Bill Campbell Family and History
The Genealogy of the Campbell Family
G.B. BROWN
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. G.B. BROWN Family/Spouse: M.F. KING. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- GEORGE EDWIN BROWN was born in 1939; died in 1943.
- B.E. BROWN
2. WILLIAM RUSSELL BROWN was born on 26 Jul 1881 in Collingwood, ON, CAN (son of GEORGE WESLEY BROWN and SUSAN McIVER); died on 5 Oct 1985 in Lakehead, ON, CAN. Other Events and Attributes:
- MISC: Named 'Chief Clear Sky' by Fort William Indian Band
- MISC: Named first Honourary Citizen of Thunder Bay.
- MISC: Named Honourary Citizen of Port Arthur
- MISC: Thunder Bay's oldest citizen (104 years).
- Religion: Life member of St. Paul's United Church, Lakehead
- Residence: 1881, Bygone Days Farm, Collingwood, ON, CAN
- Residence: 1883, Prince Arthur's Landing (Lakehead), ON, CAN
- Occupation: Abt 1904, Manager - Gordon, Ironside and Fares wholesale meats, Port Arthur
- Occupation: 1908, Started own retail meat business, which grew to 6 shops by 1914
- Occupation: Between 1914 and 1923, Indian Agent for Federal Govt.
- Occupation: 1923, Started an aoto dealership (Durant cars)
- Occupation: Between 1938 and 1952, Member of Port Arthur City Council
- Occupation: 1944, Special Officer aboard S.S. Noronic which was destroyed by fire in 1949 in Toronto (120 lives lost).
- Residence: 1985, St. Joseph's Heritage Nursing Home
WILLIAM married GEORGIA ELIZABETH SMITH on 6 Jun 1907 in Lakehead, ON, CAN. GEORGIA was born in 1883; died on 29 Jun 1972. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. GEORGIA ELIZABETH SMITH was born in 1883; died on 29 Jun 1972. Children:
Generation: 3
4. GEORGE WESLEY BROWN was born in 1859 (son of THOMAS ARMSTRONG BROWN and SARA MYLES); died in 1930. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: Port Arthur, ON, CAN
GEORGE married SUSAN McIVER. SUSAN (daughter of WILLIAM McIVER and MARY DOBSON) was born in 1859; died in 1917. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. SUSAN McIVER was born in 1859 (daughter of WILLIAM McIVER and MARY DOBSON); died in 1917. Children:
- 2. WILLIAM RUSSELL BROWN was born on 26 Jul 1881 in Collingwood, ON, CAN; died on 5 Oct 1985 in Lakehead, ON, CAN.
- MAYBELLE HUNTER BROWN was born in 1885.
Generation: 4
8. THOMAS ARMSTRONG BROWN was born on 22 Jan 1834 in Etobicoke, ON, CA (son of HENRY BROWN and JANE (MARY) ARMSTRONG); died on 12 Jan 1898 in Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1834, Near Lambton Mills, Etobicke, ON, CAN
- Occupation: 1872, Butcher with Bros William and George
- Residence: 1872, Collingwood, ON, CAN
THOMAS married SARA MYLES. SARA was born in 1835 in NIR; died in 1864. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. SARA MYLES was born in 1835 in NIR; died in 1864. Children:
- 4. GEORGE WESLEY BROWN was born in 1859; died in 1930.
- ALBERT EDWARD BROWN was born in 1863; died in 1932.
- THOMAS ANDREW BROWN was born in 1861; died in 1895.
- WILLIAM JOHN BROWN was born in 1858; died in 1926.
10. WILLIAM McIVER was born in 1827; died in 1881. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Captain of 'Mary Ann of Dunnville', first on the Canadian Register of Shipping
- Residence: Settled in Collingwood, ON, CAN
WILLIAM married MARY DOBSON. MARY was born in 1829 in Dublin, IR; died in 1917. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. MARY DOBSON was born in 1829 in Dublin, IR; died in 1917. Children:
- 5. SUSAN McIVER was born in 1859; died in 1917.
- WILLIAM J. McIVER was born in 1855; died in 1863.
- MARY McIVER was born in 1857; died in 1940.
- THOMAS A. McIVER was born in 1862; died in 1864.
- JOHN H. McIVER was born in 1862; died in 1878.
- WILLIAM McIVER was born in 1865; died in 1909.
- THOMAS GEORGE McIVER was born in 1870; died in 1899.
- JEANETTE McIVER was born in 1867; died in 1935.
- MARTHA McIVER was born in 1873.