John Waldren Clark1,2,3

M, #5401, b. 18 December 1912, d. 23 July 1980
Father*Thomas Henry Clark4
Mother*Sarah Elisabeth Waldren4
Last Edited18 Jul 2024
     He was born on 18 December 1912 at Smith Falls, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada, according to Ontario Birth Registration 033750.5,3,4 John married Hilda Agnes Zummach in September 1942 at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.6,7,8,9,10,11,12,3 John married Lillian Harrison.5,3,13
     John Waldren Clark died on 23 July 1980, in a local hospital, at Smith Falls, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada, at age 67.5,3
     The following selected information is extracted from the obituary of John Waldren Clark.
Survived by his wife, the former Lillian Harrison. Predeceased by his wife, Hilda Agnes Clark.3

     John Waldren Clark was buried on 26 July 1980 at Hillcrest Cemetery, Smith Falls, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.3,5
     In the obituary of Hilda Agnes Clark who died 30 September 1944, her husband, John W. Clark was listed as a survivor.12 He, of Smiths Falls, ON, was the informant on the death registration of his wife, Hilda Agnes Clark, who died on 30 September 1944.9
     See the footnotes below for a link to his obituary that appeared in the newspaper The Ottawa Journal published in Ottawa, Ontario, 25 July 1980.3
     In the obituary of Lillian Clark, who died 9 October 1981, her husband, John W. Clark, was listed as predeceased.13
     Research notes (July 2024):
when 1942 marriage registrations become available, look up Sept 1942 marriage of John Waldren Clark and Hilda Agnes Zummach. Lavoie webpages give date of marriage as 24 Sept 1942, but no source is specified.14

Family 1

Hilda Agnes Zummach b. 20 Nov 1908, d. 30 Sep 1944
Marriage*John married Hilda Agnes Zummach in September 1942 at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.6,7,8,9,10,11,12,3 

Family 2

Lillian Harrison b. 1918, d. 9 Oct 1981
Marriage*John married Lillian Harrison.5,3,13 

Citations

  1. [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., Name: Hilda Agnes Clark née Zummach.
  2. [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., Hillcrest Cemetery: Lillian Clark née Harrison
    Grave marker transcription:
    ...John W. Clarke     1912 - 1980
    His Wife
    Lillian Harrison     1918 - 1981.
  3. [S14768] Deaths: Clark, John Waldren, The Ottawa Journal, Ottawa, Ontario, 25 Jul 1980, Page 31, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: John Waldren Clark. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Journal.
  4. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1916, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: John Waldren Clark, Birth: 18 Dec 1912, Smith Falls, Lanark, Ontario, Canada; Parents: Thomas Henry Clark and Sarah Elisabeth Woldren (sic), married in London, England in 1905 , Registration #: 033750. Hereinafter cited as Ontario, Canada Births.
  5. [S3862] "Find A Grave", online Find A Grave search page: Hillcrest Cemetery: John Waldren Clark
    Grave marker transcription:
    ...John W. Clarke     1912 - 1980
    His Wife
    Lillian Harrison     1918 - 1981.
  6. [S185] Rick Moffat, Assumption.
  7. [S208] Peter C. Smith - Home Page & Email, online http://www3.sympatico.ca/p.smith/, Hilda Agnes Zummach Nov 20, 1908--Sept 30, 1944 m. John W. Clark; Zummach Tombstones, Aug. 8, 1998. Hereinafter cited as PCS Home Page & Email.
  8. [S1217] John Clark & Hilda Zummach Digital Gravemarker Photo, Digital Gravestone Photos in Rick Moffat's possession, Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA; Rick Moffat, June 2 2006, CLARK
    In Loving Memory Of Hilda Agnes Zummach     Nov. 20, 1908 - Sept. 30, 1944     Beloved Wife of John W. Clark.
  9. [S1347] "ON Deaths, 1869-1946", online Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946: Name: Hilda Agnes Clark; Death: 30 Sep 1944, Public Hospital, Smiths Falls, Lanark, Ontario, Canada, Age: 34, Birth Date: 20 Nov 1910, Ontario, Canada, Father: John Hector Zummach, Mother: Minnie Verch, Spouse: John Waldren Clark; Informant: John W. Clark, husband, of Smiths Falls, Ontario, Burial: 03 Oct 1944, Killaloe, Ontario, Registration #: 064008.
  10. [S3160] Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario, online Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario, Emmanuel Baptist Cemetery: Hilda Agnes Clark née Zummach
    Grave marker transcription:
    CLARK
    In Loving Memory of     Hilda Agnes Zummach
    Nov. 20, 1908 - Sept. 30, 1944
    Beloved Wife of John W. Clark. Hereinafter cited as Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario.
  11. [S5639] John Waldren Clark entry, Feb 13, 1940 Rural Preliminary List of Electors, The Dominion Elections Act, 1938
    Rural Preliminary List of Electors
    Electoral District of Renfrew South Rural Polling Division No. 31, Old Killaloe
    (selected entries)
    Page 2 of 2
    254 Zummach, John H. farmer, RR 1 Killaloe
    255 Zummach, Mrs. John H -- RR 1 Killaloe
    256 Zummach, Agnes, spinster, RR 1 Killaloe
    257 Zummach, Meta, spinster, RR 1 Killaloe
    258 Zummach, Lloyd Hector, farmer, RR 1 Killaloe
    259 Zummach, Dick, laborer, RR 1 Killaloe

    Dated at Renfrew, this 13th day of February, 1940
    Herbert A. Jordan
    Returning Officer
    Printed by The Renfrew Mercury, whose address is Raglan St., Renfrew, Renfrew, Ontario; R1003-6-3-E (RG113-B); Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah, USA. Hereinafter cited as Rural Preliminary List of Electors.
  12. [S9175] Mrs. John W. Clark, The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario, Oct 6, 1944, Page 2, column 1 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Hilda Agnes Clark née Zummach. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Citizen.
  13. [S14769] Deaths: Clark, Lillian, The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario, 10 Oct 1981, Page 62, column 3 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Lillian CLARK nee Harrison. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Citizen.
  14. [S2] Personal knowledge/research of Rick Moffat (Mesa, AZ 85207).

Maud Creighton1

F, #5404
Father*Timothy Creighton1 b. 11 Jun 1850, d. 5 Sep 1936
Mother*Elizabeth Smith1 b. 1855, d. 13 Mar 1928
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of Richard Graeme Moffat
Last Edited23 Jan 2017
     Maud married (?) Donaldson.1
     In the obituary of Timothy Tyson Creighton who died 9 November 1934, her sister, no last name given, Maud Creighton was listed as a survivor.2
     In the obituary of Timothy Creighton who died 5 September 1936, her daughter, Maud Donaldson was listed as a survivor.1

Citations

  1. [S6822] Creighton, The Age, Melbourne, Australia, Sep 7, 1936, Page 1, column 1 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Timothy Creighton. Hereinafter cited as The Age.
  2. [S6823] Deaths - Creighton, The Argus, Melbourne, Australia, 10 Nov 1934, Page 15, column 2 viewed at National Library of Australia - Trove, Timothy Tyson Creighton; T. Tyson Creighton. Hereinafter cited as The Argus.

(?) Donaldson1

M, #5405
Last Edited23 Jan 2017
     (?) married Maud Creighton.1

Citations

  1. [S6822] Creighton, The Age, Melbourne, Australia, Sep 7, 1936, Page 1, column 1 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Timothy Creighton. Hereinafter cited as The Age.

Timothy Tyson Creighton1

M, #5406, b. circa 1876, d. 9 November 1934
Father*Timothy Creighton2,3,1 b. 11 Jun 1850, d. 5 Sep 1936
Mother*Elizabeth Smith2,3,1 b. 1855, d. 13 Mar 1928
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of Richard Graeme Moffat
Last Edited14 Oct 2020
     He was born circa 1876.1 Timothy married Jessie Nichol on 19 December 1900 at GlenCraig, Upper Thornton, Victoria, Australia.4
     Timothy Tyson Creighton died on 9 November 1934, in the house in which she was born and raised, at Glen Iris, Victoria, Australia.1,2,5
     
     Timothy Tyson Creighton was buried at Yarck Cemetery, Yarck, Victoria, Australia.2
     In the obituary of Minnie Bell Creighton who died 24 July 1914, her brother, Tyson T. Creighton of Alexandra, was listed as a survivor.5
     The following obituary appeared in the newspaper The Argus published in Melbourne, Victoria 10 November 1934 :
CREIGHTON
On the 9th November, at his residence Loma Great Valley road, Glen Iris, Timothy Tyson eldest son of Timothy and the late Elizabeth Creighton of Mansfield (late of Yarck), loved brother of Maud, Hannah, Lily, Charlie, Bertha, and Edith. aged 58 years.1


     The following obituary appeared in the newspaper The Argus published in Melbourne, Victoria 10 November 1934 :
CREIGHTON
On the 9th November, at his residence, Loma, Great Valley road, Glen Iris, T. Tyson, beloved husband of Adeline, and loving father of Meg, Keith, Eric, and Edna.
(Private.)1


     In the obituary of Timothy Creighton who died 5 September 1936, his son, Tyson Creighton was listed as predeceased.3

Family

Jessie Nichol
Marriage*Timothy married Jessie Nichol on 19 December 1900 at GlenCraig, Upper Thornton, Victoria, Australia.4 

Citations

  1. [S6823] Deaths - Creighton, The Argus, Melbourne, Australia, 10 Nov 1934, Page 15, column 2 viewed at National Library of Australia - Trove, Timothy Tyson Creighton; T. Tyson Creighton. Hereinafter cited as The Argus.
  2. [S3192] Mark Bartlett, online Bartlett Smith Spice Foley Family Tree, Mark Bartlett (Craigieburn, Victoria, Australia), downloaded viewed Nov 7, 2011, This grave marker is very long with three groups of inscriptions - photo transcription left hand inscriptions:
    Bell Daughter Died ?? 1914 Aged 25 Years
    T. Tyson Son Died 9th November 1934 Aged 58 Years.
  3. [S6822] Creighton, The Age, Melbourne, Australia, Sep 7, 1936, Page 1, column 1 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Timothy Creighton. Hereinafter cited as The Age.
  4. [S10384] Marriage: Creighton--Nichol, Alexandra and Yea Standard and Yarck, Gobur, Thornton and Acheron Expres, Victoria, Australia, 21 Dec 1900, Page 2, column 2 viewed at TROVE (National Library of Australia), Wedding: Creighton--Nichol. Hereinafter cited as Alexandra and Yea Standard...
  5. [S10383] Obituary, Alexandra and Yea Standard and Yarck, Gobur, Thornton and Acheron Expres, Victoria, Australia, 24 July 1914, Page 3, column 3 viewed at TROVE (National Library of Australia), Obituary: Creighton, Minnie Bell. Hereinafter cited as Alexandra and Yea Standard...

Anna Zummach1,2,3

F, #5407, b. 5 September 1894, d. 1 October 1894
Father*Frederick Charles Zummach2,3 b. 15 Nov 1873, d. 26 Apr 1913
Mother*Anna Tohm2,3 b. 13 Jul 1872, d. 5 Sep 1894
Relationship1st cousin 2 times removed of Richard Graeme Moffat
Last Edited21 Feb 2024
     She was born on 5 September 1894 at Ontario, Canada.1,2,3
     Anna Zummach died on 1 October 1894 at Ontario, Canada.2,3
     Anna Zummach was buried at Emmanuel (aka Immanuel) Baptist Cemetery, Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaG.2,3,4
     The following analysis is from my personal research and reflects my attempts to consolidate information from different sources.
Were Anna Sophia and Anna the same child, and there is just confusion about the year of birth, or were they siblings? The presence of two grave markers supports the later option.5

Citations

  1. [S208] Peter C. Smith - Home Page & Email, online http://www3.sympatico.ca/p.smith/, Anna Zummach Sept 5, 1894; Zummach Tombstones, Aug 8, 1998. Hereinafter cited as PCS Home Page & Email.
  2. [S1215] Anna Zummach & Anna nee Thom Digital Gravemarker Photo, Digital Gravestone Photos in Rick Moffat's possession, Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA; transcribed by Rick Moffat, 2 June 2006, Anna Zummach Anna Zummach
    Geboren [Born] am 5 Sept 1894 Geborene Tohm. Gattin
    Gestorben [Died] am Von Fritz Zummach
    1 Oct. 1894 Geboren am 13 Juli 1872
    ----- Gestorben den
    5 Sept 1894.
  3. [S3160] Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario, online Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario, Canada GenWeb's Cemetery Project - Emmanuel Baptist Cemetery: Anna Zummach (1894 - 1894)
    Grave marker transcription:
    Anna Zummach     Geborren Am 5 Sept 1894 Gestorben 1 Okt 1894
    Anna Zummach
    Geborene     Tohm     Gattin von Fritz Zummach
    Geboren Am 13 Juli 1872 - Gestorben Den 5 Sept 1894. Hereinafter cited as Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario.
  4. [S4835] The Ontario Name Index, online The Ontario Name Index (TONI), ZUMMACH      Anna      t      1894      Renfrew Cty, Hagarty Twp
    ZUMMACH      Anna Sophia      t      1894      Renfrew Cty, Hagarty Twp
    ZUMMACH      Anna Sophia      bur      1894      Renfrew Cty, Hagarty Twp. Hereinafter cited as TONI.
  5. [S2] Personal knowledge/research of Rick Moffat (Mesa, AZ 85207).

Hannah Creighton1

F, #5408
Father*Timothy Creighton1 b. 11 Jun 1850, d. 5 Sep 1936
Mother*Elizabeth Smith1 b. 1855, d. 13 Mar 1928
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of Richard Graeme Moffat
Last Edited23 Jan 2017
     Hannah married (?) Paterson.1
     In the obituary of Timothy Tyson Creighton who died 9 November 1934, her sister, no last name given, Hannah Creighton was listed as a survivor.2
     In the obituary of Timothy Creighton who died 5 September 1936, her daughter, Hannah Paterson was listed as a survivor.1

Family

(?) Paterson

Citations

  1. [S6822] Creighton, The Age, Melbourne, Australia, Sep 7, 1936, Page 1, column 1 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Timothy Creighton. Hereinafter cited as The Age.
  2. [S6823] Deaths - Creighton, The Argus, Melbourne, Australia, 10 Nov 1934, Page 15, column 2 viewed at National Library of Australia - Trove, Timothy Tyson Creighton; T. Tyson Creighton. Hereinafter cited as The Argus.

Anna Sophia Zummach1

F, #5409, b. 10 December 1892, d. 16 October 1894
Father*Frederick Charles Zummach2 b. 15 Nov 1873, d. 26 Apr 1913
Mother*Anna Tohm2 b. 13 Jul 1872, d. 5 Sep 1894
Relationship1st cousin 2 times removed of Richard Graeme Moffat
Last Edited14 Jun 2023
     She was born on 10 December 1892 based on my transcription of her gravestone.3,1 Alternatively, she may have been born circa 1891 at Canada according to her death registration as reported by Dr. Reeves.4
     Anna Sophia Zummach died on 16 October 1894 at Hagarty, Sherwood & Jones Twps., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, at age 1 according to Ontario Death Registration 015691.5,3,1 The informant on her death registration was her doctor, Dr. Reeves, who was not related..5
     Anna Sophia Zummach was buried at Emmanuel (aka Immanuel) Baptist Cemetery, Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaG.6,3,1
Immanuel Baptist Cemetery
Mina Sophia Zummach

     She was also known as Anna Zummack.5 Her name was also recorded as Mina Sophia Zummach according to my transcription of her gravestone.3
     The following analysis is from my personal research and reflects my attempts to consolidate information from different sources.
Were Anna Sophia and Anna the same child, and there is just confusion about the year of birth, or were they siblings? The presence of two grave markers supports the later option.7

Citations

  1. [S3160] Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario, online Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario, Emmanual Baptist Cemetery: Anna Sophia Zummach
    Grave marker transcription:
    Anna Sophia Zummach     Geboren (born) 10 Dec? 1892 - Gestboren am (died on) 16 Oct 1894. Hereinafter cited as Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario.
  2. [S1214] Mina Sophia Zummach Digital Gravemarker Photo, Digital Gravestone Photos in Rick Moffat's possession, Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA; Photographed by Rick Moffat, June 2 2006, Mina Sophia Zummach
    ? 1892
    ? 1894.
  3. [S2461] Cemetery markers Digital Photograph, Rick Moffat Personal Digital Files (Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA), Personal photo - Immanuel Baptist Cemetery - Gravestone photo - Nov 2004;
    Mina Sophia Zummach
    ? 1892
    ? 1894.
  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., Name: Anna Zummack.
  5. [S1347] "ON Deaths, 1869-1946", online Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946: Name: Anna Zummack; Death: 16 Oct 1894, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada.
  6. [S208] Peter C. Smith - Home Page & Email, online http://www3.sympatico.ca/p.smith/, Amin Sophia Zummach Dec 10 1892; Zummach Tombstones, Aug 8, 1998. Hereinafter cited as PCS Home Page & Email.
  7. [S2] Personal knowledge/research of Rick Moffat (Mesa, AZ 85207).

Frank Alfred Welk1

M, #5411, b. 21 January 1918, d. December 1975
Father*Franz Albert Welk1 b. 16 Jun 1892, d. 15 Jul 1971
Mother*Martha Marie Magdelene Resmer2,1 b. 31 Dec 1893, d. 5 Jun 1952
Last Edited28 Nov 2023
     He was born on 21 January 1918 at Eganville, Grattan Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.1
     Frank Alfred Welk died in December 1975 at Parry Sound, District of Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada, at age 57.1
     In the obituary of Martha Marie Magdelene Welk who died 5 June 1952, her son, Frank Welk, of Parry Sound, was listed as a survivor.2

Citations

  1. [S85] The Rick Schroeder Family Home Page , Genealogy.com (formerly Family Tree Maker) User Trees, The Rick Schroeder Family Home Page; "While this database does not contain source references, I have found it a reliable guide for further Renfrew County, ON research. Downloaded in April 2001, with follow up by email messages. He also provided genealogy reports as early as Aug 1998"; cited as "Rick Schroeder Family., Page 10 -- Descendanrs of Wilheim Schroeder -- Aug 7, 1998.
  2. [S2] Personal knowledge/research of Rick Moffat (Mesa, AZ 85207), Obituary: Martha Marie Magdalene Welk née Resmer.

(?) Ott1

?, #5420, b. 1921, d. 1921
Father*Carl Fredrick Wilhelm Ott1 b. 18 Nov 1890, d. 20 May 1968
Mother*Maria Anna Louisa Resmer1 b. 4 Jun 1895, d. 10 Apr 1983
Last Edited30 Jan 2009
     (?) Ott died in 1921.1 He/she was born in 1921 at Ontario, Canada.1

Citations

  1. [S85] The Rick Schroeder Family Home Page , Genealogy.com (formerly Family Tree Maker) User Trees, The Rick Schroeder Family Home Page; "While this database does not contain source references, I have found it a reliable guide for further Renfrew County, ON research. Downloaded in April 2001, with follow up by email messages. He also provided genealogy reports as early as Aug 1998"; cited as "Rick Schroeder Family., Page 10 -- Descendants of Wilheim Schroeder -- Aug 7, 1998.