Janet Kyle "Jennie" Robertson

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• Name: Jennie Robertson
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• _TAG: Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)

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(Medical):See attached sources.

Died:
1933, Friday March 24, The Almonte Gazette front page
UNION HALL LADY FATALLY HURT AS TEAM RUNS AWAY
Mrs. Alfred James Was Driving to Almonte When Tragic Accident Happened People of this district learned with deep regret, last Sunday, of the death that morning in Rosamond Memorial Hospital of Mrs. Alfred James, Union Hall, following injuries sustained Saturday afternoon when, the sleigh in which she was riding crashed into a telephone pole. Mrs. James was driving into town with her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. George Robertson. At the top of the steep hill, Almonte street, the team took fright and started to run. The driver shouted to the women to jump. Mr. and Mrs. Robertson succeeded in getting out of the sleigh but for some reason Mrs. James was unable to do so. Half way down the steep grade the sleigh hit a telephone pole and then crashed into a second one. The horses broke free from the vehicle, one being stopped on the hill and the other continuing its mad career until stopped in front of the O'Brien Theater by Elijah Ledgerwood. It was dragging one rein and the neck yoke. Mr. Ledgerwood caught it and made a halter of the dangling line. Mrs. James was rushed to the Rosamond Memorial Hospital where an examination revealed a broken hip and arm and serious internal injuries. It was realized from the first that she could not recover and death ensued next morning. Mrs. James was one of the most popular women in the Union Hall section and her tragic death cast a gloom over the whole district. The accident occurred at the most dangerous point in the town and it was utterly impossible for the driver to maintain any control over the team as it started to run down the steep grade. At the time of the accident the three passengers in the sleigh were on their way to visit Mrs. Margaret Kellough, a sister of Mr. Robertson and Mrs. James who was seriously ill. The late Mrs. James whose maiden name was Jennie Robertson, was born in the Union Hall section and had lived there all her life. She was a daughter of the late James Robertson and Janet Watt, pioneer residents of Ramsay. Surviving besides her husband, Alfred James, are five daughters, Mabel (Mrs. Gardiner) of Carleton Place; Ella, Stamford, Conn.; Anna, Mrs. Arnold Bach, New Canaan, U.S.; Laura and Winnifred at home and one son Alfred at home. She is also mourned by one sister Mrs. Margaret Kellough and three brothers, George Robertson, Union Hall; Ernest of Swift Current, Saskatchewan, and William of Haileybury. Mrs. James' funeral was held Tuesday afternoon and was largely attended by friends and relatives from all parts of North Lanark and from points as far distant as Perth. Service was conducted at the home in the James Settlement by Rev. J. W. R. Meakin of St. George's Anglican Church, Clayton. Interment was made in St. George's Cemetery, Union Hall. The pallbearers were Kenneth, George and Russell Robertson, Benjamin, Edward and John James. Many beautiful floral offerings testified to the high esteem in which the late Mrs. James was held.

Janet married Alfred F. James in 1899. Alfred (son of Benjamin James and Ellen Bowland) was born on 20 Jun 1861 in Lanark Township, Lanark County, Canada West; died on 21 Dec 1943 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 24 Dec 1943 in St. George's Anglican Cemetery, Union Hall, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: William Gardiner. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
World War II
Major
Army Nurse Corps
Age 67

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• Name: Ann James

Family/Spouse: Arthur Bach. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: George Rodger. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John Hammond. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Alf James
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Died:
1976, Thursday March 11, The Almonte Gazette, page 7
ALFRED JAMES
The death of Benjamin Alfred James, prominent dairy farmer of R.R. 2 Almonte, occurred at his home on Tuesday, February 24, 1976. He was 64. Born on the family farm on May 22, 1911, he was a son of the late Alfred James and his wife, Janet Kyle Robertson. Mr. James was a member of St. George's Anglican Church, Clayton; a member of Barron River Hunt Club, and was active in community and church affairs. In earlier years he excelled at sports, especially as a member of the Union Hall Tigers ball team. He was married on August 10, 1946, at St. Mark's Anglican Church, Pakenham, to the former Amy Laura Bourk, who survives. Also Surviving are a son, Alfred, Richard, at home; three daughters, Catherine Anne (Mrs. Donald Cochran), R.R. 1 Almonte; Janet Mary and Pauline Amy, at home, and four sisters, Mabel, (Mrs. William Gardiner), Almonte; Ann (Mrs. Arthur Bach), New Canaan, Connecticut; Laura Mrs. George Rodger), Almonte, and Winnifred (Mrs. John Hammond), Westfield, Massachusetts. He was predeceased by a sister, Major Ella E. James of Woodbury, Connecticut. The body rested at the Kerry Funeral Home, Almonte, and was conveyed to St. George's Church, Clayton, on Friday, February 27, where the funeral service was conducted by Rev. Harry Brown. Burial will take place at St. George's Cemetery in the spring. Pallbearers were William Halpenny, Frank James, Keith McMunn, , Maynard McIntosh, Harold James and Bert Thompson.

Benjamin married Amy Laura Bourk on 10 Aug 1946 in Pakenham Village, Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Cathy James

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]