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23 January 2023

David March © 2014

Wylie Cable Clark was born on 28 August 1866 in Hornings Mills, Melancthon, Dufferin, Ontario to James Clark (1823-1900) & Elizabeth Cable (1927-1901). Wylie had four sisters, Catherine (b 1845), Margaret (b 1847), Elizabeth Betsy (b 1848) & Mary (b 1853). James & Elizabeth must have arrived about 1864 and settled in Melancthon.

Wylie married Agnes Cassandra Thompson on 28 August 1895 in St Mary’s, Ontario. Agnes was born on 9 January 1870 in St Mary’s to Robert Thompson (b 1830) & Fanny Agnes Nancy Boville (b 1834).

Agnes had three sisters, Matilda (db 1858), Catherine (Cassie) (b 1866) & Elizabeth (Lizzie) (b 1868) and two brothers, William R (b 1863) & John B (b 1872).

Wylie & Agnes had five children, Cable Boville (1896-1973), Willis Lumgair (Lum) (1897-1974), Marjorie (Madge) Jean (1902-1986), twins, Chalmers Gillies & Elizabeth (Betty) Agnes (b 1905).

Wylie and Agnes came to Saskatoon in 1911 and lived at 214 4th Ave. The following year Wylie was appointed as pastor at the Knox Presbyterian Church and they lived at 505 4th Ave N. At this time the church was at 124 Spadina Crescent, near 1st Ave and the building of a new church was started. The fine two-storey building still stands at 838 Spadina Crescent East. See Knox United Church in the Saskatoon Heritage Register. Wylie was the pastor until 1926. Wylie and Agnes subsequently made several trips to the UK and may have settled in Montreal. No death records have been found for either Wylie or Agnes.

Chalmers name is on the quilt in the same block as his father, but no other family members seem to have signed the quilt.

Willis Lumgair (Lum) Clark was born on 11 December 1897 in Brampton, Peel, Ontario. He enlisted in the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 17 March 1915 and served in France. He was wounded in the arm & shoulder on 2 June 1916 near Sanctuary Wood during the Battle of Mount Sorrel. He was awarded the Military Medal for his gallantry. See 38th Battalion, CEF. He met Ruth Knox Herman during his recuperation in a British hospital and they subsequently became engaged. Ruth died on 18 January 1920 in Victoria, British Columbia shortly before their planned wedding. Ruth was born March 1897 in Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA to Wilberforce Herman (1873-1938) & Ada (Addie) Ruperta Knox (1873-1967). Following Ruth’s death, Lum continued to live with Wilberforce & Addie. Wilberforce owned several newspapers and following his death, Addie continued at the helm with Lum later taking over.

Addie was born on 25 August 1873 in New Germany, Riversdale, Nova Scotia to James Jeffery Knox (1847-1918) & Adelaide McKay (b 1854). Addie had one brother, William (b 1879) and three sisters, Stella (1881-1900), Florence Lucy (1883-1976) & Laura Ellen (1889-1988). Laura Ellen married Albert Holland (1888-1956). Albert was born on 4 October 1888 in England. We have not been able to trace his parents. Albert came to Canada in 1912. In 1926, he was living at Patricia Hotel, 2nd Ave N, Saskatoon. He worked as a travelling salesman for Brown & Biglow, wholesale grocers. He and Laura were married in 1918. They moved to the US in 1923 and settled in Oregon. Albert died on 22 November 1956 and Laura on 22 May 1988, aged 99; both in Los Angeles, California.

Albert signed the quilt twice. He was one of the four men whose names are on the quilt as members of the UCT Quartet. See Robert Adams Bridgman.

This family tree can be found on Ancestry under the title 3rd Ave Clark/Herman/Holland Tree.

 WYLIE, AGNES and CHARLES CLARK,

ADDIE HERMAN née KNOX and ALBERT HOLLAND