John Eakins Wrong
ID # 2930, (1862-1930)
| Birth | John Eakins Wrong was born in 1862 at South Grimsby Twp., Lincoln County. |
| Marriage | He married Annie Lawrason, daughter of Miller Betzner Lawrason and Elizabeth Purvis, on 1 October 1887 at Smithville, South Grimsby, Lincoln County. Marriage reg. 007271-87 South Grimsby, Lincoln Co. John Eakins Wrong, 25, bachelor, machinist. Born South Grimsby, residing Hamilton. Parents John B. & Margaret Wrong. Annie Lawrason, 26, spinster, born (?) and residing South Grimsby. Parents Miller and Elizabeth Laurason. (2 spellings of the surname on the record). Witnesses Nancy Adkin and Charlotte E. Piper, both of Smithville. On October 1st, 1887, at St. Lukes Church, Smithville. The groom was Church of England and the bride Methodist. Clergyman Fred C. Piper. |
| Marriage | He married Katherine Smith, daughter of George Braithwaite Smith and Catharine Webster, on 20 July 1905 at St. Paul's, Fort Erie, Welland County. Mrge reg 019417-05 Fort Erie, Welland County John E. Wrong, 43, widower, occupation illeg., born and residing Smithville. Parents John Wrong and Margaret Hill. Presbyterian. Catherine Bullock, 37, widow, born Hamilton, residing Smithville. Parents George Smith and Catharine Webster. Presbyterian. Witnesses Maud W. Allen and E. Smith, both of Smithville. On July 20, 1905, at St. Paul's, Fort Erie, by P. W. Smith. |
| Death | He died in 1930. |
| Burial | He was buried at Smithville Union Cemetery. |
| Note | A death registration for John Eakins Wrong has not been found. The family stone in Smithville Cemetery gives his years as 1862-1930. There is a record of John crossing into New York State in 1929. According to information in the 1930 census for Niagara Falls, New York, John and his second wife Catherine, went to live with daughter Muriel in 1929. He evidently died in 1930 after the 1930 census was taken. He is buried with Annie in Smithville Cemetery. The Niagara Falls Gazette (New York), had a substantial Canadian following, apparently for several decades. Old Fulton New York Postcards provides us with a page from the Friday, June 28, 1963, issue which tells of the death of Mrs. Wrong's death in Hamilton at age 95. Mrs. Wrong had been a resident of Lundy's Lane in Niagara Falls, Ontario, but for three years had been a resident of St. Peter's infirmary in Hamilton, where she died on Thursday June 27. It tells that she was born in Hamilton, but had been a residence of Niagara Falls (Ontario) for 55 years and was a member of Drummond Hill Presbyterian Church. It tells that her first husband George K. Bullock died in 1900 and her second husband John E. Wrong in 1930. Named are surviving children and step children. The funeral was to be held Saturday, June 29th, and she was to be buried in Pleasant View Memorial Gardens. |
Children of John Eakins Wrong and Annie Lawrason |
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| Last Edited | 9 May 2020 |