty
Name being researched: CAFFERTY
Time period: 1861 et seq
Michael Cafferty and family are reported on the 1861 census for Grey County in Melanchton Twp
Posted: March 24, 1999
Reply to: Bryan
Names being researched: ORVIS
Time period: 1870's to Present
Info on the family of Isaac Brown Orivs
Posted: March 30, 1999
Reply to: Janice J. Miller
Names being researched: MARKLE/BORDMAN
Time period: 1850-1900
Daniel and his wife Lydia (BORDMAN) MARKLE are buried in Horning Mills, would like the name of the cemetery and the nae of the road or locatoin of the cemetery they are buried in. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Posted: April 1, 1999
Reply to: Joyce Witherspoon
Names being researched: ALLAN/ALLEN
Time period:1859-1885
Thomas b.1831 from Ireland, m. Elizabeth Madill in Scarborough, 12 children, James, Esther, Elizabeth, Thomas jr., David, Margaret, Mary Ellen, Martha, William, Charles,Sarah, Jemima. These people moved to Emo, Ontario in approx. 1885 with the Reid family from Amaranth area. Not much information on Jemima, or Charles. Sarah married James Mitchell, William married Lottie ?? and moved to Detroit. Martha m. Walter Simpson, daughter Mary who marr. Ralph Bernie. Any assistance or contacts would be appreciated. We are having a reunion August 13,14,15,1999 in Emo, Ontario.
Posted: April 29, 1999
Reply to: J.L. Hare
Names being researched: HARE/PARTRIDGE
Time period: early 1800
Joseph P. Hare, Elizabeth Partridge - son Robt. A. born in 1861. They subsequently moved to Kentucky
Posted: May 12, 1999
Reply to: Sheryl Talley
Names being researched: BADGERO/BADGEROW
Time period: 1850-1870
Lorenzo Badgero born 1850 mrried 1870 to Harriet Shropshire. Looking for Charles' parents and sibling. Any information of possible leads on this family is greatly needed.
Posted: May 26, 1999
Reply to: Ann Hefenieder
Names being researched: MCCUE
Time period: 1820-1870
James McCue, born Ire. approx. 1820, wife Sabina
Posted: May 26, 1999
Reply to: Ann Hefenieder
Names being researched: CURRAN
Time period: 1820-1870
Darby Curran, b. c 1825 in Ire, m. Bridget Keating
Posted: June 9, 1999
Reply to: Robert Allen McCutcheon
Names being researched: McCUTCHEON
Time period:?-1888
Robert Potter McCutcheon ws a barber in Shelburne, ON. He was married to Ann Jane Allen, with whom he had a son Austin Allen McCutcheon. Robert Potter died at age "32 yrs, 5 months, 19 days" on Feb 1888. Ann Jane remarried (Johnson or Johns ton?) and moved first to Toronto and then to Detroit, MI, with Austin Allen. Austin Allen married Agnes Traeder, and they had three children including my father, Allen Robert. both Austin Allen and Agnes died quite young, and thus my father knows almost nothing about his family origins. Any and all information and help will be greatly apprecited! I will be happy to provide more details of my own insofar as I know them.
Posted: July 5, 1999
Reply to: Dorothy Brown
Names being researched: McNABB, Thomas
Time period: 1845
Married 1866 Mono, Ch. of Scot.
Posted: August 5, 1999
Reply to: Barbara Lovejoy
Names being researched: MCCAULEY
Posted: August 17, 1999
Reply to: Michael Hudd
Names being researched: HUDD/LONGEWAY/COLLINS
Times period: 1880's
William Hudd married Julia Longeway. Descendants married Henry Collins and Ellen Collins. Brother Stephen Hudd married Matilda Silk
Posted: August 18, 1999
Reply to: Dave Rayburn
Names being researched: SHRIGLEY/SRIGLEY
Time period: middle 1800s I am researching the Shrigley family, some of whom lived in this township
Posted: October 5, 1999
Reply to: Laurie Robinson
Names being researched: STEWART, Duncan
Time period: 1907
Mr. Stewart was a foster caregiver to my grandfather upon his arrival from England. My grandfather's name was Charles Bartholomew Kinsella. He came here through Dr. Barnardo's, arrived 7th May 1907, at the age of 8. My grandfather stayed with Mr. Stewart until he was at least 18. I would like to hear from any descendants or anyone who remembers anything. You might have a story or a picture of my grandfather
Posted: October 24, 1999
Reply to: Wayne Markle
Names being researched: MARKLE
Time period: 1800's
Daniel Markle (1802-1868) and Lydia (BOARDMAN) Markel (1812-1886) came to Horning's Mills with Lewis Horning from the Niagara Penninsula in the early 1830's. Both are buried in the Horning's Mill cemetery
Posted: October 24, 1999
Reply to: Allan A. Youngman
Names being researched: SMITH, Robert
Time period: 1911
My great uncle August Frederick Youngman, Dr. Bernardo "homeboy" died Feb. 19, 1911 (age 15) while resideing at the home of Robert Smith. I know he was buried in Shelburne Cemetery but I cannot locate the grave. Perhaps he is buried in the Smith ploy and I need to know the names of Mrs. Smith's wife, etc to help me locate the grave. I would also like to hear from any members of the Smith family.
Posted: December 8, 1999
Reply to: Dorothy Wilson
Names being researched: CORBETT
Time period: 1800-1860
Moved to Melancthon from King Twp. York County.
Posted: December 8, 1999
Reply to: Patricia
Names being researched: ARMSTRONG
Time period: 1850's
James and Elizabeth (Blair) Armstrong.
Posted: January 9, 2000
Reply to: Elizabeth Bewley Thompson
Names being researched: SWIFT
Time period: 1860-1920
Looking for relatives of Eliza(beth) Swift Bewley
Posted: January 9, 2000
Reply to: Busch
Names being researched: MCGHER, Emily
She is/was an artist
Posted: February 1, 2000
Reply to: Janet "Silks" Rowan
Names being researched: SILKS
Time period: 1851
FOUND ON 1851 CENSUS FOR MELANCTHON (Reel C-11723) p.1. I am Janet Silks and have been looking for Joseph Silks born in Pa, USA. Can some one hellp me find him. I found this afore info on a search of the name Joseph Silks. PLEASE help me if you can. I had no idea looking in another country for my great grand father.
Posted: February 6, 2000
Reply to: Jeannette Flear
Names being researched: FLEAR/FLEER
Time period: 1843/2000
Other names of interest: BOLTON,CAVE,WEBSTER,WOLFE,STANFIELD
Posted: April 11, 2000
Reply to: Carol Cunday
Names being researched: THOMPSON
Time period: 1800's
Walter Thompson married Margaret Taylor and had the following children: Phoebe, Isabella, Mary , Margaret, Janet, Susan, Edward, Josephine, Ruby. They were all born in Corbetton between 1800 & 1900.
Posted: May 4, 2000
Reply to: Bonnie Douglass
Names being researched: BELL/GREY
Time period: 1885/1888
Death Information for Mary Elizabeth (BELL) GREY
Posted: June 19, 2000
Reply to: Ken Small
Names being researched: SMALL
Time period: 1844 - present
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