Greatrix Family - Photo Gallery - Our Family Histories

Gallery Construction:

Each section of this gallery will be ordered by generation and by alpha family grouping (e.g. I - ? Greatrix & Descendants, II ? Greatrix & Descendants, etc.) and family subgroupings will be added as needed. - Each photo must be captioned, starting with year, and description can be as long as needed.
- In many cases, a photo may appear in more than one gallery
- Living children under 18 will not be named.
- Groups of over 6 people will usually be included in the Places & Special Events section.

The Author of this webpage is Karen Fangeat, a genealogy researcher of the Greatrix and Gratrix families. I/we would be pleased to hear from you with your comments or questions, and also if you have a photo or photos you would like to contribute to this free Gallery.

Table of Contents:
1 - Joseph Gratrix and Elizabeth Osbourne
2 - William Gratrix and Descendants (Son of Joseph Gratrix and Elizabeth Osbourne) Spouse of Elizabeth Perryman
3 - Samuel Gratrix and Descendants (Son of William Gratrix and Elizabeth Perryman) Spouse of Frances Page and Ruth Dinnis
4 - Samuel Gratrix and Descendants (Son of Samuel Gratrix and Frances Page) Spouse of Elizabeth Hobley
5 - James Gratrix and Descendants (Son of Samuel Gratrix and Ruth Dinnis) Spouse of Mary Goodacre and Margaret Woodcock
6 - John Gratrix and Descendants (Son of Samuel Gratrix and Ruth Dinnis) Spouse of Rebecca Dring
7 - Samuel Greatrix and Descendants (Son of James Gratrix and Mary Goodacre) Spouse of Laura Davis and Mary Ann Cooper (Arney)
8 - John Greatrix and Descendants (Son of James Gratrix and Mary Goodacre) Spouse of Mary Jane Potter
9 - William Gratrix and Descendants (Son of James Gratrix and Mary Goodacre) Spouse of Agnes Nevell Harris
10 - Catherine Greatrix and Descendants (Daughter of James Gratrix and Mary Goodacre) Spouse of Samuel Coate Hoover
11 - Clarke Family Descendants of Samuel Greatrix and Laura Davis
12 - Family Group Photos

Shana Greatrix
Shana Greatrix has shared some of her research concerning the origin of our Family name and the Greatrix/Gratrix Coat of Arms.

'The story of Vercingetorix, Saint Getorix today in France, is something we cannot prove. However, the name Gayteric or Greatorex only started to appear in 1066 after the Norman invasion of England. The Gallic name got preserved in Britain but not in France where names were changed, but Gallic place names remained such as Chamonix or Aix-en-Provence. Any time I was in France or Quebec I was told I was Gallic. It makes for an interesting start in any case, but the usual genealogical references seem to say it came from Great-Rakes. Perhaps both are true.'
*Shana Greatrix is the 6th great granddaughter of Joseph Gratrix and Elizabeth Osbourne

Greatrix Coat of Arms
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Greatrix Coat of Arms The surname of GREATRIX was a locational name 'at the great ridge', a Furness and County Cumberland name. Local surnames, by far the largest group, derived from a place name where the man held land or from the place from which he had come, or where he actually lived. These local surnames were originally preceded by a preposition such as "de", "atte", "by" or "in". The names may derive from a manor held, from working in a religious dwelling or from literally living by a wood or marsh or by a stream. Early records of the name mention Augustine Brandon and Elizabeth Greatracks were married at Westham, County Essex in 1582. Samuel Gratrix and Jane Wingfield were married at St. James's, Clerkenwell, London in 1647. John Greatrake and Ursula Whitakere were married at the same church in the year 1659. During the Middle Ages, when people were unable to read or write, signs were needed for all visual identification. For several centuries city streets in Britain were filled with signs of all kinds, public houses, tradesmen and even private householders found them necessary. This was an age when there were no numbered houses, and an address was a descriptive phrase that made use of a convenient landmark. At this time, coats of arms came into being, for the practical reason that men went into battle heavily armed and were difficult to recognise. It became the custom for them to adorn their helmets with distinctive crests, and to paint their shields with animals and the like. Coats of arms accompanied the development of surnames, becoming hereditary in the same way. In many parts of central and western Europe, hereditary surnames began to become fixed at around the 12th century, and have developed and changed slowly over the years. As society became more complex, and such matters as the management of tenure, and in particular the collection of taxes were delegated to special functionaries, it became imperative to distinguish a more complex system of nomenclature to differentiate one individual from another. *Provided by Shana Greatrix

1- Joseph Gratrix and Elizabeth Osbourne

Grantham Church - St. Wulfram. Photo is from the Album of Lee Gratrix.

Grave marker for Joseph Gratrix born 1703, death the 22nd of November 1773 and his wife Elizabeth Osbourne, born 1706 and who passed away in 1781. Joseph Gratrix and Elizabeth Osbourne are buried in Grantham Church, Lincolnshire, England. Photo is from the Album of Lee Gratrix.

2 - William Gratrix (Son of Joseph Gratrix and Elizabeth Osbourne) Spouse of Elizabeth Perryman

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3 - Samuel Gratrix and Descendants (Son of William Gratrix and Elizabeth Perryman) Spouse of Frances Page and Ruth Dinnis
Samuel Gratrix was born in North Stoke, Lincolnshire England in 1751. Samuel Gratrix was married twice, first to Frances Page in 1775 and after Frances passed away in 1786, he married his second spouse Ruth Dinnis on the 15th of January, 1789. Samuel and Francis Page had 6 children, Samuel, Ann, Frances, Catherine, Elizabeth and Robert. Samuel and Ruth Dinnis had 9 children, William, Susanna Mary, Mary, Ann, John, Charlotte, James, Thomas and Ruth.

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4 - Samuel Gratrix and Descendants (Son of Samuel Gratrix and Frances Page) Spouse of Elizabeth Hobley

Samuel Gratrix Christening. Son of Samuel Gratrix and Frances Page, grandson of William Gratrix and Elizabeth Perryman.

Lee Gratrix and family. Lee is the 5x great grandson of Samuel Gratrix and Frances Page. Photo is from the Album of Lee Gratrix.

Photo was shared by Lee Gratrix. Lee states that the actual date of his photo is 1910 - 1919. Where the house stood, is now a field. Grandfather Herbert James front centre, brothers William back row 1st in front with Samuel next to him. My great grandfather James back row with cap on and his wife below him Rhoda Jane, also possibly their daughter Alice back row 2nd from left. Only speculating now but the older man back row with his wife sat below him may be Great Great Grandfather and James dad Joseph and wife Mary nee: Bolland all of Freiston. And possibly man back row 1st left is Alice's fiance.

1939. Arthur Watson and Alice Gratrix Wedding. Gwen Gratrix (Nee: Jones), Arthur Watson and Alice Gratrix. Alice Gratrix is the 3x great granddaughter of Samuel Gratrix and Elizabeth Hobley. From the Album of Keith Millard.

Circa 1910. Herbert, Samuel and William Gratrix. Freiston. From the Album of Keith Millard.

Susann Gratrix, wife of Henry Livesey. Susann is the great granddaughter of Samuel Gratrix and Elizabeth Hobley. From the Album of Keith Millard.

England. Joseph Gratrix, great grandson of Samuel Gratrix and Elizabeth Hobley. From the Album of Keith Millard.

England. Jesse Gratrix, great grandson of Samuel Gratrix and Elizabeth Hobley. From the Album of Keith Millard.

5 - James Gratrix and Descendants (Son of Samuel Gratrix and Ruth Dinnis) Spouse of Mary Goodacre and Margaret Woodcock
James Gratrix was born in March of 1798 in Lincolnshire, England and he was married twice. First to Mary Goodacre while still residing in England and then to Margaret Woodcock in Canada. James Gratrix and Mary Goodacre immigrated to Canada in 1843 and while they left some of their children behind in England, some followed later. James and Mary Goodacre had 12 children. William, James Alexander, John, Elizabeth Goodacre, Susannah Mary, Ann Jane, Robert Goodacre, Charlot, Samuel, Joseph, Catherine and Thomas. James's first wife Mary Goodacre passed away on the 28th of Aug 1844 not long after their arrival in Canada. James Gratrix then married his second wife Margaret Woodcock and they had 6 children together. Agnes, Fanny, Elijah, Rebecca Ann, William Robert and Kate Charlotte.

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Concession map is from the album of Keith Millard.

The Greatrix Bridge. Lot 5 concession 6, Elzevir Ontario. Norma Garvin has been conducting research to obtain further information concerning the Greatrix bridge. Norma has reached out to The Tweed Heritage Centre and Evan Morton has provided the following information. "The Greatrix Bridge is in Elzevir Township, Con 6, Lot 5, on Robinson Road, east of Flinton Road. Our earliest records (1860-1861) show Thomas Greatrix as the owner of C 6 L 5 east 1/2, and he continued in the records as such until 1885, when the property is in the hands of William Greatrix likely a son".

Location for the Family Greatrix Bridge in Elzevir Ontario. Norma Garvin has been conducting research to obtain further information concerning the Greatrix bridge. Norma has reached out to The Tweed Heritage Centre and Evan Morton has provided the following information. "The Greatrix Bridge is in Elzevir Township, Con 6, Lot 5, on Robinson Road, east of Flinton Road. Our earliest records (1860-1861) show Thomas Greatrix as the owner of C 6 L 5 east 1/2, and he continued in the records as such until 1885, when the property is in the hands of William Greatrix likely a son".

Lorena Grace McCreary was the wife of Alexander James Gratrix, the grandson of James Gratrix and Mary Goodacre. Photo is from the album of the Travis family tree.

6 - John Gratrix and Descendants (Son of Samuel Gratrix and Ruth Dinnis) Spouse of Rebecca Dring
John Gratrix married Rebecca Dring on the 16th of May, 1820 in Skillington, Lincolnshire, England. John and Rebecca had 7 children. George, Thomas, John, Rebecca, Richard, Fanny and Charlotte. Sons, Thomas Samuel, Richard and John moved to Canada settling in the Belleville Ontario area. John and his brother Thomas Samuel and his family arrived together in Canada in 1860. Richard Gratrix and his family had previously arrived in 1852, and since Richard was a confectioner and baker, they set up shop on Pinnacle Street in Belliville. The photos below are photocopies from a research package that Thomas Samuel's grandson Archie Lionel and his wife Mamie spent many hours gathering and recording.

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Circa 1900. The picture is a photocopy and is from the photo album of Norma Garvin. Thomas Samuel Greatrix is the son of John Gratrix and Rebecca Dring. Thomas was born in Buckminster, Leicestershire England in 1824. Mary Anne Harriet Hackshall is Thomas Samuel Greatrix's second spouse. His first marriage was to Mary Ann Harriet's sister Susannah Hackshall who passed away in 1854. Thomas Samuel and his brothers Richard and John changed the spelling of their name Gratrix to Greatrix in 1871.

Date unknown. The picture is a photocopy and is from the photo album of Norma Garvin. Belleville Ontario. Richard Greatrix is the son of John Gratrix and Rebecca Dring. Richard married Mary Riordan who was born in Ireland. Richard Greatrix was a baker and a confectioner and his bakery was situated on the south side of the market square where the arena stands now. Richard and Mary resided immediately south of the shop on Pinnacle Street in Belleville Ontario. Richard and his brothers Thomas and John changed the spelling of their name Gratrix to Greatrix in 1871.

Date unknown. Belleville Ontario. Mary Riordan was born in Limerick, Ireland about 1841 and was the wife of Richard Greatrix. The picture is a photocopy and is from the photo album of Norma Garvin.

Circa 1970. Belleville, Ontario. Archie Lionel Greatrix and wife Mary Amelia (Mamie) Snider. Archie is the son of George Greatrix and Martha Jane Brown and the grandson of Thomas Samuel Greatrix and Mary Ann Harriet Hackshall.

John Gratrix is the son of John Gratrix and Rebecca Dring. Family research conducted by Archie Greatrix and his wife Mamie is very interesting. They share the story of John Greatrix who was a veteran of the Indian Mutiny in India. John chose to take his discharge and returned to England instead of joining a new Regiment when his own was disbanded. Never marrying, John came to Canada in 1860 with his brother Thomas and his family whom he resided with until his death in 1910. Archie wrote that his great uncle John was a very heavy pipe smoker. Coming home from a revival meeting in the Front Road Wesleyan Methodist Church, John threw his pipe over the fence into a field. John vowed he would never smoke again and he kept his promise. John Gratrix changed the spelling of Gratrix to Greatrix in 1871 along with his brothers Richard and Thomas. Family research was conducted by Archie Greatrix and his wife Mamie. Photo is from the album of Norma Garvin.

7 - Samuel Greatrix and Descendants (Son of James Gratrix and Mary Goodacre) Spouse of Laura Davis and Mary Ann Cooper (Arney)
Samuel Greatrix was born in Buckminster, Leicestershire England and Emigrated to Canada through Grosse Ile Quebec and we believe, with his brother John Greatrix in 1846. Samuel Greatrix married Laura Davis on the 3rd of November, 1851. Samuel and Laura had 9 children. Robert Wellington, Jane, William, Matilda, James, Margaret Ann, Emma, Lillie Maud. Samuel Greatrix's second marriage was to Mary Ann Cooper (Arney) on the 12 April, 1887.

Samuel Greatrix became ill during his ocean voyage to Canada. I have included a photo record that shows the passengers listed were from the hospital. I recently contacted OGS and they searched all records at Library and Archives Canada that would have had Ship names for arrivals in 1846. OGS stated that Ocean transport in the 1840's was often by smaller vessels and no real passenger lists were recorded for any vessels until 1865. They stated that Samuel Greatrix was sent up-river to Montreal by the very latest technology, steam boat, along with a few other hospital residents. They said that the fragmentary information of the sort I had found is about all that remains from this time period.

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1846. Montreal Quebec. Samuel Greatrix became ill during his ocean voyage to Canada. This record shows the passengers listed were from the hospital. I recently contacted OGS and they searched all records at Library and Archives that would have had Ship names for arrivals in 1846. OGS stated that Ocean transport in the 1840's was often by smaller vessels and no real passenger lists were recorded for any vessels until 1865. They stated that Samuel Greatrix was sent up-river to Montreal by the very latest technology, steam boat, along with a few other hospital residents. They said that the fragmentary information of the sort I had found is about all that remains from this time period.

Elzevir Property Directory - Period of 1861 -1886. Photo is from the album of Keith Millard.

3 Nov 1851. Ontario. Laura Davis and Samuel Greatrix were likely married in Hungerford, Hastings County Ontario. The marriage register only states Hastings County but the Reverend Thomas Cleghorn, a Methodist Minister, was researched by a genealogist I hired and Reverend Cleghorn was found to be in Hungerford during this time period. The photo is from the album of Keith Millard.

Circa 1903. William Greatrix born on the 4th of October 1854 is the son of Samuel Greatrix and Laura Davis. William married Elizabeth Ann Credicott on the 22nd of December, 1881 in Bridgewater Ontario. Norma Garvin has shared this photo of her grandparents.

William Greatrix and Elizabeth Ann Credicott. The photo is from the album of Norma Garvin.

Circa 1874. William Greatrix, son of Samuel Greatrix and Laura Davis. Photo is from the album of Norma Garvin.

Norma Garvin is the great granddaughter of Samuel Greatrix and Laura Davis. Norma has been researching the Greatrix and Gratrix Family history on and off for upwards of 40 years and has also been very active in many organizations in her community. Norma has shared many of her personal family photos for our Greatrix/Gratrix Family Photo Gallery.

Daughters of William Greatrix and Elizabeth Ann Credicott. Top left, Elizabeth Beatrice (Betty), Elsie Lulu, Mary Emeline (Peggy), Bottom left, Stella Marguerite, Celia Dinah and mother Elizabeth Ann. Date unknown. Photo from the album of Norma Garvin.

William Greatrix and Elizabeth Ann Credicott had 9 children, William John, Ethel Mae, Lillie, Minnie, Elsie Lulu, Celia Dinah, Mary Emaline, Stella Marguerite and Elizabeth Beatrice. The photo provided by Norma Garvin shows 4 of the girls. From left to right, Mary Emaline, Elsie Lulu, Elizabeth Beatrice and Stella Marguerite. Circa 1903.

After 1914. Celia Dinah Greatrix and her husband Frederick Rosenplot. Celia Dinah is the daughter of William Greatrix and Elizabeth Ann Credicott. Celia Dinah married Frederick Bruce Rosenplot on the 4th of November, 1914 in the Village of Tweed, in Hastings County. From the album of Norma Garvin.

Year unknown. Celia Dinah and Frederick Rosenplot and family. The photo was likely taken in Trenton Ontario where Celia and Frederick lived out their lives. Norma Garvin has shared that the persons in the photo are Celia and Frederick's family but we cannot identify all the persons in the photograph. From the album of Norma Garvin.

Stella Marguerite Greatrix and friend, daughter of William Greatrix and Elizabeth Ann Credicott. Stella was born in February of 1899 and appears to be about 16 years old. Circa 1915. Stella Marguerite married Norman Ibbotson. Photo is from the album of Norma Garvin.

Stella Marguerite Greatrix, daughter of William Greatrix and Elizabeth Ann Credicott. Stella was born in February of 1899 and appears to be about 16 years old. Circa 1915. Stella Marguerite married Norman Ibbotson. Photo is from the album of Norma Garvin.

1915. Elsie Lulu Greatrix and her husband Benjamin Howard. Elsie Lulu is the daughter of William Greatrix and Elizabeth Ann Credicott. Elsie Lulu and Benjamin Howard were married on the 7th of August 1915 at the St. Thomas Church in Belleville Ontario. From the album of Norma Garvin.

Circa 1923. Elizabeth Beatrice (Betty) Greatrix and her husband Elmer Southard with their son Grant. Elizabeth Beatrice is the youngest daughter of William Greatrix and Elizabeth Ann Credicott. Betty and Elmer were married in Trenton in Hastings County Ontario on the 24th of May, 1921. Photo is from the album of Norma Garvin.

Circa 1942. Grant Myers Southard, son of Elizabeth Beatrice (Betty) Greatrix and Elmer Southard. Grant was born in 1922 and we believe he served in the United States Navy. Grant and his parents lived in Cleveland Ohio.

Circa 1930. Ethel Mae (left) and her youngest sister Elizabeth Beatrice (Betty) Greatrix. Ethel Mae and Betty are the daughters of William Greatrix and Elizabeth Ann Credicott. From the album of Norma Garvin.

Elizabeth Beatrice (Betty) Greatrix, daughter of William Greatrix and Elizabeth Credicott with her husband Elmer Southard. Photo is from the album of Norma Garvin.

May 24, 1971. Elizabeth Beatrice (Betty) Greatrix, daughter of William Greatrix and Elizabeth Ann Credicott. Betty and her husband Elmer Southard on their Golden Anniversary. Photo is from the album of Norma Garvin.

Emma Greatrix was born on the 10th of March, 1865 and is the daughter of Samuel Greatrix and Laura Davis. Emma married Charles Sanger Minnie on the 8th of July 1886. Emma was 65 years old when she passed away on the 24th of April, 1930. Circa 1925.

Circa before 1941. McClure Township, Hastings County Ontario. James Minnie and Mary Jane Best. James Minnie is the brother to Charles Sanger Minnie who married Emma Greatrix.

Circa 1945. Norah Gertrude Minnie and her daughter Bernice Clarke. Norah Gertrude Minnie is the daughter of Emma Greatrix and Charles Sanger Minnie. Norah Gertrude Minnie married John Percivell Clarke of Norwood Peterborough County Ontario. Bernice Clarke married Joseph Hector Fangeat and Bernice is the great granddaughter of Samuel Greatrix and Laura Davis.

Norma Gertrude Minnie, the daughter of Emma Greatrix and Charles Sanger Minnie, married John Percivell Clarke of Peterborough Ontario. John Percivell Clarke served in both WWI and WWII and served with the 48th Highlanders.

Circa before 1984. Peterborough, Ontario. From left to right, Agnes and Harry Minnie, Marie Ault, Gordon and Margaret Minnie and Norah Gertrude (Minnie) and John (Jack) Percivell Clarke. The Minnie siblings are the children of Emma Greatrix and Charles Sanger Minnie and the grandchildren of Samuel Greatrix and Laura Davis.

Circa 1945. Toronto. Bernice Clarke, twin sister to Bernard Clarke, is the daughter of Norah Gertrude Minnie. Bernice Clarke married Joseph Hector Fangeat. Bernice is the granddaughter of Emma Greatrix and Charles Sanger Minnie and the great granddaughter of Samuel Greatrix and Laura Davis.

Circa 1926. Guy Wellington Minnie, son of Emma Greatrix and Charles Sanger Minnie was employed by the RR Signal Installation in Niagara Falls. Guy Wellington is the grandson of Samuel Greatrix and Laura Davis.

Guy Wellington Minnie was born on the 7th of May, 1898 and is the son of Emma Greatrix and Charles Sanger Minnie. Guy Wellington married Charlotte Beatrice Marsh on the 24th of December, 1928. Circa ?

Fern (Fernie) Minnie is the daughter of Emma Greatrix and Charles Sanger Minnie. Fern is the granddaughter of Samuel Greatrix and Laura Davis. Fern Minnie married William John Brinkman on the 6th of March, 1924 in York Ontario. Fern and William Brinkman settled in Buffalo New York where she passed away in March of 1992.

8 - John Greatrix and Descendants (Son of James Gratrix and Mary Goodacre) Spouse of Mary Jane Potter
John Greatrix was born in Buckminster, Leicestershire England and Emigrated to Canada through Grosse Ile Quebec, we believe with his brother Samuel in 1846. John Gratrix stated on the 1901 Census of Canada that his immigration year was 1846, the same year as his brother Samuel. John Greatrix married Mary Jane Potter and they had 7 children. Elizabeth, Oran, Mary Susan, Jemima, Laura, Samuel and Thomas.

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Circa 1917. John Greatrix was born in Buckminster Leicestershire England on the 29 of October, 1834. John Greatrix is the son of James Gratrix and Mary Goodacre and John married Mary Jane Potter. The 1901 Census of Canada shows that John immigrated to Canada in 1846. We know that John's brother Samuel also arrived in Canada through Montreal in 1846 so they likely traveled to Canada together.

4 generations of Greatrix men. From left to right, Oran William, Herbert James, Aaron (Oran) and John Greatrix. Young Oran William was born in November of 1916 so this picture would have been taken in 1917.

1907. Amanda Kleinsteuber is the daughter of John Henry Lorenz Kleinsteuber and Annie Youmans. Amanda married Oran Greatrix the son of John Greatrix and Mary Jane Potter.

Circa 1917. Amanda (Kleinsteuber) Greatrix and Lela (Tebo) Kleinsteuber. Photo from the Album of Keith Millard.

1950's or early 1960's. Amanda Kleinsteuber wife of Aaron (Oran) Greatrix.

1960's. Amanda Kleinsteuber. The photo was taken at Christmas time but the actual date is uncertain.

Circa 1930. Joseph Greatrix with his Dobro guitar. Photo from the Album of Keith Millard

Joseph Greatrix, son of Amanda Kleinsteuber served with the 162nd Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force. The 162nd Battalion was stationed out of Parry Sound Ontario and Joseph's Attestation Paper shows that he signed up on the 31st of December, 1915. Joseph married Mary E Brown and Nellie Isabel Francis Hillyard.

Joseph Greatrix. Joseph is wearing his Military Medals. From the Album of Aretha Greatrix.

Herbert James Greatrix and his wife Jessie Ness. Herbert James is the son of Oran Greatrix and Amanda Kleinsteuber. The photo is from the album of Shana Greatrix.

Circa 1921. Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario. Nettie Marguerite Greatrix is the daughter of Herbert James Greatrix and Jessie Ness.

Victor Melbourne Greatrix is the son of Herbert James Greatrix and Jessie Ness.

Victor Melbourne Greatrix and son Michael. Victor Melbourne is the son of Herbert James Greatrix and Jessie Ness. Son Michael is the husband of Charlene Villa. Photo is from the Album of Shana Greatrix.

Paul (Hank) Hare and Melanie Shana Greatrix. Shana Greatrix is actively involved concerning environmental and heritage issues and is also involved with the protection of wildlife habitats.

1910. Dave and Nettie (Greatrix) Jackson and Amanda Kleinsteuber.

February 10, 1909. Amanda Kleinsteuber wife of Oran Greatrix. Julius Kleinsteuber and Edith Almira Way Wedding.

Nettie Mildred Greatrix and her husband David Jackson. Nettie Mildred is the daughter of Oran Greatrix and Amanda Kleinsteuber. Circa 1910.

Jessie Ness and Herbert Greatrix.

1914. Nettie Greatrix and her husband David Jackson shelling nuts at their home. Nettie is the daughter of Amanda Kleinsteuber and Oran Greatrix.

Herbert James Greatrix, son of Aaron (Oran) Greatrix and Amanda Kleinsteuber with wife Jessie Ness. Photo is from the Album of Shana Greatrix.

1917. Left to right. John David Kleinsteuber, Lela (Tebo) Kleinsteuber and Nettie (Greatrix) Jackson. Nettie Mildred Greatrix is the daughter of Oran Greatrix and Amanda Kleinsteuber and the wife of David Washington Jackson.

Before 1913. Samuel Greatrix, son of John Greatrix and Mary Jane Potter and his wife Mary Matilda "Tillie" Way. After Samuel Greatrix's passing, Tillie married Lewis Theodore Kleinsteuber. Shana Greatrix shared that Mary Matilda Way was always referred to as Aunt Tillie. Photo from the album of Shana Greatrix.

1918. Mary A E Brown and Joseph Henry Greatrix. Joseph is the son of Amanda Kleinsteuber and this is a possible wedding photo.

1920. Nettie Jackson (Greatrix) on the left with an unidentified female.

Frederick Robert Greatrix is the son of Herbert James Greatrix and Jessie Ness. Frederick Robert is the grandson of Oran Greatrix and Amanda Kleinsteuber. Frederick Robert married Marion Gow.

Oran William Greatrix is the son of Herbert James Greatrix and Jessie Ness. Oran William is the grandson of Oran Greatrix and Amanada Kleinsteuber.

Circa 1950. Ontario. Herbert James Greatrix is the son of Oran Greatrix and Amanda Kleinsteuber.

Helen Elizabeth Greatrix with her husband Frank Pearsall and their son Doug. Helen Elizabeth is the daughter of Herbert James Greatrix and Jessie Ness.

Circa 1944. Stella Noreen Greatrix is the daughter of Herbert James Greatrix and Jessie Ness and the granddaughter of Oran Greatrix and Amanda Kleinsteuber.

Oran Greatrix with a fellow veteran from Italy named Scotty Wilson. From the Album of Keith Millard.

9 - William Gratrix and Descendants (Son of James Gratrix and Mary Goodacre) Spouse of Agnes Nevell Harris
William Gratrix was born in September of 1823 in Buckminster, Leicestershire England and he married Agnes Nevell Harris. William and Agnes had 10 children. Thomas Alexander, John, John Robert, Joseph Charles, Agnes Mary, Charlotte Ann, William James, Mary Jane, William James and Georgina Jayne. The 1851 England and Wales Census shows that William, Agnes and their first child, Thomas Alexander were living in Buckmington, Leicestershire. Their second child John Gratrix was born in Ontario so the family made their way to Canada between 1851 and 1854.

August 1927, Orillia, Ontario. Agnes Mary Gratrix and her husband Hector McLeod. Agnes Mary Gratrix is the daughter of William Gratrix and Agnes Nevell Harris. Photo was shared on ancestry stating that the photo was taken at the 50th wedding anniversary of Agnes sister Charlotte Ann Gratrix.

Agnes Mary Gratrix is the daughter of William Gratrix and Agnes Nevell Harris. Agnes Mary married Hector McLeod in Simcoe District, Medonte, Ontario on the 24th of July 1878.

1894. Death notice for William Gratrix, son of James Gratrix and Mary Goodacre, The photo is from the album of Norma Garvin.

Charlotte Ann Gratrix and her husband Thomas Frederick Potter. Charlotte Ann is the daughter of William Gratrix and Agnes Nevell Harris.

Photo used with permission from the patmcg138 Family tree. Ontario. Charlotte Ann Gratrix, daughter of William Gratrix and Agnes Nevell Harris married Thomas Frederick Potter. Front: John Wesley Potter, Charlotte Annie Agnes Potter, Charlotte Gratrix, Thomas Potter, Elizabeth Potter. Back: Edith Potter, Thomas Potter Jr, Herbert Potter, Florence Potter.

Thomas William Potter and wife Anne Todd. Thomas William is the son of Thomas Frederick Potter and Charlotte Ann Gratrix. From the Album of Keith Millard.

Florence Jane and Annie Potter. Daughters of Thomas Frederick Potter and Charlotte Ann Gratrix.

The photo is from the album of the patmcg138 Family Tree and is being used with their permission. Photo from Lilly Potter's photo album. Circa 1880. Gravenhurst, Ontario. Thomas and Charlotte Potter (Gratrix). Herbert Allen Potter and Charlotte Annie Agnes Potter, born 1879 and 1878 respectively.

The photo is from the album of the patmcg138 Family Tree and is being used with their permission. 1898. Orillia Ontario. From Lilly Potter's photo album. Back row: Herbert and Annie. Front row: Thomas F Potter holding Thomas Wm, Charlotte Gratrix holding Florence. Elizabeth at very front.

10 - Catherine Greatrix and Descendants (Daughter of James Gratrix and Mary Goodacre) Spouse of Samuel Coate Hoover
Catherine Greatrix married Samuel Coate Hoover and they had 8 children. James Henry, David Albert, Catherine Anne, Edith Jane, Charlotte Louise, Charles Nelson, John Hoover and Stella Pearl.

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Circa 1880. Hastings County, Ontario. Catherine Greatrix is the daughter of James Gratrix and Mary Goodacre. Catherine married Samuel Coate Hoover. Photo is from the album of the JG family tree.

Circa 1921. Adolphustown, Ontario. Samuel Coate Hoover married Catherine Greatrix, the daughter of James Gratrix and Mary Goodacre. Photo is from the JG Family Tree.

11 - Clarke Family - Descendants of Samuel Greatrix and Laura Davis
Bernice Clarke is the daughter of Norah Gertrude Minnie, the great granddaughter of Samuel Greatrix and Laura Davis. Norah Gertrude Minnie is the daughter of Charles Sanger Minnie and Emma Greatrix. Norah married John Percivell Clarke and they had 6 children. Frank, Gordon, John, Paul and the twins Bernice and Bernard.