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John McLeod was born in Scotland and joined the Gordon Highlanders in 1917. He fought in the First World War. In 1921, he immigrated to Canada and found work on a farm near Stirling.

Gustave Albert Freeman was born in Aurora, Illinois on January 30, 1898, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Freeman. He established the Canadian branch of the Stephens-Adamson Division (conveying equipment) of Allis-Chalmers Canada Ltd. He married Mildred Jean Roblin on June 5, 1930. Mr. Freeman was a member of the Rotary Club and Belleville Club. He was a director of the Belleville Chamber of Commerce and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. He was a member of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. He died on February 19, 1977.

Angus Bennett Duffy was born on July 12, 1914, in Chipman, New Brunswick, the son of Ernest Duffy and Mary D'Aigle. He went to Trenton, Ontario soon after the First World War began. He was educated in Trenton at St. Peter's School and Trenton High School. At the age of 16, he joined the non-permanent active Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment. He enlisted on September 2, 1939 as Company Sergeant Major with Hasty P permanent force, proceeding to England in December of 1939. He was discharged in 1945. Angus Duffy married Helena Bell. He operated Duffy's City Service Station on Front Street from 1946 to 1963. In 1946 he was elected as a Belleville Council alderman. In 1962 he became Emergency Measures Organization (E.M.O.) co-ordinator for Hastings and Prince Edward County. Twenty years later, Angus Duffy was appointed a member of the order of Canada. He died on October 25, 1998 in Belleville. He was buried with full military honours.

Henry MacLeod was born in Drynoch, Scotland on 29 May 1832. He came to Canada in 1845 and became a civil engineer and land surveyor. He married Emily Murney of Belleville in 1867. MacLeod died in Ottawa on 28 June 1919.

Alexander Young Jackson CC CMG (October 3, 1882 – April 5, 1974) was a Canadian painter and a founding member of the Group of Seven.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Y._Jackson

William Hawthorne born in Ireland 12-July-1887 died 1-April-1968 buried in O'Hara Cemetery, Madoc Ontario. Wife Sarah Nicholl born Ireland 1885 died Madoc 1987. William served during W.W.1 with the Madoc Platoon 155th Battalione. His father's name was Thomas Hawthorne from Stradone, County Cavan, Ireland.

Myrtle Alice Windsor was born on May 28, 1893 at Oak Lake, the daughter of Bidwell Windsor and Lily Sarles. She was educated at Marsh Hill School and Stirling High School. Myrtle was organist at Carmel United Church, west of Stirling, for two years. She was married to Charles Arthur Holgate on December 29, 1915 in Sidney, Hastings County. They set up a grist and saw mill in Cannifton in 1921, selling it in 1953. In 1962 Mrs. Holgate became a charter member of the United Church Women. She died on November 11, 1977.