John William Garvin
ID # 6991, (1859-1935)
| Birth | John William Garvin was born on 19 March 1859 at Lynden, Wentworth Co.. |
| Marriage | He married Elizabeth Applebe, daughter of Sampson Applebe and Ann Hayes, on 23 August 1887 at Barrie, Simcoe County, Ontario. Mrge reg. 011335-87 Barrie, Simcoe Co. John William Garvin, 28, bachelor, teacher, Congregationalist. Born Tp. of Beverly, residing Vespra Tp. Parents David Garvin and Melissa Lemon. Elizabeth Appleby, 28, spinster, Presbyterian. Born Napanee, residing Barrie. Parents Samson Appleby and Ann Hays. Witnesses J. Hume of Oro and Joseph L. Garvin of Midhurst. On 23 August 1887, at Barrie, by Rev. D. D. McLeod. |
| Marriage | He married Amelia Beers Warnock, daughter of James Warnock and Katherine Hale Byard, on 9 November 1912 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario. Mrge reg. 029485-12 Toronto, York Co. John Wm. Garvin, 53, widower, life insurance, Presbyterian. Born Lynden, Wentworth Co., residing Toronto. Parents David Garvin and Melissa Lemon. Amelia Beers Warnock, 35, spinster, Presbyterian. Born Galt, residing Toronto. Parents Parents James Warnock and Katherine Hale Byard. Witnesses Kate B. Warnock and J. Byard Warnock, both of 410 Dovercourt Rd., Toronto On 9th November, 1912, at Toronto, by T. Crawford Browne, 225 St. George St., Toronto, Presbyterian. |
| Death | He died on 14 August 1935 at Paris, Brant Co., Ontario, at age 76. |
| Burial | He was buried at Midhurst Cemetery, Midhurst (Vespra Township), Ont.. |
| Note | Death reg. 008996-35 Paris, Brant Co. John William Garvin died on August 14, 1935, at Lawn Bowling Club Ground, Paris, Ontario. Residence 55 Charles St. East, Toronto. Married. Born Lynden, Ontario, on March 19, 1859. Age 76 yrs., 4 mos., 26 dys. Broker, stocks and bonds. Father David Garvin, born Co. Armagh, Ireland, and Melissa Lemon, born Wentworth, Ontario, Canada. Physician Dr. Patterson, coroner, Paris. Informant Edward Dimock, 248 Heath St. West, Toronto, brother-in-law. Burial Midhurst Cemetery, Midhurst, Ontario, on August 15, 1935. The funeral was in Toronto on the 15th, the day after John's death. The burial was probably not until the next day. A photograph of the family's gravestone in Midhurst Cemetery is to be found on Find-a-Grave. The stone is rather worn, but it does appear to show his date of birth as April 19 as opposed to March 19 as it appears on his death registration. John William Garvin has an extensive biography that appears on page 133 of The Municipality of Toronto, A History, Vol. III, 1923. This dates his birth to March 19, 1859, in Lynden, Wentworth County. When John was age 6, his family moved to Midhurst in Vespra Township, north of Barrie. He was educated locally, but also attended the Strathroy Trining Institute for High School teachers. He was school principal in Welland and Woodstock, but was also a school inspector in Peterborough. He later went into life insurance and still later into finance and stocks and bonds. He had literary interests, especially in poetry and was a great advocate in the teaching of Canadian poetry. His wife Amelia had literary interests as well. He also served for some years as an honorary captain and quartermaster in the Canadian Militia, with the 3rd Prince of Wales Canadian Dragoons. |
| Last Edited | 11 Apr 2019 |