Clifford Greenfield James

1884 - 1934  (50 years)

• Name	Clifford Greenfield James  [1]
  Birth	20 May 1884	Clayton Village, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211497292
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  Death	15 Oct 1934	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Address: Clinton Street Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada
  	1934, Thursday October 18, The Almonte Gazette front page ?b?Town Shocked By Passing Of Clifford James?/b? Popular Almonte Man Succumbs To Injuries Sustained In Auto Accident. Almonte people were greatly shocked last Monday morning to learn that Clifford James, a well-known resident of the town, had passed away at the Rosamond Memorial as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident on William Street, Carleton Place, on Saturday night. It appears that Mr James and his brother Oswald were motoring into Carleton Place, between seven and eight o'clock Saturday night when they collided with a car being driven in the opposite direction by Wm Brethour. Neither Oswald James, driver of one car, nor Mr Brethour, driver of the other, was injured but Clifford was thrown through the windshield causing a fracture of the skull. Doctors Johnston and James of Carleton Place, were called to the scene of the accident, a point on William street, a point on William street where there is a curve leading to a railway crossing. The physicians administered first aid and had the unconscious man removed to the Almonte Hospital. He died Monday morning without regaining consciousness. An inquest was ordered by Dr A.A. Metcalfe, the coroner. The jury was composed of F.W. Blake, foreman; Robert Scissons, Grant Dunlop, J.W. Aspinall, Kenneth Burns, M.P. Coderre, Russell Kenny, John Gilmour, A.C. Wylie and Jas Cochrane. After viewing the body at the undertaking parlours and hearing the evidence of Doctors J.K. Kelly of Almonte and J.A. Johnston of Carleton Place, the inquiry was adjourned until next Monday night at 7.30 in the council chamber. Mr James who was only 50 years of age was a valued employee of The Thoburn Woollen Company where he was boss carder. A native of Almonte he was popular with all who knew him and his tragic death is a cause for general regret. Mr James was a son of the late Thomas James and Mrs James of Almonte. Besides his mother, there remains to mourn his loss his widow the former Nellie Stevenson, of Almonte; a son and daughter, Lorne of Almonte, and Valda, Mrs Raymond Duane of Stamford, Conn.; five brothers, Winnard, Oswald and Edward of Almonte; Percy of Finch; and Stanley of Carleton Place, and three sisters, namely, Ruby, Mrs Jack Eck of Toronto; Annie, Mrs J. Brennen of Vancouver, and Jennie, Mrs W.H. Cowan of Moosejaw, Sask. Among the numerous floral tributes were wreaths from Thoburn's mill and the choir of Bethany church. The funeral procession from the home on County Street to the Auld Kirk Cemetery was a lengthy one and testified to the esteem in which Mr James was held. Service was conducted by Rev C.D. McLellan of Bethany United Church, and the pallbearers were the five brothers, Oswald, Winnard, Edward, Percy and Stanley and Jack Eck. Among others from out of town at the funeral were: Mr and Mrs John Eck, of Toronto; Mr and Mrs . James, of Finch; Mr and Mrs Stanley James of Carleton Place, and Raymond Duane of Stamford, Conn.
  Burial	Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com
  Person ID	I8977	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	23 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Thomas Herbert James,   b. 1 Apr 1855, Smiths Falls, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 27 Aug 1923, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Jane Rennie Deachman,   b. 9 Sep 1859, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 23 Dec 1935, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	10 Aug 1883	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F4019	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nellie Blythe Stevenson,   b. 13 Aug 1883, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 5 Feb 1975, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	1905
  Family ID	F12113	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Oct 2021

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 May 1884 - Clayton Village, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - Address: Clinton Street Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada - 15 Oct 1934 - 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 - - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S69] Ontario. Almonte., Newspapers: Almonte Gazette, "Town Shocked By Passing Of Clifford James," 18 Oct 1934, p. front; digital images : accessed 23 Oct 2021), The Almonte Gazette. (Reliability: 3).