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James Elmer Sawyer

Male 1898 - 1989  (90 years)


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  • Name James Elmer Sawyer 
    Birth 5 Oct 1898  Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Death 10 Jan 1989  [5
    Burial Maple Lake United Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I506  Algonquin Highlands Settlers
    Last Modified 24 Mar 2019 

    Father Benjamin James Sawyer,   b. 21 Sep 1873, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Mar 1960, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Florence Powell,   b. 3 Aug 1874, Lutterworth, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Dec 1953 (Age 79 years) 
    Family ID F95  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jane Ruth Woodcock,   b. 1 Dec 1903, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Nov 1996 (Age 92 years) 
    Marriage 13 Sep 1922  Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
    +1. Private
     2. Reginald Sawyer,   b. Abt 1928, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Florence Elizabeth Sawyer,   b. 3 Feb 1930, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Dec 2004, Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     4. William Walter Sawyer,   b. 18 Apr 1931, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Audrey Edna Sawyer,   b. 8 Jan 1934, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Living
     7. Living
     8. Living
    Documents
    Elmer & Ruth Sawyer 63rd Wedding Anniversary
    Elmer & Ruth Sawyer 63rd Wedding Anniversary
    Family ID F96  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Aug 2024 

  • Photos
    Benjamin Sawyer's five sons
    Benjamin Sawyer's five sons
    Front l-r Gordon (aka Pete), Elmer, Roscoe (aka Ross) with Clair and Lorne standing.

  • Sources 
    1. [S19] Ontario Birth Registrations, Reg# 16820-01.
      Registered in 1901

    2. [S23] 1901 Census of Canada, Ontario / Victoria North / Stanhope / Page 7, Family 66.

    3. [S16] 1911 Census of Canada, Ontario / Haliburton / Stanhope / Page 5, Family 43.
      Enumerated as a daughter named Elma!

    4. [S34] 1921 Census of Canada, Ontario / Victoria / Stanhope / Page 6, Family 57.

    5. [S17] Haliburton Highlands Genealogy Group cemetery database.

    6. [S21] Ontario Marriage Registrations, Reg# 11565-22.
      Ruth Woodcock is recorded as a telephone operator on this registration.