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11 February 2025

David March © 2014

John (Jack) Bridges Cleveland was born on 25 June 1889 in Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada to George Norman Cleveland (1849-1932) & Jane (Janie) Bridges (1855-1937). Jack had two brothers, Joseph Henry Cleveland II (1890-1963) & Charles Grover Cleveland (1894-1961) and a half-brother, Douglas Norman Cleveland (1879-1930) born to George’s first wife Mary Annie Herd (d 1884). Jack also had three sisters, Mary Justina Cleveland (1892-1993), Beatrice Iona Cleveland (1895-1997) & Rita Kathleen Cleveland (1897-1985) and a half-sister Alice Jane Cleveland (b 1872).

Jack grew up in Kingsport, Nova Scotia where his father worked as a carpenter. Jack was a traveller in dry goods in 1911 and the following year married Mary Ellen Merson on 21 February in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Mary was born on 1 September 1887 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia to Thomas Merson (b 1856) & Helen (b 1857). In 1911 Mary was a sales lady in dry goods. Perhaps this is how they met?

Jack & Mary moved to Saskatoon and lived at 715 13th St E for a couple of years. At this time Jack worked for the Early Fruit Co as a traveller. They moved to 414 10th St in 1915 and then to 326 10th St E by 1921 when Jack was a manager for Benjamin & Moore Co.

In 1928, their daughter Mydra Eleanor Duste Cleveland was born on 10 February in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Jack & Mary lived in Winnipeg until his death on 11 March 1959. Subsequently Mary moved to Vancouver where she died on 11 October 1976.

The family tree can be found on Ancestry under the title 3rd Ave Cleveland 2 Tree.

 JOHN (JACK) BRIDGES CLEVELAND