Reuben Peer

Peer Family 1880 Carte-de-Visite

Back Row – William James, Hannah Jane, Lucy Adeline, Margaret Anne

Middle Row – Reuben Sr., Margaret, Reuben Jr., Mary Lilly

Front Row – Katherine Matilda, Clarissa

Photo courtesy: Julie Hinton

Reuben Peer’s Death Record

Reuben Peer, male, 26th February 1899, age 79,

Residence Elizabethtown Township,

Farmer, widower, born Ontario,

Cause of death Lagrippe & Pneumonia, name of physician Dr. Dixon, Denomination Methodist,

Name of person making return Dr. Dixon,

Date of Renumeration – 26 Feb, 1899,

folio #14857.

Reuben Peer’s Gravestone

photo by John Charlton

About this photo: I can remember photographing this stone back in the mid eighties. Reuben was my great great grandfather. Photographed late in the day on All Hallows Eve, I found myself in this Elizabethtown graveyard (Weir) north of Brockville, Ontario . Anyway, I put my car keys down for a moment while taking this photograph and didn’t discover my error until I got back in the car to leave. As darkness fell I was forced to get down on hands and knees to rummage through the damp grass and fallen leaves. Not a moment too soon, I found them and avoided spending a night with my relatives. Being alone at the time, I had no-one to share my dilemma with other than their spirits who I feel to this day led me back to my precious keys.