Ira was born about 1860, the son of Clarissa McKague and James Calkins. Their family lived in Wellington, Maryborough, Canada West (Ontario).[1] Following the death of his father, their family lived in Howick, Huron, Ontario.[2]
↑ 1.01.1 "Census of 1861 (Canada East, Canada West, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia)," Entry for: Ira Calkins, Province: Canada West (Ontario). District Name: Wellington. Sub-District Name: Maryborough. Page Number: 43. Microfilm: C-1083. Image PDF. Library and Archives Canada.
Date modified: 2015-10-16. Accessed February 22, 2020. https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1861/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=121487.
↑ 2.02.1 "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVNS-MC4 : 20 May 2019), Clarise Calkins, Howick, Huron, Ontario, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing Clarise Calkins, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
↑ British Columbia Archives Genealogy - General Search. Event Type: Death. Registration Number: 1943-09-634745. BC Archives Mfilm Number: B13181. GSU Mfilm Number: 1953641. Event Date (YYYY-MM-DD): 1943-12-17. Event Place: VANCOUVER. Age at Death: 83. Person: IRA CALKINS. No image available online. Accessed February 22, 2020. http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy.
Acknowledgments
WikiTree profile Calkins-275 created through the import of JamesCharlesMcKague Genealogy_2011-10-13.ged on Oct 14, 2011 by Mary McKague. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Mary and others.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ira by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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