Rainham Builders
Benjamin Minor
1. Benjamin Minor was born 7 Feb 1836, Wainfleet Township, Ontario; died 31 Oct 1914, Oakwood Cemetery. Benjamin married Margaret Zavitz 20 May 1862, Wainfleet Township, Ontario. Margaret (daughter of Mathias Zavitz and Mary, daughter of Mathias Zavitz and Mary Leidy) was born 4 Jun 1836; died 7 Jan 1914, Oakwood Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Mathias Whitmore Minor
was born 20 Sep 1864, Wainfleet Township, Ontario; died 26 Apr 1951.
- 2. Mathias Whitmore Minor
Generation: 2
2. Mathias Whitmore Minor
(1.Benjamin1) was born 20 Sep 1864, Wainfleet Township, Ontario; died 26 Apr 1951. Mathias married Florence Grace Whiteman 20 Dec 1896, Port Colborne, Ontario. Florence was born 2 Jun 1877, Humberstone Township; died 24 Jan 1945. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 3. Austin George Benjamin Minor
was born 20 Sep 1894; died 16 May 1960.
- 3. Austin George Benjamin Minor
Generation: 3
3. Austin George Benjamin Minor
(2.Mathias2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 20 Sep 1894; died 16 May 1960. Austin married Martha Catherine Pietz 7 Jul 1920. Martha was born 16 Jun 1898, Humberstone Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 4. Kenneth Austin Minor
was born 5 Sep 1924; died 1982. - 5. Orval Sherman Grant Minor
was born 1 Jan 1899; died 4 Feb 1958. - 6. Hazel Victoria Minor
was born 25 Oct 1902; died 29 Oct 1952. - 7. Stella Margaret Minor
was born 13 Aug 1904, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 20 Nov 1974. - 8. V.F. Minor
- 4. Kenneth Austin Minor
Generation: 4
4. Kenneth Austin Minor
(3.Austin3, 2.Mathias2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 5 Sep 1924; died 1982. Kenneth married P.D. Lang [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 9. K. Minor
- 10. K.L. Minor
- 9. K. Minor
5. Orval Sherman Grant Minor
(3.Austin3, 2.Mathias2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 1 Jan 1899; died 4 Feb 1958. Orval married Winnifred Mary (Winnie) Hawkins 17 Dec 1922, York Co., Ontario. Winnifred was born 9 Jun 1899. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 11. Joyce Florence Minor
was born 16 Sep 1925; died 12 Jan 2005, Peterborough, Ontario.
- 11. Joyce Florence Minor
6. Hazel Victoria Minor
(3.Austin3, 2.Mathias2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 25 Oct 1902; died 29 Oct 1952. Hazel married Arthur Clark Bessey 27 Dec 1922. Arthur (son of Alfred E. Bessey and Carrie Cook) was born 12 Sep 1895, Wainfleet Township, Ontario; died 21 May 1939. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 12. Shirley Hazel Bessey
was born 17 Nov 1924; died 23 Feb 1976. - 13. Donald Arthur Bessey
was born 1925; died 16 May 2003, Pleasantview Memorial Gardens.
- 12. Shirley Hazel Bessey
7. Stella Margaret Minor
(3.Austin3, 2.Mathias2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 13 Aug 1904, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 20 Nov 1974. Stella married Edwin Allen (Skinny) Mosolf 30 Apr 1925, Humberstone Township, Ontario. Edwin was born 18 Jun 1903, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 12 Nov 1974. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 14. Bruce Edwin Mosolf
was born 29 Nov 1927; died 14 May 1974. - 15. Carol Jean Mosolf
was born 22 Mar 1937; died 14 Nov 2003, Port Colborne, Ontario-Oakwood Cemetery.
- 14. Bruce Edwin Mosolf
8. V.F. Minor
(3.Austin3, 2.Mathias2, 1.Benjamin1)V.F. married W.L. Thompson [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 16. D.V. Thompson
- 17. A.L. Thompson
- 16. D.V. Thompson
