| Name |
Henry "Harry" Mather |
| Nickname |
Harry |
| Birth |
2 Dec 1858 |
Middleville, Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census-Household Member |
1871 |
Elderslie Twp, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada [1] |
| Canada |
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1871 Census Elderslie John McPherson
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| Occupation |
Aft 1886 |
Middleville, Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada |
| Farmer |
| Census |
1891 |
Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [2] |
| Canada |
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1891 Census Lanark Lanark Henry Mather
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| Religion |
1891 |
Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [2] |
| Congregationalist |
| Census |
1901 |
Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [3] |
| Canada |
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1901 Census Lanark Lanark Henry Mather
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| Residence |
31 Mar 1901 |
Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [4] |
| Residence |
1903 |
Balderson, Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation |
1908 |
Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada |
| Farmer |
| Census |
1911 |
Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [5] |
| Canada |
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1911 Census Bathurst Lanark Henry Mather
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| Residence |
1911 |
Lanark County (south/sud), Ontario, Canada [4] |
| Census |
1921 |
Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [6] |
| Canada |
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1921 Census Lanark Lanark Henry "Harry" Mather
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| FamilySearch ID |
KNV4-5FT |
| Name |
Harry |
| Residence |
Aft 1921 |
Lanark Village, Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada |
| _UID |
DFD6A76D4DAB4CD091814DCF1E52CBE82E36 |
| Death |
17 Mar 1932 |
Lanark Village, Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [7] |
| Cause: Bronchio-Pneumonia/Chronic Endocarditis, Chronic Intestinal Nephritis |
- Obituary
Mather - The following is from the Lanark Era: "It is with sincere regret that The Era records the death of Mr. Henry Mather, one of the community's most respected citizens who passed away at his residence in the Village, on Thursday, March 17th at the age of 73 years and 4 months. The late Mr. Mather was born at Middleville, a son of the late John Mather and his wife, Jean Cummings. In the year 1886 he was united in marriage to Miss Ella Baird and together settled on the farm at Middleville now owned by Mr. Robert Nairn.
To them was born a family of four sons and two daughters, who besides their mother survive: Margaret, (Mrs John McCurdy) of Hopetown; Irma (Mrs Wm. McLean of Lanark); and John, Scott, Harold and William, all settled in the Balderson district. During his sojourn in Lanark Township the late Mr. Mather served on municipal council and also took a great interest in the welfare of the Agricultural Societies in the community, often acting as judge at their annual exhibitions. In the year 1903, Mr. and Mrs. Mather and family moved to Balderson and settled there on a farm until the year 1923 when they moved to this village where they have since resided.
Deceased is also survived by three half-brothers and one sister. Messrs. Geo. Edward and Underhill McPherson of Toronto and Mrs. J. Scott of Alberta. One brother, John, died several years ago, and an infant brother is also deceased.
The funeral, the largest held in Lanark for several years, took place on Saturday from his late residence with service being held in St. Andrew's United Church. Every available seat in the church was filled and many who had come to pay their last respects to the departed had to stand in the vestibule during the service which was conducted by the pastor, Rev, B.V. McLean, B.A., assisted by Rev. A.E. Silver, of the Baptist Church and Rev. Thos. McNaught of Balderson. Interment took place in the village cemetery, the graveside service being conducted by the Rev. Mr. McNaught. The casket was borne by Messrs. George Mather, John N. Mather, Matt. Somerville, Benj. Willis, Jas. Pennett and R.S. McIntyre. Floral tributes were as follows: Gates-a-jar from the family, Sprays from the grandchildren and the Clyde Fire Company of which deceased was a member for several years.
The Perth Courier Perth, Ontario, Canada 11 Apr 1932
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Henry Mather Death
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| Burial |
Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark Village, Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada |
| Notes |
- Was christened Henry Harry. He spent his boyhood in Bruce Cty on the 4th Con of Elderslie Twp. after his mother remarried McPherson.
John was 14 and Harry was 10 when his Mother moved to Bruce Cty. as a young man, he earned his living clearing trees for farmers who had purchased forested property in the Chesley and Paisley areas of Bruce County in western Ontario.
They returned to the farm when young men and divided the land. John lived on the farm and Harry purchased a small farm at the south end of the village. Harry later sold his share of the farm to John when he moved to Bathurst around 1903.
Ed MacPherson's obituary in the Calgary Albertan of 23 Jun 1937 states "In the fall of 1883 Ed McPherson, then a lad of 17, along with his half-brother (Harry Mather) and two other young men, went west and contracted the building of the CPR roadbed." According to the Albertan, the grade they built is now the present site of Calgary.
When the work was finished on the railroad Harry Mather returned to Middleville and, according to the Perth Courier of 26 Mar 1886, he married and settled on the Stead farm near Middleville.
Harry later bought Long Bill Keay's (George Ennis') and wrote to JC asking if he wanted to farm. JC farmed for a year and sold it to Allan Keays.
From Grandpa (John Cumming) Mather's recollections:
His father contracted on the western railroad, driving a team of horses pulling a scraper, to level the RR bed through western SK and Eastern AB. Indians stole several teams of horses. He walked to Long Lake, MN to the home of John Mather who lived there because winter was setting in. When he left to come home he was given two five dollar gold pieces for having worked. They were given to a 'Harry Mather' ( some connection to Georgia), who was named for his great? grandfather Mather. ( I haven't identified this individual at this time but it may be Harry Putnam Mather (RIN 1193).
He spent his boyhood in Bruce Cty on the 4th Con of Elderslie Twp. after his mother remarried McPherson.
From Gordon Mather Verbal Recollection 3/29/2014
Henry's (Harry) Mather's team of horses were stolen by natives passing through the area and he and a MacPherson (or was it a Stead) trailed the horses which were shod south eventually losing the trail. They ended up in Billings MT and decided to head for his uncle's in MN as winter was setting in. They worked there and were paid in gold coins. When Harry Mather from (Maryland, Georgia?) was borned he was named after (Henry, Harry) his uncle.
On a trip to Florida, Uncle Gord, Aunt Jean and Grandpa Mather (JC Mather) were passing through ? and Grandpa when stopped for the evening made contact and as a result the trio were invited for breakfast the next morning. Grandpa, Uncle Gord and Aunt Jean were shown a gold coin, framed and mounted on the wall of his study by Harry Mather, one of Henry's gold coins. Apparently Harry had made a trip north when a boy to meet his namesake and was given the remaining coin by Henry, Harry Mather.
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| Person ID |
I4915 |
Lanark County Origins | This is my Maternal LIneage, Maternal Great Grandmother's Lineage, My 2 Great Grandmother's Lineage, My 2 Great Grandmother |
| Last Modified |
11 Nov 2023 |
| Family |
Ellen "Ella" Harvey Baird, b. 19 Jan 1859, Hopetown, Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 27 Apr 1932, Lanark Village, Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 73 years) |
| Marriage |
17 Mar 1886 |
St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Lanark Village, Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [8] |
- Henry Mather, 27, Middleville, b. Middleville, son of John & Jane Mather, to Helen Harvey Baird, 27, Lanark, b. Lanark, dau. Andrew & Margaret, 17 Mar 1886. Witness: Samuel Wilson, Lanark, Rev. James Wilson.
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Henry Mather & Ellen Baird Marriage
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| Children |
| + | 1. Margaret Jane "Maggie" Mather, b. 4 May 1886, Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 23 Dec 1975, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 89 years) |
| + | 2. John Cumming Mather, b. 17 May 1888, Middleville, Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 8 May 1979, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 90 years) |
| | 3. Andrew Scott "Scott" Mather, b. 20 May 1890, Middleville, Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 5 Aug 1946, Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 56 years) |
| + | 4. Erma Evelyn Mather, b. 13 Nov 1893, Middleville, Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 6 Jul 1959, Kingston (city/cit?e), Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada (Age 65 years) |
| + | 5. Harold David Mather, b. 23 Sep 1895, Middleville, Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 6 Nov 1971, Drummond-North Elmsley Twp (Drummond), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 76 years) |
| + | 6. William Alison Mather, b. 22 Apr 1901, Middleville, Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 30 Oct 1982, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 81 years) |
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| Family ID |
F1513 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
4 Mar 2024 |
1858 - 1932 (73 years)
