The Whiteside family lived on the north half of Lot 7, Concession 6. This 100 acre farm was purchased by Robinson Whiteside and his wife Mary (Hockridge) in January 1889. They moved there from the Alliston area. Together they farmed and raised three sons: William Robinson Whiteside (1891-1950), Thomas Elwood Whiteside (1893-1970) and Franklin Vernon Whiteside (1895-1975). All three men were bachelors. In September 1947 the family purchased the south half of Lot 7, as well. William and Frank did most of the farming as brother Tom, a self-taught draftsman and carpenter, built many houses and barns in the South Simcoe area. The brothers also operated a machine shop at the farm, repairing and fabricating equipment for the local farmers. They were usually behind with their farming operation because they always helped others first. In December 1959 James Bateman purchased the property when the brothers retired.
The Whiteside brothers, sons of Robinson and Mary Whiteside. The Whiteside family lived on the north half of Lot 7 on Concession 6. From left to right: William, Thomas, Frank.
To the leader of these men of vision, Professor W.H. Day, this memorial has been erected, with the Tourist and Industrial Committee of Simcoe County Council presenting the plaque and municipalities represented on the marsh area contributing the cairn, and today, May 27, 1956, is being unveiled.
Henry Joseph Glanville Barnett Westlake. He married Annie May Morrison and they had six children, Ethel, Ernest, Lillian, Roy, Robert "Bob" and Ruth. Bob married Emlyn Turton and they had six children, Ken, Kathryn, Doug, Betty, Lawrence and Diane Westlake.
A three horse team pulls a binder cutting grain on the Adair Farm on Con. 8 in approximately 1922. Wesley Adair stands on binder with Peggy and Laura Adair (sister and sister-in-law) in front.
Wesley Norman Adair and Margaret Luella Brown (Ella) with bride's father Joseph Brown and flower girl Margaret Turner, Vic Turner's daughter by his first marriage. Simcoe St., Bradford, one south of Budd's.
