John Wesley Edwards

M, b. 3 September 1884
FatherWilliam Edwards b. c 1814
MotherElizabeth Harriett Weight
Birth*John Wesley Edwards was born on 3 September 1884 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth Harriett (Weight) Edwards was listed as the informant on the birth certiifcate.1 
Occupation*John Wesley Edwards was a mechanic in 1912 at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada.2 
(Grantor) Property-SaleAmos Nettleton Edwards, Elizabeth Harriett (Weight) Edwards, Stephen Miles Edwards, William Asel Edwards, Samuel Edwards, Walter Francis Edwards, Lillian May Edwards, John Wesley Edwards, Cecil Roy Edwards and Maud Elizabeth (Edwards) Timms, heir(s)-at-law of William Edwards sold 114 John Street (114 Legion Street in 2025), Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada , on 11 March 1912 to George Neal for $150. Sarah Elizabeth (Wills) Edwards, Caroline Trethewey Susannah (Dungey) Edwards, Margaret (McLaughlin) Edwards, Margaret (Johnston) Edwards and Alice Amelia (Mitchell) Edwards signed a release permitting the transaction.2  
Residence*John Wesley Edwards lived in 1919 at 95 Ferrier Avenue, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada.3 
(Witness) MarriageHe witnessed the marriage of Joseph Hallett and Lillian May Edwards on 12 November 1919 at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada.3 
(Beneficiary) WillJohn Wesley Edwards was listed as a beneficiary in the will of Stephen Miles Edwards dated 5 December 1929 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada, and was bequeathed $100.4 
Last Edited13 Feb 2025

Citations

  1. [S5789] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-, John Wesley Edwards registration no. 027389 (3 Sep 1884); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 6 Feb 2025); citing microfilm MS 929, roll 67, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  2. [S5815] Mitchell, Ontario, Deed of Land, instrument no. MIT6800, west half of Lot 19, Park Lot 22, Plan 345 (1912), Elizabeth Edwards, Stephen Miles Edwards, Amos Edwards, Asel Edwards, Samuel Edwards, Walter F. Edwards, Lily Edwards, John Edwards, Cecil Edwards and Maud Timms, heirs-at-law of the estate of William Edwards to George Neal, 11 Mar 1912; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 13 Feb 2025).
  3. [S5785] Ontario marriage registrations, 12 Nov 1919, no. 006658, Joseph Hallett and Lilly Edwards; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 6 Feb 2025); citing Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1926, MS932, roll 479, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  4. [S5772] Ontario marriage registrations, 21 May 1878, no. 004060, Henry Hoar and H E Malissa Edwards; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 4 Feb 2025); citing Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1926, MS932, roll 27, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.