Who's Who at Lakeshore Gospel Hall, Lambton Shores, ON

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Lakeshore Gospel Hall, Lambton Shores, Ontario 1873-2021+

Correspondents

  • Hugh Johnson 1873-1887+
  • William Beattie @ Forest +1927+
  • Robert Kersey @ Ravenswood +1936-1950+
  • J.K. Porter @ Forest +1954-1971
  • A. Hodgson @ Forest 1972-1983+
  • Hugh Kersey @ Forest +1985-1995
  • Robert G. Fuller @ Forest 1996-2008
  • Russell Fuller 2009-2021+

Early Families

Beattie family

  • William Beattie +1927+ elder & correspondent +1927+

Dyck family

  • Robert Dyck +1978-2008 : T&T: "Robert Dyck of Lambton Shores, ON, on March 16, in his 64th year, departed to be with Christ. He was the beloved husband of Ruth (Kersey) and loving father of Katharine (Jonathan) McClelland, Marvin (Heather) Dyck, and Kevin Dyck. Four grandchildren also survive. Saved at the age of 11, he later gathered with believers at Merlin. For over 30 years, Bob was in fellowship at Lake Shore, helping with Sunday School work by transporting children. During his illness, he witnessed constantly to health-care workers of his hope in Christ. The large funeral was taken by his boyhood friend, Marvin Derksen, assisted by Larry Perkins and son, Marvin. David Patten spoke at Ravenswood Cemetery."
  • Ruth Kersey Dyck +1978-2008+
    • Katharine Dyck McClelland
    • Marvin Dyck
    • Kevin Dyck

Falconer family

  • Cam Falconer
  • Elva Kersey Falconer 1919/1936-2002 (1918-2002)

Mrs. Cam Falconer of Lake Shore, ON on July 6, age 84. Born Elva Kersey in Flint, MI, she moved early to Ontario, settling in Ravenswood. The family operated the General Store where the Lake Shore tent was pitched many summers. Elva was saved on August 2, 1936 during meetings with Lorne McBain and Robert Crawford. She had a love and exercise for the proclamation of the gospel, but was confined of late. Family and friends gathered as Fred Krauss and William Metcalf shared the funeral in the hall and the cemetery. Besides her husband, she leaves a son, Bruce, and family.

    • Bruce Falconer

Fuller family

  • John Clark Fuller +1882-1945 (1857-1945 Wyoming, Lambton, ON), m. 1882 @ Bosanquet, ON; son of George B. Fuller (b. 1832 Quebec City, QC - d. 1916 Arkona, ON) & Sarah Clark Fuller (b. 1838 St. Catherines, ON - d. 1925 West Williams, Middlesex, ON);
  • Euphemia Johnson Fuller 1872-1931 (1859-1931 Wyoming, Lambton, ON);
    • Lillian May "Lily" Fuller 1883-1921+ (1883-1962 Bosanquet, ON)
    • Sarah Elva Helena "Sadie" Fuller Kersey 1885/1901-1909; +1936-1979 (1885-1979 Ravenswood, ON);
      • m. Robert John Kersey +1936-1953 (1885-1953);
      • see Kersey family
    • Hugh "Victor" Fuller 1887-1921+ (1887-1979 Wyoming, ON), never married.
    • George Oliver Matthew Fuller 1889-1907+ (b. 1889 Forest, ON - d. 1982 ?); m. Florence Catherine Louisa Dunlop (1900-1987);
    • Archibald Milton Fuller 1890-1970 (1890-1970 Wyoming, ON); m. Hilda Mary Elizabeth Rawlings 1900-1992 (b. 1900 Bosanquet, ON - d. 1992 Forest, ON)
      • Robert George Fuller 1920-2008 (1920-2008 Bosanquet, ON); m. Madeline Inez Nieuborg (1929-1985), dau. of Peter Neiuborg (b. 1884 East Flanders, Belgium - d. 1953 Northville, Lambton, ON) & Cecle Jane Annie Stubbs Nieuborg (1898-1989); Robert served as an elder +1996-2008 & assembly correspondent 1996-2008.
        • Russell Fuller +1965-2021+ elder +2009-2021+ & correspondent 2009-2021+

Hodgson family

  • Mrs. Henry Hodgson 1894-1964 (1876-1964) passed at her home in Ravenswood in her 88th year on Mar. 26th. She was saved about 70 years ago in this neighborhood through the late brethren, D. Munro and J. Smith, and was in fellowship for many years in the Lakeshore Assembly. She and her late husband were much given to hospitality. The funeral was well attended and the Word was spoken by Albert Klabunda.
    • A. Hodgson @ Forest - elder & correspondent 1972-1983+

Johnson family

Alexander & Margaret Johnson

  • Alexander Johnson (b. 1790 Argyll, Scotland - d. 1865 Forest, ON)
  • Margaret Leitch Johnson 1872-1881 (b. 1797 Argyll, Scotland - d. 1881 Forest, ON)
    • Hugh Johnson 1872-1911 (1819-1911); m. Florence "Flory"/"Flora" Patterson Hamilton 1872-1907 (1819-1907)
    • Duncan Johnson ? (b. 1823 Scot. - d. 1908 MB
    • Alexander Johnson ? (b. 1840 Campbeltown, Scot. - d. 1906 Forest, ON)
    • Donald Johnson ? (b. 1835 Argyle, Scot. - d. 1872 Forest, ON)
    • James Johnson +1891-1907 (1829-1907) m. Janet Campbell +1891-1911 (1834-1911)

Hugh & Flora Johnson

  • Hugh Johnson 1872-1911 (b. 1819 Argyll, Scotland - d. 1911 Lambton, ON); son of Alex & Margaret
  • Florence "Flory"/"Flora" Patterson Hamilton Johnson 1872-1907 (b. 1819 Kilcalmonell & Kilberry, Argyll, Scotland - d. 1907 Lambton, ON), dau. of David Hamilton (b. 1759 Scotland - d. 1835 Bosanquet, ON) & Eupherma "Effie" Paterson Hamilton (b. 1786 Argyll, Scotland). Flora had a twin brother named David.
    • Mary Johnson (b. 1845 Argyll, Scot. - d. 1850 Bosanquet, ON)
    • David Johnson (b. 1847 Skipness, Scot. - d. 1941 Warwick, Lambton, ON)
    • Alexander Johnson (1850-1852 Bosanquet, ON)
    • Archibald "Archie" Johnson 1872+ (1852-1889 Forest, ON)
    • Hugh Johnson, Jr. (1854-1855 Bosanquet, ON)
    • Margaret Johnson Leitch Munro 1872+ (1857-1944 Forest, ON); 2nd husband 1877: George Munro
    • Euphemia Johnson Fuller 1872-1931 (1859-1931); m. John Clark Fuller +1882-1945 (1857-1945);
      • see Fuller family
    • Flora Johnson (1861-1864 Bosanquet, ON)
    • Hugh Johnson, Jr. 1872-1883+ (b. 1865)
    • Elizabeth "Betsy" Johnson 1872-1877 (1867-1877 Bosanquet, ON)

James & Janet Johnson

  • James Johnson +1891-1907 (b. 1829 Skipness, Argyl, Scot. - d. 1907 Lambton, ON); son of Alex & Margaret; owned a fruit farm;
  • Janet Campbell Johnson +1891-1911 (b. 1834 Scot. - d. 1911 Lambton, ON), dau. of John Campbell (b. 1797 Scot. - d. 1873 Lambton, ON) & Helen Brydie/Brodie Campbell (b. 1802 West Dumbartonshire, Scot. - d. 1878 Lambton, ON)
    • James Archibald Johnson +1891-1921+ (b. 1871 - d. 1955 Forest, ON); m. Jessie Campbell McLaren (1873-1942)
    • Alexander Johnson (b. 1858 Lambton, ON - d. 1917 Inwood, ON); m. Mary Aitken (b. 1866 Inwood, ON - d. 1949 Alvinston, ON)
    • John Johnson (b. 1860 Lambton, ON - d. 1937 Warwick, ON); m. Mary Ellen Frayne (1874-1941);
    • Olive Johnson 1891-1948 (1861-1948 Bosanquet, ON), never married, employee of family fruit farm.
    • Ellen Johnson Vance (b. 1864 Lambton, ON - d. 1930 Forest, ON); m. Hugh Vance (1851-1900);
      • Hilda Pearl Vance (1889-1958) m. John Roy Littleproud (1889-1941), author of The Christian Assembly.
    • Mary Johnson Freeman +1891-1921+ m. Joseph J. Freeman +1921+ (b. 1860, m. 1909 @ Toronto, ON), son of John Freeman & Sarah Maxwell Freeman.
    • Calam Johnson +1891+ (b. 1881)
    • Margaret Jane Johnson (1875-1884 Bosanquet, ON), d. lung disease;
    • Donald Johnson +1891-1918 (1877-1918) m. Margaret Euphemia Johnson +1911-1918+ (b. 1890 Arkona, ON - d. 1969 Bosanquet, ON), dau. of David Johnson & Margaret Fuller Johnson;
    • James Johnson, Jr. (1868-1869 Lambton, ON); d. four months old.


Kersey family

  • John Kersey 1926-1931 (1841-1931)
  • Ann Kersey +1926 (1843-1926) "The day after her departure to be with the Lord, her aged husband, aged 84, was brought to confess Christ as his personal Saviour."
    • Arthur Gilbert Kersey ? (1875-1931 Warwick, ON), m. Minnie Evelyn Annett (1878-1976 Watford, ON)
    • Frederick Samuel Kersey +1901+ (b. 1877); When he registered for the draft in WWI, he was living in Flint, MI, employed as a night watchman for the Marvel Carburetor Co., initially an aviation carb manufacturer.
    • George Edward Kersey ? (b. 1880 Watford, ON - d. 1956 Owossa, MI); policeman 1928-1949;
    • Robert John Kersey 1919-1953 elder & correspondent +1936-1953 (1885-1953); 1909 m. Sarah Elva Helena "Sadie" Fuller Kersey 1885/1901-1909; 1919-1979 (1885-1979); Lived in Ravenswood. "Our dear sister was saved in March, 1901 when the truth of Isaiah 1:18 dawned into her soul while riding home with a team and sleigh after a gospel meeting. Except for a few years when she and her late husband lived in Flint, Mich., she has been in fellowship with the Lake Shore assembly. Her prime motive was to see souls saved. An appropriate gospel message was spoken at the large funeral by Norman Crawford.
      • Esther Mary Kersey Brandon 1919-1996 (1910-1996); m. James Vance Brandon 1914-2009 (1914-2009), son of William John Brandon (1879-1962) & Mary Grace Vance Brandon (1886-1967). Mary was a daughter of James & Janet Johnson (see Johnson family).
        • Lorne Brandon
        • Alan Brandon
      • Hugh Kersey @ Forest 1919/1933-1998 (b. 1913 Flint, MI - d. 1998) elder & correspondent +1985-1995; T&T Homecalls: "Hugh John Kersey of Forest, Ontario on January 30, age 85. Our dear brother was born in Flint, Michigan and moved to Ontario in 1919 with his parents. They purchased the General Store in Ravenswood where the Lake Shore Gospel Tent was often pitched. Hugh was saved on August 3, 1933 during a tent series by Charles Keller and Gordon Reager. He had a great interest in gospel work and seeing souls saved and was highly esteemed for his excellent testimony. The funeral was shared by Willlam Seale and John Dennison."
      • Elva Kersey Falconer 1919-2002 (b. 1918 Flint, MI - d. 2002 Lambton, ON); see Falconer family

McCloy family

  • David McCloy +1983 (d. 1983)
  • Mary Wackley McCloy +1983-1997 (1906-1997); T&T: Mrs. Mary (Wackley) McCloy of Forest, ON on February 10, age 91. Our dear sister was born near Ravenswood and was born again in August, 1922 in Windsor, where she met with those who first gathered unto the Lord’s name in that city. After her marriage to David McCloy, they were for many years in the Merlin assembly before retiring to Forest and fellowshipping in Lake Shore. She was a woman of prayer, faithful to the assembly, with a great interest in making clothes for missionary work. Her husband predeceased her in 1983. The funeral was shared by W. Hynes and R. Wylie."

Moody family

  • James Moody (b. 1857 Etobicoke, Toronto, ON - d. 1943 Bosanquet, Lambton, ON)
  • Madeline Electa Rawlins Moody (1866-1942 Bosanquet, Lambton, ON)
    • Frank Rawlings Moody
    • Newton Wiles Moody
    • Edward James "Ted" Moody (1895-1976), 76, "of Forest, Ontario, on May 9, following a heart attack. Saved at the age of 15, he was in fellowship with Christians at Ravenswood, Ontario; Central Gospel Hall, Detroit; and since 1942 at Forest, Ontario."
    • Fredrick Norman Moody
    • Louella Rhoda Moody (1892-1965) of Ravenswood, on Nov. 1, 1964 at the age of 73. Likely in fellowship there all her life.
    • Enid Electa Moody
    • William Douglas Moody (b. 1902 Ravenswood, ON - d. 1945 Lethbridge, AB) died of gastric hemorrhage while serving in the Canadian Army during WWII. He was a member of the United Church in his adult years. Grade 8 completed in country school, at age 13 or 14. Lost 1 year doing farm work during WWI. Studied in a business course in Sarnia but did not qualify for diploma due to failure in shorthand. Pre-WWII jobs: Time checker for Hudson Motors, Detroit for one year, farming near Forest, ON for a short period. Harvest work in the West. Many odd jobs of several months each in machine shop and garage work. Homesteaded 160 acres 1930-1940 at Worsley, Alberta in the Peace River District. Cooked for several weeks. Managed a post office and general store for 2.5 years at Eureka River, Alberta.

Page family

  • Lena Page (1908-1994) died in London, Ontario. She "was saved at age 12 in Ravenswood and was in happy fellowship in the Grand Bend assembly assembly for 30 years prior to coming to Highbury seven years ago. She was predeceased by her husband Arthur in 1969. Truly our sister was a sister in the Lord, who served the church long and well, and was a succourer of many with a real heart for the gospel. She is survived by five daughters and a son; She was a loving grandma to 15 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. K. Moore and M. Derksen took the large funeral."

Porter family

  • Robert Porter 1889-1919 (d. 1919) for about 30 years was in the assembly at Lakeshore.
    • J.K. Porter @ Forest - elder & correspondent +1954-1971

Rawlings family

  • Herbert Rawlings 1887+
  • Mrs. Helen Rawlings +1887-1921 (1836-1921) converted during Donald Munro's early ministry in Ravenswood. Many years at Lakeshore Gospel Hall.
    • Lloyd Rawlings 1915-1959 (d. 1959): Ravenswood, ON: "Our dear brother Lloyd Rawlings went home suddenly on Nov. 11th. He was saved in 1915 in Gospel meetings held by Hugh Walker and Alex Joyce and has gone on well for the Lord in happy fellowship with the assemblies, most of that time in the Lakeshore assembly where he will be missed. The esteem in which he was held was evidenced by the large company from far and near who gathered at the funeral which was taken by A.W. Joyce and F.G. Watson."
      • Robert Rawlings 1950-1962 (1933-2016): T&T Homecalls: "Robert Rawlings of Akron, OH, on May 2, 2016, age 83. Our beloved brother was saved at the age of 17 while attending gospel tent meetings in Ravenswood, ON. The meetings were conducted by Mr. A. Stewart of Detroit. He was baptized and received into the Lakeshore assembly. Robert moved to Akron and continued in assembly fellowship for 54 years before being called to glory. He was a willing helper in the assembly, gave help building halls, and assembling gospel texts which were widely distributed. The family funeral was conducted by family members. Robert leaves a wife and son and will be missed in the home and in the assembly."

Sources

  • Ancestry.com
  • Letters of Interest, Truth & Tidings, Light & Liberty, Words in Season, Believer's Magazine;