James Longwell Winters Born - June 4, 1832 Clarke Township, Durham County Baptised - December 26, 1846 Marmora Township, Hastings County Died - September 19, 1895 Lindsay, Ontario Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register of Marmora Township, Hastings County, Ontario - Volume 1 - Page 559: Baptismal # 19 ..... Winters, James Longwell ..... son of John and Elizabeth of Marmora ..... born in Clarke Township ...... June 4, 1832 ..... Baptised December 26, 1846 ..... in Marmora by S. Miles, Minister. Durham County Marriage Registers - 1858 - 1869: James Winters ..... of Peterboro ..... born in Canada ..... son of John and Elizabeth ..... married Elizabeth Cleminger ..... 25 of Port Hope ..... born in Ireland ..... daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth ..... witnesses: Thomas Cleminger of Port Hope ..... July 15, 1858 Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal record of Ops Township, Victoria County, Ont. - Volume 2 - Page 392: Ida Winters ..... daughter of James and Elizabeth ..... born in Lindsay, Ont. May 4, 1863 ..... Baptised August 20, 1863 ..... Ops Township ..... Reverend D.C.Cleppison - Minister Death Announcement found in the Victoria Wander - Lindsay, Ontario on April 20, 1870: Died On Monday, the 18th. inst., the wife of Mr. J. L.Winters, aged 42 years. The Funeral will take place this Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock, and proceed to the Protesant cemetery. Ontario Death Registration Record: Elizabeth Winters ..... died 18 April 1870 ..... Female ..... 42 years ..... wife of painter of houses ..... born in Ireland ..... died of spinal disease ..... paralysis of 18 months duration ..... E.A. Henriman, M. D. ..... Lindsay,June 8, 1870 ..... Methodist ..... James B. Knowlson, registrar ..... James and Elizabeth had two daughters together namely Stella and Ida. The 1881 Canadian Census recorded the following regarding James's family in Lindsay: Winters, James ..... male ..... 47 years ..... born in Ontario ..... Christian Methodist ..... Irish origin ..... painter Winters, Margaret ..... 36 ..... Ida ..... 18 ..... Mabel ..... 6 ..... ? ..... 6 months Silas ..... male ..... 22 ..... born Ontario ..... Christian Methodist ..... Irish Origin ..... painter Ontario Death Registration Record: James L. Winters ..... Died September 19, 1895 ..... married ..... Painter ..... Born in the County of Hastings ..... died of diseases of the stomach ..... W. L. Henriman ..... informant: S. Winters (? Stella) ..... Registered September 20, 1895 ..... Methodist .....Registrar unreadable ..... James re-married and added a few more children to his family after Elizabeth died. With his second wife Margaret he had Mable and a new born daughter that was yet to be named at the taking of the 1881 Canadian Census Record. I believe that the Silas mentioned in this census is the brother of John Wesley. Upon the death of James Longwell Winters in 1895, Lindsay was to see one of the largest funerals ever held for one of its citizens. James was a dedicated Orangeman and had been a very active member of his community until he died. |
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Lindsay Post - September 27, 1895 James Longwell Winters ~ The funeral of the late James L. winters, who died on Thursday of last week at the age of 61 years, took place yesterday at 2:30 P.M. to the Riverside Cenetery, and the cortege was one ofthe largest ever seen in this district. Apart from the fact that deceased was one of Lindsay's oldest and most respected citizens, and had been a member of the town and county councils and of the board of education, he had also been a very prominent member of the Orange order, being a past grand master of the Brand Black Chapter of Ontario east, past county master of Victoria, district master of Lindsay at the time of death, and had been for many years master of L.O.L. No. 557, as well as past precaphor of Black Knights No. 262. As a result, local Orangemen assembled in large numbers to honor the memory of their deceased brother, and representatives were also present from Beaverton, Peterbourgh, Cartwright and Napanee, as well as from every section of the county where an Orange Lodge is established, and fully 300 members of the order marched in procession, including Bro. Sam Hughes, M.P. and Bro. Chas. Fairbairn, M.P. There were ten pall-bearers - Robert Weir, Peterboro, past grand master Grand Black Chapter; John H. Devitt, Blackstock, past provincial grand masterG.B.C., Ontario East; Thos. Stephenson, Omemee, past county master, Victoria; Wm. Adams, Omemee, past county master, Victoria; John Kelley, Lindsay, past county master, Victoria; Chas. Fairbairn, Bobcaygeon, M.P., past county master, Victoria; John Lyons, Lindsay, past district master, Victoria; Thomas roberts, Fenelon Falls, past district master, Fenelon; and J.A. McWilliams, Lindsay, past district master. There were over 100 vehicles in the procession, which was headed by the Citizen's band playing the "Dead March in Soul," while hundreds of citizens testified their respect by walking to the cemetery despite the extreme heat. The deceased was born in the township of Clarke in 1834, and came to Lindsay in 1855, since which time he had followed the painting business, and being a first class workman he succeeded in laying by a reasonable competency. In politics he was a life-long conservative. A widow and three daughters are left to mourn the loss of a kind and indulgent husband and father. A brother of the deceased, Mr. S. Winters of Orillia, and two sisters - Mrs. Wannamaker, of Stirling, and Mrs. Sacred, of Huntsville, were present at the funeral. The family have the sympathy of many warm friends in this county and elsewhere in their great bereavement. |
Death Registration Name: James L. Winters Died: September 19, 1895 Sex: Male Age: ?6 months Occupation: Painter Born: County of Hastings Cause of death: Diseases of stomach Physician: W.L.Herriman Informant: S. Winters When registered: Sept. 20, 1895 Religion: Methodist |
| ~ "Generations pass like leaves fall from our family tree. Each season new life blossoms and grows benefitting from the strength and experience of those who went before." ~ "Now is the time to give me roses, not to keep them for my grave to come. Give then to me while my heart beats, give them today while my heart yearns for jubilee. Now is the time....." ~ Mzwakhe Mbuli ~ ~ |
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| Life is like a river ... Let it carry you, not knowing where it will take you And you will journey to amazing places. Or, stay on the shore knowing for usre where you will be and you will go no where. ~~ You will never be sorry For thinking before acting For hearing before judging For forgiving your enemies For helping a fallen brother For being honest in business For standing by your principles For stopping your ears to gossip For bridling a slanderous tongue For harbouring only pure thoughts For sympathizing with the afflicted For being courteous to all. |
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