Descendants of John & Isabella MEGRAW


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19. Isabella McVEETY (Elizabeth MEGRAW6, John1) was born on August 3, 1887 in Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada2 and died on March 5, 1968 aged 80.

Isabella married William BEECH, son of William BEECH and Elizabeth MILLER, on January 6, 1909 in Dunblane Elderslie Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.2 William was born on April 6, 1883 in , , , England,11 died in 194812 aged 65, and was buried in Starkvale Cemetery Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

Children from this marriage were:

   31 F    i. Helen BEECH was born in 1913 in Elderslie Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada, died on October 20, 1919 in Elderslie Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada2 aged 6, and was buried in Starkvale Cemetery Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.12

   32 M    ii. James BEECH was born in 1924, died in 193312 aged 9, and was buried in Starkvale Cemetery Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

   33 F    iii. Betty Jean BEECH

Betty married Donald Edward COOK, son of James D. COOK and Emma May SHULAR,.

20. Margaret May McVEETY (Elizabeth MEGRAW6, John1) was born on July 15, 1889 in Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada,2 died on March 5, 1968 aged 78, and was buried in Paisley Cemetery, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada. Another name for Margaret was McVITTIE.

Margaret married Robert Henry IRWIN, son of Joseph IRWIN and Fanny GROGAN, on January 4, 1911 in Burgoyne, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.18 Robert was born on December 29, 1883 in Bruce Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada,24 died in 1968 aged 85, and was buried in Paisley Cemetery, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

• Marriage Ceremony conducted by Rev. J. Foote of Queen Hill witnessed by J. A. Irwin of Paisley and Jean McVittie of Burqoyne.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 34 F    i. Jean Ilean IRWIN was born on February 2, 1912 in Bruce Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada, died on October 6, 1960 in Owen Sound, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada aged 48, and was buried on October 8, 1960 in Purdy's Cemetery Greenock Twp. Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

   35 M    ii. James Wallace IRWIN was born on November 12, 1913 in Bruce Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada, died on September 30, 1915 in Bruce Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada aged 1, and was buried in Paisley Cemetery, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

+ 36 F    iii. Murial Aneta IRWIN was born on December 19, 1915 in Bruce Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada, died on May 20, 1986 in Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada8 aged 70, and was buried in Sanctuary Park Port Elgin, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

   37 M    iv. Robert Clarence IRWIN

+ 38 F    v. Hazel Annette IRWIN was born in October 1920 in Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada25 and died on November 1, 2011 in Southampton, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada aged 91.

+ 39 F    vi. Dorothy Isabel IRWIN was born in 1926 in , Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada and died on April 17, 2011 in Kincardine, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada aged 85.

   40 F    vii. Irene IRWIN

Irene married Karl WIMMER, son of Robert WIMMER and Unknown,.

   41 F    viii. Mabel IRWIN was born in 1923, died in 1923, and was buried in Paisley Cemetery, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

21. Elizabeth "Bessie" McVEETY (Elizabeth MEGRAW6, John1) was born on January 19, 1892 in Elderslie Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada2 and died on March 19, 1949 aged 57. She was usually called Bessie.

Bessie married Robert GOWANLOCK, son of John GOWANLOCK and Janet STEWART, on March 15, 1917 in Burgoyne, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.2 Robert was born on November 2, 1890 in Saugeen Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.26

Children from this marriage were:

+ 42 F    i. Ruby GOWANLOCK

   43 M    ii. Son GOWANLOCK

   44 F    iii. Edith GOWANLOCK

27. Irene Evelyn MEGRAW (Wallace10, John1) was born on September 4, 1897 in Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada,2 died on November 22, 1973 in Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada23 aged 76, and was buried in Starkvale Cemetery Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.12

Irene married James Nelson STARK, son of James STARK Jr. and Sarah Jane "Dolly" IRVING, on May 1, 1918 in Port Elgin, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada 2.,8 James was born on December 14, 1894 in Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada,27,28 died on March 20, 1976 in Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada aged 81, and was buried in Starkvale Cemetery Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.12

• Marriage witnessed by Walter STARK & Gertrude McGRAW both of Paisley.

Children from this marriage were:

   45 M    i. Wallace "Curly" STARK was born on May 26, 1919 in Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.2 He was usually called Curly.

Curly married Peggy ANGEL.

   46 F    ii. June STARK was born on May 26, 1919 in Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

June married (__?__) DEMPSEY.

+ 47 M    iii. Hugh Irving STARK was born on October 8, 1920 in Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada,2 died on February 3, 1977 in Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada12 aged 56, and was buried in Starkvale Cemetery Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

+ 48 M    iv. Lawrence "Larry" STARK was born in 1923 in Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada,29 died on April 5, 1995 in Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada29 aged 72, and was buried in Starkvale Cemetery Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

   49 M    v. Harold STARK

+ 50 F    vi. Gwendolyn M. STARK

   51 F    vii. Joyce STARK

Joyce married Leon SAFRATA.

+ 52 F    viii. Shirley STARK was born on December 9, 1934 in Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada and died on September 17, 2008 in , , , Switzerland aged 73.

30. Viola "Ola" MEGRAW (Wallace10, John1) was born on October 31, 1906 in Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada2 and died on June 24, 2004 in Collingwood, Simcoe Co, Ontario, Canada aged 97. She was usually called Ola.

FRASER, Viola (née MEGRAW)
On Thursday, June 24th, 2004, died at home with her son and her cat by her side. Ola FRASER, beloved wife of the late Gordon D. FRASER (1991). Much loved and loving mother of Dale. Born October 31st, 1906, in Greenock Township (Paisley), she was the youngest of six daughters of Wallace MEGRAW and Christie BROWN. She was a school teacher in Paisley, Sprucedale and Hepworth before getting married in 1941 and moving to Collingwood in 1946. Survived also by ten nieces, four nephews and their offspring. Predeceased by five nieces and four nephews. A Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday, July 6th, 2004 at Fawcett Funeral Home, Collingwood Chapel, 82 Pine Street, at 11:00 a.m. In memoriam, donations to a Humane Society are appreciated by hungry little critters and by Dale.

Ola married Gordon D. FRASER in 1941. Gordon died in 1991.

The child from this marriage was:

   53 M    i. Dale FRASER

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