Ethel Mildred McGuire was born in Wales on May 2, 1896 and immigrated to Canada in 1913. The daughter of Ebenezer and Edith Kate Cooke, she was one of eleven children. Her sister Edith Charlotte Hanna also lived in Belleville. Ethel McGuire married John McGuire on July 10, 1916 in Belleville. Mrs. McGuire was a member of St. Margaret's Anglican Church and the Ladies' Auxiliary, ANAF, Duke of Edinburgh Unit 201. She died on February 8, 1975 in Belleville.
Edith Charlotte Hanna was born in Wales on August 22, 1905 and immigrated to Canada in 1913. She was the daughter of Ebenezer and Edith Kate Cooke and one of eleven children. Her sister Ethel Mildred McGuire also lived in Belleville. On June 6, 1923, she married John Herbert Hanna in Belleville. Edith Hanna was a member of Christ Church and of the Minerva Chapter of the Eastern Star and White Shrine. She died on September 15, 1981 in Belleville.
Clara Agnes McGuinness was born in June, 1896 in Lonsdale, Hastings County, the daughter of James McAuliffe and Letitia Toner. She married Michael Joseph McGuinness on April 6, 1921 at Marysville, Ontario. Her husband ran a grist mill in Lonsdale until 1963. She was a member of Holy Name of Mary Church in Marysville. Agnes McGuinness died on February 23, 1981 in Belleville, Ontario.
Dorothy Annette Walsh was born on December 10, 1912 in Kenora, Ontario. She was the daughter of Leo Mark Chambers and Annie Elizabeth Hamilton. Dorothy Walsh was predeceased by her husband, Ralph. She was educated at the University of Saskatchewan (B.A.). Mr. and Mrs. Walsh lived for some time in Deloro, Hastings County where he worked as manager of the smelting plant. They later moved to Belleville. Dorothy Walsh was a member of Bridge Street United Church in Belleville and a member of the University Women's Club of Belleville. She died on December 4, 1977 in Belleville.
Mrs. Eva Barlow, wife of Clinton Barlow, arrived in Deloro, Hastings County, in 1922 and lived there until 1949 when she and her husband moved to Belleville. She went to school in Gananoque and studied at the Kingston Business College to be a secretary. Clinton Barlow was a chemist at the Deloro Smelting and Refining Company. Eva Barlow died on December 17, 2000.
Robert McCormick was a photographer who was active in Belleville, Ontario, from 1884 to 1925. He died in Toronto on 4th December 1937.
John Wesley Johnson was born in Antrim, Ireland on 17th January 1846. He came to Canada in 1846 and worked for four years as a purser on Great Lakes steamships. He joined the Ontario Business College and was president of that institution for 42 years. He played an active part in politics, becoming a member of Belleville City Council in 1885 and serving as Mayor from 1897 to 1900. In 1908 he was elected president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants for Ontario and also Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario. He served as MPP until his death in Belleville on 11th March 1919. In February 1917 he was responsible for introducing the Bill which gave the vote to white women in Ontario.
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Eliza Irene Haig was born on September 7, 1908 in Morrisburg, the daughter of Charles Seymour and Ella Hummell. She was raised in Morrisburg and Brockville, and later graduated from Queen's University. She married John McLean Haig. She was known as Harriet Stevens to CJBQ listeners and Intelligencer readers. Mrs. Haig spent several years in the children's branch of the Belleville Public Library. She was a member of the University Women's Club and the Business and Professional Women's Club, representing the Canadian Federation of Business and Professional Women in 19159 at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. She was a founding member of the Hastings County Historical Society and a member of the Bridge Street United Church Choir. She died on April 15, 2003.
Harold Alfred Wright was born on May 6, 1908 in Tyendinaga, the son of James Alfred Wright and Clara Amelia Parks. He was married to Cynthia Cunningham who predeceased him. Mr. Wright was educated in Belleville and became a self-employed carpenter. He was a member of Bridge Street United Church. Mr. Wright died on June 29, 1997. Officers and Members of both Moira Masonic Lodge #11 and O.E.S. Belleville Lodge #55 held memorial services for Mr. Wright.
Olive Elsie Wessman (Trueman) was born on November 14, 1893 in Toronto, the daughter of William Henry Trueman and Margaret Ann Swinarton. She married Sigurd Wessman and they lived for most of their married lives in Belleville and Deseronto. Her husband was a factory owner, producing electric appliances. Olive Elsie Wessman died on April 25, 1987 in her 94th year. Her husband predeceased her in 1982.
Sigurd Wessman was born in Norway in 1885, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wessman. He married Olive Elsie Trueman, and they came to Hastings County in 1921 from Renfrew. He and his brother ran the Belleville Electric and Stamping Co., initially making tools and dyes. In 1932 they moved to Deseronto where the business was called Redi Heat Electric Appliance Co., running to 1964. Mr. Wessman was on the Deseronto town council for two years and served as mayor for five years. During the Second World War the factory produced gear shifts, ammunition boxes and flame throwers. He and his wife moved back to Belleville in 1962. He died on July 12, 1982 in his 97th year.
William Boldrick was born in 1886 at Concession 7, Tyendinaga Township, the son of George Boldrick and Margaret Millan. He married Alma Sarah Johnston on August 29, 1912 in Belleville, Hastings County. He was self-employed as a farmer and a carpenter, working until the early 1970s. He was employed by the Tyendinaga School Board and was a member of Roslin United Church, where he was an elder. He died on June 3, 1976.