Gladys Irene Oliver1

#21348, (1901 - 1947)
FatherWillis Wilbert Oliver1 (c 1875 - 1907)
MotherJennie Knowles1 (1875 - 1908)
Relationship3rd great-granddaughter of William Oliver
Extended Family
ChartsWilliam Oliver (born ~1730) & Ann Wilson - collapsible 6 generation descendant chart

Children of Gladys Irene Oliver and John Wesley Morgan

Life Events

BirthGladys Irene Oliver was born on 18 Aug 1901 in Sidney Township, Hastings County, Ontario.
Information from register: Gladys Irene Oliver, father Willis Oliver, farmer at Tp Sidney 3rd Con lot 24, mother Jennie Knoules, physician Dr Goldsmith, registered by Willis Oliver on 26th August.1 
(Other) 1911 CensusGladys appeared on the 1911 Census of Seymour Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, in the household of William and Eunice Oliver. She was age 9, born in Aug 1901 in Ontario, English origin, Methodist and attended school 8 months. She was living with her grandparents.2 
(Next-of-kin) CEFGladys Oliver of Campbellford P.O., Ontario was listed as next-of-kin on the Canadian Expeditionary Force attestation papers of her brother Raymond Wilbert Oliver on 13 Aug 1915.3  
MarriageGladys Irene Oliver married John Wesley Morgan on 23 Apr 1919 in Campbellford, Northumberland County, Ontario.
Details from registration: John Wesley Morgan, age 32, residence Haldimand Township, born in Cramahe Township, Bachelor, Farmer, Methodist, son of William Morgan & Lilly Fraleigh;
Gladys Irene Oliver, age 18, residence Campbellford, born in Prince Edward County, Spinster, Methodist, daughter of Willis Oliver & Jennie Knolowan;
Witnesses were Mrs G A Free and Mrs Wm Oliver [Gladys' step-grandmother], both of Campbellford. Married by A R Sanderson of Campbellford, Methodist.4 
1921 CensusWesley and Gladys Morgan appeared on the 1921 Census of Haldimand Township, Northumberland County, Ontario. They owned their 5 room wood house.
Wesley was 32, born in Ontario, parents born in Ontario, and he was a farmer working on his own account. Gladys was 19, born in Ontario, parents born in Ontario. They had one daughter, Ruth (age 1). The family was Methodist.5 
DeathGladys died in 1947.6
 
BurialGladys I Morgan was buried in Colborne Union Cemetery, Colborne, Northumberland County, Ontario. Seven Morgans were buried in Section B2-N, Row 11, Plot 1: Gladys I, J Wesley, Lillie [Fraleigh], Mae, Walter C, William, and William K.6 
Note.Her husband died in 1973. 
Last Edited5 Jul 2016

Citations

  1. Ontario Canada Birth Registration. Gladys Irene Oliver, #017609-01.
  2. 1911 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Northumberland East (101), Seymour (25), page 3.
  3. Canadian Expeditionary Force Attestation Papers & Enlistment Forms. Library and Archives Canada, (http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/020110_e.html), online images, Raymond Wilbert Oliver, Regimental Number 455288.
  4. Ontario Marriage Registration. Morgan/Oliver, #018585-19.
  5. 1921 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Northumberland, SD 14, Page 6.
  6. Cemetery information viewed at the website CemSearch.ca. Gladys I Morgan.
  7. E-mails from Bonnie Thomson to J Kolthammer.
  8. Ontario Death Registration. William Keith Morgan, #025147-26.