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F Eliza (Elsie Etta) McDonald

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Commemorative Biographical Record of Kent County, Ontario, published in 1904, pages 529-531:
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"Alexander McDonald was born in the log house in the early days of his parents' pioneer life in Howard Township... Here Mr. McDonald grew to sturdy manhood, and on March 18, 1841, he was married to Isabella Smith, who was born in Scotland, June 23, 1823, daughter of Robert and Isabel Smith, highly esteemed residents of the County of Kent... Thirteen children were born to Mr. and Mrs. McDonald, two dying in childhood. Of the others we have the following record--... Elsie, born in 1856, married David Barclay, son of Mrs. Janet Barclay, an old pioneer resident, and they have two children, Lawson and Nettie.

1891 personal census, Howard Twp, Kent Co., ON, D1-12, transcribed by the Kent Branch of the OGS:
Barclay David, M, 33, Married, born Ont, father born Sco, mother born Sco., CP, Labourer;
Etta, F, 34, wife, Married, born Ont, f.b. Ont, m.b. Sco., CP;
Loson, M, 1, son, born Ont, f.b. Ont, m.b.

1901 personal census, Howard Twp, Kent Co., ON, D1-09, transcribed by the Kent Branch of the OGS:
McDonald Alex, M, Widower, 6 May 1816, 84, born Ont, origin: Eng, Can, Pres, Farmer;
Bartley Eliza, F, Widow, daughter, 20 Jul 1858, 42, born Ont, origin: Eng, Can, Pres;
McDonald Lawson, M, Single, son, 15 Dec 1852, 48, born Ont, origin: Eng, Can, Pres, Farmer;
Bartley Lawson, M, Single, son, 3 Jan 1890, 11, born Ont;
Bartley Jennie, F, Single, daughter, 20 Aug 1891, 9 born Ont.

from Thamesville Herald, extracted by Jay Smith for Kent Branch of the OGS:
26 April 1934: Died 23 Mar Mrs Elsie Barclay of Howard, d/o Isabelle Smith and Alexander McDonald, m/o Mrs Robert Clark and Lawson, s/o Mrs Polly Louise Kelly, Mrs Fred Spence & Alexander, buried Everitt's.

Chatham Daily News, 24 April 1934
Mrs. Elsie Barclay Passes to Beyond. Thamesville, April 24. - An old and highly respected resident of Howard Township died very suddenly yesterday afternoon of a heart attack in the person of Mrs. Elsie Barclay in her ? year. She passed away in the Presbyterian Church, where the funeral service for her sister was being held. She was a daughter of the late Isobelle Smith and Alexander McDonald, natives of Scotland, and was born in Howard Township and was one of a family of thirteen. She also spent all her married life in Howard Township on Lot 12, Con. 1. Mrs. Barclay had been in splendid health having walked between her son and daughter, who live a mile apart, every day when the weather would permit. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Robert Clarke of Howard Township, and one son Lawson Barclay of the River Road, Howard, and one sister, Mrs. Fred Spence of Chatham, and one brother, Alexander McDonald, Moose Jaw, Sask.
The funeral will be held at her late residence, Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. J. C. Herbison will have charge of the service. Interment in the Everett cemetery.

Ridgetown Dominion, 25 April 1934:
Drops Dead At Funeral - Audience Unaware That Grief Had Killed Aged Woman: Thamesville, April 24 - Two sisters lay dead in St. James Presbyterian Church, Thamesville, yesterday afternoon although relatives and friends who had assembled for the funeral of Mrs. David Kelly were unaware of the fact until after the service.
Midway through the service those in the church saw Mrs. Kelly's sister, Mrs. Elsie Barclay, 78 years old, collapse in the arms of her son, Lawson Barclay. They saw Mr. Barclay carry his mother out to the vestibule. They realized that she had been overcome by the strain and grief and took it for granted that she was being revived as the service proceeded.
They saw a note quietly brought up to the minister, Rev. J. C. Herbison, and laid on the side of the pulpit. Mr. Herbison was seen to read it and turned pale. He paused for a moment in the service. Then he laid the note on the Bible and continued his address. Even then nobody in the church realized what had happened.
After the pallbearers had carried the casket of Mrs. Kelly out of the church, it was quietly announced that Mrs. Barclay had died almost instantly after her son had carried her out to the vestibule. Grief had stopped a heart that had been weak for several years.
Family all Present - All Mrs. Barclay's immediate family with the exception of a brother, Alex McDonald, who lives in Saskatchewan, were in the church at the time. Besides her son, Lawson Barclay, of Thamesville, they are one daughter, Mrs. Robert Clark of the first concession of Howard township, and one sister, Mrs. Fred Spencer, of Chatham.
Mrs. Barclay resided at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clark, where ...

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Randall McDonald 1795-1866   Polly Hubbell ca 1790-1833   Robert Smith   Isabel ??
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Alexander McDonald 1816-1912   Isabella (Isobel) Smith 1823-1887
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Eliza (Elsie Etta) McDonald 1853-1934