Carl George Baxter Prosser (1878 - 1929)

Born 28 Jan 1878 in East Gwillimbury, York, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Violet Anna May (Sheppard) Prosser — married 14 Mar 1905 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 19 Mar 1929 at age 51 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Carl was born in 1878. He is the son of Daniel Prosser and Eliza Maguire.

Appeared in the 1881 Canada Census in East Gwillimbury, York, Ontario. The surname was transcribed as Proser. The household included: Daniel age 35, occupation minister; Eliza age35; Gety age 12; Flora age 9; Clara age 7; Carl age 3; Fred age 6 months.

Appeared in the Canada Census of 1891 in Oshawa, Ontario. Others in the household included: Daniel age 45, occupation minister; Eliza Jane age 45; Sarah G. age 22, occupation clerk in confec (sic confectionary store?); Florence age 19; Meta age 17; Baxter age 13; Frederick age 10; Jennie May age 7; Mabel age 5; Vera G. age 2 months.

Appeared in the Canada Census of 1901 in Newmarket, York, Ontario, Canada The household included: Daniel age 55, occupation preacher; Eliza age 55; Carl age 23, occupation bookkeeper; Jennie age 18; Mabel age 14; Vera age 10.

Appeared in the Newmarket Era on 15 Jul 1904, p. 2. The article is as follows:

Our Society Column - Mr. Carl Prosser of Toronto, spent over Sunday with his parents.

Appeared in the Newmarket Era on 30 Dec 1910, p. 2. The article is as follows:

Our Society Column - Mr. Carl Prosser, wife and son of Toronto, spent Christmas with his parents, Elder D. and Mrs. Prosser.

Appeared in the Canada Census of 1911 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada The household included: Carl age 34, occupation accountant; Anna May age 34; Byron Edward age 5.

Appeared in the Newmarket Era on 21 Jul 1911, p. 2. The article is as follows:

Our Society Column - Mr. Carl Prosser of Toronto was in town over Sunday.

Obituary appeared in the Newmarket Era on 22 Mar 1929, p. 2. The article is as follows:

The Tomb - Prosser - Suddenly, at his late residence, 630 Euclid avenue, Toronto, on Tuesday night, March 19, Carl Baxter Prosser, beloved husband of Violet A. Sheppard, aged 51 years.

Funeral service at his late residence, 630 Euclid Ave., Toronto, on Friday, March 22nd, at 1:30 p.m. Short service at the home of Mr. L. C. Bogart, Prospect Ave., Newmarket, on arrival at 3:30 . Interment at Newmarket Cemetery.

Carl was an accountant at the time of his death. He is buried in the Newmarket Cemetery, Newmarket, York, Ontario, Canada.

Sources

• "Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNLP-P5S : 16 July 2017), Daniel Prosser in entry for Carl Baxter Prosser, 28 Jan 1878; citing Birth, East Gwillimbury, York, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,845,219.

"Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHLR-P28 : 16 December 2019), Carl Prosser in household of Danial Prosser, Ontario (west/ouest), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 11, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.

Newmarket Era (Newmarket, ON1861), July 15, 1904, 15 Jul 1904, p. 2. (1904, July 15). Newmarket Era. https://news.ourontario.ca/newmarket/2425184/page/1241811?q=Carl+prosserNewmarket Public Library Digital History Collection

"Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ1M-CZH : 11 March 2018), Carl George Baxter and Anna May Sheppard, 14 Mar 1905; citing registration , Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,871,545.

Newmarket Era (Newmarket, ON1861), December 30, 1910, 30 Dec 1910, p. 2. (1910, December 30). Newmarket Era. https://news.ourontario.ca/newmarket/2425565/page/1244929?q=Carl+prosserNewmarket Public Library Digital History Collection

"Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9P-H9NV : 16 March 2018), Carl Baxter Prosser, 1911; citing Census, Toronto West Sub-Districts 27-103, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,529.

Newmarket Era (Newmarket, ON1861), July 21, 1911, 21 Jul 1911, p. 2. (1911, July 21). Newmarket Era. https://news.ourontario.ca/newmarket/2425600/page/1245199?q=Carl+prosserNewmarket Public Library Digital History Collection

"Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKZB-DMB : 8 March 2018), Daniel Prosser in entry for Carl Baxter Prosser, 19 Mar 1929; citing York, Ontario, Canada, 3100, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,210,915.

Newmarket Era. "The Tomb - Prosser." Newmarket Public Library Digital History Collection, 22 Mar 1929, p. 2, https://news.ourontario.ca/newmarket/2426642/page/2

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133118255/carl-george_baxter-prosser: accessed 06 February 2024), memorial page for Carl George Baxter Prosser (28 Jan 1874–19 Mar 1929), Find a Grave Memorial ID 133118255, citing Newmarket Cemetery, Newmarket, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Wheezy (contributor 47625858). https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGR