Dunrobin WI Tweedsmuir Community History, Volume 2, [1972], p. 3

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1 LE, LOLIJ" in lLY. 1000 est of the Jolene I', "C) {wave liVed 'I‘Ouud Bunro'oin look Dacia. to John holan as their first Tzénadian ancestor. fie worried Eliza Joker in Ireland and care to the first (3Crfl- cession of 1Fitzroy to settle and raise his family. or this family three boys, mater. Thomas and James, moved dove into the first Loncessior. of fore0tC111 to liVe some time in the early seventies. They were still talking of the big fire and of the family driving to the Liver in a wagon and seeing curried and Jpsertl,y-orirryed animals along; tve way. . They settled on Lots 1 and 2 at the corner of four townships, “arch, Torbolton. Fitzroy and Efurtley. This yes on the edge of a rocky tract which has always been calied."'l"he " _ ' trouhtain", and two of the, tcyr,rn-1irres? were never cut out. The Jolene T" _ - ‘ bought their land from Iéicholas Sparks. ', .- _--" " Leter, who settled on the south half of Lot E. harried some _ _ ’7 Lilleen in 1885. They had Eire girls and three boys who attended " .H, the Separate School in march and lived in the heightourhood till slime: - It at l maturity. The girls were.' Florence who became ;.rs. Carey; Mattie. Agnes and r'earl, M10 married C‘YCo.r.r.cnr brothors; gladly: , :1‘;.§'Q;~..l‘lie boys were Orville, Norman and .eter myrtle. The father and ' other were called ,“LJnele lets and sent Leone", my the whole community. li"tela their family left they lived. on in the original log house P1 p 3T , _ -, . " . ,_ UrH-‘t Fs-eats Au-e. till It turns: in 194ya. l'he neighoours helper}. they :“Qloce it and tl‘ey were still on the farm when they celebrated their (50th anniversary though the arty took place at the EOE-f6 of their eldest tgrand-daughter in :fiflms Ottawa. they lived together for three Tears after that and _ ' "w x _" lt #111114, _ . _ . . .. _ . . l?,"?! i,T~Q-§~::~1.11111w1u11 died within a year of each other, veter , (at the home of his .1. e... '\ "‘1 ~__r m: “”1, [ r - _ -. ,j ,-b,-r l son Cryille, in Bay City, Iiichigan and Lena at a daughter's: 1 a“; T‘s, 1 _ -.. :--- , r. r" ~‘ x . "T .__ , ,il.‘ 1... [ hone lIl Ottawa. lhe property fell to CrVille. , , .., 1 " _ r" ., , 1 , ‘ t , 1 _ 'T _ _ 1 I . . . . i ' Torn Dolan, who settled on the north half of Lot l, 1‘; B, ti . t ‘ j l .“1 l :‘arried Sane Delahunt. They had four boys: George, Lian, , (I X ; I 'i', > A M. .1 _ _. . . . . . l _ 's. t. , --- . Fred and Billie and five girls: annie, WHO 0503.118 crs.cudsor;) g _ 'V s', .5. --ti'aet "y"t. -__r_".___.,a_".,., _.. e' _ Lena, 1rss.AcCrsts"rey; .v.dith, ...rs. 1.1.00th Healy; -iZZie, hrs. t, C) i _ ' C' l flobert .Zempnill am, .ary, LIE. L‘ECK JelI'. Of these only . ‘ I Alan, Lizzie and Eillie remained in the community. slam ' 5 I married Gertie aemrhill and lived on the home tiace after ‘ his harem? died. About 199'? a brim; house was built to p _ need, Lula... boar, re'*lace the original log one. In 1.019 Alan sold the farm to his cousin Tony and bought the north half of Lot 25, Concession b in “arch Township from Jan Loueher, titer, after his barn burned down, he rented the arexmah place Leside him and the fhvuily,,Licludirxg

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