(submitted by Ann McInnis Tonge)
Samuel James Saunders (1848–) was born in Canada West. In 1874 he married Margaret Jane Whitcraft (1850–1922), the daughter of Rachel Gage and Thomas Whitcraft of Warwick Twp. Her family had emigrated from County Monaghan, Ireland around 1841. When Margaret was about ten years old her mother passed away and she went to live with neighbours Thomas and Sarah Higgins, who lived on Lot 11, Con. 6 SER.
Samuel and Margaret lived in Watford on the west side of John St. About 1888, Samuel opened a sawmill on the corner of Gold and Warwick St. They raised three children: Robert (1876–1939), Olivia (1878–1950) and Olive Pearl (1888–1962).
Robert Sterling Saunders married Kate A. (Kittie) Loucks. They lived at 198 John St. in Watford. He operated his father’s sawmill. They had no children.
Robert’s sister Olivia married James E. Callaghan. James operated a tombstone business on the corner of Erie and Main St. All the tombstones and lettering were cut by hand. Olivia had a millinery business in the front of their home on Main St. (Nauvoo Rd.), across from the library.
Robert’s other sister Olive Pearl never married and lived at home. She looked after her parents until their deaths, then moved in with her brother Sterling and his family. Pearl was organist at Trinity Anglican Church in Watford.
Chapter 24 of 25 - Saunders, Samuel James
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