Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex, J. H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1905, p. 482-483:
William H. Neville, one of the younger farmers of Gosfield North, and a public-spirited citizen, who is ever ready to help in any movement for the betterment of his community, was born March 27, 1866, near Pontiac, Michigan, though he comes of one of Canada's old families, being a son of Edward and Sarah (McKenzie) Neville.
The first of the family to settle in Essex was Edward Neville, a native of Ireland, who came to Canada with his family of five sons, Robert, Edward, James, George and Francis, and one daughter. Francis Neville was born in July, 1798, married Nancy Williams, born Oct. 4, 1805, and settled on what is now Lot 271, Talbot Road South, in 1825, in the days when the country was an unbroken wilderness, and the only road an Indian trail from the lake to Windsor. On the farm which he cleared in the midst of this wilderness, Francis Neville and his wife lived for the rest of their days, and of their eleven children, nine reached maturity: (1) Thomas married Agnes Beatty, and lived and died on the old homestead, leaving a family of three, James (of Cottam), Robert (of South Dakota) and Nancy (wife of Charles Boorman). (2) James married Sarah Wigle and settled in Gosfield, his family are John, of Detroit; Mary, wife of Wilthew Foster; Colin, on the homestead about half a mile from Ruthven; Testamia, wife of Michael Wigle; Dr. Wendal, of Wisconsin; Augusta, wife of Ezra Wigle; and Adelia, wife of Scott Foster. (3) Edward was the father of William H. and Joanna. (4) Mary, wife of Charles Gilboe, of Gosfield, had two daughters, Testamia, wife of Solomon Malott, and Alwilda, wife of Albert Lonsbury. (5) Abigail married Peter Gilboe, of Gosfield, their children being Andrew, of Detroit; Seroha, wife of Fred Robinson; Isadore, wife of Grove Hopgood; Philemon, of the United States; Hubert, at home; Minnie, wife of Charles Williams; and Leonard, at home. (6) Jane is the wife of Joseph Gilboe, of Michigan, and has six children, Francis
and Oscar, of Pontiac; Laura, wife of George Johnson; Byron, Ella and Nina, at home. (7) Charles married Adeline Sanford and settled in Gosfield, where he died leaving one son, Charles, of Kingsville. (8) Solomon married Julia Lamarsh, and settled in Gosfield; he has two sons, Charles, of Cottam, and Hubert, of Michigan. (9) Isabella is the wife of Alexander Neville, of Pontiac, Michigan, and mother of Truella, now Mrs. Dusenberry, of Pontiac...
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