1864 - 1924 (59 years)
Generation: 1
1. | George Alpheus Smith was born on 7 Dec 1864 in Westbrook, Ontario, Canada; died on 4 Jul 1924 in Belleville, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Parham Village Cemetery, Parham, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada. Notes:
The Late George A. Smith
George A. Smith, one of Parham's most prominent residents, and a man known throughout the entire district, who died on July 4th in Belleville, was born in Westbrook in 1864, a son of the late James Smith, being the eldest of a family of eleven children. He has been a resident of Parham for the past thirty-five years. He was county constable, township clerk and treasurer, having been clerk for twenty-five years and only missing two meetings during that time. He was also in the fire insurance business and a prominent buyer of cheese and pulpwood.
Mr. Smith was a Methodist in religion and the funeral took place Sunday at 10 a.m., from the Methodist church to Parham cemetery under the auspices of the Oddfellows and the Orange lodge, the Rev. Mr. Moyse officiating. He is survived by his wife and eight children, Mina and George, Parham; Myrtle, Odessa; Gordon and Jamie, Smith's Falls; Ellen, Calabogie; Harold, Webster, N.Y.; Iva, Belleville, and two sisters, Annie and Eliza, Verona, and five brothers, Frank, Odessa; William, Kingston; Alonzo, British Columbia; Overton and Victor, North Dakota.
Many floral offerings were received from friends.
[Source: From the Scrapbook of Mrs. Madeline Howes (Wagar)]
FRONTENAC CHEESE BOARD
Regrets Death of G. A. Smith - Sales - On Thursday
The late George A. Smith, of Parham, for many years a member and buyer of the Frontenac Cheese Board, was remembered by his associates at the meeting of the board on Thursday afternoon. On motion of L. W. Murphy and Reeve Hamilton, the secretary, William Pillar, was instructed to send a letter of condolence to his bereaved family. The late Mr. Smith attended a meeting of the board two weeks ago, and though complaining of illness then, his death came as a shock to the board members.
[Source: From the Scrapbook of Mrs. Madeline Howes (Wagar)]
At the general hospital here this morning, Mr. George A. Smith of Parham, Frontenac County passed away. Deceased was 59 years of age and was one of the prominent residents of Frontenac County, having been for 25 years Clerk of Hinchinbrooke township. By occupation he was a cheese buyer and insurance agent. Mr. Smith was in religion a Methodist. he was a member of the Mayflower Lodge, I.O.O.F. No. 297, of Parham and a member of Tichborne Orange Lodge. A widow, four sons and four daughters survive. The sons are George A. Jr., of Parham, Harold of Webster, N.Y., Gordon and Jamie of Smith's Falls. The daughters are Mrs. T. E. Wager of Parham, Mrs. S. Ball, of Odessa, Mrs. W. R. Wager of Calabogie and Miss Ivy [sic] of Belleville. The body, after being prepared for burial by the Belleville Burial Company was shipped to Parham for interment.
[Source: From the Scrapbook of Mrs. Madeline Howes (Wagar)]
George married Susannah Minerva Wagar on 25 Dec 1888 in Central Frontenac Township, Ontario, Canada. Susannah was born in 1867 in Wagarville, Ontario, Canada; died on 12 Sep 1953 in Parham, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Mina Amelia Smith was born on 7 Sep 1889; died on 29 Jul 1975.
- 3. George Alpheus Smith was born on 18 May 1891; died on 26 Sep 1959 in Verona, Ontario, Canada.
- 4. Susie "Myrtle" Smith was born on 13 May 1893 in Parham, Ontario, Canada; died on 29 Dec 1987 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 2 Jan 1988 in Glenhaven Memorial Gardens, Glenburnie, Ontario, Canada.
- 5. Amos "Gordon" Smith was born on 6 Jan 1895; died on 17 Feb 1973; was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Smiths Falls, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
- 6. Bertha Luella Smith was born on 13 Dec 1896; died in 1899.
- 7. James L. Smith was born in 1898; died before 1989.
- 8. Lydia Elizabeth "Ellen" Smith was born on 2 Feb 1899 in Parham, Ontario, Canada; died on 28 Jun 1981 in Parham, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 1 Jul 1981 in Parham Village Cemetery, Parham, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada.
- 9. Harold Edward Smith was born on 7 Jan 1901 in Parham, Ontario, Canada; died on 2 Sep 1989 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Parham Village Cemetery, Parham, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada.
- 10. Florence Iva Smith was born on 27 Dec 1903; died in 1995.
- 11. Hiram James "Jamie" Smith was born on 23 Dec 1905; died on 10 Nov 1976.
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Generation: 2
4. | Susie "Myrtle" Smith (1.George1) was born on 13 May 1893 in Parham, Ontario, Canada; died on 29 Dec 1987 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 2 Jan 1988 in Glenhaven Memorial Gardens, Glenburnie, Ontario, Canada. Susie married Charles Stanley Ball on 15 May 1913 in Parham, Ontario, Canada. Charles was born on 28 Oct 1889 in Piccadilly, Ontario, Canada; died on 14 May 1978 in Parham, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 13. Norvin H. Ball was born on 12 May 1914 in Parham, Ontario, Canada; died on 26 Jan 1976.
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8. | Lydia Elizabeth "Ellen" Smith (1.George1) was born on 2 Feb 1899 in Parham, Ontario, Canada; died on 28 Jun 1981 in Parham, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 1 Jul 1981 in Parham Village Cemetery, Parham, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada. Lydia married William Robert Wagar on 8 Oct 1919 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. William was born on 29 Nov 1897 in Wagarville, Ontario, Canada; died on 24 Jul 1943 in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 15. Robert Leo Wagar was born on 14 May 1920 in Tichborne, Ontario, Canada; died on 11 May 1974 in North Bay, Ontario, Canada.
- 16. Donald "Guy" Wagar was born on 12 Dec 1921 in Black Donald, Ontario, Canada; died on 26 Mar 1993.
- 17. Everett Radall "Randy" Wagar was born on 20 Jul 1924 in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada; died on 14 Aug 2001 in Greater Napanee, Ontario, Canada.
- 18. Iva Marguerite Wagar was born on 16 Dec 1926 in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada; died on 22 Jul 2002 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
- 19. Charles "Roger" Wagar was born on 8 Aug 1930 in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada; died on 25 Mar 2007 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
- 20. Averil Evelyn Wagar was born on 20 Oct 1932; died on 5 Jun 1996 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
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9. | Harold Edward Smith (1.George1) was born on 7 Jan 1901 in Parham, Ontario, Canada; died on 2 Sep 1989 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Parham Village Cemetery, Parham, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada. Harold married Cassie N. Steele on 7 May 1924 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Cassie was born on 13 Oct 1901; died on 14 Dec 1976. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 21. Donald Edward Smith was born on 19 Feb 1925 in Bob's Lake, Ontario, Canada; died on 14 Dec 2002.
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Harold married Jeannie Kirkwood on 20 May 1978 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Jeannie was born on 23 Nov 1904; died in Jul 1995. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 3
15. | Robert Leo Wagar (8.Lydia2, 1.George1) was born on 14 May 1920 in Tichborne, Ontario, Canada; died on 11 May 1974 in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. |
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