James married Beatrice Josephine McDowell on 16 Jun 1945 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada. Beatrice (daughter of Melburn McDowell and Josephine Campbell) was born on 8 Sep 1921 in Cavan, Ontario, Canada; died on 8 Mar 2002 in Pembroke, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Deep River Cemetery, Deep River, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: 13 Jul 1944, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Posted in Montreal as Corporal after completing courses.

Notes:

Name:
Marriage records show the first name as Welbin. Ancestry shows Wilbur.

Welbin married Martha Louise Mitchell on 4 Oct 1899 in Pembroke, Ontario, Canada. Martha (daughter of Samuel Entwistle Mitchell and Ellen Jane Deacon) was born on 28 Feb 1874 in Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; died on 21 Aug 1934 in Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Cause of Death: 7 Feb 1954, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; Bowel obstruction.
• Burial: 9 Feb 1964, Gardiner's United Cemetery, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; The funeral for Melburn McDowell was conducted by Rev. A.M. Butler and assisted by Rev. Archie L. Sisco. Note that his daughter Barbara was good friends with Madeline McDowell. Barbara married Vern Ryerse (who met through Reg McKnight). Pallbearers: Homer Ouellette, Leonard McNeil, L. Sutton, Robert Larmer, Allie Payne and Wilfred Elsen.

Notes:

Melburn McDowell received his education in Goderich and Belleville, Ontario. He taught school for two years before moving into the business world. He was an accountant at Capleton Mines in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. (In 1863, the Capleton Mines, on George Capelton's farm near North Hatley, was established due to the demand for copper coming from the United States during the Civil War). Then we worked for Cordova Mines. (Cordova Mines, probably the most well known of all the Hastings gold rush communities, began in the 1860s as a community named Wariston. It's almost a ghost town located on Highway 48 north of Marmora, Ontario).

He later took over the Cavan General Store and in 1923 moved to Millbrook and started a poultry farm. Later he purchased the Collin's Block in the village and installed an egg-grading station in the basement, feed store and 40,000 capacity baby chick hatchery on the first floor and on the second floor a bowling alley and electric brooder room for baby chicks.

He was a great sports enthusiast and took an active part in the erection of the Millbrook and Cavan Memorial Arena. He was also a member of the school board. He was an elder at St. Andrew's United Church and a lover of music (sang bass in a quartet).

The Cavan store is one of the oldest landmarks in Cavan/Millbrook. First owner in the early 1800's was John Knowlson. In this century there has been a succession of owners: Melburn McDowell, E. Papineau, M. McCullough, W.McCullough, Harry Stinson, WaIter Dyer, W. Reynolds, John Moore, Owen Gummer, D. Wittekoek, David Goddard, Al Senour, and John Chmarra.

Indoor 5 pin bowling was introduced in 1946 when Melbourne McDowell installed lanes above his feed store on the south side of King Street. When, in 1960, a fire destroyed the McDowell Lanes, Jim Godfrey moved an old mill building to the present site at the west end of Millbrook where there is bowling for all ages.

Melburn married Josephine Campbell on 25 Sep 1912 in Belgrave, Ontario, Canada. Josephine (daughter of Charles Campbell and Ann Jane Beecroft) was born on 28 Oct 1885 in Belgrave, Ontario, Canada; died on 15 Jul 1968 in Cobourg, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 17 Jul 1968 in Gardiner's United Cemetery, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James + Kate Mitchell. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Cause of Death: Septic Cystilis

Samuel + Ellen Jane Deacon. Ellen was born on 17 Nov 1834 in Lanark, Ontario, Canada; died on 5 May 1920 in Pembroke, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 7 May 1920 in Pembroke, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Methodist

Edward married Mary Jane Henry on 28 Feb 1878 in Wingham, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of George N. Henry and Hannah Keziah Naylor) was born on 23 Oct 1858 in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; died on 21 Jul 1933 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 24 Jul 1933 in Maitland Cemetery, Goderich, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Methodist
• Census: 1871, East Wawanosh Township, Ontario, Canada
• Census: 1880, Waveland Township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
• Census: 1891, East Wawanosh Township, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Mary Jane Henry lived in Toronto, Ontario in 1933.

Charles married Ann Jane Beecroft on 15 Oct 1879 in Huron County, Ontario, Canada. Ann (daughter of John Beecroft, Sr. and Ann Jane Golley) was born on 18 Apr 1858 in McGillivray, Ontario, Canada; died on 21 Jun 1933 in Belgrave, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Brandon-Belgrave Cemetery, Belgrave, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Death: 21 Jun 1933, Belgrave, Ontario, Canada; Ann Jane Beecroft death registration indicates that she was born 21 June 1858, although since she died on 21 June 1933, the registrar may have made an error.

Notes:

Charles Campbell and Anne Jan Beecroft were married by Rev. Andrew Edwards. Robert Henry and Maria Beecroft witnessed.