Rainham Builders
Leah Michener
1. Leah Michener was born 27 Jun 1837, Welland Co., Ontario; died 3 Feb 1876, Steele/Doan Cemetery, Welland. Leah married Cyrenus Bearss. Cyrenus (son of Jacob Willard Bearss and Elizah Zavitz) was born 24 Dec 1837, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 14 Jul 1922, Steele/Doan Cemetery, Welland. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Jane (Jennie) Bearss
was born 11 Oct 1867, Welland Co., Ontario; died 1941, Beech's Cemetery, Sherkton. - 3. Thomas (Tom) Bearss
was born 16 Feb 1872, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 1908, Overholt Cemetery. - 4. Francis (Frank) Bearss
was born 16 Nov 1873. - 5. Sara Jane Bearss
was born 21 Jun 1882. - 6. Abram Bearss
was born 2 Apr 1879, Port Colborne, Ontario; died 26 Jan 1965, Welland, Ontario.
- 2. Jane (Jennie) Bearss
Generation: 2
2. Jane (Jennie) Bearss
(1.Leah1) was born 11 Oct 1867, Welland Co., Ontario; died 1941, Beech's Cemetery, Sherkton. Jane married John Cornelius Coopman. John was born 25 Feb 1866, Port Colborne, Ontario; died 1953, Beech's Cemetery, Sherkton. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 7. William Edward Coopman
was born 25 Apr 1892, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 15 Aug 1939. - 8. Alice May Coopman
was born 25 Apr 1894, Humberstone Township, Ontario. - 9. John Cornelius Coopman
was born 2 Jun 1896, Port Colborne, Ontario; died 1951. - 10. Norman Coopman
was born 27 Apr 1898, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 2 Feb 1973. - 11. Harry G. Coopman
was born 7 Jul 1900. - 12. Herbert J. Coopman
was born 26 Jul 1901; died 5 Dec 1918. - 13. Charlotte Naomi (Lottie) Coopman
was born 19 Feb 1905, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 21 Feb 1971. - 14. A. Coopman
- 7. William Edward Coopman
3. Thomas (Tom) Bearss
(1.Leah1) was born 16 Feb 1872, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 1908, Overholt Cemetery. Thomas married Naomi Orth 1900. Naomi was born 25 Feb 1871; died 24 Apr 1953, Overholt Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 15. Edna Glenore Bearss
was born 2 Sep 1900; died 20 Aug 1979, Welland, Ontario. - 16. Ruth Orth Bearss
was born 1 Mar 1902, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 15 May 1986. - 17. Martha J. Bearss
was born 28 Mar 1903, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 5 Sep 1903, Humberstone Township, Ontario. - 18. Mary Frances Bearss
was born 28 Mar 1903, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 26 Sep 1986. - 19. Thomas Bearss
was born 14 Mar 1904, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 23 May 1977. - 20. Grant Bearss
was born 28 May 1904. - 21. Nellie Jessie Bearss
was born 1907, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 1908, Humberstone Township, Ontario.
- 15. Edna Glenore Bearss
4. Francis (Frank) Bearss
(1.Leah1) was born 16 Nov 1873. Francis married Eva ?. Eva was born 1 Dec 1875. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 22. Cecilia Bearss
was born 2 Jul 1895.
- 22. Cecilia Bearss
5. Sara Jane Bearss
(1.Leah1) was born 21 Jun 1882. 6. Abram Bearss
(1.Leah1) was born 2 Apr 1879, Port Colborne, Ontario; died 26 Jan 1965, Welland, Ontario. Abram married Margaret (Maggie) Dohn. Margaret (daughter of Tillman Dohn and Magdalena Fraser, daughter of Dilman John Dohn and Magdalena (Lannie) Nash) was born 5 May 1880; died 7 May 1932, Humberstone Township, Ontario-Overholt Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 23. Harry Douglas Bearss
was born 2 Jun 1906, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 1 Mar 1925, Humberstone Township, Ontario. - 24. William Gordon Bearss
was born 7 Jan 1910, Gasline Township, Humberstone, Ontario; died 10 Jun 1972. - 25. A.L. Bearss
- 26. E. Bearss
- 23. Harry Douglas Bearss
Generation: 3
7. William Edward Coopman
(2.Jane2, 1.Leah1) was born 25 Apr 1892, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 15 Aug 1939. William married Jesse Eugenia Barton. Jesse was born 27 Feb 1895, Bertie Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 27. (son) Coopman
- 27. (son) Coopman
8. Alice May Coopman
(2.Jane2, 1.Leah1) was born 25 Apr 1894, Humberstone Township, Ontario. Alice married Harley Beach. Harley (son of Martha Saloma Beach) was born 18 Jul 1894; died 2 Jul 1954. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 28. Harley J. Beach
- 29. Mildred Beach
died 22 Mar 2008, Welland, Ontario-Ridgeway Memorial Cemetery. - 30. Shirley Mae Beach
- 31. Jim Beach
- 28. Harley J. Beach
9. John Cornelius Coopman
(2.Jane2, 1.Leah1) was born 2 Jun 1896, Port Colborne, Ontario; died 1951. John married Lottie Mable Jansen. Lottie was born 16 Nov 1896. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 32. Violet May Coopman
was born 4 Dec 1916; died 8 Dec 2010, Pleasantview Memorial Gardens, Thorold, Ontario. - 33. Howard Raymond Coopman
was born 17 Jun 1919; died Bef 2010. - 34. G.R. Coopman
- 35. J.E. Coopman
- 32. Violet May Coopman
10. Norman Coopman
(2.Jane2, 1.Leah1) was born 27 Apr 1898, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 2 Feb 1973. Norman married Orca Minota Shupe. Orca (daughter of Merner B. Shupe and Susanna C. E. Sherk) was born 14 Jan 1900, Humberstone Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 36. John Shupe (Jack) Coopman
was born 1921; died 24 Apr 2004, St. Catharines, Ontario. - 37. Charlotte Coopman
- 38. Mary Margaret Coopman
- 36. John Shupe (Jack) Coopman
11. Harry G. Coopman
(2.Jane2, 1.Leah1) was born 7 Jul 1900. 12. Herbert J. Coopman
(2.Jane2, 1.Leah1) was born 26 Jul 1901; died 5 Dec 1918. 13. Charlotte Naomi (Lottie) Coopman
(2.Jane2, 1.Leah1) was born 19 Feb 1905, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 21 Feb 1971. Charlotte married Harold James Benner 7 Jan 1925, Stevensville, Ontario. Harold (son of Albert Benner and Miranda Ott) was born Nov 1902, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 20 Jun 1968. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 39. Kenneth Benner
- 40. Jean Frances Benner
was born 1928, Sherkston, Ontario; died 4 May 2006, Ft. Erie, Ontario-Oakwood Cemetery. - 41. Ruth Benner
died 1 Aug 2013, Port Colborne, Ontario. - 42. Gerald Benner
died 2 Jul 1969. - 43. David Benner
died 2006. - 44. Dale Edward Benner
was born 3 Sep 1931; died 8 Nov 1955.
- 39. Kenneth Benner
14. A. Coopman
(2.Jane2, 1.Leah1)A. married M.J. Bates [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 45. J.M. Coopman
- 46. C.L. Coopman
- 47. J.A. Coopman
- 48. M.E. Coopman
- 45. J.M. Coopman
15. Edna Glenore Bearss
(3.Thomas2, 1.Leah1) was born 2 Sep 1900; died 20 Aug 1979, Welland, Ontario. Edna married Arthur Leo Learn. Arthur (son of Edward Aaron Learn and Louise Caroline Gainer) was born 15 Sep 1892, Fonthill, Ontario; died 1976. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 49. Viola Grace Learn
was born 17 Sep 1920, Welland, Ontario; died 1 Feb 1986, Toronto, Ontario-Peaches Cemetery, Markham.
- 49. Viola Grace Learn
16. Ruth Orth Bearss
(3.Thomas2, 1.Leah1) was born 1 Mar 1902, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 15 May 1986. 17. Martha J. Bearss
(3.Thomas2, 1.Leah1) was born 28 Mar 1903, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 5 Sep 1903, Humberstone Township, Ontario. 18. Mary Frances Bearss
(3.Thomas2, 1.Leah1) was born 28 Mar 1903, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 26 Sep 1986. 19. Thomas Bearss
(3.Thomas2, 1.Leah1) was born 14 Mar 1904, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 23 May 1977. 20. Grant Bearss
(3.Thomas2, 1.Leah1) was born 28 May 1904. Grant married Emma ??. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 50. D.G. Bearss
- 51. T.A. Bearss
- 52. W.H. Bearss
- 53. R.A. Bearss
- 50. D.G. Bearss
21. Nellie Jessie Bearss
(3.Thomas2, 1.Leah1) was born 1907, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 1908, Humberstone Township, Ontario. 22. Cecilia Bearss
(4.Francis2, 1.Leah1) was born 2 Jul 1895. 23. Harry Douglas Bearss
(6.Abram2, 1.Leah1) was born 2 Jun 1906, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 1 Mar 1925, Humberstone Township, Ontario. 24. William Gordon Bearss
(6.Abram2, 1.Leah1) was born 7 Jan 1910, Gasline Township, Humberstone, Ontario; died 10 Jun 1972. William married Grace Elizabeth Damude Sep 1929, Niagara-On-The-Lake. Grace (daughter of Amos Maitland Charles Eugene Damude and Nettie Grace Sherk) was born 6 Oct 1909, Sherkston, Ontario; died 6 Mar 1986, Buffalo, NY. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 54. Charlotte Elizabeth Bearss
was born , Buffalo, NY. - 55. W.H. Bearss
- 56. Charlotte Elizabeth Bearss
- 57. William Harold Bearss
- 54. Charlotte Elizabeth Bearss
25. A.L. Bearss
(6.Abram2, 1.Leah1)26. E. Bearss
(6.Abram2, 1.Leah1)
Generation: 4
27. (son) Coopman
(7.William3, 2.Jane2, 1.Leah1)28. Harley J. Beach
(8.Alice3, 2.Jane2, 1.Leah1)Harley married Ruth Overholt. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 58. L.A. Beach
- 59. N.K. Beach
- 60. (daughter) Beach
- 58. L.A. Beach
29. Mildred Beach
(8.Alice3, 2.Jane2, 1.Leah1) died 22 Mar 2008, Welland, Ontario-Ridgeway Memorial Cemetery. Mildred married Raymond Michener. Raymond died 1999. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 61. Constance Michener
- 62. Keith Raymond Michener
died 10 Oct 1964.
- 61. Constance Michener
30. Shirley Mae Beach
(8.Alice3, 2.Jane2, 1.Leah1)Shirley married John Ernest Boyd 28 Jul 1964. [Group Sheet]
31. Jim Beach
(8.Alice3, 2.Jane2, 1.Leah1)32. Violet May Coopman
(9.John3, 2.Jane2, 1.Leah1) was born 4 Dec 1916; died 8 Dec 2010, Pleasantview Memorial Gardens, Thorold, Ontario. Violet married Roy Samuel Shaubel. Roy (son of William Charles Shaubel and Amanda Young) was born 1915; died 1995. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 63. G.E. Shaubel
- 64. W.J. Shaubel
- 65. A.W. Shaubel
- 63. G.E. Shaubel
33. Howard Raymond Coopman
(9.John3, 2.Jane2, 1.Leah1) was born 17 Jun 1919; died Bef 2010. Howard married Greta Bailey Sep 1940. Greta was born 1919; died 20 Jul 2010, London, Ontario-Pleasantview Memorial Gardens. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 66. Constance Diane Coopman
- 67. Roger John Coopman
was born 16 Jul 1948; died 12 Mar 2000.
- 66. Constance Diane Coopman
34. G.R. Coopman
(9.John3, 2.Jane2, 1.Leah1)G.R. married A. ??. [Group Sheet]
35. J.E. Coopman
(9.John3, 2.Jane2, 1.Leah1)J.E. married A. McNay [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 68. Sandra McNay
- 69. J.A. McNay
- 70. Bonnie McNay
- 71. Laurie McNay
- 72. Joanne McNay
- 68. Sandra McNay
36. John Shupe (Jack) Coopman
(10.Norman3, 2.Jane2, 1.Leah1) was born 1921; died 24 Apr 2004, St. Catharines, Ontario. John married Carol ?? 1947. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 73. Jeffrey Coopman
- 74. Stephen Coopman
- 73. Jeffrey Coopman
37. Charlotte Coopman
(10.Norman3, 2.Jane2, 1.Leah1)Charlotte married Wilson Moon. [Group Sheet]
38. Mary Margaret Coopman
(10.Norman3, 2.Jane2, 1.Leah1)Mary married Donald Bowman. [Group Sheet]
39. Kenneth Benner
(13.Charlotte3, 2.Jane2, 1.Leah1)Kenneth married Margaret ? 1954. [Group Sheet]
40. Jean Frances Benner
(13.Charlotte3, 2.Jane2, 1.Leah1) was born 1928, Sherkston, Ontario; died 4 May 2006, Ft. Erie, Ontario-Oakwood Cemetery. Jean married Donald Horne. Donald died 2001. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 75. M.K. Horne
- 76. Michael Horne
- 75. M.K. Horne
41. Ruth Benner
(13.Charlotte3, 2.Jane2, 1.Leah1) died 1 Aug 2013, Port Colborne, Ontario. Ruth married . Unknown [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 77. Hannah Benner
- 77. Hannah Benner
42. Gerald Benner
(13.Charlotte3, 2.Jane2, 1.Leah1) died 2 Jul 1969. 43. David Benner
(13.Charlotte3, 2.Jane2, 1.Leah1) died 2006. David married Madeline ?. [Group Sheet]
44. Dale Edward Benner
(13.Charlotte3, 2.Jane2, 1.Leah1) was born 3 Sep 1931; died 8 Nov 1955. 45. J.M. Coopman
(14.A.3, 2.Jane2, 1.Leah1)J.M. married C.A. Sherk. (son of Bertie Ray Sherk and Hazel Lucinda Wintemute) [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 78. D.A. Sherk
- 79. James Sherk
- 80. Julie Sherk
- 81. Larry Sherk
- 82. Jennifer Sherk
- 83. Dan Sherk
- 78. D.A. Sherk
46. C.L. Coopman
(14.A.3, 2.Jane2, 1.Leah1)47. J.A. Coopman
(14.A.3, 2.Jane2, 1.Leah1)J.A. married S.L. Shearing [Group Sheet]
48. M.E. Coopman
(14.A.3, 2.Jane2, 1.Leah1)49. Viola Grace Learn
(15.Edna3, 3.Thomas2, 1.Leah1) was born 17 Sep 1920, Welland, Ontario; died 1 Feb 1986, Toronto, Ontario-Peaches Cemetery, Markham. Viola married Henry Lloyd Stonehouse 21 Mar 1942, Fonthill Baptist Church. Henry was born 15 Feb 1916, Unionville, Ontario; died 22 May 1992, Stouffville, Ontario-Peaches Cemetery, Markham. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 84. David Lloyd Stonehouse
was born 30 Jan 1943, Toronto, Ontario; died 28 Apr 2004. - 85. E.J. Stonehouse
- 84. David Lloyd Stonehouse
50. D.G. Bearss
(20.Grant3, 3.Thomas2, 1.Leah1)D.G. married M.A. Gora [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 86. S.M. Bearss
- 87. M.A. Bearss
- 86. S.M. Bearss
51. T.A. Bearss
(20.Grant3, 3.Thomas2, 1.Leah1)52. W.H. Bearss
(20.Grant3, 3.Thomas2, 1.Leah1)53. R.A. Bearss
(20.Grant3, 3.Thomas2, 1.Leah1)54. Charlotte Elizabeth Bearss
(24.William3, 6.Abram2, 1.Leah1) was born , Buffalo, NY. Charlotte married Harold Albert Fischer. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 88. Dean Fischer
- 89. Karen Fischer
- 88. Dean Fischer
55. W.H. Bearss
(24.William3, 6.Abram2, 1.Leah1)W.H. married C.A. Carberry [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 90. B.J. Bearss
- 91. Barbara Lynn Bearss
W.H. married E.A. Flynn [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 92. P.A. Bearss
- 93. A.M. Bearss
- 94. D. Bearss
- 90. B.J. Bearss
56. Charlotte Elizabeth Bearss
(24.William3, 6.Abram2, 1.Leah1)57. William Harold Bearss
(24.William3, 6.Abram2, 1.Leah1)
