James Nunn

1872 - 1948  (75 years)

• Name	James Nunn
  Born	6 May 1872	Selkirk, Ontario
  Gender	Male
  Died	1948	Selkirk, Ontario
  Person ID	I1235039	Jacob and Barbara (Schenk) Hoover
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2014

  
  

  Father	James Nunn,   b. 29 May 1845, Walpole Township, Ontario ,   d. 21 Mar 1920, Hamilton, Ontario -Hamilton Cemetery  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Priscilla Swarts,   b. 14 Oct 1844,   d. 1914  (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F237990	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Clara Matilda Sitter,   b. 27 Jul 1881, South Cayuga Township, Ontario ,   d. 1917, Selkirk, Ontario  (Age 35 years)
  Married	9 Jan 1907	Cayuga, Ontario
  Children	1. G.L. Nunn   2. L.R. Nunn   3. Bernice Aleta Nunn,   b. 12 Dec 1911, Selkirk, Ontario ,   d. 25 Sep 2011, Dunnville, Ontario  (Age 99 years)  [Natural]   4. Ross Carlton Nunn,   b. 14 Jun 1914, Selkirk, Ontario ,   d. 1994, 19 may 1938  (Age 79 years)  [Natural]   5. Baxter Hughes Nunn,   b. 25 Mar 1915,   d. 31 Dec 1939  (Age 24 years)  [Natural]
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2014
  Family ID	F237993	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Laura Lindsay,   b. 26 Apr 1875, Nanticoke, Ontario ,   d. 6 Nov 1901, Selkirk, Ontario  (Age 26 years)
  Married	5 Oct 1899	Port Dover, Ontario
  Children	1. Nellie Mae Nunn,   b. 2 Jun 1899, Walpole Township, Ontario ,   d. 26 Jul 1987, Rainham Township, Ontario  (Age 88 years)  [Natural]   2. Annetta Pearl Nunn,   b. 10 Jan 1901, Haldimand Co., Ontario  [Natural]
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2014
  Family ID	F237992	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  From Menno Hoover's Memoirs: My father had a series of hired men until I was old enough to help regularly. Calvin Kindy was there in 1896 when we built our new house. Jim Nunn was there in 1895 and other men included Jacob Smelser, Will Snyder and the Wingers -- Obadiah, Francis and Jesse -- at different times. After I was 15 years old we only had school boys in the summer. They were grandsons of old John Duff. Written In Memory of James Nunn Of all the men that I have known Jim Nunn stands in a class alone, I never shall forget. He had a way, that husky boy, To handle big jobs like a toy He never said, "Let's quit!" He worked for Dad in 'ninety-five' And one day took a head long dive When they were drawing hay. He broke the bottom of the rack; They laid him down beside the stack And sent for Dr. May. His mother came and sweetly said, My son, you have an aching head, To lay off work you must. But Jim jumped up just like a cork, Said he, "Give me my pitching fork! We'll get that hay or bust!" When other weaklings stood around The day Thad Cunningham was drowned, Not knowing what to do, They sent for Jim, who on the jump, With nothing but a tire pump He brought the victim to.