Arthur Herman Kuehl1

M, #30541, b. 1918
Father*John William Kuehl2,3 b. 27 Apr 1882, d. 1956
Mother*Ella Zummach2,3 b. 24 Oct 1885, d. 1951
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of Richard Graeme Moffat
Last Edited29 Sep 2022
     He was born in 1918 at Ontario, Canada.4,2 Arthur married Eileen Layman.5
     Arthur Kuhl appeared in the 1921 Canadian Census of Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario in the household of his parents, John and Ella Kuhl.2
     The following article appeared in the Ottawa, Ontario The Ottawa Journal, 16 August 1944 :
550th Canadian Active Casualty Lists 120 Names
     OTTAWA, Aug. 16 — (CP) — The Canadian (Active) Army issued todays it's 550th casualty list of the war...
     Seriuosly Wounded
     Royal Canadian Ordance Corps
     Kuehl, Arthur Herman, Cpl., Mrs. Eileen I. Kuehl Wife), Killaloe Station, Ont.6

     The following article appeared in the Ottawa, Ontario The Ottawa Citizen, 15 November 1944 :
Wounded Rcpats Get Royal Welcome From Cheering Crowds At Station
     Bearing the scars of their wounds received in the battles In France since "D"' Day, 19 Canadian army personnel were given a tumultuous welcome at Union Station last night. One other repatriate, an air force man, invalided home through illness, was also greeted by the large crowd. In addition to representatives of the various war services organizations, on hand to see that the boys were made welcome were Mayor Stanley Lewis; Lt.-Col. R. Taylor, officer commanding No. 3 District Depot: Lt.-Col. O. H. Ellis, in charge of repats at N.D.H.Q; Lt.-Col. M. Grison. acting area commandant; Major B. D. Armstrong, Protestant chaplain, and Captain E. A. Killarn, Roman Catholic chaplain, for the Ottawa area. Adding a martial air to the occasion was the Central Army Band under Captain Knight Wilson. Captain M. Sutclifle was conducting officer, with Lt. C. Dukelow who received the parade. With their usual unflagging devotion to the needs of this war's veterans, members of the Canadian Legion, together with the Legionettes, were on hand with their hot coffee and other comforts to make the boys feel at home....
     Cpl. A. H. Kuehl was wounded in France on the 13th of July while in action in Normandy. He suffered severe shrapnel wounds to his thigh and foot. On hand to greet him were his parents Mr. and Mrs. John W. Kuehl, his wife Mrs. Eileen Kuehl. Cpl. kuehl had been overseas just 16 months to the day when he arrived at Union Station last night to be greeted by his family.7

     The following article appeared in the Ottawa, Ontario The Ottawa Journal, 15 November 1944 :
Ottawa Gives Warm Welcome to 18 Repats
     Hearty cheers rang through Union Station last night when Ottawa welcomed home eighteen of her soldiers from overseas. All of the men were battle casualties from France, many having served overseas for five years. Some of the men were carried to ambulances on stretchers, but the majority were able to walk into the concourse where they were given a tumultuous welcome.
     Families, friends and hundreds of onlookers had waited from wight until ten o'clock for the hospital train to arrive. As it pulled into the station, many of the women broke into happy sobs, after what had seemed two very long hours of waiting. Then, after Mayor Lewis had welcomed the men briefly, and the band was playing the national anthem, neither barriers nor army guards could restrain the crowd as they rushed forward. Tears were streaming down many cheeks.
     The Ottawa and district men were:...A. H. Kuehl, Killaloe Station...8

     In the obituary of Wilbert Ross Kuehl who died 23 May 2014, his brother, Arthur Kuehl, was listed as predeceased.3
     In the obituary of Florence Anna Louisa Layman who died 20 May 2016, her brother-in-law, Arthur Herman Kuehl, was listed as predeceased.5

Citations

  1. [S5052] Army Casualty List, Ottawa Journal, Ottawa, Ontario, 16 Aug 1944, Page 7, column 1 viewed at Newspapers.com, 549th & 550th Army Casualty Lists (Canada), including Cpl. Arthur Herman Kuehl of Killaloe Station, Ont.. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Journal.
  2. [S4755] John Kuhl household, 01 June 1921 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Hagarty (Township), Renfrew South, Ontario; Page: 10; Family: 77, Library and Archives Canada (LAC).
  3. [S6000] Wilbert Ross Kuehl Obituary, Henry Walser Funeral Home Ltd., Kitchener, Ontario, Abt May 24, 2014, viewed on-line viewed at Obits for Life, Wilbert Ross Kuehl Obituary. Hereinafter cited as Henry Walser Funeral Home.
  4. [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., Killaloe Grace Evangelical Church Cemetery: Arthur Herman Kuehl
    Grave marker transcription:
    KUEHL
    Arthur Herman     1918 - 1983
    Eileen Layman     1919 - 1993
    and
    Arthur Kuehl
    Sergeant R.C.A.S.C.
    25 Jan 1983     Age 64.
  5. [S13256] Obituary for Florence Anna Louisa Welk (Layman), Zohr Family Funeral Home, Killaloe, Ontario, about 21 May 2016 viewed at Zohr Funeral Homes, Obituary: Florence Anna Louisa Welk née Layman. Hereinafter cited as Zohr Family Funeral Home.
  6. [S5052] Ottawa Journal, 16 Aug 1944, Page 7, column 1, 550th Canadian Casualty List including Arthur Herman Kuehl.
  7. [S13268] Wounded Rcpats Get Royal Welcome From Cheering Crowds At Station, The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario, 15 Nov 1944, Page 6, column 1 to 4, Wounded Veterans Return to Ottawa. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Citizen.
  8. [S5053] Ottawa Gives Warm Welcome to 18 Repats, Ottawa Journal, Ottawa, Ontario, 15 Nov 1944, Page 3, column 1 viewed at Newspapers.com, The Ottawa Journal (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) - 15 Nov 1944, Wed, Page 3, Column 1
    Ottawa Gives Warm Welcome to 18 Repats. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Journal.

Delores Ella Kuehl1

F, #30542, b. circa 1920, d. 19 August 2008
Father*John William Kuehl2,3 b. 27 Apr 1882, d. 1956
Mother*Ella Zummach2,3 b. 24 Oct 1885, d. 1951
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of Richard Graeme Moffat
Last Edited15 Jun 2023
     She was born circa 1920 at Ontario, Canada.2,4 Delores married John William Brant.5,6
     Delores Ella Brant died on 19 August 2008, at her home, at Fonthill, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.1,4
     The following selected information is extracted from her obituary.
Survivor(s): Wilbert Ross Kuehl. Predeceased by her husband, John William Brant.4

     Delores Ella Kuehl was buried on 23 August 2008 at Fonthill Cemetery, Fonthill, Regiional Muniicipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada.7,4
     Lauris Ella Kuhl appeared in the 1921 Canadian Census of Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario in the household of her parents, John and Ella Kuhl.2
     See the footnotes below for a link to her obituary that appeared in her memorial page on the web site of James L. Pedlar Funeral Home Ltd. published in Fonthill, Ontario, circa 20 August 2008.4
     In the obituary of Wilbert Ross Kuehl who died 23 May 2014, his sister, Dolores, was listed as predeceased.3
     Research notes (August 2019):
Follow up with Paul Brant about the Aug 2, 2008 DOD in his family tree.8

Family

John William Brant b. 9 Jun 1917, d. 25 May 1993
Marriage*Delores married John William Brant.5,6 

Citations

  1. [S9465] Kuehl Family Tree (Publisher: Ancestry), Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/71704601/family; "Paul has granted me access to his family tree. Where there are no sources, consider the data as "to be verified""; cited as "Kuehl Family Tree., Delores Ella Kuehl.
  2. [S4755] John Kuhl household, 01 June 1921 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Hagarty (Township), Renfrew South, Ontario; Page: 10; Family: 77, Library and Archives Canada (LAC).
  3. [S6000] Wilbert Ross Kuehl Obituary, Henry Walser Funeral Home Ltd., Kitchener, Ontario, Abt May 24, 2014, viewed on-line viewed at Obits for Life, Wilbert Ross Kuehl Obituary. Hereinafter cited as Henry Walser Funeral Home.
  4. [S9466] Delores Ella, James L. Pedlar Funeral Home Ltd., Fonthill, Ontario, about Aug 20, 2008, Obituary: Delores Ella Brant. Hereinafter cited as James L. Pedlar Funeral Home Ltd.
  5. [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., Fonthill Cemetery: John William Brant
    Grave marker transcription:
    BRANT
    1 Timothy Chapt. 4 Ver. 12
    John     June 9, 1917 - May 25, 1993
    His Beloved Wife     Dolores Ella     Feb. 2, 1920 - Aug. 19, 2008.
  6. [S9462] Rick Moffat, "Smart Matches between our family trees," e-mail message from withheld for privacy (USA) to Paul Brant, Aug 8, 2019, Paul responded to my request for more information related to Smart Matches. Hereinafter cited as "Smart Matches."
  7. [S3862] "Find A Grave", online Find A Grave search page: Fonthill Cemetery: Dolores Ella Brant née Kuehl
    Grave marker transcription:
    BRANT
    1 Timothy Chapt. 4 Ver. 12
    John     June 9, 1917 - May 25, 1993
    His Beloved Wife     Dolores Ella     Feb. 2, 1920 - Aug. 19, 2008.
  8. [S2] Personal knowledge/research of Rick Moffat (Mesa, AZ 85207).

Gladys Edith Thompson1

F, #30543, b. 12 May 1910, d. 15 January 1985
Father*Edgar A. Thompson1
Mother*Edyth Louise Ham1
Last Edited22 Sep 2020
     She was born on 12 May 1910 at Oshawa, Ontario County, Ontario, Canada.2,1 Gladys married Gregory William Colmer on 22 June 1938 at King Street Church, Oshawa, Ontario County, Ontario, Canada, according to Ontario Marriage Registration 020236.2,1,3
     Gladys Edith Thompson died on 15 January 1985 at age 74.2
     Gladys Edith Thompson was buried at Doherty Cemetery, Ufford, Watt Twp., Muskoka, District, Ontario, Canada.2,4
     The following analysis is from my personal research and reflects my attempts to consolidate information from different sources.
This is a rabbit hole that Gerry and I went down hwile looking for details on Archie Thompson's 3rd daughter, Gladys. As it turned out, Gladys Edith Thompson is not of interest to our research

From Gerry Mattinson:
Hi Rick,

You can view the headstone for Gregory William Colmer & Gladys Edythe Thompson at:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~murrayp/muskoka/watt/ufford/colmer1.jpg(note - this website is no longer available Sep 2020)

And Ancestry has Gregory's birth reg:
Gregory William Colmer, b 09 Jun 1910 in Park Road, Brantford Twp., Brant, Ontario, s/o Frederick Charles Colmer (machinist) & Caroline Sowder* - they married Jan 1, 1903 in Waterloo.

Note that Gladys was born before the 1918 marriage of Elsie Pearl Jacks to Archie Wylie Thompson so I'm not certain whether Archie is Gladys' birth father. Also, Gladys is not shown in the 1911 census with Elsie - her Ont. Birth Reg. says she was the d/o Allen Es. Thompson & Edythe Louise Haw (but I have not discovered how Allen related to Archie).

I believe Caroline's maiden name is actually Souder based on her birth registration, the 1881 census and her obituary:
Ontario Birth Registration (LDS transcript)
Caroline Souder, b 05 Dec 1879 in Waterloo Twp, Waterloo, Ontario, d/o William Souder & Sophia Hagey

1881 - Waterloo South, Waterloo South, Ont.
 William Souder (33) b Ont
 Sophia Souder (27) b Ont
 Lena Ann Souder (4) b Ont
 Caroline Souder (1) b Ont

Nov 10, 1955 Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville):
MRS. FREDERICK C. COLMER
After an illness of about six weeks, Mrs. Frederick Colmer passed away at Memorial Hospital, Bowmanville, on Oct. 23 at the age of 75. The deceased was born in Waterloo County on Dec. 5, 1879, Caroline Souder, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Souder. Mr. and Mrs. Colmer came to Bowmanville in 1919 from Brantford where Mr. Colmer was a machinist with the Brantford Scale & Slicer Co. With J.H. Needham and the late George Brown, Mr. Colmer came here to set up the Bowmanville Scale & Slicer Co. and he worked tehre until it was closed about 1930. Mrs. Colmer's interests were in her family of three boys, her home and church. She was a member of Trinity United Church and an active worker in the Women's Association and Women's Missionary Society. She was also a past president of Bowmanville Women's Institute.
Mr. Colmer predeceased her in August, 1939, when he met a tragic death in a car accident at Brighton. Mrs. Colmer has no brothers or sisters surviving, being the last member of her family. Her three sons survive: Harold and Herbert of Bowmanville, and Gregory of Bracebridge. Funeral service was held in the Morris Funeral Chapel, Bowmanville, on Oct. 25, and a service was also held at the Hill and Robinson Chapel, Brantford, the following day, both conducted by Rev. T.A. Morgan of Trinity United Church, Bowmanville. Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery, Brantford. Many lovely floral tributes spoke of the esteem in which Mrs. Colmer was held...

Gerry.5

Family

Gregory William Colmer b. 9 Jun 1910, d. 26 Mar 1979

Citations

  1. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., Gregory William Colmer & Gladys Edith Thompson.
  2. [S530] Canadian Gravemarker Gallery (in transition) , Canadian Gravemarker Gallery (See Canada Gen Web's Cemetery Project), Search page for Canada Gen Web's Cemetery Project; "After July 31, 2017, many links were broken. Search Canada GenWEB since content is being indexed and slowly moved to this site. I will replace links as time permits"; cited as "Canadian Gravemarker Gallery., [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~murrayp/… Gregory William Colmer & Gladys Edyth Thompson]
    COLMER
    Gregory William Colmer
    June 9, 1910 - March 26, 1979
    Beloved Husband of
    Gladys Edyth Thompson
    May 12, 1910 - January 15, 1985.
  3. [S10800] Births: Colmer, Bowmanville Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Ontario, 28 Aug 1941, Page 8, column 4 viewed at Newspaper Archive, Birth: Colmer. Hereinafter cited as Canadian Statesman.
  4. [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., Gladys Edyth Colmer née Thompson.
  5. [S2] Personal knowledge/research of Rick Moffat (Mesa, AZ 85207).

Gladys Knott1

F, #30552, b. 6 July 1910, d. 6 February 2009
Last Edited10 Jul 2022
     She was born on 6 July 1910.1 Gladys married Reginald Harry Ovenell.1
     Gladys Ovenell died on 6 February 2009 at age 98.1
     The following selected information is extracted from her obituary.
Predeceased: Reginald Harry Ovenell.1

     See the footnotes below for a link to her obituary that appeared in the newspaper The Toronto Star published in Toronto, Ontario, 7 February 2009.1

Family

Reginald Harry Ovenell d. b 2009

Citations

  1. [S4762] Ovenell, Gladys, Toronto Star, Toronto, Ontario, Feb 7-9, 2009, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestar/obituary.aspx, Gladys Ovenell Obituary.

Reginald Harry Ovenell1

M, #30553, d. before 2009
Last Edited19 Apr 2015
     Reginald married Gladys Knott.1
     Reginald Harry Ovenell died before 2009.1
     In the obituary of Gladys Ovenell who died 6 February 2009, her husband, Reginald Harry Ovenell, was listed as predeceased.1

Family

Gladys Knott b. 6 Jul 1910, d. 6 Feb 2009

Citations

  1. [S4762] Ovenell, Gladys, Toronto Star, Toronto, Ontario, Feb 7-9, 2009, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestar/obituary.aspx, Gladys Ovenell Obituary.

Hugh Douglas Murray1

M, #30554, b. circa 1890
Last Edited24 Sep 2016
     He was born circa 1890 at Hastings County, Ontario, Canada.1 Hugh married Edna Alberta Moffat on 28 February 1915 at Oshawa, East Whitby Twp., Ontario County, Ontario, Canada.1

Family

Edna Alberta Moffat b. 7 Jun 1888, d. 1965

Citations

  1. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., Hugh Douglas Murray & Edna Alberta Moffatt.

Ernest John Wadsworth1

M, #30555, b. circa 1893
Last Edited19 Jun 2018
     He was born circa 1893 at Ameliasburg, Ontario, Canada.1 Ernest married Leta Ruth Beryl Moffatt on 17 October 1923 at Oshawa, East Whitby Twp., Ontario County, Ontario, Canada.1
     In the obituary of Ruth Margaret Reid who died 30 October 2009, her father, Ernest Wadsworth, was listed as predeceased.2

Family

Leta Ruth Beryl Moffatt b. 2 Mar 1897, d. 1985
Child

Citations

  1. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., Ernest John Wadsworth & Leta Ruth Beryl Moffatt.
  2. [S4765] Ruth Margaret Reid, Wartman Funeral Home Inc., Napanee, Ontario, about Nov. 1, 2009 viewed at ObitTree, Obituary: Ruth Margaret Reid née Wadsworth. Hereinafter cited as Wartman Funeral Home Inc.

Ruth Margaret Wadsworth1

F, #30556, b. circa 1927, d. 30 October 2009
Father*Ernest John Wadsworth1 b. c 1893
Mother*Leta Ruth Beryl Moffatt1 b. 2 Mar 1897, d. 1985
Relationship3rd cousin of Richard Graeme Moffat
Last Edited10 Jul 2022
     She was born circa 1927.1 Ruth married Lloyd Franklin Reid circa 1950.1,2
     Ruth Margaret Wadsworth died on 30 October 2009 at Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.1
     The following selected information is extracted from her obituary.
Survivor(s): Lloyd Reid. Predeceased: Ernest Wadsworth and Leta Moffatt.1

     Ruth Margaret Wadsworth was buried on 3 November 2009 at Orono Cemetery, Orono, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, Canada.1
     See the footnotes below for a link to her obituary that appeared in the newspaper the Kingston Whig-Standard published in Kingston, Ontario, circa 1 November 2009.1
     In the obituary of Lloyd Franklin Reid who died 21 October 2010, his wife of 59 years, Ruth Wadsworth, was listed as predeceased.2

Family

Lloyd Franklin Reid b. 21 Mar 1926, d. 21 Oct 2010
Marriage*Ruth married Lloyd Franklin Reid circa 1950.1,2 

Citations

  1. [S4765] Ruth Margaret Reid, Wartman Funeral Home Inc., Napanee, Ontario, about Nov. 1, 2009 viewed at ObitTree, Obituary: Ruth Margaret Reid née Wadsworth. Hereinafter cited as Wartman Funeral Home Inc.
  2. [S8142] Lloyd Franklin Reid, Toronto Star, Toronto, Ontario, Oct. 25, 2010 viewed at www.legacy.com, Obituary: Lloyd Franklin Reid. Hereinafter cited as Toronto Star.

Lloyd Franklin Reid1

M, #30557, b. 21 March 1926, d. 21 October 2010
Last Edited10 Jul 2022
     He was born on 21 March 1926.2 Lloyd married Ruth Margaret Wadsworth circa 1950.3,1
     Lloyd Franklin Reid died on 21 October 2010 at Lennox and Addington County General Hospital, Napanee, Ontario, Canada, at age 84.1
     The following selected information is extracted from the obituary of Lloyd Franklin Reid.
Predeceased: Ruth Wadsworth.1

     Lloyd Franklin Reid was buried on 25 October 2010 at Orono Cemetery, Orono, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, Canada.1
     In the obituary of Ruth Margaret Reid who died 30 October 2009, her husband of 59 years, Lloyd Reid, was listed as a survivor.3
     See the footnotes below for a link to his obituary that appeared in the newspaper The Toronto Star published in Toronto, Ontario, 25 October 2010.1

Family

Ruth Margaret Wadsworth b. c 1927, d. 30 Oct 2009
Marriage*Lloyd married Ruth Margaret Wadsworth circa 1950.3,1 

Citations

  1. [S8142] Lloyd Franklin Reid, Toronto Star, Toronto, Ontario, Oct. 25, 2010 viewed at www.legacy.com, Obituary: Lloyd Franklin Reid. Hereinafter cited as Toronto Star.
  2. [S8143] Lloyd Franklin Reid, Newcastle Funeral Home Ltd., Newcastle, Ontario, about Oct 22, 2010, Details of Service: Lloyd Franklin Reid. Hereinafter cited as Newcastle Funeral Home Ltd.
  3. [S4765] Ruth Margaret Reid, Wartman Funeral Home Inc., Napanee, Ontario, about Nov. 1, 2009 viewed at ObitTree, Obituary: Ruth Margaret Reid née Wadsworth. Hereinafter cited as Wartman Funeral Home Inc.