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Information from Joseph Erner, "The *rner Genealogy Project - Arner, Erner, Orner, Urner Families in America", kinfolks.info.

1901 personal census, Colchester South Twp, Essex Co., ON, D4-10:
Tofflemire Edgar, M, Married, 8 Oct 1867, 33, born Ont, origin: German, Can, Ba[ptist], Farmer;
Lorinda, F, wife, Married, 23 April 1868, 32, born Ont, origin: French, Can, Ba;
Cora, F, daughter, Single, 23 May 1894, 6, born Ont, origin: German, Can, Ba;
Ina, F, daughter, Single, 27 July 1896, 4, born Ont, origin: German, Can, Ba.

Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex, J. H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1905, p. 448-449:
Edgar J. Tofflemire is a well-to-do farmer in the town of Colchester South, County of Essex. He is not only a respected citizen of the community because of his own merits, but also as a descendant of a family whose ancestry in Essex ranks with the oldest.
     The first representative of the Tofflemire family in the County of Essex was Charles Tofflemire, a native of Germany, who crossed the Atlantic when a young man. His first location was in Pennsylvania, and he went thence to Kentucky, where he and his family were captured by Indians. They were taken to Detroit, where they were ransomed. Charles Tofflemire subsequently brought his family to Canada, and they located in Gosfield township, County of Essex, on the place on the lake shore now known as the Jacob Wigle farm, which tract Mr. Tofflemire received from the Government. There he passed the remainder of his life, and he is buried in the place. He had three sons, William, Charles and Jacob.
     Jacob Tofflemire, great-grandfather of Edgar J., was born in Pennsylvania, and grew to manhood in Gosfield township. When he took up agricultural pursuits on his own accounts he settled on a farm at Olinda, and there he passed the remainder of his long life, dying at the age of ninety. He engaged in farming on an extensive scale, and was quite prosperous. Jacob Tofflemire married Ruth Jacobs, and they became the parents of five children: Abram, the eldest, was taken prisoner by the Indians, and never settled down after his escape; Henry lived on part of the homestead; John lived for a time on part of the homestead, and later moved to Kingsville, Ont.; Charles became the grandfather of Edgar J.; Susan married Archibald Brown, of Gosfield.
     Charles Tofflemire, born in Gosfield township in October, 1797, grew to manhood there. He received part of his father's land, but at the time of his marriage moved to the township of Colchester South, and settled on Lot 42. Some fifteen acres of his 200-acre tract were cleared at the time, and he built a log house, which he and his family occupied until about 1829, when he erected another log dwelling, in which he made his home to the end of his days. He succeeded in clearing a considerable portion of the farm, and was thrifty and successful. Mr. Tofflemire was married in Colchester South to Saloma Snider, daughter of John Snider, who received Lot 42 from the Government; he was a United Empire Loyalist. Mr. Tofflemire died at his home Feb. 10, 1851, and his wife survived him many years, passing away July 22, 1870, at the age of sixty-seven. Their family consisted of the following named children: ... (11) Richard is the father of Edgar J...
     Richard Tofflemire was born Feb. 9, 1845, on his father's farm in the township of Colchester South, and there he began farming for himself when nineteen years old. His work was in the central part of the place, which was then all cleared, and he finally built on his portion and resided there for about thirty years. He added part of the land in the same lot, to the north, until he had 118 acres, and he was successfully engaged in farming until March, 1894, since which time he has left the cultivation of his land in the hands of his sons. In March, 1904, he removed to the village of Harrow, where he has since been engaged in carpentry. In 1900 he was appointed librarian there, and still holds the office. Richard Tofflemire was married in Colchester South, to Sophia Goodhue, and they have had children as follows: Edgar J., whose name introduces these lines; Alice, wife of John Reneau, of northern Michigan; Linnie, married to F. E. Sinasac, of Harrow; Frank, of Harrow; Asa, who lives in Listowel, Ont.; and Roy. The members of the Tofflemire family have usually been stanch adherents to the Baptist faith, and their political support is generally given to the Reform party.
     Edgar J. Tofflemire was born Oct. 8, 1867, in the old log house on his father's farm. He grew to manhood there, and still makes his home on the place. His education was received in the common schools and he was thoroughly trained to farming from boyhood, taking up that calling on his own account at the age of twenty-three. For the first three years of his independent career he rented half of the old farm, and he has been the owner of same for the past seven years, for he has lived up to the family name and made his labor pay well.
     Mr. Tofflemire was married in Colchester South, in 1890, to Lurinda Renno, of that township, daughter of Alexander Renno, and two children have blessed this union: Cora Belle, born May 23, 1895 and Ina Fay, born July 27, 1897. Mr. and Mrs. Tofflemire are both members of the local Baptist Church.

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Richard H. Tofflemire 1845-   Sophia Goodhue 1845-1910    
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Edgar J. Tofflemire 1867-1955   Lorinda Renno/Renaud 1868-1919
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Ina Faye Tofflemire 1896-2001