Jennifer Smith's Genealogy Files

Generation Five

16. THOMAS R. SMITH (John, #32); b. 6 Jul 1880 at Oshawa, ON;⁸ m. Ruth G. Foster (see #17), daughter of Fred Foster and Emma Edmons, 11 Sep 1907 at Hamilton, ON;⁹ d. 1977.¹

He was a toolmaker in 1907.

Known children of Thomas R. Smith and Ruth G. Foster (see #17) were:

8 i. WILLIAM NORMAN SMITH.

17. RUTH G. FOSTER (Fred, #34);¹ b. 1886 at Hamilton, ON;¹ m. Thomas R. Smith (see #16), son of John Smith and Lilly A. Dempster, 11 Sep 1907 at Hamilton, ON;⁹ d. 1963.

Alfred and James Warwick, WWI

18. ALFRED WARWICK (William, #36); b. 14 Apr 1890 at Waterdown, ON; m. Martha Ella Stewart (see #19), daughter of Albert Jones Stewart and Ella Grant, 24 Dec 1913 at All Saints Church, Hamilton, ON;⁹ d. 11 Aug 1918 at France WWI;¹⁰ bur. at Pas de Calais, France.¹⁰

He was a Coal-dealer in 1913.

Known children of Alfred Warwick and Martha Ella Stewart (see #19) were:

9 i. WINNIFRED JEAN WARWICK.

19. MARTHA ELLA STEWART (Albert, #38); b. 20 Jul 1891 at Caistor, Lincoln Co., ON;¹¹ (she may have been born at Lincoln Co., ON );¹² m. Alfred Warwick (see #18), son of William Frederick Warwick and Emily Frances Arrabella Gore-Booth, 24 Dec 1913 at All Saints Church, Hamilton, ON;⁹ m. James K. Warwick, son of William Frederick Warwick and Emily Frances Arrabella Gore-Booth, 29 May 1927;¹¹ d. Dec 1974 at Hamilton, ON.¹³

20. GEORGE MARCH (John, #40);² b. 11 Sep 1873 at England; m. Susan Earl (see #21), daughter of James Earl and Susan Pyner, 14 Jul 1902 at St. Paul's Church, Bow, England; d. 19 Apr 1954.

Known children of George March and Susan Earl (see #21) were as follows:

i. GEORGE MARCH².
ii. ETHEL MARCH².
iii. DOROTHY MARCH;² d. at Age 7.
iv. CECIL MARCH;² d. at Age 1 1/2.
v. GEORGINA MARCH².
vi. SUSAN MARCH².
vii. LEONARD ROBERT GUY MARCH².
10 viii. JOHN WILLIAM MARCH.
ix. WILLIAM JOHN MARCH².
x. WINNIFRED MARCH².

21. SUSAN EARL (James, #42);² b. 12 Sep 1878 at Cambridge, England;¹⁴ m. George March (see #20), son of John William March and Rhoda Bailey, 14 Jul 1902 at St. Paul's Church, Bow, England; d. 21 Oct 1981.

William Sr, William Jr.,
Christine and Harry Holding

Louisa Christina Wright

24. WILLIAM FREDERICK HOLDING (William, #48); b. 2 Mar 1865 at West Bromwich, Stafford, England;¹⁵ (he may have been born 2 Mar 1866 );¹⁶ m. Louisa Christina Wright (see #25), daughter of George J. Wright and Louisa ?, 14 Oct 1891 at Pittsburgh, PA;¹⁷ d. 30 Jul 1931 at St. Pancras, London, England.¹⁸

He was a Builder.

Known children of William Frederick Holding and Louisa Christina Wright (see #25) were as follows:

i. RUTH LOUISE HOLDING.
ii. DOROTHY HOLDING; d. young.
12 iii. WILLIAM FREDERICK HOLDING.
iv. EMMA GARDNER HOLDING; b. 22 Mar 1899 at Bronx, NY;¹⁹ m. William Bostwick.
v. HENRY GIBSON HOLDING.

25. LOUISA CHRISTINA WRIGHT (George, #50);²⁰ b. 25 Nov 1867 at Pittsburgh, PA;²¹ m. William Frederick Holding (see #24), son of William Holding and Charlotte Gardner, 14 Oct 1891 at Pittsburgh, PA;¹⁷ d. 24 Nov 1922 at Toronto, ON.²²

She was also known as Christine Louise Wright.

Rev. Albert Truax

Margaret Jaques

26. REV. ALBERT TRUAX (Abram, #52); b. 10 Apr 1856 at Ruthven, ON;²³^,²⁴^,⁹^,²⁵ baptized 10 Feb 1876 at Ruthven, ON, by Rev. Watson;²⁶ m. Margaret Jaques (see #27), daughter of Anthony Jaques and Elizabeth Atkinson, 4 Jul 1888 at Woodhouse, Norfolk Co., ON;²⁷^,²⁸ d. 1922 at Beaver Lodge, AB.

He was a Methodist minister.
Rev. Albert Truax Biography

Known children of Rev. Albert Truax and Margaret Jaques (see #27) were as follows:

i. ALBERT GARNET TRUAX; b. 19 May 1889 at Beverly Twp., ON;²⁹ m. Maud Sherk, daughter of Amos Sherk and Candace Shisler, 6 May 1914 at Beaver Lodge, AB.

He was also known as GARNET TRUAX. Garnet Truax and 'The Bull Outfit'
ii. UNA MARGARET TRUAX; b. 19 Jul 1890 at Rainham Twp., Haldimand Co., ON;³⁰ d. 1 Jun 1977 at Toronto, ON.
iii. WILLIAM VERNON TRUAX; b. 20 Nov 1891 at S. Cayuga Twp., Haldimand Co., ON;³¹ d. 30 Mar 1908 at Toronto, ON.³²

He was also known as VERNON TRUAX.
13 iv. GLADYS TRUAX.
v. ANTHONY FROAD TRUAX; b. circa Sep 1894 at Jarvis, ON;³³^,³⁴ d. 10 Jul 1895 at Jarvis, ON.³⁴

He was also known as J. ANTHONY FROUDE TRUAX.
vi. CONSTANCE CORALIE TRUAX; b. 1 May 1896 at Brantford, ON;³⁵ m. Herbert P. Schell; d. 18 Sep 1962.

She was also known as CORALIE TRUAX.
vii. DR. ALFRED JAQUES TRUAX; b. 24 Aug 1897 at Brantford, ON;³⁶ m. Virginia ? 1935; d. 1964.

He began military service served as a Medic, WWI. He was also known as YIE TRUAX.
viii. GWENDOLYN TRUAX; b. 1902;³³ d. 1910 scarlet fever.
ix. DR. FRANCIS DAWSON TRUAX; b. 19 Aug 1905;³⁵ m. Dorothy Jackson 1929; m. Kay Francis 1937; d. 1965 suicide.

He was also known as DAWSON TRUAX.

27. MARGARET JAQUES (Anthony, #54);³⁷ b. 11 Mar 1864 at Woodhouse, ON (Norfolk Co.);³⁸^,³⁹^,⁹^,⁴⁰ baptized 5 Feb 1868 by Rev. Willmott; m. Rev. Albert Truax (see #26), son of Abram Truax and Rebecca Gowman, 4 Jul 1888 at Woodhouse, Norfolk Co., ON;²⁷^,²⁸ d. 1928 at Toronto, ON.

She was also known as Maggie Jaques.

James and Margaret Tom

28. JAMES TOM (Henry, #56);⁷ b. 18 Aug 1860 at Plymouth, England;⁴¹ m. Margaret Ann Woodward (see #29), daughter of Henry Woodward and Mary Ann ?, 11 Aug 1883 at Toronto, ON;⁴² d. Aug 1935 at Toronto, ON; bur. at Toronto, ON.

He lived at 226 Shaw St., Toronto, ON, in 1901.⁴³ He was a machinist at a factory in Toronto in 1901.⁷ He was a superintendant at Dominion Paper Box Ltd after 1905. He lived at Toronto in 1935.

Known children of James Tom and Margaret Ann Woodward (see #29) both b. at Toronto, ON, were as follows:

i. MARGARET SOPHIA TOM;⁷ b. 29 Mar 1884;⁴⁴^,⁷ m. Jack Walkey.
14 ii. CECIL WOODWARD TOM.

29. MARGARET ANN WOODWARD (Henry, #58);⁷ b. 27 Jul 1862 at Bowmanville, Ontario; m. James Tom (see #28), son of Capt. Henry Tom and Susan Angel, 11 Aug 1883 at Toronto, ON;⁴² d. 31 Dec 1935 at Toronto, ON; bur. at Toronto, ON.

Maggie Thompson

30. JOHN FRANK MEARS (Richard, #60);⁴⁵^,⁴⁶ b. 24 Apr 1856 at Portland, England; baptized 29 May 1856 at England;⁴⁷ m. Margaret Jane Thompson (see #31), daughter of Andrew Thompson and Elizabeth Mitchell, 1885; d. 16 Nov 1944.

He immigrated in 1860; came to Canada (Muskoka). He was a ordained Methodist minister in 1885.
Rev. John Mears Biography

Known children of John Frank Mears and Margaret Jane Thompson (see #31) were as follows:

i. ETHEL MEARS; m. Walter Ball.

She lived at at Toronto, ON.
ii. LAURA MAY MEARS; d. at 2 months.
iii. FRED CHARLES MEARS; m. Cora Estwood 14 Sep 1906.

He was a Parliamentary Press reporter in Ottawa.
15 iv. FLORENCE OLIVE MEARS.

31. MARGARET JANE THOMPSON (Andrew, #62); b. 15 Jul 1863 at Thornton, ON; m. John Frank Mears (see #30), son of Richard Mears and Jane Cox, 1885; d. 6 Apr 1949.

She was also known as Maggie Thompson.

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