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K Mary Jane Minnis

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1851 personal census, Mersea Twp, Essex Co., ON, p. 19,20:
Minnis John, M, Married, 40, born Canada, Methodist, Farmer;
Easter, F, Married, 34, born Canada, Methodist;
Mary, F, 14, born Canada;
Sarah, F, 12, born Canada;
Chas, M, 10, born Canada;
Jno, M, 7, born Canada;
Hugh, M, 4, born Canada;
Melissa, F, 2, born Canada.

1861 personal census, Mersea Twp, Essex Co., ON, 1-16:
Dresser Thomas, M, Married, married in 1860, 24, born U Canada, W Methodist, Labourer;
Mary Jane, F, Married, married in 1860, 20, born U Canada, W Methodist.

1901 personal census, Mersea Twp, Essex Co., ON, K1-11:
Dresser Thomas, M, Married, 10 June 1837, 63, born Ont, origin: English, Can, Meth, Farmer;
Mary J., F, wife, Married, 16 Oct 1841, 59, born Ont, origin: Irish, Can, Meth;
Everet, M, son, Widowed, 7 May 1875, 25, born Ont, origin: English, Can, Meth, Farmer's Son;
Ivan W., M, son, Single, 15 Feb 1881, 18, born Ont, origin: English, Can, Meth, Farmer's Son;
Vera G., F, daughter, Single, 7 April 1898, 2, born Ont, origin: English, Can, Meth.

Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex, J. H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1905, p. 480-482:
Charles Minnis, a prominent farmer and stock raiser of Mersea township, one of the substantial and best known men in that line in his section of the County of Essex, is not only influential as a business man, but also active in various other industries. He was born in Mersea township, Feb. 3, 1846, and is of Irish extraction, his father, John Minnis, having been born Feb. 2, 1818, in County Down, Ireland.
     Hugh Minnis and his wife, the grandparents, who were also natives of Ireland, were married there, and in 1818 emigrated to Canada, bringing their son, John, then but three months of age, with them. The voyage was made in a sailing-vessel, and consumed eleven weeks. Coming to Ontario they located in Mersea township, on the present site of the John Davies general store, in Leamington, County of Essex, and they lived there three years. There both parents died, leaving their only son, John, an orphan, three years old. He was adopted by Alexander Wilkinson, known as "Uncle Aleck", who owned land and lived in what is now the center of Leamington, and with whom he remained until of age, obtaining a fair education. He was reared like one of Mr. Wilkinson's own children, receiving a Christian training. His father had left a sum of money, about four hundred dollars, with which he bought land on what is now the 5th Concession, Lot 5, a tract of 200 acres. This land was then a wilderness, and upon it he erected a little log house, and began the life of a pioneer, commencing to clear off his farm, and succeeded in clearing off half the tract. In time he built a brick house, one of the first in that concession, and made other improvements. On this place he lived and reared his family, all of whom reflect credit on the Christian training of their devoted parents. Mr. Minnis devoted his active years to the cultivation and improvement of his farm, and the last years of his life were spent in Leamington, where he was cared for by his youngest daughter Mrs. W. W. Ames, at whose home he died June 22, 1901. He was buried in Lake View cemetery, Leamington. Several years before his death he lost his eyesight, and his hearing was also affected, but he bore these trials with Christian fortitude. He was a consistent member of the Methodist Church, which he joined early in life, and lived up to its principles and teachings, continuing steadfast in the faith until his death. He was quite active in church matters, and his home was used as a place of worship for many years before Mount Carmel church was built. He was a stanch Liberal in politics, and served as a member of the township council for a number of years. He was also school trustee for many years, giving the land on which the school was built for that purpose, and ever took a deep interest in education, doing his duty as he saw it in this as in everything else. Mr. Minnis was strictly temperate in his habits, was a stanch advocate of temperance, and was never known to take a drink in a barroom or tavern. As a business man he was quite successful.
     On March 17, 1840, in Mersea township, Mr. Minnis married Hester Jane McGaw, who was born March 17, 1822, in Newmarket, Ont., sister of the late John McGaw, and, as will be seen, was married before she was eighteen years of age. The married life of this couple extended over sixty-one years, and they celebrated their golden wedding on March 17, 1890, surrounded by all their children, and grandchildren and friends. Mrs. Minnis lived to the ripe old age of seventy-nine years, and died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. W. W. Ames, April 18, 1901; she was buried in Lake View cemetery, Leamington, where her devoted husband was laid to rest two months later. They loved one another in life, and were not long separated by death. She was a sincere Christian woman, a devoted member of the Methodist Church, and a loving wife and mother to her large family, which consisted of twelve children, namely: Mary Jane married Thomas Dresser, of Mersea township; Sarah Ann married Albert Fox, of Mersea township; Charles is mentioned below; John J. is a resident of Leamington; Hugh resides in Detroit, Michigan; Malissa married Edward Foster, of Leamington; Alexander, an evangelist, resides in Kingsville; Chloe married Henry Foster, of Leamington; Lydia married Robert Beacon, of Mersea township; Malinda E. married Elliot Kimball, of Mersea township; Priscilla married Thomas J. J. Foster, of Gosfield township; Huldah married W. W. Ames, of Leamington.
     Charles Minnis, the subject proper of this sketch, was born on his father's place on Lot 5, Concession 5 ... Mr. Minnis was married, in Mersea township, Feb. 12, 1869, to Hannah Dresser, who was born in Mersea township April 25, 1848, a daughter of George and Rose H. (Adams) Dresser...
     The Dresser family, of Mersea township, is one of the oldest of this section of County Essex, where its representatives have for over sixty years been identified with the growth and progress of that community. The founder of the name in Mersea township was George Dresser, who was a native of Yorkshire, England, a son of Thomas, who lived and died in his native home, stanch in his support of the Church of England.
     George Dresser, before mentioned, grew to manhood in England, and there received a good solid education. He worked as a farmer on his father's home, and married Rose Hannah Adams in 1831. From time to time friends and relatives of young Dresser had crossed to America, and appeared to succeed, and, longing for a wider field in which to found a home, he and his wife emigrated to America, in a sailing vessel, landing in Quebec after a long and very tiresome voyage. From Quebec they made their way to Ontario, they came to the County of Kent, living there until 1841, when they removed to County Essex, and settling in Mersea township on a tract of 100 acres they laid the foundations of a sterling old family, beginning their pioneer life in a log house. With his brave wife to help and cheer him, George Dresser commenced clearing his land, and in time his sons also assisted. Later, a brick house replaced the primitive log one, and substantial buildings were put up about the farm. Upon this property, redeemed from the wilderness by such steadfast endeavor, George Dresser lived out his life, and died at the advanced age of ninety-one years, wealthy, respected and beloved. In politics he was a strict Conservative, and he was called upon to serve in the township council, as well as to fill a number of other township offices, his keen judgment and ability making him peculiarly fitted for public office.
     George Dresser was a member of the Methodist Church, and took a deep interest in all church matters, living up to his creed in his daily life ... it was one of the greatest sources of rejoicing on the part of Mr. Dresser that through his offices many were brought into the church. His good wife also died on the homestead, and both were interred in Lake View cemetery. She, too, was a devout member of the Methodist Church, and was beloved by a wide circle of friends. The following named children were born to Mr. and Mrs. George Dresser: William is mentioned below. Christopher died at the age of twenty years. Thomas, who is now engaged in farming on the 3rd Concession, in Mersea township, married Mary Jane Minnis, daughter of the late John Minnis, and sister of Charles Minnis, of Mersea township, and they have a child, Darius, a farmer of Gosfield township. Hannah married Charles Minnis, of Mersea township. Lewis died in young manhood. Everett is on the homestead. Edith married David Nebitt, of Leamington. Ivan is at home. Margaret married James McCraken, of Mersea township.
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John Minnis 1818-1901   Hester Jane McGaw 1822-1901
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Mary Jane Minnis 1841-