Anson is of Scottish descent but was born in Ontario (Wolfe Island) per most sources seen.
An obituary in The Daily British Whig, Jan 26, 1912 reads Kiel, At Craighurst, Ont on Dec 30th 1911, Anson, eldest son of the late Peter Kiel, Wolfe Island, in the 65th year of his age. [1]
A transcription of an obituary from an unlisted newspaper on Rootsweb submitted by Stuart Keill on a page titled "Wolfe Island Obits 11" reads as follows and is cut off a bit at the end:
Craighurst, Jan 8th 1911, The Late Anson Kiel
The grim reaper, death, again laid its hand upon one of our best know and most respected residents, in the person of Mr. Anson Kiel, who passed peacefully away on Saturday morning, Dec. 30 after an illness of but a few weeks.
The subject of this sketch was born in the township of Wolfe Island, in 1846, from whence he removed to this place 43 years ago. About this time he was married to Mary Jane Matier, from which union resulted two sons: Wm, at home, and Colin, teacher at Cobalt; and four daughters: Mrs. Britton Barker of Arden, Ont., and Mrs. A.J. Baxter of Hastins Coulee, Alberta; (two daughters dying in infancy). One sister , Mrs. Colin McKenzie of Watertown, N.Y., and one brother, Lucius, of Wolfe Island, also survive. Mr. Keil took an active part in military affairs, doing garrison duty with D. Company, P.W.O.R., at Cornwall during the Fenian Raid of 1866. He also accompanied No. 1 company of the 35th Batt. during the North West Rebellion in 1885.
The funeral which was largely attended, took place on Tuesday afternoon from his late residence to St. John's church cemetery, being coducted by the Rev. E.R. James. The members of the L.O.L. No. 985 performed the rights of the Orange Order. The Pallbearers were--John Jennett, Arthur Jary, William Sheffield r.,
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Gravestone includes Veteran, Fenian Raid, 1866. North West Rebellion, 1885.
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