Wilfred {Age 1 month} is recorded on the 1901 census at Teeswater, Bruce, Ontario
dwelling in the household of his parents.
Wilfred and Elenore married
on 5 July 1920
at Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
They were the parents of;
Nelson Russell, Donald Keith, Gloria Elenore.
Son of Nelson Russell RIVERS
and Melissa CAMPBELL.
RIVERS GENEALOGY - Donald Robert Woods:
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Wilfred owned a livery in Teeswater and drove sulkies. He enjoyed to horse race. Whenever he and his family visited his brother, Elmer, in Detroit, they went to the sulky races.
From 1914-1916 Wilfred moved to Kitchener to Babcock & Williams munitions to make shells for WWI war effort. For safety purposes they stood ankle deep in water.
Then he went to Detroit and worked in a grocery store.
He had a pearl handled stub revolver.
He was always blamed for his father's death 'because he wasn't home looking after the horses'.
After his marriage, Wilfred and Elenore returned to Kitchener, where he was a milkman for Silverwoods Dairy.
dwelling in the household of his parents.
Wilfred and Elenore married
on 5 July 1920
at Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
They were the parents of;
Nelson Russell, Donald Keith, Gloria Elenore.
Son of Nelson Russell RIVERS
and Melissa CAMPBELL.
RIVERS GENEALOGY - Donald Robert Woods:
************************************
Wilfred owned a livery in Teeswater and drove sulkies. He enjoyed to horse race. Whenever he and his family visited his brother, Elmer, in Detroit, they went to the sulky races.
From 1914-1916 Wilfred moved to Kitchener to Babcock & Williams munitions to make shells for WWI war effort. For safety purposes they stood ankle deep in water.
Then he went to Detroit and worked in a grocery store.
He had a pearl handled stub revolver.
He was always blamed for his father's death 'because he wasn't home looking after the horses'.
After his marriage, Wilfred and Elenore returned to Kitchener, where he was a milkman for Silverwoods Dairy.
Wilfred {Age 1 month} is recorded on the 1901 census at Teeswater, Bruce, Ontario
dwelling in the household of his parents.
Wilfred and Elenore married
on 5 July 1920
at Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
They were the parents of;
Nelson Russell, Donald Keith, Gloria Elenore.
Son of Nelson Russell RIVERS
and Melissa CAMPBELL.
RIVERS GENEALOGY - Donald Robert Woods:
************************************
Wilfred owned a livery in Teeswater and drove sulkies. He enjoyed to horse race. Whenever he and his family visited his brother, Elmer, in Detroit, they went to the sulky races.
From 1914-1916 Wilfred moved to Kitchener to Babcock & Williams munitions to make shells for WWI war effort. For safety purposes they stood ankle deep in water.
Then he went to Detroit and worked in a grocery store.
He had a pearl handled stub revolver.
He was always blamed for his father's death 'because he wasn't home looking after the horses'.
After his marriage, Wilfred and Elenore returned to Kitchener, where he was a milkman for Silverwoods Dairy.
dwelling in the household of his parents.
Wilfred and Elenore married
on 5 July 1920
at Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
They were the parents of;
Nelson Russell, Donald Keith, Gloria Elenore.
Son of Nelson Russell RIVERS
and Melissa CAMPBELL.
RIVERS GENEALOGY - Donald Robert Woods:
************************************
Wilfred owned a livery in Teeswater and drove sulkies. He enjoyed to horse race. Whenever he and his family visited his brother, Elmer, in Detroit, they went to the sulky races.
From 1914-1916 Wilfred moved to Kitchener to Babcock & Williams munitions to make shells for WWI war effort. For safety purposes they stood ankle deep in water.
Then he went to Detroit and worked in a grocery store.
He had a pearl handled stub revolver.
He was always blamed for his father's death 'because he wasn't home looking after the horses'.
After his marriage, Wilfred and Elenore returned to Kitchener, where he was a milkman for Silverwoods Dairy.
Inscription
RIVERS
"Father"
WILFRED R. 1900-1973
"Mother"
ELENORE B. 1897-1975
"Rest Is The Lord"
Gravesite Details
Compiled from records and research by Donald Robert WOODS
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