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Osborn, William (family)
Family

The Thompson and Osborn families were related, with members of both families residing in the Niagara area. John Henry Thompson (1853-1937) lived in Thorold, Ont. and was owner and editor of the local paper, the Thorold Post, for forty years. William Osborn (1812-1857) was originally from England, but spent most of his life in St. Catharines, Ont. He worked as a painter, but also worked as the editor of the Constitutional, and was the leader of a band named after him.

Stone (family)
Family

Jean and Alfred Stone were United Church missionaries to Japan. Jean Gillespie was born in Parry Sound in 1900. She attended Normal School and the Methodist National Training School. In 1925, she was appointed to Japan as a missionary and in 1931, resigned to be married to Alfred Stone. After being widowed in 1954, Jean Stone served as Secretary to St. Luke's United Church in Toronto. She died in 1987. Alfred Stone was born in Highgate, Ontario, in 1902. He attended Victoria University and was ordained in 1926. He served as a missionary in Japan. Rev. Stone died in Japan in 1954 as a result of a ferry boat accident

Kauffman (family)
Family

Jacob and Mary Kaufmen were prominent citizens of Kitchener, Ontario from the late 19th century to WWII. Jacob Kaufman (1847-1920) and Mary Ratz (1856-1943) married in 1877. Jacob began his career in the lumber industry but switched to rubber, forming the Kaufman Rubber Company in 1908. Jacob and Mary Kaufman were active in civic and community life, supporting causes such as The Children’s Aid Society, the Kitchener-Waterloo Orphanage, the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, the YMCA, the YWCA and the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital. They had four children, Emma Ratz (1881-1979), Alvin Ratz (1885-1979), Milton Ratz (1886-19--?) and Edna Louise (1891-1983). Emma Kaufman dedicated her life to the Young Women’s Christian Association, serving for thirty years in Japan and Canada. The Emperor of Japan presented her with a memorial cup in 1965, the 60th Anniversary of the YWCA in Japan., and in the same year she received an International Cooperation Year medal presented by Cardinal Leger in Montreal. Alvin (“A.R”) Kaufman ran the rubber company started by his father and became well known as a local philanthropist, supporting many of the same causes as had his parents. He is primarily remembered for his activities in support of the YMCA, YWCA and of family planning and birth control. Edna Kaufman married Albert William Augustine (1890-1972) Aug. 22, 1918. They had three children, Albert Jacob (1923-1990), John Ross (1927- ), and Mary Caroline (1931- ). Mary Caroline Augustine married James Milton Ham (1920-1997), who was President of the University of Toronto from 1978-1983.

Collins (family)
Family

Dr. Ralph Collins and Dr. Jean Collins were missionaries to Angola, Africa.

Ralph Collins was born in England, May 8 1892 and died September 30, 1970. He arrived in Canada at age 17 and received his B.A. from McGill in 1923 and his B.D. in 1925 from Congregational College. He would receive an honorary D.D. from the United Theological College in Montreal in 1946.

Dr. Collins was ordained in 1925 and arrived in Angola as a missionary in 1926 to take over from Dr. W.H. Sanders. In 1929 he married Miss Jean Gurd in Montreal and she worked alongside him in Angola. They served in Camundongo until 1947 when they were appointed to organize and direct Emmanuel Seminary in Dondi. Dr. Collins returned from Angola in 1958 and held various short positions as Retired Supply in Ottawa including Wesley, Permbroke, Larder Lake, Cardinal, South Mountain, Vars-Nava, Parkdale and Knox United.
Dr. Jean Collins was born in Montreal 1903 and received her English Degree from McGill University in 1925. She went on to complete her Masters and taught for four years in the English Department. She was an active member of the Church and engaged in the beginnings of the C.G.I.T. movement. After marriage to Dr. Ralph Collins she moved to Angola to work with him. After their retirement from Angola in 1959 she returned to Ottawa to work at Carleton University. Mrs. Collins was a nominee for Moderator in 1974 and in May 1975 she received an honorary D.D. from United Theological College in Montreal. Dr. Jean Collins dired March 29, 1994.

Shunk (family)
Family

The Keffer and Shunk (Schunck in the German) families were among the first settlers in Vaughan Township, originating from Brother's Valley, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, a decidedly Loyalist area during the American Revolutionary War. Siblings Jacob and Michael Keffer arrived with their families in 1806, settling on Lot 12, Concession 3 and Lots 9 and 10, Concession 3, respectively. The Shunks had arrived in 1804, and purchased Lot 8, Concession 4. The two families became connected by marriage in Vaughan Township and by 1906 there were 125 Keffers and a like number of Shunks occupying several thousand acres in Vaughan. Both families engaged in agriculture well into the 1960's, and were principals in the Sherwood Grange (No. 205), an early agricultural co-operative movement. To date descendants of the Shunk and Keffer families continue to reside in the City of Vaughan.

Keffer (family)
Family

The Keffer and Shunk (Schunck in the German) families were among the first settlers in Vaughan Township, originating from Brother's Valley, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, a decidedly Loyalist area during the American Revolutionary War. Siblings Jacob and Michael Keffer arrived with their families in 1806, settling on Lot 12, Concession 3 and Lots 9 and 10, Concession 3, respectively. The Shunks had arrived in 1804, and purchased Lot 8, Concession 4. The two families became connected by marriage in Vaughan Township and by 1906 there were 125 Keffers and a like number of Shunks occupying several thousand acres in Vaughan. Both families engaged in agriculture well into the 1960's, and were principals in the Sherwood Grange (No. 205), an early agricultural co-operative movement. To date descendants of the Shunk and Keffer families continue to reside in the City of Vaughan.

Agar (family)
Family · 1856-1985

The Agar family's presence in Vaughan was initiated with the arrival of Hannah and Thomas, and their son Richard, from Moolson, Yorkshire, in 1830. They settled on Lot 11, Concession 10 and their descendants continue to reside in Vaughan.

Bowslaugh (family)
Family

The Bowslaugh family was a Methodist family in Ontario. Peter Bowslaugh (1756-1848) was a lay preacher on the Ancaster Circuit.

Blake, Edward (family)
Family · 1809-

The Blake family came to Upper Canada in the early nineteenth century, where William Blake (1809-1870) and son Edward (1833-1912) became distinguished in law and the administrative affairs of Canada.

Mack, William (family)
Family

The William Mack family were involved in business and politics in Cornwall, Ontario in the latter half of the nineteenth century.