Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex, J. H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1905, p. 531-532:
Walter Atkin, a successful young farmer of Colchester South, County of Essex, represents a family which has been identified with Malden township of County Essex for the past seventy-six years. He was born in the Atkin settlement, Malden township, March 27, 1852, son of Gore and Hannah (Lypps) Atkin...
Walter Atkin enjoyed the advantages of the home school. When he grew to maturity he engaged in lumbering, working in heavy timber. About the time of his marriage he bought a fifty-acre farm in the 4th Concession of Malden, and there resided for some five years, when he sold the property and bought of William Woodbridge clergy reserve land consisting of eighty-three and three-fifths acres in Lots 68, 69 and 70, Colchester South...
On Dec. 8, 1877, Mr. Atkin was united in marriage with Sarah Ann McCormick, and to this union have been born: Mabel, born Dec. 13, 1878, married Leonard Eede, of this township, and has two children, Byron and Ruby; Grove, born April 17, 1879, has a farm of 100 acres in Malden; Grace, born Aug. 5, 1880, is at home; and Ellis, born Feb. 16, 1882, is at home.
Commemorative Biographical Record of Essex Co., pp. 128-130:
McCORMICK. ...
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(III) Matthew W. McCormick was born on the Col. Brush place, Colchester South, Oct. 1, 1830, ...
On Jan. 29, 1854, Mr. McCormick was married to Elizabeth Jane Taylor, who was born in New Brunswick, March 8, 1836, daughter of Steven and Jane Taylor. Their chidren were: (1) Walter Herbert was born June 14, 1855. (2) Sarah Ann, born July 12, 1856, married Walter Atkin, son of Gore Atkin, of Malden township, and they reside on a portion of the clergy reserve property; their children are: Mabel (who married Leonard Eede, and has three children, Edmond B., Ruby and Madalin); Gore (who married Alice Hutchinson), and Ellis and Grace at home...
Edmond Byron (Byron)
Eede
Ruby Eede 1903-1984
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