Margaret (Sanderson) Graves (1902 - abt. 1990)

Born 6 Jul 1902 in East Gwillimbury Twp, York, ON

Ancestors

Wife of George Simeon Graves — married 14 Jul 1920 in Newmarket, York, Ontario, Canada

Died about 21 Mar 1990 at about age 87 in Newmarket, York, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Margaret was born in 1902.

Margaret appears in the 1911 Canada Census. The information is as follows: Name: Magie Sanderson, Event Place: York North Sub-Districts 1-13, Ontario, Canada, District: York North, Gender: Female, Age: Age (Estimated): 7, Marital Status: Single, Religion: Presbyterian, Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter, Birth Date: Jul 1904, Birthplace: Ontario, Household ID: 23, Line Number: 7, GS Film Number: 002418535, Digital Folder Number: 007526661 Image Number: 01216. Others in the household include: J. William Sanderson, Head, Male, age 64, born in England; Martha Sanderson, Wife, Female, age 43, born in Ontario; Melville Sanderson, Son, Male, age 55, born in Ontario.

Margaret is mentioned in the Newmarket Era on April 19, 1972. The article is as follows:

Union St. WI Elects Leaders - Queensville - Mrs. Archie Sedore was elected president of the Women's Institute at a recent meeting. Other new officers include: past president, Mrs. Irvine Rose; 1st vice president, Mrs. Earnest Burgess; 2nd vice president, Mrs. James Cowieson; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Elgin Devitt; assistant, Mrs. H. D. Karges; district director, Mrs. Irvine Rose; alternate, Miss Violet Micks; directors, Mrs. Thomas Swanson, Miss Violet Micks, Mrs. Simeon Graves, Mrs. Charles Hand; public relations, Mrs. David English; auditors, Mrs. Joe Clark, Mrs. Charles Dibb; sunshine committee, Mrs. David English, Mrs. Charles Dibb, Mrs. Simeon Graves, Mrs. Thomas Swanson."

Appeared in the Canada Census of 1921 in East Gwillimbury, York, Ontario. The household included: Robert Lot 13, Con 7. age 70, occupation farmer; Olivia age 62; Maud age 28, occupation teacher; Simion age 23, occupation labourer, farm; Margaret age 18 [wife of Simeon]; Margrete age 9 months; Harry Lambs age 25, occupation labourer, farm.

Appeared in the 1931 Canada Census in East Gwillimbury, York, Ontario. The household included: G. Simeon age 33, occupation farmer, general farming; Margaret age 28; E. Woodrow age 8; Margarete age 10; Jeane O age 5; E. Orma age 3; Audrey E. age 11 months; John Beavan age 22, occupation servant, farm labourer.

Appeared in the 1974 Canada Voters List in Queensville, Ontario. The entry is as follows:

66 Graves, George S. , retired, Queensville

67 Graves, Mrs. Margaret, Ret., Queensville.

Buried in Queensville Cemetery, Queensville, York, Ontario, Canada.

Sources

"Canada, Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FM6P-X9N : 2 March 2021), Maggie Sanderson, 06 Jul 1902; citing Birth, East Qwillimbury, York, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,130,574.

“Union St. W.I. Elects Officers - Mrs. Simeon Graves.” Newmarket Era, 19 Apr. 1972, p. 7.

First-hand information as remembered by Wayne Burnie, Sunday, December 21, 2014.

"Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27X6-G7Z : 16 March 2018), Magie Sanderson in entry for J William Sanderson, 1911; citing Census, York North Sub-Districts 1-13, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,535.

"Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKM5-KR9D : 8 March 2021), George Simeon Graves and Margaret Sanderson, 14 Jul 1920; citing registration , Newmarket, York, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,313,037.

Library and Archives Canada. (2017, August 30). Canada Census 1921: Simeon Graves. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2022, from https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1921/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=4042438

"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68JC-MS59 : 16 December 2021), Margaret Sanderson Graves, ; Burial, Queensville, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada, Queensville Cemetery; citing record ID 230839705, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/230839705/margaret-graves.