285. Whiteman Edwin Smith (Charles Edwin Smith , Richard Smith , Elizabeth Kidd , Susannah Poole , George Poole , Anne Cathrin Buckinger , Mathew ) was born on 20 Jun 1879 in Cincinatti, Hamilton, Ohio, USA. He died on 24 Mar 1919 in Cincinatti, Hamilton, Ohio, USA. He was buried on 26 Mar 1919 in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinatti, Hamilton, Ohio, USA.
Whiteman married Jean Abbott, daughter of George M. Abbott and Eugenia Garland, about 1904. Jean was born on 10 Sep 1883 in Covington, , Kentucky, USA. She died on 12 Oct 1959 in Cincinatti, Hamilton, Ohio, USA. She was buried on 15 Oct 1959 in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinatti, Hamilton, Ohio, USA.
They had the following children.
286. Clara Andrews (Elizabeth Smith , Richard Smith , Elizabeth Kidd , Susannah Poole , George Poole , Anne Cathrin Buckinger , Mathew ) was born on 29 Jan 1881 in Cincinatti, Hamilton, Ohio, USA. She died on 2 Jul 1949 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She was buried on 19 Jul 1949 in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinatti, Hamilton, Ohio, USA.
Clara married Edard Clarence Davis. Edard was born in 1875 in Yarmouth, England.
They had the following children.
401 F i Edina Elizabeth Davis was born in 1903.
293. Veo A. Hollingsworth (Edward Lee Hollingsworth , Susannah Kidd , George W. Kidd , Susannah Poole , George Poole , Anne Cathrin Buckinger , Mathew ) was born on 9 Feb 1904 in , , Ohio, USA. She died in Sep 1982 in Lexington, Dawson, Nebraska, USA.
They had the following children.
402 M i Robert White.
296. Charlotte H. Kidd (Robert Bartholow Kidd , Wilmot Ralph Kidd , Thomas A. Kidd , Susannah Poole , George Poole , Anne Cathrin Buckinger , Mathew ) was born on 11 Dec 1908 in Cincinatti, Hamilton, Ohio, USA. She died on 4 Dec 2003 in Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, USA. She was buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinatti, Hamilton, Ohio, USA.
Charlotte married John Miller Elliott, son of Elliott and Agnes Miller. John was born on 9 Jan 1905 in Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada. He died on 20 Jul 2003 in Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, USA. He was buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinatti, Hamilton, Ohio, USA.
They had the following children.
300. Ethel May Kidd (William Kidd , Joseph Kidd , Thomas Kidd , Ann Poole , George Poole , Anne Cathrin Buckinger , Mathew ) was born on 15 Jun 1882 in Tioga, on Canada. She died on 3 Jul 1974 in Alliston, on Canada.
LETTER -
Mansfield, Ontario about 1955-57My Dear Ethel,
I received your letter and sent Don out to borrow a typewriter. Well he brought it home and it isn't working properly. The owners have three children who are allowed to make playthings of anything and I guess the typewriter was one.
So I'll just write you a few of the pertinent facts about the Lakings. Grandfather Laking came to Canada from Darlington in Yorkshire, England. Left there after he was fifty and came out alone leaving his wife, three sons and two daughters to follow a year later. When the year was up they started over and some sort of plague broke out on the ship. His wife died and his two daughters. He went to New York to meet them and that was the news that greeted him. But he couldn't find the boys. Searched all the hospitals until he was pretty sure he never would find them. One day he started going over the hospitals again and in passing through one of the wards a child cried out "there is Daddy" and that was Uncle Tom. He was just seven years old. William was Art's dad. Now Uncle Tom had a son Jimmie who was a harness maker and moved to Winipeg a long while ago and if Harold has met a friend in Winnipeg by the name of Laking as his father was James Laking living in Winnipeg, I would say he was Uncle Tom's grandson and a cousin of Harold. Grandfather Laking's sons were Thomas, William and John. And Will Laking in Wolsley is the only son of John. We never knew them very well not nearly so well as Uncle Tom's and Uncle Bill
Our Grandmother's maiden name was Mary BRETT and Grandpa Laking met her at Mono Mills Centre after he returned from New York. She was a direct descendant of two brothers by the name of BRETT who came to Ireland from Holland with William of Orange. A Brett girl from Alliston went to Ireland on her honeymoon and visited the homestead land that had been given the boys by William. There was a bachelor brother and spinster sister living on the farm, the last of the Bretts. The girl took a picture of the home and it was very nice. large stone house and the old couple were standing out in front. Now you know by his second marraige, Grandfather Laking had three daughters and one son - Aunt Mary Jane, Millie's mother, Mother Tamer, Aunt Ella (tr. Elean), Willie Davidson's Mother and Uncle George, Inez's father. Come down some day next summer and we'll talk Laking all day. I am sorry Wilbert's wife is sick. It does worry you when folks are not well.
I tried to type Gramp's obituary but I made an awful job of it. I'll send it along and maybe Wilbert could have a decent one typed. An old neighbour of Mothers from Whitfiled had it in a scrap book and gave it to Molly. She has been in New Brunswick all winter with Lois. Is coming home next week. Now I hope to see you next summer Ethel and I hope you can make something out of this scrawl.
Love Ella (Mrs. Thomas Gallaugher) Mansfield, Ont.
They had the following children.
+ 407 M i Wilbur Arthur Laking was born on 16 Oct 1905. He died on 10 Jan 1993. + 408 M ii William Harold Laking was born on 25 Jun 1915. He died on 7 Sep 1998.
310. Oliver Douglas Wood (Rachel Kidd
, Joseph Kidd
, Thomas Kidd
, Ann Poole
, George Poole
, Anne Cathrin Buckinger
, Mathew
) was born on 11 Jul 1890 in Brandon, Whitewate Dist., Manitoba, Canada. He died on 2 Feb 1966 in Hartney, Manitoba, Canada. He was buried on 6 Feb 1966 in Riverside Cemetery, Harntney, Man., Canada.
Oliver died 2 Feb 1966 in Hartney, Manitoba, Canada.
Oliver Douglas Wood 1890-1966
Notes:
The second Son of George Alec and Rachel Kidd Wood....lived most of hislife farming the land in the Municipality of Cameron, Township 5, Range23, some 5 miles South of Hartney, on the West Half of 15-5-23, whichhe purchased from George Sutherland, and resided there until he and hisFamily retired to Hartney in 1957.Ollie received his education at the Chain Lakes School, and upongraduation took up farming. He was a hard working Farmer, as were all ofhis neighbors, and he took great pride in his farm and his livestock.He operated a mixed farm consisting of cattle, horses, pigs and poultry,had a real love for his horses and kept them will fed and groomed.
His crops consisted of wheat, barley and oats, some of these crops beingused as feed for livestock and some sold to the grain elevator.Although he only had a half section of land, he made a good living offthe land. Now many farmers in Manitoba have at least four sections ormore of land. Ollie's Brother Percy Wood farmed the old homestead onthe adjacent half section and as was the custom of the times, they andother neighboring farmers collectively worked together at harvest timetaking off the crops.
Ollie was very outgoing and loved to visit; he was never too busy for afriendly chat with one of his neighbors across the fence; was a verycaring and thoughtful individual , going to the aid of anyone who neededhelp and always assisting a friend in need. This was a trait that wasalways mentioned by anyone who knew Ollie!
Ollie was united in marriage to Edythe Caroline Dunning, the Daughter ofJames and Marguerite Morrison Dunning of Dand, Manitoba on December 16,1936. Ollie and Edythe had two children, Daughter Marion Margrite and aSon who died at birth.
He was a loyal Member of the United Church of Hartney, and afterretirement enjoyed living in this quaint little town of Hartney,Manitoba, however he and his Wife Edythe moved to Winnipeg in 1964,where he lived out his life and passed away on February 2, 1966. He isburied in the Wood Family Plot in Harney.
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Sources:Reported and Edited by Wife, Edythe Caroline Dunning Wood, and Daughter,Marion Wood Aitken, of Hartney, Manitoba, Canada, January 25, 1995.
Oliver Douglas Wood & Family: A Century of Living, Hartney, Manitoba,Canada, 1882-1982, compiled and published by the Hartney & DistrictHistorical Committee, 1981. Printed by Derksen Printer, Steinbach,Manitoba, Canada.
Oliver married Edythe Caroline Dunning on 16 Dec 1936 in Oak Lake, Manitoba, Canada. Edythe was born on 23 Jul 1902 in Dand, Oak Lake, Manitoba, Canada.
Edythe Dunning 1902-
Notes:
Edythe Daughter of James and Marguerite Morrison Dunning was raised on afarmstead on the banks of the Chain Lakes near Hartney, Manitoba, Canada.
She received her education at the Chain Lake School, the Dand School andher Grade XI in Hartney.She was a very capable musician having taken both voice and piano lessonsfrom the age of 7 years until she graduated from high school. TheDunning Family lived ten miles from Hartney, but once a week winter andsummer Edythe and her Family made the trip to town so she could havepiano lessons. Imagine what it was like making a trip to town in ahorse drawn buggy in the summer and by horse and sleigh in the winter.No modern cars with heaters for warmth or air conditioning during the hotsummer season. The dedication and sacrifice of Parents in those days topursue the education of their children can be greatly admired!
Edythe and her Parents were very active in the Hartney United Church,where she sang in the choir, at weddings funerals and many social eventsin the community. She also taught Sunday School for many many years, andwas a Member of the Women's Missionary Society. Church was and hasremained a very important part of Edythe's life.
A very quiet person by nature, and never complaining her motto is "Thereis always something good if a person only stops long enough to look atit", and that is the way Edythe has lived her life....."A Real Lady!"
On July 23, 1994 Edythe was 92 years old and continues to enjoy life tothe fullest. She loves music and does a lot of reading and puzzles,watches most sports on T.V. as well as game shows. She does most of herown house work, all of her own cooking and baking and enjoys a remarkablystrong memory.
Edythe returned to Hartney in 1987 to be near her Daughter andSon-In-Law, Marion and Tom Aitken and lives in a Seniors Residence inHartney, Manitoba, Canada. Quote her Daughter Marion......"Mother ismost certainly a great Role Model and is going to be a very hard Act ToFollow"!
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Sources:Reported and Edited by Wife, Edythe Caroline Dunning Wood, and Daughter,Marion Wood Aitken, of Hartney, Manitoba, Canada, January 25, 1995.
Oliver Douglas Wood & Family: A Century of Living, Hartney, Manitoba,Canada, 1882-1982, compiled and published by the Hartney & DistrictHistorical Committee, 1981. Printed by Derksen Printer, Steinbach,Manitoba, Canada.
They had the following children.
+ 409 F i Living Wood.
313. Lillie Bernice Wood (Rachel Kidd
, Joseph Kidd
, Thomas Kidd
, Ann Poole
, George Poole
, Anne Cathrin Buckinger
, Mathew
) was born on 8 May 1896 in Hartney, Manitoba, Canada. She died on 21 Mar 1983 in NewPort Beach, Ca.. She was buried on 1 Apr 1983 in Oakwood Memorial Park, Chatsworth, California.
Lillie died 21 Mar 1983 in Newport Beach, California.
Lillie Bernice Wood 1896-1983
(Oldest Daughter of George & Rachel Kidd Wood
& Twin to Gordon Raymond Wood)Notes:
Born on the home farm at Hartney, Manitoba, Canada and educated inschools there where she later met husband Clarence Wright who lived onthe Wright Homestead located near Deloraine, some 10 miles to the South.Lillie was a wonderful person, beautiful Mother and Grandmother to herfamily, loyal, honest and sincere loving person, great cook andimmaculate house- keeper. She was a good business woman able to manage ahousehold budget and provided an outstanding family environment.
Lillie's first love was cooking and homemaking, and loved to preparedelicious meals for a Family gathering; the Family also looked forward tothese many occasions at the Wright Residence where Family Members wouldso greatly enjoy Lillie's gourmet delights. Lillie had a somewhatreserved personality, however immediately accepted neighbors and friendsand everyone loved Lillie.
Enduring great hardship during the 1929 depression in the USA and Canada,the Family lost a beautiful home and possessions located in the westernarea of Detroit, Michigan.
Lillie held the Family together and was a great inspiration to herHusband and Family in maintaining their mental and spiritual attitudestoward a better future through her love, trust, perseverance and patience.
In 1951 Lillie and Clarence relocated from Detroit, Michigan to LosAngeles, California where Clarence reentered the Retail Service Stationbusiness where he had extensive previous experience.
The couple later purchased a home at Reseda, California where they livedout their life, enjoying their beautiful home, Lillie, her rosegarden and their Grandchildren who lived nearby.
Lillie was loved by her friends and neighbors in the community and was awonderful Grandmother and inspiration to many of the families andchildren in the area in addition to her own Family Members.
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Sources:
Lillie Bernice Wood & Family: A Century of Living, Hartney, Manitoba,Canada, 1882-1982, compiled by Hartney & District Historical Committee,1981.Family History by Kenneth M. Wright, Son May 15th., 1994 at Fallbrook,California.
Lillie married Clarence Graham Wright on 28 Nov 1917 in Deloraine, Manitoba, Canada. Clarence was born on 2 Nov 1893 in Hartney, Manitoba, Canada. He died on 3 Mar 1987 in Newport Beach, Ca.. He was buried on 25 Mar 1987 in Oakwood Memorial Park, Chatsworth, California.
Clarence died 3 Mar 1987 in Newport Beach, California.
Clarence Graham Wright 1893-1987
(Oldest Son of John & Lavina Tiernan Wright)Notes:
Clarence Graham Wright born on a farm at Deloraine, Manitoba, Canada,oldest Son of John and Lavina Wright, hard working very conservative,honest and moral individual, loyal to family and friends.He immigrated to the USA in about 1923 locating in Detroit, Michigan andwas very successful in several entrepreneurial small businesses mainlyGrocery Stores and petroleum Service Stations.
The Family faced great hardship in the depression of 1929, losingbusiness and home, and elected to relocate in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canadanear both parents. Such economic conditions faced many Families in boththe US and Canada during the great Depression of 1929, resulting intraumatic upheaval and serious emotional distress and hardship.
Clarence found that economic conditions in Canada were far worse thanthose in the United States, and employment was even more difficult tocome by. The Family lived in the Winnipeg, Manitoba area of Canada forsome 3 years migrating back to Detroit, Michigan in 1932, still facingthe very difficult economic conditions of the times as most Americansduring this severe national depression.
A very friendly hand was extended to the Family by our dear relatives,Aunt Agnes and Uncle Charlie Wright, in fact they even opened up theirhome to the Clarence Wright Family and Charlie soon found work forClarence in the construction trade. With a strong Family work ethic, allmembers quickly found work and the Family soon regained economicstability.
Clarence had a wonderful outgoing personality, easily made friends, andworked and lived in the Detroit area for greater part of working life.In 1952, Clarence and Lillie moved to Los Angeles, California near hisSon Kenneth and Daughter-in-law Nancy.
At age 60 years and with a flair for entrepreneurial activity, he againestablished his own business, and very successfully managed and operatedan Oil & Gas Service Station in the Los Angeles area.
Clarence and Lillie purchased a home in the suburb of of Los Angeles,Reseda, and continued to work in the area until he retired in 1967.
Clarence had a severe and disabling stroke in 1968, however enjoyed aremarkable recovery and lived to the age of 92 years.
He was a Member of the Reford Masonic Lodge, at Detroit, Michigan.
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Sources:
Clarence Graham Wright: A History of the Dand Community 1882-1967,compiled by the Dand Women;s Institute, 1966, Canada, Manitoba, Canada.Family History reported by Son, Kenneth M. Wright May 15, 1994.
Marriage Certificate: Registered at Deloraine, Manitoba, Canada datedNov. 17, 1917.
Marriage Notes:
Clarence Graham Wright: married Lillie Bernice Wood on November 28, 1917,at the home of John Wright, Deloraine, Manitoba, Canada, witnesses JohnCouling and Lilian Wright, officiating Minister Rev. W. Stanley Owen.
Source:
Clarence Graham Wright: Marriage Certificate: Registered at Deloraine,Manitoba, Canada dated 11/17/1917.
Lillie and Clarence had the following children.
+ 410 F i Marjorie Wright was born on 29 Sep 1918. She died in 2001. + 411 F ii Esther Lavona Wright was born on 19 Feb 1920. She died on 8 Dec 2002. + 412 M iii Kenneth Melville Wright. + 413 F iv Barbara Jean Wright was born on 29 Sep 1930. She died on 21 Jun 2001.
314. Mary Elizabeth Wood (Rachel Kidd , Joseph Kidd , Thomas Kidd , Ann Poole , George Poole , Anne Cathrin Buckinger , Mathew ) was born on 8 Jun 1897 in Hartney, Manitoba, Canada.
Mary Elizabeth Wood 1897-
Notes:
Youngest Daughter of George Alec and Rachel Kidd Wood, born on thefarmstead near Hartney, Manitoba, Canada, Mary received her education atlocal schools. Met and married Alfred Hurshman, had one Daughter,Georgia and lived most of her life in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Mary and her Husband Alfred retired to Vancouver, B.C., and after herHusband died, her Mother Rachel lived with her for many years in a verynice Condominium apartment overlooking the City of Vancouver. In herlater years Kenneth Wright her Nephew had many pleasant visits with Marywhile on business in Vancouver.
Mary was a very pleasant person, kind of quiet and reserved, veryhospitable, and an excellent home maker, Wife and Mother.
Sources: Recollections of Kenneth M. Wright, in October 1995, atFallbrook, California.
George Alec Wood & Family: A Century of Living, Hartney, Manitoba,Canada, 1882-1982, compiled and published by the Hartney & DistrictHistorical Committee, 1981. Printed by Derksen Printer, Steinbach,Manitoba, Canada.
Alfred was born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Alfred and Mary hadone Daughter, Georgia whom they idealized. Alfred came West as a youngman where he worked around the Hartney District as a farm hand where hemet Mary Wood.
He joined the Canadian Army with the 222nd. Battalion Infantry Division,spending 3 1/2 years during World War I in England and France. After thewar he started his own transportation business Grey Goose Bus Lines inWinnipeg, Manitoba and became a very successful operator of aTrans-Canada Bus system. He later sold out to Grey Hound Bus Lines ofCanada and retired to Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
Sources:
Recollections of Kenneth M. Wright, Nephew, of Fallbrook, California.
George Alec Wood & Family: A Century of Living, Hartney, Manitoba,Canada, 1882-1982, compiled and published by the Hartney & DistrictHistorical Committee, 1981. Printed by Derksen Printer, Steinbach,Manitoba, Canada.
They had the following children.
414 F i Georgia Hurshman.
315. James Melville Wood (Rachel Kidd , Joseph Kidd , Thomas Kidd , Ann Poole , George Poole , Anne Cathrin Buckinger , Mathew ) was born on 31 Jan 1904 in Hartney, Manitoba, Canada.
James Melville Wood
Notes:
Born at the Farmstead near Hartney, Manitoba, Canada, Mel attended localschools, and after completing his lower education started working for theBank of Montreal at the age of 17 years in Hartney.Mel married Meryle McCreight of Neepawa, Manitoba and had one Son Raymondand one Daughter Lynn.
He spent his entire career in banking with the Bank of Montreal,progressing through the ranks and working at many Branches throughoutCanada.
Mel later retired from the Bank and resided in Vancouver, B.C., Canadauntil his death.
Sources:
James married Meryle McReight.
They had the following children.
415 M i Living Wood. + 416 F ii Living Wood.
323. Sydney Little (Elizabeth Ann Kidd , John Kidd , John Kidd , Ann Poole , George Poole , Anne Cathrin Buckinger , Mathew ) was born on 24 Jun 1896 in Ontario Canada. He died on 29 Nov 1994 in Creemore, on Canada.
They had the following children.
417 M i W. S. Ivan Little was born on 1 Aug 1920. He died on 1 Aug 1920 in Mulmur Twp., on Canada. He was buried in 1920 in St. Lukes Cemetery, Rosemont, Simcoe Co., on Canada.
333. Jesse Maurice Kidd Jones (Margaret Alice KiDD , John Kidd , John Kidd , Ann Poole , George Poole , Anne Cathrin Buckinger , Mathew ) was born on 11 Jan 1903. He died on 29 Nov 1994 in Creemore, on Canada.
Jesse married Edyth Verena Prosser.
They had the following children.
+ 418 F i Alma Edythe Jones. + 419 M ii Jessie Maurice Harold Jones. + 420 F iii Living Jones. + 421 M iv Living Jones. + 422 F v Living Jones.
334. Alma Lydia May Jones (Margaret Alice KiDD , John Kidd , John Kidd , Ann Poole , George Poole , Anne Cathrin Buckinger , Mathew ) was born on 13 Mar 1904. She died on 18 Jan 1958 in Barrie, on Canada.
Alma married Wilbur Arthur Laking. Wilbur was born on 16 Oct 1905. He died on 10 Jan 1993 in Grove Park Home, Barrie, on Canada.
Baptism: May 01, 1906, Rev. A. Wilson, St. Andrews PresbyterianChurch, Mansfield, Ontario40
Burial: 1994, Barrie Union Cemetery, Barrie, Ontario, Canada40
They had the following children.
423 M i William Angus Laking was born on 1 Mar 1928 in Toronto, on Canada. He died on 11 Nov 1945 in Barrie, on Canada. He was buried in 1945 in Barrie Union Cemetery, Barrie on Canada. + 424 M ii John Cyril Laking. + 425 M iii Living Laking. + 426 F iv Living Laking.