Event Date : Sunday, March 18, 1906 Event Type : Death
Description : Wife of Mr. Edward Jeffs, Sr., a farmer. Daughter of the late Thomas Driffill, of Bradford.Sister of Mrs. T.S. Graham, of Bradford. Mother of sons, Compton B. and Beverly, and daughters Eva (Mrs. Wilcox), Josephine (Mrs. Baycroft), Lorena, Mrs. Monckman, and Miss Florence. Age: 71 years. Interred in Newton Robinson.
Event Date : Wednesday, November 15, 1950 Event Type : Death
Description : Former resident of Bond Head. Died in Wellesley Hospital, Toronto, at age 88 years, after an illness of two weeks. Married Harry H. Porter, of Prince Albert, Sask. in 1916. Mr. Porter died in 1927. No children. Survived by one sister, Joce (Mrs. H.T. Baycroft) of Aurora. Predeceased by two brothers H. Beverley, Compton B. and two sisters, Eva (Mrs. John P. Wilcox) and Lorena (Mrs. William D. Monkman). Interment in Colliston Cemetery in Prince Albert, Sask. More historical details in obituary in above issue of The Bradford Witness.
This photograph is of Felicia, bred by Edward Jeffs & Son. The Jeffs were well known stock-breeders who have owned their property on the 6th Concession since 1837. They first started with Shorthorn cattle, Leicester sheep and Berkshire pigs, and by 1906 were breeding show-winning animals.
