From: Bill Galloway
Generation 1:
Elizabeth McCulloch (surname is unclear on the document), married
William Laurie and they had a daughter Mary, who was born 1847. William
Laurie was an agricultural labourer.
William Galloway, also an agricultural labourer married Jane, an
Irish lady, who was born circa 1816. They had a son, David born about
1853.
Generation 2:
David Galloway married Mary from above. They were married
on 28th July 1871. Note that he was 6 years younger than she. By this time,
his father, William, and Mary's father, also William were both dead.
I have a copy of their marriage entry (page 6 in the Parish of Kirkmaiden
marriages, entry number 11). It is from here that I see Mary's
mother's maiden name to be Elizabeth McCulloch. The witnesses
included
a name which looks like David McCutchan.
I think that Mary already had a son, Robert born 1869. Since
she also went by the name Mary Laurie McDonald, it is possible that this
son was by a liaison with a McDonald. The marriage entry records
her as a spinster. I do not have proof of Robert's parentage.
After the marriage, Jane was born on 13th October 1871 in Inch,
Wigtownshire, in the Galloway area of Scotland. I am awaiting documentation
on that birth.
The family emigrated to Canada, probably around 1872, but possibly
as late as early 1874. It's unlikely they would have gone at the
onset of winter in 1871, especially with a new baby. They took 2 Janes
with them; their daughter Jane, and David's Mother Jane, the Irish lady,
and Robert.
The Galloway children following were born in Canada; Mary Elizabeth
(circa 1874), William (July 7, 1875); Anna (circa 1878); John Laurels (March
01, 1871 in Huntley Ontario); Rebecca born 3rd October 1880. The William
of July 7, 1875 is my GrandFather.
Wee Rebecca died within months. Her birth is registered as 032441
in the Schedule A births Dundas county, division of Iroquois.
At this time, the family seemed to have lived in the village of
Iroquois in Dundas County, Ontario. There is a Knox Iroquois church
there today, and since they were Presbyterian, I wonder if they might have
worshipped there.
We know that the family also moved back to Scotland some time after
Rebecca died in 1880, and I would guess it would have to be 1881 spring
at the earliest.
William Galloway (born July 1875) married Catherine Bruce on December
20th 1898 in Hutcheson, Glasgow. He became an architect and
formed his own company, Thompson
Moir and Galloway. He spent much of his professional life in Accra,
West Africa. Their home was in Giffnock, Glasgow.
Mary Elizabeth Galloway married Kenneth Sinclair.
John Laurels Galloway married Lilian Fanny Lamont. He became
a missionary and eventually died in Portuguese Macau.
Generation 3:
William Galloway and Catherine Bruce had 4 children: Anna Ross,
David Bruce, William Gordon and Alexander Leslie (born 1911, Glasgow).
He is my father.
Anna Ross married Clifford Cunningham. They were both dentists and
saw extensive service in Nigeria.
Generation 4:
Alexander Leslie Galloway married Charma Lockhart Rae Whyte in Glasgow,
1938.
They had two children, and I am the younger of them.
I have other information on some of the branches of the family, and some ancestry on my mother, Charma Lockhart Rae Whyte, and a little on my grandmother Catherine Bruce. She came from Caithness area.
This information is freely shared. It is not for sale. In the
above, I have tried to indicate when I have proof and when I am merely
making an intelligent guess. Please be cognisant that all geneological
research is subject to a certain error rate. Spellings change, and children
may not be genetically related to one or both parents who raised them.
If
you become aware of errors in the above, or have doubts, please
do pass them back to me.
(Dr) Bill Galloway, Canada
(wrgallo@ibm.net)
From: Bob Parks
Here is a news article kept in the family. Newspaper unknown probably in Greenville, MA, USA
From an old newspaper article (Ca. July 14, 1902) it says:
"Greenville folk got another surprise a few days ago when Albert N. MILLER who was thought to be a confirmed bachelor, brought to that section a bride. Miller, who is connected with a boat building concern, is known by nearly everyone in Greenville.
He left home a few days ago ostensibly to visit relatives at Ogdensburg N.Y., where he lived until a few years ago.
When only a boy while on a trip to Iroquois, Canada, he met Miss Louise Bolte of that city. He fell in love with her, but in view of the fact that Miss Bolte was only about 14 years old and he was a little more than a year older, the wedding was deferred. Miss Bolte reciprocated Miller's feelings and she promised to wait for him. Miller has prospered since and last week, without saying anything to his Greenville friends, he went to Canada to claim his bride.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. S. N. SUMMERVILLE. Mr and Mrs William Bolte, parents of the bride, were present.
The couple spent two days at Niagara Falls and then came to this city. They are now visiting at Boulevard and Linden Avenue.
Last night Mr. and Mrs Miller gave a party
in celebration of the event. Many prominent Greenville people were
present."
Albert Noble MILLER was b. 1 Jun, 1879, d. 13
Nov, 1949,
Louise Jane (BOLTE) Miller, b. 14 Jul, 1880,
d.1.Dec, 1974
If anyone can locate the marriage cetificate and/or any info on their parents it would be appreciated.
Bob Parks and Jacqueline (Miller) Parks
From: Gail Spanier
This is taken from the same Dundas Co newspaper (name unknown) as the
bear attack story
and is also written in the 1940's about life in pioneer days.
Courtships Often Began at Wake. Interesting Story of Pioneers
Corpses for Many Years were "Laid Out" on Boards. Coffins Often Not Ready Till Just Before the Funeral Procession Was Ready To Start. "Criers" Were Feature of All Works.
Nowadays when a person dies nobody sees the deceased till the undertaker
has done his work and the deceased is lying in his or her coffin.
According to Mr Henry Carson, a person in the pioneer days was not
placed in the coffin till just before the funeral was ready to start.
When a person died, he or she was placed on a wide board and kept
shrouded till the funeral. It often happened that the board was a
community board and was used in the case of adult deaths.
The reason the board was used for the corpse was that the coffin
had to be made, and making of the coffin sometimes took time. Coffins
were made either by the family or kind neighbors. The coffins were
usually made from pine boards, but sometimes from hardwood. Sometimes
they were painted
black or grey and sometimes they were covered with black cloth or
black cotton.
The coffins seldom had interior decorations.
As To Wakes
In the districts around Crysler, Cannamore and Chesterville, where
there were quite a few Irish Catholic settlers, the wakes usually lasted
two nights. Both Catholics and Protestants, however, attended the
wakes.
The "criers" were always features of the wakes. People who
heard a real good crier could never forget what they heard. The criers
were weird in the extreme and very hard to describe.
But while the cries were weird, the wakes were not gloomy.
At every wake tobacco and clay pipes were provided by the family, and a
liberal amount of whiskey as well. Mr. Carson says he had heard of
cases where courtships which ended in marriage, were started at wakes.
Many a young man has fallen in love with a girl at a wake and walked
home with her.
From: Marie C. Schroeder
I have a "tidbit".....I noticed this Cook family
from Ontario in an 1897 SW Minn. biography of Norman J. Cook a farmer living
in Brown County, Minn.
None are my relatives, but I thought this info
might be useful to someone so am sending it.
William A. Cook ("of English descent")
and Sally (Casselian) Cook ("of German descent"). Wm. was a lumberman.
Sally was a member of the Lutheran Church. William and Sally were the parents
of: Catherine, Caroline, Maria, Daniel, John, Norman J. (born Feb 24, 1847
in Williamsburg) and George, all living in 1897. Two deceased children,
Simon died at age 51 and Sarah at age 18.
Norman enlisted in "British" army
in 1866. He moved to the US in 1867, to Wis, later to Minn.
Norman married Mary Keegon in 1878
in Minn.
NOTE: I have NO other info on these people (NO
dates, locations, spouses, ancestors or descendants) but would forward
the complete biography.
Also, I have found errors in other biog. from
this book so take it for clues, not definitive source.
This is also posted on the "COOK" GenForum site. Marie
From: Gail Spanier
One of the families in my direct line (through my paternal grandmother)
is the
SMITH family of Mountain Township who were originally from Aberdeenshire
in Scotland: John Smith (1750 -1817) and his wife Janet and their son
Peter
Smith (1791-1871) and his wife Electa (1791 - 1841). The following
is a
story that appeared in an Ontario newspaper (name of the paper
is unknown)
sometime in the 1940's. The actual events are said to have taken place
in
the1840's.....it would seem that life was tough for humans and bears
alike a
hundred and fifty years ago!
Wife Fought Bear With Torch; Bravely Saved Husband's Life
Story from Mountain Which Shows That Pioneers Had Plenty
of Thrills, Even if
They Did Not have Plenty of Amusement. Bear Knocked Ladder
Down
Caused Spill.
In the days of the pioneers" life was real, life was earnest."
The pioneers did
not have much amusement, but believe us, they had plenty
of thrills. Take for
example the story of the night adventure of John Smith
of Mountain, with a
bear.
The incident about to be told happened in the 40's. John
Smith had made a
small clearance around his home and had a corn patch
among other things. The
bears took a fancy to Mr. Smith's corn.
One night, with perhaps lack of discretion, or knowledge
of bears, John Smith
walked boldly into into his corn patch with his muzzle
loader, to wait for the
bear.
Suddenly a bear cub broke into the corn. Not seeing
the cub's mother, Mr.
Smith decided to capture the cub. He laid down
his gun and fell on the cub. The cub squealed.
Cub's Mother Came
In half a minute the she-bear was on Smith's back and
was tearing him for fair.
Mr. Smith yelled for help. Mrs. Smith, who was
sitting up awaiting her
husband's return, heard the cry. With the fearlessness
of the pioneer wife, she
grabbed a brand from the fireplace and started to the
rescue. The fire, poked
into the bear's face was too much for her; she beat a
retreat. The husband was
helped into the house, and his wounds treated.
Made a Ladder
Mr. Smith felt humiliated and swore to get even with that
she-bear.
The next day, though feeling pretty sore, he made
a ladder from tree boughs.
That night he set the ladder up against a tree near the
house and sat in the rungs.
Brought Torches
In due time the she-bear came, and it so happened that
the tree was in the
bear's line of approach. Whether from accident
or design the bear knocked the
ladder down and Mr. Smith was thrown to the ground.
He shouted for help.
This time Mrs. Smith was ready with a couple of gum-soaked
pine branches.
These she lighted at the hearth fire and sallied out.
The gum-soaked pine
branches acted as torches. Mr. Smith saw a bear
about 10 fet from him. he
bear fell-dead. The slugs from the muzzle-loader had
done their work.
In the morning Mr. Smith found that it was the she-bear
he had killed. He was
avenged.
Made Scaffold
A couple of days later, Mr. Smith's son, Peter (who had
been away) returned.
He announced his intention of getting the he-bear.
He did not, however, take
the chances his father had taken, but built a scaffold,
or safety platform near the
route the bears usually took.
Waited For Bear
The night the scaffold was completed son Peter lay down
on it and waited for
the bear. By the light of the stars he could be
seen shuffling along. When the
bear passed the scaffold the muzzle of Peter Smith's
gun was close. The shot
set fire to the bear's hair. The bear, mortally
wounded, ran into the corn field
instead of the bush, and there fell.
For a time the Smiths were not troubled with bear depredations.