William G. Barnes (1863 - 1923)

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Biography

William took over the lumber business from his father.

He married Mary Monkhouse on September 16, 1903.

They had three girls.

Plus they raised Alice Fraser after her parents died.

"During the past thirty years football has been the reigning summer sport in the township, and among the foremost in the game have been the teams organized in the neighborhood of Green River. The Beavers were organized there by W. G. Barnes in 1883. Their first officers were P. K. Hoover, President, W. J. Turner, Vice-President, J. Spence, Secretary, and W. G. Barnes, Captain. After three years with only fair success they began in 1886 a career of victory which was practically unbroken for five years. In this period they won nine silver cups, besides medals and other prizes. They then disbanded, apportioning a silver cup to each of nine men who had played in every game of the period." ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Past Years in Pickering: Sketches of the History of the Community, William R. Wood, 1911

[1] Files of Barbara Paterson (née Barbara Carolyn Boake 1927-2009).