Hello
Just joined the list, so I thought I would send a report of my Card line
beginning with Isaac Cary Card who lived in Nova Scotia and than moved to
Ontario.
Descendants of Isaac Cary Card
Generation No.
1. ISAAC CARY1 CARD was born 1798 in Nova Scotia, and died Oct 13, 1875.
He married ESTHER M'KEVERS Oct 25, 1827 in by the Rector of St. Paul's in
Nova Scotia.. She was born 1803 in Nova Scotia.
Children of ISAAC CARD and ESTHER M'KEVERS are:
i. JOSEPH2 CARD, b. Norfolk, Middleton.
ii. MARY CARD, b. 1832.
iii. MERCY CARD, b. 1833, Toronto, Ontario; m.
HIRAM S. BUSHNELL, Dec 25, 1860; b. 1832, New York State.
2. iv. NATHANIEL S. CARD, b. 1835, Etobicoke; d. Jul
21, 1896.
v. ISAAC JAMES CARD, b. 1838, Norfolk,
Middleton; d. Nov 21, 1913.
vi. PERTHANEY CARD, b. 1840, Norfolk, Middleton.
vii. THOMAS CARD, b. 1846.
Generation No. 2
2. NATHANIEL S.2 CARD (ISAAC CARY1) was born 1835 in Etobicoke, and died
Jul 21, 1896. He married FANNIE NOVISS Jun 09, 1861 in Charlotteville Twsp.
by E. Grassett, daughter of WILLIAM NOVISS and MARY. She was born 1840 in
New York, and died Oct 15, 1884.
Notes for NATHANIEL S. CARD:
LAST WILL of Nathaniel S. Card: dated 7th day of September, 1896 in the
Surrogate Court of the County of Norfolk.
I Nathaniel S. Card of the township of Charlotteville County of Norfolk
Prov. of Ontario in a sound state of mind do now make this my last will and
testament. That is to say after all my just debts are paid including funeral
expenses that the following shall be the final disposition of all my estate.
First my farm and stock shall be sold the receipts be divided as follows.
I give to my wife Maggie & to my son Stanly the sum of two thousand one
hundred & thirty dollars $(2130.00) & all the household furniture.
I give to my son Wm. the sum of five hundred dollars (500.00).
To my son Allan four hundred dollars (400.00). To my son George two hundred
fifty dollars (250.00) To my son Walter (150.00) one hundred & fifty dollars
and to my daughter Mary five hundred dollars (500.00). In case my son Stanly
shall not reach the age of 21 years his amount to belong ______ mother, & in
case he reaches 21 years the sum of one thousand dollars (1000.00) be paid
him by his mother on ------- ------ or executor.
Thirdly, provided the farm & belongings shall bring more money than the sum
herein divide it shall be divided ------- made among all parties.
(The rest of the will covers the selling of the farm when it can make a
profit if it can not at the time of his death.)
Children of NATHANIEL CARD and FANNIE NOVISS are:
i. GEORGE3 CARD.
3. ii. WILLIAM CARD, b. 1863.
iii. WALTER CARD, b. 1866; m. HANNAH JANE.
iv. MARY CARD, b. 1868.
4. v. JAMES ALLAN CARD, b. 1870, Charlotteville
Twsp, Norfolk Co..
vi. JOHN STANLEY CARD, b. Abt. 1876.
Generation No. 3
3. WILLIAM3 CARD (NATHANIEL S.2, ISAAC CARY1) was born 1863. He married
ESTELLA.
Children of WILLIAM CARD and ESTELLA are:
i. BRUCE4 CARD.
ii. IDA CARD, m. ? HALL.
Notes for ? HALL:
UPDATE: Steve Nelson, Markham, ON - 1997
4. JAMES ALLAN3 CARD (NATHANIEL S.2, ISAAC CARY1) was born 1870 in
Charlotteville Twsp, Norfolk Co.. He married (1) ANNIE PIRIE Jul 18, 1892
in Port Rowan, Haldimand/Norfolk Co. by Joseph Archer (Methodist)., daughter
of GEORGE PIRIE and GORDEN MILNE. She was born Nov 04, 1856 in Galt,
Ontario, and died Dec 24, 1932. He married (2) MABEL ALBERTA ILETT Dec 28,
1899 in Brantford, Ontario, Canada by Rev. John Pickering, daughter of
PHILIP ILETT and MARTHA VANSICKLE. She was born Jan 08, 1879 in Cainsville,
Ontario, Canada, and died Jun 01, 1955 in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A..
Notes for JAMES ALLAN CARD:
In 1901 Allan was not around. Gertrude was only 8 by this time. What
happened to him? Where and when did he die and where is he buried?
Recently found out that he remarried to Mabel Ilett on Dec. 28, 1899 after
Annie Pirie and had 4 more children.
Children of JAMES CARD and ANNIE PIRIE are:
i. GERTRUDE PEARL4 CARD, b. Mar 15, 1893,
Walsingham Twsp. in Norfolk County, Ontario; d. Aug 04, 1969, Fergus,
Ontario; m. CLARENCE LEROY MCLEAN, Dec 02, 1913, 96 Smith Ave., Hamilton,
Wentworth Co. by Rev. J. A. Wilson; b. Aug 11, 1888, Richwood (near Ayr,
Ontario) in Blenheim Twp. Oxford Co.; d. Dec 01, 1974, Fergus, Ontario.
Notes for GERTRUDE PEARL CARD:
Private Funeral Service for Mrs. C. L. McLean.
FERGUS- A private funeral service was held for Mrs. C. L. McLean who
died on Monday at the Groves Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. McLean, who was in her 77th year, was the former Gertrude Pearl Card,
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Allan Card. She was born in Walsingham
Township in Norfolk County and was married there, coming to Fergus about 45
years ago.
Besides her husband she leaves two daughters, Mrs. Boyd Evans (Irene) and
Mrs. Ross Nelson (Muriel) both of Fergus and four grandchildren.
She was a member of Melville United Church and the funeral service was
conducted by Rev. H. J. Herlihey at the John Thomson and Son Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were J. W. Ramore, Elmer Lovell, Earl Gerrie, Clarence Beecroft,
Ed. Wilson and Fred Trueman. Burial was in Belsyde Cemetery.
Notes for CLARENCE LEROY MCLEAN:
Clarence L. McLean "Obituary"
Funeral service was held last Wednesday (Dec. 4, 1974) for Clarence L.
(Pete) McLean who died on Sunday December 1 in Groves Memorial Hospital. Mr.
McLean who was 86, had lived in Fergus for 50 years and was a barber here
from 1924 till he retired in 1963. He was born in Richwood, near Ayr, and
married the former Gertrude Card who died in 1969. Since that time he had
lived alone at his home, 160 Garafraxa St. W. He was interested in sports
and enjoyed watching televised games.
He leaves two daughters, Irene (Mrs. Boyd Evans) and Muriel (Mrs. Ross
Nelson), both of Fergus, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Rev. H. J. Herlihey conducted the funeral at the John Thomson and Son
Funeral Home and the pallbearers were Don Johnston, Earl Gerrie, Glen Mount,
Stephen Nelson, Paul Godin and Perrin Hammond. Burial was in Belsyde
Cemetery.
LOCAL HISTORY - dated July 12, 1995 and written in the 'NEWS EXPRESS'
Shave and haircut, two bits and a bit.
Pete McLean had his barber shop in the west third of the News-Record
block on the south side of St. Andrew Street where Mike's Burger's is now
located. Since my father owned the building and collected $10 a month in
rent from Pete, I was obliged to get my hair cut there. By the way "Pete"
was a nickname. His real moniker was Clarence. Every morning, except Sunday
of course, Pete walked from his home on St. Andrew Street East near the
oatmeal mill to his shop. The first thing he did was wind up his
glass-enclosed barber's pole outside his shop. This would start the red and
white diagonal bands revolving, indicating that he was open for business
and, in case you were interested, remind you that a few hundred years ago,
barbers were also the doctors of their day who were usually called upon to
do blood-letting, a common treatment for illnesses.
"McLean's Barber Shop" was one of two in town in the early 40s. The
other was Bob Fairman's, located on the north side of St. Andrew Street,
where Merv Woods Real Estate is today. Later, Jim MacQuarrie opened his shop
around the corner on St. David Street, just a few doors south of where his
son still carries on the trade. In front, Pete had two of those great big
barber chairs although he worked alone. Part way to the back there was a
partition running across with a long mirror with beveled edges. A shelf held
gaudy-coloured unlabeled after shave and hair tonic bottles and a few
shaving mugs. However, there weren't many of the later because Pete hated to
give shaves. In slots under the shelf, he kept a supply of clean white
towels and in a little drawer were his scissors, combs, hand-powered
clippers, razors and so on. I remember the tall glass cylinder of deep blue
liquid clearly marked "Canadian Germicide Company" in which he kept his
combs. It made one think that maybe the tradition of the combined
barber/surgeon still flowed in Pete's veins.
Back behind the mirrored partition there was a little area that used to
be used for ladies' hairdressing. I remember a big machine on a stand with
all kinds of coiled wires supported by springs coming out of the top. There
were metal cylinders on the wires which were used to apply heat to the
ladies' curls. They ended up with a "Marcel", a sort of permanent wave.
As I remember it, there were only three styles of haircuts away back
then: those done at home, those done by Pete McLean and those done
elsewhere, either by Bob Fairman and Jim MacQuarrie. Pete's work always
looked the same. You could tell him what kind of a cut YOU wanted yet you
knew you would get what HE wanted. However, there was an exception. In those
days a haircut was 35 cents and Archie Farnell, the sales manager at Beatty
Bros., paid Pete double in order to guarantee that his hair would be done
the way he asked. I know it bothered Pete but, after all, 70 cents was 70
cents.
Shaving
Pete hated to give shaves although he had a few customers who came in
regularly. There was one farmer who let his beard grow for a week and every
Saturday when he came into town to take his grain to the chopping mill, he
would come to Pete to get a shave. Pete hated to see him come in because he
dirtied up the chair with the chop dust on his overalls and shaving a week's
growth of tough beard was hard work. He solved the problem one Saturday by
giving the farmer a shave with a dull razor and his customer never returned.
Only once did I ever have a barber's shave and it was like living for a
few moments in slow motion. One didn't go to Pete to get shaved in a hurry.
In those days when the pace of life was fairly slow and relaxing, a shave
could take a half-hour at least, depending on how many customers were
waiting.
First I was gently tilted way back in the chair and a hot towel was
draped over my face, completely covering even the eyes. Suddenly, and
sometimes with a bit of a shock if the towel was a little too hot, you were
transported to another world where the only sound was Pete whipping the
shaving brush around in the soap mug while he talked on the events of the
day. Off came the towel and on went the soap and another hot towel. Then
more conversation accompanied by the slap, slap of the razor being sharpened
or "stropped" on the leather straps hanging to the barber chair. There were
two straps, one darker in colour than the other. First the dark one took off
the dullness and the light strip honed the steel to a fine edge. Then a
little piece of parchment laid on my chest, the last towel was removed and
more lather applied. The shave began, very gently and smoothly, unless you
had a week's growth of course. Pete pulled my face one way and then the
other and wiped the razor on the paper. Half way through, he add a little
more warm lather, stropped the razor again, shifted the conversation to
another topic and then finished the job. At the end, he wiped any remaining
soap away with a warm cloth, sprinkled some mild-smelling after shave on his
hands and massage my face. Then he took a towel and, holding it by
opposite corners, he flapped it back and forth like a fan to evaporate the
after shave and to leave me sweet-smelling and refreshed. A light dusting of
talcum powder, applied with a soft brush, completed the job. This half-hour
escape, even a snooze if you ignored the conversation, cost 50 cents but I
didn't have to pay for the only barber shave I ever had because it was a
gift from Pete the morning of my wedding day.
by Bill Templin
ii. VERNON RAY CARD, b. Jan 12, 1895; m. CLARA
HART.
Children of JAMES CARD and MABEL ILETT are:
iii. HAZEL ALTHEA4 CARD, b. Oct 17, 1900; d. Oct
29, 1906, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A..
iv. GORDON WELLINGTON CARD, b. Nov 27, 1902; d.
Oct 13, 1906.
v. EARL STANLEY CARD, b. Jul 28, 1904; d. Aug
02, 1973, Harvey, Illinois, U.S.A.; m. ALBINA.
vi. ALBERTA MABELLE CARD, b. Nov 02, 1906; d. Dec
16, 1963, Sandwich, Illinois, U.S.A.; m. ANGSCAR KALSTO; b. Apr 18, 1898; d.
May 04, 1959.