I am trying to find information on Charles Samuel Cave, born ca. 1881 in Bay Roberts,
Newfoundland. He was the son of Charles and Elizabeth (Yetman) Cave. I know he married
Clara Maud Heffler June 19, 1906 Halifax, N.S. They had Nora Maud b. 1907, Freda
Elizabeth b. 1909, Alfred Elisha b. Dec 16, 1911, Irene, and Irene. The first four
children died as a result of the Halifax Explosion on Dec. 6, 1917. The second Irene
apparently married an Edward Barker in Toronto. What I need to know is when was he born,
who were his brothers and sisters, when and where did he die, and where did his wife Clara
die? I know she dies Feb. 14, 1963 but the person who gave me the date did not say where
she died. Charles and Clara seem to fall off the face of the earth. With respect to
sources pertaining to Halifax to find them I have tried, church records, wills, newspaper
obits., funeral home records, cemetery inscriptions, and city directories. The last city
directory they appear in i!
s 1929 and are not to be found in any after that period. There are Cave families living
in Sydney, North Sydney, and Sydney Mines, N.S. so I have tried church records, wills, and
on line cemetery inscriptions. Unfortunately there do not appear to be any city
directories for the 1930-1960 time frame or at least not at the Nova Scotia Archives and
Records Management. I have not been able to find any on line either. I wonder if they
may have gone to Newfondland where he was from. I tried some of the on line references
there as well without success. I will be sending off an inquiry to the Newfoundland
archives for their assistance in this matter.
If anyone has any information on this gentleman and his wife it would be appreciated.
Gail Judge