Rainham Builders
Benjamin Bearss
1. Benjamin Bearss was born 15 Sep 1817, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 13 May 1902. Benjamin married Mary Gillett 1840. Mary was born 1820, Ontario; died 29 Apr 1895, Malahide Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Eliza Jane Bearss
was born 7 Sep 1841, Malahide Township, Ontario; died 22 Dec 1917, Elgin County, Ontario-Aylmer Cemetery. - 3. Elvira Bearss
was born 24 Apr 1843, Malahide Township, Ontario; died 1923, Riverside Cemetery, Lambton County, Ontario. - 4. Wilson Bearss
was born 15 Feb 1846, Malahide Township, Ontario; died 1917, Alymer Cemetery. - 5. Sarah Bearss
was born 12 Aug 1847, Malahide Township, Ontario; died 1917, Aylmer Cemetery. - 6. Sophrona Bearss
was born 12 Apr 1857, Malahide Township, Ontario; died 27 Dec 1939, Aylmer Cemetery.
- 2. Eliza Jane Bearss
Generation: 2
2. Eliza Jane Bearss
(1.Benjamin1) was born 7 Sep 1841, Malahide Township, Ontario; died 22 Dec 1917, Elgin County, Ontario-Aylmer Cemetery. 3. Elvira Bearss
(1.Benjamin1) was born 24 Apr 1843, Malahide Township, Ontario; died 1923, Riverside Cemetery, Lambton County, Ontario. Elvira married James Arastus Laur 23 Jul 1863. James (son of John Laur and Elizabeth (Eliza) Learn) was born 10 Oct 1841; died 1921, Riverside Cemetery, Sombra, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 7. Ella Laur
was born 1865, Malahide Township, Ontario; died 21 Apr 1897, Burdick Cemetery, Malahide Township, Ontario. - 8. Beecher Wilson Laur
was born 11 Apr 1867; died 1918, Burdick Cemetery, Malahide Township, Ontario. - 9. Ida Laur
was born 6 Jun 1870; died 8 Mar 1875, Seville Cemetery, Aylmer, Ontario. - 10. Minnie Mary Laur
was born 28 Oct 1872; died 1953, Aylmer Cemetery. - 11. Louis J. Laur
was born 27 Sep 1874. - 12. Elva Laur
was born 4 Sep 1880, Elgin County, Ontario; died 1918, Riverside Cemetery. - 13. Mary Eliza (May) Laur
was born 4 Sep 1880; died 1946, Burdick Cemetery. - 14. Learnie Laur
was born 24 Oct 1882. - 15. Claud Edward Laur
was born 10 May 1885, Sombra, Ontario; died 26 Nov 1946, Courtright, Ontarion-Moore Union Cemetery.
- 7. Ella Laur
4. Wilson Bearss
(1.Benjamin1) was born 15 Feb 1846, Malahide Township, Ontario; died 1917, Alymer Cemetery. Wilson married Sylvia Ann Hoover. Sylvia was born 28 Sep 1849; died 16 Apr 1875, Elgin County, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 16. Bessie Bearss
was born Abt 1867. - 17. Burton W. Bearss
was born 26 Jul 1869, Malahide Township, Ontario; died 1950, Elmsdale Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Thomas, Ontario. - 18. Elizabeth Bearss
was born Abt 1872. - 19. Sylvia Bearss
was born 27 Aug 1872, Malahide Township, Ontario; died Abt Feb 1910, Elgin County, Ontario.
Wilson married Mary A. Baker 12 Oct 1876, Orwell, Ontario. Mary was born 25 Aug 1850, Woodhouse, Ontario; died 1919, Aylmer Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 20. Lilly May Bearss
was born 3 Apr 1888; died 15 Apr 1973. - 21. Nellie S. Bearss
was born Abt 25 Mar 1885; died 9 Sep 1890, Aylmer Cemetery.
- 16. Bessie Bearss
5. Sarah Bearss
(1.Benjamin1) was born 12 Aug 1847, Malahide Township, Ontario; died 1917, Aylmer Cemetery. 6. Sophrona Bearss
(1.Benjamin1) was born 12 Apr 1857, Malahide Township, Ontario; died 27 Dec 1939, Aylmer Cemetery.
Generation: 3
7. Ella Laur
(3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 1865, Malahide Township, Ontario; died 21 Apr 1897, Burdick Cemetery, Malahide Township, Ontario. Ella married George Hamilton Summers 26 Mar 1890, Malahide Township, Ontario. George (son of George Hamilton Summers and Martha Jane Cottington) was born 28 Oct 1860, Malahide Township, Ontario; died 1932, Burdick Cemetery, Malahide Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 22. Ray Laur Summers
was born 23 Oct 1895; died 21 Feb 1902, Burdick Cemetery. - 23. Iva May Summers
was born 18 Mar 1897; died 18 Sep 1897, Burdick Cemetery.
- 22. Ray Laur Summers
8. Beecher Wilson Laur
(3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 11 Apr 1867; died 1918, Burdick Cemetery, Malahide Township, Ontario. Beecher married Elsie Summers. Elsie (daughter of George Hamilton Summers and Martha Jane Cottington) was born 6 Apr 1862; died 1949, Burdick Cemetery, Malahide Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 24. Lorne Laur
was born 29 Jul 1889, Malahide Township, Ontario; died 22 Aug 1972, Sarnia, Ontario-Riverside Cemetery, Sombra, Ontario. - 25. Alvin Laur
was born 20 Mar 1891, Malahide Township, Ontario; died 29 Dec 1982, Moore Union Cemetery, Sarnia, Ontario. - 26. Ida Louise Laur
was born 12 Dec 1896, Malahide Township, Ontario; died 22 Jan 1902, Burdick Cemetery. - 27. Gordon Laur
was born 9 Oct 1894; died 28 Sep 1984, Burdick Cemetery. - 28. Edna Pearl Laur
- 29. Murray James Laur
- 24. Lorne Laur
9. Ida Laur
(3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 6 Jun 1870; died 8 Mar 1875, Seville Cemetery, Aylmer, Ontario. 10. Minnie Mary Laur
(3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 28 Oct 1872; died 1953, Aylmer Cemetery. Minnie married William Rowan Summers. William (son of George Hamilton Summers and Martha Jane Cottington) was born 24 Jan 1870; died 3 Jan 1942, Aylmer Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 30. Iva May Summers
was born 12 Jul 1899, Malahide Township, Ontario; died 1937, Aylmer Cemetery. - 31. Glenn Hamilton Summers
was born 3 Jul 1907, Malahide Township, Ontario; died 1971, Aylmer Cemetery. - 32. Maud Summers
was born 22 Jul 1903; died 1979, Aylmer Cemetery.
- 30. Iva May Summers
11. Louis J. Laur
(3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 27 Sep 1874. 12. Elva Laur
(3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 4 Sep 1880, Elgin County, Ontario; died 1918, Riverside Cemetery. Elva married John Horace Charles Egan. John was born 6 Dec 1869, Lambton County, Ontario; died 7 Aug 1946, Riverside Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 33. Flossie Egan
- 34. Cecil C. Egan
was born 17 Aug 1900. - 35. Norman James Egan
was born Jan 1902; died 14 Sep 1953, Leamington, Ontario. - 36. E.M. Egan
- 37. F. Egan
- 33. Flossie Egan
13. Mary Eliza (May) Laur
(3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 4 Sep 1880; died 1946, Burdick Cemetery. Mary married George Hamilton Summers 16 Oct 1902, Sombra Township, Ontario. George (son of George Hamilton Summers and Martha Jane Cottington) was born 28 Oct 1860, Malahide Township, Ontario; died 1932, Burdick Cemetery, Malahide Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 38. Vera Summers
was born 19 Oct 1902. - 39. Kenneth Summers
was born 8 Jan 1906, Malahide Township, Ontario; died 1960, Aylmer Cemetery. - 40. Ross Summers
was born 4 Sep 1909, Malahide Township, Ontario; died Abt 1944, Springfield Cemetery. - 41. Clifford Summers
was born 26 May 1914, Malahide Township, Ontario; died 8 Feb 1915, Malahide Township, Ontario.
- 38. Vera Summers
14. Learnie Laur
(3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 24 Oct 1882. Learnie married Wellington B. Stratton Courtwright, Ontario. Wellington was born 8 Apr 1882. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 42. D.W. Stratton
- 43. Nora Stratton
- 44. ? Stratton
- 45. ? Stratton
- 46. ? Stratton
- 42. D.W. Stratton
15. Claud Edward Laur
(3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 10 May 1885, Sombra, Ontario; died 26 Nov 1946, Courtright, Ontarion-Moore Union Cemetery. Claud married Sadie Ellen Kellam 17 Sep 1912, Courtright, Ontario. Sadie was born 17 Mar 1892; died , Moore Union Cemetery, Mooretown, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 47. ? Laur
- 48. ? Laur
- 49. ? Laur
- 50. ? Laur
- 51. ? Laur
- 52. ? Laur
- 53. Morley Kellam Laur
was born 29 Aug 1921, Sarnia, Ontario; died 18 May 1986, Sarnia, Ontario-Grandview Memorial Gardens. - 54. Viola Laur
- 55. Erma Lucille Laur
was born 15 Nov 1927, Line, NEB; died 8 Nov 1979, Moore Union Cemetery, Mooretown, Ontario.
- 47. ? Laur
16. Bessie Bearss
(4.Wilson2, 1.Benjamin1) was born Abt 1867. Bessie married Frederick A. Tufford 1 Mar 1894, Elgin County, Ontario. Frederick was born Abt 1867, Malahide Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 56. Earl Stuart Tufford
was born 2 Sep 1897.
- 56. Earl Stuart Tufford
17. Burton W. Bearss
(4.Wilson2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 26 Jul 1869, Malahide Township, Ontario; died 1950, Elmsdale Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Thomas, Ontario. Burton married Sarah Olive Benner Abt 1882. Sarah was born 12 Aug 1861; died 10 Aug 1947, Yarmouth Township, Ontario-Elmsdale Memorial Park Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 57. Bessie Bulah Bearss
was born 22 Dec 1893, Malahide Township, Ontario. - 58. Benjamin Bearss
was born 19 Oct 1895.
- 57. Bessie Bulah Bearss
18. Elizabeth Bearss
(4.Wilson2, 1.Benjamin1) was born Abt 1872. 19. Sylvia Bearss
(4.Wilson2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 27 Aug 1872, Malahide Township, Ontario; died Abt Feb 1910, Elgin County, Ontario. Sylvia married Harwell Clarence Shackelton 2 Feb 1897, Malahide Township, Ontario. Harwell was born 26 Jul 1874, Malahide Township, Ontario; died 26 May 1942. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 59. Mildred May Shackelton
was born 18 May 1899, Elgin County, Ontario; died 1943. - 60. Vera Leone Shackelton
was born 17 Apr 1901, Malahide Township, Ontario; died 1996. - 61. Lulu Shackelton
was born 13 Aug 1904, Elgin County, Ontario; died 30 Jan 1998, Aylmer Cemetery.
- 59. Mildred May Shackelton
20. Lilly May Bearss
(4.Wilson2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 3 Apr 1888; died 15 Apr 1973. Lilly married Lorne G. James Abt 1908. Lorne was born 8 Dec 1886, Calton, Ontario; died 1942. [Group Sheet]
21. Nellie S. Bearss
(4.Wilson2, 1.Benjamin1) was born Abt 25 Mar 1885; died 9 Sep 1890, Aylmer Cemetery.
Generation: 4
22. Ray Laur Summers
(7.Ella3, 3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 23 Oct 1895; died 21 Feb 1902, Burdick Cemetery. 23. Iva May Summers
(7.Ella3, 3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 18 Mar 1897; died 18 Sep 1897, Burdick Cemetery. 24. Lorne Laur
(8.Beecher3, 3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 29 Jul 1889, Malahide Township, Ontario; died 22 Aug 1972, Sarnia, Ontario-Riverside Cemetery, Sombra, Ontario. Lorne married Mary Ann (Minnie) Ellis 2 Mar 1921, Dresden, Ontario. Mary was born 9 Sep 1887, Sombra Township, Ontario; died 14 May 1969, Riverside Cemetery, Sombra, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 62. Mary Louise Laur
- 62. Mary Louise Laur
25. Alvin Laur
(8.Beecher3, 3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 20 Mar 1891, Malahide Township, Ontario; died 29 Dec 1982, Moore Union Cemetery, Sarnia, Ontario. Alvin married Ethel Brown. Ethel died , Moore Union Cemetery, Sarnia, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
26. Ida Louise Laur
(8.Beecher3, 3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 12 Dec 1896, Malahide Township, Ontario; died 22 Jan 1902, Burdick Cemetery. 27. Gordon Laur
(8.Beecher3, 3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 9 Oct 1894; died 28 Sep 1984, Burdick Cemetery. 28. Edna Pearl Laur
(8.Beecher3, 3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1)Edna married Hawes Colman. [Group Sheet]
29. Murray James Laur
(8.Beecher3, 3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1)30. Iva May Summers
(10.Minnie3, 3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 12 Jul 1899, Malahide Township, Ontario; died 1937, Aylmer Cemetery. Iva married Clarence Arthur Dennis 1 Mar 1917, Malahide Township, Ontario. Clarence was born 10 Jan 1893, Sparta, Ontario; died 7 Aug 1973, Aylmer Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 63. William H. Dennis
died 1919, Aylmer Cemetery. - 64. Ruby Irene Dennis
was born 20 Aug 1918, Sparta, Ontario; died 13 Jul 1991, St. Thomas, Ontario.
- 63. William H. Dennis
31. Glenn Hamilton Summers
(10.Minnie3, 3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 3 Jul 1907, Malahide Township, Ontario; died 1971, Aylmer Cemetery. Glenn married Madeline M. Lilliecrap. Madeline was born 1915; died , Aylmer Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
32. Maud Summers
(10.Minnie3, 3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 22 Jul 1903; died 1979, Aylmer Cemetery. Maud married John Harry Crosby 20 Jul 1929. John was born 1 Jul 1906, Malahide Township, Ontario; died 1978, Aylmer Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 65. Olive Crosby
- 66. Jean Crosby
- 65. Olive Crosby
33. Flossie Egan
(12.Elva3, 3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1)34. Cecil C. Egan
(12.Elva3, 3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 17 Aug 1900. 35. Norman James Egan
(12.Elva3, 3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1) was born Jan 1902; died 14 Sep 1953, Leamington, Ontario. Norman married Loretta Veronica Shovan. Loretta was born 13 Oct 1902, Marine City, MI; died Oct 1938, Clawson, MI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
36. E.M. Egan
(12.Elva3, 3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1)37. F. Egan
(12.Elva3, 3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1)38. Vera Summers
(13.Mary3, 3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 19 Oct 1902. Vera married Frank Adams. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 71. Brenda Adams
- 72. Marvin Adams
- 73. ? Adams
- 74. ? Adams
- 75. ? Adams
Vera married Ray Miners. [Group Sheet]
- 71. Brenda Adams
39. Kenneth Summers
(13.Mary3, 3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 8 Jan 1906, Malahide Township, Ontario; died 1960, Aylmer Cemetery. Kenneth married Gladys Hodgeson. [Group Sheet]
40. Ross Summers
(13.Mary3, 3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 4 Sep 1909, Malahide Township, Ontario; died Abt 1944, Springfield Cemetery. Ross married ?. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 76. David Summers
- 77. Fred Summers
- 76. David Summers
41. Clifford Summers
(13.Mary3, 3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 26 May 1914, Malahide Township, Ontario; died 8 Feb 1915, Malahide Township, Ontario. 42. D.W. Stratton
(14.Learnie3, 3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1)D.W. married M.J. Murray. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 78. J.D. Stratton
- 78. J.D. Stratton
43. Nora Stratton
(14.Learnie3, 3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1)44. ? Stratton
(14.Learnie3, 3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1)45. ? Stratton
(14.Learnie3, 3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1)46. ? Stratton
(14.Learnie3, 3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1)47. ? Laur
(15.Claud3, 3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1)48. ? Laur
(15.Claud3, 3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1)49. ? Laur
(15.Claud3, 3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1)50. ? Laur
(15.Claud3, 3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1)51. ? Laur
(15.Claud3, 3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1)52. ? Laur
(15.Claud3, 3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1)53. Morley Kellam Laur
(15.Claud3, 3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 29 Aug 1921, Sarnia, Ontario; died 18 May 1986, Sarnia, Ontario-Grandview Memorial Gardens. Morley married ? 29 May 1945, Corunna, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
54. Viola Laur
(15.Claud3, 3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1)55. Erma Lucille Laur
(15.Claud3, 3.Elvira2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 15 Nov 1927, Line, NEB; died 8 Nov 1979, Moore Union Cemetery, Mooretown, Ontario. Erma married John Ross Young 8 Oct 1946, Sarnia, Ontario. John died 25 Jan 1983, Moore Union Cemetery, Mooretown, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 82. L.E. Young
- 83. W.J. Young
- 84. D.J. Young
- 82. L.E. Young
56. Earl Stuart Tufford
(16.Bessie3, 4.Wilson2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 2 Sep 1897. Earl married ?. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 85. D.E. Tufford
- 85. D.E. Tufford
57. Bessie Bulah Bearss
(17.Burton3, 4.Wilson2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 22 Dec 1893, Malahide Township, Ontario. Bessie married Carl W. Hewson. Carl was born 20 Nov 1899; died 15 Dec 1993. [Group Sheet]
58. Benjamin Bearss
(17.Burton3, 4.Wilson2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 19 Oct 1895. Benjamin married ?. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 86. Ralph Bearss
- 86. Ralph Bearss
59. Mildred May Shackelton
(19.Sylvia3, 4.Wilson2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 18 May 1899, Elgin County, Ontario; died 1943. Mildred married Glenn Clayton Marr 30 Mar 1918. Glenn was born 21 Sep 1883; died 1953. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 87. George Clarence Marr
was born 1919; died 1993. - 88. Max Allen Marr
was born 1921; died 1980.
- 87. George Clarence Marr
60. Vera Leone Shackelton
(19.Sylvia3, 4.Wilson2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 17 Apr 1901, Malahide Township, Ontario; died 1996. Vera married John Clayton Buck 20 Nov 1918, Aylmer, Ontario. John was born 30 Jan 1895, Malahide Township, Ontario; died 1986. [Group Sheet]
61. Lulu Shackelton
(19.Sylvia3, 4.Wilson2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 13 Aug 1904, Elgin County, Ontario; died 30 Jan 1998, Aylmer Cemetery. Lulu married Andrew Glen Parker 11 Jan 1922. Andrew was born 20 Sep 1897, Malahide Township, Ontario; died 15 Aug 1974, Aylmer Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 89. Clifford Glen Parker
was born 23 Jan 1923; died 12 Dec 2006, Malahide Township, Ontario-Aylmer Cemetery. - 90. Hazel Parker
- 91. Carl W. Parker
was born 2 Aug 1928, Malahide Township, Ontario; died 24 Mar 2011, St. Thomas, Ontario-Aylmer Cemetery.
- 89. Clifford Glen Parker
