Headstone Oil Springs Cemetery, Oil Springs, Lambton Co., ON, transcribed by the Lambton Branch of the OGS:
Wallen Mary Kirkland Lane daughter of Alex C. and Mary Wallen born May 27, 1904 died Oct. 19, 1918.
Alexander Cornelius 1866 - 1931.
his wife Mary Archibald Miller 1865 - 1947.
(footstones Mary K.L. - Mary A. - Alexander).
Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Lambton Ontario, J.H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1907; p.:
Walter Miller, whose untimely death brought sorrow to his devoted family and deep regret to a wide circle of friends and acquaintances in Enniskillen township, Lambton County, was one of the enterprising and prosperous farmers of that section. He was born Oct. 6, 1832, near Glasgow, in Rosburghshire, Scotland, son of John and Mary (Archibald) Miller, also natives of Scotland.
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Walter Miller was educated in Scotland and came to Canada in his youth. He married Miss Margaret Kirkland, who was born in 1835 in Scotland, and they settled in Haldimand County, near Hamilton, for a short time before coming to Enniskillen, Mr. Miller at that time being engaged in the milling business. In 1854 he settled on a farm beside his father's farm, and from that time until his death he was engaged in agriculture...
Mrs. Margaret (Kirkland) Miller died in 1871, leaving seven children as follows: Agnes; John; George; Mary, now Mrs. Alex C. Wallen, of Oil Springs; James, who married Miss Jean Wood, of Dawn, and lives on part of the old homestead; Walter; and Margaret, a teacher of Toronto.
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Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Lambton Ontario, J.H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1907; p.70:
Alex C. Wallen, a prominent oil producer at Oil Springs, Lambton County, was born Feb. 27, 1866 in Dresden, Kent County, Ont., eldest son of Capt. John and Ellen (Lane) Wallen...
Alex C. Wallen was educated at Petrolia and Oil City, and from the time he was fifteen years of age has been interested in the oil producing business in some capacity, with the exception of the year 1887, when he worked on the lake. In 1888 he commenced as a driller in the oil fields of Oil City and Petrolia, and in the same year he was employed by the great Berghime & McGarvey Co., of Petrolia and Austria, to go to the latter far-away field to direct drilling operations. After four years spent in Austria he returned to Oil Springs, but two months later went to Australia as one of the employees of the Inter-Colonial Deepwell & Boring Supply Co., as a driller for water. After four more years of work there, where he met with the greatest success, finding water in large quantities, he came back to Oil Springs in 1895. Here he invested his earnings in the oil fields of Enniskillen township, near Oil Springs, buying a large amount of real estate. Ever since his return he has followed the business of oil production. Mr. Wallen has one of the finest homes in the village of Oil Springs, filled with all modern conveniences and attractive adornments.
On Aug. 4, 1897, Mr. Wallen was united in marriage with Miss Mary Miller, who was born May 27, 1865, in Enniskillen township, daughter of Walter and Margaret (Kirkland) Miller, of Scotland, both of whom died in Enniskillen. Mr. Miller was a prominent farmer in that township, and served in the council for many years.
Politically Mr. Wallen is a Conservative, and he has filled the office of councilor at Oil Springs, for two years. Religiously the family are Presbyterian.
Mary Archibald
Miller
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