Mrs.
Ephraim Layman
The death occurred on
Monday, 10 Jun 1918 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Richard Mills
of South Middleton, of Mrs. Ephraim Layman, one of the oldest
residents of Norfolk County, after an illness of about a month.
Mrs. Layman, who was aged 69
years, was born near
St. Williams, and had resided all her life in Norfolk.
Her maiden name was Marie
Newkirk, and she was the eldest child of the large family of the
late Moses Newkirk, one of the early settlers of Norfolk.
Of 10 sons in her birth
family, 5 became medical doctors, four being graduates of the
Toronto School of Medicine, three of whom practiced their profession
in the Argentine Republic.
The youngest member of the
family, Dr. F. M. Newkirk of Bay City, Michigan, graduated at Ann
Arbor, and he and one brother, Dr. Moses Newkirk of Mercedes,
Argentine, are the only surviving members of the family.
Mrs. Layman was a lifelong
member of the Methodist Church, and a lady of much refinement of
character, and her kind and hospitable qualities endeared her to her
relatives and many friends.
Her husband predeceased her
12 years ago. She leaves five children: George of Hamilton; Frank,
who resides near Galt; T. M. of Tillsonburg; Mrs. A. C. Doan, and
Mrs. N. C. Mills of South Middleton; and nine grandchildren, 10
great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.
