Rainham Builders
Edward Bearss
1. Edward Bearss was born 15 Aug 1842, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 3 Mar 1914, Overholt Cemetery. Edward married Mary Jane Vanderveer. Mary was born 11 Nov 1842, Welland Co., Ontario; died 13 Aug 1930, Overholt Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Adella Bearss
was born 10 Apr 1866, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 8 Dec 1934, Maryland-Overholt Cemetery. - 3. Eliza Jane Bearss
was born 8 Feb 1868, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 17 Mar 1949, Overholt Cemetery. - 4. Jerome Bearss
was born 20 Apr 1870, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died Jul 1951, Arrowwood, BC. - 5. Franklin Jacob Bearss
was born 16 Oct 1872, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 6 Jul 1952, Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario. - 6. Clara Bearss
was born 7 Feb 1875, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 26 Nov 1969, Port Colborne, Ontario.
- 2. Adella Bearss
Generation: 2
2. Adella Bearss
(1.Edward1) was born 10 Apr 1866, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 8 Dec 1934, Maryland-Overholt Cemetery. Adella married Philip Edward White. Philip was born 18 Aug 1865; died 1914, Overholt Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 7. Arthur White
was born 1882, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 1953, Lockawana, NY. - 8. Hugo Edwin White
was born 10 Jun 1885. - 9. Elra Benjamin White
was born 27 Sep 1887; died 10 Oct 1969. - 10. Edwin H. White
was born 14 Jun 1890. - 11. Hazel Dorothy White
was born 24 Dec 1900, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 10 Aug 1995, Nottingham, MD. - 12. Martin A. White
was born 1 Jul 1893.
- 7. Arthur White
3. Eliza Jane Bearss
(1.Edward1) was born 8 Feb 1868, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 17 Mar 1949, Overholt Cemetery. Eliza married Simeon Rhora 28 Feb 1888, Humberstone, Ontario. Simeon (son of Simeon Rhora and Ellen Rosa Winger) was born 1 Aug 1865, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 15 Feb 1924, Overholt Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 13. Ethel May Rhora
was born 6 Jul 1889, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 16 Feb 1944, Santa Clara, CA. - 14. Clara Anita Rhora
was born 19 Sep 1891, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 24 Jan 1976, Port Colborne, Ontario. - 15. Mabel Ellen Rhora
was born 20 Jan 1897, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 6 Apr 1986.
- 13. Ethel May Rhora
4. Jerome Bearss
(1.Edward1) was born 20 Apr 1870, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died Jul 1951, Arrowwood, BC. Jerome married Magdalena (Maggie) Moyer 10 Mar 1891, Port Colborne, Ontario. Magdalena (daughter of Michael Moyer and Ellen Rosa Winger) was born 9 Nov 1870, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died Jul 1951, Arrrowwood, BC. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 16. Roy Franklin Bearss
was born 17 Oct 1892. - 17. Pearl Bearss
was born 7 May 1896, Humberstone Township, Ontario. - 18. Reta Bearss
was born 29 Sep 1899. - 19. Laura Bearss
was born Aug 1901.
- 16. Roy Franklin Bearss
5. Franklin Jacob Bearss
(1.Edward1) was born 16 Oct 1872, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 6 Jul 1952, Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario. Franklin married Eva Lillie Haun. Eva (daughter of William Ellis Haun and Jane Ward) was born 1 Dec 1874; died 28 Jan 1960, Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 20. Cecelia Bearss
was born 2 Jul 1894; died 1981, Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario. - 21. Cloris Genevieve Bearss
was born 1908; died 2000, Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.
- 20. Cecelia Bearss
6. Clara Bearss
(1.Edward1) was born 7 Feb 1875, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 26 Nov 1969, Port Colborne, Ontario. Clara married Furman Haun 24 Apr 1895. Furman (son of William Ellis Haun and Jane Ward) was born 10 Apr 1868, Welland Co., Ontario; died 4 Aug 1948. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 22. Edward Ellis Haun
was born 10 Feb 1901, Humberstone Township, Ontario. - 23. M.H. Haun
- 22. Edward Ellis Haun
Generation: 3
7. Arthur White
(2.Adella2, 1.Edward1) was born 1882, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 1953, Lockawana, NY. Arthur married Hattie Hillman. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 24. Lois May White
- 25. Raymond (Buddy) White
- 24. Lois May White
8. Hugo Edwin White
(2.Adella2, 1.Edward1) was born 10 Jun 1885. Hugo married Clara Leiffer. Clara was born 25 Feb 1890, Ridgeway, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 26. Harold White
- 26. Harold White
9. Elra Benjamin White
(2.Adella2, 1.Edward1) was born 27 Sep 1887; died 10 Oct 1969. Elra married Mary Melissa Beach 8 Jun 1910. Mary (daughter of William Francis Beach and Sarah Louise Jansen Anger) was born 24 Apr 1885; died 29 Aug 1937. [Group Sheet]
10. Edwin H. White
(2.Adella2, 1.Edward1) was born 14 Jun 1890. 11. Hazel Dorothy White
(2.Adella2, 1.Edward1) was born 24 Dec 1900, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 10 Aug 1995, Nottingham, MD. Hazel married Alvin Walter Matz 29 Jun 1923, Sherkston, Ontario. Alvin was born 24 Sep 1899, Milwauke, WIS; died Mar 1985, Rosedale, MD. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 27. D.M. Matz
- 28. G. Matz
- 29. D.A. Matz
- 30. Ronald Matz
- 31. Barry Matz
- 32. J.A. Matz
- 27. D.M. Matz
12. Martin A. White
(2.Adella2, 1.Edward1) was born 1 Jul 1893. 13. Ethel May Rhora
(3.Eliza2, 1.Edward1) was born 6 Jul 1889, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 16 Feb 1944, Santa Clara, CA. Ethel married Willliam Thorpe Ellerby 13 Aug 1910, Welland, Ontario. Willliam was born 26 Jul 1889, San Fransico, CA; died Feb 1969, Auburn, CA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 33. William Thorpe Ellerby
was born 1 Sep 1925; died 13 Feb 1996.
- 33. William Thorpe Ellerby
14. Clara Anita Rhora
(3.Eliza2, 1.Edward1) was born 19 Sep 1891, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 24 Jan 1976, Port Colborne, Ontario. Clara married Allan Deroy Steele 18 Dec 1912, Humberstone Township, Ontario. Allan (son of Wilmer Ellis Steele and Julia Anne Sherk) was born 27 Nov 1889, Humberston Township, Ontario; died 29 Oct 1969. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 34. Robert Allan Steele
was born 12 Oct 1913; died 31 Aug 1934, Overholt Cemetery. - 35. Harry Edward Steele
was born 4 Nov 1915, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 1997, Overholt Cemetery. - 36. Blake Wilmer Steele
was born 19 Jun 1925; died 31 Aug 2005, Welland, Ontario-Brethren In Christ Cemetery, Gormley. - 37. H.J. Steele
- 34. Robert Allan Steele
15. Mabel Ellen Rhora
(3.Eliza2, 1.Edward1) was born 20 Jan 1897, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 6 Apr 1986. 16. Roy Franklin Bearss
(4.Jerome2, 1.Edward1) was born 17 Oct 1892. Roy married Lucretia Mable Crow 29 Aug 1911, Medicine Hat, Alberta. Lucretia was born 29 Jul 1891, Gainsborough Township, Ontario; died 28 Jul 1960, Welland, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 38. Franklin Jerome Bearss
was born 19 Jan 1915; died 2 Feb 1970, Humberstone Township, Ontario-St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery. - 39. M.P. Bearss
- 38. Franklin Jerome Bearss
17. Pearl Bearss
(4.Jerome2, 1.Edward1) was born 7 May 1896, Humberstone Township, Ontario. Pearl married Harry Ellis. Harry was born 21 Nov 1897, Alta.. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 40. Beth Ellis
- 40. Beth Ellis
18. Reta Bearss
(4.Jerome2, 1.Edward1) was born 29 Sep 1899. Reta married Frank Ellis. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 41. Alice Ellis
- 42. Gora Ellis
- 43. Marjorie Ellis
- 44. Helen Ellis
- 45. Kenneth Ellis
- 46. Ronald Ellis
- 41. Alice Ellis
19. Laura Bearss
(4.Jerome2, 1.Edward1) was born Aug 1901. Laura married Michael Hinsburger. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 47. Mary Hinsburger
- 48. Jerome Hinsburger
- 49. Margaret Hinsburger
- 50. Vista Hinsburger
- 51. Roy Hinsburger
- 47. Mary Hinsburger
20. Cecelia Bearss
(5.Franklin2, 1.Edward1) was born 2 Jul 1894; died 1981, Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario. Cecelia married Albert Salt. Albert was born Sep 1888, England; died 1976, Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
21. Cloris Genevieve Bearss
(5.Franklin2, 1.Edward1) was born 1908; died 2000, Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario. Cloris married Victor Wilson. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 52. G.I. Wilson
- 52. G.I. Wilson
22. Edward Ellis Haun
(6.Clara2, 1.Edward1) was born 10 Feb 1901, Humberstone Township, Ontario. Edward married Myrtle Blanche Michael Feb 1921. Myrtle (daughter of Wilson Michael and Nancy Elizabeth Ott) was born 23 Jul 1897; died 10 Aug 1970. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 53. V.M. Haun
- 54. D.M. Haun
- 55. Pearl Jane Haun
was born 10 Aug 1924; died Bef 2006. - 56. O.F. Haun
- 57. Ross Michael Haun
was born 24 Oct 1931; died 24 Mar 2012, Ridgeway, Ontario-Ridgeway Memorial Cemetery. - 58. D.E. Haun
- 59. Faye Haun
- 53. V.M. Haun
23. M.H. Haun
(6.Clara2, 1.Edward1)M.H. married W.F. Near [Group Sheet]
Generation: 4
24. Lois May White
(7.Arthur3, 2.Adella2, 1.Edward1)Lois married Edward Wigton. [Group Sheet]
25. Raymond (Buddy) White
(7.Arthur3, 2.Adella2, 1.Edward1)Raymond married ?. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 60. ? White
- 60. ? White
26. Harold White
(8.Hugo3, 2.Adella2, 1.Edward1)27. D.M. Matz
(11.Hazel3, 2.Adella2, 1.Edward1)D.M. married C.E. Stairs [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 61. Barry Stairs
- 62. Ronald Stairs
- 61. Barry Stairs
28. G. Matz
(11.Hazel3, 2.Adella2, 1.Edward1)G. married ?. Dohmeier. [Group Sheet]
29. D.A. Matz
(11.Hazel3, 2.Adella2, 1.Edward1)D.A. married M. ?. [Group Sheet]
30. Ronald Matz
(11.Hazel3, 2.Adella2, 1.Edward1)31. Barry Matz
(11.Hazel3, 2.Adella2, 1.Edward1)32. J.A. Matz
(11.Hazel3, 2.Adella2, 1.Edward1)J.A. married H. Boch. [Group Sheet]
Children:
33. William Thorpe Ellerby
(13.Ethel3, 3.Eliza2, 1.Edward1) was born 1 Sep 1925; died 13 Feb 1996. 34. Robert Allan Steele
(14.Clara3, 3.Eliza2, 1.Edward1) was born 12 Oct 1913; died 31 Aug 1934, Overholt Cemetery. 35. Harry Edward Steele
(14.Clara3, 3.Eliza2, 1.Edward1) was born 4 Nov 1915, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 1997, Overholt Cemetery. Harry married Jean Lenore Holcomb 27 May 1939. Jean was born 24 Dec 1920, Brookefield, Ontario; died 25 Dec 1968, Port Colborne, Ontario-Overholt Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 65. A.A. Steele
- 66. Gloria Jean Steele
was born 6 Jan 1946; died 16 Apr 2010, London, Ontario-Exeter Cemetery.
Harry married Ethel May Armstrong 2 Sep 1970. Ethel was born 1913; died 4 Jun 2007, Pelham, Ontario-St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
- 65. A.A. Steele
36. Blake Wilmer Steele
(14.Clara3, 3.Eliza2, 1.Edward1) was born 19 Jun 1925; died 31 Aug 2005, Welland, Ontario-Brethren In Christ Cemetery, Gormley. Blake married R.M. Beam (daughter of Orville Roy Beam and Rosanna (Rosie) Learn) [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 67. R.B. Steele
- 68. Hazel Steele
- 69. D.A. Steele
- 70. S.O. Steele
- 71. C.M. Steele
- 72. R.A. Steele
- 67. R.B. Steele
37. H.J. Steele
(14.Clara3, 3.Eliza2, 1.Edward1)H.J. married F. Putman. [Group Sheet]
H.J. married F.J. Pitman [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 73. A.M. Pitman
- 74. J.F. Pitman
- 75. R. Pitman
- 76. Bruce Allan Pitman
- 73. A.M. Pitman
38. Franklin Jerome Bearss
(16.Roy3, 4.Jerome2, 1.Edward1) was born 19 Jan 1915; died 2 Feb 1970, Humberstone Township, Ontario-St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery. Franklin married Vera Emma Lampman 21 May 1940, Humberstone Township, Ontario. Vera was born 8 Jan 1916, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 25 Jun 2003, Port Colborne, Ontario-St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 77. L.M. Bearss
- 77. L.M. Bearss
39. M.P. Bearss
(16.Roy3, 4.Jerome2, 1.Edward1)M.P. married L. Thomas [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 78. O.R. Thomas
- 79. F.L. Thomas
- 80. W.C. Thomas
- 78. O.R. Thomas
40. Beth Ellis
(17.Pearl3, 4.Jerome2, 1.Edward1)41. Alice Ellis
(18.Reta3, 4.Jerome2, 1.Edward1)42. Gora Ellis
(18.Reta3, 4.Jerome2, 1.Edward1)43. Marjorie Ellis
(18.Reta3, 4.Jerome2, 1.Edward1)44. Helen Ellis
(18.Reta3, 4.Jerome2, 1.Edward1)45. Kenneth Ellis
(18.Reta3, 4.Jerome2, 1.Edward1)46. Ronald Ellis
(18.Reta3, 4.Jerome2, 1.Edward1)47. Mary Hinsburger
(19.Laura3, 4.Jerome2, 1.Edward1)48. Jerome Hinsburger
(19.Laura3, 4.Jerome2, 1.Edward1)49. Margaret Hinsburger
(19.Laura3, 4.Jerome2, 1.Edward1)50. Vista Hinsburger
(19.Laura3, 4.Jerome2, 1.Edward1)51. Roy Hinsburger
(19.Laura3, 4.Jerome2, 1.Edward1)52. G.I. Wilson
(21.Cloris3, 5.Franklin2, 1.Edward1)53. V.M. Haun
(22.Edward3, 6.Clara2, 1.Edward1)V.M. married H.J. Newmen [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 81. P.A. Newmen
- 82. P.J. Newmen
- 83. S.E. Newmen
- 81. P.A. Newmen
54. D.M. Haun
(22.Edward3, 6.Clara2, 1.Edward1)D.M. married L.K. Pirson (son of Henry Albert Pirson and Alma Maud Noyes) [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 84. D.F. Pirson
- 85. K.A. Pirson
- 86. R. Pirson
- 87. B. Pirson
- 88. B.A. Pirson
- 89. L.J. Pirson
- 84. D.F. Pirson
55. Pearl Jane Haun
(22.Edward3, 6.Clara2, 1.Edward1) was born 10 Aug 1924; died Bef 2006. Pearl married Leonard Bernard Reles 22 Aug 1942. Leonard was born 10 Jan 1921, Caulder, SASK; died 30 Jan 2006, Welland County, Ontario-buried Langenburg, SASK. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 90. W.E. Reles
- 91. D.L. Reles
- 92. P.B. Reles
- 93. R.M. Reles
- 94. B.V. Reles
- 90. W.E. Reles
56. O.F. Haun
(22.Edward3, 6.Clara2, 1.Edward1)O.F. married E. Christensen [Group Sheet]
57. Ross Michael Haun
(22.Edward3, 6.Clara2, 1.Edward1) was born 24 Oct 1931; died 24 Mar 2012, Ridgeway, Ontario-Ridgeway Memorial Cemetery. Ross married Geraldine (Gerry) Shoaltz 25 Jul 1955. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 95. John Edward Haun
- 96. Cindy Haun
- 95. John Edward Haun
58. D.E. Haun
(22.Edward3, 6.Clara2, 1.Edward1)D.E. married C. Brewster [Group Sheet]
Children:
59. Faye Haun
(22.Edward3, 6.Clara2, 1.Edward1)
