Settler of township lots: Lot 1, Conc. 12, Minden (Stanhope area)

Location: Map point is the approximate location within this 100 acre lot which runs on the west side of Queens Line one lot south of Hwy 118

Land acquisition: 1878 from James Fee. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Minden (Image 2).

Other land:

• Lot 28, Conc. A, Minden - from James Fee. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Minden (Image 395).
• Lot 29, Conc. A, MInden - 1884 from The Crown; to Robert Walker; Swan Ackerblade; Wilfred Ackerblade. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Minden (Image 397).

Dates of residency: 

• 1879 Birth of Son Donald Alexander Ross (1879–1934) Minden
• 1908 Death at Lot 1, Conc. 12, Minden

Interesting facts:

Preceding landowner: 1874 James Fee

Succeeding landowner:

• 1904 Robert Bruce Ross, his son
• 1927 Frederick Ernest Walker
• 1945 Swan to Wilfred Ackerblade
• 1949 Ethelbert Harrison in trust for his son Holly Harrison

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree

• George R Ross, b. Abt 1841, Scotland d. 21 Apr 1908,  Minden (Age ~ 67 years) COD: General debility for 3 weeks Buried: Minden Village Cemetery
• Margaret Ann Walker, b. Abt 1861, Mariposa, Victoria, Ontario, d. 22 Jun 1887, Ontario, (Age ~ 26 years). Buried: Minden Village Cemetery
  Parents:
  • William Walker, b. Abt 1832,   d. 11 Jun 1911  (Age ~ 79 years)
  • Rebecca Coulter, b. Abt 1846,   d. 27 Mar 1899  (Age ~ 53 years)
• Children:
  1. Donald Alexander Ross, b. 17 Jul 1879, Minden, d. 20 Nov 1934, Goodwood, Uxbridge, Ontario, (Age 55 years)
  2. Robert Bruce Ross, b. 22 Feb 1881, Minden
  3. Rebecca Ross, b. Jul 1883, Ontario