| Silas Winters Born June 13, 1857 Marmora Township, Hastings County, Ontario Died December 25, 1935 Camrose, Alberta Canada Married May 8, 1885 - Port Hope Township, Ontario, Canada to: Annabell Jane Kirk Born November 18, 1858 Kingston Township, Frontenac County Died December 20, 1933 Camrose, Alberta, Canada Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register of Marmora Township, Hastings County, Ontario, -Volume 2, Page 779: Baptismal #53 ... Winters, Silas ... parents John and Sarah of Marmora Township ... born Marmora Township ... June 13, 1857 ... Baptismal date - January 19, 1858 ... Marmora Township ... Minister N. Brown **** Silas and Annabella were found in the Canadian Census records living in Orillia, Ontario from about 1881 until just past the 1901 Canadian Census taking. They had three children namely Arthur Nicholas, Eva May and Olive Annetta. Olive died of scarlet fever on December 22, 1895 at the age of four years, ten months. Sarah Downard Winters White, mother of Silas was cared for by Silas and Annabella in Orillia until her death on May 18, 1904. At that time they had their daughter Olive moved from one side of the Orillia Cemetery to the other so that she was now buried beside her grandmother. It was after Sarah's death that Silas and Annabella moved west and joined their son. **** |
Silas (Dad) Winters A link with the past reaching back to the days of the United Empire Loyalists was severed on Christmas Day with the death of one of the town's best known figures, Mr. Silas (Dad) Winters. He was a life long Conservative and had been a member of the Loyal Orange Order since youth having attained the Master's degree in that association. He first joined the Order at Port Hope, Ontario in 1881 being received into membership in L.O.L. 1062 and was a memver of the Camrose Lodge No. 2930. It is interesting to note that the first Orange Lodge in Ireland was formed in the home of Dan Winter at "The Diamond" in Armagh County. Just recently a niece of the late Mr. Winters paid a visit to the old home in Ireland and found a family of Winters still living there. As a young man together with his brother Mr. Winters joined the 35th. Foot Militia and it was while he was on leave that a draft went west from his unit to take part in quelling the Riel Rebellion. The late Mr. Winters, born near Belleville, Hastings County, Ontario came of Empire Loyalist stock. His grandmother was a member of the Longwell family whose names are to be found among those who made the long trek into Canada following the American War of Independance and who at that time became known as the United Empire Loyalist. Mr. Winters grandfather came out from Ireland with an Irish Regisment in 1812 and fought at the Battle of Queenston Heights. Later a Miss Sarah Downard at the age of 16 with her sister left Ireland to join her parents who had emigrated to Canada two years before and settled in Marmora. Miss Downard met and married John Winters, the son of the Irish soldier and the daughter of the Longwells. This couple were his parents. Mr. Winters was one of a family of seven and he was some ten years of age when his father died following hardhip and exposure during service in the defense of his country at the time of the Fenian raids. Although but a lad at the time, Mr. Winters was able to recall in recent years many incidents of the stirring days of the Fenian raids. Due to the early death of his father he was thrown on his own resources at a very early age but his sturdy independance led him to seek his fortune as a youth when he dared to strike out on his own at the age of fourteen. He later joined his older brother from whom he learned the trade of painter and interior decorator which became his life work. |
Funeral services for Mrs. Annabel Kirk Winters, wife of Mr. S. Winters were held at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. H. Craig. Mrs. Winters was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McMillian Kirk who came out from Scotland to Kingston where she was born. Her father was a direct decendant of the Sir David Kirk who took Quebec in 1629. She spent her girlhood in Port Hope, Ontario where she was married. After residing in Orillia, Ontario for a period of twenty years Mr. and Mrs. Winters and family came west to Aberdeen Saskatchewan in 1903. They moved to Camrose in October, 1923. |
| Olive Mildred Craig Born April 11, 1913 Sedgewick, Alberta Died September 5, 2004 Medicine Hat, Alberta Married August 30, 1941 in Camrose, Alberta to: Geoffrey Stinson Hough Born August 29, 1914 England Died September 7, 1957 *** Geoffrey Hough was raised in Worchestershire, England in a very musical household. His father was a professional violinist and his mother a singer. Losing his parents at an early age he was raised by an uncle. At 15, after passing the entrance exams for Oxford University his uncle offered him a choice - go to Canada and start a new life or go to school. Geoffrey brought his sister with him to Canada where she became quite ill. After three years he escorted her back to England but returned to Canada at the first opportunity. Mildred was very active in the youth groups and Sunday School. She graduated from the Misercordia Nursing School in 1936 and became an original career woman! She travelled to different towns around Alberta nursing in the capacity of OR duty and special duty nursing. After Olive and Geoffrey met in Edmonton. After they married they built several homes that are still fine structures in the communities. After only 16 years of marriage Geoffrey passed away. Residing in Edmonton Olive raised her three daughters. She was a very popular and well known Public Health and School nurse in the Edmonton area. She moved to Medicine Hat to be closer to her grandchildren. Upon her passing she was buried beside her husband - very near her parents, grandparent and brother in the Camrose Cemetery. |
| FUNERAL SERVICES HERE TODAY FOR VERNON CRAIG, "QUEEN'S" STUDENT Born March 25, 1912 - Viking, Alberta Died March 2, 1940 - Kingston, Ont. ** A promising career was terminated Saturday moring last with the passing in Kingston General Hospital of Arthur Vernon Craig, third year medical student at Queen's University. Mr. Craig grew into manhood in Camrose and enjoyed wide popularity among young and old, well deserved because of his unfailing courtesy, thoughfulness and enthusiastic interest in a variety of things. A King's Scout, he was active in the Boy Scouts group here and was one of its troop leaders. Devoted to athletics he won junior and senior championships in Camrose High School and was also a member of the cadets corps. From Camrose Normal School, young Mr. Craig went to Alberta University for a year spending the next three years teaching school. He decided to follow in his father's footsteps and enrolled in the medical program at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. ** ** Vernon passed away from cancer of the esophagus with his parents by his side and was buried in the city of Camrose. ** |
Olive Mildred Craig Hough |
DIED Dr. W. H. Craig Dr. Craig, well-known former Camrose physician passed away on Monday, April 30th. in the Royal Inland Hospital at Kamloops, B.C. after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be held on Saturday afternoon at two o'clock from the Camrose United Church. |
| Silas Winters & Annabell Jane Kirk |
| Eva May Winters Born March 16, 1887 Orilla, Ontario, Canada Died October 27, 1984 Edmonton, Alberta Married November 23, 1910 to: Doctor Wilfred Henderson Craig Born - April 1, 1882 Port Hope Township, Durham County, Ontario Died April 30, 1951 Kamloops, British Columbia Eva and Wilfred had three children: Vernon Arthur, Olive Mildred and another unamed baby boy that did not survive. They moved to the city of Camrose, Alberta in 1918 and raised Vernon and Olive there. Dr. Craig was keenly interested in sports and held many medals and cups in track and field. His hockey team won the Alberta Cup in 1921. He competed with Campbell and Conacher - hockey legends in that time! Eva began losing her sight when she was a teenager but that never stopped her from leading a fullfilling life. She had a beautiful singing voice and chose to marry instead of heading to New York for a career in music. She was very active in her Church choir and often assited Dr. Craig. They were both instrumental in establishing hospitals in several Alberta towns. Eva and her husband left Alberta in the late 1940's to live in a community that desperately needed a doctor. Dr. Criag passed away and after his death Eva returned to Camrose where she lived for another 46 years. |
Geoffrey Stinson Hough & Olive on their honeymoon Bridal Falls, B.C, |
| Arthur Nicholas Winters December 16, 1885 Dunganon Township, Huron County, Ontario Died 1918 France Married March 25, 1908 in Ontario, Canada to: Laura Longwell Arthur Winters was born in Dungannon, Ontario and grew up in Orillia. He was found to be living with his wife Laura in Aberdeen, Saskatchewan when the first World War broke out. He joined the Sakatchewan Regiment of the Canadian Infantry where he was given the rank of Lieutenant. Arthur never made it back home to Canada. He was killed in action on June 13, 1918 at the age of 32 and is buried in the Bellacourt Military Cemetery in France. They had one child that I have been able to identify via various records: John Longwell Winters. John apparently settled in the USA. Ontario Canada Births, 1869-1909 Name: Arthur Nicholas Winters Date of Birth: 16 Dec 1885 Gender: Male Birth County: Huron Father's Name: Silas Winters Mother's Name: Annie Kirk Roll Number: MS929-71 |
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| Our Canadian government has a "Book of Remembrance" to honour all those who gave their lives for our country during WWI. Arthur Nicholas Winters, son of Silas and Annabella is included in this book. It may be viewed on-line or in Ottawa. |
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| Silas in his Orange Regalia |
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