Elizabeth Thomson

1864 - 1942  (77 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Thomson
  Birth	5 Nov 1864	Westerkirk Parish, Dumfriesshire, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	28 May 1942	Orillia, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Burial	30 May 1942	St. Georges Cemetery, Fair Valley, Medonte Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I13885	Whisperspast | Thomson
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2007

  
  

  Father	George Thomson,   b. 30 Nov 1832, Bonese, Westerkirk Parish, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d. 5 Feb 1916, Eady, Medonte Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Graham,   b. 24 Nov 1839, Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d. 21 Mar 1902, Eady, Medonte Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	18 May 1860	Georgefield, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
  Family ID	F2439	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Thomas Graham,   b. 25 May 1857, Ontario, Canada d. 5 Jun 1936 (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	8 Jun 1886	Medonte Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Joan Graham   2. Elizabeth Maud Graham,   b. 7 Jun 1888, Medonte Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada   3. Eleanor Christian Graham,   b. 25 Dec 1891, Medonte Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada d. Abt 1970 (Age 78 years)   4. Frederic Richard Graham,   b. 21 Mar 1894, Medonte Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada d. Abt 1932 (Age 37 years)   5. George William John Graham,   b. 8 Nov 1898, Medonte Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F5266	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

• Notes

  aka Bess. Marriage Registration 010775 Archives of Ontario microfilm MS932 Reel 55. Witnesses at the wedding were George Graham and Christian Thomson of Medonte Township. The service was conducted by Rev. Robert Fairborn. Buried in St George's Cemetery, Plot R12-5, Concession 11, Lot 11, Fairvalley, Medonte Township, Simcoe County, Ontario. Was living in Eady or Fairvalley, Medonte Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada in 1916 and 1917 when her father and sister Margaret died. The Orillia Packet And Times, Thursday , June 4, 1942, Archives of Ontario microfilm N39 reel 78NP, Page 4 "Obituaries" Mrs. J. T. Graham Mrs. John T. Graham, daughter of the pioneer settlers of Medonte Township, Mr. and Mrs. George Thomson, died on Thursday at the age of 77 at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Hilton Leith, Orillia. Mrs. Graham had been ill for seven months. Elizabeth Thomson was a native of Westerkirk, Dumfrieshire, Scotland. She came to Canada when quite young with her parents, who settled in Oro, but later moved to Medonte. In 1886 she married John T. Graham and all their married life was spent at Eady. Mrs. Graham was a member of St. George's church, Fairvalley and was active in the Woman's Auxiliary in her younger years. She leaves one son, George Graham, Eady, and two daughters, Mrs. John Dunlop, Coldwater and Mrs Hilton Leith, Orillia. Another son died about twenty years ago. Also surviving are five sisters and four brothers. They are Mrs. James Russell, Calgary; Mrs. John Rumble, Hillsdale; Mrs. Arthur Moffit, Grenard; Miss Georgine Thomson and Miss Agnes Thomson, Eady; David Thomson, Morse, Saskatchewan; Archibald, Kingston; John, of Nacmino, Alberta and Robert at Eady. The funeral was held Saturday from her residence, Eady, to St. George's church, Fairvalley, where the service was conducted by the Rev. J. Newton-Smith. Pallbearers were Messrs. Arthur Moffit, Percy Brimage, Fred Spence, Grant Blankey, John Rumble and Sydney Graham. Interment was made in Fairvalley cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S269] according to William Higgins database, rootsweb.com WorldConnect Project database higgins. date and place of birth for Elizabeth Thomson [S64] according to R. Wayne Thomson database, photograph of tombstone taken in 2001. date of death for Elizabeth Thomson [S64] according to R. Wayne Thomson database, photograph of tombstone taken in 2001. in St Georges Cemetery, Fairvalley