George a son of Benjamin Gilbert Runions and Mary Groves [1]was born 3 OCT 1852 in Osnabruck, Ontario, Canada. George was baptized 31 Dec 1855 in Osnabruck, Ontario while living with his grandparents, Henry Runions and Tamer Groves . [2]
Marriages
George married first Elizabeth "Alice"Wereley 22 Dec 1874 in Cornwall, Ontario[3] George lists his uncle James Nathaniel Runions as his father on the marriage license. [The 1871 Census shows George, age 18, in the household of James] The 1891 Census shows George and Alice living in Osnabruck Township, Cornwall Stormont, Ontario with three children in the household ranging in age from 1 to 14. [4]
George married 2nd Francis Cline on 24 Oct 1919 in the Lunenburg United Church.
George married 3rd Jane Etta Markell on 23 Sep 1924 in North Lunenburg, Osnabruck, Stormont, Ontario.[5]
On his marriage registration to Jane Etta Markell, and on his death registration, Gilbert Runions is named as his father.
George died in 1942. He is buried in the Waterdown Cemetery, Lunenburg, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada.,[6]
Research Note
Adam Henry Runions referred to Mary Groves as Samantha in his family lineage record written in 1892, Avonmore, Ontario, Canada. Adam Henry also indicates that Henry and Tamer had adopted George.
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172063701/george-albert-runions: accessed 18 May 2023), memorial page for George Albert Runions (1852–1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 172063701, citing Waterdown Cemetery, Lunenburg, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Warner UE Family (contributor 47954921).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George: