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Leroy (Roy) Lewis
Taylor
Roy and Inez lived in Colchester Village where they owned a threshing machine. At one time he had a small confectionary store in his home.
Around 1924(?) they moved to Oxley where Roy built and ran a grocery store.
Inez was a good cook. She was the daughter of a fisherman and knew how to prepare excellent fish dishes.
1911 personal census, Colchester South Twp, Essex Co., ON, 10-2:
Taylor LeRoy, M, Married, Sept 1885, 25, born Ont, origin: English, Can,
Anglican, Laborer;
Inez, F, wife, Married, Oct 1886, 24, born Ont, origin:
Irish, Can, Anglican;
Hazel, F, daughter, Single, Jan 1911, 4/12, born
Ont, origin: English, Can, Anglican.
60 years ago, Amherstburg Echo, 17 Sept 1986:
The Red and White chain has 6 stores in the district operated by J. H. Lovegrove and L.H. Grondin in Amherstburg; M. Halstead in Harrow; Meloche in McGregor, R. T. Taylor in Oxley; Ira Agla in Arner and Loiselleville.
Headstone Erie Cemetery, Colchester, Essex Co., ON:
In loving memory of Leroy Taylor 1884 - 1954. Husband and Father at Rest.
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