Bill Campbell Family and History

The Genealogy of the Campbell Family

B. Ewing



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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  B. Ewing

    B. married J. Campbell [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. D. Campbell
    2. K. Campbell
    3. W. Campbell

    B. married D. Russell [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Arthur Cowan Ewing was born on 22 Jul 1896 in Isaac's Harbour, Guysborough Co., NS, CAN (son of Samuel Cowan Ewing and Eva Georgina Hewitt); died on 26 Dec 1955 in South Porcupine, Tisdale, ON, Can; was buried in South Porcupine.

    Arthur married Eva Gladys Strain on 16 Mar 1922 in New Liskeard, Temiskaming, ON, CAN. Eva (daughter of Thomas Amaziah Strain and Rachel Gerow, Genoe) was born on 4 Feb 1900 in Thessalon, Algoma District, ON, CAN; died on 24 Jan 1953 in South Porcupine, Tisdale, ON, CaN; was buried in South Porcupine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Eva Gladys Strain was born on 4 Feb 1900 in Thessalon, Algoma District, ON, CAN (daughter of Thomas Amaziah Strain and Rachel Gerow, Genoe); died on 24 Jan 1953 in South Porcupine, Tisdale, ON, CaN; was buried in South Porcupine.
    Children:
    1. S.M. Ewing
    2. Marjorie Ewing was born in 1925 in South Porcupine, Tisdale, Ontario; died in Nov 2000 in Toronto, York, Ontario.
    3. 1. B. Ewing


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Samuel Cowan Ewing was born on 26 Sep 1867 in Somerville, , Mass, USA (son of John Samuel Ewing and Letitia McElhenny); died on 29 Jun 1905 in Isaac's Harbour, Guysborough, Nova Scotia; was buried in Goldboro, Guysborough, Nova Scotia.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Immigration: 1893, Nova Scotia

    Notes:

    Samuel was a Hotel Keeper in Goldsboro Nova Scotia. Prior to his marriage he was a travellin g salesman, and resided in New York City, NY.

    Samuel married Eva Georgina Hewitt on 24 May 1894 in Halifax, Halifax Co , Nova Scotia. Eva (daughter of Hercules K Hewitt and Frances M Hadley) was born on 5 Nov 1874 in USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Eva Georgina Hewitt was born on 5 Nov 1874 in USA (daughter of Hercules K Hewitt and Frances M Hadley).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Immigration: 1877, Nova Scotia

    Children:
    1. Frank Ewing was born on 22 Nov 1894 in Isaac's Harbour, Guysborough, Nova Scotia.
    2. 2. Arthur Cowan Ewing was born on 22 Jul 1896 in Isaac's Harbour, Guysborough Co., NS, CAN; died on 26 Dec 1955 in South Porcupine, Tisdale, ON, Can; was buried in South Porcupine.
    3. Harry Ewing was born on 12 May 1898 in Isaac's Harbour, Guysborough, Nova Scotia.
    4. Clifford Ewing was born on 25 Dec 1899 in Isaac's Harbour, Guysborough, Nova Scotia.

  3. 6.  Thomas Amaziah Strain was born on 27 Apr 1852 in Hogg's Hollow, Toronto, Ont (son of William Wright (R) Strain and Margaret Susan Bray); died on 9 Jul 1937 in South Porcupine, Ontario; was buried in South Porcupine, Ontario.

    Notes:

    Thomas was born in Hogg's Hollow, a valley in the North York area of old Toronto. He marrie d Rachel Gerow in Flesherton, Artemesia Township, Grey County, in 1876. Their first child, S arah Gertrude died in infancy and was buried in Flesherton Cemetery. Altogether they had twel ve children, four of whom died in infancy and three others who died in their early twenties . The five surviving children went on to marry and have families of their own.

    Tom's young family started out, however, from Owen Sound, where they boarded a boat for Thes salon. They almost perished when the boat became overloaded with a thick coating of ice an d almost sank to the bottom of Georgian Bay.. They stopped at Manitoulin Island, where bab y Nell was born...in an Indian viillage called Assiginack.
    They resided in Assiginack for at least one year, as is indicated by the 1881 census. At th e time of the census Maud (3) and Thomas (1) were with them. Rachel's sister, Mary Ellen (1 9) stayed with the household until she married J Jamieson.
    Tom and family eventually arrived in Thessalon where he opened a Singer Sewing Machine dealer ship in 1881. He was a jack-of-all-trades, including barrel maker and stone mason.
    He became Reeve of Algoma about 1900 and the family thrived, residing in a beautiful house i n Little Rapids.

    In 1910, however, he decided to move the family to the Porcupine gold camp, where he would la y bricks at the MacIntyre mine...He also built several of the town buildings, his own hoime a t 22 Bruce Ave, as well as several other houses along the Bruce Avenue strip, including th e 10 Bruce Avenue house where Rachel and Tom's daughter, Eva, lived with her husband, Arthu r "Ewie', and their brood.

    In 1911 the great fire wiped out the town and surrounding district, killing their son, Merv , when a tank car on the railroad siding blew up, with a ton of TNT on board. The 'tidal wave ' that was generated swamped the boat that Merve was in, drowning him and several others. Th e rest of the family managed to survive the blast and ensuing flood.

    They lived the rest of their lives realtively peacefully, with the exception of the untimel y deaths of young Ethel, who died of peritonitis, when her appendix burst, and Tom Jr, who, a fter surviving horrendous injuries during action in WW1, drowned in Pearl Lake while rescuin g a girl who had fallen through the ice.
    Tom and Rachel are buried in Tisdale Cemetery, South Porcupine.



    The children who died are buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Little Rapids, and Thomas and Rach el are in Tisdale Cemetery

    Thomas married Rachel Gerow, Genoe on 30 May 1876 in Flesherton, Grey Co Ont. Rachel (daughter of William Genoe, Gerow and Ellen Mary (Maria) Christmas) was born in Feb 1857 in Flesherton, Grey Co., Ontario; died on 9 Jun 1937 in South Porcupine, Ontario; was buried in South Porcupine, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Rachel Gerow, Genoe was born in Feb 1857 in Flesherton, Grey Co., Ontario (daughter of William Genoe, Gerow and Ellen Mary (Maria) Christmas); died on 9 Jun 1937 in South Porcupine, Ontario; was buried in South Porcupine, Ontario.

    Notes:

    Rachel was born in Ontario of French origins. Her father's family may have been born in Fran ce, and left the country for Canada during the civil unrest. he original spelling of the nam e was Geneaux. Her ancestors settled in the Gray County area.

    Children:
    1. Edna Strain
    2. Mary Ellen Strain was born in 1878; died in 1878.
    3. Thomas E. Strain was born on 29 Oct 1879 in Markdale, Grey Co, Ontario; died in 1923 in Thessalon, Ontaio; was buried in 1923 in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Thessalon, Ont.
    4. Ida Maud Strain was born in 1880.
    5. Margaret Ellen 'Nell' Strain was born on 30 Sep 1881 in Assiginac, Manitoulin Island, Ont; died on 13 Sep 1970 in Winnipeg, Man; was buried on 16 Sep 1970 in Brookside Cemetery, sec 27 plot 740.
    6. Sarah Gertrude Strain was born in 1883; died in 1884.
    7. Almeda A. Strain was born in 1887; died in 1887.
    8. Frederick Mervin Strain was born in 1891; died in 1911.
    9. Bert Strain was born in 1893 in Thessalon, Algoma District, Ontario; died in North Bay; was buried in North Bay.
    10. Nora Ethel Strain was born about 1898 in Thessalon, Ont; died on 20 Nov 1919 in Thessalon; was buried on 23 Nov 1919 in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Thessalon.
    11. Louis Russell Strain was born in 1899; died in 1899.
    12. 3. Eva Gladys Strain was born on 4 Feb 1900 in Thessalon, Algoma District, ON, CAN; died on 24 Jan 1953 in South Porcupine, Tisdale, ON, CaN; was buried in South Porcupine.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John Samuel Ewing was born about 1845 in Mossant? Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania.

    Notes:

    John Samuel was a farmer

    John married Letitia McElhenny about 1865 in USA. Letitia was born about 1850 in Boston, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Letitia McElhenny was born about 1850 in Boston, Massachusetts.
    Children:
    1. 4. Samuel Cowan Ewing was born on 26 Sep 1867 in Somerville, , Mass, USA; died on 29 Jun 1905 in Isaac's Harbour, Guysborough, Nova Scotia; was buried in Goldboro, Guysborough, Nova Scotia.

  3. 10.  Hercules K Hewitt was born in 1839 in Nova Scotia; died in 1922 in Nova Scotia; was buried in 1922 in Bayview Cemetery, Goldboro, Guysborough Co.

    Notes:

    Hercules was born in Nova Scotia and spent his life as a mine manager. He was Presbyterian a nd Fanny was Wesleyan Methodist. Several of the children were born in the United States.

    Hercules married Frances M Hadley about 1870 in Nova Scotia. Frances (daughter of William Hadley and Mary Jane Callahan) was born in 1850 in Isaac's Harbour, Nova Scotia; was christened in Isaac's Harbour, Nova Scotia; died on 25 Jan 1918 in Isaac's Harbour, Nova Scotia; was buried on 28 Jan 1918 in Bayview Cemetery, Goldboro, Guysborough Co. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Frances M Hadley was born in 1850 in Isaac's Harbour, Nova Scotia; was christened in Isaac's Harbour, Nova Scotia (daughter of William Hadley and Mary Jane Callahan); died on 25 Jan 1918 in Isaac's Harbour, Nova Scotia; was buried on 28 Jan 1918 in Bayview Cemetery, Goldboro, Guysborough Co.
    Children:
    1. Love Perry Hewitt was born on 2 Jan 1870 in Guysborough Co, Nova Scotia.
    2. Ida Hewitt was born in 1873 in United States; died in 1924 in Isaac's Harbour, Nova Scotia; was buried in 1924 in Bayview Cemetery, Goldboro, Guysborough Co.
    3. 5. Eva Georgina Hewitt was born on 5 Nov 1874 in USA.
    4. Mary Hewitt was born in 1881 in Isaac's Harbour, Nova Scotia; was christened in Isaac's Harbour, Nova Scotia.
    5. Albert Hewitt was born in 1884 in Isaac's Harbour, Nova Scotia; was christened in Isaac's Harbour, Nova Scotia.

  5. 12.  William Wright (R) Strain was born in 1807 in Co Monaghan, NIR (son of Father of William and Joseph Strain and Mother of William and Joseph Strain); died on 28 Sep 1902 in Patton Twp, Algoma District, ON, CAN; was buried in Little Rapids, Algoma District, Ontario.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: 1850, Coal merchant in Dublin, IRL
    • Residence: 1850, 1 Hardwicke Street, Dublin,IRL
    • Residence: Aft 1850, Hogg's Hollow, Toronto, ON, CAN
    • Residence: Aft 1850, Thessalon, Algoma District, ON, CA

    Notes:

    William Wright was born in Ireland, some say Dublin, others say Monaghan. He did live for a w hile in Dublin, where he earned his living as a coal merchant. He emigrated to Canada and spe nt some time in the Grey Co area of Upper Canada, before marrying a girl called Margaret Susa n Bray , from Pickering. They settled in an area of Toronto called Hogg's Hollow. Their son , Thomas Amaziah, was born in 1854. There were two other brothers, George and William John an d a girl, Sarah, born to the couple..
    William and Margaret eventually made their way to the Thessalon area and both died in 1902 . They are buried in the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Little Rapids, Ontario.

    William married Margaret Susan Bray about 1850. Margaret (daughter of Thomas Bray and Margaret's Mom Bray) was born in 1829 in Pickering, ON, CAN; died on 13 Nov 1902 in Kirkwood Twp.; was buried in Little Rapids, Algoma District, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Margaret Susan Bray was born in 1829 in Pickering, ON, CAN (daughter of Thomas Bray and Margaret's Mom Bray); died on 13 Nov 1902 in Kirkwood Twp.; was buried in Little Rapids, Algoma District, Ontario.
    Children:
    1. 6. Thomas Amaziah Strain was born on 27 Apr 1852 in Hogg's Hollow, Toronto, Ont; died on 9 Jul 1937 in South Porcupine, Ontario; was buried in South Porcupine, Ontario.
    2. Sarah Strain was born in 1857 in Essa Twp, Simcoe Co, ON, CAN.
    3. George Strain was born in 1859 in Toronto, ON, CAN; died in 1937 in Gore Bay, Manitoulin island, ON, CAN; was buried in 1937 in Gordon Cemetery, Manitoulin island, Ont.
    4. William J Strain was born in 1861 in Toronto, ON, CAN; died in 1947 in Gore Bay, Manitoulin island, ON, CAN; was buried in 1947 in Gordon Cemetery, Manitoulin Island.
    5. Charles W Strain was born in 1872 in Artemesia, Grey Co ON, CAN.

  7. 14.  William Genoe, Gerow was born about 1830 in France?; died about 1863.

    William married Ellen Mary (Maria) Christmas in 1857. Ellen (daughter of James Christmas and Elizabeth Christmas) was born in Sep 1838 in Selborne, Hants, England; was christened on 30 Sep 1838 in Selborne, Hampshire, England; died on 3 Jan 1927 in Mount Clair, New Jersey; was buried on 5 Jan 1927 in Flesherton Cemetery, Artemesia, Ont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Ellen Mary (Maria) Christmas was born in Sep 1838 in Selborne, Hants, England; was christened on 30 Sep 1838 in Selborne, Hampshire, England (daughter of James Christmas and Elizabeth Christmas); died on 3 Jan 1927 in Mount Clair, New Jersey; was buried on 5 Jan 1927 in Flesherton Cemetery, Artemesia, Ont.

    Notes:

    Ellen Mary emigrated to Canada when she was a young child. She and her parents, James and El izabeth (Eliza) arrived in the Toronto area in 1842.
    Brown's Directory for Toronto, 1846-1847 shows a James Christmas, gardener, living on Park St reet, North.
    Although Ellen married and lived in the Grey County area, she died in Mount Clair, New Jersey , at her daughter's home. The obituary reads :

    "Word was received here on Tuesday by her daughter, Mrs J Jamieson, announcing the death of M rs George Rutledge at the home of her daughter, Mrs J Mueller, at Mount Clair, New Jersey o n Monday January 03 1902. The deceased lady was ninety-one years of age and spent her last s ummer visiting in Flesherton. Mrs Rutledge was born in England and came to Canada with her p arents when seven years of age, settling at what is Woodbine, Toronto, afterwards coming to A rtemesia Township. Her maiden name was CHRISTMAS and she was first marrried to Mr GEROW an d after his death, to Mr RUTLEDGE. She was for many years a member of the Methodist church . The remains are bing brought to Flesherton for interment."
    From the Flesherton Advance newspaper, issued 05 January 1927

    Children:
    1. 7. Rachel Gerow, Genoe was born in Feb 1857 in Flesherton, Grey Co., Ontario; died on 9 Jun 1937 in South Porcupine, Ontario; was buried in South Porcupine, Ontario.
    2. Mary Ellen Gerow, Genoe was born about 1860 in Flesherton, Artemesia, Ont; died about 1948 in Flesherton, Artemesia, Ont; was buried in 1948 in Flesherton Cemetery, Artemesia, Ont.
    3. Thomas Genoe, (Gerow) was born about 1861 in Artemesia, Grey Co, Ont; died in 1936 in Artemesia, Grey Co, Ont; was buried in 1936 in Flesherton Cemetery, Grey Co, Ont.
    4. George A Gerow was born about 1862.


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