Oscar Wilson

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: Abt Jun 1853, , , Ontario, Canada
• Marriage: 27 Sep 1876, St Thomas, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada
• Death: 28 Dec 1919, Norwich Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

About 1872, Oscar Wilson married Anna (maiden Name Mitchell) Widow of Henry Charles (Clinton) Westbrook and they resided in South Norwich Twp, Springford / Otterville area.
On the 1881 Cdn census, Oscar Wilson is enumerated as Male, Married, Age 28, Birthplace Ontario, Occupation Butcher. He is enumerated with his Wife Anna Wilson, Age 31, Clinton Wilson Age 8 ( just possibly Clinton Westbrook - son of Anna & Henry Charles (Clinton) Westbrook, Minnie M. Wilson,, Age 4 & Isa D. Wilson, Female, Age 2 and Frelove P. Wilson (possibly Oscar's Mother), female, Married, Age 54, Birthplace USA.


Marriage: Ontario Marriages 1857-1926, MS932_20; Certificate #002320, or 002300
Groom: Oscar M. Wilson
Age: 23 yrs
Residence: Tillsonburg, Oxford Cty, Ontario, Canada
Birthplace: Darlington Cty
Bachelor
Occupation: Farmer
Parents: Alexander Wilson & Freelove Wilson * (maiden name of Mother not given)
Bride: Annie Westbrook
Age: 24 yrs
Residence: Dereham
Birthplace: Dereham, Oxford Cty, Ontario, Canada
Widow
Parents: Charles & Eliza Mitchell
Date of Marriage: 27 September 1876, St. Thomas, Ontario
Religion: Methodist
Rev. D. W. Rowland

1891 Cdn Census: South Norwich, Oxford South, Dist # 105
Oscar Wilson, Age 38, Male, Married, Butcher,
Annie Wilson, Age 43, Female, Married
Millie Wilson, Age 13, Female, Single
Dora Wilson, Age 11, Female, Single
Lillie Wilson, Age 9, Female, Single
Darwin Wilson, Age 6, Male, Single
Loal Wilson, Age 3, Male, Single

1911 Canadian Census, Ontario, Oxford South Cty, Norwich South Twp (15), Page 7, Lines 35-29 inclusive
Family # 92
Wilson, Oscar, Male, Head, Married, Birth Jun 1853, Age 58, Occupation Farmer
Wilson, Anna, Female, Wife, Married, Birth Mar 1848, Age 63
Wilson, Darwin, Male, Son, Single, Birth Jan 1885, Age 26, At home
Wilson, Lillian, Female, Dtr, Single, Birth Jul 1880, Age 30, At home
Wilson, Melbourne, Male, Son, Single, Birth Oct 1895, Age 16, At home

Death: Ontario Death Registrations 1869-1934, MS935_257, Certificate # 024696
Name; Wilson, Oscar M.
Male
Age: 66 yrs
Date of Death: Dec 28 1919, Springford, Oxford Cty, Ontario
Occupation: Butcher
Married
Cause of Death: Stroke x 4 dys
Parents names not given, nor informant name or signature

Land Ownings: Tweedsmuir Springford History Villages & Farms, Springford Women's Institute
"South Half of Lot 26, Concession 8, South Norwich
In 1800, the Crown granted this 200 acres to William Fitzgerald, along with other lands. In 1830 Ebenezer Haley, a native of Pennysylvania, purchased the South 100 acres of the property from the land speculators for his Son, Ebenezer Haley (II), who was born in 1806 in Nova Scotia and came to this area in 1811 with his parents. The Parents, Ebenezer and Sarah, had settled on Lot 22, Concession 8.
Ebenezer II married Rachel Fitzgerald, March 4 837 and by the 1851 census their family consisted of Ann 13, Warren 10, and Comfort 1. Their home was a one storey frame dwelling. By the next census the family consists of Ann who is now Ursula, Warren, and Amy age 8. In 1871, Amy was still at home and Warren, who was married to Flossie about 1864 had a son Ernest, age 6. Warren lived on Ebenezer's property across the road, the NE quarter of lot 26, concession 9. In 1873 Ebenezer sold 10 acres to Warren of lot 26, conc 8. Presumably this was for a house for Warren Haley and family, but Warren did not take to farming and sold it back to Ebenezer the following year and moved to Springford.
Consequently, Ebenezer (II) now 68 yrs of age, sold the 100 acres, the South half of lot 26 to William Russell Smith and wife Almira in 1874. The Smith family did not stay long on the farm. William R. smith sold the property in 1878 to Elias Tupper Malcolm, and bought the Springford Hotel from James Rice.
Elias T. Malcolm was married to Elizabeth Clinton and they had seven children, born in Dereham twp at Five Points. Elias was 47 yrs old when he purchased this farm. His wife Elizabeth had died the previous year. His youngest child was only a year old when Elizabeth died. Mary Abie Moyer, widow, daughter of of Benjamin Fluelling, came to help look after the young family; soon Elias and Mary were married in 1886. Elias had 5 girls and 2 boys; Findlay & Adam who were the youngest. All grew up on this farm. With 5 girls in the family there were probably five weddings in the farmhouse on lot 26. It is known that Jane & Melbourne Haley were married there Jan 1 1891. Findlay married a neighbour girl, Alma Fleming and Adam married a girl from Springford - Dora Wilson.
In 1883 Elias Malcolm was assessed for this farm, South half of lot 26 and NE 1/4 of lot 26, conc 9, 150 acres in all for $5600. Of the 150 acres he had 120 cleared. He had a family of 8 living there and he had one of the largest herds of cattle, 19 head, 6 sheep, 8 pigs and 5 horses. He was 51 yrs old and his 2 sons were boys age 10 and 8 so the girls must have had to help with the milking.

In 1903, Elias now 72 yrs old, sold his property to Oscar M. Wilson from Springford, father of his youngest son's wife Dora. Oscar was a butcher , married to Annie (Mitchell) Westbrook and they lived in Springford at the corner of Sons and West Streets with 3 children; Clinton, Minna and Ira in 1881. Living with them at that time was Oscar's mother, freelove. Other children were Isadora, Lillian, Darwin, Lowell and Melbourne. Lillian Wilson was well known in adulthood as a private nurse who administered to the sick in their homes for many years. Lowell lived in Grand Rapids Michigan. Isadora (Dora) married Adam Malcolm and lived in Springford. Darwin also lived in Springford until his death when hit by a car in 1943.
On the farm, Oscar continued to butcher meat, which he peddled up and down the road. Before Oscar died in 1919 he assigned the farm to his wife Anna and daughter Lillian, but after his death, in 1926 they turned it (farm) over to Melbourne and Darwin.
The house on lot 26 dated back to 1850's and Ebenezer Haley and family. The one and a half storey front section was the oldest portion. It had an unique featulre in the basement made of stone ehich may have been simply a cold storage centre, but was made in the shape of a bake oven, with a huge curved brick ceiling. It may have had some connection with Oscar Wilson's occupation as a butcher, as his meat hanging apparatus still exists in one of the farm barns. ...."

Family/Spouse: Annie Mitchell. Annie (daughter of C. Mitchell and L.) was born about 1848 in Darlington Twp, Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Cannot find this birth anywhere in Ontario Births; have found this same name, born September 1877 to William J. Wilson & Mary Ann Elliott - so perhaps there still is one for Oscar & Annie or perhaps they were caring for another relative's child hw mar 2010

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 17 Mar 1879, Norwich Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; Ontario Births 1869-1909

Notes:

Birth: Certificate #022101, MS 929_39, Ontario Births 1869-1909
Date: 17 March 1879
Name: Isa Dora Wilson
Female
Parents: Oscar M. Wilson - Farmer & Annie Westbrook (Mitchell)
Signed by Oscar Wilson, Farmer, South Norwich
Registered 31 May 1879

Marriage: Certificate # 012233, Ontario Marriages 1868-1926 - MS 932_99
Groom: Adam A. Malcolm
Age: 23
birth place: Dereham, Ontario
Birth Year: abt 1876
Parents: Elias Malcolm & Aby Moyer
Bride: Dora Wilson
Age 20 yrs
Birth Yr 1879
Birth Place: Springford, Oxford Cty
Parents: Oscar Wilson & Annie (Mitchell) Westbrook
Date: 08 March 1899
Place: Oxford Cty, Ontario

Family/Spouse: A.A. Malcolm. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: Jul 1881, , Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
• Census: 1911, Springford, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; 1911 Canadian Census
• Burial: 1961, Springford Cemetery, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; Springford Cemetery Records

Notes:

Birth: Ontario Births 1869-1909; Certificate #|024084, Film # MS929_50
date: 31 Jul 1881
Female
Name: Lilly Lovena Wilson
Parents: Oscar Wilson - Butcher & Annie Mitchell
Signed by Oscar Wilson, Butcher, South Norwich
Registered 25 Aug 1881


1911 Canadian Census, Ontario, Oxford South Cty, Norwich South Twp (15), Page 7, Lines 35-29 inclusive
Family # 92
Wilson, Oscar, Male, Head, Married, Birth Jun 1853, Age 58, Occupation Farmer
Wilson, Anna, Female, Wife, Married, Birth Mar 1848, Age 63
Wilson, Darwin, Male, Son, Single, Birth Jan 1885, Age 26, At home
Wilson, Lillian, Female, Dtr, Single, Birth Jul 1880, Age 30, At home
Wilson, Melbourne, Male, Son, Single, Birth Oct 1895, Age 16, At home

The 1881 census for this family doesn't enumerate a Lillian Wilson, thus from burial marker in Springford Cemetery, it appears this date of birth (1880) is wrong and the burial marker is more correct at 1881

Source: Tweedsmuir History, Springford Village & Farms, Springford Women's Institute
Lillian Wilson was well known in adulthood as a Private nurse who administered to the sick in their homes for many years. It appears Lillian never married


Burial marker - Springford Cemetery, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
Oscar M. Wilson 1853-1919
His Wife, Annie Mitchell - 1848-1937
Darwin D. Wilson - 1885-1943
Lillian L. Wilson - 1881-1961
reverse of marker reads
Reverse of this marker has the following info
Olive J. - Wife of M. R. Wilson 1897-1918
M. R. Wilson - 1895-1977
His Wife , Pearl L. Oatman - 1896-1972
At this time, I am know Oscar M. Wilson & Annie Mitchell are Lillian L. Wilson's Parents
Darwin D. Wilson is Lillian's Brother (Sources being 1911 Census) & this burial marker
M. R. Wilson is presumably Melbourne R. Wilson - Brother to Lillian L. Wilson and that Melbourne had 2 wives. - Source 1911 census

Census:
Birth as Jul 1880, Age 30, residing with her parents Oscar Wilson & Annie Wilson and Brother Darwin D. Wilson

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 1885, , , Ontario, Canada
• Census: 1911, Springford, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; 1911 Canadian Census
• Burial & Death: 1943, Springford Cemetery, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; Burial monument

Notes:

Birth: Source Ontario Births 1869-1909; Certificate # 025818, Microfilm MS929_79
Date: 07 Jan 1885
Male
Name: Darwin Dalbert Wilson
Parents: Oscar M. Wilson - Butcher & annie Mitchell
Signed by Oscar Wilson
Place: South Norwich, Ontario


1911 Canadian Census, Ontario, Oxford South Cty, Norwich South Twp (15), Page 7, Lines 35-29 inclusive
Family # 92
1911 Canadian Census, Ontario, Oxford South Cty, Norwich South Twp (15), Page 7, Lines 35-29 inclusive
Family # 92
Wilson, Oscar, Male, Head, Married, Birth Jun 1853, Age 58, Occupation Farmer
Wilson, Anna, Female, Wife, Married, Birth Mar 1848, Age 63
Wilson, Darwin, Male, Son, Single, Birth Jan 1885, Age 26, At home **
Wilson, Lillian, Female, Dtr, Single, Birth Jul 1880, Age 30, At home
Wilson, Melbourne, Male, Son, Single, Birth Oct 1895, Age 16, At home

Springford Tweedsmuir History, Village & Farm, Springford Women's Institute
Darwin Wilson lived in Springford until his death in 1943 when hit by a car. In 1926, after Oscar Wilson's death in 1919, Annie Wilson turned the farm over to Melbourne & Darwin.

burial Monument - Springford Cemetery, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
Oscar M. Wilson 1853-1919
His Wife - Annie Mitchell 1848-1937
Darwin D. Wilson 1885-1943
Lillian L. Wilson 1881-1961
Reverse of this marker has the following info
Olive J. - Wife of M. R. Wilson 1897-1918
M. R. Wilson - 1895-1977
His Wife , Pearl L. Oatman - 1896-1972
At this time, I am know Oscar M. Wilson & Annie Mitchell are Darwin D. Wilson's Parents
Lillian L. Wilson is Darwin D. Wilson's Sister (Sources being 1911 Census) & this burial marker
M. R. Wilson is presumably Melbourne R. Wilson - Brother to Darwin D. Wilson and that Melbourne had 2 wives. - Source 1911 census confirmed with Tweedsmuir Local history Mar 5, 2010 hw

Census:
Age 26, Single, Male, living with parents Oscar & Anna Wilson, Farming

Burial & Death:
Monument - Darwin D. Wilson - 1885-1943 marker shared with Oscar M. Wilson, Wife Annie Mitchell, Lillian L. Wilson

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 28 Jan 1888, Norwich Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; Birth certificate
• Marriage: 25 May 1910, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; Marriage
• 1911 Census: 1911, Norwich Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; 1911 Canada Census
• Marriage: 17 May 1923, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; Marriage records

Notes:

Birth: Ontario Births 1869-1909; Film MS929_89; Certificate #026865
Date: 28 Jan 1888, South Norwich, Oxford Cty,Ontario
Male
parents: Oscar M. Wilson Farmer & Annie Mitchell
Signed by Oscar M. Wilson
Registered 16 Feb 1888


1891 Cdn Census: Norwich South, Oxford South, Roll:T-6361, Family #195
Lowell is enumerated with his Parents Oscar Wilson & Annie, as well as his siblings *Villie (Millie) age 13, Dora age 11, Lillie age 9, and Darwin Age 6.
Lowell's Gender is Male, Single, Age 3, Son, Methodist


Marriage: Ontario Canada Marriages 1869-1926, MS932_149
Groom: Lowell T. Wilson, Age 24,
Parents: Annie Mitchell & Oscar Wilson
Bride: Christina Arthur, Age 24
Single
Parents: William Arthur & Elizabeth Hunter
marriage Date: 25 May 1910, Oxford Cty, Ontario


1911 Cdn Census - Norwich South, Oxford South, Ontario, Page 5, Family #67
Lowall Wilson, Male, Married, Age 24, Birth Jan 1887, Head, Scotch
Christine Wilson, Female, Married, Age 27,
District 107, SubDistrict 15

Marriage: Ontario Canada Marriages 1869-1926 MS932_1-973
Groom: Lowell T Wilson, birthplace S. Norwich, Ontario, Age 34, Widow
Parents: Oscar Wilson & Annie Mitchell
Bride: Gertrude Alberta Brown, Spinster, Age 28, Birthplace Grand Rapids, MI
Parents: Benjamin Brown & Barbara McCurry
Marriage Date: 17 May 1923, Oxford

Border Crossing ; Ancestry.com, Detroit Border Crossings & Passenger Lists 1905-1957; Film M1478_116
Lowell Wilson Jr.
Arrival Date 08 April 1925
Port of Arrival: Detroit, Michigan
Age: 37
Birth date: abt 1888, South Norwich, Ontario
Race - English
Departure Contact: Wife Gertrude
Arrival Contact: Sister Mrs R C Manning ( I assume this to be Gertrude's sister, Lowell's sister in law) hw
Description of Lowell: 5' 8" in height, hair dark, eyes blue

1930 US Census - Marquette, Marquette, Michigan, Roll 1010, Page 9A, Enum Dist. 22, Image 755_0
Lowell Wilson,Head, Male, Renting, Married, White, Age 37, Married at 34, PoB Michigan(?) Parents Norway & Sweden, occ Labourer in Machine Shop
Abby Wilson, Wife, Female, Married, White, Age 33, Married at 29, PoB Michigan, Parents Michigan
Ruth C Wilson, Female, Dtr, Single, White, Age 2 7/12, Birthplace Michigan
Joyce M Wilson, Female, Dtr, Single, White, Age 7/12, Birthplace Michigan

This entry needs further research, as certainly Lowell Wilson was born in 1888, S Norwich Canada; there is no immigration date entered, thus wondering if Lowell ignored that by stating birthplace was Michigan.
I know soon after his 2nd marriage, Lowell went to Michigan and last address known was Grand Rapids, MI hw

Family/Spouse: Christine Arthur. Christine (daughter of W. Arthur and E. Hunter) was born about 1886; died on 4 Mar 1919 in Woodstock, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lowell married Gertrude Alberta Brown on 17 May 1923 in Woodstock, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada. Gertrude was born about 1897 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 12 Oct 1895, Norwich Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; Birth Certificate
• Marriage: 20 Apr 1918, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; Marriage Affadavit
• Marriage: 7 Jun 1922, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; Marriage Affadavit
• Occupation: 1923-1975, Springford, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1922-1975, Springford, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; Farming
• Burial: 1977, Springford Cemetery, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; Springford Cemetery, Oxford Cty, Ontario, Canada
• Death: 1977, Springford, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Birth: Ontario Canada Births 1869-1909, MS929_133, Certificate # 028036
Name: Melbourne Rannie Wilson* should be Ramie
Male
Parents: Oscar Wilson, Farmer & Annie Wilson
Signed: Oscar Wilson, Springford
Birth Date: Oct 12 1895
Registered: Jul 15 1896

Marriage: Ontario Marriages 1858-1926, MS932_461, Affadavit #014796
Groom: Melborne Raymond Wilson
Age: 22 yrs
Residence: Oxford Cty, Ontario
Bachelor
Occupation: Farmer
Religion: Baptist
Parents: Oscar Wilson & Annie Mitchell
Bride: Olive Jane Witts
Age: 20 yrs
Res: Oxford Cty, Ontario
Spinster
Occupation: Clerk
Religion: Baptist
Parents: Cyrus Witts & Edith Hall
Date of Marriage: 20 April 1918, Oxford Cty
Family legend states that Olive (Witts) Wilson also died in the 1918 influenza epidemic.

Marriage: Ontario Marriages 1858-1926, MS932_621, Certificate #016935 Affadavit
Groom: Melbourne Raymond Wilson
Age: 26 yrs
Widow
Occupation: Farmer
Religion: Baptist
Residence: Springford, Oxford Cty, Ontario
Parents: Oscar Wilson & Annie Mitchell
Bride: Pearl Lillian Oatman
Age: 26 yrs
Spinster
Baptist
Residence: Tillsonburg
Parents: Willis Oatman & Minnie Woodard
Date of Marriage: 07 Jun 1922, Oxford Cty, Ontario

Tweedsmuir History Springford Village & Farms, Springford Women's Institute Notes
" Melbourne Wilson had married Olive Witts from Norwich in 1916 and Olive died in the flu epidemic in 1918. Melbourne remarried in 1922 to Pearl Oatman and they stayed on the farm, farming it and other lands until it was turned over to their Son Douglas and his wife Marilyn in 1970. Melbourne and Pearl had two children, Douglas & Jean. Jean married Lorne Woodford and lived in Tillsonburg for many years. Doug married Marilyn Blair and they lived on the Hartwell Shattuck farm across the road.
Melbourne was a general farmer, maintaining a her of 18 milk cows, 12 sows, 200-300 chickens, and four horses until he got his first tractor, a Titan, followed by an International 1530, both with steel wheels. About 1947, Melbourne got his first rubber-tired tractor, an International M. His interest lay in his field crops, in which he took great pride, and in the machinery with which to grow and harvest them. He had a White thrashing machine for many years and threshed for the neighbourhood. His cutting box filled wht silos of the community.
He also produced a large gallonage of maple syrup each year from his 25 acres of hard maples. A newspaper article written for the Tillsonburg News about 1960, reported that he hung 1550 buckets to gather sap to produce 200 gallons of maple syrup. This production had been an annual event on the farm for fifty years. He gathered the sap in three 125 gallon tanks to geed theevaporator, a structure about 20 feet long and several feet wide housed in the sugar shanty. The sap was boiled to 218 degrees Fahrenheit before it was drawn off for storage.
Melbourne's Son Douglas always farmed with him. When Doug Wilson married they purchased the Shattuck farm across the road and ran the two farms together. They raised steers in the 1960's. J. W. Maus of Ayr, put them in, 30 to 40 at a time, to raise on grain. On the two farms they would have 80 - 100 steers at a time. In the 1970's they stopped raising steers and went to cash crop farming. Doug also did custom work, combining, cultivating and applying anhydrous ammonia fertilizer.
Pearl Wilson died in 1972 and Melbourne died in 1977. For a time the old house was vacant, until Grandson Ronald lived in it when first married. Unfortunately, the house burned one cold night in 1984. The big barns were eventually torn down and only drive sheds remain. In 1991, Son Gary took over the farm operation and continues the cash crop farming."

Family/Spouse: Olive J. Witts. Olive (daughter of C. Witts and E. Hall) was born on 16 Sep 1897 in , Brant County, Ontario, Canada; died on 14 Dec 1918 in Norwich Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in 1918 in Springford Cemetery, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Pearl L. Oatman. Pearl (daughter of W. Oatman and M. Woodard) was born in 1896; died in 1972; was buried in Springford Cemetery, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: L. Woodford. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary
Douglas Earl Wilson of R. R. #1, Otterville, passed away at the Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, January 24 2001 in his 74th year. Beloved husband of Marilyn (Blair) Wilson. Loving father of Dale Douglas Wilson of Springford and his fiance Wendy Alexander of Ingersoll, Gary Lee Wilson of R.R. #1 Otterville, Diana Lynn Wilson and her friend John Slomp of Simcoe and Ronald James Wilson and his wife Deb of Lyons. Cherished grandfather of Tammy Serrador, Sherry Wilson, Angela Wilson, Brianne Wilson, Doug Wilson, Brandon Wilson, Pamela Butler, James Butler, Carrie Butler as well as one great granddaughter Amber Serrador. Also survived by a Sister Jean Woodford and her husband Lorne of R. R. #1 Otterville. Cremation has taken place. Interment of ashes at a later day in Springford Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Cancer Society

Family/Spouse: Marilyn Blair. Marilyn was born about 1932; died on 26 Aug 2008 in Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital, Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: J. Slomp. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]