William BLACKWELL

1844 - 1924  (79 years)

• Name	William BLACKWELL
  Birth	31 Dec 1844	, , , Ireland   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1901	Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
  Religion	1901
  	Methodist
  Census	1911	Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Main St.,
  1861 Census	Horton Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
  Origin	1911  [2]
  	Irish
  Occupation	Farmer
  Occupation	1911
  	Mail Carrier
  Religion	1911  [4]
  	Holiness Movement
  Death	7 Aug 1924	Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6, 7]
  Burial	Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
  	Address: Cobden Union Cemetery Cobden, Ontario
  Person ID	I11101875	Whitewater Region Early Families
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	George BLACKWELL,   b. Abt 1802, , , Co. Tipperary, Ireland d. 29 May 1887, Horton Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 85 years)
  Mother	Susanna DAGG,   b. Abt 1807, , , , Ireland d. 12 Apr 1892, Horton Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 85 years)
  Family ID	F119	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret MASON,   b. 14 Oct 1844, Horton Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 23 Jan 1892 (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	15 Jan 1867	, Renfrew Co., Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. George W BLACKWELL,   b. Abt 1868, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 21 Jan 1940 (Age ~ 72 years)   2. Samuel BLACKWELL,   b. 20 Aug 1870, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 11 Dec 1882 (Age 12 years)   3. Eliza Jane BLACKWELL,   b. 5 Sep 1872, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 16 Aug 1938, Bromley Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 65 years)   4. Wilson BLACKWELL,   b. 17 Sep 1874, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 16 May 1950 (Age 75 years)   5. Sarah Ann BLACKWELL,   b. 5 Jun 1882, , , Ontario, Canada d. Aft 1924 (Age 42 years)   6. Gertrude BLACKWELL   d. Infant
  Family ID	F373	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2008

  
  

  Family 2	Grace Young PERCIVAL,   b. 5 May 1859, Bromley Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 18 May 1955, Renfrew, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	21 Dec 1892	Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada   [8, 9]
  Children	1. Margaret Isabel BLACKWELL,   b. 28 Jul 1897, Bromley Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 21 Apr 1985, Renfrew, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 87 years)   2. Alice Grace BLACKWELL,   b. 14 Feb 1907, Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 26 Jul 1978, Renfrew, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 71 years)   3. William Percival BLACKWELL,   b. 1 Apr 1899, Bromley Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 29 May 1932, Strathmore, Strathmore, Alberta, Canada (Age 33 years)   4. Harold Eades BLACKWELL,   b. 22 Dec 1909, Pembroke Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 17 Jun 1920, Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 10 years)
  Family ID	F3667265	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2020

  
  

• Headstones

  Gravestone-Blackwell, William & Grace nee Percival Block 3 - Methodist Cobden Union Cemetery photographed by Fay Bennett, Sept 2016

  
  

• Notes

  !Source: 1. 1871 census ross twp own family 1881 Census Place:Ross, Renfrew North, Ontario, Canada Source:FHL Film 1375870 NAC C-13234 Dist 114 SubDist H Div 1 Pa ge 45 Family 173 SexMarrAgeOriginBirthplace William BLACKWELLMM37IrishOntario Occ:FarmerReligion:E. Methodist Margt BLACKWELLFM36IrishOntario Religion:E. Methodist George BLACKWELLM12IrishOntario Religion:E. Methodist Samuel BLACKWELLM10IrishOntario Religion:E. Methodist Eliza Jane BLACKWELLF8IrishOntario Religion:E. Methodist Wilson BLACKWELLM6IrishOntario Religion:E. Methodist Cobden Sun Aug 14th 1924 (reprinted in Renfrew MercuryAug 22 1924) On Thursday Aug 7th, God saw fit to take to himself another man who saw pi oneer days in this community in the person of WM Blackwell, whom he had bl essed with a long life of eighty-two years and seven months. Of a fami ly of ten, six sons and four dau who with thier parents came from Irelan d, all have passed to the Great Beyond except one, George of Ottawa. Will iam being the second last. As a fmaily they were all reaised on a farm be low Haleys, near the Garden of Eden and from there they all started o ut in life. Wm married Miss Margaret Mason, dau of the late Mr and Mrs. S am Mason of Horton, and started a home for themselves on a farm in Ross ne ar the corner commonly called Bull's Acre. Here this union was blessed wi th a family of three sons and two dau : George , onw of Cobden; Sam, who d ied at the age of ten years; Wm of Wolftown; Jane Mrs. Magnus McLeod of Wo lftown; and Sarah Ann Mrs. Wesley Clark of Neepawa, Man. From there the f amily moved to Bromley Twp to the farm owned by his son, Mr. Wilson Blackw ell. Abt thirty-three years ago the mother died and Mr W Blackwell marri ed again to Miss Grace Y Percival of Bromley. To themwere born on dau a nd one son Mrs. John Crozier of Cobden an Wm P of Strathmore, Alberta. Tw enty-five years ago they came to Cobden to reside. For twelve years decea sed carried the mail from the locatl Post Office to the station. He w as a man who was highly honoured and respected and one who had been a frie nd to many and was always of a cheerful disposition. His first thought w as always of others. A short illness of two weeks from heart trouble a nd old age brought him to his eath ed. The funeral was held on Sat Aug 9 th from his late home on Morton St to Grace Methodist church where servi ce was conducted by his pastor, Rev W H Shadbolt of the Standard chur ch of which deceased was a strong supporter. Rev Mr Shadbolt was assist ed by Revs L Tomlinson of Forester's Falls and R Collins of Renfrew. Inte rment was made in the Cobden Cemtery. Beside his wife and family who a re left to mourn his loss there is an adopted dau, Miss Alice; an adopt ed son, Harold, aged ten years, died four years ago. One brother Geor ge of Ottawa, also survives, but owing to a visit in the West this summ er was not present at the funeral. Among those from a distance a the funer al were Mr and Mrs W Dagg and Mr Harry Blackwell of Ottawa; Miss Nell Mas on of Montreal, Mr and Mrs Carswell and dau of Campbells Bay; Mr and Mrs P off of Pembroke and a number from Renfrew.

  
  

• Sources

  [S576] Automated Genealogy, Census - Canada, Ontario, Renfrew Co., Ross Twp., - 1901, (Index to 1901 Census of Canada with Digital Images, http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/cache/index.html). [S114828] Automated Genealogy, Census - Canada, Ontario, Renfrew Co., Ross Twp., - 1901, (Index to 1901 Census of Canada with Digital Images, http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/cache/index.html). [S605403] Automated Genealogy, Census - Canada, Ontario, Renfrew Co., Ross Twp., - 1901, (Index to 1901 Census of Canada with Digital Images, http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/cache/index.html). [S114833] Library and Archives of Canada, Archivia Net On-Line Research Tool ,, Census - Canada, Ontario, Renfrew Co., Ross Twp., - 1911, (Database, http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/1911/index-e.html). [S871] Church, Les & Aldine, Newspaper - Births, Deaths and Marriages Abstracts From the Renfrew Mercury 1871 - 1924. [S114882] Church, Les & Aldine, Newspaper - Births, Deaths and Marriages Abstracts From the Renfrew Mercury 1871 - 1924. [S605457] Church, Les & Aldine, Newspaper - Births, Deaths and Marriages Abstracts From the Renfrew Mercury 1871 - 1924. [S779] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Marriage Registrations online at Ancestry.com", (subscription www.ancestry.ca), # 010866 Ross Twp., rEnfrew Co., Ontario (Reliability: 3). widow, farmer [S115571] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Marriage Registrations online at Ancestry.com", (subscription www.ancestry.ca), # 010866 Ross Twp., rEnfrew Co., Ontario (Reliability: 3). widow, farmer