Notes: Alexander Detwiller and Elizabeth Parker were married 1 Nov 1859 in the
Avonbank Presbyterian Church, Downie Twp., Perth, Ontario.
In 1861 they were living on their farm in a log house. Alexander is listed
as being a farmer. In 1871, six children were listed, namely Rebecca Dunn,
Marion, Christopher, Elizabeth, John, and Alexander, in Fullarton Twp.
A daughter Bertha had died as an infant in 1869, and Christopher was to die in 1876.
By 1881, four more children had been added to the family, namely Annie, William,
James and Isabella. By 1885, the family was complete, with the addition of Innis
and Robert.
Alexander suffered from a liver disease for three years, and died
17 Sep 1887 of a kidney abscess. He is buried in the Avonbank Presbyterian
Cemetery, Downie Twp., Perth, Ontario. After the death of her husband, Elizabeth
moved into the town of Mitchell, Perth South. In 1891, she was living with four of
her children, Marion, Isabella, Innis and Robert, in Mitchell. Marion was a
dressmaker. By 1901, at age 62, Elizabeth was living alone.
In 1916, at age 77, Elizabeth was living with her daughter Annie and husband David
Harvey in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. David was a farmer and they had two
children, William age 4 and Robert age 2 years. Also living with the family was
Elizabeth Wilson, another daughter of Elizabeth, who was also now widowed.
In the photograph at right, Elizabeth is shown with four of her sons, Will, Robert, Gavin
and Innis. The exact death date of Elizabeth in 1917 is unknown, but she probably
died in Manitoba. She is buried with her husband and two of their young children
in the Avonbank Presbyterian Cemetery. |
Photographs} Detwiller gravestone 
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