Who's Who at Rideau Ferry Meeting Room, ON

• Rideau Ferry Meeting Room, Leeds & Grenville / Lanark, ON (EB) +1878-1890; (TW-Lowe-eb) 1890-1909; (TW-eb) 1909-2026+
  • Lombardy Meeting Room +1878-1894+; Oliver's Ferry Meeting Room, Lombardy/Rideau Centre (EB) +1896-1901+

Early Correspondents

• Robert Wood +1878-1896+
• James Wood +1896-1927+
• John Joseph Wills +1923-1955 (1881-1955)
• George Wood +1933-1951+
• Albert Nelson Wills +1949-1957 (1885-1957)
• William C. Martin +1949+
• Harold Hewitt +1951+
• Albert Ernest Wills +1962-1973+ (b. 1910)
• James Wood +1962-1985+ (Roy James Wood? 1930-2014)
• Earl Edward Covell +1962-2005+ (1925-2020)
• Osborne Henry Covell +1985-2015 (1921-2015)
• Ross Archibald Wills +1999-2010 (1922-2010)

Notable Families

Anderson family

In 1891, Harmon, assumed to have been a son of John & Mahala, was employed as a farm laborer for John & Frances Wood. In 1901, John & Mahala were neighbors to John & Frances.

• John Anderson +1901+ (b. 1846 Ireland)
• Mahala E. Anderson +1901+ (b. 1850 ON)
  • Harmon Anderson +1891+ (b. 1873 ON).
  • Rhoda A. Anderson +1901+ (b. 1875 ON)
  • Ezena Anderson +1901+ (b. 1877 ON)
  • Ziba Anderson +1901+ (b. 1880 ON)
  • Ethel M. Anderson +1901+ (b. 1882 ON)
  • Euly E. Anderson +1901+ (b. 1885 ON)
  • Thomas E. Anderson +1901+ (b. 1887 ON)
  • Jospeh S. Anderson +1901+ (b. 1890 ON)
  • Cecil E. Anderson +1901+ (b. 1893 ON)

Covell family

• Earl Edward Covell +1962-2005+ (1925-2020)
• Osborne Henry Covell +1985-2015 (1921-2015)

Hewitt family

• Harold Hewitt +1951+

Looby family

Edward & Margaret were CoE in +1871+, PB in +1881-1901+, and Presby by +1911+ & Methodist by +1921+;

• Edward Looby +1881-1901+ (b. 1846 Elizabethtown, L&G, ON - d. 1931 L&G, ON)
• Margaret Elizabeth Tweedy Looby +1881+ & +1901+ (b. 1844 S.E. Twp., ON - d. 1915 L&G, ON)
  • Ruth Ellen Looby +1881+ & +1901+ (b. 1867 S.E. Twp., Leeds, ON - d. 1923 Kitley, L&G, ON). CoE in 1891, Methodist in 1911 & RC in 1921.
  • Jane "Jennie" Margaret Looby Moore +1881-1891+. (b. 1869 S.E. Twp., ON - d. 1951 Lanark Co., ON). Husband: William Henry Moore (1857-1907 Lanark Co., ON), son of William Moore (d. 1895) & Ann McVeety Moore (d. 1886). William Sr. & Ann were CoE. In 1891, Jennie worked as a general servant of John & Frances Wood. William Jr. & Jennie were CoE by +1901-1931+.
  • Maleasa Looby +1881+ (b. 1872 ON)
  • Mary Looby +1881+ (b. 1873 ON)
  • Annie Looby Oliver-Armstrong +1881+, +1901+, +1921-1931+ (b. 1875 ON). CoE in +1891+. Presbyterian in +1911+. 2nd husband: Douglas Armstrong +1921-1931+ (b. 1862 ON). From +1921-1931+, Douglas' nephew Norman McCready Armstrong +1921-1931+ resided with them, working as a farm laborer.

• • Charles John Looby +1921+ (b. 1883 ON)
  • Florence Loretta Looby Covell +1901-1910+ (1888-1976) Husband (1910): Henry Edward Covell, son of John J. Covell & Mayford J. House Covell. At the time of their wedding in 1910, Henry was Methodist.

Martin family

• William C. Martin +1949+

Simpson family

• James Alexander Simpson +1891+, +1911-1931+ (1864-1952)
• Jennie Rebecca Findlay Simpson +1891+, +1911-1931+ (1870-1958)
  • John Alexander Simpson +1911+ (b. 1896 N.E. Twp. - d. 1979 Leeds Co., ON). Wife (1919 Lanark Co., ON): Florence Myrtle Evelyn Perry (1898-1935 Lanark Co., ON). Florence was raised Presby., and remained such thru 1931 with John who was also that by their wedding. John was employed in 1919 as a "railroader".
    • Mervyn James Simpson (1932-1953). Mervyn James Simpson was killed at the age of 21 in a car accident near Sharbot Lake, along with his friend Ross Fulton McMullen. At the time, he was a member of No. 6 Repair Depot of the RCAF based in Trenton, having earned the rank of AC2. See obit.
  • Agnes Jane Simpson Knox +1911-1921+ (b. 1898 Lanark Co., ON - d. 1963 Smiths Falls, ON). Husband (1936 @ Smiths Falls, ON): John Delmar Knox (b. 1904 Brandon, MB - d. 1969 Smiths Falls, ON), son of John Alexander Knox (b. 1878 ON - d. 1916) & Carrie Taylor Knox (b. 1886 ON - d. 1911 Souris, MB). At the time of their wedding in 1936, John was Presby., and Agnes was UCC, and may have remained such.
  • Ernest James Peter Simpson +1911-1921+ (b. 1902 Lanark Co., ON - d. 1968). Wife (1929 Elmsley, ON): Emma Muriel Clements Simpson (b.). At the time of their wedding, Ernest was Presby., and Emma was CoE.
  • Everett Angus Simpson +1911-1931+ (b. 1908 N.E. Twp., ON - d. 1960 Kingston, ON). Wife: Estriel "Essie" Postlethwaite Wood Simpson (1908-2005). See Wood family.

Wills family

• John Joseph Wills +1923-1955
• Albert Nelson Wills +1949-1957 (1885-1957)
• Albert Ernest Wills +1962-1973+ (b. 1910)
• Ross Archibald Wills +1999-2010 (1922-2010)