William Smith

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1905, Friday December 15, The Almonte Gazette page 4

?b?Mr Wm Smith?/b? Called Away Ramsay's Oldest Resident,
Who Had Seen Many Changes Come and Go
It is not given to many to live through the years and changes of nearly a century, as was the experiences of Mr Wm Smith, of Ramsay, who passed to the unseen world on Wednesday of this week in his 93rd year. The deceased was born in the Brig o'Johnston in Scotland on July 2nd, 1813, and in 1836 he accompanied his father and two sisters to Canada, his earlier years of residence in this country being spent in Huntley, after which Mr Smith moved to the farm upon which he spent more than half a century. In 1853 he was married to Miss Agnes Neilson, daughter of the late John Neilson, and to them, were born eight children, one of whom died in infancy, and two others (William in 1884, and James in 1900) in later years. The sons were: William, John N., in Almonte; Robert, at Cornwall, and James. The daughters, Miss Agnes, Mary and Jean are at home. The deceased was the last of his father's family to pass way, and the four male representatives of the family left are Mr John N., and his son Manning, and Mr Robert and his son. The deceased had been in bed for the past three months, and his death was the result of the wearing out of the human machinery which had for so many years been in active operation. The funeral takes place today (Friday) at two o'clock to the eighth line cemetery.

William married Agnes JANE Neilson in 1853. Agnes (daughter of John Neilson, Sr. and Agness Wilson) was born on 22 Oct 1825 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West; died on 1 Oct 1902 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 3 Oct 1902 in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. William Allison Smith was born in 1852 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West; died on 14 May 1884 in Appleton, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 16 May 1884 in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
2. John Neilson Smith was born on 27 Jul 1854 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West; died on 4 Aug 1936 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 7 Aug 1936 in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
3. Agnes Wilson Smith was born in 1857 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West; died on 2 Feb 1939 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in 1939 in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
4. Justice Robert Smith was born on 7 Dec 1858 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West; died on 18 Mar 1942 in Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 21 Mar 1942 in Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada.
5. Mary Smith was born in 1861 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 19 Jan 1950 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 21 Jan 1950 in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
6. Jean Cecilia Smith was born in 1863 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 8 Feb 1929 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 10 Feb 1929 in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
7. James Smith was born in 1865 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 8 Sep 1900 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 11 Sep 1900 in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
8. Smith and died.

William married Mary Millar on 22 Jun 1810 in Abbey Parish, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Mary was born in 1789 in Abbey Parish, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland; died in 1836 in Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]