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2601	Private Ernest Henry Gerrie (?? - 1945) Ernest Henry Gerrie was the son of farmer David H. Gerrie and Annie Winifred Sanderson. Prior to enlisting in the military in January of 1943, Ernest was employed by the Canadian Westinghouse Company and residing with his sister in Hamilton. Following training at CRTC Barriefield, Private Gerrie was posted in Newfoundland until November of 1944 when he was sent overseas. He died in Germany on April 4, 1945 and is buried at the Holten Canadian War Cemetery in the Netherlands. View photo of Private Gerrie.	Gerrie, Ernest Henry (I33801)
2602	Private Frank Richard Liesemer died overseas during World War II and is buried in Belgium. His name is also inscripted on a family tombstone at Mount View Cemetery in Galt, Ontario.	Liesemer, Frank Richard (I27207)
2603	Private Gordon David Winston Gordon David WINSTON was born in Guelph, Ontario on June 27, 1897 to Ephriam Winstone and Elsie Watt, both of Scottish descendent. The family lived in the city of Guelph, along with Elsie parents, Lawrence and Jessie Watt. In 1911, 12 year old Gordon is residing with his parents and younger sister, Agnes, on Stewart Street in Guelph. Ephriam Winstone was employed in a foundry working 55 hours per week. The family later moved to RR #3 Rockwood. Prior to his recruitment on December 4, 1915, Gordon Winston was employed in farming. He was not married. Private Winston was a member of the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles (British Columbia Regiment). During Gordon's service overseas, his parents moved to 188 King Street West in Guelph, Ontario. It was here that they learned that their son had died overseas on September 29, 1918 at the age of 19 years. Private Gordon David Winston is buried at the Drummond Cemetery in Nord, France.	Winston, Gordon David (I29585)
2604	Private Gordon E. Mack Private Gordon E. Mack served in the 1st Battalion of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, R.C.I.C. during World War II. He died in service overseas on February 21, 1945 at the age of 19 years. Private Mack is buried at the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery in the Netherlands. On the Memorial in the Canadian War Cemetery at Groesbeek are inscribed the following words: Pro amicis mortui amicis vivimus, We live in the hearts of friends for whom we died. The parents of Gordon Mack were Jennie and George Mack of Rockwood, Ontario.	Mack, Gordon E. (I33819)
2605	Private Henry Hampson Private Henry "Harry" Hampson hailed from Eden Mills, Ontario where his father, William, was a butcher. William Hampson, had arrived in Canada from Lancashire, England at the age of 13 with his parents George and Elizabeth Hampson. William Hampson married Hannah Taylor, daughter of Thomas and Mary Taylor, on 22 May 1878. Henry was born in Eden Mills on the 14th of March 1885. Like his father, uncle and grandfather, Henry became a butcher. The family was Methodist. Private Henry Hampson was a member of the Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment), "C" Coy. 54th Battalion. Two years after enlisting, Private Hampson died in military service on September 17, 1916 at the age of 32. He is buried at the Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial in Belgium.	Hampson, Henry "Harry" (I28636)
2606	Private J. Wilfrid Oakes (1897 - 1918) Wilfrid Oakes was born on December 29, 1897 at Oustic, Eramosa Township, Ontario. His father, George H. Oakes (b.1854), was a carpenter. His grandfather, James Oakes (1833-1888) was a hotel keeper in Eramosa Township. Wilfrid was recruited for military service in Rockwood, Ontario on October 8, 1915, a fair haired boy of 17 years, 10 months. He was a member of the Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment), 42nd Battalion. He died serving his country on August 12, 1918 at age 22 and is buried at the Vimy Memorial in Pas de Calais, France.	Oakes, John Wilfred (I20419)
2607	Private James Albert Gamble (1897 - 1916) James Albert Gamble was born in Tweed, Hastings County, Ontario to Peter B. and Maggie Gamble on March 18, 1897. His father was of Irish descent and his mother French. The family relocated to Grey County (where it appears Peter Gamble was raised), later returning to Hastings County before arriving in Rockwood sometime between 1912 and 1915. After James had enlisted in the military in October of 1915 at the age of 18, his family moved on to Toronto, Ontario. James was a member of the Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment), 42nd Battalion. He died in service on September 16, 1916 at the age of 19 years. He is buried at Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.	Gamble, James Albert (I20543)
2608	Private James Alfred "Alf" Edwards James Alfred Edwards fought as a gunner in the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, R.C.I.C. He died in service overseas at age 28 on March 8, 1945 and is buried at Grosbeek Canadian War Cemetery near Nijmegen in the Netherlands. Private Edwards was one of 12 children born to William John and Alice Maud Edwards, of Rockwood. His brother, Thomas Lenton Edwards, is also remembered on the Rockwood Cenotaph.	Edwards, James Alfred "Alf" (I22157)
2609	Private John Duncan Hilts Private John Duncan Hilts served in the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, R.C.I.C. during World War II. He died in service on February 22, 1945 at the age of 19 years. A memorial plaque in his honour was presented to the Township of Eramosa and can be viewed here. Private Hilts is buried at the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery in the Netherlands. On the Memorial in the Canadian War Cemetery at Groesbeek are inscribed the following words: Pro amicis mortui amicis vivimus, We live in the hearts of friends for whom we died. John Street in Rockwood, Ontario was named in honour of Private John Duncan Hilts at the initiative of his brother, Lou Hilts, now deceased. MacLennan Street in Rockwood is named in honour of their mother, Alice MacLennan (1902-1976). May Street is named in honour of their late sister, May.	Hilts, John Duncan (I33812)
2610	Private Robert John Stumpf (1893 - 1916) R. John Stumpf was born on May 21, 1893 in Milton, Ontario to Robert Reuben and Margaret Annie Stumpf. The family later moved to Rockwood where John and his siblings were raised. Private Stumpf was a member of the 10th Battalion of the Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment). He died in service overseas on September 28, 1918 at age 23 and is buried at the Contay British Cemetery in Somme, France. A photograph of Private Stumpf can be viewed here. Under it is quoted, "'Happy' Stumpf...one against whom not one unkind word could be said." (Guelph newspaper clipping).	Stumpf, Robert John (I29582)
2611	Private Thomas Edwin Hayward T. Edwin Hayward was a member of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's). He died in service overseas at the age of 20 on August 11, 1944 and is buried at the Bayeux War Cemetery in Calvados, France. Private Hayward's next of kin were his parents, Thomas and Ruby Adeline Hayward, of Belwood, Ontario.	Hayward, T. Edwin (I33808)
2612	Private Thomas Lenton EDWARDS (1897 - 1917) Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment), "B" Coy. 3rd Battalion. Thomas Edwards was born on September 15, 1899 in Halifax, Nova Scotia to William John and Alice Maud Edwards. His father was born in South Wales in 1867 and immigrated to Nova Scotia at the age of 26. The Edwards moved from Nova Scotia to Rockwood about 1910 and resided on Carrol Street. William acquired employment at the stone quarry. Tom left his job working on the farm of John Lister and enlisted in the army at the age of 16, stating that he was 18 years of age. He died at the battle for Hill 70 as a result of German mining activity on August 19, 1917 at age 17 years and is remembered at the Vimy Memorial in Pas de Calais, France. Tom was the older brother of James Alfred Edwards who is also remembered on the Rockwood Cenotaph.	Edwards, Thomas Lenton (I20533)
2613	Private William Wallis Sammon (1889 - 1917) William Sammon was born on April 22, 1889 in Chatham, Kent, England and immigrated to Canada in 1905. William had dark hair and iron grey eyes. Prior to his marriage to Sarah Agnes Glendenning of Rockwood, William resided with the family of George and Isabella Gordon near Rockwood in Nassagawega Township, Halton County, Ontario providing assistance on their farm. Later William and Sarah farmed near Miami, Manitoba southwest of Winnipeg at the foot of the Pembina Hills. William was recruited to military service on March 27, 1916 while living in Manitoba. He was a member of the Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment), 44th Battalion. His bride returned to Rockwood to await William's release from the army. Private William Wallis Sammon died on April 12, 1917 at the age of 29 and is buried at Canadian Cemetery No. 2, Pas de Calais, France.	Sammon, William Wallis (I29562)
2614	Published in "The Stratford Beacon Herald" newspaper on Aug 29, 1956 Father and Son Drew Pension From CNR at Same Time A man has to have some hobbies when he retires from regular work, says Frederick W. Holman, 272 Brunswick St. Perhaps because he has had several hobbies over the years, the former C.N.R. despatcher is still youthfully active. Slim, swift of movement and alert in thought, he is younger at 83 years of age than many men 20 years his junior. It is a bit hard to believe that Mr. Holman retired from the despatcher's key back in 1937 after 49 years of service. He gives due credit for his energy to his hobbies. An ardent fisherman, he can still reel them in when friends drive him to favorite streams - he no longer drives a car himself. Only this month he hauled in three beautiful trout from a little creek near the Halfway House on the St. Marys road. They were not as large, of course, as the ones he took years ago around Amulree, when the waters were cold and there were a few deep holes where the big ones could lurk. PLENTY TO DO Other major hobbies over the years have been hunting and ekeet shooting. But these he has dropped with the advance of years. Now he spends much of his spare time at his garden and lawn - and as he says, there's always plenty to do. When Mr. Holman forsook dots and dashes 19 years ago, he and his father, F. Joseph Holman, constituted the only father-son team on the pension list of the railroad at the same time. The elder Mr. Holman had 40 years of service to his credit when he retired as foreman of the GTR bridge and building department in 1914. The younger Mr. Holman always wanted to go railroading. He has never regretted his choice. Telegraphy led him, mainly because five brothers of his mother were telegraphers. One of them, the late Hugh Craig, worked in Brantford for a time with Thomas A. Edison, later was a telegrapher in the United States Civil War, and went on to become a superintendent of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Frederick was born in Stratford and attended Romeo public school, and also Central school which stood on a site near the present public library. After two years at the Collegiate Institute, he decided to learn telegraphy. At age of 16 years he started under the tutelage of the late George (Monk) Marr who was an operator at Stratford Junction. Only a few old timers on the railroad remember Stratford Junction. It was a shanty near the edge of the city, where trains coming in on the Wiarton line went into reverse to back to the station. There was a junction at Tavistock too, Mr. Holman says. The prevalence of junctions, he thinks, could be traced to the amalgamations of competing lines in the Grand Trunk Railway during the last third of the 19th century. PAY NOT HIGH His first job as operator with the Grand Trunk was at Camlachie in 1889. Then he worked at Blyth, Wingham and St. Pauls before moving back to Stratford. Pay was not high - but he remembers getting board at Blyth or Wingham for $11 a month, with the landlord sometimes shoving back a dollar if he had been away for a few meals. In 1892 he was transferred to the general office of the Grand Trunk at Montreal, where he remained for nearly 20 years. When he decided to return to Stratford he found rail officials helpful in locating a post here as relief despatcher. That was in 1911, two years before the present station was built. He brought back with him his own typewriter - for in those days when a despatcher wanted to type his messages he had to buy his own machine. Otherwise, the messages had to be hand written. There were far more trains to be routed in the old days than now, Mr. Holman says. Power was small and engines could pull trains of about 21 cars. "Engines were thick in those days," he mentions, recalling when eight passenger trains a day went through Tavistock - two down to Buffalo and two back.	Holman, Frederick William (I14247)
2615	Published in 1965 in the Canadian Journal of Genetics and Cytology. LULU ODELL GAISER 1896 – 1965 In the sudden death on April 7, 1965 of Lulu Odell Gaiser, Canada lost a pioneer in the field of cytotaxonomy. Her study of the chromosomes of Anthurium, published in 1927, was the first cytotaxonomic work published by a Canadian. She was quick to recognize the value of the new field of cytotaxonomy of some earlier but outdated compilations of chromosome numbers and between 1926 and 1933 published four extensive lists surveying world literature – a work which brought her international recognition. Born June 1, 1896 in Crediton, Ontario, she graduated (A.B.) in 1916 from the University of Western Ontario. After teaching Public School for two years, she went to New York City and obtained the A.M. degree from Columbia University in 1921. For two years she was assistant in bacteriology at Barnard College (Columbia University) and in 1924-25 worked as plant pathologist under the distinguished mycologist B. O. Dodge, with the United States Department of Agriculture in Washington. At Columbia University she was a student of Prof. R.A. Harper, a teacher celebrated for his research in cytology, particularly of fungi, and a keen follower of the developing science of genetics. Under his direction, she received in 1927 the Ph.D. degree for her work on Anthurium. Her association with McMaster University began in 1925 when she joined the staff as a lecturer and assistant to Dr. R. W. Smith, Professor of Biology. Following his retirement she taught all courses in Botany for some 15 years. With successive promotions, she became in 1936 Professor of Botany and from 1937 – 42, Acting Head of the Biology Department. From 1942 to 1946 she was Head of the Botany Department and between 1946–49 held the rank of Senior Professor of Botanical Research. As a teacher, she was outstanding; her enthusiasm and energy led numerous students to become professional botanists. Several studied under her for the Master’s degree. At that time, McMaster University did not award the doctorate but at least seven of her students received the Ph.D. in Botany, particularly in the fields of cytotaxonomy, taxonomy and cytogenetics, from universities in the United States. Leaving McMaster in 1949, she went to the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University as a Research Fellow. Cytotaxonomic studies in the genus Liatris, which she has carried on despite a heavy teaching burden, were published during her final years at McMaster and while at Harvard. Her attention was next directed to other genera of the Compositae. In 1950 she received a grant from The American Philosophical Society to collect in Mexico and Guatemala and subsequently published chromosome counts of the numerous collections made on the trip. Failing health of her father forced her to return to Crediton in 1954 and with great devotion she cared for him until his death in 1963 in his hundredth year. During this time she was not inactive botanically. In 1957, with assistance of the Ontario Agricultural College and grants from the American Philosophical Society, she began a floristic survey of Lambton county, Ontario. With characteristic energy she collected as often as family circumstances permitted, sending specimens for identification to various specialists and working with determination toward publication of a county list, a project which she left well advanced. R. J. Moore and W. F. Grant Bibliography Gaiser, L.O. 1924. Intracellular relations of aggregate crystals in the spadix of Anthurium. Bull. Torrey C1. 50:389-398. Dodge, B.O. and Gaiser, L.O. 1926. The question of nuclear fusions in the blackberry rust Caeoma nitens. J. Agric. Res. 32:1003-1024. Gaiser, L.O. 1926. A list of chromosome numbers in Angiosperms. Genetica 8: 401-484. Gaiser, L.O. 1927. Chromosome numbers and species characters in Anthurium. Trans. Royal Soc. Canada III. 21: 1-137. Gaiser, L.O. 1930. Chromosome numbers in Angiosperms. II. Bibliogr. Genetica 6: 171-466. Gaiser, L.O. 1930. Chromosome numbers in Angiosperms. III. Genetica 12: 161 – 260. Gaiser, L.O. 1933. Gaiser, L.O. 1930. Chromosome numbers in Angiosperms. IV. Bibliogr. Genetica 10: 105-250. Gaiser, L.O., Sutherland, M., and Moore, R. 1943. Cytological studies in Martynia louisiana. Am. J. Botan. 30: 543-551. Gaiser, L.O. 1946. The genus Liatris. Rhodora 48: 165-183; 216-263; 273-326; 331-382; 393-412. Gaiser, L.O. 1949. Further distribution of Butomus umbellatus in the Great Lakes region. 51: 385-390. Gaiser, L.O. 1949. Chromosome studies in Liatris. I. Spicatae and Pycnostachyae. Am. J. Botan. 36:122 – 135. Gaiser, L.O. 1950. Chromosome studies in Liatris. II. Graminifoliae and Pauciflorae. Am. J. Botan. 37: 414-423. Gaiser, L.O. 1950. Asynapsis and triploidy in a population of Liatris ligulistylis. Lloydia 13: 229-242. Gaiser, L.O. 1950. Chromosome studies in Liatris. III. Punctatae. Am. J. Botan. 37: 763-777. Gaiser, L.O. 1951. Evidence for intersectional field hybrids in Liatris. Evolution 5: 52-67. Gaiser, L.O. 1951. A natural hybrid of Liatris (X L. Weaveri Shinners). Am. Midl. Nat 45: 750-763. Gaiser, L.O. 1951. Evidence for the hybrid nature of X Liatris creditonensis. Madrono 11: 10-22. Gaiser, L.O. 1952. Some rarely collected Mexican Brickellias. Rhodora 54:229-232. Gaiser, L.O. 1953. Chromosome studies in Kuhniinae (Eupatorieae). I. Brickellia. Rhodora 55: 253-267; 269-288; 297-321; 328-345. Gaiser, L.O. 1954. Studies in the Kuhniinae (Eupatorieae) II. J. Arnold Arb. 35: 87-133. Zavitz, C. H. and Gaiser, L.O. 1956. Notes on Triphora trainthophora in Ontario. Rhodora 58:31-35.	Gaiser, Lulu Odell (I00346)
2616	Publisher of the Guelph Herald.	Gummer, Harry (I30071)
2617	Purchased the farm of Henry Wurm and Catherine Zeller just south of Zurich at S 1/2 Lot 19, Con. 11, Hay Township after the death of Henry Wurm in 1896.	Fuss, Conrad (I09955)
2618	Quaker. Lived in Vermont.	Ballard, Ezekiel (I00496)
2619	Randi Nilsdotter was also baptized on March 21, 1841 at Vatnås church, Sigdal parish, Buskerud County, Norway.	Nilsdotter, Randi (I29844)
2620	Raymond and Myrtle resided at lot 19, conc 6, Markham Township, Ontario. The farm is now the Agnes Glen Golf Course.	Family: Raymond Herbert Brillinger / Myrtle Mildred Summerfeldt (F3179)