Robert "Bob" Armour

1876 - 1947  (71 years)

• Name	Robert "Bob" Armour
  Nickname	Bob
  Birth	4 Jul 1876	Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	231295019
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/231295019
  Occupation	1908	Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Farmer
  _UID	38EB880A778B417EAB8F746CC5A99F630081
  Death	28 Nov 1947	Elmsley North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Obituary - Robert Armour The funeral of Robert Armour, resident of the 8th concessikon of Drummond township, and prominent figure in municipal and educational matters, who died at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. W. Wrathwell of the township of North Elmsley, was held on Monday afternoon from Alex. Blair and Son's Funeral Home to Elmwood Cemetery and largely attended. Rev. W. R. Alp, minister of St. Paul's United Church, conducted the services. In his 71st year, Mr. Armour was born in the township of North Burgess, a son of the late John Armour and his wife, the former Miss Elizabeth Shellington. He was educated in the Upper and Lower Scotch Line public schools and Perth Collegiate Institute where he was an outstanding athlete in football, track and field sports. Early in life he began farming in Drummond township where, for several years, he was a member of the township council and a school trustee in School Section No. 12. He was a member of St. Paul's United Church in Perth. He was married to the former Miss Mary Elizabeth Thompson, of North Burgess, who predeceased him in 1943. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs W.J. Wrathwell, of North Elmsley, Miss Margaret Armour, of Ottawa; Mrs. Clifford Buchanan, of Smiths Falls, three sons, Francis Armour, of Smiths Falls, Messrs. Donald Armour and Gordon Armour, of North Burgess, a sister, Misss Mary Armour, of Perth, and a brother, Mr. James Armour of Drummond. The Perth Courier Perth, Ontario, Canada December 4, 1947
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I9803	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	John Armour,   b. 6 Dec 1842, Lavant, Dalhousie and North Sherbrooke, Lanark County, Ontario, CAnada d. 21 Mar 1917, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Jane Shillington,   b. Abt 1840, Argyll and Bute, Scotland d. 16 Dec 1910, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 70 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1870
  Family ID	F3695	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth Thompson,   b. 17 Aug 1872, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 14 Oct 1943, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	10 Jul 1906
  Children	1. John Samuel Murray Armour,   b. Abt 1907, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Abt 1908, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 1 years)   2. Robert Gordon "Gordon" Armour,   b. 24 Aug 1908, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 25 Mar 1981, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 72 years)   3. Muriel Elizabeth Armour,   b. 16 Mar 1910, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 7 Feb 1994, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 83 years)   4. Donald George McFarlane Armour,   b. 14 Aug 1911, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 25 Sep 2003, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 92 years)   5. Margaret Kathleen Armour,   b. 20 Dec 1913, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 22 Mar 1989, Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada (Age 75 years)   6. Francis McKinley Armour,   b. 5 Jul 1915, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 28 Aug 1973, Smiths Falls, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 58 years)   7. Jean Isobel Armour,   b. 1 Sep 1918, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 18 Mar 2011, Smiths Falls, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F3694	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

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  Birth - 4 Jul 1876 - Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1908 - Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - 28 Nov 1947 - Elmsley North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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