Olive Marie (Campbell) Menzies (1890 - 1989)

Born 7 May 1890 in Cannifton, Thurlow Township, Hastings, Ontario, Canada

Wife of Percival Keith Menzies — married 4 Jun 1918 (to 25 Feb 1971) in Buxton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 23 Jan 1989 at age 98 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Menzies Name Study.

Olive (Campbell) Menzies is a member of Clan Menzies.

Olive (Campbell) Menzies was born in Canada.

Birth

Olive Marie Campbell was born on 7 May 1890 in Cannifton, Thurlow Township, Hastings, Ontario, Canada.^[1][2]

Military

Rank: Lieutenant. Nursing Sister Army Canadian Army Medical Corps Canadian Army Medical Corps. Service file: B1450-S035. ^[3] https://firstworldwarbelleville.ca/2018/02/17/nurses-of-world-war-i-olive-marie-campbell/

Marriage

Olive Marie Campbell married Dr Percival Keith Menzies on 4 Jun 1918 at St John the Baptist, Buxton, Derbyshire, United Kingdom.^[4][5] They had two sons during their marriage;

• Child: John Keith Menzies-5269
• Child: Gordon Campbell Menzies- Snr.

Arrival

• 24 Nov 1920 - Niagara Falls, New York, USA.^[6]

Residences

• 1930 ^[7]- 826 Maryland Avenue, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, USA.Marital Status: Married. Relationship to Head of House: Wife. Living with husband Percival and two sons.
• 1935 ^[8]- 826 Maryland Avenue, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, USA. Living with husband Percival and two sons, John Menzies and Gordon Menzies.
• 1940 ^[9]- 826 Maryland Avenue, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, USA. Marital Status: Married. Relationship to Head of House: Wife. Living with husband Percival and two sons, John Menzies 21 and Gordon Menzies 19.

Death and Burial

Olive Marie Campbell Menzies died on 23 Jan 1989 at 826 Maryland Avenue, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, USA.^[10] She was buried at the Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, USA.^[11] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108069213/olive-m.-menzies

Research Notes

• Nurses of World War I: Olive Marie Campbell – First World War Belleville

Sources

1. ↑ Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1914.
2. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLTS-FQH : 13 February 2020), Olive Marie Campbell, 1890.
3. ↑ *https://canadiangreatwarproject.com/person.php?pid=77438
4. ↑ Derbyshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932.
5. ↑ U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Birth, Marriage & Death.
6. ↑ U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960.
7. ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census.
8. ↑ 1940 United States Federal Census.
9. ↑ 1940 United States Federal Census.
10. ↑ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current.
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images: accessed 15 September 2023), memorial page for Olive Marie Campbell Menzies (7 May 1890–23 Jan 1989), Find a Grave Memorial ID 108069213, citing Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, USA; Maintained by Tom C. (contributor 47524987). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108069213/olive-marie-menzies.

Acknowledgements

Acknowledgement is given to Dr. A. M. Menzies, M.D., from Vancouver, B.C. Canada, who in 1970, wrote a history of the 'William Menzies' Family. We thank him for his diligence and foresight for writing this history to enable the legacy preservation of his family's history.

To R Hare Hare-1576 and P Gray Howard-18870 for research, compiling, and contact with the Menzies family.

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