John Eugene Stearns, son of John A.
Stearns and Helen Marr Francis
Born:
1850 in
Port Rowan, Walsingham Township, Norfolk County
Married:
Mary
Elizabeth Killmaster, 31 Mar 1875 in Port Rowan (age 25)
Died:
31
Dec 1880 in Port Rowan (age 31)
Buried:
H.
J. Killmaster Farm (stone at Bayview
Cemetery, Port Rowan)
Mary
Elizabeth Killmaster, daughter
of Henry J. Killmaster and M. Elizabeth Becker
Born:
30
Jul 1851 in Port Rowan, Walsingham Township, Norfolk County
Married:
John
E. Stearns, 31 Mar 1875 in Port Rowan (age 24)
Married:
William
C. Stearns, 26 Sep 1883 in Bay City, Michigan (age 32)
Died:
22
Nov 1944 in London, Ontario (age 94)
Buried:
Bayview
Cemetery, Port Rowan
Children
of John Eugene Stearns and Elizabeth Killmaster:
Francis
Killmaster Stearns married Carrie (Capron) Brown. Moved to Portland,
Oregon
Grace
Eola Stearns (1878-1897). Fatally shot.
John
Killmaster Stearns
Leland
E. Stearns (1880-1892)
William
C. Stearns, son of John A. Stearns and
Helen Marr Francis
Born:
6
Jun 1851 in Port Rowan, Walsingham Township, Norfolk County
Married:
Elizabeth
Killmaster, 26 Sep 1883 in Bay City, Michigan (age 32)
Died:
18
Oct 1918 in Port Rowan, Norfolk County (age 67)
Buried:
Bayview
Cemetery, Port Rowan
Children
of William C. Stearns and Elizabeth Killmaster:
May
Helen Stearns married Dr. J. G. Gunn. Moved to London, Ontario.
Stella Stacey
Stearns married Allan
Forster Brock. Moved to Cooper Cliff,
Ontario
Notes:
John,
his older brother Austin, and their younger brother William,
operated Stearns Bros., prominent Port Rowan lumber merchants with
holdings in both Walsingham and Houghton townships. John was a Mason
and a member of the local school board. He died of injuries received
when his horse jumped on him. John's widow married his younger
brother. Austin and William also owned land and a sawmill in Essex
County. William also operated the stable beside his father's Stearns
Hotel in Port Rowan. After William died, Elizabeth moved to London,
and lived with her daughter, May Gunn.
Source: John
Cardiff of Simcoe, Norfolk County.
Contributed: 27 Jun 2011
Acknowledgement: assistance from
Robert Mutrie
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