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Oliver L.
Latam
Married Florence Beacon.
History of the Wigle Family and Their Descendants, The Wigle Family, Kingsville, Ontario, 1931.
1901 personal census, Mersea Twp, Essex Co., ON, K6-1:
Latam John J., M, Married, 2 June 1852, 48, born Ont, origin: English, Can,
M[ethodist], Farmer;
Eliza J., F, wife, Married, 3 Aug 1856, 44, born Ont,
origin: German, Can, Meth;
Goldwin H., M, son, Single, 25 April 1877, 23,
born Ont, origin: English, Can, Meth, Farmer's Son;
Oliver L., M, son,
Single, 6 April 1881, 19, born Ont, origin: English, Can, Meth, Student;
Mahlon E., M, son, Single, 9 Aug 1883, 17, born Ont, origin: English, Can,
Meth, Farmer's Son;
Ada C., F, daughter, Single, 10 Sept 1885, 15, born
Ont, origin: English, Can, Meth;
Reuben H., M, son, Single, 19 March 1888,
13, born Ont, origin: English, Can, Meth, 5 months in school;
John M., M,
son, Single, 3 July 1891, 9, born Ont, origin: English, Can, Meth, 9 months in
school;
Jacob S., M, son, Single, 27 Nov 1893, 7, born Ont, origin:
English, Can, Meth, 6 months in school.
Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex, J. H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1905, p. 501-502:
Reuben Bruner, an esteemed resident of Gosfield South, County of Essex, is probably one of the most venerable citizens of this locality, belonging to one of the old families...
George Bruner, like his brothers, was born in Pennsylvania. When he located in Gosfield township on his own responsibility, he settled on Lot 21, Concession 5, a government tract of 200 acres... George Bruner lived in this home during his life, and saw much of his land cleared... Mr. Bruner died May 12, 1834, aged fifty-seven years. He married Elizabeth Tofflemire, daughter of Martin Tofflemire, who came here from Kentucky, although he lived originally in Pennsylvania. Mrs. Bruner died in 1868, aged eighty-four years. The children born to them were the following: ... Reuben...
Reuben Bruner was born March 23, 1823, on the place where he grew to manhood and received his education. In his early years he was engaged in the business of getting out wood for the furnace. When he attained manhood, he came into possession of a part of the homestead, receiving eighty-five acres as his portion. He did much of the necessary clearing, and lived in the hewed log house until after his marriage, when he built his present brick house.
In 1848 Mr. Bruner married Jane Fox, daughter of George Fox, who died in February, 1899, aged seventy-four years. They had these children born to them: ... Eliza J., born April 3, 1856, married John Latam, in Mersea, and they have children, Golden, Maxwell, Oliver, Mahlon, Ada, Reuben, John and Jacob.
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