Hume, John

(from Beers)

John Hume was born in Ireland. He married Margaret (Tremble) Bole. They came to Smith’s Falls, Ontario in 1831 with John’s widowed mother and siblings. His brother Henry had come to Warwick Twp. in 1832 and bought Lot 27, Con. 4 SER on John’s behalf, then returned to Smith’s Falls. John and his family arrived in Warwick Twp. in 1833. They built a log shanty and lived on Lot 27 for a year until they relocated to Lot 25, Con. 6 SER, which his brother Henry also settled.

John and Henry’s sisters Ellen and Elizabeth both married into another Hume family. Ellen married William Hume (Lot 19, Con. 6 SER) and Elizabeth married James Hume (Lot 25, Con. 2 SER).

John and his wife had seven children. The first, James Bole, was from Margaret’s first marriage. Then there were: Mary Ann; Samuel, a clergyman; Jane who married John Hastings of Watford; J. H.; Margaret who married John Mitchell of Watford; and Rebecca who married William Lucas of Grey County.

J. H. Hume was born in 1844 in Warwick Twp. He married Celia Bambridge. J. H. engaged in farming until 1882 when he moved to Watford and started a fire insurance business. He was also a telegraph operator and ticket agent for the Canadian Pacific Railroad. While in Watford, J. H. served on the local and county councils and as reeve, for a total of 16 years.

Chapter 24 of 25 - Hume, John

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