John Neilson Smith

1854 - 1936  (82 years)

• Name	John Neilson Smith
  Birth	27 Jul 1854	Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West
  Gender	Male
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  Death	4 Aug 1936	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	1936, Thursday August 6 , The Almonte Gazette front page ?b?Mr John Neilson Smith?/b? A pioneer of the 11th line, Ramsay, passed away at his residence in Almonte on Tuesday night, in the person of Mr John N. Smith, after an illness of about eight months, Mr Smith was in 83rd year, having passed his 82nd birthday on July 27. He was born in 1854 on the Smith Farm on the 11th line, the second son of the late William and Mrs Smith. Deceased resided on the home farm for the 30 years of his life, with a short interval in the Northwest. later Mr Smith purchased the adjoining farm, now occupied by Mr Joseph Symington. After some years he moved to Almonte. Being of a mechanical turn he went into business. Mr Smith married Miss Lillian Manning, daughter of the late Rev J.W. Manning. To them was born one son William Manning, marine engineer of New York City, who with his mother survive him. Mr Smith is also survived by one brother, the Hon Justice Robert Smith of Ottawa, and two sisters, Misses Agnes and Mary Smith of Almonte. Two brothers, William of Arnprior and James of the home farm, predeceased him, also one sister Miss Jean. The late Mr Smith was a man of rare mechanical ability, with a natural bent for handcraft in wood and metals. He was a staunch Liberal in politics. In religion he was a Presbyterian and strictly honest in principle and practice. The funeral will be held on Friday afternoon. Rev A.J. Fowlie will be the officiating clergymen, assisted by Rev Geo Thom, cousin of deceased.
  Burial	7 Aug 1936	Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com
  Person ID	I42418	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	William Smith,   b. 2 Jul 1813, Johnstone, Renfrewshire Scotland d. 13 Dec 1905, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Agnes JANE Neilson,   b. 22 Oct 1825, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 1 Oct 1902, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	1853
  Family ID	F2774	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lillian Lewis "Lily" Manning,   b. 15 Oct 1861, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales d. 13 May 1943, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	5 Dec 1890	Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. William Manning Smith,   b. 25 Feb 1896, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 28 Jul 1955, New York, New York, United States (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F15029	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Jul 1854 - Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West Marriage - 5 Dec 1890 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Death - 4 Aug 1936 - Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com - 7 Aug 1936 - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S157] Ontario, Canada. Bathurst District (Lanark County)., Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938 (A), (Digital images. Ancestry, \i Ancestry\i0 . https://ancestry.ca : 2010.), ontario, canada, marriages, 1826-1938, John Neilson Smith-Lilian Louis Manning, 5 Dec 1890; accessed 30 Jun 2023. (Reliability: 3). Name?tab?John Neilson Smith Age?tab?36 Birth Year?tab?1854 Birth Place?tab?Almonte, Ontario Marriage Date?tab?5 Dec 1890 Marriage Place?tab?York, Ontario, Canada Father?tab?William Smith Mother?tab?Jane Neilson Smith Spouse?tab?Lilian Louis Manning