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Melville Verne
Cornwall
Index to birth record, Anderdon Twp, Essex Co., ON: Melville Vern Cornwall born 28 Feb 1899.
1901 personal census, Anderdon Twp, Essex Co., ON, p. 1,2:
Herbert Cornwall, M, Married, 20 Feb 1869, 32, born Ont rural, origin: Scotch, Can, Church of Eng, Farmer;
Catherine E., F, wife, Married, 16 June 1867, 33, born Ont rural, origin: German, Can, Methodist;
Clifford, M, son, Single, 21 Aug 1895, 5, born Ont rural, Can, Catholic?;
Orva, F, daughter, Single, 3 Feb 1897, 4, born Ont rural, Can;
Melville C?, M, son, Single, 28 Feb 1899, 2, born Ont rural, Can.
Birth announcement, H.E.I.R.S. files:
Cornwall - In Windsor, Thursday February 8, 1939, the wife of Mr. Verne Cornwall, a daughter.
Mr. Cornwall is a former resident of Malden, son of Mrs. Herbert Cornwall, and his wife is the former Eva Craig, sister of Mrs. Alden Quick of Colchester North.
Obituary, H.E.I.R.S. files:
Cornwall, Billy Craig - 73 years, on Feb. 7, 1998. Father of Larry, Dan and Glenn. Survived by sisters Doris, Joan, Marilyn and brother Allen. Predeceased by parents Melville and Eva Cornwall, also sisters Betty and Carolyn. Interment at Greenlawn memorial cemetery Feb. 9. A special thank you to the V.O.N. and all who assisted Bill in his last days.
Article, Amherstburg Echo, 9 June 1911:
The Mickle Family - Re Union of One of Essex County's Historical and
Influential Families:
The Mickle family reunion was held on Bois Blanc Island, on Wednesday last, June7th. The gathering was attended by family coming from all parts, some coming from the Pacific coast, and many from the states of the Union, but Essex, Kent and Lambton were particularly well represented...
... the chairman called upon Henry Mickle, who welcomed them all and gave a short address in which he referred to William Mickle as the original head of the Mickle clan, who had come from Aryshire, Scotland, before the American revolution. About 1793 he was engaged in the construction of the British Government navy at Fort Malden and later at York (now Toronto), where he died of typhoid fever. He said there were about 600 descendents...
The register showed the following to have signed the book: ...
Malden - ... Herbert Cornwall, wife and children Loy, Orva, Verne and
Milton...
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