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Home Of John Boyes Sr.
Home of John Boyes Sr., Lefroy photographer. It was later the home of John Boyes II. Fred Byer's home in the 1930's. Robert Sinclair's home in the 1940-50's, Keith Sinclair's home in the 1960-70's. HS 2676
Home Of John Worth Campbell
Home of John Worth Campbell (left), a poet. Also pictured is Ben Lebar. John Worth Campbell, an Englishman, came to Bell Ewart around 1900 as an old soldier and remittance man, and bought a lot on the west side of Frederick Street from Adolphus Trombley, about 300 yards from lake. He built a small cabin and lived with a companion Ben Lebar, who had a wooden leg. Campbell painted his poetry on large stones around his cabin. The cabin caught fire and burned down in 1917., IHS617
Home Of Leo Gibbons 1936-1946
Home of Leo Gibbons 1936-1946(?) sold by Leo Gibbons to Alf Davis. Taken down in 2009., IHS4352
Home Of Mabel Moir
Photo of a two-storey white stucco house on 2 Empress Lane, Cookstown, that was built around 1880. It was first inhabited by the Ashbury family, followed by Bob and Harriet Dutton and their son Gordon until 1944. Mabel Moir, her brother Edgar Moir, and nephew Clarence Copeland moved in the same year. Mabel and Edgar were the children of Innisfil pioneers Jesse and Clara Moir. After Edgar passed away, Mabel and Clarence moved to a smaller home on Wellington Street. Clarence died 3 October 1973 at age 61, and Mabel died on 23 March 1990 at age 101. Mabel was honoured with the title of Citizen of the Year by the Bicentennial Committee in 1984 along with Jack Baker. Len McAfee purchased the home after the Moirs left and in 1971 split the lot and built a brick home on the western portion. A Mr. Scruton purchased the home and remodelled it, and in the same year sold to Jim and Astrid Wilcox. In 1979 Brian and Margaret Ashley purchased the home. The house itself has a small front porch and dark trim and shutters on the windows. The back of a car is just visible on the far left of the photo.
Home Of Miss Marion Webb
Home of Miss Marion Webb.
Home Of Mr And Mrs R J Mcafee
Home of Mr and Mrs R J McAfee.
Home Of Mr. Allan Nixon And Miss Gladys Nixon
Home of Mr. Allan Nixon and Miss Gladys Nixon.
Home Of Mr. And Mrs. Dalton Banting
Photo of the exterior of the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dalton and Pearl Banting. The Bantings lived here from 1915 to 1948. It is a large two-storey brick home with decorative shutters on the windows and a side verandah and front porch (with a balcony for the second level above the front porch.) A man, likely Mr. Banting, is standing in front of the house dressed in overalls, and a young girl in a light coloured dress is standing on the steps to the verandah. Dalton Banting was born in Essa township in 1892 and married Pearl McCullough of SH Lot 19, Conc. 6, Innisfil on 14 July 1915. They had four children: Charles Benjamin Wray, Kathleen, Norma, and Marion. Dalton Banting served as Reeve in Innisfil for two years; as Deputy-Reeve for two years, and as Councillor for seven years. He died in 1979., IHS2117
Home Of Mr. And Mrs. Leonard Martin
Aerial photo of the Leonard farm, including house and barn, taken in 1952., IHS1057
Home Of Mr. And Mrs. P.L. Gilbert
Photo of the home of Mr. and Mrs. P.L. Gilbert on De Grassi Point, c. 1940., IHS329
Home Of Mr. Andy Graham
Home of Mr. Andy Graham.
Home Of Mr. Ed Webb
Home of Mr. Ed Webb.
Home Of Mr. Edward Matchett
Home of Mr. Edward Matchett.
Home Of Mr. Elmer Graham
Photo of the exterior of the former home of Mr. Elmer Graham, the rural mailman for Cookstown from 1940 to his retirement in 1976. He purchased this property, located at 8 Hamilton Street in 1954 after retiring from farming. Mr. Graham was the son of William R. Graham and Martha Ann Gilpin of Ivy, and died on 8 September 1985. This photo was taken before more recent renovations and shows a red brick home with a green door, a side porch, and a gabled roof. A small part of the rear of Cookstown Presbyterian Church is visible in the far right of the photo.
Home Of Mr. John Richardson and Mrs. Elsie Couse
Home of Mr. John "Jack" Richardson and Mrs. Elsie Couse on Queen Street in Cookstown.
Home Of Mr. Randolph Harris
Home of Mr. Randolph Harris.
Home Of Mr. Wallace Mcammond
Home of Mr. Wallace McAmmond.
Home Of Mr. and Mrs. A. Cunning
Home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Cunning.
Home Of Mr. and Mrs. A. Hansen
Home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Hansen on Victoria Street in Cookstown. The house was built in 1950.
Home Of Mr. and Mrs. A.H. Kidd
Home of Mr. and Mrs. A.H. Kidd.
Home Of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Gilroy
Home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Gilroy.
Home Of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Sparry
Home of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Sparry.
Home Of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Marwood
Home of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Marwood.
Home Of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Stevenson
Photo of the exterior of the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Stevenson. The small house has a rustic appearance with shutters on the two front windows, a split rail fence across the front yard, two large trees near the entrance path and side, and a distinctive timber framing design across the front of the house on the second storey.
Home Of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Mayes
Home of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Mayes.
Home Of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Madill
Home of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Madill.
Home Of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Nevils
Home of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Nevils.
Home Of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blackmore
Home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blackmore.
Home Of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Russell
Home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Russell.
Home Of Mr. and Mrs. Clive Dawney
Home of Mr. and Mrs. Clive Dawney.

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