Melverne G. Foster1

M, #47782, b. circa December 1920
Father*Ernest Lynch Foster2 b. 19 Dec 1896, d. 14 Mar 1959
Mother*Myrtle May Rear2 b. 13 Feb 1899, d. 1981
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of Richard Graeme Moffat
Last Edited1 Jun 2023
     He was born circa December 1920 at Ontario, Canada.1,2 Melverne married Audrey M. (?).1
     Melverne G. Foster was buried at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Stoney Creek, Hamilton Municipality, Ontario, Canada.1
     He was also known as Melbourne Foster assuming Melverne and Melbourne are the same son of Ernest and Myrtle Foster.3
     Melverne Foster appeared in the 1921 Canadian Census of Essa Twp., Simcoe County, Ontario in the household of his parents, Ernest and Myrtle Foster.2
     In the obituary of Ernest Lynch Foster who died 14 March 1959, his son, Melbourne Foster, of Hamilton, was listed as a survivor.3
     The following analysis is from my personal research and reflects my attempts to consolidate information from different sources.
Since the 1921 census shows he was 5 months old, and his grave marker gives his birth year as 1920, I presume he was born in late Dec. 1920.4

Family

Audrey M. (?) b. 1925, d. 2013
Marriage*Melverne married Audrey M. (?).1 

Citations

  1. [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., Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens: Melverne G. Foster
    Grave marker transcription:
    FOSTER
    Melverne G.     1920 - 1992
    Audrey W.     1925 - 2013.
  2. [S13784] Ernest Foster household, 07 Jun 1921 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Essa (township), Simcoe South, Ontario; Page: 1 & 2; Family: 15, Library and Archives Canada (LAC).
  3. [S13785] Ernest L. Foster, 62, Dies at Thornbury, The Sun Times, Owen Sound, Ontario, 16 Mar 1959, Page 7, column 4 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Ernest Lynch Foster. Hereinafter cited as Sun Times.
  4. [S2] Personal knowledge/research of Rick Moffat (Mesa, AZ 85207).

Eileen Foster1

F, #47787, b. 1932, d. 7 April 2008
Father*Ernest Lynch Foster1 b. 19 Dec 1896, d. 14 Mar 1959
Mother*Myrtle May Rear1 b. 13 Feb 1899, d. 1981
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of Richard Graeme Moffat
Last Edited30 Apr 2023
     She was born in 1932.2 Eileen married Arthur John Mackey.1,3
     Eileen Foster died on 7 April 2008 at Collingwood, Nottawasaga Twp., Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.2
     Eileen Foster was buried at Thornbury-Clarksburg Union Cemetery, Thornbury, Collingwood Twp., Grey County, Ontario, Canada.2
     In the obituary of Ernest Lynch Foster who died 14 March 1959, his daughter, Eileen Mackey, of Chatham, was listed as a survivor.1
     In the obituary of Brad Mackey who died 17 June 2004, his parents, Art Mackey and Arlene Foster were listed as surviving him.4
     In the obituary of Arthur John Mackey who died 5 January 2008, hiswife, the former Arlene Foster, was listed as a survivor.3

Family

Arthur John Mackey b. 1929, d. 5 Jan 2008
Marriage*Eileen married Arthur John Mackey.1,3 
Child

Citations

  1. [S13785] Ernest L. Foster, 62, Dies at Thornbury, The Sun Times, Owen Sound, Ontario, 16 Mar 1959, Page 7, column 4 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Ernest Lynch Foster. Hereinafter cited as Sun Times.
  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., Thornbury-Clarksburg Union Cemetery: E. Arlene Mackey née Foster.
  3. [S13788] Deaths: Mackey, Arthur John, The Sun Times, Owen Sound, Ontario, 07 Jan 2008, Page 14, column 3 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Arthur "Art" John Mackey. Hereinafter cited as Sun Times.
  4. [S13789] Deaths: Mackey, Brad, The Sun Times, Owen Sound, Ontario, 21 Jul 2004, Page 2, column 4 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Brad Mackey. Hereinafter cited as Sun Times.

Arthur John Mackey1

M, #47788, b. 1929, d. 5 January 2008
Last Edited3 Jun 2023
     He was born in 1929.2 Arthur married Eileen Foster.3,1
     Arthur John Mackey died on 5 January 2008 at Grey Bruce Health Services, Meaford, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.2,1
     The following selected information is extracted from the obituary of Arthur John Mackey.
Survived by his wife, the former Arlene Foster. Predeceased: Brad Mackey.1

     Arthur John Mackey was buried on 8 January 2008 at Thornbury-Clarksburg Union Cemetery, Thornbury, Collingwood Twp., Grey County, Ontario, Canada.2,1
     He was commonly known as Art Mackey.4
     In the obituary of Brad Mackey who died 17 June 2004, his parents, Art Mackey and Arlene Foster were listed as surviving him.4
     See the footnotes below for a link to his obituary that appeared in the newspaper The Sun Times published in Owen Sound, Ontario, 7 January 2008.1

Family

Eileen Foster b. 1932, d. 7 Apr 2008
Marriage*Arthur married Eileen Foster.3,1 
Child

Citations

  1. [S13788] Deaths: Mackey, Arthur John, The Sun Times, Owen Sound, Ontario, 07 Jan 2008, Page 14, column 3 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Arthur "Art" John Mackey. Hereinafter cited as Sun Times.
  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., Thornbury-Clarksburg Union Cemetery: Arthur J. Mackey.
  3. [S13785] Ernest L. Foster, 62, Dies at Thornbury, The Sun Times, Owen Sound, Ontario, 16 Mar 1959, Page 7, column 4 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Ernest Lynch Foster. Hereinafter cited as Sun Times.
  4. [S13789] Deaths: Mackey, Brad, The Sun Times, Owen Sound, Ontario, 21 Jul 2004, Page 2, column 4 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Brad Mackey. Hereinafter cited as Sun Times.

Audrey M. (?)1

F, #47793, b. 1925, d. 2013
Last Edited30 Apr 2023
     She was born in 1925.1 Audrey married Melverne G. Foster.2
     Audrey M. (?) was buried at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Stoney Creek, Hamilton Municipality, Ontario, Canada.1
     Audrey M. (?) died in 2013.1

Family

Melverne G. Foster b. c Dec 1920

Citations

  1. [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., Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens: Audrey M. Foster
    Grave marker transcription:
    FOSTER
    Melverne G.     1920 - 1992
    Audrey W.     1925 - 2013.
  2. [S3862] "Find A Grave", online Find A Grave search page: Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens: Melverne G. Foster
    Grave marker transcription:
    FOSTER
    Melverne G.     1920 - 1992
    Audrey W.     1925 - 2013.